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Comment Re: From 1 anecdote to another (Score 1) 67

Are you trying to suggest climate change isnâ(TM)t happening or you just donâ(TM)t like the results? If the former, realize that the average global temperature can increase while we simultaneously see wild swings in temperatures in both directions Itâ(TM)s actually exactly what scientists have been warning would happen. And they first gave this warning several decades ago. Science illiteracy combined with fossil fuel lobbyists and corrupt politicians brought us to this point. The longer there denial the more likely folks will go straight from denial to despair, with no opportunity to adapt, conserve (energy) and minimize

Comment Re:I am pretty sure president can declassify thing (Score 1) 342

I sympathize with all the folks trying to reason with Trump supporters. They are victims in the sense that they've been conned and are now part of a cult. If you are a Trump supporter, before replying, ponder this for at least a moment; One of the first signs of a cult leader is the proclamation that they are the only one that can 'fix' things, has all the answers, demands absolute loyalty and doesn't need to answer to anyone but himself. get out of the cult!

Comment Don't waste your time (Score 0) 342

I sympathize with all the folks trying to reason with Trump supporters. They are victims in the sense that they've been conned and are now part of a cult. If you are a Trump supporter, before replying, ponder this for at least a moment; One of the first signs of a cult leader is the proclamation that they are the only one that can 'fix' things, has all the answers, demands absolute loyalty and doesn't need to answer to anyone but himself. get out of the cult!

Comment Re:Climate change is years from now (Score 1) 309

it is a fallacy to suggest the left controls all branches of government. Two democrats in red states (AZ & WV) are effectively voting as republicans, which means the democrats do not 'control' the legislature and likewise won't allow the elimination of the filibuster, even if it is the only possible way to get things moving forward in a meaningful way for our long term survival as a species on this planet. Note: I have nothing against traditional republican business-oriented values. They have many upsides but also inherently favor short-term thinking. short-term thinking and profit doesn't stand a chance to the physics of climate change and the impact of billions of people and cars, millions of factories and farms, etc, etc. we humans are terrible at comprehending both time and scale. unfortunately not too different than the frog in a pot of slowly boiling water. although in this case the frog is the one that turned on the burner.

Comment Shouldn't the OS prevent the worst of the damage? (Score 4, Interesting) 223

I understand how a sandbox vulnerability could lead to malware being installed on the machine. But that malware still has to then exploit an OS-level security hole, right? The reports make it out that somehow the Java vulnerability allow complete take over of the machine. So I'm confused why the Win7, OSX, etc Access Control mechanism doesn't prevent the potential damage. Or is this specifically targeting users who for example are logged in as admin on a Win box and have explicit approval of system changes via ACL disabled?

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