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Comment Re: Like they even know what comunism is... (Score 0) 280

strange. I see the Republicans as being the ones that are strictly enforcing a hive mind mentality and crushing dissent.

Really? Did you miss Bootyjudge telling a pro-life Democrat that she wasn't welcome in the party?

https://www.texasrighttolife.c...

My God I can't wait for Trump to win re-election. The liberal tears will be delicious (again).

Comment Why go to the movies at all? (Score 1) 102

I have a family of 5; for me to go to the movies once is usually about $50 for the tickets, then another $25 for concessions. Then I can step into the theater, stick to the floors, listen to obnoxious people on their phones gab, and perhaps even get lice from the seats.

Or, for that $75 I can get Netflix DVD and Streaming for about 3 months. Or, if it's a movie I really like, I can buy the 4K Blu-Ray for $25 after it gets released. For kids movies, that they'll want to watch over and over again it's even more cost effective.

Movie theaters suck.

Submission + - Documents Show How Avast AV is Harvesting and Selling Browsing Data for Millions (vice.com)

An anonymous reader writes: The documents, from a subsidiary of the antivirus giant Avast called Jumpshot, shine new light on the secretive sale and supply chain of peoples' internet browsing histories. They show that the Avast antivirus program installed on a person's computer collects data, and that Jumpshot repackages it into various different products that are then sold to many of the largest companies in the world. Some past, present, and potential clients include Google, Yelp, Microsoft, McKinsey, Pepsi, Sephora, Home Depot, Condé Nast, Intuit, and many others. Some clients paid millions of dollars for products that include a so-called "All Clicks Feed," which can track user behavior, clicks, and movement across websites in highly precise detail.

Comment Re:First derivative of the polls? (Score 1) 308

then it would have rejected Trump because he is so fundamentally and obviously incapable of doing the job.
And yet, by economic standards and foreign policy standards Trump has actually been a great President, and far better than the jug-eared bastard that preceded him.

Comment Re:Moving Circle (Score 1) 3

I had forgotten about Multiply. I hated it (Multiply) and ended up rage-quitting it.
I think I might be the only guy left who doesn't have a social media account.
User Journal

Journal Journal: 15 years ago... 3

... there was a "Circle".

Not sure why I thought of it, but figured I'd throw a shout-out and see who's still around and kicking.

Comment Re:So what? (Score 1) 104

You are missing a lot of the things that can be done.

1: Malware can be installed on the camera. Not to infect the camera, but to infect the police station where the evidence is synced. This gives access to the evidence store.

2: These act as beacons for exact locations for police. This puts them in danger. Bad guys get a beacon when the camera is there and on, and can even live stream what the camera sees.

3: Fake evidence can be uploaded to a camera within range. An ANTIFA member could fake a police brutality case, and upload it to the camera, make a claim and point to the footage as evidence.

4: Video files can be edited, and still show a valid signature because the checks are conducted in the wrong places.

5: Every single time a crime is committed that the video is used for evidence for, the camera is simply NOT treated like you have stated. If it were, police would have to bag their camera after every single interaction. Every time the camera is on, evidence can be wiped, altered, or fake evidence implanted.

This isn't theoretical, but was all demonstrated. You can say 'meh' but you clearly haven't thought this through.

Comment Re:Use a liberal definition of planet (Score 3, Interesting) 150

I actually really like this idea:
Define a Star as a body that has achieved a nuclear fusion reaction.
Define a Planet as a body that has enough mass to be spherical that orbits a star.
Define a Planetoid as a body that has enough mass to be spherical that does not orbit a star.
Define a Moon as a body that has enough mass to be spherical that orbits a planet.
Define an Asteroid as a body that does not have enough mass to be spherical that orbits a star.
Define a Natural Satellite (here's to you, potato shaped Phobos) as a body that does not have enough mass to be spherical that orbits a planet. Maybe call it a Moonoid?


Define Pluto and Charon as a binary planet; since they appear to orbit each other (and binary stars are already defined).
If this means Sedna and a few other bodies become planets -- fine. But at least the definitions are easy.

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