Submission + - Centos 8 has been released (centos.org)
Indy1 writes: Centos 8 has been released to the public. Also, Centos Stream has been announced. This will be a rolling release. Details on Centos's website.
Americans Still Deeply Skeptical About Driverless Cars, Says Poll (theverge.com) 275
A new poll was released today that basically repeats data we've seen in previous surveys: Americans still don't trust self-driving cars, and are nervous about the coming onslaught. The Verge reports: Asked how concerned they'd be to share the road with a driverless car, 31 percent said they'd be "very concerned," while 33 percent said "somewhat concerned," according to the poll which was just released by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. A majority (63 percent) said they would not support "mass exemptions" from federal motor vehicle safety standards for self-driving cars, and were not comfortable (75 percent) with automakers having the power to remotely disable vehicle controls, such as the steering wheel, and brake and gas pedals, when the autonomous vehicle is being operated by the computer. And people overwhelmingly support (75 percent) the U.S. Department of Transportation developing new standards related to driverless vehicles. The poll surveyed 1,005 adults between December 7-10th, 2017, with a margin of error of +/- 3.09 percent.
60 Minutes Dubbed Engines Noise Over Tesla Model S 544
cartechboy (2660665) writes "Did you watch the Tesla 60 Minutes segment the other night? If you did, you might have ended up on the floor rolling around laughing like I did. Since when does the Tesla Model S electric car make audible engine noises? Or downshift? Turns out, 60 Minutes dubbed engine noises and a downshift over the Model S running footage. The show claims it was an editing error. Call it what you want, it was absolutely hilarious. A little note to TV producers assigned to cover Tesla Motors in the future: Electric cars don't upshift or downshift."
At least they didn't fraudulently blow it up!
Comment This took me quite a long time to find... (Score 1) 413
The problem is that the windows update service expects to find a patch that isn't there on a standard XP installation.
If you have installed from a vanilla XP SP3 CD you have IE6, if you have embedded patches you may have IE7 or IE8. Verify your IE version and download the appropriate patch. Install it immediately after completing the XP Setup and you are set.
IE6: WindowsXP-KB2879017-x86-ENU.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40612
IE7: IE7-WindowsXP-KB2879017-x86-ENU.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40519
IE8: IE8-WindowsXP-KB2879017-x86-ENU.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40390
HFT Nothing To Worry About (at Least In Australia) 152
angry tapir writes "Although software-driven high-frequency trading has got a pretty bad rap (being blamed for the so-called 'Flash Crash' in 2012 for example) Australia's chief financial regulator ASIC says that, in Australia at least, it's not cause for concern. After an in-depth study of HFT in Australian markets, ASIC decided to hold off on previously considered regulatory changes (such as implementing a 'pause' for some small trades)."
Comment Re:Where's the line? (Score 1) 412
Hi, you are right about slashdot attracting people with specific mindsets about the supernatural. Since you posted and you knew what's coming, let me try to respectfully give you the first thought that popped in my head when I read your comment:
If I had a business promoting that:
I can impregnate your wife without actually having any sexual activity with her whatsoever.
I can resurrect the dead at will
I can part the sea and clone food and wine
I can ask you to kill your children just to see if you will do it
I can subject you to eternal suffering if you disobey my orders
I say that if you shop from my business you are superior than the others who shop from other businesses.
Despite of all the above, my business loves you dear customer, come give your money to me.
And so much more....
Would you be even slightly inclined to make fun of my shop ? Maybe tell others on facebook ? Maybe even warn my kids that something is wrong with me ?
Kthxbye
If I had a business promoting that:
I can impregnate your wife without actually having any sexual activity with her whatsoever.
I can resurrect the dead at will
I can part the sea and clone food and wine
I can ask you to kill your children just to see if you will do it
I can subject you to eternal suffering if you disobey my orders
I say that if you shop from my business you are superior than the others who shop from other businesses.
Despite of all the above, my business loves you dear customer, come give your money to me.
And so much more....
Would you be even slightly inclined to make fun of my shop ? Maybe tell others on facebook ? Maybe even warn my kids that something is wrong with me ?
Kthxbye
Comment Re:The law should have two sides (Score 2) 412
Hi mate, thanks for your kind words.
Let me start by saying that luckily there is no "save Greece" fund, and if it were, please do not ever EVER contribute to it. The money will go to the same fat politicians and businessmen that have ravaged this country's public wealth for years. You see, although there is an international economic crisis all over the world, I can guarantee you that we Greeks have contributed to our own demise by allowing deep political corruption for at least the past 20 years.
As far as the part where you feel that you "owe" us things, I see this differently. It maybe true that sometime far far away some of our ancestors did something good for the world. We would only be worthy of referring to them and their achievements if we had kept up with their tradition and built upon their heritage to do even further good. We did not. I don't know whether it's because we were enslaved by the Turks for more than 400 years, or because we were hit hard by the 2nd world war and the consecutive civil war after that, but we are not the same Greeks as the ones that you refer to.
These are hard times for us. I am lucky enough to still have a job, but I see people close to me unable to feed their children or pay for their bills. Some acquaintances have even been unable to pay the rent. Our streets are filled with homeless people, decent people who just recently found themselves unable to get by with their pension which has been slashed two or three times by our government. Instead of helping each other, most of the people in my country turned -again- to religion and to hatred (i.e. the golden dawn political party). In my opinion the worst thing that came out of this crisis is not the poverty but the realization that most of us are uneducated animals who are guided by the media and turn on each other. Greeks hating Greeks just because they have a different opinion. And we still elect the same people who got us here. After our last election, since no party had the majority of the votes we (the people of Greece) allowed three parties to form a government. Two of these three were the ones who brought us to this situation. Just for fun, image google for "evangelos venizelos" and tell me if he looks trustworthy (just dropped a name out of the corrupted 300 that are now in the parliament).
Personally I would bail out. I would go somewhere else, probably to America where I revisited recently and I found that it really suits me. Unfortunately, family obligations as well as my girlfriend keep me here. I foresee very dark things in our future, not because of the global situation or the economic crisis, but because we -as a nation- allow them to happen. I hope I am wrong, cause it is really a beautiful country and I used to enjoy being here...
Let me start by saying that luckily there is no "save Greece" fund, and if it were, please do not ever EVER contribute to it. The money will go to the same fat politicians and businessmen that have ravaged this country's public wealth for years. You see, although there is an international economic crisis all over the world, I can guarantee you that we Greeks have contributed to our own demise by allowing deep political corruption for at least the past 20 years.
As far as the part where you feel that you "owe" us things, I see this differently. It maybe true that sometime far far away some of our ancestors did something good for the world. We would only be worthy of referring to them and their achievements if we had kept up with their tradition and built upon their heritage to do even further good. We did not. I don't know whether it's because we were enslaved by the Turks for more than 400 years, or because we were hit hard by the 2nd world war and the consecutive civil war after that, but we are not the same Greeks as the ones that you refer to.
These are hard times for us. I am lucky enough to still have a job, but I see people close to me unable to feed their children or pay for their bills. Some acquaintances have even been unable to pay the rent. Our streets are filled with homeless people, decent people who just recently found themselves unable to get by with their pension which has been slashed two or three times by our government. Instead of helping each other, most of the people in my country turned -again- to religion and to hatred (i.e. the golden dawn political party). In my opinion the worst thing that came out of this crisis is not the poverty but the realization that most of us are uneducated animals who are guided by the media and turn on each other. Greeks hating Greeks just because they have a different opinion. And we still elect the same people who got us here. After our last election, since no party had the majority of the votes we (the people of Greece) allowed three parties to form a government. Two of these three were the ones who brought us to this situation. Just for fun, image google for "evangelos venizelos" and tell me if he looks trustworthy (just dropped a name out of the corrupted 300 that are now in the parliament).
Personally I would bail out. I would go somewhere else, probably to America where I revisited recently and I found that it really suits me. Unfortunately, family obligations as well as my girlfriend keep me here. I foresee very dark things in our future, not because of the global situation or the economic crisis, but because we -as a nation- allow them to happen. I hope I am wrong, cause it is really a beautiful country and I used to enjoy being here...
Comment The law should have two sides (Score 1) 412
Let me begin by saying that I am ashamed to be Greek and to be living in this country. I am ashamed by the acts of more than 50% of the people who now that they have fallen into a tight spot (financially) they show their ignorance and lack of proper education by turning all their false hopes to false and/or irrelevant Gods.
Having said that, I would like to point out that as an atheist I feel that most kinds of religion insult my intelligence. However I am defenseless towards them since the "law" chooses to defend only one side. They defend religious people when someone insults their beliefs. If someone insults my logic though, I would have a really hard time convincing the judge about that. It seems so biased.
Since yesterday when I read the news I feel bitter. Even worse, if you read the comments on the social media about this, at least half of Greek people think that the police was right to do that, and they ask for even harsher punishment for the "perpetrator". It doesn't matter if it's Christian Orthodox or Muslim anymore, have no doubt about that: Greece IS a muslim country within europe, just with a slightly different God. They are fanatics, and they are uneducated. Avoid us. I will try to do the same...
Password Protection Act: Bans Bosses Asking For Facebook Passwords 247
An anonymous reader writes "On the heels of a similar bill introduced last month. A group of Democrats today introduced legislation in both the House and Senate to prevent employers from forcing employers and job applicants into sharing information from their personal social networking accounts. In other words, Maryland may soon not be the only state that has banned employers demanding access to Facebook accounts. The Password Protection Act of 2012 (PPA) would also prevent employers from accessing information on any computer that isn't owned or controlled by an employee, including private e-mail accounts, photo sharing sites, and smartphones."
Remembering the Apple I 153
harrymcc writes "This month marks the 35th anniversary of Apple--and the 35th anniversary of the Apple I, its first computer. It was a single-board computer that was unimaginably more rudimentary than any modern Mac — it didn't even come with a case and keyboard standard — but in its design, sales and marketing, we can see the beginnings of the Apple approach that continues to this day. I'm celebrating with a look at this significant machine."
Should Job Seekers Tell Employers To Quit Snooping? 681
onehitwonder writes in with a CIO opinion piece arguing that potential employees need to stand up to employers who snoop the Web for insights into their after-work activities, often disqualifying them as a result. "Employers are increasingly trolling the web for information about prospective employees that they can use in their hiring decisions. Consequently, career experts advise job seekers to not post any photos, opinions or information on blogs and social networking websites (like Slashdot) that a potential employer might find remotely off-putting. Instead of cautioning job seekers to censor their activity online, we job seekers and defenders of our civil liberties should tell employers to stop snooping and to stop judging our behavior outside of work, writes CIO.com Senior Online Editor Meridith Levinson. By basing professional hiring decisions on candidates' personal lives and beliefs, employers are effectively legislating people's behavior, and they're creating an online environment where people can't express their true beliefs, state their unvarnished opinions, be themselves, and that runs contrary to the free, communal ethos of the Web. Employers that exploit the Web to snoop into and judge people's personal lives infringe on everyone's privacy, and their actions verge on discrimination."
"Microsaccades" Help To Refresh Your Field of View 96
Ponca City, We love you writes with news of research from the Salk Institute into small, unconscious eye movements called "microsaccades," the purpose of which has been in question for many years. A recent study showed that those movements were essentially responsible for maintaining a coherent image for interpretation by the brain. They are also the cause of a famous optical illusion in which a still image appears to move.
'"Because images on the retina fade from view if they are perfectly stabilized, the active generation of fixational eye movements by the central nervous system allows these movements to constantly shift the scene ever so slightly, thus refreshing the images on our retina and preventing us from going 'blind,'" explains Hafed. "When images begin to fade, the uncertainty about where to look increases the fluctuations in superior colliculus activity, triggering a microsaccade," adds Krauzlis.'"
Submission + - Myspace Private Pictures Leak (ghacks.net) 1
Martin writes: "We all heard about the Myspace vulnerability that allowed everyone to access pictures that have been set to private at Myspace. That vulnerability got closed down pretty fast. Unfortunately though (for Myspace) someone did use an automated script to run over 44000 profiles that downloaded all private pictures which resulted in a 17 Gigabyte zip file with more than 560000 pictures.
The zip file is now available at the popular Bittorrent website The Piratebay under the name [tribalwar.com] 567,000 private myspace pictures.
read the full story at Ghacks"
Feed Tom's Hardware: Sony Does Not Even Say The Words "Playstation 3" At CES Press Conference (pheedo.com)
Sony talked a lot about its less highlighted divisions at today's press event, but said absolutely nothing about the PS3 and only mentioned the PSP in passing.
Comment Nah, most probably (Score 5, Funny) 188
...They are afraid that some of the people in court might be reading slashdot, and saw yesterday's Ballmer ad, so they decided to abandon the case until this is forgotten.
After all nobody wants to be laughed by a federal judge.
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