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Comment Australian system (Score 1) 637

I like what they have in Australia. Everyone places candidates in tiers, like 1st choice, 2nd an so on. If nobody agrees on a 1st choice but there is consensus on 2nd, then the 2nd choice wins. Or at least that's my understanding of it. Just leave compulsory voting out.

Submission + - Crypto Ransomware Attacks Jump 500% in Last Year

Submitted by Trailrunner7
Trailrunner7 writes: There appears to be no end in sight to the ransomware epidemic. New stats released by security researchers at Kaspersky Lab show that the number of users who came across crypto ransomware in the last year increased by more than 500 percent over the previous year.

Data compiled by Kaspersky researchers from the company’s cloud network shows that from April 2015 to March 2016, the volume of crypto ransomware encountered by users leapt from 131,111 to 718,536. That’s a massive increase, especially considering the fact that ransomware is a somewhat mature threat. It didn’t just burst onto the scene a couple of years ago. Kaspersky’s researchers said the spike in crypto ransomware can be attributed to a small group of variants.

Comment I Love my 5.7 inch Note 3 but... (Score 1) 258

by Lampman31415 (#48251855) Attached to: Preferred smartphone screen size?
I can understand how most peoples sweet spot is just under 5 inches. I can hardly use my Note 3 one handed but it's ok since I do not use it while walking across streets or when I'm driving. The large screen size makes looking things up, viewing images/pdfs, navigating websites ect really comfortable on a device that can easily fit in my pocket, unlike a tablet. Obviously it's not a full replacement for a laptop, but it is 85% of the time for me. The only thing I hate about my phone is the locked bootloader, and stock software, but I can somewhat get around that.

Comment Blackberry/iphone with no data plan (Score 1) 294

by Lampman31415 (#39141925) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Mobile Phone Solution With No Data Plan?
I had some old dumb phone that drowned in a river. Someone I knew felt sorry for me and gave me her old blackberry 8110. before I put my sim card in I made sure that ATT had blocked all the data signals. now I can call and listen to MP3s and text on this keyboard which I personally find great. Also the rest of my family is cheap and my father and brother both have iphone 4 without the data since it is blocked on the family plan. they just use the wifi at home or anywhere else and use it as a camera/music playing phone with a great screen. (but they had to cut the sim card themselves which was a bit risky)
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Test For Prostate Cancer Gene Soon To Be Available 72

Posted by Soulskill from the turn-your-head-and-cough dept.
Tiger4 writes "CNN reports on a simple test to determine the presence of genes linked to Prostate Cancer. These five genes, if present, can increase the risk of prostate cancer up to nine times. 'More than 25,000 American men will die from prostate cancer this year. But prostate cancer can be treated successfully if the disease is caught early. A blood test that can detect whether a man is at high risk for developing prostate cancer is on the horizon. The study was published in the February 28, 2008, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.' It turns out the company actually wants to test saliva, making the test significantly easier and more convenient. Compare this to the tests available for BRCA, the so called Breast Cancer genes. Finding you have the gene can be devastating, but knowing well in advance of developing cancer allows many more options to be considered."

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