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Comment Re:I followed it in real time (Score 2) 164

How did they identify the device out of hundreds of passengers?

They didn't. All the crew knew was that there was a bluetooth device in pairing mode named "Bomb". The crew asked all passengers to turn off all devices.

It's a little disconcerting that they're surveilling private Bluetooth connections:

Nobody surveilled anything.

Comment I followed it in real time (Score 5, Interesting) 164

I followed this is real time on Reddit. People from onboard were relaying the messages from the crew and people on Reddit were tracking the flight, observing the u-turn.

Apparently it's a bluetooth speaker that the manufacturer names "Bomb". I'm not sure how much blame the kid deserves.

Comment Re:What's the problem? (Score 1) 70

That's like saying driving without learning to drive is good enough because that person got there in the end. Never mind the carnage on the way.

Nah. It's like saying "The last 10 red lights I stopped at, there was no cross traffic, so I'll blow through the next one".

Whether the reports are being miscategorized is a different issue, but basically, this is just Linus venting some frustration.

Comment This is Bad (Score 5, Insightful) 83

This all but guarantees an increase in ransomware attacks. There won't be any increase in defense against these kinds of attacks because it's easier and cheaper to pay the ransom. The losers here will be the users because of all the downtime and there will inevitably be leaks anyway.

Paying the ransom is reprehensible since it will cause so much pain for other people in the future, and should be illegal.

Comment Suckers (Score 1) 88

"A lot of users aren't that good at predicting the future" is just another way of saying the vast majority of the polymarket bettors are suckers. The old adage of "If you don't know who the sucker is, then you're the sucker" holds true for polymarkets. If you don't have insider information, especially illegal insider information, then you're just donating your money to those who do.

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