bigCstyle - Slashdot User

Comment Re:What is encrypted on these devices? (Score 4, Informative) 202

by bigCstyle on Thursday March 03, 2016 @02:50PM (#51630749) Attached to: Amazon Just Removed Encryption From the Software Powering Kindles, Smartphones, Tablets

and integrated one click payment/account info

Comment Re:What is encrypted on these devices? (Score 1) 202

by bigCstyle on Thursday March 03, 2016 @02:47PM (#51630711) Attached to: Amazon Just Removed Encryption From the Software Powering Kindles, Smartphones, Tablets

Kindle's are more than ebook readers. you can browse internet/check mail, and many other apps. so there are a number serious security concerns

Comment New boss same as the old boss (Score 1) 212

by bigCstyle on Thursday February 18, 2016 @09:25PM (#51538911) Attached to: Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand On Encryption?

Does it even matter, we have had quite a long stretch of presidents that destroy manufacturing(jobs in general), increase surveillance/police state etc.

Comment Master Sad (Score 0) 521

by bigCstyle on Thursday February 18, 2016 @12:04PM (#51534863) Attached to: Paris Attacks Would Not Have Happened Without Crypto

our overlords of the Bilderberg Group are very disturbed that we should want to hide things from them :( They may or may not have used it, but their lackeys seem to be very disturbed that they cannot protect their lords like they could 'back in the day'. how are they supposed to know when their masters lives are threatened? Terrible shame

Comment Re:Basic income, not universal services. (Score 1) 440

by bigCstyle on Monday February 15, 2016 @01:05PM (#51511847) Attached to: VC Firm Y Combinator Launches an Experiment In Universal Basic Income

Because its *basic income. People like money, and like buying crap they don't really need. It also has some benefits by cutting a lot of expense from administrating all the programs that try to assist the working/poor etc.

Comment star wars (Score 1) 400

by bigCstyle on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @09:21AM (#51120895) Attached to: Writer: Why Watching the Original Star Wars Again Was a Bad Idea

star wars definitely has not aged well... there are many more compelling stories than post-apoc Force. tbh the games and the mmo 'the old republic' have much more compelling stories. TOR in particular is kind of epic. force user factions slugging it out at the height of their power? epic. The movies are not good, and has not aged all that well, but it has spawned some epic stories from third parties

Comment If you believe the BLS numbers... (Score 3, Interesting) 293

by bigCstyle on Friday August 07, 2015 @08:38AM (#50268347) Attached to: Good Economy? Tech Layoffs Are Up

I have a bridge with an ocean view to sell you. http://www.shadowstats.com/alt...

Comment Re:The last, lagging symptom of inflation (Score 1) 1094

by bigCstyle on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @11:20PM (#49732621) Attached to: Los Angeles Raises Minimum Wage To $15 an Hour

Even U-6 isn't even that accurate, although far more so than the reported figures you hear on the news much of the time

UK Criminals Use Drones To Case Burglary Prospects 71

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @03:01AM from the eye-in-the-sky dept.

turkeydance writes: Burglars in the UK are sending unmanned drones over houses in order to identify potential targets, police have warned. Suffolk Constabulary confirmed it had received at least one report of drones being used by burglars for surveillance of properties. Paul Ford, secretary of the Police Federation National Detectives Forum, said: “Drones can be noisy and very visible so hopefully criminals risk giving themselves away. If members of the public observe drones being used in areas which make them suspicious they should contact police using the 101 non-emergency number to report it."

Comment heh (Score 3, Insightful) 249

by bigCstyle on Sunday May 17, 2015 @01:54PM (#49712195) Attached to: Gates, Zuckerberg Promising Same Jobs To US Kids and Foreign H-1B Workers?

Yeah, more stem workers = lower pay (supply and demand) I am sure this is all completely legit

Comment not just a tech problem (Score 1) 292

by bigCstyle on Monday March 09, 2015 @05:47PM (#49219465) Attached to: Do Tech Companies Ask For Way Too Much From Job Candidates?

This kind of nonsense is fairly rampant across many fields and pay levels unfortunately...

Comment Re:Stability & performance Features (Score 1) 142

by bigCstyle on Tuesday March 18, 2014 @06:45PM (#46520177) Attached to: Firefox 28 Arrives With VP9 Video Decoding, HTML5 Volume Controls

I have had issues with this for quite some time... I try chrome every now and again, only to be disgusted with the lack of decent addons. heh

Comment Re:Before commenting, please remember... (Score 2, Insightful) 389

by bigCstyle on Monday February 25, 2013 @09:24AM (#43001871) Attached to: Islamists In Bangladesh Demand Murder of More Bloggers

Unfortunately it is a symptom of the disease...

Comment yes...manhwa... (Score 1) 321

by bigCstyle on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @08:33PM (#42399907) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What Was Your Favorite Web Comic of 2012?

Best overall 2012: The God of Highschool, runner up: Noblesse
Best art: The Breaker: New Waves
Best Story: The God of Highschool, runner up: Noblesse

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