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Comment sae standards are long overdue for a overhaul (Score 1) 290

I have been using e-code since 1975 and Have custom built e-code lamps fully compliant with that standard even installing them in the cheap ass plastic shit the manufacturers chose to foist on us but always new housings to get fresh plastic always takes a minimum of 6 hours or more effort in a fully equipped shop but what I produce is easily the equivalent of the best available and safe as I understand the what and why of the standards I would forgo security radio back up cameras gps anything to have state of the art lighting on my car its criminal that this is sometimes the last thing that seems to be on the minds of the designers

Comment Lips are moving (Score 1) 157

This will not help everybody's impression of poiticians, forthwith if their lips are moving they are lying or perhaps Zuckerberg has hatched a plan give them all the rope they want to let then hang themselves as he has them wanting to be in his back pocket to place a back door
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Snowden Demystified: Can the Government See My Junk? 200

Posted by timothy from the aside-from-the-hidden-cameras dept.
An anonymous reader writes Comedian and journalist John Oliver set out to understand US Government surveillance in advance of the June 2015 expiration of section 215 of the Patriot Act. What resulted was a humorous but exceptionally journalistic interview of Edward Snowden which distilled the issues down in a (NSFW) way everyone can understand. Regardless of whether you view Snowden as a despicable traitor or an honorable whistleblower, it's worth a watch.
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This App Lets You Piggyback Facebook's Free Internet To Access Any Site 67

Posted by timothy from the bits-is-bits dept.
sarahnaomi writes In countries like Zambia, Tanzania, or Kenya, where very few have access to the Internet, Facebook is bringing its own version of the net: Internet.org, an app that gives mobile users free access to certain sites such as Google, Wikipedia and, of course, Facebook. While the initiative has clearly positive goals, it's also been criticized as an "imperialistic" push for Facebook colonies, where novice Internet.org users will grow up thinking their restricted version of the web is the real internet. To fight against that possibility, a 20-year-old developer from Paraguay is working on an app that tunnels the "regular" internet through Facebook Messenger, one of the services free to use on Internet.org's app. This allows Internet.org users to establish a link to the outside, unrestricted internet, circumventing restrictions.

Comment Re:Optometrist? (Score 1) 464

by drknowster (#48722895) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Are Progressive Glasses a Mistake For Computer Users?
it has been said that to be a "dr" is more of a lifestyle now than to be concerned about Hippocratic oaths ,i'm short sighted so a 4k 13inch laptop is a thing of beauty but as a mechanic my arms are to short to use my corrective prescription . My optician made me a pair for the 30 inch to 10 foot range that I work in ,all I had to do is tell him what I wanted .....

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