All they need to do is force a python version bump. Everything will crash and burn. Shutting down pypi.org for a couple hours would probably be quicker though.

I would never expect a self driving car to swerve to avoid contact. Computer vision is still very dumb, and it could see a sheet as a wall and decide to swerve into the crowd behind the sheet thinking it was causing less harm. Plus the false positive causing random swerving around the road when a cloud goes over the road. Plus it's likely to cause a bigger accident when it hits the gravel edge and flips the car. If anything get longer range sensors and preempt the conditions ahead and adjust the speed accordingly. This still isn't ideal as it'll mean the driverless cars randomly slow down for no apparent reason.

Some high tech hacking skills are required to put a magnet on a relay.

I don't need/want the IOT stuff getting out of my network. They all go to my own server where I can keep the data to myself. I guess I'll just have to redirect 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4/1.1.1.1/1.0.0.1 to my DNS server.

I was just forced to reinstall windows after the last update bricked the PC. Apparently my "Administrator" decided that I can't update settings on my PC, and that I must have a password to open my computer. It now gives me the kind option of paying to switch to Enterprise to use the functionality that's been standard.

What I'm waiting for is the facebook security camera/doorbell. They've got facial data for most people on facebook, and have demographic info. Whenever a "friend" rocks up to the front door, it can send alert. Your local delivery people can have the door automatically unlock to put the package inside. When the derelicts rock up, automatically call the cops. Jehovah witness, send out the alarm to stay away from the front door and windows.

Its called assembly :-)

The main issue is that any watch over $200 is expected to last 10-20+ years. A smart watch is designed to last 1-2 years. I bought a nice citizen watch 10 years ago, and it still works and expect it to last another 10-20 years. If I go for a smart watch of the same price, its expected to be tossed after 2-3 years.

Spose its just me since I've worked on mobile phones for 3 years but I already knew this. Its not that the messages cost anything like that. its that they can so its done. If they could still get away with charging $10 per minute for a phone call they would do the same thing.

I wasn't aware of the double deposits. I just noticed that my account was in debit for the day since I had paid a couple larger bills the day before.
Still that kind of thing should never happen since a bank should always keep things in balance at a database level (to prevent software on top doing this exact thing). To have money suddenly appear or go poof, means that there is very poorly designed code or someone intentionally put it in there.
Look at the possible implications for this if it were intentional. the second debits could have gone into someones account with them taking off with the money. Or they could have deposited a lot of money in the days before then withdrawn them before anyone noticed. In either case if it were pulled off the bank could be in deep problems.

I know this case isn't what the main story is talking about. but it is possible to get into very deep trouble if something is added without permission first. I think for a Easter Egg to be added to some software it should be approved first.

Thats kinda scary really if it got through an inspection process.
Just think it could be a bit of JavaScript sending bank and user details to someone. I would think that banks would be pretty strict on the code being written since their customers rely on it.
Especially when things like a major bank like Commonwealth Bank of Australia takes out a withdrawal twice, and keep the second withdrawal themselves. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,24703544-2,00.html