YrWrstNtmr - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Explain to me again (Score 1) 81

by YrWrstNtmr on Saturday March 02, 2024 @12:09PM (#64284496) Attached to: Ransomware Attack Hampers Prescription Drug Sales at 90% of US Pharmacies

And, of course, the US medical system once again shows the implicit problems with the complexity of the network of middlemen that "manage" heath care by adding overhead to the system to line their own pockets.

You think other palces are immune?

UK
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fte...

Barcelona
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fbar...

Germany
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmagazine.com%2Fbri...

France
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleepingcomputer.c...

Comment Ridiculous weight limit (Score 1) 301

by YrWrstNtmr on Monday February 05, 2024 @04:39PM (#64216994) Attached to: Parisians Vote For Rise in Parking Fees for SUVs

1.6 tonnes is 3,527 lbs.

Would you consider a Mini Cooper Countryman ALL4 to be a "heavy SUV"? 3,545 lbs

Comment Re:Tell us when Belarus has this. (Score 2) 50

by YrWrstNtmr on Monday January 09, 2023 @07:53PM (#63193910) Attached to: England Makes Gigabit Internet a Legal Requirement For New Homes

Business plan:
1. Move to Belarus

2. Get drafted to fight for the Belorussian/Russian Army.

Submission + - Cats Migrated with Humans All Over the World (sciencedaily.com)

Submitted by guest reader on Friday December 30, 2022 @01:23AM

guest reader writes: Nearly 10,000 years ago, humans settling in the Fertile Crescent, the areas of the Middle East surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, made the first switch from hunter-gatherers to farmers. They developed close bonds with the rodent-eating cats that conveniently served as ancient pest-control in society’s first civilizations.

A new study at the University of Missouri found this lifestyle transition for humans was the catalyst that sparked the world’s first domestication of cats, and as humans began to travel the world, they brought their new feline friends along with them.

While horses and cattle have seen various domestication events caused by humans in different parts of the world at various times, her analysis of feline genetics in the study strongly supports the theory that cats were likely first domesticated only in the Fertile Crescent before migrating with humans all over the world. After feline genes are passed down to kittens throughout generations, the genetic makeup of cats in western Europe, for example, is now far different from cats in southeast Asia, a process known as 'isolation by distance.'

Lyons, who has researched feline genetics for more than 30 years, said studies like this also support her broader research goal of using cats as a biomedical model to study genetic diseases that impact both cats and people, such as polycystic kidney disease, blindness and dwarfism.

In a 2021 study, Lyons and colleagues found that the cat's genomic structure is more similar to humans than nearly any other non-primate mammal.

Comment Re:everyone that does this (Score 2) 98

by YrWrstNtmr on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @07:27AM (#63144718) Attached to: Swatters Used Ring Cameras To Livestream Attacks, Taunt Police, Prosecutors Say

This is far more than just "calling the police".

The criminals called the police and gave them: "an emergency call purporting to come from a minor child reporting that her parents had been drinking and shooting guns inside the minor's home."

All the police have to go on is there are armed, drunk people, threatening a minor child.
The police will respond accordingly.

The perps knew exactly what buttons to push to get the maximum response.

Comment Re:Real ID fails the 'Whats in it for me test' (Score 1) 145

by YrWrstNtmr on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:17AM (#63109884) Attached to: Real-ID Requirement Pushed Back To 2025

Ask anyone in the US who uses a pre-paid phone number how their banks application is going.

We have prepaid TracFones. My spouse just got a car loan 3 weeks ago. So....

Comment new rules? (Score 0) 74

by YrWrstNtmr on Saturday November 26, 2022 @12:33PM (#63081208) Attached to: The US Bans Huawei, ZTE Telecommunications Equipment Sales Over Chinese Spying Fears

"...posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law..."

So, just continuing the previous guys efforts.

Comment fixed-price deal (Score 4, Insightful) 138

by YrWrstNtmr on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @04:08PM (#63016371) Attached to: Air Force One Deal Has Cost Boeing Another $766 Million

More govt contracts should be done like this.

Comment Ethanol (Score 4, Funny) 26

by YrWrstNtmr on Friday August 26, 2022 @06:10AM (#62824739) Attached to: Ethanol Helps Plants Survive Drought

It's what plants crave!

Comment Re:3000 pounds (Score 2) 155

by YrWrstNtmr on Thursday August 25, 2022 @11:47AM (#62822247) Attached to: New York State Bill Would Require Speed Limiting Tech In New Cars

Would you consider a Mini Cooper to be 'massive'?
Curb weight for a 2022 4 dr Mini is only 100 lbs under that 3,000 lb limit.

Comment Apple Already Sold Everyone an iPhone (Score 2, Insightful) 113

by YrWrstNtmr on Monday August 22, 2022 @08:14PM (#62813083) Attached to: Apple Already Sold Everyone an iPhone. Now What?

Not 'everyone'.

My ecosystem remains gleefully Apple free.

Comment Re:Not always legal (Score 1) 39

by YrWrstNtmr on Friday August 12, 2022 @08:40PM (#62785124) Attached to: Amazon Studio Plans Lighthearted Show of Ring Surveillance Footage

The two party consent thing applies to audio recording. Not video.
At least until the laws change.

Which they won't, because video is just far too usable for the gummint.

Comment You, Random user! (Score 4, Insightful) 22

by YrWrstNtmr on Saturday July 23, 2022 @02:44PM (#62727588) Attached to: Twitter Data Breach Exposes Contact Details for 5.4M Accounts, on Sale for $30K

You are continually admonished to secure your private data and account details. Strong passwords, VPN, encryption...
We take great pains do this.

Meanwhile, those who we entrust these details to, not so much.

Comment 'Just our partners' (Score 2) 17

by YrWrstNtmr on Thursday July 21, 2022 @04:34PM (#62722900) Attached to: FCC Orders Top Carriers To Explain How They Use and Share Phone Location Data

And of course, 3 layers of shell companies later...anyone who comes calling with 10 cents per account.

Comment Again? (Score 1) 111

by YrWrstNtmr on Saturday July 09, 2022 @09:59AM (#62687534) Attached to: FCC Cracks Down On Spam 'Auto Warranty' Robocalls

They busted one of these operations years ago. Frequency of robocalls dropped not one bit.

Jail time, not a simple fine.

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