xate - Slashdot User

Comment Re:I'm Not Convinced (Score 1) 292

by xate on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @10:35PM (#45657245) Attached to: JPMorgan Files Patent Application On 'Bitcoin Killer'

It's not at all clear from the story that JP Morgan's patent copies Bitcoin. The patent says nothing about the transactions being stored to a Distributed P2P Network. Paying bills anonymously with zero transaction fees and competing with Western Union are hardly the areas in which Bitcoin distinguishes itself from other EFT systems.

And BitCoin is not anonymous. I don't think this is directed at BitCoin or more than slightly related. I think that the BitCoin-mania has distorted someones perception.

Comment "Wholistic Medicine" (Score 1) 670

by xate on Saturday December 07, 2013 @10:13AM (#45626221) Attached to: Diet Drugs Work: Why Won't Doctors Prescribe Them?

How about prescribing a non-american diet, and more physical activity.
The way that humans gain weight hasn't changed over time.
Our diets and activities have.

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

Comment Re:Tulips (Score 5, Insightful) 537

by xate on Thursday November 28, 2013 @12:34PM (#45549183) Attached to: Why Bitcoin Is Doomed To Fail, In One Economist's Eyes

Tulips

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania
Thanks for that AC

Comment Re:Explain "Private" (Score 2) 537

by xate on Thursday November 28, 2013 @12:14PM (#45549001) Attached to: Why Bitcoin Is Doomed To Fail, In One Economist's Eyes

Just as gold and silver standards which was always "privitized" and was never a "tool" that was "centrally owned" by one figure.

I'm pretty sure that there is an argument that gold and silver, as far as macroeconomics is concerned, has been "public" and centrally controlled for a long time.

Comment Re:Passive monitoring is all that is necessary (Score 1) 251

by xate on Friday August 23, 2013 @10:20PM (#44661599) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How To Diagnose Traffic Throttling and Work Around It?

span port or port mirroring? i don't knows muchs abouts switchers buts i thinks spannin is something else

Comment You guys are forgetful (Score 1) 158

by xate on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @10:11PM (#41005163) Attached to: Inside a Ransomware Money Machine

http://it.slashdot.org/story/12/06/20/0424242/why-nigerian-scammers-say-theyre-from-nigeria

"According to research by Cormac Herley at Microsoft, scammers are looking for the most gullible people, and their crazy emails can help weed out people who are savvy enough to know better. "

Everyone above this line was either troll or trolled except "tsu doh nimh" which I'm pretty sure is this vietnamese gentleman's real name.

Comment clothes (Score 1) 554

by xate on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @12:46PM (#34175130) Attached to: What security policy will the TSA adopt next?

all luggage, personal belongings, and clothes are checked and put into the cargo area.

Comment A movie what? Is that a website? (Score 1) 433

by xate on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @11:25AM (#34112236) Attached to: Prepare To Be Watched While You Watch a Movie

We still have movie theaters?

Comment also (Score 1) 345

by xate on Sunday October 31, 2010 @05:28PM (#34082748) Attached to: Texas Supreme Court Cites Mr. Spock

sudden outbreak of common sense

Comment global warming! (Score 1) 290

by xate on Sunday October 10, 2010 @08:28PM (#33855432) Attached to: Alaska To Export Billions of Gallons of Water

" ...in an effort to combat global warming."

Comment paradox? (Score 1) 401

by xate on Sunday September 26, 2010 @08:07PM (#33706724) Attached to: Apple, Startup Go To Trial Over 'Pod' Trademark

If apple can patent any word with a lowercase i infront of it, AND that implies copyright on the original word... Couldn't they patent every noun and verb in the dictionary?

Comment invisible audio (Score 1) 507

by xate on Sunday January 24, 2010 @02:49PM (#30880626) Attached to: Of the following online annoyances, I most despise ...

I've run into audio ads with nothing on the page thats playing it; its just int he background. Thus, no quick way to turn it off

Comment how about (Score 1) 932

by xate on Thursday November 12, 2009 @01:24PM (#30074958) Attached to: Easing the Job of Family Tech Support?

not clicking on Ads

Use an obscure browser for extra points

Comment God's Debris (Score 1) 234

by xate on Thursday July 30, 2009 @09:06PM (#28891167) Attached to: A.I. Developer Challenges Pro-Human Bias

http://www.google.com/search?q=god's+debris+online

Comment Typo (Score 1) 305

by xate on Friday June 05, 2009 @02:58PM (#28226163) Attached to: Internet Tax Approved By Louisiana House

They must have meant "to fight online activity"

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