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  1. Re:Linux really does have serious issues on Linux Sucks (Video) · · Score: 1

    The linux kernel devs had an offer open to manufacturers to write drivers for free. But I guess it's been 7 years since that offer so maybe that's changed. If so it was most likely because the manufacturers didn't take them up on the offer.

  2. Re:NOT. GOOD. ENOUGH. on From FCC Head Wheeler, a Yellow Light For Internet Fast Lanes · · Score: 1

    Wish I had some mod points left - more signatures are needed. I just added mine.

    Tom Wheeler will never have the public's interest in mind. Once a lobbyist for cable and wireless companies always their shill.

  3. It's a great idea. on NYC Considers Google Glass For Restaurant Inspections · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The best way to keep inspectors from looking the other way for cash under the table is to be able to see when they're looking the other way. This also protects the restaurant owners too since the inspector can't threaten them over something imaginary because it will have to be on the video recording to back up their statements.

  4. Was it really Tesla's problem? on Under the Chassis: A Look At Tesla's Battery Shield · · Score: 5, Insightful

    These accidents all seem to stem from the drivers and their carelessness. From crashing through brick walls to hitting large chunks of debri in the road rather than going around it. All Tesla has done is made their vehicles less prone to the driver being careless. (good move none the less)

    Next up - Tesla cars catch fire after drivers park them in the ocean.

  5. Re:This is the most retarded astroturf post ever on Is Google Making the Digital Divide Worse? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My thoughts exactly - the digital divide wouldn't be any less worse without Google. If anything Google is slowly forcing the hands of the large telcos to bolster their services or have their lunches eaten.

  6. There's going to be more of this to come. on Privacy Advocate Jacob Appelbaum Reports Break-In Of Berlin Apartment · · Score: 3, Interesting

    As we improve our ability to keep private things private the government's orginizations will find it easier to snoop by gaining physical access first. There's no doubt we're on the slippery slope. I have to wonder, which orginization broke into his apartment? Or maybe it was a combined effort and they are sharing in the information gained, if any.

  7. I second this... on Firefox 26 Arrives With Click-To-Play For Java Plugins · · Score: 1

    Cookie Monster is one of my must have plugins for Firefox. You can easily see at a glance where the cookie usage stands for the site you are on and can then adjust as needed. Using a default of rejecting all can be a bit more work though but isn't so bad once you have white listed your regularly used web sites.

  8. Self-driving cars will come with an EULA on Toyota's Killer Firmware · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The owner of a self-driving car will have had to accepted the EULA and accepted not to hold the manufacturer liable for sofware defects. (half joking but I wouldn't rule it out)

  9. Re:'Top Sites' Privacy Issue. on Firefox 24 Arrives: WebRTC Support and NFC Sharing On Android · · Score: 2

    If you hold down on the thumbnails the option to pin the site is there so that it always shows when opening firefox. Simply pin down 6 sites you don't mind displaying at startup. Also, there is an addon called clean quit that can be set to clear out history, cookies and such when you choose it as an option to exit the browser.

  10. Wi Ronnim Doun on San Francisco Fire Chief Bans Helmet-Mounted Cameras For Firefighters · · Score: 2

    Is that a KTVU confirmed driver's name? :D

  11. Mega Email as a replacement? on Silent Circle Follows Lavabit By Closing Encrypted E-mail Service · · Score: 1

    Kim Dotcom's services look like they're coming into a underserved market at this rate.
    https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/365716466441519105

  12. Re:what is MP? on British Porn-Censoring MP Has Website Defaced With Porn · · Score: 1

    An 8 second Google search (I'm on a slow connection) gives the following possibilities:

    Member of Parliament
    Military Police
    Mounted Police
    Mezzo Piano

    Take a guess.

    What does a piano have to do with porn? Never mind, not sure I want to know.

  13. Re:Hit and Run driver turned himself in. on Lead Developer of Yum Killed In Hit-and-run · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Thanks for the update. Not that I think they should go lightly on him but he should be given some consideration for owning up to his mistake. Regardless of his punishment it wont bring Seth back.

  14. Not an unsafe language... on Millions At Risk From Critical Vulnerabilities From WordPress Plugins · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just bad coding. Any language can be coded with badly. (some more easily or accidentally than others)

  15. Re:Google will block it on Microsoft YouTube App Strips Ads; Adds Download · · Score: 5, Funny

    They just need to move to VP8 delivery only. Microsoft said it wouldn't support it - then we'll really know for sure!

  16. Capital One - not in my wallet! on Linode Hacked, Credit Cards and Passwords Leaked · · Score: 3, Informative

    I used to think the same thing until I ended up paying for some charges I didn't make. Capital One's team of investigators concluded that the charges were my responsibility. I've been running Linux on the desktop for over 10 years now so I know it wasn't a trojan or some other malware on my end giving up the card number - it had to be an online service somewere that was hacked. I never found out who or how. I only ended up owing money for iPower Web hosting (would never in a million years use their service to start with), various gourmet coffee that was delivered to my house (ok I do like coffee but still wouldn't have ordered it online), video professor videos on using Microsoft Office (you know, if I should ever go back to Windows this may be handy???) and colon cleanser. WTF? I don't think they really did any investigating - just waited for a bit and then said it was my fault. Capital One offers no protection.

  17. I don't need to know what you're thinking... on Passthoughts, Not Passwords: Authentication Via Brainwaves · · Score: 2

    I'll tell you what to think!
    http://xkcd.com/538/ ;)

  18. Re:Help, I'm being triggered! on Wayland/Weston Gets Forked As Northfield/Norwood · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That's my trigger! Please wait while I get my dongle out. ;)

  19. Is it really circulating? on Bitcoin Currency Surpasses 20 National Currencies In Total Value · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Or like has been stated before it's mostly being hoarded. (like when collecting anything, mostly of value to the collector and other collectors but not anyone else)

  20. Probably not so well disguised sabre-rattling? on Google Pledges Not To Sue Any Open Source Projects Using Their Patents · · Score: 1

    Oracle is using Map Reduce - wonder if they infringe?
    Microsoft is using Map Reduce - wonder if they infringe?
    Perhaps Apple is using it as well, somewhere.

  21. Don't forget the power cord! on Largest DDoS In History Reaches 300 Billion Bits Per Second · · Score: 2

    Cutting their communication lines was the first thing I thought of too. Then cutting their power lines. I may not have enough cofee in me to calm me down this morning but visions of the Dirty Dozen dumping fuel and grenades into their bunker came to mind. }:D

  22. Re:So...Google Keep... on Google Launches 'Keep' To Rival Evernote · · Score: 5, Funny

    At which point it will be renamed Google Kept.

  23. Re:It's about generating initial interest. on Is Code.org Too Soulless To Make an Impact? · · Score: 1

    I first became interested in computers after watching the movie "Hackers".

    Conversely - this is when I first became interested in Angelina Jolie.

  24. Re:Age and rank. on Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty To 10 Charges · · Score: 2

    I doubt he would have gained any rank since he's been arrested so subtract 3 years. Then depending on when he joined (right out of highschool?) that would only give him 4 years in. At the end of my 4 years (back in the day) I had reached Spec 4. There wasn't a lot of room to go further without signing up again and going after training for newer missle systems. Like anything in life advancment takes planning along with the effort.

  25. Mobile devices? on HTML5 Storage Bug Can Fill Your Hard Drive · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Devices with smaller drives like a cell phone, tablet or laptops like Google's Pixel would be more vulnerable. Perhaps if you created some javascript that simply made requests to iterated subdomains that simply returned a small amount of javascript that then generated large amounts of text to store locally? The bandwidth needed would be much less then and the same amount of damage done. I have no idea if this scenario is possible though so take this with a grain of salt.