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  1. Why his friends used Tango... on AMD Partners With BlueStacks To Bring Android Apps To PCs · · Score: 1

    I don't even know what a Tango is, but I'm only six degrees of separation away from its creator, right?

  2. Whoosh! on What The Apollo 11 Crew Did For Life Insurance · · Score: 1

    Wait a minute...

    You figured it out in the last paragraph.

    Glad I kept reading.

  3. Lawyers might be allowed in small claims court on Joyent Drops Lifetime Account Holders · · Score: 2
    Depends on the state whether lawyers are allowed in small claims court or not.

    For example, in Texas they are definitely allowed, though not required.

  4. Lawyers might be allowed in small claims court on Joyent Drops Lifetime Account Holders · · Score: 1

    depends on the state

  5. That was silly on Taiwan University Sues Apple Over Siri Patents · · Score: 1
    Yama Chen obviously doesn't understand the first rule of Fight Club.

    Oh, well, it was fun while it lasted.

  6. Fuck-till-death can't be patented on Judge Rules iDevice Speaker Docks Don't Infringe On Bose Patent · · Score: 1
  7. Re:Counting the minutes... on AOL: Outdoor Server Huts Are the Future · · Score: 1
    Is it the hardware?

    Or the data?

    Maybe they have some good encryption and intrusion detection, maybe not. Maybe you have to toast the first few boxes before you figure out how to suck the data out of one without it suspecting.

  8. Re:Have they thought this through? on AOL: Outdoor Server Huts Are the Future · · Score: 3, Funny

    Being picked up and carried off? (Kind of like an ATM, but for the data inside instead of the cash.)

  9. Here's a citation about google and the environment on AOL: Outdoor Server Huts Are the Future · · Score: 2
  10. Re:Not quite the flaw you make it sound like, Mark on Ubuntu Can't Trust FSF's Secure Boot Solution · · Score: 1

    The key will be revoked and lots of software will stop running.

  11. Nice try on Ubuntu Can't Trust FSF's Secure Boot Solution · · Score: 1
    But Canonical isn't requiring signed kernels.

    So Debian away.

  12. What??!? on Ubuntu Can't Trust FSF's Secure Boot Solution · · Score: 1

    Canonical decided that they no longer care about that which made their founder rich.

    You obviously don't have a clue what made their founder rich.

  13. You shouldn't have made her pay for parking (n/t) on San Diego's Fireworks Show Over In 15 Seconds · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I said, n/t.

  14. What you might be missing on FSF Criticises Ubuntu For Dropping Grub 2 For Secure Boot · · Score: 2

    is that game sales subsidize console sales.

  15. Doesn't mesh with distimo on iOS Tops Android For Number of New App Projects From Developers · · Score: 4, Interesting
    distimo says a lot more apps were released for Android than iOS in the last 4 months.

    It doesn't make sense that Apple's been leading in starts all this time and Google's leading in new entries in the store.

  16. A modem web application? on Ask Slashdot: Tips For Designing a Modern Web Application? · · Score: 1

    Am I the only old fart with lousy eyes mis-read this and thought it was about bandwidth limitations?

  17. Fair use is still decided case by case on Copyright Infringer Tries To Shut Down Reporting On Her Infringement · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The judge didn't rule that any non-profit can take anything they want. You have to read the ruling to understand why he thought that particular non-profit using that particular article was fair use.

  18. You're among the elite on Judge Rules API's Can Not Be Copyrighted · · Score: 1

    who could answer my interview question about taking min/max in assembly language without using any flow control...

  19. Also, if you don't want to DIY on Virginia May Help People Pay For Space Burials · · Score: 3, Informative
    The Crestone End of Life Project

    Are you sure you've researched this? You seem to have missed a lot.

  20. Texas lets you do that on Virginia May Help People Pay For Space Burials · · Score: 2

    A friend of mine helped with just such a pyre.

  21. Need more information on Ask Slashdot: Parallel Cluster In a Box? · · Score: 3, Informative

    If, for example, it's embarrassing parallel DSP operations, you might try some dedicated DSP engines, or even some Xilinx FPGAs.

  22. People who don't understand how to use "principle" on Judge Orders Hundreds of Websites Delisted From Search Engines, Social Networks · · Score: 1

    are its principal users.

  23. Maybe the RIAA was right on Printers Could Be the Next Attack Vector · · Score: 3, Funny

    A printer was pirating its stuff!

  24. Garmin GTU-10 on Ask Slashdot: Inexpensive Anti-Theft Vehicle Tracking System? · · Score: 5, Informative
    I have two, on things I don't want to get lost.

    Garmin has two plans. The simple one lets you draw virtual fences around where it's OK for the thing to be, and alerts you when it leaves the area, and also lets you poll for location at any time.

    The more full-featured plan (basically $10/month) also will automagically poll and keep history, so you at least know where the thing was when the thieves realized that it had a GPS tracker on it and ripped the thing off.

    I built a little 12v -> 5v converter for the one of these I have on a device that has a battery, and hooked it in permanently, so every time the main device is switched on, the GPS's battery gets recharged.

  25. You have warped sense of priorities on Android Ice Cream Sandwich Source Released · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If you put a free website as more evil than a dongle-encryped piece of crap that you pay thousands of dollars for.