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  1. Oh noes ! on Tech Manufacturing Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen · · Score: 1

    One day, we'll all be out of ipods... oh noessss !

  2. I am happy with Zarafa Web client on my Mac. The interface has been literally copy-pasted from Outlook, so you will not lose yourself in a new environment. I could also access my e-mail using IMAP or any other standard protocol. Free (community) version comes with 3 licenses for MAPI (real Microsoft Outlook) connections (Windows). Pay version is still cheaper than Microsoft Exchange and allows for up to unlimited Microsoft Outlook connections.

    I use Z-Push on my iPod Touch (Microsoft ActiveSync-like technology) and it works like a charm. Overall, good documentation and possible integration with other systems. Available on Ubuntu's package management system - easy to install on some other linux distros.

  3. Guess who I would not vote for now! on Misleading Robocalls Went To Voters ID'd As Non-Tories · · Score: 1

    :( :( :(

  4. ... and as far as E-Bay is concerned on Ask Slashdot: Who Has the Best 3G Coverage In California and Nevada? · · Score: 1

    You can buy anything.

  5. Re:Keep the domain IMO on Ask Slashdot: Smartest Way To Transfer an Old Domain/Site? · · Score: 1

    Come on, everyone saying 'just keep the old domain' really isn't considering the implications of that for the interested buyer.

    Domain is not only Website. Clearly the potential seller is not ready to sell. He wants his e-mail. Can't blame him for that, nowadays a freakin e-mail address is more permanent than a phone number. Consider that some domain names are bought ONLY for e-mail adresses, and Web sites are never set up. Red corner : e-mail address that has been in used for ages - banking, taxes, friends, family communications Blue corner : hobby Web site I vote Red. At this point in time, wannabe buyer interest is irrelevant. Seller needs to keep his domain name and go on with his life.

  6. Here's the Plan on What To Do With a 1,000 Foot Wrecked Cruise Ship? · · Score: 1

    The plan displayed at the bottom of this National Post article. (after the part where the captain gets in trouble)

  7. Re:Spellink chekers. Duh! on The Curious Case of Increasing Misspelling Rates On Wikipedia · · Score: 3, Funny

    wat u talkin aboutte?

  8. Really? on Team Fortress 2 Running In a Web Browser Using WebGL · · Score: 1

    In flash, really ? Flash is so much ressource hungry, no? Hope you Web gamers have gamer machines...

  9. Adversarial Intent, really? on US Military Seeks Non-Cooperative Biometric Tracking Technology · · Score: 1

    ....and even spot 'adversarial intent....

    Two Iraqi farmers minding their own business :

    • - Abdul, Abdul, look there's a f*ing drone up there again, watching us.
    • - Damm drones... they have no right to be here.

    KABBOOOOM! Flying crops, cows, and Iraqi farmers' body parts.

  10. one question comes to mind... on Crack In Fukushima Structure May Be Leaking Radiation · · Score: 1

    ... and only one : Would their stupid plane not get irradiated?

  11. Re:self-rescue on Stranded California Man Too 'Embarrassed' To Use Phone · · Score: 1

    oh yeah... i know exactly what u mean... "i'm stranded, but i know enough to live... oh, wait, that wasn't supposed to happen... shit now i'm fucked.... help me !"

  12. Re:self-rescue on Stranded California Man Too 'Embarrassed' To Use Phone · · Score: 2, Interesting

    (...) people are far too quick to call for search and rescue.(...)

    I could not disagree more.

    It takes a long time for SAR ressources to get to your location when you are stranded somewhere, sometimes up to several hours. It's not like when you're in the city and you just dial 911, and you have an ambulance, cops or firefighters at your doorstep in minutes. So when you decide that you've been stranded long enough, that your boat fire is out of control just now, that your plane is going to dive nose first, or that you've been lost so long that you can't remember... well, guess what: you'll have to wait a bit longer, buddy ! .... and good luck btw.

    I have had many cases at my SAR-related job of people calling in, not wanting to disturb, a bit shy, and hesitant, reluctant to being rescued.... where it'd be SO f* much easier for us to go save your ass, and done - and done. We get a thrill when we get this chopper - or boat - or volunteer searchers call list - going anyway.

    I plead for anyone who ever needs SAR service not to hesitate a minute. Because when you decide that you REALLY REALLY need NOW a rescue... it might be too late.

    Unless, you think your life, or the safety of whoever is on a trip with you - family & friend - is not worth a phone call, or that your ego is more important.

  13. Re:Without realizing ? on FTC Ends Probe of Google StreetView Privacy Breach · · Score: 1
    My point exactly. You seem to know what you're talking about. So did Google. So it is reasonable to assume that they knew that

    A sniffer dump contains a lot of raw packet data.

    and that

    [it] captures all the traffic it finds

  14. Without realizing ? on FTC Ends Probe of Google StreetView Privacy Breach · · Score: 1

    without even realizing it

    Google sniffing out all this stuff by accident? ! **sneeze** bullshit !

    Would it be an accident, it'd even be scarier. It'd mean that the search giant don't know what they're doing.

  15. might i say on Tesla Signs $60 Million Contract With Toyota · · Score: 1

    about f* time

  16. I am gonna sue Slashdot on Court Rules Against Woman Who Didn't Like Search Results · · Score: 1

    I don't like my /. Karma. Brace for impact.

  17. Re:ISS on You're Never More Than 115 Miles From McDonald's · · Score: 1

    You are wrong. All of those ridiculous units you use in the states haven't been used anywhere else for years. The metric system is the only one, therefore nm is nanometers. You are a stupid person for suggest otherwise.

    I don't know why I'm replying to this as you seem a bit reluctant in other's opinion, but I'll try anyway.

    The Nautical Mile is recognized internationally and used primarily in navigation, ie. marine & air (ISS is air, right?) The International Civil Aviation Association uses nm as its symbol ( Wikipedia page or the initial reference )

    And should it matter - which I don't think it does - I am not a US citizen. I am working in the marine field, and the nm is the de-facto unit here.

  18. Just one question. on HSBC Bank Sends Activated Debit Cards Through Mail · · Score: 1

    Up here, in Canada we have Eskimos, igloos, and whatever else you cliché of the moment is. We also got NIPs on our freaking bank cards, so if a bozo gets one in the mail they can't do zit with it if they aren't the trueful owner. Didn't read TFA though, maybe I missed somethin'

  19. Re:It's not a 0-day anymore.... on Adobe Finally Fixes Remote Launch 0-Day · · Score: 5, Funny

    Details in the PDF file attached to this e-mail.

  20. Re:Those two guys in the background have halos. on Jedi Group Seeking New Leader · · Score: 1

    Nothing wrong with giving the kids some 'cool factor' as an incentive to exercise and learn some useful martial arts as collateral learning.

    Geeky != Cool
    my friend :P

  21. Mutually exclusive on Powerful Linux ISP Router Distribution? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm building a Wireless ISP using commercial grade, low cost equipment.

    To me, some words in this sentence seem to be mutually exclusive.

    To my humble opinion, a good ISP needs to have good reliable equipement. Sometimes, out of the box routers are better because they don't have moving parts and their firmware could be more stable than a full-blown OS (even if it is Linux).

    Disclaimer: Not that I don't like Linux, I use it all the time.

  22. I'll never use Facebook on Facebook Founder's Pictures Go Public · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I am really worried about the fact that Facebook has access to data such as people's real name (that's the point of it, right?), IP addresses, friends' lists, and other info. It worries me enough on a personnal level, so I'll never register, but what worries me more is on the macro level. Even if such company did not want to 'do evil' with this tremendous amount of info, I feel that the power they posess is ultimately too big to be own by a for-profit company.

  23. What is bing? on Mozilla Exec Urges Switch From Google To Bing · · Score: 1

    Google search: [Bing]

  24. Re:Misplaced priorities on 13-Year-Old Radio Pirate Defies Canadian Authorities · · Score: 1

    If I had time and money to waste as well as an apartment above my dad's strip club, I'd spend more time downstairs.

    That's probably why daddy sent him back up there with 80000$ worth of toys.

  25. Bill Gates? on The Most Influential People In Open Source · · Score: 2, Funny

    Someone who makes us want to look for alternatives?