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  1. Re:Cloud vs stick on $7 USB Stick Aims To Bring Thousands of Poor People Online · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's less vulnerable to keyloggers and other garbage you might find on a shared PC, and there are plenty of computers junked due to bad or malware-ridden hard drives that could quickly and cheaply be brought back to life with something like this.

    On the other hand, there's no standard method for changing the boot device on PCs (it's typically a rather arcane procedure) and libraries and Internet cafes often won't let you boot from your own media for security reasons. I'm not sure how practical this would be for someone with no computer experience.

  2. Re:Too late. on The Struggle To Ban Killer Robots · · Score: 1

    I thought the Americans' problem was they had not yet figured out "we are your friends" and "we're invading your country" are largely incompatible concepts.

  3. Re:.... on their own volition on US Military Drones Migrating To Linux · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's been my experience that drones usually migrate to Microsoft products.

  4. Re:Where will we see it first? on Grad Student Makes Nanowires Just Three Atoms Thick · · Score: 1
  5. Re:In mpg ... on Toyota Describes Combustion Engine That Generates Electricity Directly · · Score: 2

    Toyota's test units are only 10 kW (13 horsepower), a pair of them can still produce enough electricity for a Yaris- or Corolla-sized vehicle to cruise on the highway at 75 mph.

  6. /android $make on One-a-Day-Compiles: Good Enough For Government Work In 1983 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me say that again: the next day you could find out if your code compiled or not.

    So not much has changed, then.

  7. Re:I don't think, they worry about non-US users on Hulu Blocks VPN Users · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Also, Hulu is ad-supported. If I was one of their 'sponsors', I might be a bit annoyed that Hulu was billing me for ads delivered to countries where I don't even do business.

  8. Re:We are not anywhere near running out of address on ARIN Is Down To the Last /8 of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here at DHCP, we're committed to providing only renewable and conflict-free IPs.

  9. Re:Hmm on The US Public's Erratic Acceptance of Science · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the KJV has some distinct advantages. For instance:

    1. It's written in Shakespearian-era English, which has been proved to be about twenty percent cooler and over seventy percent more epic than modern english.

    2. Some of the edits were—pardon the expression—simply divine. "I have become a brother to jackals"? Weak. "I am a brother to dragons"? Loving it. Somebody deserved a bonus for that gem.

  10. All my whistleblowers are named Eric.

  11. Re:Medical doctor on Ask Slashdot: Are You Apocalypse-Useful? · · Score: 2

    Hardly. Soldering was one of the first forms of metalworking.

    All you need is a heat source; a candle will do in a pinch.

    Mind you, in your unlikely world devoid of electricity, there wouldn't be much *point* to soldering electronics anyway.

  12. Re:Sex discrimination. on Google: Teach Girls Coding, Get $2,500; Teach Boys, Get $0 · · Score: 1

    Oh, don't I know it. The government pulls out all the stops to help these so-called "threatened" and "endangered" species when they couldn't give two craps about the problems of a regular stiff like me. It's fascism, I tell ya.

    --A concerned pigeon

  13. Re:Good? on How Cochlear Implants Are Being Blamed For Killing Deaf Culture · · Score: 1

    Sorry if it sounded overly negative. I assure you that was entirely not our intent; in fact, we're just trying to make the world a great place for great people. Please forward any comments or complaints to my offices at the NSDAP/RPA. We appreciate your input!

  14. Re:Good? on How Cochlear Implants Are Being Blamed For Killing Deaf Culture · · Score: 1

    You forgot ginger culture. Damn gingers.

  15. Re:Done with Oculus on A 2560x1440 VR Headset That's Mobile · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Except I'm waiting for these guys to get sued into oblivion for copying Facebook's amazing groundbreaking invention.

    ...no, not the hardware, the word 'Face'.

  16. Re:Can't wait on European Court of Justice Strikes Down Data Retention Law · · Score: 1

    The "workaround" is just doing it without telling anybody. You will never be able to prove a thing.

    Because, of course, European telecoms are staffed entirely by intelligence agents of unquestionable loyalty.

  17. Re:Why not? on Seagate Releases 6TB Hard Drive Sans Helium · · Score: 2

    Because they're trying to maintain their quality.

    (Seriously, though, they actually don't seal their hard drives. Hard drives typically have a small hole in the casing with a extremely fine dust- and moisture-proof filter attached. It allows the drive to equalize its pressure with the environment and reduces the mechanical strain on the housing and seals.)

  18. Re:i dont understand this on Should Microsoft Give Kids Programmable Versions of Office? · · Score: 1

    "dad...you seem really smart...why in the world did you decide to be a programmer and sit behind a computer 10 hours a day instead of doing something cool?"

    Because we knew that someone, someday, would create this.

  19. Re:But Terrizm! on Most Expensive Aviation Search: $53 Million To Find Flight MH370 · · Score: 1

    We could always compromise and call it Ockham's Razor...

  20. Re:1337 names == cheaters on What's In a Username? the Power of Gamer Tags · · Score: 1

    I know they're cheating when they use names like 001l0l1O1l, they don't want to be reported.

    And the obligatory comic from:

  21. Re:WTF? on NYU Group Says Its Scheme Makes Cracking Individual Passwords Impossible · · Score: 4, Funny

    That was a flaw with early experiments, but we've since worked it out. With our updated business model, we only provide you with one monkey and typewriter in this universe. At the same time, in each of infinite parallel universes, the parallel 'we' give the parallel 'you' a monkey and typewriter as well. Each typewriter is equipped with a lovingly crafted and painstakingly entangled transceiver to broadcast and monitor an infinity of random typing, listening and waiting for your answer to ephemerally cross its antenna.

    Great news! It's statistically certain that one of the infinite monkeys has already typed the answer you seek. However, due to information propagation delays, it may take between zero and infinite time to reach your universe. Rest assured, though, it's on its way. While you wait, please enjoy your monkey. And typewriter.

    Thank you for your business!

  22. Re:Maybe someone else will? on Interviews: J. Michael Straczynski Answers Your Questions · · Score: 1

    If only some fans had done their own B5 VFX...on no budget...a decade ago... ...oh wait, they did:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    Somebody give Energia Productions a call.

  23. Re:Bayonets? on Apple Patent Could Herald Interchangeable iPhone Camera Lenses · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, it seems more likely the iPhone 6 will finally support 10BASE2.

  24. Re:still on Kim Dotcom Launches Political Party In New Zealand · · Score: 2

    ...it just means I got way too drunk last night.

  25. Re:Bah on Hacking Charisma · · Score: 1