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  1. its generally pretty simple on How Safe Is Cycling? · · Score: 2

    bikers just need to cut risks:

    1) Don't ride in the dark.
    2) Don't ride in the middle of the street.
    3) Don't go down hills at full speed.
    4) Wear a helmet
    5) Be careful at intersections

    They don't have to be laws. Just what you do to live.

  2. mindset on Why Does Windows Have Terrible Battery Life? · · Score: 2

    Apple wrote ios for devices with batteries in mind from day one.
    It is slowing getting close to OSX, but they have to be careful.

    Microsoft chose the "one O/S everywhere" serving needs of desktop
    and devices at the same time. This was a naive approach.

  3. Perhaps I should submit my own slashdot news flash on Facebook Isn't Accepting New Posts, Likes, Comments... · · Score: 2

    "Slashdot accepts lame unverified story that is probably not even relevant in 60 seconds" (even if it were relevant to begin with)

  4. I dunno on Scientology's Fraud Conviction Upheld In France · · Score: 1

    Fleecing morons. If I could do it, I probably would.

  5. North Korea is promising death and destruction. South Korea can't afford to get
    it's feathers too ruffled.

  6. It's ok to second guess the customer on How BlackBerry Blew It · · Score: 1

    You simply have to be right.

  7. Because that is it's nature on Why Is Microsoft Setting More Money On Fire With Surface 2? · · Score: 1
  8. they have an ipad trade in on Microsoft Takes Another Stab At Tablets, Unveils Surface 2, Surface 2 Pro · · Score: 1

    Give them your old ipad, get $200 credit toward in-store purchase.
    I am not sure, however, what people would want more:
    my old ipad 1 or $200 at microsoft store.
    At least, it *would* make a better Christmas stocking stuffer than
    some socks and a toothbrush.

  9. what this really means on Ballmer Admits Microsoft Whiffed Big-Time On Smartphones · · Score: 1

    "and expressed regret over his company's inability to capitalize on burgeoning interest in mobile devices"

    should read

    "and expressed regret over his inability to capitalize on burgeoning interest in mobile devices"

    or perhaps even

    "and expressed regret over his inability to capitalize on burgeoning interest in anything"

  10. the IT probably needs some slack on Security Company Says NASDAQ Waited Two Weeks To Fix XSS Flaw · · Score: 0

    If, at NASDAQ, you create even a moment of downtime,
    your ass is chewed, spit out, and handed back to you.

  11. That's why they need tenure on Study Shows Professors With Tenure Are Worse Teachers · · Score: 1

    So that they can't be fired for being unresponsive to students.

  12. You never know... on Ask Slashdot: Are 'Rock Star' Developers a Necessity? · · Score: 1

    You never know you ever needed a Rock Star developer
    until you find out what they can do for you.

    Frequently it boils down to cost. They find a way to do
    something with half the resources, or they find a way to double
    your throughput with the same resources.

    Either way, the bigger the company, the more it means.

  13. If there is an upside on Would You Tell People How To Crack Your Software? · · Score: 1

    For money? sure
    For honor? Are you kidding?

  14. shared private passwords on NSA Foils Much Internet Encryption · · Score: 1

    Between two individuals:
    It seems to me that encryption based on a shared private password
    and then encrypted again with public/private key encryption gains you the best
    of both worlds.

  15. so what are the licensing fees? on How Patent Trolls Stalled a New Transit App · · Score: 1

    prohibitive?

  16. As if that makes a difference. on Indian Government To Ban Use of US Email Services For Official Communications · · Score: 2

    The NSA has a lot fewer legal problems intercepting foreign mail than
    it does domestic.

    Only now, it simply means they wont have good spam filters,
    and money will now be flowing out of india to nigeria $26,000,000 at a time.

  17. He's going to take his $15.2 B on Ballmer To Retire · · Score: 1

    And go home. That'll show him.

  18. who? oh right. on Ballmer To Retire · · Score: 1

    Meet "CEO Blue"

  19. Re:It could have been anyone's cells on HeLa Cell Line Genome Data To Be Published · · Score: 2

    Actually, no.

    Her cells have shown the remarkable ability to not die out.
    Everybody else's seem to.

  20. Re:I'd run, not walk from SC... on Turning Santa Cruz Into a Haven For Hackers, Makers & Startups · · Score: 2

    Being a resident in Austin, I can't see any evidence whatsoever
    for these claims.

  21. if you look carefully on Watch the Crab Nebula Expand Over a 13 Year Period · · Score: 1

    many features near the edge have not moved at all. It leads me to
    think that in the later exposure, you are simply seeing details
    that were not previously visible.

  22. the *only* way on Ask Slashdot: Setting Up Non-Obnoxious Outdoor Lighting? · · Score: 1

    Invest in infrared lighting and infrared goggles.

    You can then turn it up *full blast* and put on your goggles
    anytime you need to view the resplendent glory of your yard.

  23. well, uh, not surprising on X Chromosome May Leave a Mark On Male Fertility · · Score: 2

    Otherwise there would be very little genetic diversity between father and
    son regarding fertility, and we know that to be false.

  24. I go through this every morning around 7:30am on Tar Pitch Drop Captured On Camera · · Score: 0

    But no one wants to see it.

  25. Download the wine, just use curl.... on Wine 1.6 Released With 10,000 Changes · · Score: 1

    Sorry, Eric Burdon :)