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  1. Re:Famous last words on "Nearly Unbreakable" Encryption Scheme Inspired By Human Biology · · Score: 0

    Wow. Could you squeeze maybe one more logical fallacy in there?

  2. PC gaming FTW.

  3. On the Other Hand... on Blender Foundation Video Taken Down On YouTube For Copyright Violation · · Score: 2

    free publicity.

  4. Sony on Blender Foundation Video Taken Down On YouTube For Copyright Violation · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nuff said.

  5. Re:The new Hitlers on Was Eich a Threat To Mozilla's $1B Google "Trust Fund"? · · Score: 1

    C'mon, just take a look at those Nazi officer uniforms.

  6. I know this one... on A Rock Paper Scissors Brainteaser · · Score: 2

    You kick him in the testicles and let him keep the chicken.

  7. Re:BAD SUMMARY on A Rock Paper Scissors Brainteaser · · Score: 1

    No. Depending on the luck of the coin, they might be required to play rock anywhere from 0 to 100% of the time.

  8. Re:Don't be a Twit! on Why No One Trusts Facebook To Power the Future · · Score: 1

    Would I get to make movies like "Airplane"? Surely, you can't be serious?

  9. Re:Sometimes I wonder why we even have this topic. on Microsoft Promises Not To Snoop Through Email · · Score: 1

    Oh. Just got it ;)

  10. Re:www.fwbuilder.org on Ask Slashdot: User-Friendly Firewall For a Brand-New Linux User? · · Score: 1

    I do handcraft firewall rules for my home Slackware install though. It just seems the right thing to do :)

    Not so much since I moved to a Tomato based internet router though. It was probably never a good idea to have the email, web server etc on the same system as the router.

  11. Re:www.fwbuilder.org on Ask Slashdot: User-Friendly Firewall For a Brand-New Linux User? · · Score: 1

    Same here. If you're used to checkpoint firewall, it's an easy transition. Worked perfectly when I had to duplicate a firewall config for a firewall-on-a-floppy firewall (albeit it was done manually and not automatically).

  12. Re:The playa exit is not the problem. on Algorithm Challenge: Burning Man Vehicle Exodus · · Score: 1

    I see what you did there...

  13. Re:Could the bird have dropped the word? on Skydiver's Helmet Cam Captures a Falling Meteor · · Score: 1

    Are you saying it was a swallow carrying a coconut?

  14. Re:Hoax? on Skydiver's Helmet Cam Captures a Falling Meteor · · Score: 1

    They trimmed off the "crappy animation dubbed with rock music" intro.

  15. Re:Top Gear was worse. on 60 Minutes Dubbed Engines Noise Over Tesla Model S · · Score: 1

    5mpg is not that crazy. If you have an instantaneous mpg on your vehicle, you can see it fluctuate a lot. A vehicle with a 22mpg average can easily drop to 6-7 on hard acceleration so if you're really pushing it non-stop, you're going to see the average down around there.

  16. Re:Wi-Fi in the store on Wal-Mart Sues Visa For $5 Billion For Rigging Card Swipe Fees · · Score: 1

    That's for the individual to decide I guess. Though there's no reason it wouldn't be possible to have a wallet controlled through SMS. Also, some phones get limited internet without a data plan which might be an option.

  17. Re:Sometimes I wonder why we even have this topic. on Microsoft Promises Not To Snoop Through Email · · Score: 1

    Could you elaborate a little?

  18. Re:Sometimes I wonder why we even have this topic. on Microsoft Promises Not To Snoop Through Email · · Score: 1

    Just to add a bit more, though some email clients do have encryption built in, their tools for handling the certificates and encryption and trust are woefully inadequate. If a client was built from the perspective of encryption first, some ground might be gained.

    Though even then, you start running into corporate mail filters etc. My brother's company (West Sussex County Council) email filter would silently reject my emails that were just *signed* by me. When I contacted their mail administrator about it, I received a very shitty reply.

  19. Re:Sometimes I wonder why we even have this topic. on Microsoft Promises Not To Snoop Through Email · · Score: 1

    Cause if there was an edit function, that would read pgp, not php :)

  20. Re:Sometimes I wonder why we even have this topic. on Microsoft Promises Not To Snoop Through Email · · Score: 1

    I believe it was Thawte did/do free certs for email for non-commercial use. I would prefer php/gpg though.

    Edit: did. Ah well.

    (Just kidding, Slashdot has no edit function)

  21. Re:So were you a backer? on Facebook Buying Oculus VR For $2 Billion · · Score: 1

    I hope you're right.

  22. Re:Wi-Fi in the store on Wal-Mart Sues Visa For $5 Billion For Rigging Card Swipe Fees · · Score: 1

    Well, as it's a phone...

  23. Re:PINs on Wal-Mart Sues Visa For $5 Billion For Rigging Card Swipe Fees · · Score: 1

    Most pumps will ask me for PIN for debut and Zip for Credit (which often doesn't have a PIN). I ran across one a while back that requested both :(

  24. Re:Walmart on Wal-Mart Sues Visa For $5 Billion For Rigging Card Swipe Fees · · Score: 1

    It doesn't help that the sign is typically "WAL*MART"

  25. Re:It's about time on Wal-Mart Sues Visa For $5 Billion For Rigging Card Swipe Fees · · Score: 1

    One thing to remember is that the credit card companies do have competition: Cash and checks. Both of these actually have their own handling costs (surprisingly high for cash) and this is what the credit card companies will be aiming at.