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  1. Re:What if the person is innocent? on SCOTUS Says DNA Collection Permissible After Arrest · · Score: 1
  2. Re:Physical Access on Researchers Infect iOS Devices With Malware Via Malicious Charger · · Score: 1

    Android used to have that.

    Now it doesn't.

    Progress, eh?

  3. Re:Interchangeable Heroes on Green Lantern Writer To Pen Blade Runner Sequel · · Score: 1

    Sounds like an interesting premise for a movie.

  4. If only their think and do were in accord.

  5. Re:Automatic authentication by contact sounds bad on Motorola Developing Pill and Tattoo Authentication Methods · · Score: 1

    OK, I admit I was engaged in hyperbole and it's good that your bank does that. I'm referring to this story http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/05/18/146205/uk-consumers-reporting-contactless-payment-errors

  6. Re:Old dogs on New York City Wants To Revive Old Voting Machines · · Score: 1

    The old vote rigging was done by people in the mechanics union. Can't get them to touch electrical.

  7. Re:scanning students for bus? on Schools Scanned Students' Irises Without Permission · · Score: 1

    But it is satisfying and generally correct.

  8. Re:scanning students for bus? on Schools Scanned Students' Irises Without Permission · · Score: 1

    We had no school bus (there was a regular bus you could catch but who wants to spends 12p on that?)

  9. Re:s/Freedom/Security/g on Schools Scanned Students' Irises Without Permission · · Score: 1

    Yes. Much better to centralize everything. Then we can have something like the TSA.

  10. New Euphemism on Motorola Developing Pill and Tattoo Authentication Methods · · Score: 5, Funny

    Brings a new meaning to "Logging out"

  11. Re:Automatic authentication by contact sounds bad on Motorola Developing Pill and Tattoo Authentication Methods · · Score: 1

    They have this thing we call "Two factor authentication"

    Which the banking industry appears to be doing their goddamn best to avoid right now.

  12. Re:You live in fairy tale land on Judge Orders Child Porn Suspect To Decrypt His Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    For the record, that's pretty what the death penalty is (and must be in any fair rendition of it). Only moreso because it costs more to house death-row inmates than the regular kind. Even without the other arguments, that's enough reason to abandon the death penalty in my book.

  13. Re:Call me cynical on Tests Show That Deadly New Flu Could Spread Among People · · Score: 1

    Why wait for a pandemic? Feel free to take the initiative and off yourself at the earliest convenience.

  14. Re:Xbox One? Oh my! on Microsoft Files Dispute Against Current Owner of XboxOne.com · · Score: 1

    I know a couple of registrars I would trust but your advice is generally sound. Though using WHOIS is probably better as DNS or a website may not be set up.

  15. So it's just the Republicans? You are blind, my friend and willfully so.

  16. Re:Charge in 5 seconds on Charge Your Cellphone In 20 Seconds (Eventually) · · Score: 1

    The captivate I had, you could change the battery in well under 5 seconds. Bootup time was longer but not really any issue since typical use case was not to be using it immediately after.

    Now I have a Razr Maxx. I was concerned about not being able to change the battery easily at first but it really typically has enough capacity that it's rarely an issue. It has been a pain how long it takes to charge on a couple of occasions though.

  17. Re:Why on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 1

    I could give it a go but the exchange charges aren't too good.

  18. Re:Not going to help them on Nintendo Hijacks Ad Revenue From Fan-Created YouTube Playthroughs · · Score: 1

    A lot of the Wii's appeal is in multi-player games (Wii -> we). I was surprised when I finally bought an x-box how lacking it seemed to be in this category (not that that says anything about the xbox as a console overall). That's also something that is lacking from tablets and phones. So I don't think that that's necessarily where Nintendo is having problems.

  19. Re:Well... on Of 1000 Americans Polled, Most Would Ban Home Printing of Guns · · Score: 1

    I agree. I assume you'll be marching on Washington to demand the government hand over their guns?

  20. Re:NFC - A disaster waiting to happen on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 1

    If I find out that I've been issed with an NFC Card

    Are you sure you haven't? I have a few cards that contain rfid chips and I was never notified. The only way to know was the logo on the card (and I guess the absence of that is not a guarantee)

  21. Re:The NFC terminal shouldn't be active until need on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 2

    The confirmation method has to be attached to the card otherwise it leaves open the option for rogue devices to drain your money.

  22. Re:Why on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 1

    Username/password with my bank.

  23. Re:Why on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 1

    I'm one of those Bitcoin-heads and have been interested in some of the discussions of hardware wallets. What all the designs I have seen in common have is some way to display the charged amount on the device and a button to be pressed for user confirmation. It is such an obvious requirement for anyone who takes a moment to think about it so I can only think that it has not been implemented in this case because it detracts from the "gee-whiz" aspect of the technology. Marketing over design.

  24. Re:Why on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 1

    I was once standing a line in front of someone who complained quite loudly about the (marginal) extra time it took to process card transactions. That was about 20 seconds before someone turned up with a bunch of change to be sorted into the cash drawer. He was oddly quiet after that.

    Card processing terminals vary but some do it right. Typically, at Walmart, I have all the card business done by the time the checker is still swiping the last items and I have the cart loaded by the time the receipt is ready.

  25. Re:Why on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 1

    The potato product invented in Belgium