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  1. Upgrade time! on Crowdsourcing Confirms: Websites Inaccessible on Comcast · · Score: 1

    Whoever runs downforeveryoneorjustme.com should upgrade it to truly see if it's down for EVERYONE by having connections with each ISP and start doing data about what sites are blocked by which ISPs. That's going to be a needed service it seems.

  2. Re:Unprecedented Dual Screen on Sony's New Android-based Dual Screen Tablets · · Score: 1

    Or the Entourage Edge which was released over a year ago... it's a little different it's half e Ink but still. http://www.entourageedge.com/

  3. Re:Not anyone, really on Steve Jobs: 'We Don't Track Anyone' · · Score: 1

    too expensive? Virgin prepay starts at $25 / month. btw I don't use it I'm on Verizon at just shy of $100 / month.. but when My contract is up I'm getting a pre-paid smart phone for sure.

  4. pffffffft on OpenOffice.org To Be Given Back To the Community · · Score: 1

    I for one would NEVER donate money to oracle (open office) .. but I'd gladly donate to The Document Foundation to use libre ... Seriously screw oracle everyone should use Libre and never look back. I don't care which one has a better name OSS community should have no question about which to embrace.

  5. REALLY?!? on Why Mac OS X Is Unsuitable For Web Development · · Score: 1

    First, I've developed on OSX, windows, and Linux (mainly ubuntu and CentOS)... OSX is by FAR the easiest to work on as a developer. When I switched to OSX about 4 years ago after 6+ years developing on windows / linux I became VASTLY more productive and spent far less time fixing my computer and more time actually doing work. The price tag I'll never argue. They are over priced.

    Also, who cares if it's a different kernel. First of all, it's certainly closer to the CentOS server you're (probably) going to deploy it on than your windows computer. More importantly, we're talking about Web Development here right? If you're doing coding that is low level enough to be effected by the kernel then you should probably be developing on a environment that is a clone of your production server. You can still use your Mac Book to interface with it via FTP or SSH... or as others have suggested you can always just load up a virtual box running the exact OS of your production server to test against.

    Final word.. I'm not a mac fan boy or anything... I do use a mac for most of my development, but I also use linux and windows computers regularly. I have employees that use windows I think it's whatever feels best to the individual and to me Mac is the most comfortable environment for development I've found. To argue you can't or shouldn't develop on a Mac is just absurd.

  6. Re:Better solution for Mac than TrueCrypt- File Va on Man Finds Divorce Papers, Tax Docs On "New" Laptop · · Score: 2

    My fear with using BitLocker (win) or FileVault (mac) is that if for whatever reason my computer stops booting I won't be able to get in and get my files back. If you leave your files unencrypted you can usually just use a boot cd or worst case plug the drive in to another computer to save your files. Before anyone says it yes I do back up regularly, but you never know

    However, with TrueCrypt you get a file which is a disc image that can be opened on any system as long as you have the TrueCrypt software and the password. So I throw all my general stuff on the drive unencrypted and sensitive stuff (passwords, financial data, etc) in a TrueCrypt file.

  7. Re:did I read that right? on New FBI System IDs People By Voice, Iris, More · · Score: 2

    The sad truth is even without this addition they could always find some reason to arrest you. I used to work for a police department and it was not strange to bring people in because they "resembled a suspect we were looking for". Then theres always "disorderly conduct" or "suspicious behavior" which are always at the discretion of the officer. Wonder when they're gonna install the telescreens........

  8. Re:Flash on Ask Slashdot: Data-Only Android For Development? · · Score: 1

    No confusion here I know the difference between air and flex and have developed several things in each, but thats for the correction. I didn't mean air / flex as if they're one thing. I meant it as in they will both live beyond "flash" but will both die eventually. Also, who cares about packaging when the HTML 5 / JS / CSS lives on the web server.. to the end user it's a single thing. Finally, he said nothing about wanting cross-platform support. In fact, he seemed to emphasize that he was developing for android specifically

  9. Re:Prepaid data in the US on Ask Slashdot: Data-Only Android For Development? · · Score: 2

    Have you looked at virgin or cricket? .. i KNOW virgin has coverage in Seattle.. not sure about cricket

  10. GSM phone with Cricket or Virgin on Ask Slashdot: Data-Only Android For Development? · · Score: 1

    The phone doesn't matter just make sure its GSM... You can use Cricket Wireless or Virgin in the US.. not sure about Europe. You might need 2 sim cards / providers to avoid paying "roaming" .. but Virgin and Cricket both offer unlimited data plans in the US. I know Virgin is in the UK too their "unlimited" data plans start at only $25/ month .. it'd probably be your best bet.

  11. Re:Flash on Ask Slashdot: Data-Only Android For Development? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I second that.. use HTML 5 or native android app development (depending on what you're trying to do). Flash will be dead soon air / flex might live on, but I doubt any of those will be viable in the long run...

  12. Computers never make mistakes on Stopping the Horror of 'Reply All' · · Score: 1

    ...only people make mistakes. The simple answer is sllloooowww down, take a breath then hit reply (or reply all if applicable). Yes, I've hit the wrong button by mistake in my life, but that doesn't mean that we need to hide the reply all button or even pop up a window that makes me have to click twice to reply all. Thats just plain inconvenient. To those saying it's a outlook problem no it's not. I use Mac Mail on my Mac and thunderbird on my Linux systems and they both have reply and reply all right next to each other. I assume outlook is the same (I haven't used it in about 5 years). However at the end of the day the error isn't the program it's the user that clicks the wrong button probably because you're in too much of a hurry. No e-mail is THAT urgent take a deep breath and relax... think about what you're clicking and everything will be ok.

  13. work in spam prevention on 'Spam King' Released From Prison, Now Lives In Seattle · · Score: 1

    I sure hope any potential employers google "Robert Soloway" and find "Spam king" high on the results list. I would think he would be well suited to help prevent others from doing what he did. Depending on the company and what they want him to do them googling his name could be the best reference to his "real world experience" possible.

  14. Re:plug on Data Retention Should Last One Year, US Gov't Tells Australia · · Score: 2

    software only available in .exe ??? :-(

  15. Mesh networks on Data Retention Should Last One Year, US Gov't Tells Australia · · Score: 2

    ... I can't scream it loud enough MESH NETWORKS!!... if everyone had a $50 mesh network router in their house there would be no ISP or single point of failure http://www.open-mesh.com/ ps... I have no affiliation with open mesh.. just always dreamed of a day when the internet could become a mesh network.. and yes I know it's just a DREAM

  16. Re:It didn't have this already? on Windows Phone 7 To Get Multi-Tasking, IE9, Xbox Integration · · Score: 2

    IOS STILL doesn't have actual multi-tasking... it just allows certain threads to continue running in the background.. but the app itself is suspended it's basically just fast app switching +

  17. kinda like buying the brooklyn bridge on Charity Raising Money To Buy Used Satellite · · Score: 1

    Hope they figure out all the other expenses before the actually spend the money to buy the satellite. Tie in to existing internet infrastructure... providing a method for the people to connect to it... price to move the satellite.. is it possible to move it if they don't get those pieces in place first they'll wind up owning a big hunk of metal floating in space that they can't ever afford to use. Honestly, this seems like the most likely out come to me (assuming they can raise enough money to buy the satellite).

  18. Googles response on MPAA Threatens To Disconnect Google From Internet · · Score: 2

    think it would look something like this for any movie title you tried to search for http://itslennysfault.com/stuff/IfMpaaSuesGoogle.jpg

  19. this COULD change alot... on Apple Sued Over iPhone Bricking · · Score: 1

    If they FULLY win this suit... by which I mean apple has to RELEASE their phones unlocked that would mean that the large sum of money that (I'm sure) was paid to Apple to have the phone only be on their network in the first place would have been a waste...

    would they owe that money back to AT&T? or is it just lost money since it's not "Apple's Fault"...

    also after seeing this trial would any other company ever waste money paying to make a phone 'only available on their network'?

    just some hypothetical questions...

    oh... and... what if their were no hypothetical questions?

  20. WOW iPhone sucks more then I thought on What Do You Want In iPhone 2.0? · · Score: 1

    so I have a palm treo 650 (yea the older version not even the newest one) and it has like 90% of the things that people want in a new iPhone... so whats the big deal with the iPhone?

  21. DRY CSS example... on Best Programming Practices For Web Developers · · Score: 2, Interesting
    they said

    h1 { font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size 250% }
    h2 { font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size 200% }
    h3 { font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size 150% }
    h4 { font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size 100% }


    should be replaced with

    h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; }
    h1 { font-size 250% }
    h2 { font-size 200% }
    h3 { font-size 150% }
    h4 { font-size 100% }


    Then they go on to say...

    ...while the second isn't much shorter...

    the second one is actually LONGER and more characters and why do you even need that top line...umm are we not using a font tag in our body?

    body, td{ font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; }

    this topic makes sence for PHP, java, javascript, ASP, etc... but HTML is not a programming language it has no logic... no loops.. it's just data storage really...

    the one thing I will admit (as a web designer who still makes everything in notepad) is the way web design software makes HTML does drive me nuts... but thats just 'cause I started making websites when the size of your file mattered back in the days of 28.8 k/33.6 k ...so I still think that every byte counts... however really in a word where almost everyone has DSL or better the size of an HTML document doesn't matter much at all (within reason)

    </rant>
  22. Re:60 nm features? on Breakthrough May Revolutionize Microchip Patterning · · Score: 1

    Actually, no.

    Intel is producing chips at 45 microns. That is 45,000nm.

    So making lines at 60nm, is a BIG DEAL.

    ACTUALLY no...

    they are 45nm... research before u post...

    on this site AND on their site
  23. Re:University hype makes me barf on Breakthrough May Revolutionize Microchip Patterning · · Score: 2, Interesting

    how is it a breakthrough you say...

    Lets see...

    They've come up with a similar (faster/cheaper) means of making something. The entire point of the article is that this new method is far easier and faster then old methods. Not to mention the fact alone that it's utilizing mechanical force to etch a chip which is unheard of... besides this could be very practical. Think about it, most companies don't need an overpriced chip with 45nm spaced etchings... but being able to buy many cheaper chips with a 60nm gap would be a great.

  24. Re:Like I needed another reason not to use VoIP on Skype Blames Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Outage · · Score: 1

    I've got vonage... $24 a month unlimited nation wide calling... no complaints here...

    and if I was in that situation (no phone and need to call 911) I've got a cell phone

  25. well... on A Campaign to Block Firefox Users? · · Score: 1

    judging by the fact that http://whyfirefoxisblocked.com/ doesn't WORK on firefox (and thats not on purpose.. it's just bad code)

    AND the fact that he uses FrontPage 4.0 ...umm maybe his real argument is that he's not a good enough at making websites to make them work on more than MSIE

    man I really don't like this guy... and I don't think I'm alone