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  1. Time for slivers... on Smithsonian Releases 3D Models of Artifacts · · Score: 4, Funny


    I want to print a 3D model of Washington's wooden teeth and put them in my RealDoll!

  2. "Dark Friday"? on Alfred Poor Says HDTV Manufacturers are Hurting (Video) · · Score: 2


    The article mentions "Dark Friday" but links to a wiki page called "Black Friday". What is that about? (I know about Black Friday in the US, just not sure why the Dark Friday bit)

  3. Teaching a well rounded Curriculum on MPAA Backs Anti-Piracy Curriculum For Elementary School Students · · Score: 1


    Reading
    Writing
    Arithmetic
    "Don't Copy That Floppy"
    "Home Taping is Killing Music"
    "When You Download Movies, You're Sucking Satan's Most Unholy of Cocks"

  4. Re: Good on EPA Makes Most Wood Stoves Illegal · · Score: 5, Funny


    up north, water freezes when it gets below 32F.

    Come to Canada, this far north water freezes at 0C!

  5. Re:Or buy an iPhone on Protect Your Android Phone By Killing All Its Crapware · · Score: 1

    There is a good app called Divide for iOS and Android. Forms a nice, separate spot for all your work stuff (mail, calendars, contacts, etc.)

  6. Re: It's true. on What Apple Does and Doesn't Know About You · · Score: 1

    Sorry, man. Google Translate can't parse Tard.

  7. Re:iads? on What Apple Does and Doesn't Know About You · · Score: 5, Informative


    On an iOS device go to Settings->Privacy->Advertising and there is a setting labelled "Limit Ad Tracking" which you can enable or disable.

    I don't think Facebook or Google offer that.

  8. It's true. on What Apple Does and Doesn't Know About You · · Score: 4, Insightful


    Put the cash on the table for an iPhone or iPad: your deal is done. Get "free" Facebook, Google, etc. and your private information is how they make their money.

    I'm happier paying up front and leaving the store with no parasites attached to me.

  9. 290X on AMD's Radeon R9 290 Delivers 290X Performance For $150 Less · · Score: 5, Informative

    I read the headline as a this new card delivering 290 times the performance of something else.

  10. Re:SpiderOak on Ask Slashdot: Which Encrypted Cloud Storage Provider? · · Score: 2

    Sorry, forgot to add: I also checked similar services some time ago and after much playing around decided on SpiderOak. I pay for 200 GB with them and am quite happy.

  11. SpiderOak on Ask Slashdot: Which Encrypted Cloud Storage Provider? · · Score: 1

    SpiderOak is quite decent. It's not the fastest at syncing, but their compression and deduplication works very well.

    They claim zero-knowledge, have clients for Mac OSX, Linux, Windows, iOS and Android. You get 2 GB for free, give it a shot!

  12. Re:OpenBSD Rocks. on OpenBSD 5.4 Released · · Score: 1

    They release a new version every 6 months, so your last info is about 20 versions behind...

  13. Apple not MS on Google Attacks Microsoft Again: Android 4.4 Ships With Quickoffice · · Score: 5, Insightful


    This is more of an attack against Apple giving away the iWork package for free. MS is barely a blip on the radar.

  14. Re:OpenBSD Rocks. on OpenBSD 5.4 Released · · Score: 5, Informative


    I'd suggest starting here as a beginning: 9 - Migrating to OpenBSD
    One thing I find OpenBSD is head and shoulders above other *nix OSs at: the documentation. Virtually every service, binary, config, library, /etc/*, what-have-you has a thorough manpage included. The emphasis on security and "correctness" shows everywhere: pf is fantastic (iptables is a cancer by comparison), the built-in IPSec is great, it's OpenSSH's "home OS", etc.

    Everything fits very well together (as is also the case with FreeBSD and NetBSD). All the OpenBSD users could post replies to your question but the only way to see for yourself is to try it out.

    Enjoy!

  15. OpenBSD Rocks. on OpenBSD 5.4 Released · · Score: 5, Informative


    Rather than slagging OpenBSD, set up a small VM and try it there for a while. It's a fantastic OS, I use it on my gateway/firewall/VPN, other edge-facing devices and a llaptop.

    It's a bit minimal but what you get works.

  16. Re:won't work on A Protocol For Home Automation · · Score: 1

    HAHAHAHA!!! Oh I wish I had mod points for you.

  17. Re:Summary is contradictory. on Ars: Cross-Platform Malware Communicates With Sound · · Score: 1

    1981: Manual switched 110/300 baud. RJ11 jacks for the phone and line. No acoustic coupler! I was the l337 kid on the block.

  18. Re:Dump SSL / Certificate-based Security on Silent Circle, Lavabit Unite For 'Dark Mail' Encrypted Email Project · · Score: 3, Informative

    PGP/GPG is boneheaded easy to use these days. Generate a keypair, uploaded to the keyservers automatically, install mail plug in.
    From there it's virtually automatic.

  19. Thanks for the reminder! on Slashdot Asks: What Are You Doing For Hallowe'en? · · Score: 1, Funny

    I forgot Halloween was almost here!
    Have to run out to buy some apples and razor blades!

  20. Re:Pretty common support forums policies on Apple Blocks Lawrence Lessig's Comment On iOS 7 Wi-Fi Glitch · · Score: 5, Funny

    I could not connect to wifi at all for the first 2 days, but now it connects most of the time.

    The vacuum tubes Apple uses for their wifi radios are known to take a while to warm up. You should have fewer (or no) problems from now on.

    .

  21. Wow. on How Kentucky Built the Country's Best ACA Exchange · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "[T]he content was written at a sixth-grade reading level so it would be as easy to understand as possible."

    They really are setting the bar high in Kentucky.

  22. Home grown. on US Executions Threaten Supply of Anaesthetic Used For Surgical Procedures · · Score: 3, Insightful


    They do make bullets in the USA, right?

  23. Re:Compiler can not be trusted on How I Compiled TrueCrypt For Windows and Matched the Official Binaries · · Score: 1

    Ah, very good to know. Had no idea they needed 16 bit code (or that this was the only option)

  24. Thank you! on Patent Filing Reveals Samsung's Designs For Google Glass Competitor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank you so much Samsung team. I was waiting this Google Glass competitor. It is really great user friendly and smooth.

  25. Re:Compiler can not be trusted on How I Compiled TrueCrypt For Windows and Matched the Official Binaries · · Score: 2

    Not just that, you need a very old Microsoft Visual C++: V 1.52

    Why so old? Weaknesses or backdoored? TINFOIL HAT!