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  1. Crap. on Tar Pitch Drop Captured On Camera · · Score: 1


    I sneezed!

  2. Re:Slashdot is dead on Modeling How Programmers Read Code · · Score: 2

    All we need is confirmation from Netcraft.

  3. Re:Well they COULD put a backdoor in some OSS... on NSA Backdoors In Open Source and Open Standards: What Are the Odds? · · Score: 2

    They threatened RMS with a flea bath and shave if he didn't comply.

  4. Re:FreeBSD managed to lose control of its own name on Happy 20th Birthday, FreeBSD · · Score: 2

    I take offens... oh, you mean the bootloader!

  5. Well... on Happy 20th Birthday, FreeBSD · · Score: 5, Funny


    Given enough time, Netcraft will confirm...

  6. Re:Now imagine... on Samsung Launches 3200x1800 Pixel ATIV Book 9 Plus Laptop · · Score: 1

    Did anybody remember to bring the greased Yoda dolls?

  7. Re:Proprietary ports? on Samsung Launches 3200x1800 Pixel ATIV Book 9 Plus Laptop · · Score: 2

    I love that magnetic power port. It has definitely saved my Air from damage when the dog/girl run by and pull it out.

  8. Re:Bye bye Dropbox? on US Mining Data Directly From 9 Silicon Valley Companies · · Score: 1

    Check out SpiderOak! I've been a happy customer for some time. Solid encryption, zero-knowledge cloud storage.

    I dropped DropBox a long time ago other than for moving things around that only support DropBox.

  9. Re:So who lied? on Android Malware "Obad" Called Most Sophisticated Yet · · Score: 2

    I act "like my iPhone was carefree and bullet proof" and have since the 3GS days.

    No problems here, no crazy SMS bills, etc.

  10. well... on Saudi Arabia Blocks Viber Messaging Service · · Score: 2

    Heads are gonna roll over this.

  11. Need advice. on Iron From Antarctic Rocks Fuels Algae Growth · · Score: 3, Funny


    Does this mean I should cancel my Prius order and go for an Escalade instead?

  12. Hm.. on Facebook Cancels UK Launch of HTC First · · Score: 2, Interesting
    "While they are working to make a better Facebook Home experience"

    $ ping facebook.com
    PING facebook.com (173.252.110.27): 56 data bytes
    64 bytes from 173.252.110.27: icmp_seq=0 ttl=87 time=59.217 ms
    64 bytes from 173.252.110.27: icmp_seq=1 ttl=87 time=58.550 ms
    64 bytes from 173.252.110.27: icmp_seq=2 ttl=87 time=58.887 ms
    --- facebook.com ping statistics ---

    Try harder.

  13. Re:Snapchat is ok... on Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication · · Score: 1

    Actually that link you posted makes a good case for Wickr. Thank you.

  14. Snapchat is ok... on Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication · · Score: 1

    ... But I like Wickr. Self destructing messages and pictures, strong end-to-end encryption, Wickr has no idea what traverses the system, etc. https://www.mywickr.com/

  15. Re: Really? on Astronaut Chris Hadfield Performs Space Oddity On the ISS · · Score: 0

    The three martini lunch is dead?

  16. Try wickr on Snapchats Don't Disappear · · Score: 0

    I've been happy with Wickr. No ties to the company, just a happy user. https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wickr-self-destructing-secure/id528962154?mt=8

  17. I loved my parental leave on So What If Yahoo's New Dads Get Less Leave Than Moms? · · Score: 1

    When our daughter was born I took a month off to be home. Coffee and sleep deprivation was the order of the day, but I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.

  18. No Objective-C? on An Exploration of BlackBerry 10's Programming API · · Score: 0

    I was a bit surprised to see C and C++ but no Objective-C support.
    If Blackberry is really hoping to get those "killer apps" ported over, supporting Objective-C would seem like a no-brainer.

  19. Excellent news. on OpenBSD 5.3 Released · · Score: 0

    I'm especially happy for npppd and OpenSMTPD. I have them both on running and find them simply excellent. Now that they are 'production worthy', more people can use them without jumping through a few minor hoops.

    npppd works very well for getting a VPN working with a stock iOS device.

  20. Wow. on Lawyer Loses It In Letter To Patent Office · · Score: -1

    For a moment it sounded like Steve Jobs going on about a rejection.

  21. Wait for it... on Higgs Data Could Spell Trouble For Leading Big Bang Theory · · Score: -1

    ... the Higgs data will show the universe is only 6,000 years old!

  22. Oh well. on IAU: No, You Can't Name That Exoplanet · · Score: 0

    Guess my vote for calling that black hole "Goatse" was for nothing.

  23. Re:I predict the imminent retun of Slashdot Radio. on Hidden 'Radio' Buttons Discovered In Apple's iOS 6.1 · · Score: -1

    "It's really, really not hard to max out on karma on slashdot."

    My karma was maxed out but then some trolls started hammering down every post I did a while back and I'm now in the can. C'est la vie. Will just have to make some Funny posts to get my karma back. Oh wait.

  24. Re:Too bad. on AT&T: Don't Want a Data Plan for That Smartphone? Too Bad. · · Score: -1

    I have a stellar credit rating and use virginmobile.ca for our two unlocked iPhone 5s. They're cheap as a basic service, using pay-as-we go data, and can switch at anytime being not under contract.

    Their customer service blows the hell out of Rogers.

  25. Re:Follow the money on "Bill Shocker" Malware Controls 620,000 Android Phones In China · · Score: -1


    They have so many other ways to screw people, would they really resort to this?

    The scale of the scam is what makes it so lucrative.