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  1. I'd like to see... on 150 Copyright Notices For Mega · · Score: 0

    ... something like multicast BitTorrent. Not sure how it would scale with all those clients feeding into it but if it worked, holy moly would that be fast.

  2. Re:Shouldn't the question be... on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Need a Phone At Your Desk? · · Score: -1

    In Canada, the Feds can get Blackberrys for $15/month. They are doing away with most landlines in some departments.

  3. Re:PR gimmic, if your cynical on Apple CEO Tim Cook On Apple's US Manufacturing Move · · Score: -1

    If your a idiot.

  4. Vorpal blade would suck. on D&D Monster Study Proves Eyes Have It · · Score: -1


    Vorpal Blades have a small bonus to hit with a slim (5%? 10%?) chance of beheading during melee. Beholders are just a giant, floating head, no body to decapitate from.

    So, there's always a chance your sword would swing harmlessly below the Beholder as it floated in front of you.

    Now if it were a 1 HP Gas Spore, well, that would would be a big surprise. "Lulz! I failed my decap chance and hit! POP! Oh shit..."

    25+ years later I don't remember the names of girls I dated, but I remember AD&D. I am teh lame.

  5. Re:Good fix on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Protect My Android Devices From Hackers? · · Score: 1

    I remember the "DOS PC vs. Apple ][" crap in the early 80s. Just thought I'd toss out that bone and see the results. Too funny.

  6. Good fix on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Protect My Android Devices From Hackers? · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    Are there any good (free?) security apps out there that would actually prevent this from occurring?

    iOS 6 comes free on the iPhone 5. Highly recommended!

  7. Re:Yeah, welcome to the club, pal on CmdrTaco Looks Back on Fifteen Years of Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Taco really should post a goatse link to /.
    Only then will he be Free.

  8. Re:Would you ever Open Source the original Apple I on Ask Steve Wozniak Anything · · Score: 1

    Dang forgot to mention this. There was a 555 timer on the keyboard circuit board. Soldered in a potentiometer (forget the range) and it gave me a variable repeat key speed. Kind of silly, but I was 15 and figured it all out myself.

    Sent in some disks with code I had written to Apple. Actually got a letter back saying Thanks but I was too young, etc. and that I should try again when I was older. Never did, that's one of those What Ifs in my life...

  9. Re:Would you ever Open Source the original Apple I on Ask Steve Wozniak Anything · · Score: 1

    I have (yes, have, it still boots!) an Apple ][+. As a teenage geek who saved for ages to buy it, I was blown away by the depth of the information included.

    A dump of the ROMs, some schematics, etc. The Reference Manual had it all. My old copy is worn out. Compare to today when kids learn Java in Comp Sci and little of the underlying iron the thing runs on.

  10. Re:are the windows.. on Ask Slashdot: Hacking Urban Noise? · · Score: 1

    Heh nope, 1974 house in Charleswood.

  11. Re:are the windows.. on Ask Slashdot: Hacking Urban Noise? · · Score: 1

    It made a huge difference here, presumably because we came from almost all single pane.

  12. Re:are the windows.. on Ask Slashdot: Hacking Urban Noise? · · Score: 3

    Other than the large living room window which was double pane, everything was the original single pane from 1974.

  13. Re:are the windows.. on Ask Slashdot: Hacking Urban Noise? · · Score: 5, Informative


    We put all triple-pane in our house (Winnipeg, Canada) 5 years ago. We noticed the street noise almost disappear. (Not to mention the winter heating bills dropped by ~30%+)
    Cost a pretty penny, about $13K for the whole house, but man was it worth it.

  14. Re:how many usb flash drives can fit in one's anus on Iran Set To Block Access To Google · · Score: 1

    Might be able to tuck a couple in beside those 2 hard disks and greased Yoda doll.

  15. Re:And... iOS6 on Android Hacked Via NFC On the Samsung Galaxy S 3 · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I was trying to reply to myself with that but here's a several minute delay between posts. :(

  16. Re:And... iOS6 on Android Hacked Via NFC On the Samsung Galaxy S 3 · · Score: -1

    You have to tether your iOS 6 device to hack it. With this Galaxy 3 NFC hack, a stranger could do it sitting next to you on the bus.

  17. Re:Care to Elaborate? on Dice Buys Geeknet's Media Business, Including Slashdot, In $20M Deal · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Maybe I was just mocking Bob...
    I see he was on the other day.

  18. Re:Care to Elaborate? on Dice Buys Geeknet's Media Business, Including Slashdot, In $20M Deal · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    "I'm sitting in a conference room right now next to a gentleman from Dice, and he's just been curious what people are saying; hasn't suggested any comments or messaging at all."

    Show that 'gentleman' this link and they will, hopefully, cancel the deal.

  19. Re:AdBlock is great -- but what about iPad apps? on Ask Slashdot: To AdBlock Or Not To AdBlock? · · Score: 1

    There are browsers on Apple's AppStore that block ads. I use Atomic Web Browser on my iPhone and iPad. It has built in, configurable ad blocking.

  20. Re:Another alternative is...change your DNS! on How To Watch Internet TV Across International Borders · · Score: 1

    That pretty much sums It up. We've used unblock-us for a few months now (we're in .ca) and are quite happy with it. It's cheaper/easier than the vps I had. I run their DNS #s on my OpenBSD gateway running BIND so everything in the house gets to use it.

  21. Re:Dropbox on Man Claims Cell Phone Taken By DC Police For Taking Photos · · Score: 4, Informative

    There is an iOS app called CopRecorder which sends the recordings away.

  22. Re:Dropbox on Man Claims Cell Phone Taken By DC Police For Taking Photos · · Score: 1

    rsync your dropbox changes to a machine you manage with cron.

  23. Re:Reminds me of... on New Reality Series: Be the Next Microsoft Employee · · Score: 1


    Trump's winner gets to comb that luxurious hair. The Microsoft winner gets to use Sham-Wows on Ballmer's armpits.

    I'd pick Trump.

  24. Re:Cisco Routers? on Cisco Pushing 'Cloud Connect' Router Firmware, Allows Web History Tracking · · Score: 2


    "on consumer routers" is from the summary.

  25. Ah it makes sense now. on On Orbitz, Mac Users Offered Pricier Hotels First · · Score: 5, Funny


    This makes sense.

    When I was looking for accommodations in San Francisco from my MacBook Air, I was offered the executive suite at the 'Beef Chunks in Gravy Bath House'. I could never figure that one out.