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  1. Re:Security risks? on Hardware Based OpenID Service Available · · Score: 2, Interesting

    True, but that relies on the original account holder to know that they have been compromised to begin with. Given the amount of identity fraud victims that don't even know that they are victims until it's too late (although I would imagine that number has gone down in recent years with recent awareness of identity fraud), it's not too hard to imagine that there are several account holders online who don't even know that someone has guessed their password, especially if the account holder has abandoned the site (one-time purchases and such).

  2. Re:You pretty much deserve all you get. on The $54 Million Laptop · · Score: 1

    You can't claim stupidity if the person didn't even know that such a thing existed, and had almost no way of finding out how without going to some tech website that he or she hasn't heard of either. I can count on one hand the amount of people I personally know who have even heard of TrueCrypt.

  3. Re:What the summary didn't include on The $54 Million Laptop · · Score: 1

    Nah. She's just sore because some idiot thought that she was the CEO of Campbell's Soup and sued her because he burned his tongue on his chicken noodles.

  4. Security risks? on Hardware Based OpenID Service Available · · Score: 1

    Call me old fashioned, but I like the idea of not having to use central authentication to log into websites. What if my OpenID information is compromised? If each site has its own authentication, I can use separate usernames and passwords to safeguard my accounts. If one is compromised, then only the account at that site is at risk. But if my OpenID information is compromised, then others can log into any site that uses my OpenID information.

  5. Re:Privacy Problem on Hardware Based OpenID Service Available · · Score: 1

    Well, your ISP already knows this information, unless of course you regularly use Tor to browse the Web. How is this any different?

  6. Misinterpretation on Disney Takes Another Stab at the House of the Future · · Score: 1

    Did anyone else initially interpret the title as "Disney once again tries to lobby the candidates for the House of Representatives"?

  7. Re:Irony? on A Look Back At 10 Years of OSI · · Score: 1

    That's my bad. I was just going by my interpretation of Wikipedia's ESR article. I apologize for not fact-checking.

  8. Dear Microsoft, on Microsoft Standing Firm On OOXML ISO Vote · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Guarantee to me in writing that you will update Office 2007 and Office 2008 so that the version of OOXML that they use will be exactly identical to your ISO submission in every way, and then carry out your promise, and I will join the OOXML camp.

    Sincerely,

    ODF supporter.

  9. Irony? on A Look Back At 10 Years of OSI · · Score: 4, Funny

    At the time I co-founded OSI in 1998 I judged that FSF would very likely undergo a similar crackup if it lost RMS, and was determined to avoid that if possible for OSI. How ironic that the person who said this is no longer associated with the OSI.
  10. Confirming what we already knew on An Older Demographic May Soon Dominate Gaming · · Score: 4, Insightful

    'Paradoxically, at a moment when technology allows designers to create ever more complex and realistic single-player fantasies, the growth in the now $18 billion gaming market is in simple, user-friendly experiences that families and friends can enjoy together.' So the NYT is just confirming what those of us who have played games from the '80 and early '90s have known for years.
  11. Re:A 50 inch TV? That just makes it easy on Men Willing to Give up Sex for a 50in TV · · Score: 1

    You have much to teach us.

  12. Re:I'm a little put off on Internet "Creates Pedophiles" According to "Expert" · · Score: 1
  13. Solution: on Adobe PDF Exploits In the Wild · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don't use Adobe Reader.

  14. Re:Still waiting on Li-Ion Batteries Hit Final R&D Phase for Plug-in Cars · · Score: 1

    When do those get released to non-Californians? I want one.

  15. Re:Ignorance is bliss on Install Copyright Filters on PCs, Says RIAA Boss · · Score: 1

    One might get the impression that were they to receive adequate education in The Way Things Work, they might possibly lose all morale altogether...not necessarily a bad thing, methinks. The Way Things Work hasn't been updated to include digital technology. You want The New Way Things Work.
  16. Re:Infrastructure? on Li-Ion Batteries Hit Final R&D Phase for Plug-in Cars · · Score: 1

    For ordinary travel less than 150 miles from your starting point, and if you have your own house/driveway/garage, a 300 mile range is fine. But you can't count on a plug being within convenient reach of the parking lot, especially at places like hotels and apartments.

  17. Infrastructure? on Li-Ion Batteries Hit Final R&D Phase for Plug-in Cars · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No matter how well R&D goes for these vehicles, I don't see how we can successfully convert people to electric cars without some sort of infrastructure in place. Sure, you can charge your car at home for the daily commute, but what about road trips?

    Plug-in hybrids are a good compromise, though.

  18. Re:Still waiting on Li-Ion Batteries Hit Final R&D Phase for Plug-in Cars · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm still waiting for my hovercar. Parallel parking is a nuisance.

  19. Re:Erm, it's not that trivial. on Users Worldwide Feel Internet Is 'Safer' · · Score: 1

    If it's a TinyURL link, insert "preview" in the subdomain and TinyURL will tell you where the link points to.

  20. Re:The Internet is Vast... on Users Worldwide Feel Internet Is 'Safer' · · Score: 2, Funny

    The only other things that can be taken from Joe Sixpack are his resources; CPU and bandwidth. You forgot about his porn.
  21. Re:I *used* to think the internet was safe. on Users Worldwide Feel Internet Is 'Safer' · · Score: 1

    You can always just look at the status bar to see where a link points to.

  22. Well then on Breakthrough in Holographic Displays · · Score: 1

    We are now closer to the era of holographic videos.

    Of course the movies will be silent and the polymer records will have to spin at 78 million RPMs.

  23. Two Words: on Space Spotters Track Secret Satellites · · Score: 1

    Active camouflage.

  24. So does this mean that on Three Parents Contribute to Experimental Human Embryo · · Score: 1

    I can claim to want a threesome for "pro-creational" reasons?

  25. Re:Nevertheless... on Ron Paul Campaign Answers Slashdot Reader Questions · · Score: 1

    So would you also support the imprisonment of the CEO of Viagra then?