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  1. Re:Anonymous? So Far... on Malls Track Shoppers' Cell Phones On Black Friday · · Score: 1

    Give your girlfriend your phone for the day.

    Even if they do end up using your data for marketing, you'll have details of things your girlfriend has shown an interest in sent right to your phone.

    And, because you like sex, you'll buy them.

  2. Re:Old news on System Recognizes Emotions In People's Voices · · Score: 1

    That's it, I'm having George Carlin's "Seven Words" up on YouTube before I call any Tech Support number from now on.

  3. Re:My superior algorithm: on System Recognizes Emotions In People's Voices · · Score: 1

    Call the sales number. Sales lines are always well staffed.

  4. Re:Analog vs digital, maybe on Dell's Misleading Graphics Card Buying Advice · · Score: 1

    I have a 17" monitor with both VGA and DVI inputs. I don't notice any difference at all. I certainly don't see what the Dell site purportedly claimed.

  5. Re:does this really matter? on CarrierIQ Tries To Silence Security Researcher · · Score: 1

    My third point refutes my second. You did read my sig, right? It's food for thought, not an accusation. If I see a possible connection / conflict, I comment on it. Should more information come to light, I provide it. In a way, I publish my own Socratic arguments with myself purely in the interest of getting other people discussing the article, much as we are now.

    FWIW, Cyanogenmod is compiled from the open source Android repositories, not a dumped and stripped carrier ROM. CarrierIQ has never touched Cyanogenmod as it's not in vanilla Android. Do feel free to test your own ROMs, though.

  6. Re:Another idea on South Korea Blocks Late-Night Online Gaming for Adolescents · · Score: 1

    You could say that it went "up in smoke".

  7. Re:Groklaw has a pretty good article. on Bill Gates Takes the Stand In WordPerfect Trial · · Score: 1

    It's "Windows for Workgroups" should anybody not know that.

    Remember; Kids born the year it was released are 19 now, may well read /. and have no idea what the hell you're talking about.

  8. Re:does this really matter? on CarrierIQ Tries To Silence Security Researcher · · Score: 1

    Three things.

    Firstly, your statement that my name is "annoyingly" l33t-speak is an expression of opinion, not fact.
    Secondly, you don't think that the main contributor to a custom ROM package being an employee of one of the companies involved in this story is at least interesting, at worst a conflict of interest?
    Thirdly, and this is related to the second point, Cyanogenmod 7.1 on the Desire HD does not have any of the CarrierIQ components. To check your own ROM, go to this xda-developers post and download the Logging Test App. Requires root permissions to check for CIQ logging, amongst others (Google, HTC).

  9. Re:Let's swap governments! on Debt Reduction Super Committee Fails To Agree · · Score: 1

    Sounds good to me. Those Yank hoo-haa's deserve him.

    I'm English, by the way :)

  10. Re:Carrier IQ's PA on the matter on CarrierIQ Tries To Silence Security Researcher · · Score: 1

    Following the great tradition of replying to the first post to get more hits, but...

    The first link in the linked EFF letter (the analysis of CarrierIQ software) is missing the second hyphen in /logs-and-services/. Posting the working link here

  11. Re:does this really matter? on CarrierIQ Tries To Silence Security Researcher · · Score: 1

    Well you enjoy your roms based on stock leaks that include CIQ. Hope cyanogen makes a version for your phone.

    Cyanogen is a Samsung employee now. I'm not saying Cyanogenmod is linked in any way with Samsung, just pointing out facts.

  12. Re:Let's swap governments! on Debt Reduction Super Committee Fails To Agree · · Score: 1

    Bagsey we don't get Greece or Italy, no takebacks!

    Thank God for that...

  13. Re:That's not the only thing on Bradley Manning's Court Date Finally Set · · Score: 1

    No cite needed; He said "some of which could get people killed". Some of which could get people promotions, tried by Courts Martial, demotion, a new hair do and a hangbag, some webbed feet, and could even turn someone into a budgy.

    I very much doubt it, though.

    This comment could turn into a pack of Lambert and Butler cigarettes. Please exercise due caution.

  14. Re:and why... on SCADA Hacker: Water District Used 3-Character Password · · Score: 1

    That's funny, because it's the second idea that came to my mind, and I don't work in networking specifically. The first idea was a diode, but that seemed like a lot of work for something done simply by not crimping one wire.

    I'm kind of glad, really. It would be very interesting to be in a meeting with someone as seasoned as yourself offering thousands of $currency's worth of new kit as the best solution, and for a "Lumpy" like me to say "Why not cut the Tx pair?".

    I guess formal education really can get in the way of learning.

  15. Re:A sad world. on Plate Readers Abound in DC Area, With Little Regard For Privacy · · Score: 1

    I guess you've never had someone clone your plates before.

    Be sure you have evidence of your location, and more importantly your car's location, at all times of the day. If you can't prove it quickly and absolutely, you can be damn sure you'll be copping a fine at best.

    A car was spotted in London parking illegally which had used the registration number of a vehicle I own. Around a month after the offence, I get a letter saying I owe them £70 in fines, or a day in court. Thankfully, I had very good proof that the car wasn't mine and I wasn't responsible; The plate belonged to a motorbike.

  16. Re:and why... on SCADA Hacker: Water District Used 3-Character Password · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unicycle = One wheel bike
    Unique = One of
    United = Made into one

    Stop me if you see a pattern.

  17. Re:Looser? on Pakistan Bans 1600 Words and Phrases For Texting · · Score: 1

    Institute for Penalizing Laughter

    Heh.

  18. Re:Gattaca on DNA Test To Determine Kids' Sports Futures · · Score: 1

    Better than this; Eliminate competitive sports. Have these multi-million pound earning parasites do a real job instead of playing a game for sponsorship deals.

    Yes, I'm immensely impressed that you can throw a spear 120m. Now go fit a kitchen, or debug kernel code. Huh, guess you can just chuck spears far. Shame it's not too accurate, or you'd be really useful if we ever forgot how to make gunpowder.

  19. Re:Obama and Silicon Valley on New Media Giants Take Out Print Ad Against SOPA · · Score: 1

    Wasted vote? THERE ARE NO WASTED VOTES.

    Yes, I understand first past the post, and the other voting methods. The only wasted vote is one that isn't cast, or a spoiled ballot.

  20. Re:Significant Other? on Ask Slashdot: Best Tools To Aid When "On Call"? · · Score: 1

    He's referring to the monitoring system.

    "Hush now, I'll be there soon."

  21. Re:Cut the Cord on New Media Giants Take Out Print Ad Against SOPA · · Score: 2

    I think the political backlash would be to big for them to take that risk, however it would be very good for most people.

    Which is why these sites should block everyone for 24 hours. Replace their homepage with a short paragraph explaining why, a link to the article for those who want to read it, and a link to a writeyourcongresscritter.com style site. Maybe even a list of phone numbers for the offices of the supporters.

  22. Re:Obama and Silicon Valley on New Media Giants Take Out Print Ad Against SOPA · · Score: 4, Insightful

    SO DON'T VOTE FOR EITHER!

    Holy fucking jesus christ on a rotating spit, how many times do we have to say that IT ISN'T A TWO PARTY SYSTEM.

  23. Re:isc.org Slashdotted. Good job! on Potential 0-Day Vulnerability For BIND 9 · · Score: 2

    So this is a patch to deliberately break the carefully constructed "graceful death" preventing a potential exploit?

    Sounds like a GRAND idea...

  24. Re:Must be some AFL-CIO people .. on AFL-CIO and Big Content Advocate For SOPA · · Score: 1

    My apologies. I didn't realise that The Sopranos was a documentary.

  25. isc.org Slashdotted. Good job! on Potential 0-Day Vulnerability For BIND 9 · · Score: 1

    Hurrr, well done guys. Now nobody can download the patches.

    Someone want to set up some mirrors?