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  1. Re:Wikipedia's sources? on In Argentina, Law Against Plagiarism Plagiarized · · Score: 1

    Honest I had meant that post as a joke. Not sure why everyone modded it insightful, especially when I or anybody else could have looked up the edit history in a few seconds.

  2. Re:Democracy needs smart people on Too Many College Graduates? · · Score: 1

    If I'm falling, I may have concerns about the safely net below me but you can be damn sure it stands a better chance of saving my ass than Jesus coming back to life.

  3. Re:Democracy needs smart people on Too Many College Graduates? · · Score: 1

    The level of education needed to participate in a democracy is easily ascertainable in high school: basic reading, problem solving, critical thinking and logic skills. And yet the education needed to participate in a democracy is lacking in many people already.

  4. Re:Wikipedia's sources? on In Argentina, Law Against Plagiarism Plagiarized · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe he wrote the article?

  5. Re:The future? on Volvo Safety Demo Goes Poorly · · Score: 1

    Many already have thank you very much.

  6. Re:The Python Paradox on Choice of Programming Language Doesn't Matter For Security · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think php is rather an interesting case. Looking at SQL injection: the language is strong enough and easy enough to protect against attack. Yet if you look at programming documentation, examples and free applets available on the web. Many of them have no protection at all. Also the forums providing answers to novice questions are often being answered by other novices. Best practices do not yet seem agreed on and pointed to in PHP as in other languages. So the bad practices are almost self perpetuating.

  7. Re:That's not a meat cleaver! on Convert a SIM To a MicroSIM, With a Meat Cleaver · · Score: 1

    Looks like they do: from English link almost bottom right of main page "So please contact us on this address kap-kam@nifty.com ."

  8. Re:That's not a meat cleaver! on Convert a SIM To a MicroSIM, With a Meat Cleaver · · Score: 1

    Global is nice and all but I really like the hand made knives you can get over at Kamata http://www.kap-kam.com/shopbrand/005/002/X/

  9. Re:3 E's on Apple To Shut Down Lala On May 31 · · Score: 1

    IMbrace
    iXtend
    iXtinguish

  10. Re:Mindstorm is cool and all on Lego Robot Solves Bigger and Harder Rubik's Cubes · · Score: 1

    not so much that as: mindstorm was not the main part of the solution.

  11. Re:Conditions of cube? on Lego Robot Solves Bigger and Harder Rubik's Cubes · · Score: 4, Funny

    well-broken-in, lubricated and stiff all in the same sentence, but no sex, only on slashdot.

  12. Mindstorm is cool and all on Lego Robot Solves Bigger and Harder Rubik's Cubes · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But that little "and a laptop" covers a whole bunch of the needed magic.

  13. Re:And people wonder... on Man Put On "No-Fly List" While In Air To NYC · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As a non US citizen that has traveled far less to the US since 2000 I can assure you border crossings, be that air or land, account for most of the reason I'm not there as much.

  14. Re:Huh? on Sony Can Update PS3 Firmware Without Permission · · Score: 1

    Some on should try taking out their text editor, then editing the EULA to meet there needs and "the installation of the related patch constitutes agreement by both parties". As it will be the copyright holder presenting you the updated contract it should be at least as enforceable as any other EULA.

  15. Re:I'm Really surprised... on Fine Print Says Game Store Owns Your Soul · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I also was very surprised by the high percentage of people reading the legalese, especially as the opt-out is not something you would notice with out reading the document. But I think we can assume the first person to read, opt-out and get a $5 coupon ran and told all the online game forums. Everyone else just [ctrl]-Fed themselves a coupon with out actually reading anything.

  16. Re:Password aging isn't in touch with the real wor on Please Do Not Change Your Password · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Password aging does not prevent the cracking of passwords, it prevents against leaving compromised account around forever.

    Password aging made sense, once upon a time. When the biggest issue was resource theft, changing passwords every few months cleaned out the unintended access some people had, either nefariously or through chance (old unclosed account and what have you).

    Now with the speed of automated hacking tools password rotation is less than useless as a defense.

  17. Re:How hard can it be? on Underwater Robot Powered By Ocean's Thermal Energy · · Score: 1

    For blog authors, very hard it would seem. The initial article states it in watt hours "1.7 watt-hours, or 6,100 joules, of energy per dive"

  18. Re:Computer science is, as always, superior. on Yoctonewton Detector Smashes Force Sensing Record · · Score: 1

    Assuming Thanshin is not a complete idiot, I think you just got Whooooooooshed.

  19. Re:it's back.... on YouTube Is Down · · Score: 1

    Sadly.

  20. Re:It's Just A Table on The $8,500 Gaming Table You Want · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not sure want spawn budding from my shoulder. Full-organism mitosis on the other hand has the side benefit of massive weight loss.

  21. Re:Here's my phone number, give me a call... on Quantum State Created In Largest Object Yet · · Score: 1

    Right, missed that, in Canada English reads more naturally that American. Would a fiver do it on that side of the pond?

  22. Re:Here's my phone number, give me a call... on Quantum State Created In Largest Object Yet · · Score: 1

    Give the skinny kid down the road ten bucks.

  23. Re:It's pronounced "fewer" on Japanese Turning To "Therapeutic Ringtones" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    or maybe "I wish some people on Slashdot were less anal"?

  24. Less morals = more money on Japanese Turning To "Therapeutic Ringtones" · · Score: 1

    Sometimes I wish I had the moral fortitude to create and sell snake oil.

  25. Re:Dr Eliza on N.Y. Health Insurers To Offer Virtual Doc Visits · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That may be the Idea, cheaper than having the patient actually see a Doctor. The Idea of a health insurance company also being responsible for deciding your health care seems very wrong to me.