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  1. Probably just someone at the FBI... looking to be careful while checking out the NSA's new GitHub account.

  2. Re:Bang! on Ask Slashdot: How Do SSDs Die? · · Score: 1

    the HD (and motherboard) manufacturers ought to climb back on the horse. Make failure modes exciting again.

    Edit ini files to rem nosmoke.exe

  3. Re:Depressing on One Sci-Fi Author Wrote 29 of the Kindle's 100 Most-Highlighted Passages · · Score: 1

    Seeing what statistically significant humans think is highlight-worthy is incredibly depressing.

    Yes, it is depressing to see what a "statistically significant quantity" of humans think. However, I don't believe this has taught us anything about what "statistically significant humans" think.

  4. Re:News Flash: on What You Get When You Buy a $40 iPhone In a Bar · · Score: 3, Funny
    "When you buy a name-brand item from someone you don't know..."

    Well, you could take the time to get to know them. But they'd probably still sell you the cheap knock-off.

  5. Re:Deliciously exciting?! on MIT's Flyfire To Paint Images In the Sky Using Micro-Helicopters · · Score: 1

    great use case for increasing the power of these: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/16/1339217

  6. would you use a pico-projector if it was built in? on Considering Cheaper Pico-Projectors As Standard Equipment On Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    It's sure to get a little use.

  7. but can it on The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This · · Score: 1, Insightful

    run linux?

  8. Re:Impossible to operate? on LHC Shut Down Again — By Baguette-Dropping Bird · · Score: 1

    “Nobody knows how it got there,” she told The Times. “The best guess is that it was dropped by a bird, either that or it was thrown out of a passing aeroplane.”

    Perhaps the bread came from La Dichosa Bakery. This could be the opening shot of an expansionist campaign by the Conch Republic.

  9. Re:can we get this tagged on Sony Prototype Sends Electricity Through the Air · · Score: 1

    I wonder how many Roomba users actually carry a backpack. Anywhere. You do realize you are describing people who can't be bothered to sweep their own floor or stoop over to plug in a power cord. I believe you are referring to a target market of users who would be better served by a fuel cell capable of consuming snickers and gummi bears. ps. until that wirelessly powered smoke detector comes with the ability to test via universal remote control AND request the dispatch of some maintenance personnel when it's internal backup battery is dead, the idea is fail.

  10. Re:It was the years 1998, 2000, 2004, and.... on Has the Glory Gone Out of Working In IT? · · Score: 1

    For me, it's been several events over several years.

    The first was 1998. That was the first time I could confidently send a client to a big box store to purchase a computer that was appropriate for their needs, reasonably reliable, and a couple hundred cheaper than what I could build it for.

    The second was 2000. I was writing up a browser related document about cookie management.... when I decided to look something up on the web by searching "cookie", I discovered Nieman Marcus had displaced all relevant technology discussions. For me it meant Joe six pack and the related marketing types had escaped the boundaries of AOL and taken over much of the Internet.

    The third was 2004. While working on a new platform for one of the big 3 American wireless telecoms, the sponsors for the project made the decision that usability and reliability was less important than "entertainment potential". And yes, this stuff is located in the call path.

  11. Re:In the Marine Corps... on Schneier On Un-Authentication · · Score: 1

    You must be a youngster. Back in the Old Corps, when someone left a terminal unsecured, we loaded a simulated login screen. When the user returned and entered their id/password, their account's storage and processing resources were re-allocated to ours. If the account happened to belong to someone from the systems shop, we also increased our default initiator class. For repeat offenders, we didn't need to volunteer 'em... we just printed an AA (alternate assignment) order to the admin shop. Semper Fi

  12. Probably just a coincidence... my employer on Children's Watch Allows Parents To Track Their Kid · · Score: 1

    Probably just a coincidence... This morning HR announced all new hires will be receiving a watch during orientation session instead of the traditional t-shirt.