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  1. Re:Redistributing the code internally on Java Developer Says He Built, Launched Basic Open Source Office Suite In 30 Days · · Score: 1

    Linux is GPL v 2 not v3. They are not synonymous.

  2. Re:A much simpler solution on Google Unable To Keep Paying App Developers In Argentina · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but those are very politically different situations. 'interfering' with local affairs of another country is very different from aiding an ally, both politically and in terms of clean-up (the US wouldn't need to as the British government would take care of it).

  3. Re:Make metal ilegal too... on Australian Police Move To Make 3D Printed Guns Illegal · · Score: 1

    Lets use a reliable source shall we: Australian Institute of Criminology looking at the graph, the only rate that has increased is general assault charges and that has increased consistently since 1996 so unlikely that is the cause. Robbery rose slightly then fell, whilst sexual assault, kidnapping and murder all remained stable.
    Also since gun control was introduced there have been no gun mascaras in Australia, (a mascara is when four or more people are killed in one event) that is not in that source but was in the SMH a few months back.
    Here is a source showing pre-1996 graphs, you will note that in 1996 none of them rise out of trend.

  4. Re:Make metal ilegal too... on Australian Police Move To Make 3D Printed Guns Illegal · · Score: 5, Informative

    There not making the plans illegal, only the actual act of manufacturing. In fact it is already illegal to build guns in Australia without a license (and our gun license system works very well) they are merely pointing out that it is illegal and dangerous.

  5. Re:Make metal ilegal too... on Australian Police Move To Make 3D Printed Guns Illegal · · Score: 1

    Um, there banning the guns made with this method, not the printer itself...Seeing as gun ownership in Australia already requires a permit for each gun (and works very well) I'm surprised that they are not already illegal.

  6. Re:Snapchats Don't Disappear - deleted photos foun on Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication · · Score: 1

    Um, that is what I said only in more detail? However, recovering files that have been 'deleted' in that the OS sets the space available flag you where describing is called data forensics, Foremost a tools thats main function is to recover such files is widely described as a "forensic" tool.

  7. Re:Snapchats Don't Disappear - deleted photos foun on Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication · · Score: 0

    No, but most developers just assume that the OS's delete function works, and both accessing the deleted files and deleting them properly requires root access.
    Until people started publishing step by step guides for the purpose of retriveing these files, the tools available where quite difficult to use and required a reasonably high level of technical knowledge.

  8. Re: What and what? on Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication · · Score: 1

    Sorry, my mistake I wasn't aware that it was different for flash. That is probably why they haven't fixed it yet.

  9. Re:Snapchats Don't Disappear - deleted photos foun on Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nope, they used data forensics to recovery files, the same techniques used to recover deleted files from desktop computers by criminal investigators, it is not something most developers would consider likely and (until very recently thanks to snapchat and the media attention) something that most users would not have the technical ability to do, especially on a phone.
    That being said snapchat developers probably should have fixed it by now (by overriding it before deletion like secure deletion tools do)

  10. Re: What and what? on Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication · · Score: 2

    Actually it does in the same way that pressing delete in a file browser does, (the article doesn't explain it very well) the problem is that that can be recovered using data forensic tools as it is not overridden merely unmapped. I would argue that is a flaw (or an efficiency decision) in the OS. If you want to securely delete something on a computer you need to use a tool that overrides it a few times first.

  11. Re:HTTPS means something specific on Ask Slashdot: Why Do Firms Leak Personal Details In Plain Text? · · Score: 1

    If I am not mistaken (and I might be) that is a client to server connection? Not a server to server connection.

  12. Re:HTTPS means something specific on Ask Slashdot: Why Do Firms Leak Personal Details In Plain Text? · · Score: 1

    Um, SMPT dose not use encryption between mail servers, it is older then TLS and whilst there are secure extensions to the protocol for client/server interactions there is no TLS protocol for server to server interactions.
    It is possible to encrypt emails with private/public key combinations, but I have never seen an ecomerce site do this.

  13. Re:Comments are ordered backwards, even on /. on How Facebook Ruined Comments (at Least For One Writer) · · Score: 1

    With comments it makes it very hard to follow a conversation, especially as the behaviour is inconsistent so you don't realise that the comment that dosen't make sense is actually in reply to the comment 5 comments below it.

  14. Re:Am I misunderstanding this? on BitTorrent Sees Sync Users Share Over 1PB of Data · · Score: 1

    I think you may have misunderstood (that figure is total data transferred by all their users), Aerofs is a really good p2p sync tool that you might want to look at for what you want though.

  15. Re:really long science fiction short story on Xkcd's Long-running "Time" Comic: Work of Art Or Nerd Sniping? · · Score: 1

    I though it was just symbolic of human ignorance and that the characters simply don't understand the rivers. It could also be a reference to global warming, but I doubt it.

  16. Re:Pointless waste. on Xkcd's Long-running "Time" Comic: Work of Art Or Nerd Sniping? · · Score: 2

    Many people probably found out from the forums, just like with Click & Drag. XKCD has comics where the full content is not immediately obvious, so people assume there is something more.

  17. Re:Waiting for something to happen on Xkcd's Long-running "Time" Comic: Work of Art Or Nerd Sniping? · · Score: 1

    There's an animation here , that allows you to view the past frames, frame by frame. Personally I find it quite intriguing, although, I preferred it at the start when it was more abstract.

  18. Re: Actually this is a good thing on UK Benefits Claimants Must Use Windows XP, IE6 · · Score: 1

    Actually only Windows is required not IE, but that is because it is a desktop application.

  19. Re:Sorry, no. on Ask Slashdot: Would You Accept 'Bitcoin-Ware' Apps? · · Score: 1

    Do they have a BONIC client? (Can't seem to check without signing up)
    It seems like a good project to run, but I don't want to install a seperate client for it.

  20. Re:Electricity costs money. on Ask Slashdot: Would You Accept 'Bitcoin-Ware' Apps? · · Score: 1

    I think the idea here was instead of an add funded app to have an app that funds itself by mining bitcoins on clients computers (or phones?) Personally if the process didn't slow down my computer significantly I think I would use it. The question is would the app actually be running enough to return a profit.

  21. Re:Hehe, happened to me years ago on Suspect Arrested In Spamhaus DDoS Attack · · Score: 1

    That's actually incorrect if you are using shared hosting you tend to get hurt every now and then by spamhaus and other such lists as they block IP address not domain names. It is very easy for one user (who is then usually removed by the hosting company) to get a large number of domains blocked.
    I have domains hosted with Jumba an Australian hosting provider and whilst they seem to be constantly improving there security to stop this (to the point where it is extremely annoying) it still keeps happening and means that I am unable to send emails from my domain to people using services such as hotmail.

  22. Re:Almost useless on Smartphone Used To Scan Data From Chip-Enabled Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    Most chip and pin (or magstrip ) terminals don't provide that information to the retailer, or at least in Australia they don't.
    A standard terminal will go through: enter amount>swipe w/ amount displayed>check savings credit>print customer receipt all of these screens have no personal data related to the card user on them.

  23. Re:Is there really a use case for single-providers on Amazon Reportedly Working On Set-Top Box · · Score: 1

    People buy Kindles because they are very good ebook readers in terms of hardware and because you can't read kindle books on other ebook readers. (No tablets and PCs don't count as ebook readers)

  24. Re:Netflix was smarter on Amazon Reportedly Working On Set-Top Box · · Score: 1

    It is more likely that is to do with DRM, considering they have a kindle ebooks app for Android.

  25. Re:News at elleven on HTC Does What Google Wouldn't: Sell an LTE Phone That Sidesteps AT&T · · Score: 1

    In Australia "sim only" plans are usually cheaper then the equivalent plan with a phone.