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  1. Blame the others... on Ask Slashdot: Best Mobile Phone Solution With No Data Plan? · · Score: -1, Troll

    Your old "archaic" phone doesn't have any issues receiving text messages. The reason that you sometimes receive a text as an MMS (picture message) is because iPhone users send group texts. When they "reply to all" the iPhone IMPROPERLY sends the reply as an MMS rather an individual SMS (text) messages to each recipient. Because your perceived issue is actually due to your iPhone-using friends, purchasing a new phone will not solve this problem. You should instead rag on all of your friends and let them know how much their crappy iPhone inconveniences you. Continue on with this snarky campaign until the iPhone is dead: like it's creator.

  2. Re:Voting machines? on Diebold Marries VMs with ATMs to Secure Banking Data · · Score: 2

    It's not about being a MS hating. The reason they used MS Access as a platform to store voting data is so that their cronies could go to Staple-Max and pickup a copy of MS Access. Then with a minute or two in a private voting booth with access to the voting machine you could easily modify the vote and be on your way. Please watch documentaries and read articles regarding Diebold voting fraud. It's been going on for over 15 years now (perhaps longer). You might want to get up to speed on the whole topic before running around calling people haters.

  3. Re:Minors can use google without issue on DOJ: Violating a Site's ToS Is a Crime · · Score: 1

    Could you please provide links for Google Food, Google Shelter, and Google Cars? I'm interested.

    The test does not ask the question, "Does google sell food, shelter, cars, or other necessitous products?" The test asks the question "are you of legal age to form a binding contract with google?" If google were to sell a car, phone, product, or other necessitous service, then the answer to that test is YES; a minor can be of age to enter into a binding contract with google.

    Google cars soon to be offered here - http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/12/when-can-consumers-buy-a-google-driverless-car-and-why-would-they/
    Google phones offered here - www.google.com/nexus
    Google phone service offered here - www.google.com/phone/

    All three of these products and services are considered necessitous and therefore result in binding contracts with minors.

  4. Minors can use google without issue on DOJ: Violating a Site's ToS Is a Crime · · Score: 2

    Quote from google TOS, "2.3 You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if (a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Google, or (b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the United States or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Services." So what is a binding contract? Quote from lawyers.com, "A minor (usually, a person under 18 years of age) who makes a contract can rescind or void it, with one general exception. A minor contracting for "necessities" is bound to pay for their reasonable value. A "necessity" can be food or shelter but, depending upon the law of the particular state, it may also include cars or other items." So let's put it to the test. Can google sell a minor "necessities"? YES Therefore can a minor enter into a binding contract with google? YES. The google TOS does not specify what services and products it is refering to when it discusses binding contracts. Therefore, because google could feasibly sell a minor "necessitous" services or products, then a minor can therefore feasibly enter into a binding contract with google: thus satisfying the terms of service. By the means of this test, any minor can use google's products and services (including google+)

  5. Beefy Server on Ask Slashdot: Computer Test Lab Set-Up For Home? · · Score: 1

    I use a poweredge 2900 with 24gb of ram and 10tb. Loaded with VMware ESXi (free). It can handle multiple servers and workstations running at the same time. Initial cost was high, but a better solution for us long term versus cloud or renting, etc. credit card payments were lower than other solutions and I own it. there are trial editions of just about every server OS out there. So other than the hardware, its been free to tinker otherwise.

  6. Re:Dear Slashdot... on Ask Slashdot: Best Open Product Review Website? · · Score: 1

    Sounds like this idea puts more control in the users hands. Probably a great idea. Start building and please notify me when it's ready for use!

  7. Re:CentOS on Newb-Friendly Linux Flavor For LAMP Server? · · Score: 1

    I agree. I was asking myself the same question about LAMP stacks a couple years ago. I ended up choosing CentOS and Virtualmin/Webmin. It's been fairly painless to manage and it just runs forever.

  8. OCD Much? on Ask Slashdot: Calculators With 1-2-3 Number Pads? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So if it "destroys muscle- and spatial- memory" as you say, that means that everytime you wanted to use your phone you would have to sit down in a chair, find a horizontal flat surface to lay your phone on and then dial with 3 fingers? Or do you do it the other way around? Everytime you want to use a numeric keypad on a keyboard you have to pick up the keyboard off the desk and double-thumb the numbers in? I have GOT to see this in action!

  9. Duh Factor on The Petition to Classify Wikipedia a "World Wonder" · · Score: 1

    Choosing the internet would be too obvious. Here's the review process between the two. "So you build a global network of computers, all physically or wirelessly connected to each other? They allow people world wide to communicate with each other in milliseconds? Hrmmm... that's cute." "Oh wow, you build build a simple content management system with relaxed edit permissions. OMG, how the fuck did you do that? That's AMAZING!"

  10. Re:Rape allegations on Assange Has Signed Book Deals Worth $1.5 Million+ · · Score: 1

    LMAO... Here is a quote from you earlier which started the debate, "Rape doesn't mean violence. It means sex without consent." Here is my retort, "Rape does not mean sex without consent. Rape certainly does, by definition, involve violence." The reference sources you've included both have "phsyical force" and/or "violence" included in their definitions. Thus, the sources you've included VALIDATE my point, not disagree with it. I refuse to take this argument any further with somebody who is obviously slightly challenged. Reply with whatever you like, I'm sure i'll be entertained just as I have been up to this point. However, I cannot afford you a response in return. Our verbal volley was fun. I'm going to go play with the big boys now. ttyl.

  11. Re:Rape allegations on Assange Has Signed Book Deals Worth $1.5 Million+ · · Score: 1

    You seem to be confusing an encyclopedia with a dictionary. Please go use the right tool for the DEFINITION of English words or else you'll appear arrogant and uneducated. I don't need to come back with anything worthwhile to you. You'll obviously use whatever inappropriate tool you can find to attempt to prove your arrogance is warranted.

  12. Re:Rape allegations on Assange Has Signed Book Deals Worth $1.5 Million+ · · Score: 1

    Rape does not mean "sex without consent". Your personal interpretation of the word and desire for a specific meaning is irrelevant. For infact "sex without consent" is the definition of molestation (not rape). Rape certainly does, by definition, involve violence.

  13. Disable Advertising on A New Idea, For People Who Want To See More Banner Ads · · Score: 1

    Infact... on Slashdot, how do you disable the "Disable Advertising" block? It's extremely annoying. Great, so I contributed something positive to slashdot. Now you want to take advertising away from and if I dont submit to this you're going to nag me with a "Disable Advertising" block? [rolls eyes]

  14. I also enjoy ads on A New Idea, For People Who Want To See More Banner Ads · · Score: 1

    I really like ads also. Ads have made me laugh uncontrollably. They've introduced products and services which have improved my quality of life.

  15. Ugh... on Denver Bomb Squad Takes Out Toy Robot · · Score: 1

    I think our tax dollars would be better spent prosecuting non-violent offenders and tinkerers. However, blowing up random objects laying around the city does have a certain cool factor I can appreciate.

  16. Much easier... on Kuwait Bans DSLR Cameras Use For Non-Journalists · · Score: 1

    This is going to make it much easier to identify terro... I mean, ugh, journalists from the air.

  17. Re:Mod points on Massive Gamma Ray Bubbles Discovered In Milky Way · · Score: 1

    Scientist discover the galaxy is female. With massive & swollen bubbles, she is capable of bathing newly born stars in showers of life giving energy.

  18. Re:Looks like gas jets to me on Massive Gamma Ray Bubbles Discovered In Milky Way · · Score: 1

    That's exactly what I see. Gas jets, slightly curved, most likely due to the movement of our galaxy.

  19. Nothing unusual on Massive Gamma Ray Bubbles Discovered In Milky Way · · Score: 1

    Dont these "bubbles" simply look like the jets of energy you see shooting out either end of a black hole? They're slightly curved, probably because our galaxy is moving. What the @#$% do I know. I dont even own a telescope. :/

  20. Re:Oh, just great on Researchers Find a 'Liberal Gene' · · Score: 2

    I dont think they'll use it to cure conservatism. Rather, they will likely build a national database of political dispositions so that governments can quickly identify political opponents for other "cures" to their problems.

  21. Dont hate, educate on Could Anti-Texting Laws Make Roads More Dangerous? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It is better to change people thru inspiration and education rather than by force and control. Always has been, always will be. However, if the states launched an education campaign about texting & driving dangers, that would be an expensive, not an income from citations. Also, our precious insurance companies wouldnt be able to jack your rates up nearly as high.

  22. It's not about the traditional ads on Did Google Go Instant Just To Show More Ads? · · Score: 1

    It's not about the traditional ads. If you type "a" during a live search the first result (at the time of this writing) is "amazon.com". However, if you type "a" and then hit the search button (not a live search) you get "A - Wikipedia". If you live search "b" you get "best buy". If you manually search "b" you get "4chan - Wikipedia". So it appears that they have sold portions of the alphabet to companies. I wonder how much one pays to own "a" in live search? How many people will begin to type something starting with "a" and then get distracted and go "oooh, shiny objects on amazon" [click].

  23. Re:What TheDirt.com should do on Woman Wins Libel Suit By Suing Wrong Website · · Score: 1
    The original comments actually make more derogatory comments about her ex-boyfriend than they do about Sarah herself. It's basically an immature assumption of STD transmission by association. How the fuck, is a comment like this worth 11 million dollars?!!

    "THE DIRTY ARMY: Nik, here we have Sarah J, captain cheerleader of the playoff bound cinci bengals.. Most ppl see Sarah has a gorgeous cheerleader AND highschool teacher.. yes she’s also a teacher.. but what most of you don’t know is.. Her ex Nate.. cheated on her with over 50 girls in 4 yrs.. in that time he tested positive for Chlamydia Infection and Gonorrhea.. so im sure Sarah also has both.. "

    If I sued everyone that made a 1/2-assed derogatory comment about me I would spend my entire lifetime in court and would have judgements in my favor for the sum of One Trillion Dollars or more... Everyone would. Our legal system, and Sarah Jones, are both ridiculous. Disgustingly ridiculous...

  24. Re:Needs a caption on Video Showing Half a Million Asteroid Discoveries · · Score: 1

    LMAO

  25. Re:Needs a caption on Video Showing Half a Million Asteroid Discoveries · · Score: 1

    You worked on asteroids? Cool. What about other cellestial bodies. Did you ever work on Uranus?