Slashdot Mirror


User: MadGeek007

MadGeek007's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
48
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 48

  1. Re: Pay more in taxes (time to bitch) on Why Buy Microsoft Milk When the Google Cow Is Free? · · Score: 2

    Sure, some teachers are lazy and overpaid, just as any other worker can be. However, to suggest that is typical by comparing today with an idealized version of yesterday ignores reality. Wages need to increase with the rise in the cost of living, class sizes have gone up, and many of today's parents don't teach their kids to be respectful, and expect the school system to take on the responsibility of raising them. And no, I'm not a teacher, union member or shill.

  2. Re:If I understand TFA on Drive-by Android Malware Exploits Unpatchable Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    Except that many 3rd party apps use that WebView under the hood.

  3. Re:French government on Blogger Fined €3,000 for 'Publicizing' Files Found Through Google Search · · Score: 2
  4. Re: Best example in a long time on Media Player Nightingale Reaches 1.12.1; First Release Since Songbird · · Score: 1

    Malware can exist just as easily in non Windows binaries, which may also require elevated privileges.

  5. Re:And we care because? on Arduino Project Upgrades With 2 New Boards · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's basically a prototyping system for the rest of us (non electrical engineers).

  6. Where's the stream? on Arduino Project Upgrades With 2 New Boards · · Score: 1

    The blog post mentions a stream but does not say where it can be found...

  7. Re:But... on The Real Truth About Oracle's 'New' Kernel · · Score: 1

    I thought the technology was old hat.

  8. Re:FOSS on Swiss Canton Abandons Linux Migration · · Score: 1

    They should have split the blame on GNU/Linux :P

  9. Re:Just ignore on Boeing Hummingbird Drone Crashes In Belize · · Score: 1

    What. No one likes Star Wars jokes?

  10. Re:Just ignore on Boeing Hummingbird Drone Crashes In Belize · · Score: 1

    but test flights already demonstrate successively greater endurance, higher altitudes, more extensive autonomy, and greater payload.

    Don't let the fact that it crashes bother you at all, this is the drone you want!

    So this is the droid we're looking for!

  11. Re:Duh on Robots Taught to Deceive · · Score: 1

    OF course machines can do lie because the humans who code them can lie. This just helps the program know *when* to lie.

  12. Duh on Robots Taught to Deceive · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Who ever said our robot overloads would be truthful?

  13. So... on New Adobe PDF Zero-Day Under Attack · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What else is new...

  14. Huh? on New QuickTime Flaw Bypasses ASLR, DEP · · Score: 1

    What I don't get is how a flaw in a 3rd party app can be used to bypass the protections at the OS level. Clearly the real problem is deeper than QuickTime.

  15. Heed the words of Michael Crichton on MIT Unveils Oil-Skimming Robot Swarm Prototype · · Score: 1

    Ready the electromagnets!

  16. So THAT'S how they did it! on Video Adverts On the Printed Page · · Score: 1

    The muggles have discovered magic. Cower in fear!

  17. iPhone 4 on Chip Guru Papermaster Loses Signal At Apple · · Score: 1

    It looked good on paper.

  18. Spceballs! on Gasoline From Thin Air · · Score: 1

    There goes the planet.

  19. I'm planning one myself on Where To Start With DIY Home Security? · · Score: 1

    I plan on using the PowerMax+
    http://www.homesecuritystore.com/p-755-visonic-powermax-powermax-plus-wireless-home-security-system.aspx

    And the GSM unit to be able to control the system via touch-tones and SMS. The system is highly scalable and configurable; so you can expand the system as your budget allows.
    http://www.homesecuritystore.com/p-755-visonic-powermax-powermax-plus-wireless-home-security-system.aspx

  20. On the bright side on ReCAPTCHA.net Now Vulnerable to Algorithmic Attack · · Score: 1

    Maybe this hack can be used to improve book scanning.

  21. Overclocking on Mars Rover Spirit May Never Wake From Deep Sleep · · Score: 1

    As a result, the heaters were able to keep internal temperatures above minus 40 degrees Celsius (which is also minus 40 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale).

    Have they tried overclocking?

  22. Disney|PIXAR on Mars Rover Spirit May Never Wake From Deep Sleep · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like a plot for a Disney|PIXAR movie. WALL-E meets Sleeping Beauty?

  23. YRO on Tennessee Town Releases Red Light Camera Stats · · Score: 1

    What does this have to do with your rights online?

  24. First step on Dept. of Justice Considers Web For ADA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Before they can even think about making their web sites accessible for those with disabilities, they need to make the sites accessible for the general public. Nearly every time I have needed to find some information at the state level, I've had to sort through pages of outdated info, buried 4 or more links deep. I can only imagine what this process is like through a screen reader or other adaptive technology.

  25. IE6 on Online Banking Trojan Stole Money From Belgians · · Score: 1

    To make matters worse, the bank demo was using IE6.