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  1. Re:I'm sure it didn't help. on Did Chicago Lose Olympic Bid Due To US Passport Control? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Every entry point takes fingerprints of every visitor who is not a US Citizen or legal US Resident.

    Actually, the DHS at Chicago O'Hare electronically fingerprint all fingers of both hands and take a face photograph of returning legal US permanent residents.

  2. Re:Shockwave on Shuttleworth Suggests 1-Way Valve For User Experience Testing · · Score: 1

    No, I mean Shockwave. The Linux Flash player doesn't support Shockwave content, only regular Flash animation. The majority of kids' interactive stuff is regular Flash, but enough of it uses Shockwave for it to be a problem.

  3. Shockwave on Shuttleworth Suggests 1-Way Valve For User Experience Testing · · Score: 2, Informative

    Lack of Shockwave is a big problem with kids.. A lot of childrens' websites feature games that use Shockwave. This was essentially the deal-breaker in setting up an Ubuntu box for a niece of mine recently. Maybe someday these websites will stop relying on it.

  4. Re:legal signature? or a computer generated sig.? on Cursive Writing Is a Fading Skill — Does It Matter? · · Score: 1

    it certainly doesn't have to be externally legible.

    Actually, I have come across at least one US government form that requires a 'legible signature'. For even more fun, try calling their help-line to find out what that means.

  5. Google Pervasiveness Front on Google Data Liberation Group Seeks To Unlock Data · · Score: 1

    The easier it is to move data in and out of Google, the more data Google get to monitor.

  6. Virtual Credit Card Number? on What the DHS Knows About You · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you book with a one-use virtual credit card number, is that what appears on the record? Does it produce all previously used cc numbers too? This looks like just the airline passing on their booking/customer db record, but if it was the actual CC that would be real tin foil hat time.

  7. Re:Amazing? on Thieves Clear Out NJ Apple Store In 31 Seconds · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Who says you need bother stealing? Just sell nothing

  8. Re:I used a computer in Eire on Irish ISP To Block Access To Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    It's Éire, not Eire.

  9. Re:Health and Safety issue??? on California Student Arrested For Console Hacking · · Score: 1

    Way to go NBC reprinting ICE press releases. Not pursuing an explanation of the "Health and Safety" claim is a classic example of non-journalism.

    This agency reminds me a bit of the drugs one fighting against cannabis users. Do they really think they are working for the people?

  10. Hiring Gurus on Celebrate Your Next Birthday At the Microsoft Store · · Score: 1

    Microsoft's take on the Genius Bar is the Answers Bar (aka Guru Bar, Windows Bar)

    Gurus will be lining up for those vacancies like it was an ATC job at JFK.

  11. Re:All UNIX/UNIX-likes on Hackers Claim To Hit T-Mobile Hard · · Score: 5, Funny

    You do realize you can register for free Steve, right?

  12. Re:What's so complicated? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    I could see how some complexity could arise from data integrity concerns. Satellite systems, for example, include mechanisms to constantly check and error-correct memory because of corruption due to comsic rays. If you regard voter data as precious enough, you could construct pretty complex redundant systems to cross-check themselves too.

    Of course, I doubt that would be happening if MS Access is involved.

  13. Re:Matter of opinion? on Computers With Opinions On Visual Aesthetics · · Score: 1

    Bill Gates laying on desk: 79.4%

  14. In Ireland, a piece of wire is a television on New Irish Internet Tax? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Even since the 1988 bill and earlier, a "television set" is defined as any apparatus for wireless telegraphy capable of receiving and exhibiting television programmes broadcast for general reception (whether or not its use for that purpose is dependent on the use of anything else in conjunction therewith)...

    Therefore, a piece of wire (antenna) is a "television set", even though it is dependent on adding various radio and display devices to it to function properly.

  15. Whitehouse take note on Virginia Health Database Held For Ransom · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A timely illustration of the critical importance of security in electronic medical records.

  16. Re:e-File for the people? on Data.gov To Launch In May · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The problem is you are forced to share a lot of personal information with a private third party agent, when it is really only a matter between you and your government. Unless you want to use snail mail of course.

  17. e-File for the people? on Data.gov To Launch In May · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How about allowing the people to e-file their taxes directly to their government while they're at it, without having to use a third party.

  18. Re:According to Ars Technica, on Time Warner Expanding Internet Transfer Caps To New Markets · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think the submitter reached their cap.

  19. AIG Bonus dilemma solved! on Tickets On Sale In Sweden For Space Tourism, Starting In 2012 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just pay them with with one-way Virgin Galactic tickets instead of cash!

  20. Anyone else remember the old days.. on What Does a $16,000+ PC Look Like, Anyway? · · Score: 1

    before the same dorks that are impressed by installing 10 KW audio amplifiers in cars decided to bring the same thinking to PC building?

  21. The winner is obvious on 5 Powerline Networking Devices Reviewed · · Score: 3, Funny

    From personal experience, I have to say the Belkin Powerline AV+ unit is by far the best of the bunch here. Rock solid performance all the way. Look no further!

    Sincerely,
    Mark Bayard

  22. Re:Thank god on New Law Will Require Camera Phones To "Click" · · Score: 1

    Yup. Rep. King also hard at work with resolutions to deal with the pressing matters of supporting the goals and ideals of the Knights of Pythias, and establishing a United States Boxing Commission. The economy will just have to wait.

  23. Mailmerge / Labels on Can a Small Business Migrate Smoothly To OpenOffice.org v3? · · Score: 1

    If you have users that work with MS Office mailmerge and label features, you might want to take a close look at that. I have found this feature to be pretty painful at times in openoffice. Compare, for example, starting with a CSV file of names and addresses and printing them to Avery laser address labels.

  24. Two words.. on 1000-mph Car Planned · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Cup Holders

  25. Re:The patentless 555 on Integrated Circuit Is 50 Years Old Today · · Score: 2, Funny

    So I could have said what I said without the said said? Enough said.