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  1. They may have a case on Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antennas · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If Apple is stupid to only do testing:

    A. In their Cupertino facility, which has it's own AT&T tower
    B. In the field, but covered with their 30$ bumpers

    Then this case may have some potential even though it will drag on for years and only the lawyers will gain millions of dollars, with the end result being a small settlement not beneficial to the consumer. Just like all IT lawsuits.

  2. Server load on Need a Friend? Rent One Online · · Score: 1

    Since Slashdotters have no friends, and we get close to 5 million visitors monthly around here, I can tell they'll be cashing in on some money.

    16/f/Cali for me please?

  3. Re:NYC Governor? on NY Governor Wants To Expand DNA Database · · Score: 1

    Then there's some gems like NYPD Blue, 24 (last season), and Law and Order.

  4. Re:NYC Governor? on NY Governor Wants To Expand DNA Database · · Score: 2

    As a New Yorker, I've never quite understood why Albany is the capital and not NYC.

  5. Wasteful on Updated Mac Mini Aims For the Living Room · · Score: 0

    The most common use for this would be a living room HTPC we all assume, right? Core 2 Duo is a waste, replace that with a cheaper atom processor. 320GB is a joke, especially for those of us who rip movies with handbreak and like to store them, 1TB should be the minimum. The video card is overkill, an integrated graphics chip pulling 1080p would be fine. To top it off, no blu ray? Really Apple? Finally now they add HDMI admitting that it's the standard and not Display Port.

    It's more cost effective to just buy a mini-atx case and pop in 400-500$ worth of parts.

  6. Re:So.... what's the outrage again? on Publishing Company Puts Warning Label on Constitution · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Rights for slaves were outlined in documents after the civil war, and rights for women were outlined at the Seneca Falls convention. Wilder is trying to put a "warning" on all of those documents, the documents that still hold true and found our country (I'll be it, corruptly) to this very day.

  7. Really? on Apple Announces iPhone 4 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Only Apple would get away with releasing key features this late. HTC has been big for what, a year? Already their phones (EVO, Incredible) are surpassing the IPhone.

    -Multitasking
    -HD video recording
    -Dual cameras/mics

    Also, it's still missing a good carrier, tethering, and flash.

    All of this made in a suicide ridden factory...

  8. Surprising on Firefox Home Coming To iPhone, Browser Next? · · Score: 1

    It's quite shocking to me that Apple is allowing any Mozilla software to come to the App Store from the get go; but regardless it's great news to have open source infiltrating Apple's proprietary market.

  9. Re:Scroogle is better on Google Offers Encrypted Web Search Option · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, but Scroogle has recently been shut down by Google, so this is their alternative.

  10. As a young person... on Church Turns To Facebook To Find Priests · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I say fuck religion, especially Christianity. ESPECIALLY when it's French Christians.

  11. Negative Slashvertisment? on MATLAB Can't Manipulate 64-Bit Integers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Am I missing something here?

  12. Re:Yay on The 1 Terabyte SSD Arrives · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can get 60GB for under $120? Damnit, I considered an SSD recently and 30/40GB was £100 for the cheapest ones. Didn't get it in the end because of reports of degrading performance over time. That'd be one hell of a downer if you'd bought something that large and expensive!

    No, you can't.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150636%201421439415&name=60GB

    The lowest price for a 60GB SSD is $140, and that's from a no-name company. If you want quality for that spec, your wallet will be taking a hit of about $200

  13. This is why I love Google on Google Renames Itself "Topeka" · · Score: 1

    Because of the way they interact with the community that surrounds them.

    You can't find me ONE other Fortune 500 company that does the same. Go ahead, try.

  14. Hahaha on Slashdot Discussions Now Include Roulette Video Chat · · Score: 1

    I'm 16, you're all pedophiles!

    I'm calling Chris Hansen :)

  15. Re:Meh. on PA Laptop Spying Inspires FSF Crowdsourcing Effort · · Score: 1

    When I was in high school we had a professor that somehow got a room full of computers (about 20) so she could teach C programming, system administration (windows and debian) without any of the schools typical restrictions on the computers. For sys admin we built the computers up from scratch, installed windows server and debian and went through the certification process for windows admin. It was a lot of fun, but being a room full of 16-18 year old boys (save for one girl) you learned quickly to never leave your computer unlocked because every time you did you either got goatse or some other undesirable images. I can see why, in general, school computers are locked down so tightly.

    The school computers (Or at least my schools computers) are pretty shit on security, if you know what you're doing. It only took me a few days to figure out how to shut down any computer on my districts network, amongst other devious things.

  16. Re:Meh. on PA Laptop Spying Inspires FSF Crowdsourcing Effort · · Score: 1

    Obviously being the geek I am I've snooped around and gained knowledge. But 99% of the poor bastards in school have no idea what is really going on, though.

  17. Re:Meh. on PA Laptop Spying Inspires FSF Crowdsourcing Effort · · Score: 2, Informative

    They tried to do that when I started to bring my netbook to school almost daily. I fought them over it, and eventually won the right to keep my netbook free of NetOps and Deep Freeze. All school internet is locked down with WebSense though, which meant I still had to use a proxy.

  18. Re:Meh. on PA Laptop Spying Inspires FSF Crowdsourcing Effort · · Score: 1

    They have no rights to install this software without the students knowledge.

  19. Re:Meh. on PA Laptop Spying Inspires FSF Crowdsourcing Effort · · Score: 1

    I've thought of doing that as well, but that'd probably work better in something like the Lower Merion case; where the school was supplying students with laptops to take home. This is not the case here, as all the laptops and desktops with said monitoring software are always on school grounds and constantly being used by other students and not just myself.

  20. Meh. on PA Laptop Spying Inspires FSF Crowdsourcing Effort · · Score: 4, Informative

    At the high school I attend, all the desktops and laptops allowed on school property have a form of remote monitoring installed (Web Sense, NetOps, along with Deep Freeze).

    The problem is relatively easy to fix, though. I use my home computer as a proxy to get past Web Sense, and give myself admin rights to disable the NetOps and Deep Freeze. All students should know how to do this, and I teach as many how to as I can. Fuck the "monitoring" they do, this isn't China.

  21. Re:This just in! on Bill To Ban All Salt In Restaurant Cooking · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All politicians are idiots! More at 11.

    There, fixed that for you.

  22. Stupidity on Bill To Ban All Salt In Restaurant Cooking · · Score: 0, Troll

    He's from Brooklyn. 'Nuff said

  23. It's biggest strength on Where Android Beats the iPhone · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not DRM-laden patent trolling Apple.

  24. Re:Defense? on Defending Against Drones · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The various Cold War military conflicts are a good way to start.

  25. Really? on Southwest Declares Kevin Smith Too Fat To Fly · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Isn't this supposed to be a tech site? Not "popeater?"

    C'mon /.