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  1. unfair on Internet-Based Political Party Opens Doors · · Score: 1

    Any presidential nominee must conform to all the Constitutional requirements, as well as be considered someone of similar stature to our previous presidents. That means no Lady Gaga allowed.

    Where would we be without movie star politicians?

  2. Gov't approval on BlackBerry PlayBook First Tablet To Gain NIST Approval · · Score: 1

    Is that the sound of a $1,000 toaster?

  3. vulnerable on FPGA Bitstream Security Broken · · Score: 1

    So maybe a little transistor meant to do one thing is not incredibly secure. But the Russians are going to start writing malicious code that waits for FPGA users to visit hacking urls and then download exploits to their servers?

  4. DNS DB on Why Any Competing Whois Registry Model Is Doomed · · Score: 1

    Unless it is a distributed DNS without some Gov/Icann/Corporate model.

  5. Re:Cloud on Anonymous Hack One Gigabyte of Data From NATO · · Score: 1

    Hackers target smb references this exact issue - lulz/anon are harmless. Everyone sees the big headlines but its thousands of small businesses that are getting their data stolen every day and left with no ability to recover.

    Granted, you make your own mess when you hire the $20/hour web guy out of college who thinks that online transactions are safe because he used magento out of the box, but the real hacking is occuring daily and there's no way to stop it, or even properly monitor it. Even when these are overseas cybercrimes and owners get the secret service or other agencies involved, the end result is nothing.

    We're too busy monitoring Americans online terrorist activity to worry about real crimes.

  6. Re:Cloud on Anonymous Hack One Gigabyte of Data From NATO · · Score: 1

    Nor will it get any better.

  7. Re:All I have to say is on Dumpster Drive: File-Sharing For Your Digital Trash · · Score: 1

    Oh, I get it. Check the site, it's a Apple only thing. That actually makes sense in a lot of ways.

    How long before they put the kibosh on this Apple-only thing?

  8. Re:we could take back control... on Court Approves TSA Body Scans, But Calls For Public Comment · · Score: 1

    These unwelcome intrusions continue because we allow them. ... first, airlplanes should be constructed to make hijacking physically impossible

    Sure, if you want to do it the easy way!

  9. Everyone wins on Mass Psychosis In the USA? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Last year my wife was suffering from some anxiety during her pregnancy. An internal medicine doctor prescribed an anti-psychosis drug to treat bipolar disorder. The list of side effects included just about everything you wouldn't want to happen to a pregnant women. What would a drug like this do to an unborn child, let alone an adult!

  10. Re:wow on How Analytics Are Shaping Social Games · · Score: 1

    a spokesperson of a game analytics shop says that game analytics are the next big thing? ...completely unexpected...

    Strange! I know a guy who says that social analysts should get paid more than traditional game companies. Whooda thunk it?

  11. Re:"building a set of MODULAR OS components for on Microsoft's Looming 'Single Windows Ecosystem' · · Score: 0

    Newsbreak: Windows decides to be more like Apple. Stay tuned.

  12. MineVille? on Can Minecraft Change the Gaming Industry? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next paradigm shift:

    Sally needs help moving blocks, sign up and earn 5 facepoints!

  13. Re:He Still Shows Up in My "dbags" Circle on Zuckerberg Quits Google+ Over Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1

    He is still in my 'goons' circle as well. Maybe the whole article is meant as satire. Really, really, good excellent and obvious satire that I missed.

  14. It's not just a single cost on How Increasing Cloud Reliance Affects IT Jobs · · Score: 1

    We have had this discussion with our clients, and none of them has moved to the cloud. A new business might very well be able to start with cloud services and possibly migrate some data inhouse as they grow, but most established businesses find the model prohibitive because:

    • Failover to another high-speed line with SLA must be established for continuous connectivity
    • The cost of data migration for existing data
    • Locating, implementing and monitoring reliable cloud backup solutions
    • Security, encryption and password enforcement at much higher levels than in-house
    • No single responsible agent for outages, changes, troubleshooting
    • Reverting back to unnamed blame game which was eliminated many years ago by any competent IT team

    Paying all the above costs, and if the service(s) do not work as expected, paying for a full year anyway, plus the re-migration back to home base.

  15. Re:Everything the article says is true, but ... on IT Crises vs. Vacation: Sometimes It Isn't Pretty · · Score: 1

    That's destructive behavior. Any outside vendor can act as the body double. They would work to preserve their own role as emergency contact while reinforcing the value of the day-to-day admin.

  16. There can be only one... on IT Crises vs. Vacation: Sometimes It Isn't Pretty · · Score: 0

    It's essential to have some help from the outside during your IT admin vacation

  17. More Fronts on Google's Six-Front War · · Score: 2

    Not only is Google taking on more than just the listed fronts (author neglected libraries, cloud computing, email, etc), but every major tech company is fighting the same fights on its fronts as well. In total, it is a thousand-front war, with only a handful of select winners at the end of the day.

  18. Re:Wait, what? on Man Claiming Half of Facebook Suffers Setbacks · · Score: 1

    Only half of Facebook suffers setbacks?

    Only the good half.

  19. a shame on Judge OKs Wiretap Lawsuit Over Google Wi-Fi Sniffing · · Score: 1

    Google will likely plead innocence, but it's hard to believe this megalith would do such a thing unwittingly.

  20. haha oh wait on Chinese Officials Need a Better Photoshopper · · Score: 1

    So how does this beat gary busey meme?

  21. emote agree on Current Social Games Aren't Fun, Says MUD Co-Creator · · Score: 2

    Social Game should really be another way to say "lead generation marketing gaming". The goal is to get you to buy more fun stuff, by offering you lots of fun perky stuff to keep you interested. Very little of it requires any effort or quest-solving to attain, and it immediately unlocks the next slightly more expensive fun perky thing that you must have.

  22. Proper Punishment on World's Best Chess Engine Outlawed and Disqualified · · Score: 1

    The correct course of action is erasure, following by enlightenment retraining.

  23. gifting online then and now on Facebook Locks Down Social Gift Giving Patent · · Score: 5, Funny
    Playing social games, 1989
    • gift troll bread
    • You gifted a bread to a large troll.
    • The troll smiles and lets you pass the bridge

    New ending! 2011

    • Mark Zuckerberg booms: Though shall not gift!
    • The troll, angry at your attempted patent theft, slays you
  24. Hidden? on DVRs, Cable Boxes Top List of Home Energy Hogs · · Score: 1

    Is it a hidden cost if my power company supplies me with a free air conditioner but I still have to pay $400 per month to run it?

  25. The profit is the profit on If You're Working For Stock, Read the Fine Print · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You are the employee and you cost money. The profit is already money and therefor that is what is protected. If you want to assure you will be protected, read what you sign. Everyone wants to keep their slice of the pie. Every slice costs money. And even worse, lawyers will be making a piece from each part of the action.