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  1. Office Upgrade on Windows 10 Will Be Free To Users Who Test It · · Score: 1

    Oh but you get to pay for a new version of Office....... so not totally free.

  2. Get a Room :-) on Going Beyond the 'Stock' Arduino with Justin Mclean (Video) · · Score: 1

    Love Interviews like this, but less background noise would have made it easier to follow.

    Thanks for the interview though, lots of good info!

  3. Re:Just Lie on Ask Slashdot: Are Any Certifications Worth Going For? · · Score: 1

    We let someone go based on this alone.

  4. Already Done before - 1998 on Feds Want Nuclear Waste Train, But Don't Know Where It Would Go · · Score: 1

    http://www.lasvegassun.com/new...

    "(1998) Beginning in June, the Energy Department plans to haul nuclear waste from 41 foreign countries by rail through California, Nevada, Utah and Idaho for temporary storage at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Plans call for the shipments to begin in Concord, Calif."

    At least it was protested against, any bets the trips went as scheduled maybe a little later?

    A little more Google-fu and you can read about all the nuclear WAHEADS being TRUCKED around the U.S.
    http://www.thegovernmentrag.co...

  5. Wanting to know hot stuff worked on Ask Slashdot: What Inspired You To Start Hacking? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How did I start?

    Age 6 - taking apart any old electronics. old radios, walkie talkies, whatever
    Age 11 - Commodore 64 and IBM PC XT comes to the house
    Age 12 - learn how to solder, mostly unsoldering components from old electronics
    Age 14 - Introduced to Borland C
    Age 16 - CB and dabbled in HAM
    Age 18 - College for Comp Engineering, only to fail out after spending every hour in computer lab instead of class (uudecode anyone?)
    Age 20 - US Navy working on 60s era computers
    Age 24 - First Net admin job migrating from Novell to WinNT + First home PC of my own! .....computers ever since along with car repairs, etc
    Today - job in cybersecurity doing all kinds of different stuff, with side projects in the Internet of Things related to security

    What makes a good hacker today?
    Same thing as always, the desire to not just have technology, but the desire to know how it works!

  6. Re:Support Mesh Networking on Verizon To Kill All Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    I meant >300Ghz

  7. Support Mesh Networking on Verizon To Kill All Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    My dream - someday to walk around as my mobile phone is making IP-based calls and getting passed from WLAN to WLAN.

    I was wondering when Google was going to buy up some fiber and a frequency space (or maybe use >3Ghz which is currently unlicensed) to support their own infrastructure for Android devices.

    I am patenting this post. LOL

  8. California Gun Laws have been hacked on Hacking the Law · · Score: 2

    Check out www.calguns.net for a description of a gun law hack in California.

    Want to own an AR-15 series rifle in California? You can, thanks to the work of some online collaboration and combination of laws.

    In a nutshell, the definition of 'detachable magazine' combined with the poorly written assault weapons law, some case law and testimony from the California Dept of Justice Firearms folks resulted in a movement for building AR series rifles legally in California with all the goodies like pistol grips, etc.

    Same principles applied for importation of handguns not on the 'safe' list - import it as a single shot weapon, then repair it so it is back to a semi-auto configuration.

  9. Arthur C Clarke on Ask Slashdot: Good, Forgotten Fantasy & Science Fiction Novels? · · Score: 2

    Rendevous with RAMA

  10. No surprise due to bundling on Chrome Becoming World's Second Most Popular Web Browser · · Score: 5, Interesting

    We are constantly removing Chrome from the software packages that are bundling it. Kind of a turnoff for me.

    Just like getting a new PC with all the trialware crap.

  11. Vi? on One Week: No Mouse, Just Keyboard · · Score: 1

    What's EMACS?

    I thought you meant vi....

  12. Re:The problem is the area where CYBERCOM is locat on Cyber Command Will Miss Friday's Operational Deadline · · Score: 1

    AMEN

    I live on the West Coast - you can and will find ALL the talent needed out here. Some people like living in DC, but if you want to build some sort of CYBER anything, come out to Colorado, California, or Washington state. (or Monterey - Naval Post Graduate Skewl of R00t? :-) )

  13. Not like the old days on A Video Guide To Akihabara · · Score: 1

    Have not been back in years since the whole Otaku scene crap took hold.

    I can appreciate the guide to cut through the crap though!

  14. Makes you wonder...... on Steve Jobs Tries To Sneak Shurikens On a Plane · · Score: 1

    I wonder what he gets away with when flying within the US?

  15. I Don't Care on Silent, Easily Made Android Rootkit Released At DefCon · · Score: 1

    I only do online banking with my phone.... all the important stuff like Facebook and Twitter I ONLY do from my Windows 2000 machine at home. (Security through Obscurity - you should try it sometime)

  16. Re:Suckaz on Onion Story Gets Blown Out of Proportion · · Score: 1

    I spawn nearly 500 REPLYS and get modded down as a troll?

    I was talking about people in the office primarily, who also believe in half the stuff that snopes has proved to be false. Although I should have mentioned I live in California......

    WOW

  17. Suckaz on Onion Story Gets Blown Out of Proportion · · Score: -1, Troll

    HAHA I love explaining to my left wing friends that the Onion is not real..... now I can tell teh same to my right wing friends!

  18. Faster but lower power on 4 Cores? 6 Cores? Do You Care? · · Score: 1

    I don't care how many cores it has.... can it stream HD video without chop at only 4 watts? (Without a video card that requires its own nuclear power plant to run)

  19. Spying? There's no App for that?! on Russian Spy Ring Needed Some Serious IT Help · · Score: 1

    C'mon Apple Developers..... no App for that? :-)

  20. Passwords on Russian Spy Ring Needed Some Serious IT Help · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nothing wrong with writing down your long complex passwords..... UNLESS YOU LEAVE IT LAYING AROUND

    The complaint read like a spy novel.... A ready-made Bourne script!

  21. Standards Organization on Best Way To Publish an "Indie" Research Paper? · · Score: 1

    Maybe the standards organization that has authority over the system you are working on? Like IEEE for electronics... not sure who does GPS but you may also consider putting a patent on that there algorithm. There's gold in them numbers! (Like CDMA, etc.)

  22. Foreign interests on Louisiana Federal Judge Blocks Drilling Moratorium · · Score: 1

    Thank God they are stopping the Russians and Chinese from drilling there.... oh wait a minute.....

  23. EBOOK PRICES on Prices Slashed For Nook, Kindle E-Readers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Until they drop Ebook prices, they can pound sand...... For those prices, Kindle/Nook should be free

  24. Your friend needs to man up on How To Get a Game-Obsessed Teenager Into Coding? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Tell your friend to man up and be a father. My son and I are building a custom case for a file server for the house, I have no art skillz but he does. Keeps his appetite for tech up without him doing the brain drain in front of the tube.

    FYI - normal teenagers do not spend all their time gaming

  25. I need investors on Why Overheard Cell Phone Chats Are Annoying · · Score: 1

    I have this idea for making cell phone conversations private in public places. Simply, a glass box with a door on it that you can step into to make phone calls. I will call it a ...... phone booth.....

    I can put them everywhere but need money to get started - paypal me some $$ to get in on this killer deal!