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  1. Re:If you have to ask... on Are 12-16 Hour Workdays Productive? · · Score: 2

    It's a pun on "em-bedded" and "cushy."

  2. Re:And the VP has what power? on Paul Ryan's Record On Science and Government · · Score: 2

    Or until the president is unable to perform their duties.

  3. Re:Google. on Google Employees Find 60 Security Holes In Adobe Reader · · Score: 3

    Because it's a proper noun.

  4. Re:Repeat titles on Humble Bundle For Android 3 Released · · Score: 1

    Exactly. You can even set all your proceeds to go to the other games, so you aren't paying the people you've already purchased from (if you are so inclined).

  5. Re:C code on Tesla CTO Talks Model S, Batteries and In-car Linux · · Score: 1

    It's okay, he's just the "Chief Technology Officer," it's not like you'd expect him to understand the technology being used.

  6. Re:Not exorbitant, per hour was $550 on Judge Suggests Apple Is "Smoking Crack" With Witness List In Samsung Case · · Score: 2

    $550 an hour is totally reasonable? I'm pretty sure if you took 55 people off the streets, paid them $10/hr each, and put them to work for over 3 full work weeks you'd get a more comprehensive result than "the Galaxy S has the same rectangular form as the iPhone along with features like black color, a display central on the front of the phone, and a lozenge-shaped speaker."

    I could probably get my eleven year old brother to provide a better analysis for free in a day.

  7. Re:Speak truth to power, get shitstorm in return on WikiLeaks Back Online After Massive DDoS Attack · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think GP meant that Wikileaks was exercising truth, openness, etc - and some people who didn't like that were responsible for the DDoS.

  8. Re:Focus Will Be On Economy on Romney Taps Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan As Running Mate · · Score: 2

    There exist taxes beside income taxes. If they purchase goods, they pay sales tax. If they drive a car, they pay gas taxes. If they buy cigarettes, they pay "sin" tax. Income tax is not the only tax that exists.

  9. Re:Not for being an antheist on Romney Taps Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan As Running Mate · · Score: 1

    I'm sure his previous praise of her was entirely unrelated to the philosophy that she espoused in her novels.
    "It’s so important that we go back to our roots to look at Ayn Rand’s vision, her writings, to see what our girding, under-grounding [sic] principles are."

  10. Re:Offsite != cloud on Ask Slashdot: Best On-Site Backup Plan? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And if you don't have any friends, keep one in a bank's safe deposit box. They're usually not that pricey.

  11. Re:Downgrade rights on CowboyNeal Weighs In On the Windows 8 "Metro" GUI · · Score: 1

    Ouch, Troll? I was going for Funny. :/

  12. Re:Downgrade rights on CowboyNeal Weighs In On the Windows 8 "Metro" GUI · · Score: -1, Troll

    The majority of Americans support the provisions, as long as they don't know it's actually Obamacare.
    Just like Windows Vista I mean "Mojave"...

  13. Bioinformatics on Ask Slashdot: How Many of You Actually Use Math? · · Score: 2

    My current job title is "Bioinformatics Analyst," and I need to at least understand a good bit of math that I didn't learn in highschool. While it's rare that I directly need to implement complicated mathematical programs, much of my job involves tuning parameters for specialized software.

    I need to have a good understanding of the changes that are likely to result from adjusting parameters X, Y and Z before I submit a job that takes upwards of a day to complete. To do that, I need to read the papers and understand the algorithms.

  14. Re:Anonymous Speech, First Amendment? on Paid Media Must Be Disclosed In Oracle v. Google · · Score: 1

    Ah, that's good to hear. Thanks for pointing me at the right court case.

  15. Re:Anonymous Speech, First Amendment? on Paid Media Must Be Disclosed In Oracle v. Google · · Score: 1

    I don't think it's obvious that anonymous speech is protected by the first amendment.

  16. Re:Sounds like the principle behind URNs on Content-Centric Networking & the Next Internet · · Score: 1

    Just create the URN based on a (secure) hash. No central authority required.

  17. Re:Magnet links? on Content-Centric Networking & the Next Internet · · Score: 1

    You might be interested in git-annex ( http://git-annex.branchable.com/ ).

    After you set up some repositories, you can say "git annex get my_home_movie.avi," and it will figure out which of your repositories has it, and copy it over for you. (It also checks that a file exists in another location before it lets you delete it).

    As far as I can tell, the use-case it was designed for was one user with multiple places to put files. It might be pretty cool to extend it to work well with many users. (Although at this point, maybe we're just reinventing eMule et. al).

  18. Is this really a Siri rival? on Nuance Launches Siri Rival "Nina" · · Score: 1

    It looks like the idea is that services (like banks, hotels, etc.) opt-in to this, and then can use NINA's voice processing on their site or apps. This seems markedly different than the Siri model of using voice search as a service that integrates results from multiple predefined sources.

  19. Re:Nvidia rotten to the core on Proprietary Nvidia Linux Driver Contains Privilege Escalation Hole · · Score: 1

    I recommend booting from a LiveCD before installing so you can see if the drivers work.

  20. Especially if you're referring to a Pinto.

  21. Re:I think everyone has already made up their mind on Mitt Romney To Announce VP Decision Via Smartphone App · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't think you can be your own running mate...

  22. Re:The UK has some lead time on this on Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Gun Control, and Patent Law · · Score: 2

    Tony Stark did it in a cave with a box of scraps.

  23. Re:It's not a zero sum system on How Will Steam on GNU/Linux Affect Software Freedom? · · Score: 1

    I agree with most of your points, but I'll point to Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup as a game that does not have a better proprietary version.

  24. The post: on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because it's missing from the summary and also the linked article, here's the initial report: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jul/375

  25. From the article: on OpenBSD's De Raadt Slams Red Hat, Canonical Over 'Secure' Boot · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Responding to a query from iTWire about what OpenBSD, widely recognised as the most security-conscious UNIX, would be doing to cope with "secure" boot, De Raadt said: "We have no plans. I don't know what we'll do. We'll watch the disaster and hope that someone with enough power sees sense."

    Is not wanting to "be the new Microsoft" worth being unprepared for a "disaster?"