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  1. Easy on Ask Slashdot: Wiring Home Furniture? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Google "countertop pop up receptacle" and you'll find many choices.

  2. Re:News at elleven on HTC Does What Google Wouldn't: Sell an LTE Phone That Sidesteps AT&T · · Score: 1

    The "Droid" name is licensed exclusively to Verizon, you need to look for a similar international version.

  3. Re:Not exactly Russians... on Was Russia Behind Stuxnet? · · Score: 1

    Russian for "will rot" is . All letters, but "x" sound close to the English lettes in stuxnet, and x sounds different, but looks the same.

  4. Not exactly Russians... on Was Russia Behind Stuxnet? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ... but Russian immigrants living in and working for Israel. The name "Stuxnet" can be transliterated to "will rot" in Russian. Which was exactly what the Iranian equipment did.

  5. What about phones? on The Death of Booting Up · · Score: 3, Informative

    My HTC EVO 3D Android phone takes 2.5 minutes to boot.

  6. From the job listing: on Apple Hires Antenna Engineers. Really. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hands on experience is required

  7. Look at the parents on Why Are Indian Kids So Good At Spelling? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I saw a statistics, saying that 90% of Indian immigrants have a degree- the highest rate of any immigrant or native group.

  8. Re:Politial speech influenced 6 yrs old chid. on Sergey Brin On Google and China · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I merely wanted to point that Americans need to watch what they say and where they say it almost like it was in USSR. I know that this is not a constitutionally protected speech, but my post was meant as an answer to "feeling of fear" statement. It was no fear, if one knew when to keep his/her mouth shut. The Soviet regime was evil, but not to a degree imagined by many people here. Not in 1970s or 80s anyway.

  9. Re:Politial speech influenced 6 yrs old chid. on Sergey Brin On Google and China · · Score: 1

    No, it will not. Google for "racist fired" or similar and see for yourself.

  10. Re:Politial speech influenced 6 yrs old chid. on Sergey Brin On Google and China · · Score: 5, Interesting

    As someone who lived in Soviet Union until it's collapse in 92 (I was 25) I can tell you that fear was not a fact of everyday life. Generally you didn't feel much more under control than in US. You couldn't say certain negative things about Party and government in public, but in private conversations everything was discussed freely. It is the same as in states- try to voice politically incorrect opinions about race in your place of work, and you will see how "freedom of speech" will protect you. We have more freedom in US as compared to USSR or China, but don't overestimate it.

  11. lastpass on Best Tool For Remembering Passwords? · · Score: 1

    www.lastpass.com I store less important passwords, and keep in memory ones for banking, ebay, etc.

  12. "street-level and aerial photography " on Google Earth To Show Ocean Floor · · Score: 1

    Does Google have aerial (not satellite) photos like Microsoft? I've never encountered them on Google maps.

  13. My vote doesn't count on Discuss the US Presidential Election · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I live in a "Deep Blue" state, so I know no matter who I will vote for, my vote will go for Obama bin Biden. I guess I'll go and vote for McPalin, just to bring my state closer to a center and draw more interest from future candidates.

  14. Do not eat! on Privacy Policies Are Great — For PhDs · · Score: 1

    Most computer hardware comes with EULAs which require understanding of legalese, but at the same time one usually finds couple of silica gel pouches with "DO NOT EAT" printed on them. So who do they think their customer is? An educated mind, capable of understanding EULA or an idiot putting everything in his/her mouth?

  15. It may be fast.. on Fastest-Ever Windows HPC Cluster · · Score: 1

    ... but does it freeze while formatting a floppy?

  16. Re:What about Realtors' conflicts of interests? on Internet-Based Realtors Win Monster Settlement · · Score: 1

    You forgot one thing- someone has to open doors to the prospective buyers. I agree that 6% is way too much to pay for such service.

  17. Re:Seriously? on What to Seek in an Older Subnotebook? · · Score: 1

    Fujitsu P1000 series machines with 9" screen has been available for a long time. I bought my first in 2002. It had Transmeta CPU, 256MB of RAM, and came with XP- a little slow, but perfectly practical. It had a touchscreen, which was very convenient. The P series is still manufactured http://store.shopfujitsu.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.do?series=P1620

  18. Idiocy on MD Bill Would Criminalize Theft of Wireless Access · · Score: 1

    Next they will propose a law, charging people parked on an expired meter with "stealing of a parking space", punishable by 3 years in jail.

  19. Pterodactyl on The Army's $10M Spy Bat Still Too Big · · Score: 1

    Why not just ask for a robo pterodactyl instead?

  20. International? on Happy Pi Day · · Score: 2, Funny

    3/14 sound more like American Pi day. In most other places it is 31/4.
    Oh, wait they don't get to celebrate at all!

  21. Re:one problem on A Giant Step in Cloning · · Score: 1

    Grow a clone without a brain...
    Thanks, but there are already too many lawyers.

  22. Re:I can think of a few good reasons? on Russia's Floating Nuclear Plants Under Fire From Greens · · Score: 1

    No money?? Russia is a major oil-producing nation. Unlike US, they have a huge budget surplus.

  23. This is what i do: on When a Tech 'Breakthrough' Isn't Really · · Score: 1

    I never purchase products, described as "breakthrough", "revolutionary", "amazing" and "miracle". These words are the warning sings of crap.

  24. Re:quality of life. on Where the Highest Paying Tech Jobs Are · · Score: 1

    Come on! You compare the real test data for a bus with soem theoretic values for roumored cars! In reality, not even Prius can get 51MPH in NYC traffic. Most commuters drive to work alone, and they will be lucky to get 15-20MPH in an average car in NYC. Now compare this to a bus.

  25. This study confirms that... on Prayer Does Not Help Heart Patients · · Score: 1

    Prayers are telemarketing calls to God. He ignored most of them and was mildly offended by the ones that got through- hence more post-op complications.