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  1. Re:Cry me a fucking river... on Man Jailed For Refusing To Reveal USB Password · · Score: 1

    My definitions, FWIW: Expressway: a road with on & off ramps and without stop lights. Often two or more lanes per direction. Freeway: a free expressway Tollway: a non-free expressway Interstate: Part of the US Interstate Highway system. Every one I've been on has been an expressway. Highway: Don't have a good definition here. There is the US Highway system, which seems to have predated the Interstate system, and has a mixture of expressway and stoplight / traffic control mixtures along its routes.

  2. Re:Z wave on New Home Automation? · · Score: 2

    Do you have kids? I have trouble reaching monk-like mindfulness with chattering kids, both arms full, and below-zero temps. Sometimes I wonder if the garage door closed. Or want to watch it go all the way down (snow can pile up and make the door bounce off the bottom).

  3. Re:Medical on Stop Listening and Start Watching If You Want To Understand User Needs · · Score: 2

    Default to last entry? Are you serious? Just allow it to be left blank or say "not measured". No need to falsify patient data to save time.

  4. Re:Bah ... on Silicon Valley Stays Quiet As Washington Implodes · · Score: 1

    I get your point, but TWiTfan did say "powerful corporations". As opposed to any old corporation (which can be formed at the cost of a Mens Wearhouse suit).

  5. Re:Why I cut back on Firefox, why would I use just on Firefox Takes the Performance Crown From Chrome · · Score: 1

    You can already do multiple Gmail users. Try https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1 and see what you get. I know you can get to multiple logins through Gmail settings, but the link works quickly for me. Increment the final digit for more. Your "other services" would still be a problem, though.

  6. Re:Nice. on Tesla Motors Repays $465M Government Loan 9 Years Early · · Score: 1

    *and* a truckload of venture capital. The US Gov'mnt (and taxpayers) weren't the only saps that lost money on the deal. Banks usually follow the lead of VC's in startups since they really don't know industries very well. Banks offer loans when money is close to being made, not in the earliest stages.

  7. Re:funny thing is on Galaxy S 4 Dominates In Early Benchmark Testing · · Score: 1

    Can that be attributed to screen size alone? Independent of mobile OS?

  8. Re:Not new? on RSA: Self-Encrypting USB Hard Drives for all Operating Systems (Video) · · Score: 1

    Because it would take a really long time to physically enter the 15-digit passcode enough times to crack. However, if you just take the drive out, you could try to crack the encryption must faster. Therefore, the encryption should be at a higher level than the passcode.

  9. Re:Where's the surprise? on Bypassing Google's Two-Factor Authentication · · Score: 1

    I may have mis-typed. Google doesn't seem to care which generated password you use. You could just generate one password and use it for every single-factor login. Or you could generate a new one for every service. Either way, when you generate a password, you can "name" it whatever you want -- "Home Laptop Thunderbird IMAP", "SmartPhone Google Reader App", whatever. I don't think Google cares which one you use for which service. It allows you to name them for your own bookkeeping.

  10. Re:Where's the surprise? on Bypassing Google's Two-Factor Authentication · · Score: 1

    You just generate a password for each "device". You can have multiple IMAP passwords. It gets a little weird -- you can just keep cranking out passwords for your various devices. You just name them and then, if one is compromised, you delete it while keeping the others.

  11. Only if one of them dies... on Can Any Smartphone Platform Overcome the Android/iOS Duopoly? · · Score: 1

    ... or screws up. That's usually what it takes for this sort of thing. As long as iOS and Android are working pretty well, there's really no need to switch. And since people in the US are often tied to 2-year contracts, one of them would have to screw up for a *long time* before they have customers jumping ship.

  12. Re:What? on Could Google Fiber Save Network Neutrality? · · Score: 1

    Well, we shouldn't overreact, but you need to keep an eye on Google. They are a publicly-traded company, and if revenues start to hiccup, there will be a change in management. Then, as far as Google's assets are concerned, *anything goes*.

  13. Re:CAD: I still need a good desktop computer on Bill Gates: the Traditional PC Is Changing · · Score: 2

    You (and I) are an edge case. You really need to think about the millions of people for whom Excel is the most complicated program. That's really 99% of the user base. I'm worried about the future when the PC I want is not available for a reasonable price since most people are getting one of 6 models of mass-produced tablets.

  14. Re:irrelevant on Facebook Smartphone a Dumb Idea, Says Farhad Manjoo · · Score: 1

    But he can be right on who wins and loses in the market. He doesn't know much, that's for sure, but there are millions of Farhads who buy things first and tell their friends about it.

  15. Re:who is Farhad Manjoo on Facebook Smartphone a Dumb Idea, Says Farhad Manjoo · · Score: 1

    He isn't an expert at anything, and I wouldn't trust him as an expert.

    BUT...

    He does seem to have a knack for the tech-interested masses, the ones that spend money on tech devices and there are many of them. How many iPhone users read Slashdot? Not many. How many iPhones have sold? Exactly. His opinion is worth watching for his marketing perspective, not his technical expertise.

  16. Favorite SSID on SSID As the New Community Bulletin Board and Yard Sign · · Score: 1

    My favorite SSID is "Limited Connectivity".

  17. Re:chicks and politics on Photographer Threatened With Legal Action After Asserting His Copyright · · Score: 2

    Yeah, she's a winner:

    "I concur in full based upon what I know about mental illness only and feel that she has just scratched the surface. I think that Obama is a devil worshipping psychopath who has lost his marbles and is very very dangerous. His psychological profile equals that of Kim Jong (14 personality disorders) and Hitler. I think he’s worse."

  18. Re:Have You Accounted for User Preference? on Options For Good (Not Expensive) Office Backbone For a Small Startup · · Score: 1

    I think it's compared to an software or engineering company. Techies like to dick around with these things more than GP's examples and your examples.

  19. Re:NTP and hospitals on Know What Time It Is? Your Medical Device Doesn't · · Score: 1

    And maybe each hospital can hire a full-time antenna guy. No problem.

  20. Re:Run your own NTP if it matters on Know What Time It Is? Your Medical Device Doesn't · · Score: 1

    But you need to prove this to the FDA. You need to prove (i.e. spend money to test) your implementation of NTP and how it can never end up harming a person (by a bug, skipping a dose after a time reset, or someone deliberately messing with it).

  21. Re:Now that's clever. on MIT Unveils Robotic Manipulator Filled With Coffee Grounds · · Score: 1

    I saw this presentation at ICRA. Believe it or not, they actually tested several materials (coffee, sand, glass spheres, diatomic (?) earth) and the coffee performed best in their tests. I'm sure there are better materials, but don't assume they didn't think of it.

  22. Re:Mint is nice, but... on LinuxMint13 RC Is Available For Testing · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but a lot of 3rd-party software only updates the latest and doesn't backport (at least not right away). I've noticed this for Flash, MythTV, even browsers won't update current LTS that are not the latest version.

  23. Re:Not quite on Wil Wheaton: BitTorrent Isn't Only For Piracy · · Score: 1

    And 99.9% of my usage has been legal. I imagine Wil's experience is similar, hence his post.

  24. Re:When was it made illegal? on Entrepreneurs Watch As Crowdvesting Bill Stalls In Senate · · Score: 1

    Sad part: since he was rich, he was considered knowledgeable according to the SEC. I don't know a better way of determining the financial savvy of private investors, but assets / income surely can't be the only way.

  25. Re:When was it made illegal? on Entrepreneurs Watch As Crowdvesting Bill Stalls In Senate · · Score: 1

    I agree. Sounds like it's moving in the right direction. Just providing a little perspective on why things are the way they are.