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  1. I wont use facebook on Facebook, Skype Getting Really Friendly · · Score: 2, Interesting

    One more reason to dump skype for a truly private VoIP solution. Still waiting..

  2. A is for Apple, J is for Jack on NASA To Invest In Commercial Crew Concepts · · Score: 0

    Cinnamon toasty Apple Jacks. They could easily add cereal commercials to their transmissions. Brilliant!

  3. Best to just pick one and not change it on KDE 4.3 Released · · Score: 0

    This reminds me of a few years ago when Koreans unofficially changed the spelling of Cheju (it's an island off of South Korea) to Jeju. It's really all the same to them, but think of all the headaches from a systems perspective, particularly with air travel.

  4. Dune on A Hypothesis On Segway Hate · · Score: 0

    I guess I'm just afraid of the inevitable obese people using it much like the other 'personal transportation devices' that already exist. You just have to yell at the top of your lungs, "Hey! Why don't you get off that thing and move your fat fucking ass?!"

  5. What? on UK's FSA Finds No Health Benefits To Organic Food · · Score: 0

    Organic foods generally taste better than conventional foods. In the US, 'organic' is a certification, similar to the way kosher is a certification. But lets use the term as meaning, no pesticides, no hormones, no sprayed on viruses, no genetic modifications, basically no 'help' from technology. You know, just real food. 'Sustainability' is about to become its own section in the NY Times and I hate to use the term, but.. 'Organic' farming is completely sustainable. Its really the industrial food production model that is unsustainable. Most US farming going to producing gmo corn for biofuels, JIT delivery, &c. Our current farming methods are only sustainable if you think producing garbage food that leads to less healthy humans and props up medical & big pharma is a good way to move forward. I'm sure someone could create a study proving that one group eating real food were no healthier than another group eating only cardboard, so it must be true. Are the high priests of science actually magicians?

  6. Re:I thought Slashdot was filled with geeks on Inside the AP's Plan To Security-Wrap Its News Content · · Score: 0

    I don't care about security news anyway!

  7. who was responsible for the data? on P2P Network Exposes Obama's Safehouse Location · · Score: 0

    If any data is that sensitive, then the responsibility should be assigned to someone (an actual person). It will be their job to make sure it doesn't end up on the Internet. Wow. How tough is that?

  8. Better chance to get inside the Earth on Northern Sea Route Through Arctic Becomes a Reality · · Score: 0

    This should make it easier for the hole to be found.

  9. Celebrate Homelessness! on The Rise of the Digital Nomad · · Score: 0

    This can also be couch surfing consultants who've been experiencing the contracts drying up. Not enough work to pay for a flat, but I'll take what I can get. If you do this and work at Walmart, it's called being underemployed.

  10. Re:The glaciers are retreating! on Formerly Classified Global Warming Spy Photos Released · · Score: 0

    Ignoring the supposed conspiracy to take over the world by shadowy international organisations, why does it make more sense to continue doing something that you believe may have a negative effect?

    Wait. Why are we ignoring that? Those might not be my words, but basically.. yeah. The only solution is to empower a world governmental body to directly regulate every aspect of our lives?

    I'm pretty sure that nobody would argue that MMCC is likely to have a positive effect on the environment. Given that, we're looking a scenario where either nothing we're doing has a significant effect or has a negative effect. In light of that it seems prudent to at least question whether what we're doing is a good idea.

    Sounds great. I love questions. And if YOU want to drive an electric car, get some solar/wind going at your house, stop buying a new computer/gadget every year, &c, Pisser. I think that's a great idea. I'd love to see more people coming up with options that people can use, rather than ways to punish & control others.

    It appears that those who are most against the idea of MMCC are afraid that the good times may finally be at an end and that we may have to actually take some responsibility for the manner in which we're behaving.

    This seems to be the worst misconception that comes up all the time. If you don't support MMCC, you must be a shill for the oil companies or just an arrogant wealthy republican. How about someone who just enjoys freedom & doesn't think creating bureaucratic controllers is smart ever?

  11. Re:The glaciers are retreating! on Formerly Classified Global Warming Spy Photos Released · · Score: 0, Troll

    As a man I take offence to that, women are every bit as responsible as we are.

    Good for you!

    You could have a point there, but it's not relevant, bcause we are sure at a 90-95% confidence level

    We are sure, eh? You must be a panel member.

    Oh, I can't have this discussion with you. You've got it all figured out. Go read 'Red Hot Lies', or watch 'Great Global Warming Swindle'. My comments here will only fall on deaf ears.

  12. Re:The glaciers are retreating! on Formerly Classified Global Warming Spy Photos Released · · Score: 0, Troll
    Actually many of those 'thousands of mainstream scientists' don't know how they got on, or how they can get off that list. But the real issue you need to look at is, whose list is it. ALL of this Man Made Climate Change initiative comes down to what?.. the IPCC. And what are the IPCC? A U.N. organization (panel). So what does that make MMCC? A Political Agenda.

    I am always perplexed at how many intelligent people say, "even if we aren't sure about MMCC, we shouldn't take the risk". I would then ask you to recognize the real risks of handing power over to that organization. If you think that the only ones who stand to lose here are rich oil companies, I can only say you really need to do some more research (and take off that damned Che Guevara t-shirt!).

  13. Re:Enviromentaly friendly on Electronic Armageddon, and No Electricity Either · · Score: 1

    Too bad Home Depot won't be able to ring them up cause all their registers are fried. Everyone will run out and?.. The sad/funny/ironic part is that all the people who today have solar/wind and are running their meters backwards and feeding back into the grid, are also connected to the grid. So that grid they are moving at getting away from, will be what fry's all their solar and wind equipment.

  14. DO NOT try this test in China! on 7-Story Wooden Condo Survives 7.5 Magnitude Quake · · Score: 1
  15. Yes, It's Science on Need a Favor? Talk To My Right Ear · · Score: 1
  16. Shower them with AOL Discs on Could We Beam Broadband Internet Into Iran? · · Score: 1

    They can all refer eachother and get 2 months free!

  17. Writing good scripts stands out. on Getting Beyond the Helldesk · · Score: 1

    I would add that as you begin to learn unix, start right away learning how to write shell scripts. You can spend a long time learning all the unix tools (which is great and you should), but never really learn to script. As an admin, your abilities will be exponentially better if you can interact with scripts & at a certain point you will have to. It's a lot more than simply being able to automate (yourself out of) a job. Shell scripts are where the lines begin to blur between programming & memorizing commands really well. Also, no matter what unix you use, you will end up compiling lots of software that someone else wrote. You need to be able to understand what it is doing, how to tweek it & understand what's going on when you (try to) compile. Otherwise you can spend countless hours trying to understand why the f*^%king library doesn't work and unresolved dependencies, &c.. only to end up out on a dark corner of a dead thread on some message board alone in quiet desperation as no one in space can hear you scream.. Oh! sorry. Yeah. Learn to script.

  18. implications for on Swedish Court Says IP Numbers Privacy Protected · · Score: 1

    !{those who are not{anti{privacy{piracy}}}};

  19. ISPs should tell Disney to go take a flying on Disney Strikes Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    leap off of Magic Mountain. Seriously, ISPs: Don't pay them shit!

  20. OMG! on Senator Applauds Pirate Bay Trial, Chides Canada · · Score: 1

    58 Billion! We need a RIAA Bailout quick, or the economy is really doomed!

  21. swab from my cold dead cheek on Direct-To-Consumer Genetics Testing Makes a Splash In Boston · · Score: 1

    The highly targeted genocidal possibilities of moving this forward are terrifying.

  22. 2 things on Keeping a PC Personal At School? · · Score: 1
    1st. Dismount your encrypted drive. You do keep all personal data on a laptop encrypted, right? If using TrueCrypt for example, this is as easy as right clicking a task bar icon.

    2nd Launch IE or whatever browser you DON'T use. More than likely they will begin typing in whatever browser is looking at them and are less likely to interact with your favourites/history.

    This should be safe enough for most 'let me check my mail real quick', needs. If someone wants to take it into a different room, that's really a whole different level.

    Other thoughts: Turn the security settings on IE up to full so that it's practically unusable, and have it prompt you for everything. This will discourage regular leeches.

  23. home school on Making a Child Locating System · · Score: 1

    Why does a 4 year old need to go to an institution anyway? Soon they'll want 3 year olds. If they can't keep all their ducks in order for busing, what other errors are going to be overlooked?

  24. put filesharing on her iPhone on Making a Child Locating System · · Score: 1

    setup Britney Spears mp3s sharing. Then the RIAA & your two-faced service provider can locate her for you!

  25. Truancy is bullshit on University Gives Away iPhones To Curb Truancy · · Score: 1

    I know this article is talking about Japan. I don't know there, but in the USA, public school is voluntary. No one is required to attend public school. Our Constitution wouldn't allow that. So how can they 'enforce' truancy laws/regulations/whatever? It is the parents choice.