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  1. Re:just cutting the cashiers and then you will nee on Computer Opens Unmanned Store For Holiday · · Score: 1

    and LP.

    You mean like propane? Actually wrong as there are places around here, usually in from of Home Depot and the like that have a 24hr LP station. It has lots of pre-filled bins and after one pays with CC and a terminal next to it a bin is unlocked to take a full bottle out and put your empty in.

  2. Re:Victimless "crime" on DOJ Seizes Online Poker Site Domains · · Score: 1

    Poker makes its money by raking a little money from each pot and charging vigorish on tournament fees. They don't care who wins or loses. They just want more people playing more hands per hour for larger stakes.
     

    The thing is that's easy to know if all 5 people are at the table. If you are on-line and have say 4 people in 4 states at the 'table' how does one know they actually lost to another player. All 4 people could have lost the same hand as the program doesn't have to show player 1 and player 2 the same things. House gets the plot plus all 4 players bets (Of course sometimes it does let a player win, have to keep the player spending you know.)

  3. Re:Manufacturing in Michigan on Why Silicon Valley Won't Be the Green Car Detroit · · Score: 0

    Sorry, but I have to set you straight on the crime rate. Detroit and Flint are in the top 5 highest crime rates in the country. See http://www.infoplease.com/us/cities/safest-dangerous-cities.html to see. Yes the crime rate is better than 5 years ago, but to ignore it saying Michigan crime rate isn't high is almost a lie.

    Of course I do agree with you for everything else. I moved to Flint from Ft. Worth about 8 years ago. I love the climate here. The need to turn on the a/c for only about a week the whole year is awesome. Just about everyone I talk to, and I work in retail, so that is a very large cross sampling, hates winter. I'm the odd-ball that loves it when it snows.

  4. Re:Backups on Thief Returns Stolen Laptop Contents On USB Stick · · Score: 1

    Actually I think the confusion is that some people are aware of the (Very hidden) shortcut in Windows 7 Explorer. Simply press the Alt key and the toolbar pops up.

    Yes there should be a notice or something stating this is possible, but there isn't.

    Simply open Explorer, press Alt and select Tools -> Folder Options.

  5. Re:Good article on American Lung Association Pushes For Ban On Electronic Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    As a great cartoonist once said "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. Nothing more, nothing less."

    Yes, stolen from Schlock, but very true.

  6. That's just mean... :)

  7. Re:Gun Point? on Feds Demand Prison For Guns N' Roses Uploader · · Score: 1

    Hell, as an American, what is the distinction?

  8. Re:Nice reporting on Satellite Debris Forces ISS Crew Into Rescue Craft · · Score: 1

    It's kdawson's post. It's not meant to make sense. :)

  9. Re:Would like to see a worm disable Vista's DRM on US-CERT Says Microsoft's Advice On Downadup Worm Bogus · · Score: 1

    DRM :)

  10. Re:I Didn't Know Anybody Still Shopped at Sears on Sears Installs Spyware · · Score: 1

    Not really, at least not completely

    Kenmore is not a 'Brand' as much as they are a 'Brand Name'.
    They sell Whirlpool, GE, Amana, Maytag, and just about any other appliance mfg. one can name under the Kenmore name.

    If you look at the model number of the appliance, the first digits tell who the mfg actually is.

  11. Re:That's good. on Intelligent Design Ruled "Not Science" · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And who says that both arn't correct? The Bible says 7 days, but never defines what God sees as a day. Heck, one day to God could be one rotation of the Milky Way, not one rotation of Earth.

  12. Re:Apple on Windows on Mozilla Exec Claims Apple is Hunting OSS Browsers · · Score: 1

    Why should I have to? Almost all other programs work without me shutting them off.

  13. Re:ohhh ... EULA on Site Says 'Go Away!'; Federal Court Says No · · Score: 1

    Actually that law was put on the books back in the day as a deterrent for cattle rustlers. If they thought they were going to get shot even while fleeing they were less apt to try it.

    At least that how they taught it in my Texas History class.

  14. Re:Why?? -- for IE only apps.... on New Phishing Flaw in Internet Explorer · · Score: 1

    IE Tab is great and I use it when stupid vendor sites will only work with IE. Problem is that it is IE. This specific exploit in the article works w/ Firefox 1.5.0.1 w/ WinXP and IE Tab version 1.0.8.
    The example link shows google in the address bar in IE mode.

  15. Re: free speech for malware authors? on 180 Solutions Cuts Back on Spyware Installs · · Score: 1

    $50 - dvd burner (high end price)
    $15 - 25 pack dvd's (high end price)

    To me that's cheap for 100gb of backup storage.

  16. Re:ESRB dupe on ESRB Demands Hidden Content Review · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "Prior to July 20, we explicitly said you had to tell us about all hidden stuff.
    On July 20, we explicitly said you had to tell us about all hidden stuff."
    ESRB's been learning from Slashdot. Unfortunately, it's been from the editors, not the posters.


    Not really. It's more like:
    "Prior to July 20, we explicitly said you had to tell us about all hidden stuff that can be accessed."
    "On July 20, we explicitly said you had to tell us about all hidden stuff. Period."

  17. Re:Doesn't bother me anymore on Do Not Call List Under Attack · · Score: 1

    Not so much greed as bad billing s/w.

    Actually not in most cases. The ISP I work for sells DSL on SBC lines. Once upon a time SBC did sell unbundled loops (Yes, they assigned a fake number to it, but they have litterly billions of those numbers to choose from, it's not a normal looking telephone number.) Their excuse to us why they stopped it was they are running low on twisted pairs and didn't want to use the copper unless they made money off a phone line.
    Now how true that is is an exercise for the reader.
    As for the billing software, we do have a handfull of customers still on unbundled loops so at least SBC in MI can handle it.

  18. Re:YAPS on Enforcing Crytographically Strong Passwords · · Score: 1

    Get a palm pilot and download a copy of YAPS (Yet Another Password Safe).

    Speaking of which, does anyone know of a secure, free password manager for pocket pc? Somthing tha preferably syncs with a desktop client, but that's obviously not a must.

  19. Re:Is Vonage the right person to sue? on Texas Attorney General Sues Vonage over 911 · · Score: 1

    When you buy a car from a dealer, it is your responsibility to check to see that it does perform like other cars.

    It is? Umm, I guess when there was an issue with the ignition switch on my car they gladly send me a notice and out of the greatness of their heart replaced it for free?

    For the sarcasm impaired, no they did not send it out of the goodness of their heart, they sent it out because laws for public saftey said they must.

  20. Re:Isnt' against federal law? on Online Cigarette Customers Get Bill from State · · Score: 1

    Or it could even depend on the date (Think of the before school tax break Texas has)

  21. Re:Just got firefox, and the first thing I noticed on Firefox Lead Now Working For Google · · Score: 1

    Was the Google Search Box in the upper right hand corner on the installation used here at my state agency.

    Actually it's been there since 0.2 of phoenix. (Sorry guys, didn't start with the first release).

    Now the home page started somewhere around .9 and 1.0. I'm not sure exactly when.

  22. Re:Why are we celebrating this? on War of the Worlds, Chocolate Factory Trailers · · Score: 1

    As another poster points out, the Wonda bars are years old. About five that I remember, but could be older. As for the company, there really isn't a Wonka candy company. It's actually a division of Nestle.

  23. Re:Reverse dates on Top Ten Persistent Design Flaws · · Score: 1

    Who puts dates in filenames anyway?

    I do all the time. What else whould I call this daily log file? Sure log.txt is fine for one log file, but what do I do for tomorrow's log file? I could keep adding it on, but then I need to do silly stuff like move the file to archive to save disc space.

  24. Re:Work for an ISP on The Tech Support Generation · · Score: 1

    Working at a small ISP myself, and if he is like me I would say no firewall. It's not needed on a dial-up (the only real use is to block outgoing packets, and that's what AVG, spybot, and ad-aware are for), and on DSL while we don't outright non-recommend it, we do stress the importance of getting a router and using it for the firewall.

  25. Re:None of the above on The Tech Support Generation · · Score: 1

    Also, why would you actually need the printer icon? Don't they just use File-> Print?

    Actualy this is exactly what the whole thread is about. These are people that no matter how many tiles you show them File -> Print they always use the print icon as it works and why change.