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  1. Re:How would I know? on How Google+ Measures Up On Privacy · · Score: 1

    Hey, some of us don't whore ourselves out to Google unless we actually have a reason.

  2. Re:When Can They Force Decryption? on DOJ: We Can Force You To Decrypt That Laptop · · Score: 1

    No, he means that they should have been able to find enough other evidence that they should already have a case against the guy without getting past his encryption.

  3. Re:G+ requires Picasa album permission changes on How Google+ Measures Up On Privacy · · Score: 2

    So his albums aren't automatically made public, but those who have access to them can do so. You have refuted his point how, exactly?

  4. Re:They Still Have a Ways to Go on How Google+ Measures Up On Privacy · · Score: 1

    The way I see it is that half the point of being on facebook etc. is so people can find you. And how can they be sure it's me if they can't see a picture, or hometown and school attended? Or are you afraid that people you don't want finding you will? Because I can understand that.

  5. Re:What? Is he saying that Diaspora isn't a succes on How Google+ Measures Up On Privacy · · Score: 1

    Diaspora has also shown the power of Ruby on Rails, and how easy it is to use Rails to create web sites that are bug-free and totally without security issues.

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA good luck with that. And I shall laugh when the first big bug is found.

  6. Re:How would I know? on How Google+ Measures Up On Privacy · · Score: 1

    Google announced that they would soon delete all non-public profiles, though.

    Why have them at all if they're only going to delete them two weeks after they start? Yeesh.

  7. Re:To finish the summary on How Google+ Measures Up On Privacy · · Score: 2

    'Nobody has succeeded in building a social network that can offer those kinds of privacy protections yet. And nobody ever will.'

    1. "Nobody has succeeded...yet" and "nobody ever will" are kind of mutually-exclusive conclusions, yes?

    2. If it's impossible to pull off, why are they even bothering? If they're just doing it for the money/marketshare, I wish they would stop trying to make it sound like a noble enterprise or some such bullshit.

    Or is your use of a quote confusing me? I'm not sure whether you meant the "and nobody ever will" as a response or if it's in the actual article (obviously haven't RTFA). If the former is the case, kindly disregard this entire post :-)

  8. Re:It's not difficult on Ask Slashdot: Large-Scale DIY Outdoor Cooling of Cairo's Tahrir Square? · · Score: 1

    You never know, with all that explosive helium...

    1. The Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen.

    2. Hydrogen is explosive, not helium. Helium is a noble gas.

    I expect you were being sarcastic.

  9. Re:There's a point when... on Are You Too Good For Code Reviews? · · Score: 1

    Is EXIT_SUCCESS defined?

  10. Re:"Subscribers can always still sue their ISP" on Media Companies Create Copyright Enforcement Framework · · Score: 1

    Onomatophetically? :-) N.: Spelling a word the way it would sound for maximum humor value and enjoyment of verbiation. Verbiation. N.: the act of mercilessly slaughtering the English language to enrage and amuse grammar...people.

  11. Re:"Subscribers can always still sue their ISP" on Media Companies Create Copyright Enforcement Framework · · Score: 1

    they'll settle for a few sheckles.

    *Shekels if you're referring to the currency. I feel like some kind of pun involving shackles should be made here...

    Also, good points.

  12. Re:About time on Thunderbird Unseats Evolution In Ubuntu 11.10 · · Score: 1

    Pidgin has options for all those, easily accessible. IIRC profile pics are even enabled by default, and I don't know what you're talking about in regards to W2K.

  13. Re:About time on Thunderbird Unseats Evolution In Ubuntu 11.10 · · Score: 1

    Why do you consider the Pidgin UI ugly? Yeah, it's rather Fisher Price, but it's pretty much the easiest-to-use program I've ever seen.

  14. Re:Why jailbreak, really? on Jailbreakme 3.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Why, to transfer files?

  15. Re:New ways to kill people, just what the world ne on New Approach For Laser Weapons · · Score: 1

    I.e., "You're right." Thanks.

  16. Re:Why jailbreak, really? on Jailbreakme 3.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Why?

  17. Re:New ways to kill people, just what the world ne on New Approach For Laser Weapons · · Score: 1

    If you're going to kill somebody, it's more considerate to do it in a less-painful manner. It's all a matter of what your viewpoint is. Like why bayonets were banned.

  18. Re:New ways to kill people, just what the world ne on New Approach For Laser Weapons · · Score: 1

    There are no "better" ways to kill. Only easier ways.

    There are less painful ways to die. I know *I* would rather get shot in the head than get burned to death.

  19. I was keen to see if their backup feature exported email addresses. Sure enough, it doesn't. So there goes my idea of writing a script to extract my contacts out of Facebook backups suitable for import into Google+.

    You would think they would include your friend list in that "Download All My Shit" option. But of course they don't?

  20. Re:How Microsoft of Them on Facebook Blocks Google+ App, Google Removes Twitter From Real Time Search · · Score: 1

    If you're inviting people, why would you need an invite? You're already using the thing.

  21. Re:Carts before horses on Pdf.js Reaches First Milestone · · Score: 1

    When the AI arrives, it will only run on Windows.

  22. Re:incomplete sentence?! on Pdf.js Reaches First Milestone · · Score: 1

    ...Thus making them non-sentences. Win.

  23. Re:Chinese Justice on Massive Botnet "Indestructible," Say Researchers · · Score: 1

    One bullet for all the botnet creators?

  24. Genuinely curious on Massive Botnet "Indestructible," Say Researchers · · Score: 1

    Why sign all your messages but not make an account? Wouldn't an account make it much easier to keep track of what you've posted, and notify you when people respond?

  25. Re:Invisible? on Massive Botnet "Indestructible," Say Researchers · · Score: 1

    Not that I knew so at the time, but the first thing you do after buying a computer should probably be to fire up a copy of Clonezilla and image your disk. (Then, after you've cleaned all the crapware off of it, image it again.) Since I'm a CSSE student, I was lucky enough to be eligible for a free copy of 7 Pro which was totally crapware-free, but I ended up imaging it anyway when I fell victim to some malware just a month after reinstalling. So if I get infected with something again, I'll have to reinstall most of my programs, yes, but not the whole system.