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  1. A simple fix on TrueCrypt Master Key Extraction and Volume Identification · · Score: 1

    For Windows: System Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery > set Write debugging information to (none).

    This is the file (memory.dmp) needed to do the scan if the computer has been turned off and there are no volumes mounted.

    This file gets written when there is a System failure unless the switch is turned to (none).

  2. Re:Weird! on Silent Circle Follows Lavabit By Closing Encrypted E-mail Service · · Score: 2

    With that in mind, why do we put mail in lined envelopes? People do not seem to remember that email is sent plain text. Can be read by anyone. If you do not care who reads it, then why just have one recipient? CC everyone? CC the NSA and CIA? The conversation I share with people is not sensitive, not dangerous, does not contain anything that would cost a person their life. That conversation though, is between the person and myself. I feel uneasy using email due to this reason.

  3. Be careful of who you trust on Google Pressure Cookers and Backpacks: Get a Visit From the Feds · · Score: 1

    That is why I use https://startpage.com/

  4. Re:Apple TV on Ask Slashdot: Video Streaming For the Elderly? · · Score: 1

    I have had a Roku 2 XS for over a year. I love it. I have bought one for two of my friends as gifts. Set up is as simple as plugging in power and configure network. I use the USB connection quite a bit to watch videos and share pictures.

  5. Re:Yet another great argument... on D.C. Awards Obamacare IT Work To Offshore Outsourcer · · Score: 1

    The role of the federal government is NOT to represent the citizens nor get people back to work. Our local government is our representatives. It is our place to get back to work.

        To the point of our tax money spent to a foreign company, sure I would rather it spent with companies within our borders, however, our representatives did not put that regulation in the law. People are in such a push for lawmakers to get things done that they chose to forgo getting things right.

  6. Re:Doing what is right... on USA Calling For the Extradition of Snowden · · Score: 1

    It amazes me what we get for our monthly cell service.

  7. He with the deapest pockets wins... on Is $100 Million Per Year Too Little For The Brain Map Initiative? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Only government can afford to think this big, argues Timmerman" Then let the government get a job that will earn $120,700,000/yr so they can have $100,000,000 after taxes to spend on such a project.

  8. Re:Translation: We Don't Have Gigabit Fiber on Time Warner Cable: No Consumer Demand For Gigabit Internet · · Score: 0

    Exactly! I want faster internet. I would use faster internet. I cannot afford their faster internet.

  9. Re:awesome, advocate violating the terms of servic on UK Gov't Official Advises Using Fake Details On Social Networks · · Score: 0

    Ok.. I read it. This refers to accessing computers, other than your own, without permission. It also covers accessing systems without having the proper permissions to do so. It does not cover logging into MySpace and saying your name is Bernie and your dog's name is Fred when you know this is not true. The reason I do not give any of my real information is due to fear. I am afraid of what a malicious person or group may do with my personal information. I am afraid of what could be done that could cause my family harm.

  10. Nerd and Bullies are similar phycologically? on Ask Slashdot: Rectifying Nerd Arrogance? · · Score: 0

    According to this study, nerds and bullies are similar. This would lend insight as to why each acts in very similar ways. Arrogance can be viewed as a way of self defense. It is the psychological equivalence to a physical response.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=bully-or-victim-more-similar-than-w-10-07-10

  11. Re:Leave you phone^W lojack at home. on Leave Your Cellphone At Home, Says Jacob Appelbaum · · Score: 0

    Brilliant insight! The comment, "Wouldn't suprise me if they become the preferred physical identifier, i.e. 'your papers.'", is already coming to light. With the near field communication payment system, we will be identifying ourselves using our phone. How long till the police scan our phone in the same manner.... not long enough.

  12. Re:AT&T Sim Card on Ask Slashdot: A Cheap US Cellphone Plan With an Unlocked Phone? · · Score: 0

    I did this exact thing. Bought the SIM card, put it in my unlocked phone, $50 a month for unlimited calls and messaging. No contract. Not the cheapest up front but at the end of the month, I do not have to worry about how many calls or txt msgs I made.

  13. Sync on Why We Love Firefox, and Why We Hate It · · Score: 0

    I REALLY hate the sync function. If it was closer to how Chrome does it, I would switch back in a heart beat. The whole "have one browser open to type in a code from another" is such a pain. I understand the security idea behind it. But I still do not like it.

  14. Who cares about the big bad OS? on Why Linux Can't 'Sell' On the Desktop · · Score: 0

    I believe it has come to the point where the OS is not as relevant as the application. Around 10 years ago, it was all about the OS because you had to tweak it to get it to run "correctly". Now, that is not the case, as much. The most I see people do with the OS is set up a network connection and a printer. If the applications are there, most people will not be too finicky about the OS.

  15. I would love to stream movies! on Netflix Killing DVDs Like Apple Killed Floppies? · · Score: 0

    Streaming would be great IF we all could get high speed internet access. AT&T and Verizon both throw these USB internet access items at us, tie them down with small download limits, and wash their hands of it.

  16. Link on SpaceX Sues Valador For Defamation · · Score: 0
  17. Re:I'll miss them on Blockbuster Files For Bankruptcy · · Score: 0

    Actually, you can rent games as well as movies for the same price.

  18. Panasonic Toughbook on Rugged Laptop/Tablet Suggestions, 2010 Version? · · Score: 0

    The keyboard is sealed. The external ports have covers. The harddrive is easily replacable without taking the laptop apart. I have the CF-19 for it's size but it is too small for some people. There are other modles with full size keyboard and a large screen.

  19. Paid up front on Should You Be Paid For Being On Call? · · Score: 0

    I get $50 a day for being on call then time and a half if I actually get called.

  20. Re:This article seems to be anti-hacker on How To Hire a Hacker · · Score: 0

    Exactly. The term Hacker describes a person who modifies code and hardware to make them better or faster.

    The article should have been about hiring a Cracker. A Cracker modifies code and hardware for malicious reasons.

  21. Guildwars here I come on Banned From WoW For WINE & Programmable Keyboard · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is the exact reason why I quit WoW.

  22. It is not the PDA... on Are Computers Stealing Your Memory? · · Score: 1

    About 70 years ago, you could ask one person what he did at work that day and his reply would be, "Took the hogs to town to sell." Now days you can ask somebody what they did and the list is a mile long. We are asking our minds and bodies to do more and more things every day. Our memory has not gone away, we just do not have the time to memorize something and then recall it later.