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  1. NameCheap on Ask Slashdot: Advice For Domain Name Registration? · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've been pretty happy with NameCheap, the CEO recently did a AMA on reddit, you should check it out.

  2. Re:On tracking on Fixing Verizon's Supercookie · · Score: 1

    I use Ghostery and Adblock Plus on my PC and devices, I feel like I've opted out.

  3. Subscription service eh? on Microsoft Reveals Windows 10 Will Be a Free Upgrade · · Score: 1, Interesting

    > indicating Windows would be software that users subscribe to

    Jesus christ whatever happened to buying software and then owning it?

  4. Re:The whine of the flyback transformer on Ask Slashdot: Sounds We Don't Hear Any More? · · Score: 1

    LCD monitors make high-pitched sounds but not from a flyback transformer.

  5. But then how are you supposed to get your research published?

  6. Re:Actually, the edits look good! on Bot Tweets Anonymous Wikipedia Edits From Capitol Hill · · Score: 4, Insightful
    And then there's this edit added to Lyndon LaRouche's page:

    He is also a disinformation agent funded by the Kremlin.

    Source

  7. Re:Sorta plausible on Did Russia Trick Snowden Into Going To Moscow? · · Score: 5, Informative
    No, it's not plausible, this is another example of the US gov't trying to discredit Snowden. Here are some facts:

    Based on the limited google search I did, and this article sums nicely, it seems more like Russia was monitoring Snowden as early as 2007 and then this Boris guy made some pretty outlandish claims about the monitoring.

  8. Re:I wonder... on TrueCrypt Website Says To Switch To BitLocker · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Also in the new version they removed all of the code to encrypt data, only the decryption remains.

    They also changed all references from "U.S." to "United States"

  9. Re:Is this a special posting? on James Cameron and Eric Schmidt's SOI Grieve Loss of Nereus ROV · · Score: 4, Informative

    A big chunk of us are hanging out over at SoylentNews.

  10. Sign on Gen. Keith Alexander On Metadata, Snowden, and the NSA: "We're At Greater Risk" · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well worth the watch if you have the time, gives a very good overview of how the NSA amassed as much power as it has: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/...

  11. Re:Well, since it's inevtiable on Scientists Warn of Rising Oceans As Antarctic Ice Melts · · Score: 1

    He's not kidding, people, the vikings in Dublin are all over this shit

  12. Re:Yeah, sure. on L.A. Science Teacher Suspended Over Student Science Fair Projects · · Score: 5, Informative
    I suspect there is a secondary motive here, the science teacher was also the teachers' union representative and had been dealing with disagreements with administrators over updating the employment agreement. His suspension removed him from those discussion. Source and quote:

    Schiller, 43, also was the teachers union representative on the campus and had been dealing with disagreements with administrators over updating the employment agreement under which the faculty works. His suspension, with pay, removed him from those discussions.

  13. Misleading title on Bachelor's Degree: An Unnecessary Path To a Tech Job · · Score: 5, Informative
    From page 43 of the actual report (and not a report of a report of the report):

    While across the ecosystem, 44% of jobs do not require a Bachelor’s degree, the majority of tech jobs in tech industries require some degree of education. With a Bachelor’s degree, and in some cases, an Associate’s degree, many opportunities exist within the New York City tech ecosystem.

  14. Re:How much peanut butter? on Million Jars of Peanut Butter Dumped In New Mexico Landfill · · Score: 1

    million jars of peanut butter

    Jars of peanut butter come in many different sizes. Could you please convert the amount to Olympic Sized Swimming Pools? Thanks.

    42. You're welcome.

  15. Snail Mail Schmail Mail, there's a patent for that on Jimmy Carter: Snowden Disclosures Are 'Good For Americans To Know' · · Score: 1

    "For the last two or three years, when I want to write a highly personal letter to a foreign leader, or even some American leaders, I hand-write it and mail it, because I feel that my telephone calls and my email are being monitored, and there are some things I just don’t want anybody to know except me and my wife."

    Image detecting apparatus and method for reading and or verifying the contents of sealed envelopes

  16. CSS variables? on Firefox 29 Beta Arrives With UI Overhaul And CSS3 Variables · · Score: 1

    Been doing that in SASS since 2007, browser support not required.

  17. Re:So on Report: Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) Scans Your DNS History · · Score: 1

    The DNS cache is scanned to compare visited IPs against IPs that are known for cheating. Are you saying it is more likely Valve keeps a list of known IPs on your local machine? I doubt that, it would be trivial to modify a list of local hashes to prevent being detected.

  18. Re: So... on German Chancellor Proposes European Communications Network · · Score: 1

    So everyone gets their own great firewall.

  19. Re:The Slashcott on CERN Wants a New Particle Collider Three Times Larger Than the LHC · · Score: 1

    slashcott.com
    I'm sure the maintainer on Github will gladly incorporate any Pull Requests.

  20. Re:All the cyberlibertarian rage... wrong question on California Regulator Seeks To Shut Down 'Learn To Code' Bootcamps · · Score: 0

    So, what does compliance involve? That's the first question we should be asking.

    No, the first question we should be asking is why regulators are targeting these specific companies and not going after companies that provide 2-3 day training seminars that frequently cost the same amount.

  21. Re:If they charge $15,000 for a ten week course... on California Regulator Seeks To Shut Down 'Learn To Code' Bootcamps · · Score: 1

    My spouse's employer recently paid that amount for a 2 day SAP course, and I'm pretty sure CA regulators are not going after the company providing the SAP course.

  22. Re:California on California Regulator Seeks To Shut Down 'Learn To Code' Bootcamps · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you're charging someone $15000 for a 10 week course

    My spouse's employer recently paid that amount for a 2 day SAP course, and I'm pretty sure CA regulators are not going after the company providing the SAP course.

    promising jobs at companies "like Facebook and Google,"

    I do not see a promise or guarantee of employment anywhere in the article or in a brief search of their websites.

  23. Re:Not what Slashdot drives, but what drives Slash on Slashdot PT Cruiser Spotted In the Wild · · Score: 1

    If you disable AdBlock,there's a download now button in the right. *runs, ducks*

  24. This is novel but it's not new on US Forces Coursera To Ban Students From Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria · · Score: 3, Informative

    The US has enforced digital trade sanctions for years, even LinkedIn has blocked users before in fear of violating export sanctions. However, this is the first case I've heard of the US blocking access to a free service offered online.

  25. Alright. on The Math of Gamification · · Score: 1

    So it's logistic regression, kinda.