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  1. Don't do anything if you have kids. on Ask Slashdot: Application Security Non-existent, Boss Doesn't Care. What To Do? · · Score: 1

    Does it ever work out well for the whistle blower? Document your concerns then move on... it's better then being unemployed.

  2. It's obviously COST on Electric Cars: Drivers Love 'Em, So Why Are Sales Still Low? · · Score: 1

    They cost more upfront & most people don't think past the now.

    For web based services imo, more people choose "month-to-month" versus a yearly package. Even though yearly is much cheaper & the retention is over 12 months.

  3. misguided attempt. on Toyota Announces Plans For Fuel Cell Car By 2015 · · Score: 2

    1) It doesn't matter if it has the "range of a regular gasoline car". Because you would have to drive like 500 miles to find a hydrogen refilling station!

    2) Hydrogen is expensive... at least as much as gasoline in most of the US.

  4. over-the-air update... on Musk Lashes Back Over Tesla Fire Controversy · · Score: 1

    Telsa will release a "over-the-air update' to its vehicles' air suspension"....
    Quick iterations is why this company will be so successful imo.

  5. In other news. on Your Phone Number Is Going To Get a Reputation Score · · Score: 1

    The NSA just found an easy way to find out WHO to tap via "PhoneID".

  6. Those damn socialist! on Sweden Is Closing Many Prisons Due to Lack of Prisoners · · Score: 4, Insightful

    See what happens when you provide free health care, childcare & social services to prevent crimes based on poverty and drug use!

  7. Re:This is great news! on Mozilla Backtracks On Third-Party Cookie Blocking · · Score: 1

    Computers cost money... How do you think companies pay for them? Advertising.

  8. Re:Thick Skulls on Mozilla Backtracks On Third-Party Cookie Blocking · · Score: 1

    Exactly someone who understands how advertising online actually works.

  9. This is great news! on Mozilla Backtracks On Third-Party Cookie Blocking · · Score: 0, Troll

    The internet runs on advertising (youtube, google, gmail, twitter, facebook, etc...) and 3rd cookies are a HUGE part of tracking profitability for all online advertisers.

    If you're buying ad's and cannot track your ROI your SCREWED. Thus companies can't pay for their servers, programmers it snowballs the entire web.

    You want a free & open internet? Remove you ad blocker & help pay for the services you use for free.

    Concerned about your privacy with ads? Wait till everyone starts "pay-walling" their websites (eg WSJ, NYT etc) and you have to shell out cash AND give up your credit card.

  10. These critics obviously have never played chess on The Pentagon May Retire "Yoda," Its 92-Year-Old Futurist · · Score: 1

    Moving your piece in Chess to prevent an attack on weak squares is more important then your response to an attack. That's what he did & anyone who thinks China isn't a threat to the US is a moron.

  11. people are full-on-retards on Google X Display Boss: Smartphones, Tablets, Apps Are "Mind-Numbing" · · Score: 1

    I don't want electronics in my car... but I'm ok with increased gas mileage.

    I don't want a computer to control my car... but I'm ok with Cruise Control.

    I don't want a ticket when I text & drive.. but I'm gonna sue that MF who hit me while text'in.

    I don't want to complain.. but I've got nothing better to do.

  12. The math doesn't make sense. on Every Public School Student In LA Will Get an iPad In 2014 · · Score: 1

    I knew iPads where a rip off :) $30000000 / (31000 +640000) = $44.70 per iPad wholesale? No wonder apple is so profitable

  13. standards are good imo. on Stop Standardizing HTML · · Score: 1

    Yesterday I saw a piece of code a former employee wrote. The variable was declared as $starttheriot I dont' think anyone can imagine how out of control domain specific markup would get if this was allowed. i already spend WAAAAY to much time just getting things working for just IE.

  14. It's called symbolism people on Why Earth Hour Is a Waste of Time and Energy · · Score: 1

    It's called symbolism people not everything in life has a 0 & 1 state.

  15. This is ABSOLUTELY needed. on Google Store Sends User Information To App Developers · · Score: 2, Informative

    Every app developer purchases traffic via banners / text links to promote their app. Without this campaign data being passed along there is no way to tell the conversion ratios! Very very serious

  16. Monsanto profitable but bankrupting farmers. on Monsanto Takes Home $23m From Small Farmers According To Report · · Score: 1

    One word for this: disgusting.

  17. Sender Solved. on University of Chicago Receives Mystery Indiana Jones Package · · Score: 1

    It was Adam Savage (Mythbusters) who sent it. He is a widely know collector & creator of movie prop's & he sent this for fun. It took me about 3 minutes to figure this out so I'm kinda surprised nobody connected the dots.

  18. Welcome to iinterwebs loser! on Ask Slashdot: Facebook, Twitter For Business, Is It Worth the Privacy Trade-Off? · · Score: 1

    You might have pre-conceived notions of why FB / XYZ / ZZY is bad for you or your company. But the reality of the situation is that if you do "good" then you will be rewarded in the social world. However, if you are a shady MF as a company expect to be called out!

  19. love microsoft, hating IE on Microsoft Complains That WebKit Breaks Web Standards · · Score: 1

    Any developer / web designer will tell you that Internet Explorer is the bane of their design existence. I've seen whole projects stale for days because of bugs / "features" in IE. Fragmentation is never good though. For example, now with gradient backgrounds you have to have declarations for Webkit, Mozilla, IE & even Opera. It's absolutely insanely wasteful of developer time, client bandwidth & contributes nothing but headaches imo.

  20. Uncovering what? They used their real names on Website Calls Out Authors of Racist Anti-Obama Posts · · Score: 2

    I disagree with this website & they didn't "uncover" anything these people used their real names. While I'm against racism personally, people need to understand that tolerance works both ways. You can't on one hand say people should respect your views & then on the other not at least respect theirs.

  21. Wait a minute... on 520-Million-Year-Old Arthropod May Have Had the First Modern Brain · · Score: 2

    You mean the earth wasn't created 6,000 years ago?

  22. We have a saying in the NOC on Ask Slashdot: How Did You Become a Linux Professional? · · Score: 2

    If a new hire has a degree or certification.... "We won't hold that against you.". You can't pick the majority of skills via any courses or degree's its basically trial by fire. Expect not to know stuft, always be humble & don't be afraid to ask for help.

  23. MS is... on Windows 8 Tells Microsoft About Everything You Install · · Score: 1

    That's BS, I wonder where they got that idea from. Sent from my iPad

  24. It' sssssimple math. on Why We Love Firefox, and Why We Hate It · · Score: 1

    IE is popular because it's per-installed with windows & people are lazy. Chrome is popular because it's pushed on every Google site. Plus everyone wants a bit of that Google magic on their computer to no? Firefox market share is increasing because it's advertised on.... & pre-installed on....... lol you get the point. Blaming any feature itself for firefox's decreasing market share is simply just a lazy mental model, mixed with a bit of he-said, she-said & anyone but me is to blame.

  25. What MORONS! on RIM Trying To Woo Customers With Porn, Gambling Apps? · · Score: 2

    Idiots, those over payed executives surely do not have expendable income to spend on fucking & gambling! This is the best idea I've ever heard come out of rim so far.