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  1. The Tesla-plane Blues on Tesla Model S REST API Authentication Flaws · · Score: 1

    I can also honk their horns, flash their lights, and open and close the sunroof.

    I'd said I flashed your lights mama
    your horn won't even blow
    I even flash my lights mama
    this horn won't even blow
    Got a short in this connection
    hoo-well, babe, its way down below

  2. Re:Is there... on US Forces Ready To Strike Syria If Ordered · · Score: 1

    Check your facts: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/08/26/200427/firing-missiles-at-enemies-usually.html Congress generally likes to hide when it comes down to "declaring" or "authorizing" military actions. That way if something goes wrong (like American men and women getting killed or something) they can deny responsibility.

  3. Re:I call Bullshit and offer this bet. on Huffington: Trolls Uglier Than Ever, So We're Cutting Off Anonymous Commenting · · Score: 1

    Speaking on behalf of the Internet, we'll miss you, bob ol' boy. Have a nice life!

  4. Drone? Dog! on Canadian City Uses Drone To Chase Off Geese · · Score: 1

    I used to live on a lake that had a permanent population of 60-80 Canda geese. Those bad boys were afraid of nothing and would hiss at you just for lookin' at 'em the wrong way. There was only one thing they couldn't tolerate: a dog. I'd see a bunch of 'em take off in a hurry for what looked like no good reason, then a minute later here'd come a dog, trotting along, minding his own business.

    Screw R/C planes. The best and probably cheapest way to get rid of geese is to get a Jack Russell terrier and let it start "herding" them. Two weeks, three tops, and those geese will be gone forever. He'll work for food and keep you warm at night.

  5. What's a CC number worth, on average? on Instagram "Likes" Worth More Than Stolen Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    I'd guess that many, maybe most, stolen CC numbers are pretty close to worthless, given that the number has probably already been flagged as stolen and will be rejected on the first transaction. If it does succeed, the transaction will be flagged by the bank and not paid off. However one "like" is worth pretty much the same as any other "like". OTOH, the risk of using a stolen CC is non-zero but using fake "like" is risk-free.

  6. Wake up, fandroids! on Samsung Caught Boosting Galaxy S4 Benchmarks · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Waiting for the Samsung fandroids to wake up and start explaining why this isn't cheating, it's optimizing, and even if it is cheating it's Apple's fault.

  7. Re:survival of the least stupid on Employers Switching From Payroll Checks To Prepaid Cards With Fees · · Score: 1

    I wasn't referring to your post, vik. I was referring to slashmydot's post, which is provocative and judgmental enough to make me think it may be a troll. However, I'm also aware that there are people in the world who are sufficiently ignorant and arrogant to make such a statement seriously. If that's the case, I can't help his arrogance but I can try to make him a bit less ignorant.

  8. Re:survival of the least stupid on Employers Switching From Payroll Checks To Prepaid Cards With Fees · · Score: 1

    (Not sure if trolling)

    You're assuming that they have a choice. When jobs are hard to find (416,565 people are unemployed here in N.C.) a lot of folks are grateful to have a job at all, much less able to choose between jobs.

  9. Obama calls it like he sees it on Obama Reveals Climate Change Plan · · Score: 3, Funny

    "We don't have time for a meeting of the flat-earth society."

    Not for nothing are the Republicans known as "the stupid party."

  10. "There was no ice at the polls" on Lizard Named For Jim Morrison · · Score: 2

    Damn you autocorrect!

  11. About "market share" on Apple Releases Basic iPod Touch, Possibly Foreshadowing iPhone Strategy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Can we please stop pretending that "market share" means "winning?" http://techpinions.com/androids-market-share-is-literally-a-joke/16709

  12. But, privacy? on Google Takes Street View To the Galapagos Islands · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will they blur the tortises' faces?

  13. Tim Cook's fault on Trader Pleads Guilty To Illegal Purchase of Nearly $1B In Apple Stock · · Score: 3, Funny

    Somehow this is Tim Cook's fault. Steve Jobs would never have let it happen. Also it proves the inherent superiority of Android over the iPhone. I just haven't quite figured out how yet. I'm sure somebody will, though.

  14. Re:Just Let It Die on How That 'Extra .9%' Could Ward Off a Zombie Apocalypse · · Score: 2, Funny

    Congratulations! You just won the Slashdot Sourpuss Prize. The award used to be a b.j. from the supermodel of your choice, but we realized you'd just think of something to gripe about it so we quit giving it out. Enjoy your fame.

  15. Re:chicken or egg? on GCC 4.8.0 Release Marks Completion of C++ Migration · · Score: 1

    Sigh. It raises the question. To "beg the question" means something completely different. Here is a simple rule of thumb of when that phrase should be used: never.

    Thank you. I've been wondering if I was the only person left who cares.

  16. Samsung's smart watch will crush the iWatch on Samsung Also Making a Smartwatch · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You'll be able to jailbreak the Samsung smart watch, load a new kernel, hell, even compile your own kernel ON THE WATCH using a complete Gnu tool chain. And you won't have to go to some curated app store to get apps for the Samsung watch. You can get 'em from anywhere. For free! How can Apple's walled garden compete with that? Samsung FTW!

  17. Lazy Wife phrase ideas on LazyHusband Smart Phone App Compliments Your Wife for You (Video) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pick up your clothes/games/tools, etc.
    You need to shave/bathe/put on nicer clothes, etc.
    Is that all you ever think about?
    You forgot my birthday/the milk/to flush, etc.

  18. Re:Confused! on Book Review: Hadoop Beginner's Guide · · Score: 1

    I can guarantee you that developers who use Java for serious development work never worry about the Ask toolbar.

  19. Re:Remember bittorrent $30? on Canadian File Sharing Plaintiff Admits To Copyright Trolling · · Score: 1

    So, you're blending a reference to the sale of indulgences and the Protestant Reformation with a reference to Jesus' advice to the rich man who wanted to know how to get into heaven?

    Quite a mix for one metaphor. I'm awed.

  20. Re:Remember bittorrent $30? on Canadian File Sharing Plaintiff Admits To Copyright Trolling · · Score: 1

    Thus they pay the camel through the needle's eye to stay out of hell.

    "Your sentiments do you honor, but if you will allow me to say it, metaphor is not your best hold."
    -- Mark Twain, "The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm", 1882

  21. Re:Zuckerberg is along for the ride on Facebook Introduces a Mobile-Oriented Redesign · · Score: 1

    You know, it's an interesting thing when you consider... the Earth people, who can think, are so frightened by those who cannot: the dead.

  22. Re:Nothing will work on Apple Now Working With the NYPD To Curb iPhone Thefts · · Score: 2

    Clearly it is the victim's fault for getting their iPhone stolen.

  23. Re:My question: on Interviews: Ask James Randi About Investigating the Truth · · Score: 1

    This! Just recently (during last year's US election) I received a much-forwarded email filled with bogus claims from a wackadoo friend who explained "I'm not going to check this out at snopes.com because I want so bad for it to be true!"

  24. Re:Are you sure? on With 128GB, iPad Hits Surface Pro, Ultrabook Territory · · Score: 4, Informative

    Available Feb 5, according to Apple's press release. http://www.cultofmac.com/212986/apple-will-start-selling-128gb-ipad-next-week/

  25. Re:Okay, nice joke. on Have a Wi-Fi-Enabled Phone? Stores Are Tracking You · · Score: 1

    High five, bro! That's exactly what I do. I usually wander randomly around a store for 30 minutes or more before I pick up the thing I came for. Throws 'em off the scent.

    "Always keep 'em guessing!" That's my motto.