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  1. Re:My answer on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 1

    Then they are not classed 'International'.

  2. Re:My answer on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 3, Insightful
    You are absolutely correct, security at Tel Aviv is very creative and most certainly not a theatre run by barely alive monkeys like the TSA employs.
    The Israeli routines are psychological and differ per person, very interesting to observe.

    As are the ~18 y/o female subscripts doing the first line of questioning :)

  3. Re:My answer on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 3, Informative
    Yet there is a difference.
    All European international airports have an area behind customs declared 'neutral', you don't (need to) enter the state of Belgium to just transfer flights at Brussels.

    As far as I know the US does not have such facilities, during an international transfer at any airport in the USofA you have to enter and exit the US = pass the TSA probe.

    I have personal experience flying from Paris, London and Amsterdam to places like Mexico and Trinidad. When changing planes in Miami, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit I had to cross the US border, totally unnecessary and a real plight for those with passports of non-EU countries.

  4. Re:Fingerprints? On a touch screen? on Why Your Next Phone Will Include Biometric Security · · Score: 1

    Is it comfy under your rock?

  5. Re:Let Me Get This Straight Dept. on NASA Asteroid Capture Mission To Be Proposed In 2014 Budget · · Score: 1

    Even when there's pork and fanboys involved, mankind will advance by being challenged and a challenge is much more rewarding the harder it is to achieve.

  6. Re:no purpose on NASA Asteroid Capture Mission To Be Proposed In 2014 Budget · · Score: 1
    A fairly simple reason, think about the chance such a meteor would strike say Luxembourg or Andorra vs. the chance it hits Texas.

    Siberia is a big target.

  7. Re:I hope they make the right decision.... on Spanish Open Source Group Files Complaint Over Microsoft Use of UEFI Secure Boot · · Score: 3, Insightful
    So then, what is absurd?

    Off course a pre-installed computer should come with UEFI secure boot enabled.

    But it should not be a hindrance like we see now to later or right away install the OS of choice.
    Even when keys are a necessity they should still be available to the rightful owner of the hardware, not some outsider like Microsoft.
    You bought a computer with secure boot, disabling it is the wrong option.

  8. Re:'Callibra Office Suite released' ? I think not. on KDE's Calligra Office Suite For Android Released · · Score: 1

    What is your problem comprehending the first words of the summary; 'Coffice is a new project that tries'?
    How do you read it as a ready to use project?

  9. Who is behind these Finns? on Nokia Officially Lists Patents Google's VP8 Allegedly Infringes · · Score: -1

    I have a feeling Nokia has changed it's attitude compared to a few years ago.
    It makes me wonder, is it (the) new management or major investors that have caused this change or would any company have to stand up this way?
    Or is Nokia simply so advanced others can only keep up by 'borrowing' their tech...

  10. Great! on Ask Slashdot: How To (or How NOT To) Train Your Job Replacement? · · Score: 1
    Exactly what I am doing!

    I have evolved into a full-time trainer, travel all over the place to collect airmiles for my next holiday.
    Of course I'm hired to (help) teach smart cookies to become The Best in field, they are not competition, they are going to pay my ticket.

    Because our management is not stoopid I'm also required to pick up the phone at unholy hours to support the new guys.

  11. Re:KDE 4.9+ is rock stable and better than 3.x on What's Going On In KDE Plasma Workspaces 2? · · Score: 1

    digikam wants to 'organise' my photo's, something I think I do better.

  12. Civilisation on Sewage Plants Struggle To Treat Fracking Wastewater · · Score: 1
    All what's needed is some civilisation.
    Because in a civilised society the polluter pays, he'll have to pay so much for polluting that working clean becomes the logic and easy solution.

    The oil industry has plenty of money and the solutions are since years on the shelf, pumping it back into this or a depleted reservoir is generally the cleanest way to get rid of the crud.

  13. Re:More modular codebase? on What's Going On In KDE Plasma Workspaces 2? · · Score: 1
    Or you could just install and enjoy them.
    Akonadi and Nepomuk are not so much modules, they are a central part of the desktop experience.

    Of course they had huge problems but thanks to all the bug reports and work by the developers something good came out of it.

  14. Re:KDE 4.9+ is rock stable and better than 3.x on What's Going On In KDE Plasma Workspaces 2? · · Score: 1
    As a heavy photo tools user I can say you are off the mark.

    Gwenview is since several years a lot better, faster and more complete than Geeqie, the various thumbnail options alone are a reason to use it.

    Just open a directory containing several thousands of pictures and try to zap through it, Geeqie is painfully slow, Gwenview just shows you the next picture near instantaneous.

    Geeqie has one advantage left, it's build-in duplicate search.
    Gwenview does not offer much for editing but a right click will open the picture in Showfoto, The Gimp or what ever you fancy.

  15. Re:Wait a minute.... on What's Going On In KDE Plasma Workspaces 2? · · Score: 2

    You should get your vision checked out before this affliction ruins the rest of your life.

  16. Re:Fix Akonadi, Nepomuk, etc. on What's Going On In KDE Plasma Workspaces 2? · · Score: 2

    No more need to remove them, since sometime last year they just work, and it works nicely to have everything indexed.
    I can't comment on KMail, I always found Thunderbird more versatile.

  17. Re:What about his microwave? on Where Have All the Gadgets Gone? · · Score: 1

    Where has the microwave gone? I'm not aware of any technological developments since 2005 that has "converged" the microwave into any other device.

    He does not consider his new wife as a gadget.

    See the grey hair, he got married and she told him to get rid of the junk.

  18. Re:They should sue LG instead on Apple Faces Lawsuit For Retina MacBook Pro 'Ghosting' Issue · · Score: 2
    No, you have a contract with your employer and in many jurisdictions it includes implied legal expectations of a safe working place.

    You don't have a contract with your colleagues.

  19. Play store not the only source on Google Removing Ad-Blockers From Play · · Score: 3, Interesting

    At least Android is open enough to allow installation from outside the Play Store.
    Though after the initial availability this change of heart does surprise me.

  20. Re:I'm not one for reddit, I must say on Ask Slashdot: How Many Time Standards Are There? · · Score: 1
    Oh it's not just Americans that claim they have physical discomfort due to this one hr. change twice a year.
    I honestly think they are moaners for the sake of moaning, it's sixty minutes and it's for the vast majority of people during a two-day weekend they have off from work and other pressing engagements.
    Many of them have no problem going out Friday and Saturday night till the break of dawn but those sixty minutes is going to cause them oh so much grief.
    Come on, some nights there's something special on TV and you stay up for two hrs. more, other nights there's nothing happening and you turn in half an hr. early.

    Or do they truly want to tell me they set the clock for bedtime just as accurate as they set their alarm in the morning?
    Seven times a week at the exact same time?

  21. Re:Dear EU on No Firefox For iOS, Says Mozilla's Product Head · · Score: 1
    Indeed, nor does the law encourage the type of rape we see here.

    Apple might not be a de-facto monopoly as was MS in the days of the browser wars.
    Nor does say Ford have a monopoly for car tyres. Yet would Ford claim a 30% cut every time you want to sell your tyres to a Ford owner you'd tell them to see you in court.

  22. Re:Ghostery hit an all time high score. on Game Site Wonders 'What Next?' When 50% of Users Block Ads · · Score: 0

    Why should I?
    You seem to be the only one suffering this slow-down because of ghostery.
    One of the main benefits of these programs is they don't let your browser wait for a slow ad server.

  23. Re:I used to block ads on Game Site Wonders 'What Next?' When 50% of Users Block Ads · · Score: 1
    Oh, who is the idiot here?

    You seriously think people wouldn't go out and buy a new one if x was broken?
    You seriously think people would spend the rest of their life as couch potatoes to die of starvation>

  24. Re:I used to block ads on Game Site Wonders 'What Next?' When 50% of Users Block Ads · · Score: 1

    As in most of the non-english world :)

  25. Re:rocket up and down video on SXSW: Elon Musk Talks Reusable Rockets, Tesla Controversy · · Score: 1
    Awesome control is the word!

    To my surprise it took a cowboy to ride this beast, I had expected a Scottish tosser would've been the perfect man for the job.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmR2yj6DHdY