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  1. Re:Risk vs. Reward on Ask Slashdot: Do You Use a Smartphone At Work, Contrary to Policy? · · Score: 1

    That is why I do it on my tablet and not my phone. Worse case scenario, I have to restore a backup from the week before. The day I give notice is the day I remove the corporate software. The convenience of using the tablet over having to boot up the work laptop all the time outweighs the minor convenience.

  2. Re:Risk vs. Reward on Ask Slashdot: Do You Use a Smartphone At Work, Contrary to Policy? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, exactly. My employer has policies regarding using personal devices for work: Namely password protect, don't root, and agree to remote wipe.

    You cannot use your work laptop for personal use, but as long as it does not affect your productivity, then you can use your own device at work for personal use.

  3. Re:Using Linux would prevent these Cisco mishaps! on Cisco Security Appliances Found To Have Default SSH Keys · · Score: 2

    http://cumulusnetworks.com/blo...
    http://www.datacenterknowledge...
    http://opennetlinux.org/
    http://www.opencompute.org/
    http://www.wired.com/2013/03/b...

    Get with the times, the Big Iron Networking gear (like usead at Google and Facebook) are switches running Linux.

  4. Living in America on Interview: Ask Linus Torvalds a Question · · Score: 2

    Since you have become a naturalized U.S. Citizen, you must like living in America. What do you miss about Finland? What are some thing the U.S. does better than Finland?

  5. Processor Architecture on Interview: Ask Linus Torvalds a Question · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Several years ago, you were employed by Transmeta designing the Crusoe processor. I understand you are quite knowledgeable about cpu architecture. What are your thoughts on the Current Intel and AMD x86 CPUs particularly in comparison with ARM and IBM's Power8 CPUs? Where do you see the advantages of each one?

  6. Re:Laptops on Interview: Ask Linus Torvalds a Question · · Score: 1

    Really? Let's ignore the fact taht just about any modern laptop will support Linux with maybe needing to download some Video drivers (or with Optimus, changing a setting in BIOS to disable the dual Optimus setting)
    http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspi...

    https://www.google.com/search?...

    Not as many Windows laptops, but plenty out there.

  7. Re:Arrest on Anti-Uber Taxi Protest Blocks Access To Airports In France · · Score: 1
  8. Re:What is being missed... is the $2 million part. on Commodore PC Still Controls Heat and A/C At 19 Michigan Public Schools · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And what do you do if a part dies? Where are you going to get parts for something that has not been manufactured for 20+ years?

    Obviously it needs to be replaced just so you can have something that can be repaired. The $2mil probably includes upgrading a large part of the HVAC system. If you have a 20+ year old computer controlling the HVAC, then you probably have a 20+ old HVAC.

  9. Re:This works 100% on How a Scientist Fooled Millions With Bizarre Chocolate Diet Claims · · Score: 1

    At +- 100-200 Calories( really kilocalories)and less than 2000, preferably less than 1800 (at normal activity levels), Insulin levels play a bigger role than total calories. Insulin is a hormone and in addition to promoting cells to burn glucose, at high level it promotes cells to convert glucose to fat.

    There is a decided link to promoting eating more sugar and starch and the US population turning fat.

  10. Re:Article doesn't answer two biggest questions on Asus ZenFone 2 Performance Sneak Peek With Intel Z3580 Inside · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have had a Zenfone2 for over a month now. I am at about 50% after 16 hours with moderate usage- checking email connected to Zenwatch, streaming music for a few hours, and checking a few websites through out the day, and play a few games.

    Everything feels smooth and no lag anywhere. While I have heard of some folks with applications not working on an Atom, I have not experienced any issues. Hulu, Netflix, Youtube all play smooth and cast to my Chromecast fine. Games play fantastic.

    Overall it has been a very nice phone and I am more pleased with it than my prior Nexus 5.

  11. Re:"Full responsibilty?" on Drone Killed Hostages From U.S. and Italy, Drawing Obama Apology · · Score: 2

    Originally dance cards were small booklets for women to record the names of men they intend to dance with.

    During WWII, Women would record the names of the men they danced with at USO dances. Saying your dance card was full was any easy way to avoid someone particular.

  12. Re:Android without Google on Google Responds To EU Antitrust Claims In Android Blog Post · · Score: 1

    Amazon App store. Most everything that is not a Google app is available on the Amazon App store. Now, whether you trust Amazon over Google is another issue.

    Google brings a lot to the table by tying all your data together.

  13. Re:Cherry MX switches on Ask Slashdot: Good Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    I have a Razer Blackwidoe Stealth, that uses the Cherry Brown switches at home and a KBtalking that uses Cherry Brown at work. I like having a backlight at home, and bluetooth wireless at work is nice for when I grab the notebook to go to a meeting and not mess with a bunch of cords.

    Getting one that uses O-rings sounds like a nice addition, as I still get a bit of a clack with plastic hitting plastic.

  14. Re:Range Anxiety is Real on Elon Musk Pledges To End "Range Anxiety" For Tesla Model S · · Score: 1

    I don't see how a software update could really fix this issue. Maybe there's a way to make the Telsa more efficient but that only gives you more range, it doesn't eliminate range anxiety. Or they design the car to outright lie to the user about how much range is left by severely underestimating.

    Oh, like the Volt lies to us about how much battery it has. I have seen estimates that the Volt reserves as much as half it's total capacity. The Volt definately has more electric charge when it reports the battery is drained. I have experienced it when I let the batter completely "drain" and the car shifts over to gas power, yet spends several minutes with the gas engine idling so the engine can warm up and lubricate.

    Not that I care much. The battery lasts more than my regular commute. I even ran out of fuel and switched over to battery once.

  15. Re:It isn't fundamental. on In Florida, Secrecy Around Stingray Leads To Plea Bargain For a Robber · · Score: 2

    Same is true in the US.

    Take a look at Kennesaw, GA mandating guns, and Morton Grove, IL banning guns. Kennesaw sees violent crimes and crime in general go down, Morton Grove sees an uptick. Preventing Citizens from owning guns when criminals own guns is the problem.

  16. Re:Isn't this all of them? on Major Retailers Accused of Selling Fraudulent Herbal Supplements · · Score: 3, Insightful

    500 mg or more of Cinnamon helps insulin sensitivity- close to what the diabetic drug Metformin does. However, a number of cinnamon pills are bogus- sawdust and cinnamon oil often times.

    500 mg -1000mg of Niacin (nicotinic acid) raises HDL (even more effective when combined with large doses of fish oil).

    Some supplements do work. It is bad enough to try and figure out which supplement contains the right form of Niacin, compared to figuring out if the supplement even contains the ingredients on the label.

  17. What's wrong with a scroll wheel? on Ask Slashdot: Where Can You Get a Good 3-Button Mouse Today? · · Score: 2

    Not sure why a scroll wheel will not work for you, but check out the Logitech Couch Mouse M515. The wheel is not a middle, the button below the wheel is the third mouse button.

  18. For extra security, change the mac address first. Probably best to sideload that app though.

  19. Re:So you're not against Islam? on Publications Divided On Self-Censorship After Terrorist Attack · · Score: 1

    Because it is not an article of faith for people with hair to commit those acts.

    Islamic Law states these acts are "Right and Just". Islam proclaims it is "Right and Just" to lie to non-believers. So nothing a Muslim says to non-Muslims can be trusted.

  20. Android Wear Uses on Ask Slashdot: What Can I Really Do With a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    I have an Asus ZenWatch. Below should be able to be done on any Android Wear device. In no particular order I use it for the following:

    Check New Email
    Check SMS
    Check Caller ID
    Check Weather
    Check Calendar and Agenda
    Check Google Now Cards (includes traffic card for my route home)
    Check Other phone notifications
    Dictate Notes
    Check steps walked
    Check Heart rate
    Set Reminders
    and Check the Time

    Some Android Watches have a speaker in addition to the microphone so you answer and talk through your watch for phone calls. My watch can store music on the watch itself and play back through a paired BT headphones without my phone present. One could play games, but I do not see any point.
    I am down to about 40% by Midnight most days. I do not see much issue with recharging it every day as I take it off every night and sticking in the charging cradle just means it is easy to find in the morning.

    Android wear becomes really useful over other options if you enable Google Now. The latest generation of Android Wear watches actually look like a watch (Moto360, LG G Watch R, Asus ZenWatch). If those things do not matter, then get a Pebble or one of the high end Fitbits like a Charge or Surge, or a Nevo Watch ( http://igg.me/at/nevo/x/813785... ). The Nevo is a real watch, with basically a Fitbit Flex built in, and add in colored led notification lights. You will not be able to read an SMS or email on your Nevo, but you can tell the difference when your watch vibrates from a new notification.

  21. Re:Isn't "Cutting the Wind" cheating? on What Will It Take To Run a 2-Hour Marathon? · · Score: 1

    Well, they have done some testing with jet packs: http://www.livescience.com/480...
    Even with an increase in weigh the jetpack increases speed.

  22. Re:Incredible on BitHammer, the BitTorrent Banhammer · · Score: 0

    No, the more accurate analogy is going up to the bucket pig and dumping their bucket on them. Is it asshole behavior? Yes. Is it deserved? Yes.

  23. Re:Hardly surprising on Why Do Contextual Ads Fail? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A year ago I bought a Volt. In the month prior I did a bunch of research on electric cars. Six months later I was still getting ads on Leafs and Volts. Those ads seemed fairly pointless as I already owned a Volt. I find it happens a lot that I look for a certain product, then after I buy it, I will get ads for that product. Except for items that I buy regularly, then I never see an ad.

    Google, when I buy a bathroom scale, I am no longer interested in hearing about bathrooms scales two weeks later. I buy tea regularly, why do I never see an ad for tea.

  24. Re:I've actually done this with 5 hour energy drin on Coffee Naps Better For Alertness Than Coffee Or Naps Alone · · Score: 2

    www.5hourenergy.com/healthfacts.asp

    AC is full of crap. There is no sugar; sucralose is used for a sweetener. One could argue that sucralose and preservatives are toxic, but everything else is mostly vitamins, amino acids and caffeine. Seems to be a better option than chugging a soda or Red Bull.

  25. Re:When they don't blame the Chinese ... on FBI Investigates 'Sophisticated' Cyber Attack On JP Morgan, 4 More US Banks · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Like the virus that attacked Iran's nuclear centrifuge?