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  1. Re:Polygraph and interrogation on French Police Unsure Which Twin To Charge In Sexual Assaults · · Score: 1

    Yep. Well.. Not a lot of sympathy for French people either, so it's all good...

  2. This is a big deal. on CES: Another Chording Keyboard Hits the Market (Video) · · Score: 1

    Why, this could be bigger than the Dvorak keyboard!

  3. Re:Letters overlaid on talking guy - really? on Tales From the Slashdot Help Desk: Reverse-Engineering Rob Malda (Video) · · Score: 1

    Yeah. Because it's hard to watch the video, read the text and write comments all at the same time...

  4. Re:Money for nothing, (chicks for free) ? on Has 3D Film-Making Had Its Day? · · Score: 1

    They are *asking* you to 'recycle' them. Not telling you.

    Take 'em home.

  5. Don't Fry Junior's Brain on Ask Slashdot: Android Apps For Kids Under 12 Months? · · Score: 1

    Turn off the wireless (engage airport mode).

    Yes, I know the jury is still out, but if you're kid's playing with your phone you ain't receiving emails or calls anyway.

  6. Simpsons already did it... on German Police Stop Man With Mobile Office In Car · · Score: 4, Funny

    Needs a donut fryer.

  7. Re:SO? on Constant Technology Use May Hamper Kids' Ability To Learn · · Score: 2

    I sat in an 'interactive' classroom for five year olds. Basically a 'smartboard' which was a projector and touchscreen.

    When it was 'story time', the teacher presented the story similarly to any Powerpoint presentation. Except after every page, rather than moving on, the children would have to approach the board and 'find' various elements, singing birds, growing flowers etc.

    I was thinking that the kids in China could have read six books in the time it took this class to get through one. It was totally unclear what value the technology added, besides briefly wowing parents who grew up with chalkboards (and will be able to spell better than most of these kids, thanks again to technology).

  8. Great News on Monkeys Made Smarter With Prosthetic Device · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Scientists have successfully restored and, in some cases, enhanced decision-making ability in brain-damaged monkeys on cocaine

    So there may be hope for the Occupy movement after all!

  9. Re:what about the word "mainframe" on Gartner Buzzword Tracker Says "Cloud Computing" Still on Hype Wave · · Score: 1

    It can also mean "a computer under the developer's bed".

  10. Re:Dodgy headline on TFS on Tasmanian Cops Decline To "Censor Internet" · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Just as well he doesn't play Rugby!

    Also, it's his "arse" that you will be suing.

  11. Map pricing on Apple, Google: Battle of the Cloud Maps · · Score: 1

    In Australia, a set of new maps for most consumer GPS units is more than the cost of a (cheap) new unit. If you have a dash-mounted system, forget it.

    I don't know if that's a global issue or the 'Australia tax', but I'll support any system which is up to date and doesn't cost me a stupid amount of money to remain current.

  12. Re:Blame the Telcos on Ten Cops Can't Recover Police Chief's Son's iPhone · · Score: 1

    Second-hand does not mean stolen.

  13. Soldiers in the Israeli army who play D&D get on Dungeons & Dragons Next Playtest Released · · Score: 2

    Why would the Israeli army be so against D&D? They claim that those who participate in the game, "are detached from reality and susceptible to influence."

    If a person admits to playing D&D to the army they are automatically placed in low security clearance and are sent to a psychologist

  14. Re:Under 30 minutes on Ask Slashdot: Why Not Linux For Security? · · Score: 1

    Whilst I bow in front of your 31337 hax0r skillz, you are wrong about locks.

    BAD locks (cheap, easily defeated) are only good to keep honest people out. That does not mean all locks are easily defeated. ANY system badly implemented would suck. I would happily race a well hardened Windows system against a badly installed *nix setup (albeit the latter is probably a bit safer straight out of the box).

  15. Blame the Telcos on Ten Cops Can't Recover Police Chief's Son's iPhone · · Score: 1

    The market for stolen phones could be destroyed immediately if carriers blacklisted ESNs and IMEI numbers (the unique serial number embedded in GSM phones).

    But they won't, as they make money regardless of who is holding the phone.

    These blacklists could be international just as easily as any other roaming agreement.

  16. Yahoo eh? on Axis, Yahoo's New Browser · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't wait to see Altavista's entry into the mobile browser market.

  17. Re:Do you think they've tried turning his batterie on Inventor of the TV Remote Control Dies · · Score: 1

    Once upon a time someone would have had to walk across the hospital room to pull the plug. Now....

  18. Hard to Swallow on California Considers DNA Privacy Law · · Score: 5, Funny

    The bill, dubbed the Genetic Information Privacy Act, would require an individual's written consent for the collection, analysis, retention, and sharing of his or her genetic information

    This just made sex a whole lot more complicated.

  19. Re:Delete the spreadsheet. on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Multi-User Password Management? · · Score: 1

    I look forward to the royalty cheques, but where have you used it?

  20. Re:This is too simple to fix on Your Passwords Don't Suck — It's Your Policies · · Score: 1

    Apple do the same shit. And because it's hard to remember the newest incarnation of the password, I end up resetting it which contributes further to the problem.

  21. Re:Unreliable cracking estimate on Your Passwords Don't Suck — It's Your Policies · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since when is coprophage rare? This is the Internet.

  22. Re:Overkill on Subdermal Magnets Allow You To Wear an IPod Like a Watch · · Score: 1

    Correct.

    This guy is such a douchebag and I can't wait until he gets an MRI.

  23. Re:Password Safe on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Multi-User Password Management? · · Score: 4, Informative

    No real surprise. He recommends it because he designed it.

  24. Awesome tool on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Multi-User Password Management? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Dear Sir,

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    Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dr. (Mrs.) Mariam Abacha, the wife of the late head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria who died on the 8th of June 1998.

    I have developed an amazing password storage website and wish to bestow it upon you.

  25. Re:Delete the spreadsheet. on Ask Slashdot: Open Source Multi-User Password Management? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love having the password on my monitor. However I didn't like the appearance of all those Post-it notes stuck to it. So instead I changed all my passwords to "Samsung".