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  1. The only thin g that happening is they are weakening their own credibiklity (what's left of it) by their continued transparent lies, deceit and attempts to cover their tracks.

  2. Re:so a guy works for free and quits and people fr on Kdenlive Developer Jean-Baptiste Mardelle Has Been Found · · Score: 1

    Anyone with a little empathy.

  3. My Christmas Present on Disney Pulls a Reverse Santa, Takes Back Christmas Shows From Amazon Customers · · Score: 1

    ...from Amazon and Disney

    Yet anyother reason not to patronise either.

  4. Proof on Munich Open Source Switch 'Completed Successfully' · · Score: 2

    Done, in spite of all the FUD and backstabbing. Nobody can now say (with any credibility) that it can't be done for a 'large' oganisation. I especially like that Munich never tried to cover up difficulties they had during the process, but instead calmly adjusted and compensated.

    Really really impressed with this project, and now Munich truly owns their data unlike any other government.

  5. Missing the point on Ask Slashdot: Best Cross-Platform (Linux-Only) Audio Software? · · Score: 1

    I think you would find it difficult these days to find an OS that could not meet your requirements. However, any software package requires practice (lots of it) to get the most out of it. If the O/P is familiar and comfortable with Linux then why change? Audacity was a good choice for the O/P as a starter, as it has a shallow learning curve. Ardour will do much more (including very valuable non-destructive editing) but will take some time to get to grips with. The version coming out soon will also have extensive MIDI capabilities.

    If the O/P is going down the road of keyboard instruments, he/she can save an enormous amount of money and buy a dumb keyboard then link to one of the many excellent free soft-synths - more learning of course, so maybe stick to the accoustic material first then gradually bring in other stuff. A recipe for disaster is to try and do it all at once.

    The bottom line is that you don't need a lot of expensive hardware and software to produce first class results, but you do need to know how to make the best use of what you have and, most important of all, you need to develop you musical abilites as far as possible. I have heard astonishingly good music produced on the simplest of kit, and utter rubbish using top-line professional stuff.

  6. Re:Zombie apocalypse false report on Exposed SSH Key Means US Emergency Alert System Can Be Hacked · · Score: 1

    Anyone else notice you just can't get the same class of zombie apocalypse that you used to see years ago?

  7. One small step... on HTTP 2.0 Will Be a Binary Protocol · · Score: 1

    One giant leap backwards :(

  8. I just hate being wrong all the time on Tennessee Official: Water Complaints Could be "Act of Terrorism" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    yet every time I think officialdom can't get any more stupid, they go and prove me wrong... again!

  9. Re:data sample question on Scientists Explain Why Chairman of House Committee On Science Is Wrong · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We have centuries of data, and - most importantly - from different sources. Yes, the accuracy deteriorates the further back you go, but with things like dendrology you can improve the accuracy by making comparisons with samples from different regions, as well as comparing ancient patterns with recent ones. Also, ice cores from both the poles and from glaciers give very long timescale information.

  10. Meh on Supermarkets: High-Tech Hotbeds · · Score: 1

    I have a piece of technology that totally wipes out their tricks. It is called a shopping list. I buy what's on it, and that's all. I have no store or loyalty cards and tell them I don't want a tracking card if they ask. I also frequently pay with cash. Finally I won't use the self checkouts. When they try to direct me to them I say something like "I'm in no hurry to put you out of a job".

  11. Integer overflow you say? on Integer Overflow Bug Leads To Diablo III Gold Duping · · Score: 1

    How quaint. I can't remember the last time I saw one of those (except where deliberately created for loop counters etc.).

  12. Oh I don't know... throughing rocks has real class, a certain appeal, and is completely justified :)

  13. Wrong description on Memory Effect Discovered In Lithium-Ion Batteries · · Score: 5, Informative

    I do wish people would stop calling it a 'memory effect'. It's probably the least descriptive term your could apply.

    I don't know about Lithium batteries but NiCad cells exhibit a second plateau which gradually gets more difficult for the charge system to punch through. The usual cure is a couple of heavy charge/discharge cycles.

    Don't think I want to try that with Lithium though!

  14. Re:astounding that defaults are not tougher on The Search Engine More Dangerous Than Google · · Score: 1

    Instead of forcing how about nagging, wherever possible bring up a reminder message saying the the default is set, is the same as many others and *bad* people will know it is admin:12345

  15. Memories on 400 Pinball Machines and Counting at the Texas Pinball Festival (Video) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Used to be a nice little earner for me repairing these in the late 1960s - the real ones. All electromechanical, none of your wimpy solid state rubbish.
    sigh

  16. Re:Do you rememeber when... on Ars Technica Goes Close Up With the Pebble Smartwatch · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've got a solar powered watch :) The only annoying thing is it doesn't do daylight saving, so I have to set it twice a year.

  17. Re:prior art on Ars Technica Goes Close Up With the Pebble Smartwatch · · Score: 1

    The first fuzzy clock I saw was in the late 1980s on an Acorn Archimedes. The wording was pretty good anyway, but you could also edit the text file it was taken from. The look on people's faces when they saw "It's just gone quarter past three" was priceless.

  18. China may have a relevent point on If You're a Foreigner Using GPS In China, You Could Be a Spy · · Score: 1

    Satellite images may tell you there is a building, but a man on the street with a GPS can tell you exactly what the building is for, and who is going in and out of it.

  19. Re:what is this facebook... on Facebook Rolled Its Own 0Day For Red Team Exercise · · Score: 1

    Bugrit! You beat me to it :)

  20. Whatever you do... on Ask Slashdot: Starting From Scratch After a Burglary? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Absolutely do not buy anything of real value for at least 2 months. Burglars frequently try to double-dip and snatch all your nice new stuff about a month after their first visit.

    When you do buy new stuff don't put the empty boxes out - the bar-stewards will be waiting to see those too :(

  21. Couldn't be better on TPB Files Police Complaint Against CPIAC for Copying Website · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm astonished at how many people right across the technology forums don't seem to get what an amazing opportunity has been handed to The Pirate Bay... on a plate! They would be absolute fools to not make the most of this, and really rub the copyright lobby's noses in their own poo.

    Talking about them being hypocritical is nonsense. They are rolling on the floor laughing while they poke at CPIAC with the very laws that were being used against them. I reckon this will just run and run, and I'll thoroughly enjoy it.

  22. Re:Can someone acutally go through the logs on Elon Musk Lays Out His Evidence That NYT Tesla Test Drive Was Staged · · Score: 1

    The data was transmitted by wireless. There was a glitch - there are in fact lots of them, which to me, as an engineer tends to increase my confidence that these are unadulterated logs.

  23. Re:Musk isn't doing himself any favors here on Elon Musk Lays Out His Evidence That NYT Tesla Test Drive Was Staged · · Score: 1

    ... and if you are, I don't want you on the same road as me!

  24. Run, run, as fast as you can... on Earth-buzzing Asteroid Would Be Worth $195B If We Could Catch It · · Score: 1

    You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man :)

  25. Contact EFF on Ask Slashdot: What To Do About Patent Trolls Seeking Wi-fi License Fees? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    See title. Also don't reply until you absolutely HAVE to. Paten runs out this year!