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  1. Not suprising. on UK's Largest Specialist Video Games Retailer Enters Administration · · Score: 1

    Didn't they refuse to carry recent big name titles like Mass Effect 3?
    You think you can be a game retailer for long and get away with things like that?

  2. Again? on UK Man Jailed For 'Offensive Tweets' · · Score: 1

    First there was the huge mess about the guy saying he was going to blow up the airport, now this guy for being offensive.
    Guys, it's fucking twitter, it's the equivalent of the writing on the bathroom stalls. FFS, stop taking it seriously.

  3. Whaaaaaaaat? on Japanese Court Orders Google To Turn Off Auto-Complete Function · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You mean that out of the 7 billion people on this planet, there might be one with the same name? And he might be a criminal? GASP.
    No, what am I saying? That's crazy talk. Only one person can have that name, so clearly he did all those terrible things.
    Secretary? Go fire that guy in cubicle 3. Google said he's a criminal.

  4. Neat. on The TAG Challenge: $5k Global Manhunt Using Social Media · · Score: 1

    Things like this are why the internet is awesome.
    It's also worth pointing out that the DARPA challenge was done strictly in the states, since this one spans several countries.
    I'll be curious to see how this turns out.

  5. Really now? on Science Reveals Why Airplane Food Tastes So Bad · · Score: 1

    Food I've bought in the terminal and brought aboard tasted just fine to me. Way too expensive, but that's a different story.

  6. Not true. on US Mobile Carriers Won't Brick Stolen Phones · · Score: 1

    When my cousin stole my uncle's phone, he called up his carrier and it was bricked.
    He had gone through the process before apparently as well. (My cousin isn't the best of people)

  7. This won't end well on ISPs Sign On To FCC Anti-Botnet Code of Conduct · · Score: 1, Funny

    end-user education to prevent bot infections

    Dear user:

    This email is to inform you that you're internet service is being temporary halted so you can be educated.
    Oh, and don't worry, you'll still pay full price for the next 3 months you are without internet.

    We know best,
    AT&T

  8. This seems like common sense... on Facebook: Legal Action Against Employers Asking For Your Password · · Score: 1

    ...but when it comes to businesses, I guess that goes out the window.

  9. Left out a key part there in the summary. on AT&T Charged US Taxpayers $16 Million For Nigerian Fraud Calls · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Summary:

    $16 million from the U.S. government to run Telecommunications Relay Services, intended to help the hearing- and speech-impaired

    Article:

    $16 million from the U.S. government to offer a calling service for the deaf that the company knew was being used by Nigerian fraudsters

    There's a huge difference between these two statements. The first makes it sound like AT&T thought it was doing something good, but just so happened to be not so good.
    The second makes it sound like AT&T knew what it was doing, but did it anyway.

    Anyway, I'm usually not one to side with the DOJ, but I hope they kick AT&T's ass to the curb for this.

  10. The world "All" should never be used when describing a group. But hey, let me give it a shot.
    ALL congressmen are retarded idiots with their heads up their butts.

  11. Re:No problem for airport security on 'Antimagnet' Cloak Hides Objects From Magnetic Fields · · Score: 2
    FTFA:

    This 'antimagnet' could have medical applications, but might also subvert airport security.

    First paragraph, at least read that far dude.

  12. The former. on Do Women Make Better Bosses? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    is it women managers who are the behind these policies, or is it that more progressive organizations are more accessible for women leaders than other workplaces

    In my experience, it's the former.
    My last boss was male, and he was very open to ideas and input.
    My boss before that was female, and she was a complete tyrant.

    You'll find people with similar stories, or opposite. It's a matter of chance.
    Gender makes no difference, it's all on the individual.

    The only difference it DOES make, is that I might be attracted to a female boss.

  13. Of course not. on Domestic Drilling Doesn't Decrease Gasoline Prices · · Score: 1

    It reduces what the middle man pays, not what we pay.

  14. ATI might have an answer. on Ask Slashdot: Which Multiple Desktop Tool For Windows 7? · · Score: 3, Informative

    I bumped into something that somewhat sounds like what you're looking for awhile back.
    I was looking around the Catalyst Control Center and found something called HydraVision, which to my knowledge, allows multiple desktops.
    Someone who's actually used this will have to confirm though.

  15. Re:Linux on Ask Slashdot: Which Multiple Desktop Tool For Windows 7? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It's fine if you want to give up, but not all of us are quitters.
    I know this might come as a huge shock, but linux does not suit everyone's needs.
    If you have something useful to say, say it. But don't waste the poster's time with such a useless answer.

  16. Re:Well gee... on Verizon Says Hactivists Now Biggest Corporate Net Threat · · Score: 1

    It's a bit harsher than I would have put it, but this. Exactly this.

  17. Well gee... on Verizon Says Hactivists Now Biggest Corporate Net Threat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe I'd have an ounce of sympathy if Verizon (or any ISP/phone company) didn't constantly fuck over their customers.
    What goes around comes around...

  18. Mmm, paywall. on Camera Can See Around Corners · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Article preview Read the full article Instant access to this article: US$32

    $32 for an article? Just think, a minimum wage worker has to work for over 4 hours to get access to that.
    Somehow, I doubt that article is worth it.

  19. I've never understood... on Tennessee Passes Bill That Allows "Teaching the Controversy" of Evolution · · Score: 2

    ...why so many places make such a big deal about evolution.
    I was taught it in school with no one complaining, and I grew up in the loony, backwards state of Texas.

  20. Riiiiiight on NSA Chief Denies Claims of Domestic Spying · · Score: 1

    Alexander even went so far as to claim the NSA lacks the authority to monitor American citizens.

    Since, you know, that's stopped government entities from doing things outside their jurisdiction before.
    OH WAIT, no it doesn't. Ever.

  21. This just in! on Former Nokia Exec: Windows Phone Strategy Doomed · · Score: 1, Redundant

    A substandard phone is doomed to fail. In other news, the sky is still blue.

  22. And nothing of value was lost. on New York Times Halves Monthly Free Article Views To Ten · · Score: 2

    Journalism is pretty dead anyway, but have fun on your trip to obscurity NYT.

  23. Or, you know... on CEO of TuCloud Dares Microsoft To Sue His New Company · · Score: 1

    You could just buy a volume license. Oh, but no, that's just silly. Go yell at microsoft to sue you instead.

  24. Find a phone made in america on Ask Slashdot: Any Smart Phones Made Under Worker-Friendly Conditions? · · Score: 1

    Because with all the regulations America has, something like that would never happen.
    OH WAIT. That's why all these phones are manufactured overseas, safe labor set ups be damned.

  25. Only 4 images? on SpaceX Gets Astronauts To Try Out Its Dragon Crew Cabin · · Score: 0

    And 3 of them are of the interior (which I honestly don't care about), and the exterior picture is at a pretty lame angle.