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  1. Re:Why do we need a desktop client? on Ask Slashdot: Current State of Linux Email Clients? · · Score: 1

    Personally I've had terrible luck with IMAP.

    What problems did you have? Not trolling, genuinely curious.

  2. Re:Safety on FCC Chief Urges FAA To Ease Airplane Electronics Ban · · Score: 1

    Why can I read a paper book, but not a Kindle?

    Last time I checked, a paper book does not have two radio transmitters inside.

    And that matters why?

  3. Re:Firefox to the rescue on Washington Post To Go Paywall, Along With Buffett-Owned Local Papers · · Score: 1

    Trick question, right? It will continue to work even if many people use it, as long as the papers want google news to index them.

  4. Re:google news settings on Washington Post To Go Paywall, Along With Buffett-Owned Local Papers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    While we are at it, is there a slashdot option for hiding summaries with paywalled sites?

  5. Re:Firefox & ABP+ on Android Options Mean "Best" Browsers Might Surprise You · · Score: 1

    I have never seen an Ad URL embedded in the webpage URL. That is extremely poor coding. And I am not sure how NoScript prevents this. Does NoScript by some means modify history and remove any thing that should not be part of an URL? I am not sure how ABP can prevent this either (ABP does exactly what AdAway does actually).

  6. Re:Firefox & ABP+ on Android Options Mean "Best" Browsers Might Surprise You · · Score: 1

    You should try Dolphin and AdAway (host file based ad blocking). They blow away FireFox + ABP.

  7. May be. But being rich is not one of my dreams, so I dont really care.

  8. Re:What do you expect from a piece of Swiss cheese on MIT-Led Mission Reveals the Moon's Battered Crust Is Riddled With Cracks · · Score: 3, Informative

    Green cheese refers to fresh cheese (one that has not completely dried out). With cracks and battered crust, it apparently is not made of green cheese.

  9. May be, because, sealing chips is a faster way to make money? If I were given two options one is quick but less money, other takes time and makes more money, I would choose the quick.

  10. If science is so important why are the wages flat? on If Tech Is So Important, Why Are IT Wages Flat? · · Score: 1

    I think the question is absurd. If something important, should wages keep rising? Is there a case where this has been happening (or nothing ever has been important?).

  11. Re:Ah, this was to be expected, folks. on McAfee Was Not Captured · · Score: 1

    How about China and hongkong?

  12. Re:0.1% of users know what "Compositing" is on Why KDE Plasma Makes Sense For Linux Gaming · · Score: 1

    But 99.9% of game developers know what "Composting" is, and the users never have to know what it is. This will not be one of the reasons if 2013 is not the Year of Linux Desktop.

  13. North Korea on Samsung Sets New Guidelines For Alcoholic Beverages · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are, obviously, forgetting North Korea. North Korea, number 1, even in spirits.

    PS: The above comment is not supposed to be taken as fact, for any reason.

  14. Re:neat on Ouya Consoles Will Start Shipping On December 28th · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, standard files are hardware decrypted.
    Yes.
    Yes.
    Not sure, how do you want to connect it? It does have an Infrared sensor and bluetooth. A remote is sold separately (which I presume works on IR, but not if it is hackable).
    Yes, ethernet, wifi, bluetooth are build-in.

  15. Re:Just wait on British Pirate Party Asked To Pull Pirate Bay Proxy · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have found plenty of legitimate torrents on TPB. A fellow musician even uses it to distribute his work (his model is to depend on donations and live performances). I am not sure why you find it different from Megaupload. Both are used to mass distribute files (well, the most common use atleast)

  16. Re:Just wait on British Pirate Party Asked To Pull Pirate Bay Proxy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    While I dont defend infringement, I sure do support TPB. It is a valid service for people willing to share files. Taking it down is absolutely pointless.

  17. Re:Now maybe finally we'll see the end on Newzbin2 Closes For Good · · Score: 2

    Scene (the source of the rip) still relies on FTP. As long as the source is compressed and people can verify easily using the sfv file that it really is that particular scene release, rar files are here to stay.
     
    And most people dont delete their rar files, they simply use a player like VLC that supports rar files (it even supports incomplete rar files).

  18. Re:Well, at least they have artists in Iran on The Secret To Iranian Drone Technology? Just Add Photoshop · · Score: 1

    So your argument is Shah is better than Khomeini, so the US was right to bring Shah to power? Strange I thought the US overthrew Mosaddegh to get Shah into power and not Khomeini.

  19. Re:Not really on BP and Three Executives Facing Criminal Charges Over Oil Spill · · Score: 2

    Too bad. Now BP has to create a proxy to submit bids for them.

  20. Re:i give my permission on NYC Police Gathering Cellphone Logs · · Score: 1

    Mmm interesting, so if I "lose" a phone, I get to monitor it for as long as I can, in the interest of recovering it. Interesting notion.

  21. Re:Paying taxes on Ask Slashdot: Will You Shop Local Like President Obama, Or Online? · · Score: 1

    Wouldnt you be better off buying from Amazon and writing a check to the tax man. If you buy from the local store, they get about 5-10% in tax. If you buy from Amazon and send a check, they could get 44% of the price. I am sure the tax man will agree with me.

  22. Re:i give my permission on NYC Police Gathering Cellphone Logs · · Score: 1

    I think it a very valid concern. If I buy a phone off ebay, should I be worried about NYC Police monitoring my calls?

  23. Re:How to shred on Confidential Police Documents Found In Confetti At Macy's Parade · · Score: 1

    Blend the ashes in water. Cross shredded, burnt and pulped in water. No one is recovering that.

  24. Re:But, on OnStar Gives Volt Owners What They Want: Their Data, In the Cloud · · Score: 4, Informative

    You get a discount for sharing it with your insurance company.

  25. Re:I don't think there is a greater hell on Pakistan To Cut Phone Services To Prevent Muharram Attacks · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I am sick of these atheist zealots bombing cities in the name of spreading atheism. I wish there were more conservative atheist. All they do is talk.