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  1. Re:And it doesn't work. on Inside Facebook's Cyber-Security System · · Score: 1

    No one would believe that their bank (or ebay or lottery) send them a facebook message, but it is very likely for facebook to send them a facebook message asking them to verify their identity. So yeah it makes sense and it is possible for facebook to parse the message and warn you.

  2. Re:Troubleshooting on Sensor Enables 3D Mapping of Rainforests · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it must be a feature!

  3. Re:IBM Services Company on Virginia Rometty Selected As Next CEO of IBM · · Score: 2

    She headed IBM Global Business Services (GBS, sometimes referred to as IBM Global Services or plain services). It has little to do with GSD or the data center fiasco. I wouldnt start selling or shorting stock yet

    More on topic, this was more or less expected. The GBS division has become the cash cow, and has grown tremendously in the last 5-7 years.

  4. Re:Can't wait for a diagnosis like: on Manufacturing Dreams · · Score: 1

    Can I atleast kick them?

  5. Re:No, it doesn't mean there's a global oligarchy on The 147 Corporations Controlling Most of the Global Economy · · Score: 1

    Corporations control what your tax money gets used for and how much you are taxed. And Microsoft could control you into buying a zune, just claim it adds educational value (or just tweak it to add some educational value) and bribe the school boards to make them mandatory. Assuming everyone has children, everyone is now forced to get a zune. Corporations also control basic necessities, housing (Mortgage), food, and clothing.
     
    What part of control do you not understand?

  6. Re:It's a trap! on Meet Siri's Little Brother, Trapit · · Score: 1

    Google calendar! I use the calendar widget. I type "Schedule Dinner with X on June 23rd 5:30pm" and press enter, it automatically creates the entry.

  7. Re:Can't wait.. on Feds Take USAjobs.gov Back From Monster, Performance Tanks · · Score: 1

    So you prefer no-medicare to the two year delayed treatment?

  8. Re:I know Murdoch is crooked... on Investors Campaign To Oust Murdochs From News Corp · · Score: 2

    You are thinking of social security (State Pensions, which is mandatory and managed by the feds (SSA)), the parent is taking about Employment-based pensions (or retirement plans) managed by various private and public entities.

  9. Re:Alright on Britain's Broadband Censors: a Bunch of Students · · Score: 1

    What about sfw.chanarchive.org? (claims to be SFW)

  10. Re:Whats the point? on Britain's Broadband Censors: a Bunch of Students · · Score: 1

    Won't someone think of the parents?

  11. Re:Try "Geiger Counter" and "CCD" on Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Old Webcams? · · Score: 1

    Mod Parent Funny! Had me laughing out loud spontaneously.

  12. Re:Its $4.48m on Swedish Court Finalizes Jail Sentence For Pirate Bay Co-Founder · · Score: 1

    The summary is wrong. TFA:"This means that the Pirate Bay co-founder is sentenced to a year in jail and his share of 30 million kronor ($4.48m) in damages."

    Emphasis mine.

  13. Re:Lync on Microsoft Finalizes Skype Acquisition · · Score: 1

    Both are owned by Microsoft, Skype being the more popular. So I expect Lync to rebrand itself as Skype for business or something and you will soon be using Skype.

  14. Re:And on Latest Humble Bundle Hits $1 Million · · Score: 1

    1) The dont give a shit about the customer

    2) They hold your money ransom for 180 days (in some cases more), just because their fraud system went crazy. (I know a number of sellers this has happened to, so dont give me the, it does not happen very often). This is where the "never leave money in you paypal, withdraw as early as possible" comes from too.

    3) They almost always rule in favour of the buyer, irrespective of proof of shipment of the product. Their "resolution" sucks.

    4) They have a lot automated process that cant be overridden. Whats worse the system automatically pull money from linked bank account/credit card when ever it likes too (even if the fee has been disputed and even if the paypal rep agrees with the dispute). This used happen alot in early years, not sure how frequent it is now.

    For more, do google for paypal sucks

    All in all, paypal has burnt a lot of sellers and buyers.

  15. Clipper Card in Bay Area, Califonira on German Researchers Crack Mifare RFID Encryption · · Score: 1

    Clipper card (the one accepted by most Bay Area Public Transport services) uses MiFare too. I remember looking up how strong it is, just a few months ago.

  16. Re:It is not something that can be resolved... on Kernel Bug Means Linux Power Usage Remains High · · Score: 2

    No, not always. But in this case it *IS* someone else's fault.
    Credit where credit is due, and fault where fault is due.

  17. Re:What happens to ClearWire? on Sprint Details Shift To LTE · · Score: 1

    Answer is simple, see their stock price... http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3ACLWR

  18. Re:Fixed link on Wikimedia Foundation Enables HTTPS For All Projects · · Score: 1
  19. Re:On Greatness on 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes · · Score: 0

    And you sir, win this year's Ig Grammar Nazi award!

    PS: 'its' refers to 'IT IS' and "it's" refers to, well, "it's"

  20. Re:Leave it to Zuckerberg on Facebook Fixes Post Log-Out Cookie Behavior · · Score: 1

    here's the thing... NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR DATA, you are not important, you are not special, your browsing habits are not unique, you do not frequent sites that make people care about your data, and even that it wouldn't be FB that cared :)

    Then why track? Care to explain? I see hundreds of sites tracking every click and every mouse-over I make. Hell there are business models that solely depend on tracking people.

  21. Re:CEO pay should be determined by stockholders on HP Spent Over $80M To Get Rid of Its CEOs · · Score: 1

    Would anyone vote for more than 0?

  22. Re:open? on Google+ Enters Open Beta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, the next time some says, "Can you please open the door", I am going to punch them in the face.

  23. Re:What the hell on How Bug Bounties Are Like Rat Farming · · Score: 1

    X is used by modules A, B and C. Instead of submitting the bug in X, you find where the bug manifests (i.e. in A, B and C) and only submit these symptoms. Of course you'd have to obfuscate your findings enough so the bug-fixer doesn't actually find the bug in X too early. Thus you end up with 3 bug-reports (4 once you've fully exploited the real bug) instead of just the 1.

    This is more likely to happen if X, A, B & C are managed by different independent bounty programs. If managed by a single company, I doubt the submitters would be successful.

  24. Re:how about we stop arguing on Mozilla Lightning Calendar Nears 1.0 · · Score: 1

    You should try Lotus Notes for Linux . Its a hog, but does what you want!

  25. Re:BIG Mistake on Netflix Creates Qwikster For DVD Only Business · · Score: 1

    The free underground!