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  1. Re:Took them long enough... on Federal Judge Rules Chicago's Ban On Licensed Gun Dealers Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    Brandishing Laws ... be aware of them. Of the many states I travel and open carry, the mere presence of the weapon or it's print is not relevant if lawfully open-carry. Every state has potential to variety their laws. Several offer non-resident conceal permits if there are reciprocal rights between originating conceal states. Oregon is open-carry but many cities have preemptive laws that in public areas the open carry must be unloaded. A good start below ... plus there is a Wikipedia page on most states gun laws.

    http://www.opencarry.org/

  2. Re: How do we get Congress to sign up? on Buried In the Healthcare.gov Source: "No Expectation of Privacy" · · Score: 1

    The medical debts that were accumulated under my insurance plan come in my name up to my wife's passing (not OP but similar circumstances). It is my understanding, as explained to me, I'm the policy holder so they come to me as joint liability. I haven't tested any of this in court yet and they still show up under my credit report. At some point in the near future I am going to need to get this all put together.

  3. Re:Did they give him an anal probe? on How Do You Detect Cheating In Chess? Watch the Computer · · Score: 2

    The call on moderators to look at your ID to me appeared to be just a cute way of calling you dick breath while pointing out that your handle by slashid conveniently is DickBreath ;) Well played!

  4. Re:Manufacturer's Android on Samsung Smartphones Vulnerable To Remote Wipe Hack · · Score: 1

    I disagree. Watercooler talk at my office I often hear complaints about forced bloat. There are many luddites I work with that go out of their way to root their Android phones without asking the IT department to do it for them and then hold it high and proudly announce that they've done so without bricking. And these are the types of users that have a difficult time docking/undocking a laptop ...

  5. Re:Guilty of Negligence on Yahoo Sued For Password Breach · · Score: 1

    So what do you when you want to check your bank balance from a machine other than your PC?

    Keep a non-encrypted version of that file in Dropbox, of course! It is password protected, right? ;)

  6. Re:Useless nostalgia. on Commodore 64 turns 30 · · Score: 1

    Fast Hack'em was what we used to write those errors post-game copy. Then at some point the copy utility and the error-writing came bundled within Fast Hack'em. I have many fond memories of re-aligning the cans in the 1541 drives after so many hours of reading errors and head bouncing. Oh, and the Bard's Tale trilogy ... I still think I subconsciously name console RPG characters EL CID. I bought the failed reboot at Bard's Tale years ago just to get the original DOS versions.

  7. Really? on IT Positions Some of the Toughest Jobs To Fill In US · · Score: 1

    They want one person to perform the function of three yet pay/comp for less than one. I don't know of anyone with three or more major disciplines out there willing to earn sub-par wages for a single one of them.

  8. Re:Of course, they never ask why EEs use these on IBM's Ban on Dropbox and iCloud Highlights Cloud Security Issues · · Score: 1

    "IT does not provide their employees with good USABLE solutions"

    Also can be translated as

    "IT cannot provide their employees with good USABLE solutions".

    Not all of us are elitist-gold-plated-my-way-or-the-highway IT guys. Don't let a lack of resources and/or funding get in the way of the rant that all IT departments are incompetent, lazy and completely against user productivity.

  9. Re:Autism is bullshit on CDC Reports 1 In 88 Children Now Affected With Autism In the US · · Score: 1

    It's scary that you have just described my 9 year old son. To the letter ... youngest of my 5 children!

  10. Re:except google on Google Updates Algorithm To Punish Websites With Excessive Ads · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't say never. While watching the 49ers / Giants game last night on FOX, they plugged and advertised the SuperBowl on NBC.

  11. Re:let's see DRM, high cost of HDD's get in the wa on Good Disk Library Solutions? · · Score: 1

    DVDCAT is cheap and works well and gets blueray down to a reasonable size. Also converts existing formats to mobile devices with nice presets for Android and iProducts.

  12. Re:Implicated? Yeah, and then what. on Research Suggests Tobacco Companies Add Weight Loss Drugs · · Score: 2

    Two months smoke free after 20 years of smoking. Quit cold turkey and no desire to start again. Woke up the morning I quit and like a switch threw out what I had left and that was it.

  13. Re:The Game of Catchup on New Malware Simulates Hard Drive Failure · · Score: 1

    Except that Windows does not have anything like the Ubuntu Software center, or whatever the repository is called in other distributions.

    Sure it does. I believe it rhymes with torrent.

  14. Re:Step 1 on Ask Slashdot: Becoming a Network Administrator? · · Score: 1

    I think I just found my new sig ... thank you so very much!

    When considering becoming a network administrator consider this advice:

    "Lastly:
    Keep at least 3-6 full bottles of hard alcohol on hand, a 2 week resignation notice, and a mini-fridge full of beer in addition, and depending on the state you're working in, maybe keep a gun on hand if you're licensed and it's legal.

    Oh and don't forget, being a network administrator has basically NOTHING to do with being a network administrator. It's more like managing a circus of crying babies who have no idea what the fuck they're doing."

  15. Re:So Android 3.0 ... on Google Delays General Release of Honeycomb Source · · Score: 1

    Stop the FUD.

    There are many optimized for honeycomb and many more on the way.

    Flash was released last friday and works great.

    No firm date on Lte yet but so what?

  16. Re:Holy crap, he's getting even more lazy on Man Tunnels Into GameStop, Steals Games · · Score: 1

    I always wondered about the source(s) for that t-shirt from ThinkGeek ... :)

    http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/frustrations/374d/

    "Go away or I will replace you with a very small shell script"

  17. Re:No surprise on Dell Selling Faulty PCs · · Score: 1

    Yes it was a Dell issue. The M65 I had purchased with 4GB and 64bit Vista installed experienced the same 3.25GB limit because of a 32 bit chipset.

    http://www.ifrankie.com/?p=70

    "The memory issue is indeed related to the HARDWARE. Specifically, it’s due to the Intel 945 chipset used in Dell’s laptops and has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the operating system"

  18. Re:Before you do it on Tattoos For the Math and Science Geek? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hotlink didnt work ... try this link instead:

    http://www.funatiq.com/simply-funny/crazy-math-tattoo/

  19. Whoah Beetle! on Rumor of Betelgeuse's Death Greatly Exaggerated · · Score: 1

    For a split second I was like holy shit Beetle died ... then it dawned on me that must be the other one :)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetlejuice_(entertainer)

  20. Re:RTFM on Low-Level Format For a USB Flash Drive? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Low level ... but might bring forth the zombie apocalypse ...

    Animate Dead
    Level: Clr 3, Death 3, Sor/Wiz 4
    Range: Touch
    Targets: One or more corpses touched

  21. Re:How is the porn part relevant? on FTC Takes Out Porn- and Botnet-Spewing ISP · · Score: 2

    New moderation method ... +1 Relates

  22. Altec's Doclink on Business-Suitable Document Authentication System? · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's not free but it is a nice system with strong permission controls and customizable workflows.

    http://www.altec-inc.com/products/doc-link/index.html

  23. Re:Tape on PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams · · Score: 1

    Agreed. Don't bankrupt the tax payers because PA residents pay school taxes by district. Instead, flog them publicly and lock them up for something appropriate, like say 1 year for each laptop given out. I mean come on. What people could come to the conclusion that what they have done was a Good Idea(tm) ? Total douchebaggery.

  24. Lipstick on a pig ... on Comcast Shoots For New Image, Rebranding As Xfinity · · Score: 1
  25. Re:OSS CAD? on FOSS CAD and 3D Modeling Software? · · Score: 3, Funny

    no probably Carl Bass