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  1. Re:What did you sign up for? on Ask Slashdot: Holding ISPs Accountable For Contracted DSL Bandwidth · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you think about it, "up to" means "not more than". it's actually a negative feature, not a positive.

  2. Re:Options on Ask Slashdot: How To Secure My Life-In-A-Briefcase? · · Score: 1

    Doesn't Dropbox store unencrypted?

  3. Re:There's no starship with just an ion drive on Engineer Thinks We Could Build a Real Starship Enterprise In 20 Years · · Score: 2

    Actually it could be built for a lot less in my opinion. Much of the cost of these things is just lifting stuff up there,

    A sufficient quantity of guncotton and the exigent development of a large-bore cannon could resolve this issue post-haste.

    -- Jules Verne, 1865

  4. Re:Clearly... on Antivirus Pioneer John McAfee Arrested In Belize · · Score: 2

    Protocol isn't the issue. JS reduces the bandwidth and connections-per-second requirement on the server. If JS was implemented according to the strict spec it would be safe. The problem is dumb and lazy web designers who keep wanting to poke holes in the protection. Go to stackoverflow and look up the number of questions from people asking how to upload a file without bothering the user about it.

  5. Re:Next they'll turn off the power on BART Defends Mobile Service Shutdown · · Score: 2

    You know, I'm no fun of poor public decision-making but honestly turning off the data in underground public transportation seriously does not seem like that big of a deal to me.

    If they had temporarily banned TV news crews from covering the protests "in the interest of public safety" would that be not such a big deal? After all, they are very intrusive, block emergency access, etc.

  6. Re:Wouldn't it be more accurate... on Open Research Computation Closes Before Opening · · Score: 2

    The open completed but no writes had taken place. A close was still necessary or you'd have an extra file handle.

  7. Most dangereous lines of inquiry? on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Most Dangerous Lines of Scientific Inquiry? · · Score: 2

    Koran flammability
    Corporate misdeeds
    Police brutality

    Oh, you didn't mean dangerous to the researcher?

  8. Re:Successful Alchemy on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Most Dangerous Lines of Scientific Inquiry? · · Score: 2

    Is that like turning junk mortgages into gold?

  9. Re:I think it's rather clear... on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Most Dangerous Lines of Scientific Inquiry? · · Score: 1

    Yes. It s sort of like the Tower of Babel. No two people speaking exactly the same language and left with massive confusion.

  10. Re:Yes, but other than that, how did you like it? on Microsoft's Hotmail Challenge Backfires · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm curious to know how strong this password, used in multiple places really was.

    Very strong. Instead of the usual 12345 he used 54321.

  11. How about the other frauds? on US Charges English Twins Over $1.2m 'Stock Robot' Fraud · · Score: 1

    Here's a few:

    • Give us your personal information and you can have lots of friends.
    • Our motto is "Don't be evil"
    • The government is actually more efficient than the private sector
  12. Lots of stupid malware writers out there on Accountability, Not Code Quality, Makes iOS Safer Than Android · · Score: 1
  13. Re:This must be why there are so many job postings on Is Middle Age Evolution's Crowning Achievement? · · Score: 1

    I have 0-3 years experience in all of those skills. Where do I apply?

  14. Re:104. Commercial Airline Pilot on Software Engineers Remain Top US Job · · Score: 1

    You should blame the flight attendants and their union. They drove AA into bankruptcy and routinely out negotiate the Pilots. Bizarre really. Despite all oftheir claims about being there for passenger safety, they have very little to do with it.

    Flight attendants are making 20 - 80K depending on seniority, and the only battle going on is management trying to fire the older ones and somehow convince young people to come in and put up with low pay and horrible working conditions. Flight attendant pay accounts for less than 10% of the cost of your flight, fuel over 50%. I don't think unions had much to do with AA's problems.

  15. Re:My thoughts on this on Software Engineers Remain Top US Job · · Score: 1

    i work 65 a week every week for 8 bucks an hour with 2 B.S.'s from an ivy league school. shut the fuck up

    Wow, what do you do for a living?

    Proofreading.

  16. Re:they got one thing right! on Software Engineers Remain Top US Job · · Score: 2

    4 Dental Hygienist

    Rly? I suppose its a great job for people who like to talk a lot without being interrupted.

  17. Re:C++ is still evolving. on Ask Slashdot: Best Book For 11-Year-Old Who Wants To Teach Himself To Program? · · Score: 1

    Pretty soon it will catch up with Lisp.

  18. Re:Tube classics on Ask Slashdot: Best Book For 11-Year-Old Who Wants To Teach Himself To Program? · · Score: 1

    This looks to be the entire book online!

    Wow. Teach the kid to pirate, too!

  19. Re:Python on Ask Slashdot: Best Book For 11-Year-Old Who Wants To Teach Himself To Program? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Today I had to tuna database, then I was supposed to do some ray tracing but I floundered.

  20. Re:Defense on University of Pittsburgh Deluged With Internet Bomb Threats · · Score: 5, Informative

    I believe he is right. If someone wants to bomb, they will not warn you, they will just do it.

    Wrong. The IRA routinely planted actual bombs AND reported them, because it caused just as much fear and disruption and didn't turn as many people away from them.

  21. Re:Color me surprised. Or not. on Santorum Suspends Presidential Campaign · · Score: 1

    Why should the states have a say in either of those things when it is the US Constitution that guarantees individual freedoms?

  22. Re:steganography? on U.S. Government Hires Company To Hack Into Video Game Consoles · · Score: 3, Funny

    Woder what they are looking for.. Mostly wonder what can be found thats not already on facebook.

    They're looking for clues to beat the Ironman Challenge in WoW.

  23. Re:Not the bees! on Colony Collapse Disorder Linked To Pesticide, High-Fructose Corn Syrup · · Score: 1

    I ain't been inside for a week, and I know my that wife is sleepin' with the bees.

  24. Re:The battle now begins. on Teacher's Aide Fired For Refusing To Hand Over Facebook Password · · Score: 1

    Don't be ridiculous. Uncle Sam gets it 10/10.

  25. Re:Vostok on Baumgartner Completes 13.5-Mile Free-Fall Jump, Aims For Record · · Score: 1

    At what altitude did Yuri Gagarin jump from Vostok?

    Also, Hemos is my homeboy.

    23,000 feet. Still a petty high jump.