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  1. Re:ugh on The $1,200 DIY Gunsmithing Machine · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Good. As a libertarian, driver, voter, and not insane person, I understand that there needs to be SOME government regulation of cars. There is no reason not to try something to prevent insane people from getting cars. They're going to murder anyway, but a car makes it simple.

    Ban high capacity assault cars- you don't NEED to go faster than 15 mph. You don't NEED to be able to haul a boat.

  2. Re:Why? on The $1,200 DIY Gunsmithing Machine · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why would you want an untraceable computer? I cannot think of any ethical reason

  3. 117 wasn't golden age on Long-Wave Radar Can Take the Stealth From Stealth Technology · · Score: 1

    the F117 ushered in the stealth era (after flight surface control tech caught up with Ufimtsev's paper)

  4. Re:Yeah, "disruptive" on Wikipedia Blocks 'Disruptive' Edits From US Congress · · Score: 1

    [citation needed]

  5. i didn't get this sentence when i first read it, but now it makes sense.
    basically you'd need a magnifying glass on top of this thing.

  6. that's what I came to post.
    the inefficiencies of steam-powered power-plants are in the moving parts of the rankine cycle. this device helps create the steam (one of the four major parts of the rankine cycle), but we can't harness it to do work.

  7. linux live key? on A New Form of Online Tracking: Canvas Fingerprinting · · Score: 1

    what about a linux "live key" ? don't people use those to avoid cookies?
    would it help in this situation?

  8. did they correct for reading? on High School Students Not Waiting For Schools To Go Online · · Score: 1

    This is just the modern example of a student who engages in independent study. Did they account for students who prefer to grab a textbook, and work through the problems?

  9. Re:It's not really a treasure trove on Point-of-Sale System Bought On eBay Yields Treasure Trove of Private Data · · Score: 1

    i don't know, $200 for a handful of SSNs? He could probably get a $1000 CC for each SSN.
    After laundering, he'll at least double his money if there's just one valid name/SSN/birthday on there.

  10. Re:meh, they're retail workers on Point-of-Sale System Bought On eBay Yields Treasure Trove of Private Data · · Score: 2

    since i like to use sarcasm to drive home a point.
    the point being- big or small, not enough people care enough about security.

  11. meh, they're retail workers on Point-of-Sale System Bought On eBay Yields Treasure Trove of Private Data · · Score: 1, Insightful

    These are restaurant/retail workers. Society has already s*** all over them, so they shouldn't be surprised this happens to them.

    Serious note: Small businesses (such as Target, or New York City) aren't good at data security.

  12. is "developing" news appropriate? on Malaysian Passenger Plane Reportedly Shot Down Over Ukraine · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    since when is slashdot about posting breaking headlines?
    i thought this was news for nerds, stuff that matters. Not speculative, sensational headlines.

  13. VBA in Excel on Ask Slashdot: Best Rapid Development Language To Learn Today? · · Score: 1

    I use Excel VBA, because it's installed on just about every computer there is.
    It also has tools for making data look pretty, which always impresses management.

  14. hackable? on NTSB Calls For Wireless Tech To Enable Vehicles To Talk To Each Other · · Score: 1

    didn't some researchers post a few years back about being able to control a car with a smartphone (via the bluetooth connection)?
    the only obstacle was that you had to pop the hood to get access to something (technical details are over rated)
    now, i guess that won't be necessary?

  15. east europe, east asia, and inida? on No US College In Top 10 For ACM International Programming Contest 2013 · · Score: 0

    east europe, east asia, and inida?
    aren't those the places where hackers usually come from?
    Wasn't the first virus written in india?
    aren't computer crime syndicates based in east europe?

  16. lowest bidders don't document on The Pentagon's Seven Million Lines of Cobol · · Score: 1

    when you give work to the lowest bidder, you're bound to pay for inept programmers instead of computer scientists

  17. QR codes? on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Store Data In Hard Copy? · · Score: 2

    there must be some way to do QR codes
    http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ can do it 160 characters at a time, but that seems really inconvenient

  18. I wonder if the CEO gets paid in prepaid cards on Employers Switching From Payroll Checks To Prepaid Cards With Fees · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the CEO gets paid in prepaid cards
    Or is that inconvenience reserved only for the wage-slaves?

  19. Re:fucking lawyers on Professors Say Massive Open Online Courses Threaten Academic Freedom · · Score: 3, Insightful

    and the for-profit college model in general. schools need to stop hiring MBA flunkies as their deans, and start focusing on academics again

  20. get a library card on Ask Slashdot: What To Do With New Free Time? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    get a library card, and learn about something you've always been interested in.

  21. powerpoint? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Prove an IT Manager Is Incompetent? · · Score: 1

    you could prepare a powerpoint presentation to show his superiors. managers love powerpoint presentations.
    or excel. managers love excel, because it looks like something related to money

  22. they contribute 10% on Microsoft Attempts to Woo Students With 'Crowdsourced' Laptops · · Score: 1

    they contribute 10%
    why not just let microsoft foot part of the bill, and then you pay for the rest yourself (assuming you can afford it)?
    is this better than not having any laptop?

  23. uncanny valley on Ask Slashdot: What Would You Look For In a Prosthetic Hand? · · Score: 0

    i don't think it's technologically impossible to get on the far side of the uncanny valley

  24. Re:Next up on Ask Slashdot: What's Your Company's Marketing-to-Engineering Ratio? · · Score: 2

    i don't get it. are you saying that it's obvious that marketing is more important than engineering?

  25. cold war just got hot on NASA's Fermi Spacecraft Dodged a Defunct Russian Satellite · · Score: 2

    this is clearly a premeditated act of war by the russians. I propose we attack Uzbekistan.