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  1. New Software? on Snowden Used Social Engineering To Get Classified Documents · · Score: 2

    So they plan to waste millions on a project that will "install new software designed to spot and track attempts to access or download secret materials without proper authorization."? If he gets the credentials from users authorized to access the information how will this work? Swing and miss!

  2. I declare shenanigans! on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 1

    You can't police free will that way and expect everyone to blindly comply. Who does NJ think they are? The NSA?

  3. Re:How about no on Comcast To Expand Public WiFi Using Home Internet Connections · · Score: 1

    My router runs DD-WRT and my SSID is not being broadcast publicly. Then again I have a paranoid obsession with security and logic.

  4. Not without a Genius Bar appointment you're not!

  5. Re:Took them two months?! on Hotel Keycard Lock Hack Gets Real In Texas · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You have to let the chatter about the exploit die down enough so that you can pull the heist off with better success. Going out and attempting it immediately after Black Hat is too risky and the sign of foolish thief.

  6. Re:developer platform on OnStar Gives Volt Owners What They Want: Their Data, In the Cloud · · Score: 1

    What a great reason to finish up restoring the '88 Trans AM GTA I started so many moons ago...

  7. Re:FIRST on Secession Petitions Flood White House Website · · Score: 1

    Republic*

  8. FIRST on Secession Petitions Flood White House Website · · Score: 1

    A Federation of Independent Republics STates

  9. So they closed ONE Path on Walmart Abandons Amazon's Kindle Lineup · · Score: 1

    But seem to have failed to realize that you don't need a Kindle to download the Kindle app to any Android or iDevice and connect with your Amazon.com account. Hell, I have the Kindle App on my Motorola Droid phone and get my books for it on there without shelling out the higher $$ for the physical Kindle device. Since Walmart and Target also sell Android tablets and smartphones I guess it won't be long before they stop that too?

  10. Wrong Question on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Fix the Linux Desktop? · · Score: 1

    The real question should've been "What would you do to IMPROVE the Linux desktop". The original question just starts a flamewar while the latter, revised question would foster innovative thinking and insightful contributions.

  11. They obviously don't know about... on Drinking Too Much? Blame Your Glass · · Score: 1

    DAS BOOT!

  12. Why the concern? on Ask Slashdot: How To Clean Up My Work Computer Before I Leave? · · Score: 1

    I make it my personal SOP when leaving any job to throw DBAN in the drive, let it run and then load a clean copy of the OS with the company licensed software. You could take it a step further and replace the hard drive but that's just a little paranoid don't ya think?

  13. Again! Again! on Ask Slashdot: the Best Linux Setup To Transition Windows Users? · · Score: 1

    As much as I love the "Which Linux Will Save Us From Windows" debate (Personally I use Ubuntu, Slackware, and dabble in OpenSuSE), this question is DEADBEEF getting beaten over and over and over.

  14. Re:Oh, come on on What's Next For Superhero Movies? · · Score: 1

    Kick-Ass 2. That is all.

  15. Re:Seems a very muted response on Australians Receive SMS Death Threats · · Score: 1

    Except that the Governor General can come in and take everything over if she deems the parliament is not operating in the best interests of the country.

  16. Re:If consumers didn't want big phones on Don't Super-Size My Smartphone! · · Score: 1

    Correction, they want big screens. Most of the people buying smart phones haven't the slightest clue what they are doing with them. They fail to comprehend the true computing power and potential of these "handheld media players". All they care about is a better screen to watch hulu or netflix on and let us not forget the angriest of birds.

  17. Sit Down and Consider on Ask Slashdot: What To Do Before College? · · Score: 1

    is the ROI of college actually going to benefit you? If you've got a good skillset you could use those traditional years building something useful and putting experience on paper instead of throwing dollars at a piece of paper that says "Hey! I know things... in theory".

  18. Have You Accounted for User Preference? on Options For Good (Not Expensive) Office Backbone For a Small Startup · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What's the global consensus? Is everyone open to outside-the-box solutions? Or do they want the "comfort" and "warm fuzzy feeling" of Microsoft familiarity?

  19. Is Anyone Else Thinking on Russia To Establish Bases On the Moon · · Score: 2

    That the Germans have outsourced the job to Russia to complete Operation Iron Sky?

  20. So... on Calculating Total Network Capacity · · Score: 1

    Microsoft's Baseline Analyzer doesn't cut it anymore? ;-)

  21. Own vs Loan on Google's Grand Android Plan · · Score: 1

    Someone made a good point up above that the agreement between you and the cellular provider is like a loan, considering that MOST cell phone users will sign a 2 year contract to get their grubby little hands on the latest iPhone or Android device strictly to avoid shelling out hundreds of dollars. But... and this may be stupid, radical, or just not feasible... Providers offer a full unlock of the phone if you buy the device out right thus exempting you from overpriced contracts and giving you the freedom to take your phone wherever you want. This is probably in the same wishful thinking vein of me believing that all devices, whether they be targeted for a CDMA or GSM network, be equipped with a SIM card to allow for this inter-network mobility.

  22. We've known the Pledge and Turn for awhile... on Chinese Physicists Achieve Quantum Teleportation Over 60 Miles · · Score: 1

    So that makes this The Prestige... Anyone else get the vision of the amazing Tesla machine that Hugh Jackman commissioned to achieve "The Real Transported Man"?

  23. If someone trolls you on the Interwebs, you should kill them!

  24. Re:Thought this stuff died on Microsoft Forges Ahead With New Home-Automation OS · · Score: 1

    I have several friends that have done some cool stuff with Control4 (http://www.control4.com) systems. I've been wanting to try it but my family isn't willing to let me user their house for my guinea pig playground.

  25. Re:script kiddie on 15-Year-Old Arrested For Hacking 259 Companies · · Score: 2

    I was thinking the exact thing. That plus good old hacker-target.com