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  1. For mobile apps... on Ask Slashdot: When Is It a Good Idea To Incorporate? · · Score: 1

    I don't see it making too much sense unless you plan on becoming huge at it (and actually becoming a company with other people on your payroll as employees). Really, as long as you don't screw up and mishandle customer's private data; you shouldn't be at too much risk of legal liability. In your case, it would probably just be for tax purposes if it works out to be better that way.

  2. Definitely not forced... on Foxconn Says Vocational Students Aren't Being 'Forced' To Work · · Score: 1

    Well... they're not forced which is somewhat correct... heavily coersed is more like it. Someone could not be "forcing" me to die, but the other option is extremely painful torture. Either way, I'd be fucked.

  3. Too bad they can't code for native... on Zuckerberg: Betting On HTML5 Was Facebook's Biggest Mistake · · Score: 1

    The recent Facebook App (on Android at least) is right now a buggy piece of crap that force closes often. I'm on a version several releases behind because of it (hooray for Titanium backup).

  4. Re:Fuck it. on Samsung Expected To Sue Apple Over iPhone 5 LTE Networking · · Score: 4, Funny

    An extruded geometric shape with non-sharp edges? You're just asking for Apple's lawyers to file a lawsuit against you.

  5. If she wins, every drunk dolt will start zerg rush on Germany's Former First Lady Sues Google · · Score: 1

    I think the biggest reason Google refuses to remove the offending entries are because if they do it for one person, especially someone at least somewhat notable; then they're stuck having to fulfill the request for everyone who wants less-than-flattering information about them removed. For a site as large as Google, that would just be completely unsustainable. I'd imagine knocking out DCMA requests and removing illegal images already requires a ton of man power.

  6. Beefy Miracles? on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Fix the Linux Desktop? · · Score: 1

    Stop naming it after hotdogs.

  7. Re:Nothing new on Texas Opens Fastest US Highway With 85 MPH Limit · · Score: 1

    Yep. Germany's Autobahn isn't speed limited in many stretches, yet their accidents are low because they enforce the living hell out of lane control. Don't expect to do 80 km/h in the fast lane without having the police getting on your case. Same with running out of fuel.

  8. Apple didn't do shit... on How Apple Killed the Linux Desktop · · Score: 1

    Linux killed Linux on the desktop.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh-cnaJoGCw

  9. Where I work... on Ask Slashdot: Rescuing a PC That's Been Hit By Scammers? · · Score: 1

    Where I work, we do a 3 pass secure wipe and then re-image the system for any malware due to security reasons. You should do the same. DO NOT attempt to save the OS, it is far too compromised; especially with god knows what they installed.

    Better yet, put him in a home; he's clearly too senile to think well enough to keep himself out of trouble.

  10. If it means... on Would You Pay an Internet Broadband Tax? · · Score: 1

    If it means I can have a much easier time at work by not needing to use remote desktop on a remote user with a shitty Sprint Air Card or Dial-up; I'll gladly pay the tax for that.

  11. Re:Excellent News! on Windows 7 Is the Next Windows XP · · Score: 1

    Yep. I reference the start button all the time at work since that is a common thing the end users all have.

  12. Re:Bull fucking shit! on Why Cell Phone Bans Don't Work · · Score: 1

    That and many phones now have somewhat decent Voice input. My Galaxy Nexus is pretty decent in US English (German on the other hand isn't so precise).

  13. Re:Mounting evidence - of hype. on Why Cell Phone Bans Don't Work · · Score: 0

    Your average severe drunk is still drinking when going to work.

    I know a guy who gets up, drinks vodka. Drives to work (drunk); drinks during work with a water bottle of vodka, refilled throughout the day (he is a cook); then after work, he sits at the bar where he works and gets a ton of strong Long Islands; then drives home and drinks more.

    I once had to fix a computer that he built for my friend since he was so hammered that he completely forgot to screw down the heat sink on the Q6600, causing it to spike to 90C. The CD Drive bay cover also was inside the case and there were many screws missing.

  14. This is easy to hire for... on The Worst Job At Google: a Year of Watching Terrible Things On the Internet · · Score: 1

    Just source your talent from 4chan. They're used to that stuff.

  15. Re:If this article... on Apple Is Now the Most Valuable Company In History · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Microsoft stops supporting Windows, Office, and other software tomorrow; Business IT structure would probably collapse.

  16. Re:My boss seems to think so. on Are 12-16 Hour Workdays Productive? · · Score: 1

    I've come to view "Salary" as meaning "You're paid for 40 and you'll always work at least just that, but we'll give you a ton of overtime because we can get away with it without paying you more for it."

    I don't come across too many salary workers who don't pull a ton of persistent overtime.

  17. Re:My boss seems to think so. on Are 12-16 Hour Workdays Productive? · · Score: 1

    A former employer of mine when I was younger (a grocery store) used to pull that stunt. Schedule the employees for 39.75 hours a week (working the employees for practically full time at $5.50 an hour and subsequently being able to dodge needing to provide benefits since the part time employees didn't get any).

    It is a locally owned store, but if a Super Walmart rolls in tomorrow and bankrupts them, I wouldn't shed a tear.

  18. Re:My God on Bill Gates To Develop a Revolutionary Nuclear Reactor With Korea · · Score: 1

    I just think all the communist countries are the hipsters of the country naming nomenclature. You know, being ironic.

  19. Screw 12-16, 8 is too long as is. on Are 12-16 Hour Workdays Productive? · · Score: 1

    Even 40 hours a week feels too long. I was the most comfortable with 30 (7.5hrs 4 days a week). I tolerate 40 enough, but I loathe overtime.

    If any company asks me to work 12-16 hour days on any sort of regular basis, I'm putting in my two weeks right there. I work to live, not the other way around.

  20. Re:What is locking/unlocking technically? on Motorola Releases an Official Bootloader Unlocker · · Score: 1

    An unlocked boot loader allows you to flash a new recovery (such as ClockWorkMod) that allows you to flash ZIPs containing new ROMs, Kernels, and other things.
    Unlocking the boot loader varies between companies and even phones. My Tilt 2 needed Hard SPL (It was a winmo phone) flashed to replace the stock SPL, that way I could flash CWM on it before getting CM7. My current phone (A Galaxy Nexus) only requires a simple "fastboot oem unlock" command sent to it while in fastboot.
    The guys that find a way to unlock it basically reverse engineer it and often find some sort of exploit that they can use to gain access. Many companies keep the phones hard to unlock primarily for 2 reasons: Warranty (since it is possible to brick/damage your phone if you're an idiot) and also as a form of DRM. If you have root access to your phone, it is exceptionally easy to pirate applications.

  21. Re:It can cause death on Motorola Releases an Official Bootloader Unlocker · · Score: 1

    Yeah... this was probably one of the reasons. My Tilt 2 on CM7.2 was unstable enough that it would encounter kernel panic every so often (especially when the radio would lose signal, then try to regain it. A RIL panic was common).

    There were a few times I ended up in the Ghetto because the thing would reboot while in the middle of Navigation; and it took at least 5 minutes on an extremely clear day to get a GPS lock.

    It is nice having a phone I can root that is rather stable on CM10 (Gnex)

  22. Lets get this started... on Google Employees Find 60 Security Holes In Adobe Reader · · Score: 3, Funny

    >Adobe in charge of security.

  23. Sure... it works in theory. on Researchers Find 'Mind-Control' Gaming Headsets Can Leak Users' Secrets · · Score: 1

    Works in theory, but good luck trying to get the 12 year olds on X-Box live from cursing insults first.

  24. Re:Impressive! on Chinese Man Builds His Own Prosthetic Hands · · Score: 1

    Also Chinese fuses are not up to snuff for safety/reliability. Hence why I don't buy the cheap Chinese Visco. It is too damn volatile.

    China has a poor record of giving a damn about human lives, so keep that in mind when buying certain things where safety is a major concern (such as cars). Go watch a few Chinese car crash tests, it is hilarious how they crumple like a Faygo can.

  25. Re:Linux on Mac?! on Linux Is a Lemon On the Retina MacBook Pro · · Score: 1

    Competitive if you're used to shopping for Alienware laptops.