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  1. Re:All about the apps on French Police To Switch 72,000 Desktop PCs To Linux · · Score: 1

    Look at how long it took the city of Munich to unify and migrate all of its various software solutions. Migrating the OS itself was barely the tip of the iceberg.

  2. Re:3 million? on Adobe Hacked: Almost 3 Million Accounts Compromised · · Score: 2

    It's now running on a heavily customized Tomcat that's been twisted long enough until you could no longer simply update it independently.

  3. Re:Arm Bands on German NSA Critic Denied Entry To the US · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The ones left over from when they imprisoned Americans of Japanese ancestry?

  4. Re:Countries do this all the time on Swiss War Game Envisages Invasion By Bankrupt French · · Score: 1

    IIRC the Swiss have a bomb shelter capacity for about 114% of the actual population.

  5. Don't care either way. I prefer Pepsi.

  6. Re:There can be only one on Ask Slashdot: Suitable Phone For a 4-Year Old? · · Score: 1

    A real phone could lead to too many problems, but there are specialized phones for kids, like the LG Migo. http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-VX1000-migo

  7. Re:Linux Mint anyone? on Ask Slashdot: Are We Witnessing the Decline of Ubuntu? · · Score: 1

    Ubuntu was the first distribution I used on a regular basis (back in the Gnome 2 days), because the large number of beginner-friendly tutorials and support forums made it easier to get started.

    When Canonical and Gnome both began to screw up the system (Gnome 3 and Unity on the horizon) I moved on to greener pastures. Since I've developed a personal preference for Debian-based systems after years of exposure to different systems on desktops and servers, Mint with Xfce was the obvious choice for little ol' me.

  8. So what? on CCC Says Apple iPhone 5S TouchID Broken · · Score: 1

    Sounds like the standard procedure to fake consumer-grade readers.

  9. Re:What the hell is "left open"? on LinkedIn Accused of Hacking Customers' E-Mails To Slurp Up Contacts · · Score: 1

    They probably exploited that many of their customers used the same password for their site and the email account. After that it's just a matter of scraping web interfaces (Google, Yahoo, Exchange, ...) for the contact data.

  10. Which parts? on How Long Can the ISS Last? · · Score: 2

    Looking at the track record of the Mir station, the Russian-made parts will probably far outlive ours.

  11. Re:To be honest on Can the iPhone Popularize Fingerprint Readers? · · Score: 2

    Most consumer-grade readers simply aren't a security measure but a convenience feature. It's faster and more comfortable to drag a finger across a reader than to enter a password in the 10-25 character range.

  12. What? on NSA Can Spy On Data From Smart Phones, Including Blackberry · · Score: 1

    Blackberry and secure? That's why they're handing out surveillance access to oppressive regimes left and right?

  13. Re:Gee, he's got my vote on Kim Dotcom Resigns From Mega To Fight Extradition, Run For Office · · Score: 1

    We already know that he has the necessary qualifications for a career in politics.
    Back in the '80s he happily sold out people when it gave him an advantage (look up his connection to Gravenreuth, a German lawyer).
    Starting point for your own research: http://eclamus.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/megaupload/

  14. So what? on Users Revolt Over Yahoo Groups Update · · Score: 1

    The platform sucked ever since they bolted their in-house crap onto the acquired (far superior for its time) eGroups system.

  15. Re:Yeah... on EU Proposes To Fit Cars With Speed Limiters · · Score: 1

    Hell will freeze over before they get the Germans to implement bullshit like that.

  16. Re:Now, for the other angle, is this treason? on US Mounted 231 Offensive Cyber-operations In 2011, Runs Worldwide Botnet · · Score: 1

    It seems more and more like they're using "copyright math" to justify the tools for a police state with the untold trillions of deaths they have already avoided.

  17. Re:at what point do illegal, secret acts of war on US Mounted 231 Offensive Cyber-operations In 2011, Runs Worldwide Botnet · · Score: 1

    War crimes have long since become an integral part of the repertoire of the so-called "free world". You just didn't get the memo.
    http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/08/01/bureau-investigation-finds-fresh-evidence-of-cia-drone-strikes-on-rescuers/

  18. Re:Now, for the other angle, is this treason? on US Mounted 231 Offensive Cyber-operations In 2011, Runs Worldwide Botnet · · Score: 2

    The lives of all of those agents is deemed at risk, and their status gives them no protection.

    If you work for something that has turned into criminal organizations of the worst kind (e.g., endangering infrastructure components of other countries), you deserve what's coming your way.

  19. Then you honestly don't know Japanese politicians.

  20. What? on Why the Japanese Government Should Take Over the Fukushima Nuclear Plant · · Score: 3, Funny

    The problem was caused by corrupt lying sacks of shit and now you want to let politicians run the show?
    That's like exchanging AIDS for terminal cancer!

  21. Re:and when something goes wrong.. on This Satellite Could Be Beaming Solar Power Down From Space By 2025 · · Score: 1

    Just place the ground station somewhere nobody will give a shit about, like Jersey.

  22. Re:Grant Imahara is in this?! on New, Canon-Faithful Star Trek Series Is In Pre-Production · · Score: 1

    Try this instead: http://www.startrekcontinues.com/
    It's another fan project he's involved in, but unlike Renegades it's actually watchable.

  23. Re:Well on Samsung Infringed On Apple Patents, Says ITC · · Score: 1

    Apple doesn't pay so much in bribes as it does in customer data.

  24. Why? on The Pirate Bay Launches Browser To Evade ISP Blockades · · Score: 1

    There are enough sites which have opted for the more sensible way to publish an extension for major browsers that automates the "proxy/alternate DNS" process to circumvent this kind of censorship (e.g., the ton of measures to circumvent websites' self-censorship in Germany due to the damn GEMA).

    Having a separate browser for every censored website sounds even more of a waste of space than needing a different add-on for different kinds of censorship measures.

  25. One Question: on Xerox Confirms To David Kriesel Number Mangling Occuring On Factory Settings · · Score: 1

    How soon until they'll patent this as a feature and try to sue someone else?