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  1. Turn off Wi-Fi automatically in Android on Wi-Fi Sniffing Lets Researchers Build Graph of Offline Social Networks · · Score: 1

    There's a couple of apps for Android that can automatically turn on and off wifi depending on you're location. The one I ended up with was Llama. It uses cell tower IDs to identify your areas (home, work, etc.) and then you select various actions that activate when entering or leaving those areas (such as turning on/off wifi, bluetooth, changing ringer volume, etc.)

  2. And next week... The Greatest Keyboard Key Ever! on The Greatest Keyboard Shortcut Ever · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow with the backspace key I can remove my mistakes without having to put whiteout all over my monitor!

  3. Re:Not as exciting as it sounds on New System Propels Satellites Without Propellants · · Score: 1

    Well that’s disappointing. I remember reading about this some time ago, but didn't realize it had been debunked since then.

  4. Re:Not as exciting as it sounds on New System Propels Satellites Without Propellants · · Score: 1

    Reaction-less thrust would appear to be not only possible, but something that's in active development!

    Here's the site for the group that's working on it: http://www.emdrive.com/
    And here's the relevant research paper: http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/av/shawyertheory.pdf

  5. Re:Noise canceling headphones on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Block Noise In a Dorm? · · Score: 1

    I actually have a set of a aviation active noise canceling headphones someone gave me as a gift. They are made to be standalone so they don't have any microphone and just take some 9v batteries. They work incredibly well at blocking out sounds and noise by themselves but I've found if you put some disposable earplugs in before you put the headphones on, then they block out ALL sound. I can't hear people who are standing 3 feet in front of me trying to talk to me much less someone who would be on the other side of a wall. Anything you wear on your head for long periods of time is eventually going to get uncomfortable, but as they are essentially aircraft headsets they are designed to be worn for long periods of time so you can wear them for some time before you have to take a break. http://www.davidclark.com/HeadsetPgs/ENCHearProt.html

  6. Re:Card's gone over the deep end on Orson Scott Card's Superman Story Shelved After Homophobia Controversy · · Score: 1

    I liked Enders Game but I stopped reading after Speaker for the Dead, that book had way too much religion in it and I prefer to think in the future religion will be but a bad memory.

  7. Re:I think I must have missed something on Dennis Tito's 2018 Mars Mission To Be Manned · · Score: 1

    I wonder if theres any asteroids out there with the right velocity and direction they could rendezvous with, and do some actual science.

  8. I think I must have missed something on Dennis Tito's 2018 Mars Mission To Be Manned · · Score: 1

    Unless I'm misunderstanding what was in the article, they seem to be sending two people almost 2 years in space to just fly around Mars and their not even going to land there.

  9. Not all that surprising on First Debian/Ubuntu Bootable ARM64 Images Released · · Score: 1

    Since ARM64 is going to be targeted for tablets an smartphones, and since a large portion of the tablet and smartphone market right now is Android. It's really not that surprising that the Linux kernel would be ported over so quickly.

  10. Not for me on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Feel About Recording Your Entire Life? · · Score: 1

    I personally can't stand listening to recordings of myself, I sound like a complete idiot!

  11. This is what happens... on Long-Lost Continent Found Under the Indian Ocean · · Score: 1

    This is what happens when you outsource the search for Atlantis.