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  1. Science is always better... on Restoring Salmon To Their Original Habitat -- With a Cannon · · Score: 3, Funny

    With Cannons. At least the nature documentaries will be more interesting. Maybe combine it with pumpkin chunking...

  2. The important thing on Scientists Sequence Coffee Genome, Ponder Genetic Modification · · Score: 2

    Isolate out the caffiene genes, and start adding it to other plants. There are times I'm eating breakfast, and I'm thinking "Why am I only getting caffiene from the coffee? Buzz up them hashbrowns! Perk up that toast! If we can introduce it into animals, think about caffinated eggs, or butter, or cheese. We can finally jitter up the world.

  3. Re:I honestly don't get it... on Apple Denies Systems Breach In Photo Leak · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think the issue is that security isn't pretty, and Apple wants pretty. Look at the two-factor authentication. Having to wait until a PIN is sent to you before you can access whatever? That isn't elegant at all (from Apple's POV. It removes the one click convenience.). Personally, I'd rather have the security, but I'm a geek, like most people on Slashdot.

  4. Of course this is going to piss off the old school players, but then again they ar eproblably still playing the original versions off of their own servers. Then again, how many new players are going to be interested in playing quake? It's been years since it was relevant.

  5. Can't wait to hear what happened on Time Warner Cable Experiences Nationwide Internet Outage · · Score: 1

    If it was just DNS, I'll be a bit dissapointed. With stuff like "Internet Backbone" I'm hoping for some major BGP messup.

  6. Favorite response on TechCentral Scams Call Center Scammers · · Score: 3, Funny

    The best revenge I heard was someone spinning up a VM of Windows 7, and having 2 folders on it: Personal, and Finances. The Finance folder was full of infected files, while Personal had some very nasty porn. Then he let the scammers get access to the VM, and watched them donwload the files.

  7. Re:Seperate Phones on Calif. Court Rules Businesses Must Reimburse Cell Phone Bills · · Score: 1

    In that case, you should have the phone forward calls to the personal phone. If a company is paying for you to have a phone, you should have it, except at times where it makes sense you wouldn't (like on vacation).

  8. Seperate Phones on Calif. Court Rules Businesses Must Reimburse Cell Phone Bills · · Score: 1

    I carry two phones, my personal phone, and one supplied by my company. Yes, it can be a pain, but I prefer having my personal contacts/info seperate from my work device. Also, I can shut down my work phone when I'm on vacation, and still have my personal calls for my own email/calls/etc. It helps me maintain a work life balance.

  9. Re:Working from home on Calif. Court Rules Businesses Must Reimburse Cell Phone Bills · · Score: 1

    My previous job did, but I was doing a lot of late-night support/on-call work. Seemed fair to me.

  10. Nice Summary on FarmBot: an Open Source Automated Farming Machine · · Score: 2

    Too bad it's so inaccurate. My wife works for John Deere. Their combines now have GPS in them, and will do crop analysis while harvesting. I tihnk the only thing keeping them from being fully automated is the farmers themselves.

  11. Souinds like the data center of the future, circa on The Data Dome: A Server Farm In a Geodesic Dome · · Score: 1

    Sounds like the data center of the future, circa 1975. I wouldn't mind working in it though, but I wonder how they control humidity. Lack of cooling may work well in their area, but I see problems in hotter/ more humid places.

  12. Better than Nothing on The Doctor Will Skype You Now · · Score: 1

    Better than not seieng a Doctor at all, but I doubt I would go for this situation. For one thing, there are the security issues. Is the conference encrypted? Is it being stored? How doe sthis mesh with HIPPA? I'll keep going to the office.

  13. How much is due to Congestion on Expensive Hotels Really Do Have Faster Wi-Fi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If WIFI is free, everyone will use it, clogging up the pipes. If there's a charge, less people will be on, making more BW available for those who shell out the cash. I also hope that the hotels that charge use the money to miantain the infrastructure, but that's wishful thinking on my part.

  14. Depends on your Job Duties on Ask Slashdot: Good Technology Conferences To Attend? · · Score: 2

    I'm a network (Cisco) guy, so Cisco Live! is my go-to conference. YMMV. DEFCON sounds like the most fun to attend, as long as you keep your gear powered off.

  15. Why the 6-month limit on Comcast Gives 6 Months Free Internet To Poor and Unpaid Bill Amnesty · · Score: 1

    If the parents can't afford the service now, why do you tihnk they can in 6 months? Seems petty and short-sighted to me.

  16. I like this idea (if done securley) on Hotel Chain Plans Phone-Based Check-in and Room Access · · Score: 1

    Anything that makes check-in faster. If I made a reservation for the room, the hotel already has my info in the system. Being able to finalize my checkin with a few swipes of my phone instead of waiting for a person to become available sounds good to me. My biggest concern is the hotel having a secure enough app (and infrastructure) to make it hard for people to crack the system and/or spoof my room key.

  17. Re: Nothing went "wrong" on Why TiVo's Founders Crashed and Burned With Qplay · · Score: 1

    TIVO needs to do more partnerships. I love their DVR for DirectTV (DirectTIVO). Now if they did this with other vendors, they would be sitting pretty.

  18. Not Your Circus, not your Monkeys on Ask Slashdot: Is Running Mission-Critical Servers Without a Firewall Common? · · Score: 1

    Yes, there should be firewalls (Not sure if client side is needed, depends on the AV used on the devices. There is AV, right?). However, with you being a contractor who is not responsible for this aspect of the design, and you notfied your client of the issue, and they told you to back off, its no longer your problem. Depending on how involved you are with the project, you may want a written document specifying that you mentioned your concerns about this, and they decided to not follow your suggestions, simply as a CYA manuver.

  19. Time to make some popcorn on Ford, GM Sued Over Vehicles' Ability To Rip CD Music To Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    I just wish it was the RIAA. Then it would be an epic fight.

  20. Not sure how well this will stop cheating on Nuclear Missile Command Drops Grades From Tests To Discourage Cheating · · Score: 2

    You still need a 90% to pass. At least you no longer have folks clamoring for the top score.

  21. Re:If you had taken part in "welcome back"... on Sony Agrees To $17.75m Settlement For 2011 PSN Attack · · Score: 1

    You are assuming he used a credit card to buy the gift card.

  22. Re:If you had taken part in "welcome back"... on Sony Agrees To $17.75m Settlement For 2011 PSN Attack · · Score: 1

    I agree. This isn't very appealing to me (already a PS+ member, and I did jump on welcome back program). I still don't trust Sony. I don't have any cc info with my account. Pre-paid cards makes life easier for the paranoid, like me.

  23. No excuse on CNN iPhone App Sends iReporters' Passwords In the Clear · · Score: 2

    Come on people, it's 2014, not the 90s. Why is this stuff still happening?

  24. So Kind of open? on Firefox 33 Integrates Cisco's OpenH264 · · Score: 0

    Kind of open, I guess?

  25. About time on Canadian ISP On Disclosing Subscriber Info: Come Back With a Warrant · · Score: 1

    I love to hear it when places actually stand up for due process.