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  1. Re:Good luck getting this through congress on US Senate Passes the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 74-21 (dailydot.com) · · Score: 2

    It passed the House in April, and the President supports it. It's essentially a done deal.

  2. Re:To be clear, "treated sewage" ... on A Real-Life Space Botanist Comments On the Potato Garden In 'The Martian' (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Depends on the crop. Low, leafy crops like lettuce are succeptible to rain splatter from the ground. Root crops are also out, for obvious reasons.

  3. Re:Aaron Swartz on How Scientists Are Circumventing Journal Paywalls (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You probably should include the fact that taxpayer money pays for a lot of this research.

  4. Re:He doesn't deserve a place in this discussion on How Scientists Are Circumventing Journal Paywalls (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Now that's a bit of a stretch.

  5. Re:Or put another way... on In Battle With Ad Blockers, Ad Industry Fesses Up To Alienating Users (iab.com) · · Score: 1

    They're actually playing volleyball across the U.S./Mexico border fence. One girl is a Texan, the other Mexican, as are the two guys. They've deemphasized this aspect of it, but if you watch closely, it's there.
    We have Hardee's here, but the commercial is the same.

  6. Re:real confirmation on Windows 10 Upgrades Are Being Forced On Some Users (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm talking actual users (in more of a bloc than random anecdotes from comment sections) waking up to Windows 10. From the article it seems all but inevitable; we're just not seeing it yet.

    I'd be absolutely furious. Thank heavens for unix variants.

  7. Re:Windows 10 on Windows 10 Upgrades Are Being Forced On Some Users (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It's the only way to be sure.

  8. Re:real confirmation on Windows 10 Upgrades Are Being Forced On Some Users (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    The background download (confirmed) is old news. According to the summary, some users machines are reportedly starting the actual upgrade process. This would be a big deal only if confirmed. I'm not seeing that yet.

  9. Re:Thanks, Microsoft on Windows 10 Upgrades Are Being Forced On Some Users (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Mint is an Ubuntu fork. And it is wonderful.

  10. Re:I'm sane in a crazy world then: Proof? apk on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    So surprising to see APK here...

  11. Re:Going out of business ... on Playboy Drops Nudity As Internet Fills Demand · · Score: 1

    Playboy has always had plenty of material not focused on eroticism. You know, the articles? Hell, I still use a shaving routine that I read about in Playboy as a teenager decades ago.

    It sounds to me like you (gasp) came across an article espousing a viewpoint with which you strongly disagree, yet you don't know how to deal with it like an adult.
    It's (was) a nudie magazine. Did you honestly expect the editors to be conservative?

  12. Re:Going out of business ... on Playboy Drops Nudity As Internet Fills Demand · · Score: 1

    It's Playboy, not Penthouse.

  13. Re:Grammar Nazis? Your move. on Linux Kernel Dev Sarah Sharp Quits, Citing 'Brutal' Communications Style · · Score: 1

    I wonder what misusing lmgtfy.com tells us about a person.

  14. Re:The Big Soda loves the decline on The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking? · · Score: 2

    They're selling the base material for soda (filtered tap water, requiring only bottling) for more than they sell the exclusive brands, and they sell more units of them too. I guarantee you it's plenty lucrative.

  15. Re: Liberals on US Bombs Hit Doctors Without Borders Hospital · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I believe you're mistaken in referencing Iraq. This incident happened in Afghanistan.

  16. Re: Oovoo on Ask Slashdot: Simple, Cross-Platform Video Messaging? · · Score: 1

    You mean it was funny. Years ago.

  17. Re: Oovoo on Ask Slashdot: Simple, Cross-Platform Video Messaging? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You should've posted something funny.

  18. Typo on US Rank Drops To 55th In 4G LTE Speeds · · Score: 1

    10Mbps = megabits per second, NOT bits per second.

  19. Re:Cookie is required for browser on Modern Browsers Are Undefended Against Cookie-based MITM Attacks Over HTTPS · · Score: 0

    I haven't been able to decipher any of your posts.

  20. Re:How patriotic! Criminalizing decent on A Call To RICO Climate Change Science Deniers · · Score: 1

    **doff**

  21. Re:Best alternative? on AVG Proudly Announces It Will Sell Your Browsing History To Online Advertisers · · Score: 1

    Shill script needs updating.

  22. Re:Why do we still trust the manufacturer? on Attackers Install Highly Persistent Malware Implants On Cisco Routers · · Score: 1

    Why would one want a router that can play games or run office?!

    There are some fundamental things about enterprise networking that you're simply not grasping. That, or you're a troll, which I'm starting to find much more likely.

  23. Re:Run for the Penguin on Windows Telemetry Rolls Out · · Score: 1

    More like "going from the apples to the oranges". Nice try.

  24. Re:Why not clone OS X? on New Release of the Trinity Desktop Environment · · Score: 1

    That has not been my experience with Linux.

  25. Re:Speed isn't Everything on Municipal ISP Makes 10Gbps Available To All Residents · · Score: 1

    Again, read carefully.
    No one stated that they do not offer static IPs. It was only suggested (in the comments, not the summary or the article) that it would be a waste of time if they didn't offer them.
    I would agree that it would be a waste of time if they didn't offer static IPs for whatever reason. However, there's no indication whatsoever that they in fact do not offer them. I'd be surprised if they didn't.