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  1. Re:Fake New! on An iOS 11.1 Glitch Is Replacing Vowels (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Fk nws!

  2. Was it... cerulean blue?

  3. If it was long and complex and hard to understand, it was just "prog". :-P

  4. Re:This is why "biometric" authentication is usele on Chaos Computer Club Claims It Can Reproduce Fingerprints From People's Photos · · Score: 1

    Of course someone could say their mother's maiden name was "zx81 Tamoxifen lion soap" but how many would give answers that aren't actually their mother's maiden name? And some places/services don't even allow such answers.

    Of course, giving obscure answers can be problematic as well. Do you need to change security settings? Forgot your obscure answer? Didn't store it as securely as the password cause you didn't think you'd need it? Congratulations, you're locked out of changing your settings.

    For a real world example, adding 2-way authentication to EA's Origin accounts requires answering the security question. Can't remember it? You can't add additional security to your account. There's complaints on their forums about this. Only way to reset the security question is through customer service, which is apparently difficult to reach.

  5. It's about hotel taxes on Airbnb To Hand Over Data On 124 Hosts To New York Attorney General · · Score: 3, Informative

    I believe it's essentially about someone running what is essentially a hotel without paying the taxes that hotels are supposed to pay.

    See http://www.balloon-juice.com/2...

  6. Re:what does auto-termination mean? on Anomaly Triggers Self-Destruct For SpaceX Falcon 9 Test Flight · · Score: 2

    the rockets attitude or location was out of limits

    Damn those rockets with out of limits attitude, wearing sunglasses at night, paying no respect to public property, traffic laws or law enforcement in general, just because they're on a mission from NASA!

    No, wait...

  7. Re:Darrell Issa, the chair of the committee on Congress Capitulates To TSA; Refuses To Let Bruce Schneier Testify · · Score: 1

    Actually, the hearing was about religious freedom, and the woman was denied because anyone who testifies at those things has to be scheduled either 3 or 4 days in advance. The Democrats on the committee had originally scheduled a man to speak, then tried to substitute Sandra Fluke at the last minute. Had they followed the rules and given sufficient notice, she would have been allowed to speak.

    If you read my link, Darrell Issa had no problem adding last-minute witnesses favorable to his position. And the hearing certainly involved women's rights very prominently (perhaps even more prominently than it involved religious freedom) so the addition would have made sense.

  8. Re:Darrell Issa, the chair of the committee on Congress Capitulates To TSA; Refuses To Let Bruce Schneier Testify · · Score: 2
  9. Re:And here are the keys... on Sony Planning Serial Keys For PS3 Games? · · Score: 1

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    For a moment I thought it was an invocation to summon an Old One or something...

  10. Re:Scary? on Aerial Video Footage of New York Taken By RC Plane · · Score: 1

    No laws were broken but they thought the'd show up anyway? What is wrong with this country.

    Cops having a look and checking things out! Where will it end!

    Good thing this wasn't attempted in Britain, there not only would the police have shown up, they would have asked "What's all this then?"

  11. Re:I'll pass on Gran Turismo 5 To Be Released November 24th · · Score: 1

    Actually, there is: the PS3 turns on HDCP as soon as you start playing a game. If you're using composite/component it won't use it, but if you're using HDMI, you must have an HDCP-equipped display.

    Note that if you hook up the PS3 and get nothing, you're doing something wrong, since HDCP isn't required just to look at the XMB. It's only required for playing games, if you're using HDMI.

    Wrong. PS3s HDMI connection always requires HDCP, in games, DVDs, Blu-rays, XMB, you name it.

  12. Re:Name on Developers Fork Mandriva Linux, Creating Mageia · · Score: 1

    Interesting, I took Mageia as a back-reference to the magician theme that Mandrake used. Mageia, then, would be (freely adapted) the arts & skills of the Magus.

    Sorry it didn't mean anything to you.

    The problem, though, isn't when it doesn't mean anything, as much as when it means something you really don't want it to mean, the the Chevy Nova in Spanish speaking countries.

        (No va == "Doesn't go")

    Also, the failure of the therapist profession in English speaking countries.
     

  13. Re:A republican in favor of free speech ? on US Senate Passes 'Libel Tourism' Bill · · Score: 1

    Your freedom of opinion does not INCLUDE the freedom to think I or anybody else is less than you.

    Yes. Yes, it does.

    Indeed, thinking someone as inferior is allowed, regardless of reason (whether it's skin color, education, criminal record...). Treating someone as inferior without proper cause is not (you're allowed to hire someone rather than other based on the education they have or have not, but not based on their skin color).

    There is also the other issue with racists. While racists will fully acknowledge that they have a right to their racist opinions, some of them have trouble understanding that the public's condemnation of their racist opinion is equally allowed. Somehow they think that calling a racist racist is somehow less protected by law.

  14. Re:Suckaz on Onion Story Gets Blown Out of Proportion · · Score: 1

    OK, it's just intellectually dishonest of you to use the results of that poll once it was shown that the numbers were made up. It's one thing if you want to push your Democratic agenda, but you better be using real data if you don't want to be compared to the scum of the earth. And by the scum of the earth, of course, I mean......marketers.

    Seriously, that just made you look really bad. Learn to find good information.

    Well, here's some good information showing that Republicans are nuts.

  15. Re:Suckaz on Onion Story Gets Blown Out of Proportion · · Score: 1

    And as pointed out below the 'polling' company who put forward those results has been caught cooking the books. They were so bad even most liberal sites have been trying to disassociate themselves from their findings.

    Using Reasearch2000 as an accurate polling source is akin to using Tiger Woods as a source for marriage advice.

    Yes, Research 2000 did cook the books. In fact, the right wing is even more lunatic than the R2K cooked results showed. There were other polls. Search around.

  16. Re:nothing's shocking on Daily Kos Pollster Made Up Numbers · · Score: 1

    I'd wager your average climate researcher has a fair bit more knowledge about the science of statistics than your average political blogger or politician.

  17. Re:To be fair... on Daily Kos Pollster Made Up Numbers · · Score: 1
  18. Re:They have a point on Statewide Franchise Illegal? Detroit Sues Comcast · · Score: 1

    So, they chose Tyranny of the minority?

  19. Mandriva already has InstantOn on Canonical Bringing an Instant-On Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    For those of you interested in InstantOn action, there already is Mandriva InstantOn that has some similar design goals (couple of chosen programs, fast boot).

  20. Tesla would've invented it too... on BlackBerry Predicted a Century Ago By Nikola Tesla · · Score: 1
  21. Re:iWarrant on Police Seize Computers From Gizmodo Editor · · Score: 4, Insightful

    1. go to Apple campus and lose my wiped-out phone there?

    2. Apple campus janitor puts it in their lost&found, notifies the police (or just sends it to the police's lost&found)
    3. If nobody collects (within whatever time lost&found store things, a couple weeks?), the janitor/Apple campus/police are one phone richer.
    4. Profit!

  22. Re:You don't say on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 1
  23. Re:And how long? on The Nuts and Bolts of PlayStation 3D · · Score: 1

    It's my understanding that Sony can update the HDMI capabilities through firmware updates.

  24. Zekret knoliz on Google Preparing iPad Rival? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I can tell you all there is to know. It will have 4 cameras, 2 on both side, for 3D video conferencing. Obviously the display is 3D as well. It will have a number of sniffers to detect chemicals. It has more than one so that you can easily detect who it was that farted in the elevator. A 3D holographic arrow will pop up to tell you! The sniffed data is used to automatically update your twitter and facebook accounts. It will have 4g, WiMax, WiFi, and Token Ring networking support. The touchscreen display can give tactile feedback, making an onscreen display feel like real. Obviously it has uses in internet porn as well.

    Most importantly, the product is not only free, Google will pay you to use it. In return you will give Google the rights to all data the device collects or sends. In order to unlock the device though you have to brand the google logo on your buttocks.

  25. Re:Mass Panic? on Cell Phones Could Sniff Out Deadly Chemicals · · Score: 5, Informative

    How were you modded insightful?

    Well, if a person who has a slashdot account is logged in and that account has mod points, a drop-down menu will appear below a post, and choosing "Insightful" from it will mod the message.