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  1. DNS Benchmark on Crowdsourcing Confirms: Websites Inaccessible on Comcast · · Score: 1

    This sounds like a very poorly-configured DNS server. There are other server issues as well. Some are slow. Others like to return their own special pages when you mistype a domain name. I've been using DNS Benchmark to determine the best set of DNS servers to use for a home network. It's a neat tool that provides a lot of information succinctly - be sure to read the walkthrough to understand what it's showing you.

  2. Re:Consumer acceptance? on Tesla Used A Third of All Electric-Car Batteries Last Year · · Score: 5, Informative

    No cooling water
    No brake fluid

    Don't go crazy. There is still brake fluid in an electric car. And they still have radiators of various types for cooling purposes.

  3. Re:goto fail on Apple Fixes Dangerous SSL Authentication Flaw In iOS · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't blame the goto here.
    The problem is single-line if bodies.
    Or not using a tool that auto-indents the code.

  4. Re:geezer on the deck. on AT&T Introduces "Sponsored Data" Allowing Services to Bypass 4G Data Caps · · Score: 2

    I think the shift key on your mighty model M is only working sporadically.

  5. Measure that DNS performance! on How One Man Fought His ISP's Bad Behavior and Won · · Score: 1
    I used DNS Benchmark to determine the best performing public DNS servers for my home network. Interestingly, it turned out to be neither my ISP's nor Google's public servers.

    There appears to now be a similar, open-source DNS benchmarking program available: namebench. I haven't tried it out, but it looks promising.

  6. Re:Any movement away from Microsoft is good. on PC Makers Plan Rebellion Against Microsoft At CES · · Score: 1

    Google's dirty tactics include using and selling personal information on end users.

    FALSE

    While Google does collect and make use of the personal information of end users, the one thing that they have NEVER done is sell that information to any third parties.

    You can read Google's Privacy Policy for more information about how they use personal information. In particular, read the "Information We Share" section.

  7. Re:I think they were just bored on Adults Make Riskier, More Inconsistent Decisions As They Get Older, Study Finds · · Score: 2

    For that matter, I think that once I reach age 65, I'll start to also become bored with life and start taking some chances here and there.

    Call it "Walter White Syndrome". :-)

  8. Re:Why? on Don't Fly During Ramadan · · Score: 1

    You are correct. The only difference is that the Westboro Baptist Church isn't governing an entire country, spending nine billion per year on a military force and attempting to develop nuclear weapons.

  9. Real world accident: Tesla S vs Honda Accord on NHTSA Gives the Model S Best Safety Rating of Any Car In History · · Score: 1

    Earlier this year, there was a bad accident where a Tesla Model S hit a 90 Honda Accord head-on: Tesla vs Honda Head-on Collision. The two people in the Accord were killed immediately. The Accord was a crumpled mess, as you can see from the photo in the article. The Tesla driver had only minor injuries. He was able to simply open his door and exit the vehicle. The accident itself is a terrible tragedy, but seeing a real-world example helps you to see just how safe the vehicle is.

  10. Article is wrong: NOT due to Google searches... on Google Pressure Cookers and Backpacks: Get a Visit From the Feds · · Score: 3, Informative

    The police didn't intercept her Google searches.
    She posted pictures of M-66 explosives publicly on her Facebook account.

    Google Plus posting on the topic
    The facebook photo in question

  11. Re:Awesome. on Norwegian Town Using Sun-Tracking Mirrors To Light Up Dark Winter Days · · Score: 1

    Now we could hack into the controller and reprogram it to direct the sun to a single point and voila! Instant death ray. Might help with the tourist problem.

    How would that help attract more touri...

    Ooooooooh.

  12. Re:Give it away for free to break the competition. on Competitors Complain To EC That Free Android Is a 'Trojan Horse' · · Score: 2

    Google is really good at coming into markets and offering a free product and in doing that sort of stymieing the development of alternatives.

    Stymieing? Seriously?
    Do you remember the cell phone market before Android? Phones were expensive. Phones were locked down. Not only did you have to pay for apps, you also had to pay for stupid things like ringtones. Android helped drive down the price of smartphones. Android helped sprout a ton of cheap phones & tablets that otherwise would not have a decent OS to run.

  13. Re:Musk still claiming that review was "false" on SXSW: Elon Musk Talks Reusable Rockets, Tesla Controversy · · Score: 1
    Indeed. In the early 1900's, before there were three gas stations at every intersection, travelers would often have to stop at a farmhouse and ask to buy some gas from the farmer. No stealing necessary.

    It's still early days for electric cars. Tesla is doing more than most to accelerate their development and adoption.

  14. Re:Wake up Google on Google Will Cut 1,200 More Jobs At Motorola Mobility · · Score: 2
    This was upvoted?

    You bought a cellphone manufacturer but then use other companies to make Nexus products

    Dude, the deal with LG to make the Nexus 4 was in place before they bought Motorola. It takes a while to develop new hardware. Have patience.

  15. Re:Good idea on Google Chrome Getting Audio Indicators To Show You Noisy Tabs · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That would slightly interfere with using streaming music sites like Pandora. I open that up in a tab & move on to other things, leaving it play in the background.

  16. Re:Why is this on slashdot? on Pope To Resign Citing Advanced Age · · Score: 1

    "Why is this on slashdot?"

    It's about a guy who can talk to the cloud without any computer.

    Chuck Norris?

    No, Jeff Dean

  17. Re:but.... iron man doesnt shoot lasers.... on Hobbyist Builds Working Replica of Iron Man's Laser Gauntlet · · Score: 1

    FYI, you can post a link that skips to a particular time in a YouTube video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZWzf3h50LU&t=1m13s

  18. Re:Brilliant idea on Google Declares War On the Password · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The worst feature of a password is that it can be obtained from you from someone located anywhere in the world, and you wouldn't necessarily realize it. Fishing websites and social engineering make passwords by themselves too easy to get around.

    You would still have a screen lock on your phone to prevent someone from using it to authenticate into all of your other accounts.

  19. Re:Google should give it to them on Microsoft Says Google Trying To Undermine Windows Phone · · Score: 1

    But how old is the Windows Phone OS? You can't expect anyone to have made a YouTube App 38 years ago. Your data is irrelevant.

  20. Re:Google should give it to them on Microsoft Says Google Trying To Undermine Windows Phone · · Score: 1

    ...why would Google let Apple do it but not Microsoft?

    The iPhone has been around for many, many years. There was a large, established market, and so it makes business sense.

    How long has Windows Phone been available? How much market share does Windows Phone have? Do you see that market growing to the size of the Android or iPhone market in the future? Does it make sense to spend the time & money to develop an application for such a small market?

    And, has Microsoft offered to pay Google to develop an application, or to gain access to the API?

  21. Re:Nothing on Ask Slashdot: What To Tell Non-Tech Savvy Family About Malware? · · Score: 1
    It's very easy to spend $1500 and up on a MacBook Air.

    This is the dumbest argument I've seen on slashdot. Congratulations!

  22. Re:Hold your head high ! on Young Students Hiding Academic Talent To Avoid Bullying · · Score: 2

    We were quite lucky in the chess club at my highschool. We had the star running back and linebacker in our club. Nobody made fun of chess club.

  23. Re:Comparing like for like? on Acer C7 Chromebooks Expand Chrome OS Market · · Score: 3, Informative
    Besides, if you want battery life, you can get the Samsung Chromebook with a faster SSD and 6.5 hours of battery life for only $250.

    Samsung Chromebook

  24. Re:It's easy to sell your vote on Pull Lever, Don't Snap Shutter: It May Be Illegal To Post Your Ballot · · Score: 1

    Crap! I accidentally modded this troll instead of interesting, and it looks like the only way to undo it is to reply.

  25. Re:Why rely on this for your privacy? on Yahoo Will Ignore IE 10's "Do Not Track" · · Score: 1

    Frankly there's probably very few websites now that don't track your IP address

    Well... yeah. That's how they're able to send you the web page that you requested.