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  1. Coreboot BIOS on Have a Privacy-Invasion Wishlist? Peruse NSA's Top Secret Catalog · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Unfortunately I don't have the skill set and there doesn't seem to be any other way to support them.

    If you have a machine that supports it, Coreboot could be a very interesting solution.

  2. Re:bit of a tricky question with forums on Ask Slashdot: Getting an Uncooperative Website To Delete One's Account? · · Score: 2

    Yes.

    An interesting post is here on how to create a forum from scratch. The use of foreign keys to control this sort of referential deletion is part of the article. A pretty good primer, actually.

  3. Re:bit of a tricky question with forums on Ask Slashdot: Getting an Uncooperative Website To Delete One's Account? · · Score: 1

    Data Modification/Deletion. You can delete your account by contacting us. Alternatively, you can delete most types of individual Content items. Deleting your account will delete all Content you provided, except that we may choose to retain Content incorporated into the neighborhood's conversations (and, as applicable, nearby neighborhoods); and we may attribute that Content to your name even after you depart. If we allow you to change neighborhoods on our site, we may retain your conversation contributions in your old neighborhood and nearby neighborhoods (and keep the attribution to your name) but allow you to move your profile to your new neighborhood. If you are the subject of an unauthorized profile, please contact us.

    I can see where discussion sites don't allow for deletion as it is a royal PITA to maintain site integrity, threads, etc. if a user disappears.

    Take Slashdot for example...

  4. Re:Bet this cost millions in damages on Reuters: RSA Weakened Encryption For $10M From NSA · · Score: 1

    You lose. That was a simple theft of the secret seeds used to generate the randomness on the tokens. Nothing super spy worth. Just some noob pulling an infected e-mail out of the quarantine folder and opening the un-asked for Excel file.

  5. Re:Obama forgot he works for the Americans ! on Tech Leaders Push Back Against Obama's Efforts To Divert Discussion From NSA · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...you sound like you are howling at the moon.

    This is the Internet. That is what they do here.

    That being said, your civics lesson left out the large role lobbying and campaign contributions play in the decisions and actions of both Congress and the Executive. While the President can safely ignore the ranting of Internet dogs, he and the other players can't just blow off the leaders of some of the largest, most profitable corporations in the world. Mr. Obama may not be seeking re-election, but anyone looking for $$ from that crowd would do well to notice that they don't give a damn about the ACA and are up in arms about the NSA.

  6. Re:Quick Wiki Summary on Theo De Raadt Says FreeBSD Is Just Catching Up On Security · · Score: 5, Funny

    Note: That wiki summary was from the entry on "Understatement of the Year, 1996-2013 inclusive"

  7. Re:We vote on leaders not lightbulbs on US Light Bulb Phase-Out's Next Step Begins Next Month · · Score: 1

    Thanks. Mine were from Walmart, but were very similar in cost to those at my local Lowe's and Home Depot. I'll have to check Costco for future purchases.

  8. Re:We vote on leaders not lightbulbs on US Light Bulb Phase-Out's Next Step Begins Next Month · · Score: 1

    I'm not the only one, then. I can't stand the yellowish light by standard incandescent bulbs. We switched everything in our house to the 6000K range. Most are CFLs, but the specialty lights (chandelier and recessed spots) are LEDs.

  9. Re:We vote on leaders not lightbulbs on US Light Bulb Phase-Out's Next Step Begins Next Month · · Score: 1

    What? Where?

    I just picked up some 40w equivalent dimmable LEDs (note the lack of the apostrophe :-) in candelabra form with a daylight spectrum and the damned things cost me $13 each. Those were essentially the cheapest I could find. The equivalent CFLs didn't fit in the chandelier, but were $10 for a 3-pack.

  10. Re:Islam on France Broadens Surveillance Powers; Wider Scope Than NSA · · Score: 0

    That rules out a promising career as a stripper.

  11. Re: Ummm Bullshit on Surge In Litecoin Mining Leads To Graphics Card Shortage · · Score: 0

    And your mom. Proof that "pump and dump" is a recurring, profitable business.

  12. Re:Fireworks in 3...2...1... on Satanists Propose Monument At Oklahoma State Capitol Next To Ten Commandments · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I just wish that people would be more up-front about their theological motives, rather than waving their hands or making things up.

    Most people aren't that deep. The vast majority of self-proclaimed "Christians" that I've had any sort of discussion with can't separate what is in the Bible from Christmas Carols or greeting cards. They have absolutely no real knowledge of what they believe. They go to church for the music, business contacts and fellowship. Theology has NOTHING to do with it.

    I once thought ill of the Catholic Church for making it a capital crime for lay persons reading the Bible on their own. After attending a couple of Non-Denominational Evangelical church services, and their "Bible study" afterward where parishioners "interpreted" a couple of verses on their own... I feel the need to apologize to the Catholics. Those people came up with some seriously off-the-wall bullshit that frequently was 180 degrees opposite of what a verse literally said. Worse was two people would interpret the same verse in exactly opposite ways and they'd all nod sagaciously and agree they were both correct. Hands in the air and Praise Jesus!

  13. Re:I played with it just now on Officials Say HealthCare.gov Site Now Performing Well · · Score: 1

    Nice troll. That article was published on 11/19, which is 11 days ago.

    And he was talking about needing to build the accounting, reconciling and payment systems -- which won't really come into play until January. They have nothing to do with the general public who is signing up.

  14. Re:Not the only state with this law on Driver Arrested In Ohio For Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing · · Score: 1

    Spoken by someone who as never seen The Matrix.

  15. Re:Simple Explanation on Tesla Model S Has Bizarre 'Vampire-Like' Thirst For Electricity At Night · · Score: 1

    You went to a public school, didn't you? Well, there's your answer.

  16. Re:I can't understand software anymore on Google Is Building a Chrome App-Based IDE · · Score: 1

    EMACS was released in 1976 and I'm pretty sure can do both of those things.

  17. Re:Assassination Politics on Meet the 'Assassination Market' Creator Who's Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins · · Score: 1

    The Queen is not amused.

  18. Re: Ethanol is a crock nobody wants on Can the US Be Weaned Off Ethanol? · · Score: 1

    There is a local station here in Virginia that sells "pure" gasoline for about a 10% premium. It isn't as popular as you'd think. Most people look at the price and not much else.

  19. Re:Good, does what it's supposed to on Thor: The Dark World — What Did You Think? · · Score: 1

    Snorri Sturluson acted as a creative consultant, so it was cool.

  20. Re:Meh on Thor: The Dark World — What Did You Think? · · Score: 1

    So, you've never seen Despicable Me, huh, either 1 or 2?

  21. Re:*sigh* on Thor: The Dark World — What Did You Think? · · Score: 2

    Wasn't that a scene from Idiocracy?

  22. Re:Ahh, predicting the future... on Construction Firm Balfour Beatty Considers Drone Workers · · Score: 2

    According to a recent quote by Tom Cruise, it is harder than an training to be an Olympic athlete and more demanding than going to war in Afghanistan.

  23. Re:OMFG .... on Elementary School Bans Students From Touching Each Other · · Score: 3, Funny

    There is that whole "riding on a single wheel thing" in the comic.

  24. Re:what about freeze tag? on Elementary School Bans Students From Touching Each Other · · Score: 1

    Laser Tag for everyone!

  25. Re:Why not just tax it instead? on US FDA Moves To Ban Trans Fat · · Score: 2

    Tobacco products are something used directly by consumers, they aren't an ingredient. People buy cigarettes, etc. specifically.

    Artificial trans-fat is not something consumers purchase and use. It is an ingredient in other food items where it is frequently hidden.

    Thus, it is not necessarily an informed choice, like tobacco products.