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  1. Re:Chrome on Chrome 33 Nixes Option To Fall Back To Old 'New Tab' Page · · Score: 1

    That's how I do searches, using the ? in the address bar. It's quite easy and intuitive.

  2. Re:Assume all MS products are spying on you. on Microsoft Lync Server Gathers Employee Data Just Like NSA · · Score: 5, Informative

    People should assume that with any means of communication they use in the workplace. There is no guarantee and should be no expectation of privacy when using an employer's systems.

  3. Re:This isn't anything out of the ordinary... on Why Is Dropbox Back On the Chinese Market? · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but most estimates put China passing the US economy at at *least* 15-20 years out, not 5. It'll happen, but not nearly as fast as you suggest.

  4. Re:Hurray? on VA Tech Experiment: Polar Vortex May Decimate D.C. Stinkbugs In 2014 · · Score: 2

    Woodpeckers don't eat them. Nothing does in North America. The species in question is an invasive species from Asia with no natural predators here. They are also highly destructive to fruit crops.

  5. Old school on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Manage Your Passwords? · · Score: 1

    I memorize them. It's not always easy but it's really the only 100% secure way, and no they are not simple and they do get changed often.

  6. Re:The obvious question on Jolla Announces Sailfish OS 1.0 · · Score: 1

    That is a UI approach, not a multitasking approach. Androids multitasking model/approach is vastly different than Apple's.

  7. Re:Sizable reputation? on Zero Point: The First 360-Degree Movie Made For the Oculus Rift · · Score: 1

    Sure, if and when it's working with widespread support. Anticipating something doesn't give it a reputation. Proof that it's got value does.

  8. Sizable reputation? on Zero Point: The First 360-Degree Movie Made For the Oculus Rift · · Score: 1

    Exactly what sizable reputation has it created among gamers, exactly? Sure, most have probably heard of it, but I don't think it has much of any reputation, good or bad, yet. This is just yet another Slashvertisement.

  9. No, slashdot just doesn't support SSL. It doesn't matter if you're behind a proxy or SSL interception mechanism or not.

  10. Re:Could we be so lucky? on FCC Planning Rule Changes To Restore US Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    QoS on your little endpoint router is meaningless if your ISP isn't also properly prioritizing the traffic. Sure, you can be the cool kid and say you have QoS, but it won't buy you much. Once those packets hit the network they are at the mercy of someone else. In the case of the endpoint router being on an oversubscribed consumer network then QoS is even more meaningless.

  11. Re:3 Most destructive events in a planet's history on Scientists Study Permian Mass Extinction Event As Lesson For 21st Century · · Score: 1

    The certainly did not. Mine is working fine.

  12. Re:Third-rate devices on Two Ubuntu Phones Coming In 2014, Aiming For Top 50 iOS/Android Apps · · Score: 2

    Anecdotal evidence is anecdotal. I know a lot of people who use Siri to set alarms, make appointments on their calendar, and search for things such as nearby restaurants.

  13. Re:Sigh - what the heck ... on Routers Pose Biggest Security Threat To Home Networks · · Score: 2

    Configuring port forwarding is trivial on virtually any firewall, so yes, that's what you need to do if you want security.

  14. Re:Why I buy apple airports on Routers Pose Biggest Security Threat To Home Networks · · Score: 1

    It's a terrible strategy for any technical person. New bugs can be introduced. For a techie type, being able to test out new updates prior to rolling them into production is a must.

  15. Re:Technically correct. on Asia's Richest Man Is Betting Big On Silicon Valley's Fake Eggs · · Score: 1

    That's because the ingredients are eggs and oil, not eggs and vinegar. Vinegar or another acid like lemon juice are a minor and optional ingredient.

  16. Re:Have you stopped beating your wife yet? on Are You a Competent Cyborg? · · Score: 1

    Yep. The article is just a fluff piece starting from a false presumption. The author might as well suggest that early tool using humans were cyborgs because they augmented their natural physical abilities with sharpened stones, or if we go a little more recent augmented their ability to store and transfer knowledge by carving cuneiform into clay tablets. There really is nothing to see here.

  17. Re:Thugs. on Edward Snowden's Lawyer Claims Harassment From Heathrow Border Agent · · Score: 1

    What authority exactly do they have in this case though? Nobody is forced to use Slashdot.

  18. Re:License needed only for specific things on Why Do You Need License From Canonical To Create Derivatives? · · Score: 1

    It's not even close to a strangelhold, because nobody is forcing anyone to use Ubuntu or base other distros on it. It's easy enough to just roll a new one up from Debian or another base.

  19. Re:No one is proud of overwork on Your 60-Hour Work Week Is Not a Badge of Honor · · Score: 3

    Ok, is that irony?

    It's reality.

    In IT fields it is not reality. There are a ton of jobs out there, and it's easy to get one if you're good at what you do.

  20. Re:Well on 200-400 Gbps DDoS Attacks Are Now Normal · · Score: 2

    No. You need to wait at least 30 seconds to make sure the Internet's RAM is cleared and it's ready to reboot.

  21. Re:There is a way to reduce trolling... on Psychologists: Internet Trolls Are Narcissistic, Psychopathic, and Sadistic · · Score: 1

    They did. The post you are responding to is incorrect. There is no difference.

  22. Re:Posting anonymously for obvious reasons... on Target's Internal Security Team Warned Management · · Score: 1

    So if an advanced persistent threat had silently compromised your credentials using sophisticated techniques, you would have been on the hook for not identifying the intrusion? Sounds great...

    It's also not what he said or even implied. Educating the employee and warning them that they need to be responsible doesn't put them on the hook if a zero day exploit or the like strikes them through no fault of their own.

  23. Re:Really good question on NSF Report Flawed; Americans Do Not Believe Astrology Is Scientific · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shhhh. Don't offend them. They have guns.

  24. Re:Good...? on Ubuntu To Switch To systemd · · Score: 2

    CentOS 6 doesn't. I know Centos doesn't track RHEL 100%, but that's a significant difference...

    Incorrect, or you're just making shit up.

    This is relevant to the discussion. Operative section:

    Starting with version 6, however, CentOS has turned to a new and better init system – Upstart. Upstart is faster than System V init because it starts services simultaneously rather than one by one in a certain order. Upstart is also more flexible and robust, because it is event-based.

    So, you were saying?

  25. Re:Really good question on NSF Report Flawed; Americans Do Not Believe Astrology Is Scientific · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, duh. We don't speak English here in the States. We speak 'murican.