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  1. Internet Ranking on The First Open Ranking of the World Wide Web Is Available · · Score: 1

    I give it a solid 8 out of 10, based on the following:

    Deductions given for trolls and things like this.

  2. No Find My Google Glass? on How I Lost My Google Glass (and Regained Some Faith In Humanity) · · Score: 1

    It seems like this would be something she'd be able to track down from the internet using her Google account, but I wasn't able to find anything doing a quick search. After all, even Apple provides one for the iPhone.

  3. Where's the banner? on 3 Reasons To Hate Mass Surveillance; 3 Ways To Fight It · · Score: 1

    It would be nice is Slashdot were doing more than just posting a story. It's not like it would be hard to add for a day... TDWFB Banner

  4. Re:Missing Stats on California Bill Proposes Mandatory Kill-Switch On Phones and Tablets · · Score: 1

    Some missing stats here: How many robberies is that, how many were there five years ago, and what percentage of robberies involved a wallet? Is this a sign of increasing crime due to cell phones, or are cell phones just a thing of value that most people carry that is taken along with the victim's wallet and watch?

    It probably has a lot less to do with cell phones being valuable and more with not wanting to get caught. If I were a mugger, I'd take my victim's cell phone regardless of whether it was a smart phone or $10 Tracfone. You don't want your victims calling the cops right after you flee.

  5. I know where to find some passionate programers! on The Moderately Enthusiastic Programmer · · Score: 2

    Better hurry up while supplies last!

  6. Re:California on California Regulator Seeks To Shut Down 'Learn To Code' Bootcamps · · Score: 1

    OK, so a civil suit. Sure, you get a trial two to three years from the date of filing the case, because several times your scheduled trial date got bumped to make room for rapists' prosecutions and those take precedence. If you try to do it yourself, you'll almost certainly lose. There are outlier pro se litigants, but mostly, they lose.

    The problem with libertarian solutions is that you can't just isolate one issue, most libertarian solutions are a part of a bigger whole and require that other things are also in place. You could free up a whole lot of courtroom time if they ended the insane war on drugs.

  7. Re:Stop! on Study: Some Antioxidants Could Increase Cancer Rates · · Score: 1

    Just keep living the life you're living and don't worry about something as stupid as if you took your vitamin A today or not.

    That reminds me, I forgot to take my vitamin A today. Thanks!

  8. Re:So which is it... on Rovio Denies Knowledge of NSA Access, Angry Birds Website Defaced Anyway · · Score: 2

    The citizens of the US have a right to know how much time he's been spending playing Angry Birds, when he was supposed to be running the country.

    Frankly, I'd prefer that he spend more time playing Angry Birds and less time running the country, because he's running it into the ground. Same thing goes for Congress.

  9. The difference between Obama and Snowden on Edward Snowden Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize · · Score: 1

    After all, if Obama got this prize, why wouldn't Snowden get it?

    <sarcasm>Because Snowden hasn't droned enough civilians.</sarcasm>

  10. The law of unintended consequences on RNC Calls For Halt To Unconstitutional Surveillance · · Score: 5, Insightful

    These guys never take into consideration that you should never grant yourself any powers you wouldn't want your enemies to have...

  11. Re:Plain enough. on Translating President Obama's NSA Reform Promises Into Plain English · · Score: 1

    Potus has WAY more power than you think. He can ask the Justice department to investigate why the judges only rubber stamp, he can use presidential orders to direct departments or how to interpretation the law, he can fire US attorneys, he has his cabinet members he can fire, he could even fire the the head of the CIA/FBI and Homeland security for misconduct by asking the AG to fire them, and so much more powers.

    Can you point to a few instances where he's done any of these things?

  12. Re:Units sold or already out? on Apple Devices To Reach Parity With Windows PCs In 2014 · · Score: 1

    Assuming you actually keep any of those old tablets. Do you want to use an iPad 1? Really. Be honest now.

    Sure, why not? I have an original iPod Touch I still use daily.

  13. But what we really want to know on First Recorded Observation of Freshwater Fish Preying On Birds In Flight · · Score: 4, Funny

    Was the swallow carrying a coconut?

  14. Re:Inclined to agree ... on 4K Is For Programmers · · Score: 1

    I have no interest whatsoever in changing my TV over to 4K resolution -- because there's no content...

    Actually, Netflix announced that they will begin streaming 4k content today: Netflix App to Stream 4K on New TVs Immediately

  15. Re:Does it matter? on Many Mac OS Users Not Getting Security Updates · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What useful software are you missing?

    Don't feed the trolls, you'll only encourage them.

  16. Does it really matter? on David Pogue and Yahoo's "Normals" Problem · · Score: 1

    I stopped going to Yahoo ever since they went away from a clean, readable format to their flashy new designs that are far less friendly. Everything is aligned left and leaves half the real estate on my screen blank.

  17. Re:Snowden was a dumb moment in tech? on The Year's Dumbest Moments in Tech · · Score: 1

    I'm still blown away that Hassleton didn't make the list.

    What's that? Google search doesn't turn up anything useful...

  18. Re:Tit meets tat on Why Charles Stross Wants Bitcoin To Die In a Fire · · Score: 1

    Ever heard of "throwing the baby out with the bath water"?

    Yeah, but it's Rosemary's Baby.

  19. Re:Oh noes! on Why Charles Stross Wants Bitcoin To Die In a Fire · · Score: 1

    To answer you question directly, it will never happen.

    Never is a really long time.

    Any government that proposed it would never be voted in at the next election.

    That's why they don't propose it. They simply write the legislation broad enough to be "interpreted" by bureaucrats in the HHS to create the rules. That's what allows promises like "If you like your plan, you can keep it" to be completely ignored. Obama made the promise, but the bureaucrats ignored it and made up their own rules instead, which is exactly what Obama wanted. Sure, he took some heat for it, but what does he have to lose, he already got his second term.

    Then they count on the short memory span of the public to forget about how they were getting screwed, mostly thanks to the media circus.

  20. Oh noes! on Why Charles Stross Wants Bitcoin To Die In a Fire · · Score: 1

    BitCoin looks like it was designed as a weapon intended to damage central banking and money issuing banks, with a Libertarian political agenda in mindâ"to damage states ability to collect tax and monitor their citizens financial transactions

    He says that like it's a bad thing. Government monitoring it's citizens' financial transactions is the fast track to tyranny. Now that they're in the process of centralizing health care, how long will it be before people's transactions for alcohol, tobacco, fast food, etc., is tracked, and possibly declined because their health isn't good enough?

  21. So basically what you're telling me... on Want To Fight Allergies? Get a Dirty Dog · · Score: 1

    ... is that I can tell my wife it would be bad for my health when she asks me to wash our dog? :-D

  22. Re:Fixed that for you... (This is a good thing, bt on Amazon Workers Strike In Germany As Christmas Orders Peak · · Score: 1

    I want to hear this one. I love foreign idioms and their literal translations (presumably English idioms are also funny in their literal translations). German seems particularly colorful. I like "I have seen the horse vomit."

    Mensch, du hast einen Vogel!

  23. Re:Hmmm .... on Safari Stores Previous Browsing Session Data Unencrypted · · Score: 3, Informative

    So, as far as I can tell, Safari doesn't actually block 3rd party cookies despite saying it does, and stores your credentials in plain text.

    Yes it does. I know this because I had to disable the feature to access my banking site's eDeposit feature before it would work. Just go to Safari -> Preferences -> Privacy -> Block cookies from 3rd party sites.

  24. Snapchat == Digg? on SnapChat Turns Down $3 Billion Offer From Facebook · · Score: 1

    Obviously, I don't mean Snapchat is the same as Digg, but rather that they are making the same mistake as Digg. After all, Digg did turn down $200 million from Google and was eventually sold for only $500k only 4 years later.

  25. What about map apps? on Nearly 1 In 4 Adults Surf the Web While Driving · · Score: 1

    Is that included in surfing the web? I use Google Maps on my iPhone on occasion, does that count?