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  1. Here's my typical day ... on Amazon is Reportedly Planning Up To 3,000 Cashierless Stores By 2021 (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Wake up, read the Post while eating Whole foods avocado toast, then go to the job in the cloud. Take a break at lunch and read a digital book maybe do some shopping. Get home, pick up my Prime box of goodies then kick back with some streaming TV. (I'm not happy with what I've become.)

  2. Re: FUCK OFF! on After 12 Years, Mozilla Kills 'Firebug' Dev Tool (infoworld.com) · · Score: 0

    Well for shit sakes. This is like a subcription based license to Open software, yuck. Sucks to be me, I use and love Firebug everyday.

  3. Re:Funny on Geek Builds His Own NES Classic With A Raspberry Pi (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah really. Now that the Raspberry Pi can do OpenGL 3D (SDL) we have a lot more possibilities. Emulators - Schmemulators. Build your own games form source (Supertux/Tuxcart), then build a way better case. Give AdvMenu (part of AdvanceMame) a try too. This is how you do it > http://gluebox.com/arcade

  4. Drualcon L.A. on Ask Slashdot: Good Technology Conferences To Attend? · · Score: 1

    If by chance you're using Drupal, I'd suggest Drupalcon in L.A. next year. You can view year's videos, which may give you an idea about the conference, or save you a trip. While mostly focused on the topic, I brought back a lot of non-Drupal info. There were lots of folks representing the .edu space.

  5. Re:All Positive on Woman Attacked In San Francisco Bar For Wearing Google Glass · · Score: 1

    No mod points available, I Agree, nice try Google.

    It won't be physical but If you publicly wear these in front of me I will mock and taunt you verbally.

  6. "As we migrate our audience" on QuakeNet: Government-Sponsored Attacks On IRC Networks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's one way to look at it what this Beta will do.

  7. Dice Jumps the Shark on The Bitcoin Death Star: KnC Plans 10 Megawatt Data Center In Sweden · · Score: 1

    Please remove the Beta so we can get back to enjoying our dayjobs.
    F the B

  8. Re:42.8GB ZIP on Archive.org Hosts Massive Collection of MAME ROMs · · Score: 1

    Ridiculous 42G download of MAME ROMS from the Internet Archive, HELL YEAH ... Download Challenge Accepted!

  9. Apps / Smaps on Ask Slashdot: What Makes You Uninstall Apps? · · Score: 1

    I don't uninstall, I just upgrade the platform. Then it's a matter of what will I reinstall. .... Gimp, Inkscape, Audacity etc. Oh wait, these are applications as opposed to apps, never mind.

  10. Re:Link broken? on Come Try Out Slashdot's New Design (In Beta) · · Score: 1

    Agreed, I'd vote to move the design backwards 10 years. PLEASE, no fancy graphics. tnx

  11. Re:Thank you very much for all you have done on Joining Lavabit Et Al, Groklaw Shuts Down Because of NSA Dragnet · · Score: 1

    I Agree, a big thanks goes out to PJ and all the others who made Groklaw what it was. Obviously this is not the America I learned about in grade school. Sigh.

  12. Re:Roku on The Dark Side of Amazon's New Pilots · · Score: 1

    Unless you're just learning Linux it's not really about time, it's more a question of why pay for something twice?

    Lots of folks have pleanty of power to stream content on their existing rigs, buying more shit is just not cool. I speculate this is all because Roku is in bed on the deal, some form of kick back must be in play. (xbmc is just a little to good for this sort of thing to continue.)

    Too bad you can't easily write an Amazon review for their Prime service the way you can for their other products, caus this product just turned to junk.

  13. Re:McAfee Stinger for Conficker V. scanner.py on Taming Conficker, the Easy Way · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm doing it wrong. For me, this tool is not so quick and easy.

    The scanner.py is not giving me hits against infected machines. The only way I get hits is to scan using Stinger from safe mode (safe mode is needed to delete the files).

    For the record, of my workstations 90% plus were patched. It was a few workstations that were missed plus a weak password on the rest that got us in trouble.

    You can search "conficker" on picasa to seen the screenshots of the scanner.py failing to detect anything on an infected machine. Also, there is no firewall running on this PC.

  14. Non-tech passive plans for securing a small cabin on How to Protect a Home When Away in Winter? · · Score: 1

    Get to know *and be very nice to the neighbors.*
    Put a locked farm gate at driveway to keep vehicles off the property.
    Post property - no trespassing. (maybe?)

    Use plexiglass windows for small second story windows.
    Padlock shutters for first story windows.
    Construct with doors that open out to prevent kick-ins.

    Leave nothing of value on site. Get a utility trailer for valuables like generator, chainsaw, TV/Stereo, Computer, ATV, bikes, boat, fridge, ect. Setup longterm storage unit for a trailer at an insured rental facility in the closest town.

    As best possible, clear the home site of trees that could fall.

    Forget video cams, no electricity. Plus, if I were a kid this is the first thing I would F up.

    Keep no liquids that could freeze in the cabin or trailer. Outhouse pluming works well enough in cold weather.

    Optional: 12 gauge shotgun and a visible gun rack in your pickup truck's back window. This is for the neighbor's kids to see whenever visiting the property.

  15. CDW Says - "JERK OFF " on Top 40 IT Vendors Rated · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://picasaweb.google.com/SkillWater/BRAINWASH/p hoto#5005252477500827698CDW Catalog Scan 1 http://picasaweb.google.com/SkillWater/BRAINWASH/p hoto#5005252670774356034CDW Catalog Scan 2

    Back in 1998 I ordered WindowsNT Server software from CDW. When an advetised rebate was not included I called them on it. After the call I received this catalog in the mail.

    CDW Says "Jerk Off" to it's customers.

    (This is the actual scan of my CDW catalog)

    -EnJoY My wAste

  16. Re:Don't complain, write a lucid response. on Microsoft Compares Windows And Linux · · Score: 1


    Actually, the Linux install CD contained the tools needed to get the job done. No need to download additional programs to burn a CD.

    How do I know if DeepBurner is SpyWare, is it signed?

    Adding ISO support into XP would be how hard for MS to accomplish? I'm sure if MS did give us ISO support they'd make us pay extra for it.

    If XP works for you, great.

  17. Re:Don't complain, write a lucid response. on Microsoft Compares Windows And Linux · · Score: 1


    Recently I needed to burn an .ISO image file to CD-Rom. Seemed like an easy task for a simple/modern Operating System like Windows XP.

    Hmm, my Windows XP (professional) can't burn an .ISO file to CD!?!?

    I can do this from my iMac, but that only has one mouse button which is another story all together.

    Why did I need to burn an .ISO file? For my new AMD 64 bit mobo. Can my windows XP run Blender under 64 bit? Last I saw Windows XP 64 was still in beta.

    Not sure if this is lucid but Linux, for me, is just does way more, better, faster, cheaper.

  18. Re:Who is going to be the first to hack it? on Resolving Everything: VeriSign Adds Wildcards · · Score: 1

    tcpdump shows two address to start ass pumping.

    host sitefinder.verisign.com
    sitefinder.verisign.com. has address 12.158.80.10

    sitefinder-idn.verisign.com
    sitefinder-idn.veri sign.com. has address 64.94.110.11

  19. TOC (yeah right) Where's the software for XP? on SuSE 7.3 vs XP · · Score: 1

    I run XP and SuSE7.2 side by side on separate AMD 1.2G machines. I wanted to test them side by side and judge for myself. Here's my opinion. XP feels like freaky spyware garbage that is no less confusing than Linux and has Dick for software. I bought the XP Plus package for the cool eye candy screen saveers. Wow, you have to go online and buy additional fish for the 3D tank. It's really bad. SuSE is loaded with software and is fun to use. I edit video, watch TV & DVD's, play online games mess with databases, try out frickin hours of eye candy! Seven CD's and one DVD compared to the one XP cd? TOC - One Linux distro can handle your complete desktop needs. XP can't touch this! (unless you're perpared to pay the price:)