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  1. Re:How long is rent going to go up before?dun dun on Airbnb To Start Collecting Hotel Tax On Rentals In San Francisco · · Score: 1

    You gain some extra time out of him each day because he doesn't have to commute

    No, they don't. At least my organization doesn't. My workday starts at xx:30, and ends at yy:zz. Whether I am telecommuting or not.

  2. Re:Knee-jerk reaction on Curiosity Rover Arrives At Long-Term Destination · · Score: 1

    Excoriated?
    "All extended missions were rated higher than "Good""

  3. Re:What spam calls? on Turning the Tables On "Phone Tech Support" Scammers · · Score: 1

    You've been lucky. DNC or not, they do not care. They just cycle through every possible number in an area code, and when someone answers, the spiel starts.

    A few years ago, it was the car warranty scam. Landline, cell, DNC list....does not matter. Recently, home security scams. I got 2 yesterday. 1 on the landline DNC'd number, one on the cell.

    I'm just waiting for one of these virus calls, so I can screw with him.

  4. OK on 5 Million Gmail Passwords Leaked, Google Says No Evidence Of Compromise · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So where do we go to find the actual "list of exposed credentials" ?

  5. F-14's. not -15's. And the Iranian gov at the time, the Shah, had no thought of the US discontinuing support.

  6. My 20 year old pickup truck on Ask Slashdot: What Old Technology Can't You Give Up? · · Score: 1

    Only using it, because my 13 year old pickup truck got totaled last year. By some idiot on one o' them newfangled phone-text thingies.
    Seriously.

  7. Re:33 Bucks?!? on $33 Firefox Phone Launched In India · · Score: 1

    Well...the original comment seemed to be based on " does make and receive phone calls". So yeah, it does.

  8. Re:33 Bucks?!? on $33 Firefox Phone Launched In India · · Score: 1, Informative

    You do know that you can trot on down to WorstBuy and get a $40 LG tracfone. And yes, it does actually make phone calls. And text. And all that other crap.
    Is it limited as compared to your $300 smartphone? Sure. But its only $40.

  9. east coast hurricanes on Slashdot Asks: How Prepared Are You For an Earthquake? · · Score: 1

    Bottom 1/2 of the garage fridge is frozen water.
    Always plenty of foodstuffs around
    Propane and charcoal grills to cook on
    In the event of actually having to bug out, one of the laptops and the main USB secondary drive that normally lives attached to the house HTPC/server. In addition to a few things in cloud storage.

    Anything else...home owners insurance.

  10. Re:LOL on South Carolina Student Arrested For "Killing Pet Dinosaur" · · Score: 1

    Well gee, Sparky. Why don't you tell us what pseudoenlighted country you live in. So that we may delve into some random idiotic episode that happens in your hinterland and make fun of it.

    Everywhere has some stupid crap going on.

  11. Re:Fleeing abusive companies? on When Customer Dissatisfaction Is a Tech Business Model · · Score: 3, Informative

    That "15 pages" is very misleading. I don't think RackSpace Hosting (#12) and a cellphone case store (#16) count as "ISP's"

  12. Re:The three made some mistakes on $125,000 Settlement Given To Man Arrested for Photographing NYPD · · Score: 1

    And in June 2012, it was constitutional in NYC. I agree with you....that is a completely wrong concept. But wrong or right, it was the law of the land.

    As far as the Black/not Black thing....you may think it is deeply offensive/racist. Others may look at it as getting shot or not getting shot.

  13. Re:The three made some mistakes on $125,000 Settlement Given To Man Arrested for Photographing NYPD · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I take it you've never been Black, right?

    And you've also never heard of 'Stop and Frisk'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...

  14. Re:We already solved this one! on Is Storage Necessary For Renewable Energy? · · Score: 1

    EG: a solar panel installation could dump unused power to a heating element or something.

    That is "storage"...what the article supposes we can do away with.

  15. Re:No More Limited Upload Globally on Verizon Boosts FiOS Uploads To Match Downloads · · Score: 1

    No monthly bandwidth limit on FiOS, up or down. It has been that way for years.

  16. Re:Yes on Slashdot Asks: Do You Want a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I can easily imagine all the things you mention, and more.

    But do I want/need to do them? No
    So no, I don't want a 'smart watch'. My life is not diminished by not having one.

  17. Re:The main problem with all elec on Tesla Aims For $30,000 Price, 2017 Launch For Model E · · Score: 1

    Where I live (mid Atlantic) leaving the car(s) outside is very, very common. So common that many people convert the actual garage into actual living space. Removing the garage door and walling it off. Adding insulation and flooring. Man cave, or workshop/toolroom.

  18. Re:The main problem with all elec on Tesla Aims For $30,000 Price, 2017 Launch For Model E · · Score: 1

    When I bought this house, I had a minivan. Kids, etc. There was zero stuff in the single car garage, besides the water heater, washer, dryer. Which is where that stuff lives in this market.
    Day 1, I opened the garage door, pulled the minivan in..."OK, this isn't going to work well"

    lawnmower, bikes, tools....or the car. One or the other. The cars, being hardshelled devices, survive outside much better than all the other things.

  19. The main problem with all elec on Tesla Aims For $30,000 Price, 2017 Launch For Model E · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The main problem with all electric cars, so far, is needing to have a personal garage to park it in to recharge. If I live in apartment, I can't charge it. If the garage of my single family home is otherwise taken up with 'stuff', I can't plug it in.

    Eventually that issue will change. But for today, how can I buy an all electric if I have no where to plug it in?
    Even if it were sold for $300, I still cannot plug it in!

  20. Re:Rich? Ok. For the good of the society: Never. on The New 501(c)(3) and the Future of Open Source In the US · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The U.S. is becoming a country in which only the rich get what they want.

    The U.S. is becoming a country in which only the government gets what they want.

    And the difference is.....?

  21. Re:Uh... Yeah? on Court Allowed NSA To Spy On All But 4 Countries · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have never heard of other countries that put bugs in UN offices of other countries etc

    HAHAHA.

  22. Re:What Security? on Facial Recognition Might Be Coming To Your Car · · Score: 1

    Is ti really that hard to just use bluetooth prox and pairing.

    Yes it is. That requires owning a bluetooth enabled phone or other device, having it with you, and having it on. Operating my car should not require my phone as well.

  23. What would it take? on Ask Slashdot: What Would It Take For You To Buy a Smartwatch? · · Score: 1

    You pay me $50/month, with the proviso I can leave it turned off 24/7.
    And by 'off', I mean in a metal box so it can never phone home accidentally.

  24. Re:Helicopters on The Revolutionary American Weapons of War That Never Happened · · Score: 1

    Helicopters operate from the treetops down. Fixed wing operates from the treetops up.

  25. This is news why? on SpaceX Delays Falcon 9 Launch To Tuesday · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Launches get delayed all the time, especially for weather.