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  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    (Janet is not a robot)

  2. Geary on Replacement For Mozilla Thunderbird? · · Score: 1

    I'm about to test Geary https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Ge...

  3. Maybe... on ISIS's Hunt For a Bogus Superweapon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe they're thinking of Ice-9?

  4. Yeah, all the time... that's the web on Wordpress Brute Force Attacks Using Multiple Passwords Per Login Via XML-RPC (sucuri.net) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Per a blog post from WordFence ( https://www.wordfence.com/blog... ), multiple logins via XMLRPC are seen individually, so any program that limits login attempts will work as usual.

  5. In line at Costco on At Current Rates, Tesla Could Soon Suck Up Worldwide Supply of Li-Ion Cells · · Score: 1

    He better not be in line in front of me at Costco. Just sayin.

  6. What you do to them, you'll do to me on Ask Slashdot: When Is It OK To Not Give Notice? · · Score: 1

    If I hire you, I fully expect you to act honorably and give notice. If you say "I can start tomorrow" and I know you're currently employed, it's a big red flag that you'll do the same thing to me one day.

  7. OpenPublic - another vote on Ask Slashdot: What Web Platform For a Small Municipality? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Out of the box, it has probably more than what you want. http://openpublicapp.com/

  8. Not so large on Average Web Page Approaches 1MB · · Score: 1

    According to pingdom, my home page is 304K, after minification.

  9. Re:I like it. on GNOME vs. KDE: the Latest Round · · Score: 1

    But a hidden dock. I have to hover over "Activities" to get there. I get it. You're just wrong.

  10. Re:oh noes on GNOME vs. KDE: the Latest Round · · Score: 1

    Best. Response. Ever.

  11. I like it. on GNOME vs. KDE: the Latest Round · · Score: 1

    I've just started using Gnome 3 on a laptop with Fedora 15. It was a bit of a shock -- where's my f$%#ing menu? But now I like it. I've added Avant Window Navigator and the combination is very Mac-like. http://www.sterndata.com/content/gnome-3-and-awn-new-desktop

  12. Re:Better to make up a deadline than to wait on Major Sites To Join ‘World IPv6 Day’ · · Score: 1

    My dlink router does IPV6, but my cable modem doesn't. Until my provider goes IPv6, it's just a curiosity.

  13. Re:And what does it do? on Dropbox 1.0 Finally Released · · Score: 1

    There are no ads.

  14. Re:who cares if it uses mon or not on Ubuntu Replaces F-Spot With Shotwell · · Score: 1

    I just tried shotwell on Fedora 13. (It's the default image manager for F13, too.) It imported all the files in my F-Spot directories except .GIF and .PNG. Oh, come on!

  15. Re:fail2ban on Coping With 1 Million SSH Authentication Failures? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Install OSSEC, too. There may be other stuff going on.

  16. Re:WTF? on A Space Cannon That Might Actually Work · · Score: 1

    I think this is something for Mythbusters.

  17. Re:I don't mean to Troll on Swarm of Giant Jellyfish Capsize 10-Ton Trawler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only an Iron Chef can save us. Send for Morimoto.

  18. Re:Toronto uses these on "Smart" Parking Meters Considered Dumb · · Score: 1

    I was in Toronto last month and the pay boxes are placed pretty much as they are in Chicago. I'll be interested to see if they (the ones in Chicago) maintain power when there's an inch or so of snow on top of the solar panel for the better part of a week.

  19. Re:Just out of curiosity... on Amazon Releases iPhone Kindle Software · · Score: 1

    Installed it. Cool. Downloaded three free books from Amazon's Kindle store. Cool.

  20. Re:HOTMAIL on Email-only Providers? · · Score: 1

    I had a mail server at home and it all worked fine until Comcast said "You can't use port 25 unless you have business service". Of course, they didn't tell me in advance. After pricing their business service (lower speed for more money), I moved my MX to Google.

  21. Re:SQL Server = Almost Free on Open Source Databases "50% Cheaper" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    An experienced DBA can set up a new installation in a couple of minutes.

    An experienced DBA can set up MySQL with many useful tools in a matter of minutes, too. And you can pay him more because you're not paying Microsoft.

    The important question is whether you've bought an application that requires a specific database. As I look at various enterprise apps, they don't come stand-alone, but come in versions tailored for specific databases. If more people said "Do you support MySQL?" we'd see greater use. Chickens and eggs, but you have to start somewhere.

  22. Re:Angels Down? on Cleaner Air Adds To Global Warming · · Score: 1

    I seem to recall a story in Analog many years ago about a rogue general who nukes several islands in the Pacific to put enough dust in the air to create a "nuclear fall". What that Pournelle?

  23. Re:Really occurred? on Looking Back at Open Source in 2005 · · Score: 1

    No, sending a .doc by email is easy and works just as well with OO as Outlook. Just us the client's file -> attach menu.

    I want to be able to do mail merge:

        Dear > >, etc.

    OO does a nice job of this if the output goes to a file or a printer, It does a miserable job if the output is to be piped out to email. With Word, all one needs is a MAPI mail client. For OO, it appears it requires JavaMail. However, you'll find that after installing JavaMail, you keep going down an endless chain of dependencies that fail to reach a resolution.

  24. Re:Really occurred? on Looking Back at Open Source in 2005 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I keep beating the drum about this. There's no reasonable way to do a mail merge *to email* in Oo. It's just a couple of clicks in Word. Evolution is not as good as Outlook. I would love to go Linux on the desktop (and have done so at home), but I cannot see bringing it into the office as the default setup.

  25. Re:Waste of time and source of FUD for Microsoft on Dell Offering "Open" PC · · Score: 1

    >> Geeks? They'd recycle an old machine or build their own.

    I found this an attractive concept, but still to expensive. I can buy an almost-new, faster machine with more memeory at MicroCenter in their big pile of returned stuff for somewhat less.