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  1. Re:But can it handle DOS attacks? on The World's Most Secure Home Computer Reaches Crowdfunding Goal (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    So anyone actually using this for real work will need a script backing up data every 10 second to somewhere... insecure. I remain uninspired by the product definition.

  2. ASRock C2550D4I Mini ITX Server Motherboard

    Intel Avoton C2550 Quad-Core Processor

    Has 12x SATA, takes ECC memory

  3. Neither . nor + works for yahoo.com, just tried it. And mine's a paid account.

  4. The purpose of a class action is not to recompense the victims, but to sting the offender a large sum of money so they don't do it again.

    It's only worthwhile from the lawyers' perspective if they get paid.

    So the choice is to allow the laywers to be paid, or to allow companies to get away with micro bill padding and other nasty activity that isn't worth an individual lawsuit.

  5. The only effective way to cancel is to go into one of their service centres, with any rented kit you have to return. Tell them you moving in with a friend that already has service, for a few months while you look for a new place. That's stops the can-we-transfer-your-account script.

  6. I had the same problem. AT&T refused to give me DSL on my AT&T copper line in CA because they had uverse and insisted on that or nothing. So I buy via a 3rd party provider, using AT&T's DSLAM and infrastucture, and actually pay less than AT&T would have charged me for DSL.

    The root problem is that the ISPs in USA want to sell their non-ISP services, and price the services accordingly. E.G. Cable + internet is just a few dollars more than internet only.

  7. A question on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Deal With Unreasonable Companies? · · Score: 1

    Do you think that the execs were appalled that you were treated that way (and so at least some correction may have happened) or they treated you as someone more tenacious than usual who needed to be satisfied fast? Third option: legal implications not from the company's behavio(u)r, but the execs ignoring the complaint/situation?

  8. How to disable Cortana on You Can't Turn Off Cortana In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (pcworld.com) · · Score: 5, Informative
  9. Horror? on Google Play Rolls Out Family Sharing (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree that daveime's suggested viewing for dad does appear to be in the horror genre.

  10. This feature, when supported by your network, sends location from your phone to emergency services when you dial an emergency number. This feature is solely for the use of emergency service providers, and your precise location is never seen or handled by Google. It is sent from your handset to emergency services only when you explicitly place an emergency call, either directly or through your mobile network.

    So a lookup table matches the outgoing phone number, and sends an SMS or similar to the LUT referenced other number with phone details and location.

    Colour me very cynical, but could an NSL or court order force that LUT to include a collection of a suspect's acquaintances for tracking purposes?

  11. You are the product on Google Play Rolls Out Family Sharing (usatoday.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This way the customers very reliably identify their most strong social and familial connections.

    No thanks.

  12. Re:You've got to appreciate the irony... on Yahoo Ordered to Show How It Recovered 'Deleted' Emails (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Every house surely contains evidence of some crime or other, usually very minor.

  13. oh yes? on Homeland Security Border Agents Can Seize Your Phone (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Do divulge the details ... you clear have something more to tell here :)

  14. "a very small group of customers" on Verizon To Disconnect Unlimited Data Customers Who Use Over 100GB/Month · · Score: 2

    If it's really "a very small group of customers", why do Verizon care?

  15. Per thread encryption on Facebook Messenger To Get End-To-End Encryption · · Score: 1

    If the user really will have to enable encryption per thread, that will be a very useful flag to anybody who cares that the conversation is worth decrypting.

  16. How do you quantify a unit?

  17. Sure, it's legitimate. It's just we'd all prefer the flexibility.

  18. Re:There is no Subpoena on Developer Of Anonymous Tor Software Dodges FBI, Leaves US (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, you can discuss with your lawyer. Perhaps carefully, but an NSL can be fought legally.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit

  19. $4.9 billion in government subsidies on Tesla's New Factory Project Imported Foreign Laborers (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 0

    Tesla Motors Inc., SolarCity Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, together have benefited from an estimated $4.9 billion in government support

    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html#page=1

  20. Re:Class action on 890 College Students Sue Google Over Email Scanning (santacruzsentinel.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Posted anonymously because I fear speaking

    Welcome to the surveillance state.

  21. Open Data Put an End to It. Not quite. on The NYPD Was Ticketing Legally Parked Cars; Open Data Put an End to It (tumblr.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually the city response was

    ... the department is also taking steps to digitally monitor these types of summonses to ensure that they are being issued correctly.

    So, hopefully an end to it, but perhaps not.

  22. Re:The school district will pay about $18k annuall on Schools Are Helping Police Spy On Kids' Social Media Activity (orlandosentinel.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The school has a responsibility to protect students.

    Ignoring whether or not your assertion is correct, unfortunately the end result is prosecuting students (perhaps over actions normally deeemed 1st amendment protected), not protecting them.

  23. You made the main point I was going to make, but also:
    1. You have to do the main dough prep a day or 2 before, with a food processor and a fridge that many people don't have access to
    2. It's actually a good focus for an evening getting a few people involved in the toppings
    3. Pizzas are much better veggie only (but not vegan - need the cheese). That was a surprise to me too
    4. Having done the above, you realise that the ingredients used by chain pizza places are cheap and nasty. Down to the fake cheese
    5. To quote Ed Goldberg on the top 3 places to get pizza in USA: 1- Italian-family-run in NY. 2- Other in NY. 3- There is no 3.

  24. "Proof" is so often regarded as synonomous to "evidence". S'not.

  25. Love to filter out posts which merely contribute variants of "No surprise here" or "Blah does this too" or "Who cares about privacy".

    How about a -2, since it is sort of a spam-comment?