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  1. Re: Are you freaking serious? on Building a Procedural Dungeon Generator In C# · · Score: 1

    In fact, C# is a conspiracy *against* CPU vendors: the plan was to say bye bye Intel x86 because Windows 32 bits was aging, and be more open to transition to other CPU such x86_64 while keeping the developer base. Just for this reason they succeed.

  2. Read over SSH on Tips For Securing Your Secure Shell · · Score: 1

    If you are worried about SSL, you can also download the content over SSH because the content is hosted on Github. This requires a Github account (unfortunately this has to be done over SSL) where you have setup SSH access (the later can be done with my tool github-keygen, despites it does not yet implement all Stribika advices).


    git clone git@github.com:stribika/stribika.github.io.git
    cd stribika.github.io
    less _posts/2015-01-04-secure-secure-shell.md

    Anyway whatever the state of the transport encrpytion, that will never tell you if the content is legitimate.
    At least reading your local copy you will make with Git will at least ensure you that will not be affected if the server copy is later altered.

  3. Re:Make it useful on Ask Slashdot: Best Software To Revive PocketPCs With Windows Mobile 5-6? · · Score: 1

    It's too slow for Android, but you could try Firefox OS on it.

    Firefox OS is based on an Android kernel.

  4. Re:gotta be Bennett on An Algorithm To Prevent Twitter Hashtag Degeneration · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I just saw "Bennett Haselton writes", mentally inserted "tldr:" in front of it and came for the LULZ in the comments without even registering what he was drivelling on about.

    Same here. But even before seing the "Keep reading to see what Bennett..." sentence I already though "Hey, looks like Bennett dumb stuff again, isn't it?" just by looking at the title.

    Slashdot was once about "stuff that matters"...

  5. Re:Four Lettered Languages on Attack of the One-Letter Programming Languages · · Score: 1

    Perl? Ruby?

  6. Forget Ext2/3/4, use UDF on ChromeOS Will No Longer Support Ext2/3/4 On External Drives/SD Cards · · Score: 1

    Why use on removable media a filesystem that is not universal?

    Use UDF instead!
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  7. Re:Listmania begins on Ask Slashdot: Best Phone Apps? · · Score: 1

    Firefox doesn't require a Google account. It doesn't require you to save your browser settings, history, favorites in the cloud.
    If you care about ads, you care about Google, don't you?

  8. Pen on Ask Slashdot: What Old Technology Can't You Give Up? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm still using pens and Post-It to take notes, not my phone.

  9. Re:My opinion on the matter. on Choose Your Side On the Linux Divide · · Score: 1

    Thanks. At least someone here has sensible critic.

  10. Re:My opinion on the matter. on Choose Your Side On the Linux Divide · · Score: 1

    To be fair, Windows 7 was really good, at least compared to the previous, Windows 6 aka "Vista".

  11. Re:Why believe them now? on Microsoft Won't Bring Back the Start Menu Until 2015 · · Score: 1
  12. Re:Many users won't be back on Microsoft Won't Bring Back the Start Menu Until 2015 · · Score: 1

    The difference is that they will have changed their business model, to one where you have so sign on the their own cloud computing in order to use it [...]

    This is already the case with Windows 8.1. You have to use a Microsoft cloud account (Hotmail.com, Live.com...) to create an account on your local Windows 8.1 PC. The creation of a pure local account is only a very hidden option that is only proposed when you are couraged enough to fight and about to give up account creation.

  13. Re:If iPods/iPhones Have Taught Me Anything... on Report: Apple To Unveil "Smart Home" System · · Score: 1

    So I'll have to rewire my house every couple of years

    Most home automation standards are now wireless: ZigBee, Zwave, EnOcean...

  14. Re:no thank you apple on Report: Apple To Unveil "Smart Home" System · · Score: 1

    > Dimmers that can't handle dimming CFL or LEDs.

    This is general problem of compatibility of dimmers vs lamps. Nothing Zwave specific.

    From someone working in the smart home domain.

  15. Stalactites in zero-gravity? WTF?? on It's Time For the Descent Games Return · · Score: 1

    Descent was about piloting a spaceship in zero gravity. There was no absolute up/down: it was always relative to the spaceship.

    Can someone explain me how stalactite (suggested by the article author) are expected to grow in a zero gravity environment?

  16. Re:Open Office/ Libre Office on Ask Slashdot: Easy-To-Use Alternative To MS Access For a Charity's Database? · · Score: 1

    You're probably wrong. In developing world, its easier to get access to pirated copies of Microsoft products than to download free software.
    At least that is my experience when I visited South America.

  17. Re:The problem is not the geese, the solution is n on Meet Canada's Goosebuster Drone · · Score: 1

    Yes. The goose came here for ever.
    The problem seems to be instead the children on the beaches. Let's eradicate those children!

  18. Re:3 clicks and a Server Error on GNU Mailman 3 Enters Beta · · Score: 1

    You are probably already using software I produced.
    This kind of reaction makes me think that the GNU Public Licence gives usage rights to too many dicks.

  19. Re:Overly Paranoid on Ask Slashdot: How To Back Up Physical Data? · · Score: 1

    If your friend was willing to vouch for you at the post office surely he could have driven you to a DMV office.

    He didn't say his friend had a driving licence and a car. Besides that, his health may not allow him to go away from his home for a long time (or other reasons).

  20. Birth certificate is not a proof of identity on Ask Slashdot: How To Back Up Physical Data? · · Score: 1

    You keep an official copy of your birth certificate in your safety deposit box,..

    A birth certificate is not a proof of identity. It is just a proof that someone with that name is born on that date. It doesn't tell that the person holding it is that person. And it is quite easy to get a duplicate birth certificate. In France you can ask for it by mail.

    The only way to prove your identity is to bring to the police office two identified (with a document) persons to testimony that you are who you pretend. Of course false testimony is punished by law. This will allow you to get a new id document.

  21. 3 clicks and a Server Error on GNU Mailman 3 Enters Beta · · Score: 1

    I tried the Fedora installation and after 3 clicks I already a Server Error (HTTP 500) on this page: https://lists.stg.fedoraprojec...

    (No, I won't post a ticket. I have more interesting things to do today)

  22. Re:http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/02/w00w00/ on Inside the Billion-Dollar Hacker Club · · Score: 0

    You're too young (at least here)...

  23. Re:We are looser, that's it. on Quebec Language Police Target Store Owner's Facebook Page · · Score: 1

    And we are not even speaking about languages that choose that table is neither male or female, but neutral.

  24. Re: And in other news... on Quebec Language Police Target Store Owner's Facebook Page · · Score: 1

    I obviously disagree with you. Anyway, here are some fixes to improve your knowledge of my native and beloved language:

    Dégagé, con! Les français jamais pris la peine de parler anglais, même quand ils le savent. Et ils prétendent ne pas comprendre juste pour être maladroit, enculés.

    Dégage, connard ! Les français ne prennent jamais la peine de parler anglais, même quand ils savent. Et ces enculés prétendent ne pas comprendre juste pour être malpolis. (I'm not not sure what you meant with "maladroit")

  25. Re:Skydrive on Ask Slashdot: Distributed Online Storage For Families? · · Score: 1

    Reliable? In my experience, yes.

    None of the free cloud service claims to keep your data. They always tell you that you must have a backup elsewhere. So cloud storage can't be used as your reference storage.

    Sydrive is not different. From their Terms of service:

    We strive to keep the services up and running; however, all online services suffer occasional disruptions and outages, and Microsoft isn't liable for any disruption or loss you may suffer as a result. You should regularly backup the content that you store on the services. Having a regular backup plan and following it can help you prevent loss of your content.