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  1. Almost the exact same thing happened to me. on Ask Slashdot: Someone Else Is Using My Email Address · · Score: 1

    I got into gmail pretty early and got firstnamelastname@gmail.com.
    To be honest I don't really use the account as i found I was too entrenched in my existing email address to switch but occasionally whenever I look at the account some dude in Australia is using it for all kinds of signups.

    I wonder if it's a thing. If a store or something asks you for your email address and they already know your name. Just give them a fake email.

  2. Re:Extra battery? on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Have a Pager? Do You Find It Useful? · · Score: 1

    I don't think this takes into account some eccentricities in some apps. The Avaya OneX Mobile app in a version released in 2015 would reduce battery life to a couple of hours (with the phone getting rather hot) while running in the background on IOS. I've read multiple articles telling me this can't happen but it did.

  3. Every time I read a story about the Space-X reusable rocket I can't help but wonder if they have one eye on their stated goal of going to Mars. Landing a whole rocket vertically on the surface of Mars would probably go a long way towards making a return journey feasible.

  4. Re:Let me be the first to say on Australian Team Working On Engines Without Piston Rings · · Score: 1

    Having grown up in the UK and having lived in the U.S. for the last few years I can tell you that the above is the total crap American mindset. This is what Americans actually believe.

  5. Re:Hopefully... on Disney Announces "One Star Wars Movie Per Year" Plan · · Score: 2

    Whedon's Avengers

    ........

    I don't think that Disney will be making any of them.

    Missed something there?

  6. So we're all descended from squirrels?? on Ancestor of All Placental Mammals Revealed · · Score: 1

    I hate them, with their long tails and their stupid twitchy noses.

  7. Re:But does it have... on University of Chicago Receives Mystery Indiana Jones Package · · Score: 2

    wrong movie.

  8. Terry Pratchet on Ask Slashdot: Best Science-Fiction/Fantasy For Kids? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Great writer.

  9. Re:One simple question... on Motorola Reinvents the RAZR · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's what she said....

  10. Ghost Recon? on Elderly Georgian Woman Cuts Armenian Internet · · Score: 1

    Welcome to Tiblisi gentlemen.

  11. Re:In the suicide-bombing age... on Cold Warriors Question Nukes · · Score: 1

    Errr, Northern Ireland's troubles are rooted in religion as well.

  12. Re:I can't wait to buy things!!! on Mac OS X 10.6.6 Introduces App Store · · Score: 1

    That's what I did, haven't missed it a bit!

  13. Bloody hell on Google Loses Street View Suit, Forced To Pay $1 · · Score: 1

    ...and here was me thinking common sense was dead and buried.

  14. Sophos on Stand-Alone Antivirus Software? · · Score: 1

    Sophos have a standalone scanner / remover. http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/13251.html

  15. Re:GPS on Guess My Speed and Give Me a Ticket, In Ohio · · Score: 1

    Oh my god, when I was about 8 years old I remember making a conscious decision to always say "good morning" when greeting people. After a while it stuck and 22 years later I still do it all the time!

  16. Re:Not completely bogus on British Chiropractors Drop Case Against Simon Singh · · Score: 1

    Slightly off topic but I have had network installers give me that BS.

  17. Re:Open Sores... on ChromeOS Zero Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    The rubbery parts of Oakley sunglasses are also made from UNOBTAINIUM® (http://www.oakley.com/pd/6213)

  18. Re:Plays for Sure! on DVD-CSS's Encryption Not Enough? Here Comes DECE · · Score: 1

    Men in Black

  19. Re:Friends on Best Buy $39.95 "Optimization" At Best a Waste of Money · · Score: 1

    This always happens. Even if you don't feel the cut there is ALWAYS blood involved! I thought it was just me!

  20. Re:Overkill? on The Homemade Hard Disk Destroyer · · Score: 1

    I did 4 drives recently with a sledge hammer. Took me forever and hurt my hands. Oh, and i knocked a big chunk out of the car park.

  21. Re:The list, for those who don't care about pictur on Best Free Open Source Software For Windows · · Score: 1

    I think they closed the source on the artwork and maybe some of the interface due to people recompiling with added malware then charging $$$ for it. Could be wrong.

  22. Re:CutePDF is better then on Best Free Open Source Software For Windows · · Score: 1

    Having used CutePDF for years I installed it on a friends computer the other day and it too now asks if you want some crappy toolbar!

  23. Re:Dream on on ARM Hopes To Lure Microsoft Away From Intel · · Score: 1

    Office for Mac is really crappy though!

  24. Re:So how long until Apple does this themselves? on MacBook Modded With Second Monitor Inside Logo · · Score: 1

    Haven't the new Macbooks got 2 gfx cards?

  25. Re:The real question: Little laptop or big iPhone? on Apple Touch-Screen Netbook? · · Score: 1

    What about an (almost) instant on iphone OS for quick jobs plus a "wait while OS X loads" full computer mode in one tablet?