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  1. my strange variation on Multiword Passwords Secure Or Not? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    For myself, I have three phrase+number complex passwords which I use, one for financial sites, (online banking, amazon, anywhere I shop & my plastic is stored) one for places I expect to use regularly (such as slashdot) and one for trash sites where I gotta register for whatever it is I want, but don't likely expect to be back. The variant thing is, I have my own domain with a catchall address (similar to gmails + system) and for all domains I use the domain name plus my @domain.com

    assuming the method show in the cartoon was automated checking of the password email + combo-- it'll fail because I wouldn't use the same email address at ANY website.

  2. Re:Very Specific Question on Ask Slashdot: Who Has the Best 3G Coverage In California and Nevada? · · Score: 2

    http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g36538-Peoria_Illinois.html

      y'll have to click pizza yourself-- but there are 9 listed, with chuck e cheese showing as dead last (restaurant #88 of 88 in Peoria in fact)

  3. Or bluray 400 disc juke on Ruling Prohibits Kaleidescape From Selling, Supporting Movie Servers · · Score: 1
  4. Dual purpose- on Single-Ion Clock 100 Times More Accurate Than Atomic Clock · · Score: 1

    at which point will use it for a RND seed generator

  5. The Difference is... on Yahoo Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Facebook · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yahoo actually may have the basis for a legitimate lawsuit...

  6. Tales of the Continuing time on Ask Slashdot: Good, Forgotten Fantasy & Science Fiction Novels? · · Score: 1

    Daniel Keys Moran, titles include "the last dancer" "the long run" and "emerald eyes"

  7. Israel is not our BFF on Iran War Clock Set At Ten Minutes To Midnight · · Score: 1

    that's reserved for our favorite nation,

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_favoured_nation#United_States

  8. I know how I use office, and on Is Onlive Pirating Windows and Will It Cost Them? · · Score: 1

    I know what a PITA my most fav program is

    here's a quote I found in about 4 seconds via google and site:libreoffice.org

    "Opening MS Publisher files: Probably will never be implemented - not even other products by MS can open them. "

  9. network access on Valve Reportedly Working On 'Steam Box' Gaming Console · · Score: 1

    could also be via the HDMI cable

    see v. 1.4 "an HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC), which allows for a 100 Mbit/s Ethernet connection between the two HDMI connected devices so they can share an Internet connection;[174] "

    (hmm, how long before we run a single ethernet cable to the TV, and then it has a router running out to our optical disc/blu ray, game console, htpc, and all other tv connected internet devices)

  10. maybe the article is flat out wrong on Asus Transformer Drops Quad-core In Favor of Dual-core · · Score: 1

    quadcores CAN'T work with US cellular networks- presently
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/250769/atandts_htc_one_x_flashy_smartphone_quadcore_everywhere_but_the_us.html

    " Nvidia's processor won't be compatible with LTE radio chipsets for at least a few months and ,with the One X due to launch stateside within 60 days, AT&T wants a version of the phone that supports 4G LTE."

    now the above url is about a quadcore android phone planned for US release only as a two core, but the same datum likely applies- the quadcore is not compatible.

    there was a technical limitation of existing 4cores and US mobile tech. They dolled the argument to fit, " the fact that quad-core processors don't really have a use case in mobile devices is one reason" sounds like marketing speak in this circumstance.

  11. yes, yes they are. on Is Hypertext Literature Dead? · · Score: 3, Funny

    for certain meanings of 'game controller'

  12. apply your gut check numbers to fresh water on Carbohydrate-Based Synthesis To Replace Petroleum Derived Hydrocarbons? · · Score: 1

    it's scarier

    http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/water2/page/3209.aspx

    "It is estimated that two out of every three people will live in water-stressed areas by the year 2025. In Africa alone, it is estimated that 25 countries will be experiencing water stress (below 1,700 m3 per capita per year) by 2025. Today, 450 million people in 29 countries suffer from water shortages."

    that's in 13 years... not 70... and it's freaking WATER! (pop quiz, what do you require, oil or water to live?)

  13. Re:Factor in one more thing though? on Carbohydrate-Based Synthesis To Replace Petroleum Derived Hydrocarbons? · · Score: 1

    have no clue if you had a point??

    at 42 gallons to the barrel though, that is $210 for your veg oil....

  14. is it? on LightSquared Hires Lawyers To Prep For GPS Battle · · Score: 1

    think about it- if the DOD agrees, they get to buy all new toys...

  15. bullshit, full stop. on Commercial Drones Taking To the Skies · · Score: 1

    lovely link to a PICTURE of a helicopter,
    here is the product listing
    "http://www.spycameracctv.com/spycamera/the-first-spy-camera-helicopter-built-in-gyro-high-definition-mini-sd-card-usb-connection-"

    wifi? broadcast? NEITHER!

  16. I read your link, I'd point out a mistake on FOIA Request Shows Which Printer Companies Cooperated With US Government · · Score: 4, Informative

    .. it was the right house
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiyana_Stanley_Jones

    not saying there weren't multiple fuckups on the parts of law enforcement,
      (there most assuredly were from what I read)
        but there is a small sliver of 'reap what ya sow' in all that went on there, father included.......

  17. tell it to sally on Nevada Approves Rules For Self-Driving Cars · · Score: 2
  18. I don't think you are correct. on Reddit: No More Suggestive Content Featuring Minors · · Score: 1

    every state makes allowances of people who are similar in age... 18 to 17 does not make it an automatic fail anywhere

    check this list.

    http://www.cga.ct.gov/2003/olrdata/jud/rpt/2003-r-0376.htm

  19. Re:Deleted is a relative term on Looking For Love; Finding Privacy Violations · · Score: 1

    and that 'replacement' has been underway for 4 years now....

  20. order of magnitude on TomTom Satnavs To Set Insurance Prices · · Score: 1

    wikipedia calls it at 1/10th the amount -- 500,000 deposit...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_insurance#United_Kingdom.

  21. Re:Wifi on Ask Slashdot: Wireless Proximity Detection? · · Score: 2, Informative

    celibacy means no whacking it either.
    in fact, it includes impure thoughts by most definitions.

    I think you mean
    "he's a slashdotter, lack of reproductive opportunities is implied"

  22. yes, because the history of successful businesss on iPhone 4S's Siri Is a Bandwidth Guzzler · · Score: 1

    is full of examples of businesses that overbuilt and had excess capacity of need at the point of winning.

    (newsflash, businesses that try to stay LEAN on expenses are the ones who usually win)

  23. check me.. on Hawaiian Bill Would Force ISPs to Track Users' Web Histories For 2 Years · · Score: 3, Insightful

    hold the sarcasm please.

    the contents of a phone call is protected solidly with laws re; privacy.. so too is the content of an envelope.

    but the fact that I called someone? and what number I called? and how long I was on the line? not so protected.

    They don't want the content of every packet.. they want to tie the endpoint IP's and timestamps... to a person....

  24. Lace and his Friends on Hawaiian Bill Would Force ISPs to Track Users' Web Histories For 2 Years · · Score: 1

    http://www.amazon.com/Lacey-His-Friends-David-Drake/dp/0671655930

    An excellent collection of short stories..

    if memory serves their society found 3 overlapping cameras for every visible point were the number required to ensure their totalitarian society would continue with status quo.

  25. Ceramics? on Pirate Bay To Offer Physical Item Downloads · · Score: 1

    I know
    A- Ceramic engines exist, and have lots of advantages over steel engines in the high end department
    B- Consumer grade printers can produce things out of ceramic

    real question is, what resolution is required....