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  1. Look mom, I've privoxied my pi-hole!

  2. They were so preoccupied with whether they could, that they didn’t stop to think if they should

  3. Also, most of the places where the data-cap trial is running is where Google Fiber is coming or already there.

  4. Ca'ts out of the bag on Creator of Top iOS Ad Blocker Pulls App After Two Days · · Score: 1

    Cut off one, two more shall take it's place

  5. The Goonies on TSR's Lost 1980s Dungeons and Dragons Movie Script, Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Something along the lines of the Goonies movie is how you should go about making a D&D film!

  6. Hold on! on DHI Group Inc. Announces Plans to Sell Slashdot Media · · Score: 1

    Can't handle this roller coaster, almost as much drama as reddit. /s

  7. Silicon Valley on Open Compute Project Comes Under Fire · · Score: 1

    Sounds like Hooli XYZ! Where's Nelson Big Head Bighetti?

  8. Roll your own on Ask Slashdot: Keeping Cloud Data Encrypted Without Cross-Platform Pain? · · Score: 1

    with ownCloud or SeaFile, a Raspberry Pi 2, and whatever size USB you want.

  9. Re: Windows Tax will still apply, and nobody wants on The Unintended Consequences of Free Windows 10 For Everyone · · Score: 1

    System76 and Dell's project sputnik are available.

  10. Hacks on Researchers Find Major Keychain Vulnerability in iOS and OS X · · Score: 1

    So that's how that hacker 4chan did it! /s

  11. Re:Toomb on Microsoft To Release Low-Cost Windows 10 With Bing Branding · · Score: 2

    Waiting on Microsoft Pay to round it out.

  12. Price on Pre-Orders Start For Neo900 Open Source Phone · · Score: 2

    Seems the site was slashdotted, the price is around $1000 EU though from what I've read on http://talk.maemo.org/

  13. Re: well... on Dropbox Moves Accounts Outside North America To Ireland · · Score: 2

    Pff, its a NSLetter away from Dropbox having to grant unfettered access to the non-USA data. If you want privacy, roll your own with owncloud or seafile.

  14. Will not end well

  15. Re:Upstart or Systemd? on Ubuntu 15.04 Released, First Version To Feature systemd · · Score: 1

    Slackware4Life

  16. Re:Ubuntu vs Mint on Ubuntu 15.04 Released, First Version To Feature systemd · · Score: 1

    Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution. Personally, I prefer Linux Mint Debian or Slackware.

  17. Re:A pretty UAC on Microsoft Announces Device Guard For Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    Are you sure you want to run this .exe? Are you really sure? No, seriously are you absolutely sure?

  18. KitKat on Google Lollipop Bricking Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 Devices · · Score: 1

    I took all of 2 hours, having never flashed a ROM before, to get back to stock rooted kit-kat on my Nexus 5.

  19. Re: Can someone please advise... on Forking Away: OnePlus Introduces Android-Based OxygenOS · · Score: 1

    Depends on your phone as much too, the frequencies supported if you want 3g+, etc. On a Nexus 5 for example stock Android, cyanogen, & slimkat are fairly easy and safe to load whereas Sailfish, Firefox not so much.

  20. Wait until Windows 10 with Spartan, you can just log in directly to your browser with Facebook credentials, it's marvelous /s.

  21. My own private cloud on How 'The Cloud' Eats Away at Your Online Privacy (Video) · · Score: 1

    ownCloud 8 on my Raspberry Pi is working just fine for me.

  22. Re:Electrical tape for cameras, but mics? on Gadgets That Spy On Us: Way More Than TVs · · Score: 1

    Just get some photo-reflective cream and a voice altering trachea implant and you're all set

  23. Re:Checklist: Complete on Gadgets That Spy On Us: Way More Than TVs · · Score: 2

    It's getting more pervasive though. You already can't buy an Ultra HD TV without it being 'smart', i.e. it wants internet connectivity. Pretty soon any electronic you'll need to purchase will have a phone home/networked requirement, you know, for your convenience.

  24. I'm not saying it was Aliens on Another Star Passed Through Our Oort Cloud 70,000 Years Ago · · Score: 2

    But it was Aliens form Nibiru.

  25. Mix it up on FBI Seeks To Legally Hack You If You're Connected To TOR Or a VPN · · Score: 1

    I'm going to start using punch cards, along with a Live USB distro