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  1. Re:The story didn't advance on George Lucas: "I'm Done With Star Wars" · · Score: 1
    Those stories are no longer considered canon. See this link:

    http://www.starwars.com/news/t...

  2. Re:What were they thinking? on Disney Bans Selfie Sticks · · Score: 1

    While I'm against selfie sticks, what's the difference between using them versus blocking traffic & interrupting the flow while taking normal pictures?

  3. Android on Interview: Ask Linus Torvalds a Question · · Score: 1

    What do you like/dislike about Android? Do you use Android phones and/or tablets? If you were creating an OS for mobile devices, what would you differently (as opposed to Google and/or Apple)?

  4. Re:Interesting on Baseball Team Hacks Another Team's Networks, FBI Investigates · · Score: 3, Funny

    I considered not replying to this, then I thought "Oh, well"...

  5. Re:This isn't rocket surgery. on NFL Asks Columbia University For Help With Deflate-Gate · · Score: 1

    If the Colts inflated their balls to close to the maximum allowed pressure, then even after being in the cold weather they would still be within the allowed range. Supposedly, Andrew Luck (QB of the Colts), prefers to use footballs at or near the max pressure, however I can't find a source to verify.

  6. Re:So what is an answer? on FCC Prohibits Blocking of Personal Wi-Fi Hotspots · · Score: 1

    You can use a USB-to-Ethernet adapter on some Android tablets (for example, this works for the tablet I have - the Asus Transfomer TF700).

  7. Re:Good news on Disney Turned Down George Lucas's Star Wars Scripts · · Score: 1

    It obviously won't really be Star Wars; it won't be the story Lucas wants to tell, and will instead be some sort of mass Hollywood shoveled shit designed to appeal to the modal average and draw in dollars.

    If he really wanted to tell the story, he would have sold the rights *after* making Episodes 7-9. Alternatively, he could have retained writing privileges as a condition of the sale.

    There's no law saying you have to watch the new movies: if you don't think they'll be any good, DON'T GO SEE THEM!

  8. Re:Tech needs more such new companies on Microsoft Reveals Windows 10 Will Be a Free Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Both Samsung and LG have Android devices that support multi-window. I'm sure other manufacturers support it as well.

  9. Re:Even the TSA knows they've become a joke on Are the TSA's New Electronic Device Screenings Necessary? · · Score: 1
    That happened to me in October flying out of BWI (no slip, they just directed me to a different line). I think they were pilot-testing this:

    http://www.tsa.gov/tsa-prechec...

    Note that there is a fee involved. The sad thing is, if I flew more often than 3-4 times a year I might be tempted to pay.

  10. Re:Summary of Trailer on First Star War Episode 7 Trailer Released · · Score: 1

    It's possible to be precise but not accurate:
    http://cdn.antarcticglaciers.o...
    Imperial Stormtroopers appear to be low accuracy, high precision.

  11. Re:Read the fine print. on Rite Aid and CVS Block Apple Pay and Google Wallet · · Score: 1

    I've disputed check transactions successfully at Bank of America without getting charged (maybe it depends on your state as to what rules the bank follows). I never use my card as debit at vendors, so I wouldn't know the procedure for that. I have had my card number stolen, but a call to the fraud office generally gets the charges reversed.

  12. Re:Total Isolation? on HBO To Offer Online Streaming Without TV Subscription · · Score: 1

    NFL Sunday Ticket from DirecTV is available on your phone or tablet without a subscription in the US, but only if you're ineligible for a satellite dish at your address. Also, it's $199.99 per season ($349.99 with Red Zone channel) and they blackout the local game (the workaround is to fake your location).

  13. Why not a movie about the history of Tetris? on Tetris To Be Made Into a Live Action Film · · Score: 1

    Isn't the story about the guy from Nintendo going to the Soviet Union (to try to track down the creator) something that could be used? Throw in some action scenes and a romance - there's your movie.

  14. Re:Computer Science is not IT and at times not cod on US College Students Still Aren't All That Interested In Computer Science · · Score: 1

    I would think that a lot of the required classes for a Network Systems Administration degree would be the same for a CS degree...why not look into what it would take to obtain a CS degree?

  15. Re:Winter Storm Atlas on A Year After Sandy, Do You Approach Disaster Differently? · · Score: 1

    Were the communcation/data lines down? If they weren't, why not shut the servers down remotely?

  16. 2 things that can mitigate the risk on The Cloud: Convenient Until a Stranger Nukes Your Files · · Score: 1
    • Encrypt sensitive documents before uploading them.
    • Keep at least one local backup.
  17. Re:idiots on Shuttleworth: Apple Will Merge Mac and iPhone · · Score: 1

    At some point, the CPU's built into phones will be powerful enough to handle most desktop applications for businesses without a noticeable performance hit. We're not quite there yet, though. Maybe in three or four more years, perhaps.

    The application doesn't necessarily have to be installed locally on the device (think Google Apps or Office 365).

  18. Re:Real Chocolate... on Android 4.4 Named 'KitKat' · · Score: 1
    Nestle doesn't make KitKat bars in the US, it's licensed to Hershey:

    http://www.hersheys.com/kitkat.aspx

  19. Re:Fuck you Oracle on Oracle To Stop Developing Sun Virtualization Technologies · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, I'm impressed.

  20. Re:What's there to dispute? on Microsoft Files Dispute Against Current Owner of XboxOne.com · · Score: 1

    I have had domains for private services such as databases(accepts request only from a list of IP's), file servers, and messaging services. I also use them for dynamic addresses.

    My general rule of thumb as far as user id's: If your id is higher then mine I will give you toss it up to the member being young and ignorant about a topic when they overlook something simple. If there id is lower then mine they should be at least my age, and have a decent background on technology and its history as they lived it.

    Why didn't you use subdomains (for example, database.yourdomain.com) as an alternative to purchasing & registering a full domain?

  21. Re:Missing H-bomb on Military Dolphins Discover 1800s Torpedo · · Score: 1

    I would think that the detonators would have been long corroded by now, & that a bigger issue would be radiation leaking from the bomb.

  22. Re:Poor NoScript alternatives on Chromium on Ubuntu Developers Revisit Replacing Firefox With Chromium · · Score: 1

    All of those add-ons (or an equivalent) appear to be available for Chrome, & apparently they're compatible with Chromium (at least on Windows).

  23. Re:Mattel to sue on Hybrid RotorWing Design Transitions From Fixed To Rotary Wing Mid-Flight · · Score: 1

    Isn't GI Joe made by Hasbro?

  24. Virtual machines on Ask Slashdot: New To Linux; Which Distro? · · Score: 1

    My recommendation would be to try several different distros in virtual machines until you come across one you like, then do a clean install (or a v2p if you're well versed in virtualization). Even after picking a primary distro, you'll probably want to keep a couple of vm's with different Linux flavors around in case you apply for a job where they use a different distro from what you're running at home.

  25. Re:one less day of junk mail on US Postal Service Discontinuing Saturday Mail Delivery · · Score: 1

    No Redboxes in your area? Here, they're more common than Starbucks.