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  1. Re:...and nobody came. on McAfee Is Doing a Live Broadcast Tonight · · Score: 1

    Association, American, Canadian, Gaelic or rugby?

  2. Grupo Bimbo (pronounced "beem-bo") on Hostess To Close; No More Twinkies · · Score: 1
  3. Re:Commercials with toxic "food" on Nokia Apologizes For Misleading Lumia 920 Ad · · Score: 1

    At least in the US, the primary food being advertised has to be real, however there are still loopholes (e.g., in a cereal ad the cereal has to be real, but the "milk" can be glue or paste). Reference: http://www.pixiq.com/article/food-photo-tricks

  4. Moon landing article on Astronaut Neil Armstrong Has Died · · Score: 1
  5. Re:About time on US Justice Dept Defends Right To Record Police · · Score: 3, Informative

    Response: "The photos that the defendant automatically copied to (insert webhost/cloudhost here)"

  6. Re: Not Surprising. on Dutch Artist Admits Faking Viral 'Human Bird Wing' Video · · Score: 5, Informative

    Icarus crashed, not Daedalus.

  7. Re:Let me get this straight... on Details of Initial "Disc to Digital" Program Emerge · · Score: 2
    It's not illegal to rip movies you already own (fair use). However, most tools to do so have been deemed illegal (in the US anyway).

    Source (may be outdated): http://money.usnews.com/money/business-economy/technology/articles/2009/09/30/is-it-legal-to-copy-a-dvd

  8. Re:Still don't want one on Apple Unveils New iPad · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I already have that - the Asus Transformer Prime.

  9. Could the AT&T breakup have anything to do wit on Why Didn't the Internet Take Off In 1983? · · Score: 1

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_System_divestiture
    It's hard to tell from the wikipedia entry if the breakup had anything to do with this system not taking off.

  10. Re:Already done, and the US lost on Tensions Over Hormuz Raise Ugly Possibilities For War · · Score: 1

    A bit of pedantism - there's no such thing as an ex-Marine. They are "retired" or "former" Marines, never ex.

  11. Re:iPad vs. all Android tablets on Why 2012 Will Be the Year of the Android Tablet · · Score: 2

    According to this article, it costs $201.70 to make a Kindle Fire (only $2.70 more than the MSRP). I would think the plan is to entice people to purchase Amazon content for use on the Kindle Fire.

    Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_and_blades_business_model

  12. Get renter's or homeowner's insurance on Ask Slashdot: Protecting Tech Gear From Smash-and-Grab Theft? · · Score: 1

    Most renter/homeowner insurance (strangely, not auto) policies cover items stolen from your vehicle; therefore, make sure your policy covers it, encrypt the internal drive, keep decent backups & don't worry about it.

  13. Re:I am gonna start my own ask slashdot thread on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Won't Fit On a CD · · Score: 1

    Instead of dual-booting, I use a Windows virtual machine. It works fine for most specialized software. I haven't tried it with games yet, but with hardware virtualization I would think that wouldn't be a problem.

  14. Re:Don't you have anything better to do? on Ask Slashdot: Calculators With 1-2-3 Number Pads? · · Score: 1

    That patent (if it even existed) would have expired years ago.

  15. So long, CmdrTaco on So Long, CmdrTaco, and Thanks For All The Posts · · Score: 2

    I had the pleasure of meeting Rob at ALS 2000 (I *still* have the tshirt from that somewhere!) I hope all goes well for you & yours from here on out!

  16. Re:You forgot, religion is an epidemic in itself on Does Religion Influence Epidemics? · · Score: 1

    According to that logic, all popular ideas are "mental infectious agents".

    They are (possibly):

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics

  17. DC (Bethesda/Chevy Chase area) on 5.8 Earthquake Hits East Coast of the US · · Score: 1

    Felt it bad here, I work in a 50-year-old building. No way this place stays intact if a sustained quake hits.

  18. Re:Worth it yet? on Android Market Upgraded, Buy eBooks and Rent Movies · · Score: 1

    You do know that Sprint roams on the Verizon network, right? There is a limit of minutes for free roaming, but I can't recall it right now.

  19. Re:First it was NORTEL... on An Inside Look At the Rise and Fall of RIM · · Score: 1

    Land Rover is owned by an Indian company now.

  20. Re:Hello Moto? on HTC To Unlock Smartphones' Bootloader · · Score: 1

    You can do all of that with a locked phone, there are plenty of Android apps for Amazon, Dropbox, ssh, rdp, etc.

  21. Re:Googling "Pre-Rapture Suicide Methods" on Ask Slashdot: What To Do When the Rapture Comes? · · Score: 1

    I read somewhere that it was actually Flavor Aid. However, that's on wikipedia so who knows.

  22. Re:Hide what? on Trying To Lure Suckers, Company Resells Open Source Blender · · Score: 1
    The source has to be made available to whoever obtained/purchased the binaries from you, it can be free or you can charge for it (the source). However, you can't restrict re-distribution.

    For example: I can create a GPLv2 program, sell it, and charge my customers $10 for a DVD copy of the source. My customer can then put the source on their public FTP server for anyone to download & I wouldn't be able to legally stop them.

  23. Re:No need to worry on Biotech Company Making Fossil Fuels With a 'Library' of Bacteria · · Score: 1

    I think the oil companies would be happy that a) they wouldn't have to deal with despots/hostile governments/pirates (of the oil tanker variety) b) spending billions of dollars drilling holes in the ground that may or may not strike oil c) the liabilities of tanker/rig spills d) the volatility of oil prices.

  24. Verizon iPhone data plan on Android Passes iPhone In US Market Share · · Score: 1

    I don't think a lot of people are going to switch to the iPhone on Verizon, simply because I believe Verizon will charge an excessive amount for data (especially if it's LTE-capable).

  25. Re:Question: on The Empire Strikes Back Vader Costume For Sale · · Score: 1

    What if your son (or daughter) really is named Luke?