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  1. Re:US/Western law is a (female) religion on Security Researcher Attacked While At Conference · · Score: 1

    Did someone forgot their medication today?

  2. Re:Innocent until blogged about on Security Researcher Attacked While At Conference · · Score: 1

    No Evidence? HE STOLE HER FREAKING PASSPORT. The cops collected it from him. That's evidence of misdeed, certes. She's got a big pair of ovaries.

  3. It's been done. on Sagita Displays Hot Air Powered Helicopter · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Typical Slashdot on Supreme Court Decides Your Silence May Be Used Against You · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > One hundred responses and not a single one interested as to whether the suspect is actually guilty of the crime or not.

    His guilt, sir or madam, is irrelevant. This is a change in case law, which concerned citizens need to share with others: If you say anything but the legal minimum, you're giving away an advantage to the prosecution which can be used against you even if innocent.

  5. Re:Spirit of the law on Supreme Court Decides Your Silence May Be Used Against You · · Score: 1

    Well, there were cannons, bombs, submarines, warships, Greek Fire, and incendiaries in the Revolution, all of which were 'arms'. Nowadays anything bigger than a .50 cal requires registration of the device AND a hefty tax. Seems like a clear subversion of the intent of 'Because we need you to be competent at potting Redcoats, the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.'

  6. Re:wtf on Supreme Court Decides Your Silence May Be Used Against You · · Score: 1

    Absolutely correct. Name, Rank and serial number from now on. You ARE required to identify yourself, dont'cha know, in the Land of the Formerly Free.

  7. Re:Better security might help on Confirmed: CBS News Reporter's Computer Compromised · · Score: 1

    OpenBSD in by no means vanilla, but instead is a much more exotic flavor. Gold Medal Ribbon, maybe? www.baskinrobbins.ca/en/2012/08/01/gold-medal-ribbon

  8. Spot on, Anonymous Coward in post #44014949 on Confirmed: CBS News Reporter's Computer Compromised · · Score: 1

    Very well said.

  9. Re:Yawn... on Confirmed: CBS News Reporter's Computer Compromised · · Score: 1

    The ambassador was a professional representative of the nation, and was mourned and honored. However, his stock in trade was not being a watchdog on the organs of state, as is hers. Reporters are on the front line of truth for the American people; representative government will fail without truth. We need reporters and tampering with them is Bad for the Republic.

  10. The real question is, on Transgendered Folks Encountering Document/Database ID Hassles · · Score: 1

    Why does the gubbmint need to know what our parts are? Unless it involves public health or medical care, it's irrelevant unless you live in Big Brother land.

  11. Oh, I imagine Bob Howard has some insight on this on UK Police Now Double As CCTV Cameras · · Score: 1

    http://www.goldengryphon.com/Stross-Concrete.html explains why universal CCTV cameras might not be a good idea. Or, perhaps _is_ a good idea. You be the judge.

  12. Re:And we all know what will happen... on NSA Surveillance Heat Map: NSA Lied To Congress · · Score: 1

    Giggle. Although it _was_ Tricky Dick's administration who did that Negative Income Tax pilot project in Seattle....

  13. ERROR - SENATOR WYDEN (D-OR) not Rep. Wyden on NSA Surveillance Heat Map: NSA Lied To Congress · · Score: 1

    > Representative Wyden had sought amendments....
    The Hon. Ron Wyden is the senior senator from Oregon, and serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

  14. Jay Lake, too... on Iain Banks Dies of Cancer At 59 · · Score: 1

    Oregon writer Jay Lake is planning JayWake and his last JayCon; front page story in the E section of the Portland Oregonian http://oregonlive.com/ today (Sunday 2103-06-09) discussing the genetic testing he did after his stage four diagnosis. I'm storing the coffin for the pre-mortem wake in my garage (bought it off Craigslist, of course; where else would you get a slightly used coffin?) http://www.jlake.com/jaywake

  15. Re:Just do it on Ask Slashdot: Getting Exchange and SQL Experience? · · Score: 1

    Find a nonprofit somewhere who needs help, for the Exchange and SQL experience. Learn the WAMP (Windows variant of the LAMP) stack and develop for said nonprofit.

  16. But there is free Information service available on Has Google Shut Down SMS Search? · · Score: 1

    The 1-800-555-TELL service was moved to a new toll-free number, 888-247-2425, and a non-toll-free number at 330-247-7411. No data plan required.

  17. Re:Good luck to them, they will need it! on Boston Replacing Microsoft Exchange With Google Apps · · Score: 1

    When GoogleDocs can level up my Dwarven Cleric of Cayden Cailean like Excel can http://sourceforge.net/projects/scoreforge/ then I'll use it. Until then, well, thank Ghu there's Excel 2003 and WINE !

  18. Re:If you follow up on what when on w/ Los Angelas on Boston Replacing Microsoft Exchange With Google Apps · · Score: 1

    THANK YOU for adding clarity to what was otherwise looking awfully astroturfy!

  19. Re:Of note... on Boston Replacing Microsoft Exchange With Google Apps · · Score: 1

    "How Twoo, how twoo" - Lily von Shtupp

  20. Re:Only $280k? on Boston Replacing Microsoft Exchange With Google Apps · · Score: 1

    Multiple FT "Exchange Admins"

    With a unionized workforce, when you drop Exchange you still keep your Exchange admins and they keep their pay grade. Even if their primary job function disappears, they can be hard to lay off so they often end up sitting twiddling thumbs for 35 hours a week, taking home $100k plus serious bennies until they choose to retire and collect their pension.

    Depends on the contract. When I was a minion for the Department of Redundancy Department for a large national gubb'mint with black helicopters in all 50 states and the District of Confusion, I was shuffled from task to task without any contractual limits (although my pay grade did vary based on assignment). Do you have personal knowlege of the Boston City Civil Service IT contract? Please answer yes or no.

  21. Re:Should run on Win7 on Some Windows XP Users Can't Afford To Upgrade · · Score: 1

    The FDA thinks it is. My wife documents and tests software which runs a labaratory device, and the FDA is all over her company like white on rice with every new version of ware.

  22. Re:Time for GNU/Linux for the medical community on Some Windows XP Users Can't Afford To Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Well, feel free to invest your own $$ in a startup which will certify that GNUware as FDA-compliant, PPACA-compliant. Until then, the propretary vendors who have made that investment rule the market.

  23. Re:Nothing changes. on Some Windows XP Users Can't Afford To Upgrade · · Score: 1

    However, since they hold the source code and won't let anyone else see it, no one else is qualified to write OS patches, especially for those pesky security vulns.

  24. Re:More importantly, can anything be done about it on Some Windows XP Users Can't Afford To Upgrade · · Score: 1

    Who in the Open Source community will pay to get the 'ware FDA-certified as compliant with the requirements of the PPACA?

  25. Re:Specialty Software on Some Windows XP Users Can't Afford To Upgrade · · Score: 1

    No one is spending $$ on getting any Linux distro ceritified as Obamacare-compliant. Damn.