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  1. Re:Democrats voted on House Majority Leader Defeated In Primary · · Score: 2

    Either restrict primaries to voters registered in that party (i.e. exclude independents from primaries) or no restrictions for anyone.

    And if you do the first, then pay for your own damn election, and stop using MY tax dollars to fund your internal popularity contest!

  2. Re:Anti-incumbent sentiment is running extremely h on House Majority Leader Defeated In Primary · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The reason you see a 95% retention rate, even when anti-Congress sentiment is high is because:

    "*MY* Congresscritter is doing good. It's all those other assholes that are the problem."

  3. Re:Run a completely new OS? on HP Unveils 'The Machine,' a New Computer Architecture · · Score: 1

    They also own the NonStop (formerly Tandem) OS. There are some interesting ideas in there as well.

  4. Obligatory on NASA Beams Hi-Def Video From Space Via Laser · · Score: 1

    How did they get a frickin' shark up to the ISS?

  5. Re:So Scott Oldham of Edmunds.com is a liar? on GM Names and Fires Engineers Involved In Faulty Ignition Switch · · Score: 4, Informative

    He's not asserting that. He's asserting that GM is calling Oldham a liar by saying that "nobody knew about it", when Oldham had already raised the question.

  6. Re: 50MB = 750$ on AT&T Charges $750 For One Minute of International Data Roaming · · Score: 1

    My problem with T-Mobile was coverage. I live within the city limits of Los Angeles, and cannot get any signal at my house.

  7. ObSimpsons on US Secret Service Wants To Identify Snark · · Score: 1
  8. Re:tc-play is a reimplementation of Truecrypt on The Sudden Policy Change In Truecrypt Explained · · Score: 1

    I would suspect that VC 1.52 predates NSA backdoor-isms.

    The source is being audited.
    The binaries have been proven to be generated from the source.

    The only backdoor I can see is a Thompson style compiler attack.

  9. Re:The end on 'Curiosity' Lead Engineer Suggests Printing Humans On Other Planets · · Score: 2

    And the aliens' response:

    PC LOAD LETTER?
    What the fuck does THAT mean?

  10. Re:"Audit"? Try massive rewrite. on OpenSSL To Undergo Security Audit, Gets Cash For 2 Developers · · Score: 1

    I recently had reason to look at the hashing code. It's all written in f**ing macros.

  11. Re:Classic joke.. on Microsoft Demos Real-Time Translation Over Skype · · Score: 1

    Use HTML, not BBCode.

  12. Classic joke.. on Microsoft Demos Real-Time Translation Over Skype · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I want to know if it translates "Out of sight, out of mind" properly.

    Also, how the fuck did that fuckhead spammer BillTheEngineer get to post zillions of copies of his spam, all at 16:04, while us regular users have to wait 5 minutes?

    I guess it's true, like DRM, the wait period only hurts rules-abiding users.

  13. Re:Apply to Hollywood? Please? on Federal Court Pulls Plug On Porn Copyright Shakedown · · Score: 1

    This isn't RIAA/MPAA. It's the Prendateers.

  14. Re:Chairs to throw... on Steve Ballmer In Talks To Buy Los Angeles Clippers · · Score: 1

    Courtside seats aren't bolted down.

  15. Re:Yes, there are methods available on Ask Slashdot: Communication With Locked-in Syndrome Patient? · · Score: 5, Informative

    In case OP is interested in this machine:

    It's an all-in-one form factor, and in my wife's case, they provided mounting hardware for her powerchair. They also provided a rolling rack and mounting hardware for when she was in bed.

    We had the 17 inch screen version, on the theory that bigger was easier to focus on. It also accepts standard USB keyboard and mouse, for configuration purposes, or if the patient has some use of hands. We also had a "big red button" connected by USB that could be used for click, if possible.

    By default, it comes with only the Tobii software communications software enabled. You can purchase (relatively cheaply... $50 or less) unlock for full access to the underlying Windows system, and also the WiFi. It also came with a SIM slot, but the unlock for that was a bit more expensive.

    Just as a side note, I was the guy who asked about text/voice only plans a year and a half ago, or so. It was for this computer.

  16. Re:Yes, there are methods available on Ask Slashdot: Communication With Locked-in Syndrome Patient? · · Score: 1

    Never mind. I misread TFS. I thought it was the blinking that was the problem, but it's the whole eye control, not just the blink.

    I'm so sorry for you.

  17. Re:Yes, there are methods available on Ask Slashdot: Communication With Locked-in Syndrome Patient? · · Score: 5, Informative

    My late wife had ALS. We used a Tobii assistive communication eyegaze computer. It didn't use blink, it used eye dwell time for "click".

    Since blinking is tiring, perhaps this might be of more assistance.

  18. *VICARIOUS* Copy Infringement? on Blizzard Sues Starcraft II Cheat Creators · · Score: 1

    WTF is that?

    I guess those Evil h4xx0rz had better go sit over on the Group W Bench.

  19. Re:Im no psychologist on AT&T Hacker 'weev' Demands One Bitcoin For Each Hour He Spent In Jail · · Score: 2

    it would be no surprise if the government not only categorically refused payment, but retroactively enacted legislation ensuring Weev was guilty

    Google "Ex Post Facto" and "Bill of Attainder". Now granted, the US.gov has been using the Constitution (or at least the Bill of Rights), as toilet paper; but even the Roberts court would choke on declaring such legislation Constitutional.

  20. The problem with protein based computers on How the Emerging Science of Proteotronics Will Change Electronics · · Score: 1

    Protein based computers are vulnerable to alien cheeses.

    "Get this cheese to Sickbay!"

  21. Re:Eric Burger asks, how did it come to this? on As NASA Seeks Next Mission, Russia Holds the Trump Card · · Score: 2

    It is much easier to destroy than to build.

  22. Re:The Secrecy Sucks on Water Cannons Used Against Peaceful Anti-TTIP Protestors: the Next ACTA Revolt? · · Score: 1

    See Nice Treaty, Lisbon Treaty

    See also the Not-So-Nice treaty.

  23. Re:NOTHING is radiation free on Fujitsu Is Growing Radiation-Free Lettuce In Japan's Fukushima Prefecture · · Score: 2

    Believe it or not, we actually got approval to post our flyers all over campus.

  24. Re:NOTHING is radiation free on Fujitsu Is Growing Radiation-Free Lettuce In Japan's Fukushima Prefecture · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reminds me of back in '81, when I was at WUSTL.edu, during the height of the "No Nukes" movement. Some idiot had been quoted in the student newspaper as saying, "any amount of radiation is dangerous".

    So I and a bunch of friends started the SOTS movement. "Stamp Out The Sun... Because ANY Amount of Radiation is Dangerous".

  25. Re:Perfect! on Ohio Prison Shows Pirated Movies To Inmates · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm guessing those are rated Arrr?