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  1. Re:Once again, Apple iOS security is a sham on Apple Can Extract Texts, Photos, Contacts From Locked iPhones · · Score: 1

    Not that CNN is the most reliable source.. but I wonder if there is any follow up in this debacle - http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/...

  2. Re:I would be more convinced on Can the Lix 3D Printing Pen Actually Work? · · Score: 3
  3. Re:I would be more convinced on Can the Lix 3D Printing Pen Actually Work? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Other than the power charging elements.. this doesn't seem too much more complicated than a "hot glue gun sculpture" . Search engine it.

  4. Re:Huh? on Designer Creates a Water Bottle That You Can Eat · · Score: 1

    BPA Free water bottles are common place now.

  5. Re:Maybe they should ask corded phone manufacturer on Japanese and Swiss Watchmakers Scoff At Smartwatches · · Score: 1

    athletic info - heart rate monitor, track over time etc., altimeter, temp barometer readings over time. Also think bi-directional. What info can the phone deliver to my watch. e.g. only forward sms from significant other during outing and display on watch.

  6. Re:Maybe they should ask corded phone manufacturer on Japanese and Swiss Watchmakers Scoff At Smartwatches · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Just as there are certain types of "Audiophiles" (for better or worse and they do not all exhibit the same amount of ...), there are also Watchphiles too. They hang out at sites like http://www.watchismo.com/ . Watches are highly individualistic time peices. I see lots of people foregoing the watch because their smartphone has the time. There will be some culling of the lower tier watches that don't adapt but their will always be room for the "classic time piece" e.g. there's still a market for pocket watches.

  7. Re:One misused word spoils the whole discussion. on In the US, Rich Now Work Longer Hours Than the Poor · · Score: 2

    A lot of people (in the U.S.) in middle class are classified as exempt (from overtime) as they are in management. There are FSLA rules that regulate the hours exempts work but since they are management they are project driven and no one who wants to climb the ladder is going to report working extra hours all the time.

  8. Re:cool on Hacking Charisma · · Score: 1

    We should ask Neil D. Tyson how he does it.

  9. Re:"hacking charisma" on Hacking Charisma · · Score: 1

    You can be self aware and still be uncharismatic. I am so self aware that I am uncharismatic by bringing up every fault or error that someone might perceive. I know I'm doing it - I can perceive that it's tiresome for some but in my mind I don't want to be the "damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" guy.

  10. Re: obligatory on Minnesota Teen Wins Settlement After School Takes Facebook Password · · Score: 1

    You forgot to add picking up your kid while not in a vehicle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

  11. Re: obligatory on Minnesota Teen Wins Settlement After School Takes Facebook Password · · Score: 1

    Don't forget "Person of Interest" is on the same bandwagon.

  12. Re:They WERE... on Minnesota Teen Wins Settlement After School Takes Facebook Password · · Score: 1

    Unless the school district has a facebook account why would they care about what Facebook's ToS state. Their 'protection of the children' trumps all other directives anyways. /s

  13. Re:Pleeeeeeeease? on Interviews: Ask J. Michael Straczynski What You Will · · Score: 1

    It was difficult to stay engaged and watch DS9's season 1. Thankfully they gave the show more time to mature.

  14. Re:Pleeeeeeeease? on Interviews: Ask J. Michael Straczynski What You Will · · Score: 1

    CCP - Eve Online could probably whip out some quality models quite quickly.

  15. Re:Pleeeeeeeease? on Interviews: Ask J. Michael Straczynski What You Will · · Score: 1

    The entire series is available on DVD - once there it is in this form it can be preserved and format shifted quite easily.

  16. Re:Sour grapes on Sons of Anarchy Creator On Google Copyright Anarchy · · Score: 1

    I think it needs to be a fixed number of years or 14 + 14 implementation. If you start basing it off artist lifespans then 'terrible things might happen.'

  17. Re:Map projections on Scottish Independence Campaign Battles Over BBC Weather Forecast · · Score: 1

    doubt you could tell much difference between Canadian and U.S. sports bars, save for the number of hockey sticks.

    Nope even California has a hockey team; and with the amount of cross-boarder partying, the differing accents wouldn't help much either.

    3 NHL teams that I recall - Sharks, Ducks, Kings

  18. What Authority Does a TSA Agent have and not have? on Live Q&A With Ex-TSA Agent Jason Harrington · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In training To detain, arrest, etc. What have they told TSA agents that they can not do?

  19. Re:Sad news on Sony Selling Off VAIO Computer Business · · Score: 1

    Or ruined by themselves. I remember at least the early vaio's had proprietary fire wire connections and I haven't looked back since.

  20. Re:50 thousand new residents on Detroit Wants Its Own High-Tech Visa · · Score: 1

    Not just residents/people. They are individuals with advanced degrees. The thinking is.. they will be part of projects and develop plans that need to be carried out. Then labor in Detroit might have something to do besides destroy the place or leave.

  21. Re:What do we get? on Chinese Search Giant Baidu Launches International Sites · · Score: 1

    More international warez! And malware!

    Or the prequel to Firefly.

  22. Re:yep, always threaten my kids on The "Triple Package" Explains Why Some Cultural Groups Are More Successful · · Score: 1

    A smart child won't tell you what the most valued toy/item is in case it is used against them for punishment (taking away xbox etc). So the most expensive item may very will be the item they truly like and you're just a wind bag in their eyes. I am being a bit tongue in cheek here - I realize the lessons your trying to teach them - just poking fun.

  23. Re:Just a guess on Google Removes "Search Nearby" Function From Updated Google Maps · · Score: 2

    I'm guessing the feature was dropped due to privacy complaints, which just goes to show that you simply can't win.

    or to monetize it

  24. Re:You need a system. Look for classes in the on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Improve My Memory For Study? · · Score: 1
  25. Re:Not an easy answer on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Improve My Memory For Study? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm in a similar situation only older . Here is what is working for me (going from D's to A- and B+'s)

    You're older - it will take longer to assimilate information. Plan accordingly - that means studying on the weekend in advance of the class not night before. Ask the professor to point to any large blocks of information that you should commit to memory at the beginning of the semester in preparation.

    You are not a sponge - all night-ers are not going to help. Give yourself at least two nights of rest and then test your recall.

    Taking twice as long on tests seems on the long end - I take about 1.5x the time of traditional students on tests. Realize that some of them don't know the material either so are just turning in what they can. That said get a learning disability test to see if you do need special considerations (it may just be using a quiet area to take a test with no people around is all you need to focus).

    Usually (depending on field) the lower division courses are memorization and the upper division courses show how parts work in systems which is the important aspects.

    Try and see your study material in an applied setting. Putting pictures/experience to terms that need to be memorized is vital.

    Good luck.