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  1. I still won't get the shot on Universal Flu Vaccine "Blueprint" Discovered · · Score: 0

    That's all I need a "universal" flu shot to make me universally sick for 2 months afterwards.

    I'll take my chances, 10 years of avoiding the flu shot, 10 years without catching more than a cold.

  2. Ugh, force me to use IE on my mail order meds site on Firefox Will Soon Block Third-Party Cookies · · Score: 1

    I was blocking 3rd party cookies, until my (required, no alternative) mail order medication site stopped working due to an "upgrade" they made.

    I had to turn off 3rd party cookie blocking to log in.

    If 3rd party cookie blocking is enabled by default I hope there is a way to turn it off for the 1 site, or all sites if I need to.
    Otherwise I will have to use the insecure IE for their site.

  3. Re:Extrapolation on Scientists Move Closer To a Universal Flu Vaccine · · Score: 1

    Last few time I got a seasonal flu shot I got sick for 2 weeks. So I stopped getting them.

    So if I get the Universal shot, I'll get sick for...2 months?

    Either way, I'll risk not getting the flu over a guarantee to be sick from the shot.

  4. Re:TSA can't find people with common sense? on TSA's mm-Wave Body Scanner Breaks Diabetic Teen's $10K Insulin Pump · · Score: 1

    Paperwork can be faked. Quite easily.

    She should have taken the pump off, and put it in her carry-on.

  5. Re:Insulin pumps can be taken off. on TSA's mm-Wave Body Scanner Breaks Diabetic Teen's $10K Insulin Pump · · Score: 1

    Exactly.

    You can disconnect for bathing, swimming, etc.

    If she was in the line and did not think ahead, it could have been handled like any other object we forget to remove from our pockets and go on the belt.

    If she would have thought ahead, then she could have had the pump in her bag away from the millimeter waves, and avoided most of the questions.
    She may have been pat down for the stent that is still in her for the pump to connect to, but that is minor compared to replacing a pump.

    Yes, the TSA is a waste of time to the traveler, but as long as you keep in mind that you can't avoid the idiocy, you can work around it and get through the hoops with little to no trouble.

  6. Re:Muscle Car on Chevy Volt Meets High Resistance, GM Suspends Sales · · Score: 1

    I did the cost comparison between muscle car and the Volt, and if you got a Volt, with the $7500 rebate of 2011, and drove it on battery only (except when it forces you to use gas) you would have to drive it 16 years to recoup the cost difference of the Volt over the Camaro (V6 RS, Automatic).

    A $45K car at the Chevy level of comfort? No thanks. Though I do have to say the Volt drove REALLY nice. Very impressive, and it does not have the Prius hesitation at stop signs. The Volt is a well thought out vehicle, having the gas backup is awesome. Better than the Leaf and it's once the charge is used you are stranded model.

    I picked up a Buick Verano instead. Cheaper than the Volt or the Camaro, really comfortable and very quiet.

  7. Bluetooth Devices? on Bluetooth Keyboards With a 10-Year Charge Promised · · Score: 1

    Will it have the same 40% extra cost for the Bluetooth name like the rare bluetooth mice do?

    Can this Bluetooth Keyboard also hang for 10 seconds twice a day like my Microsoft Bluetooth mouse does?

    Will the Keyboard last the 10 years or just the battery?

    I miss my Logitech Bluetooth mouse, too bad the buttons didn't last more than 3 years....

  8. Mine go straight to the recycle bin... on Is the Number Up For the Residential Phone Book? · · Score: 1

    No phone book has wasted space in my cupboards in the last 5 years.

    They go into the recycle bin as soon as I see them on my driveway.

  9. Re:Class Action Suit? on Avatar Blu-Ray DRM Issues · · Score: 1

    If you read the article it tells you that the Disc is not broken. It works fine. It's the owners of the players that didn't update their players that caused the problem.

    Oh, and if you find the box or instructions for the player it will state that an Internet connection or manual update is required to keep the player up to date. These owners didn't pay attention to that and they are seeing the consequences.

    So there is no basis for a lawsuit...

    I don't believe BR is good enough to warrant the money for the player, so I am sticking with upconverted DVDs until forced to switch.

  10. 3D has no appeal to me or many I know... on Hot Or Not — 3D TV · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Mostly it is due to the glasses and the effect the glasses have on the wearer.

    Having recently seen my first 3D movie at a theater last night, I can say that yes it does look incredible, but I have significant eye strain, that is still bothering me the next day.

    Others I have talked to said they get headaches from the 3D glasses, others just hate having to wear them due to comfort, interfering with their normal glasses or not used to wearing glasses..

    Sorry, no one I have talked to is willing to veg out for an hour or 2 in the evenings with 3D glasses on.

    I am really not willing to do it for games either. I'd rather have a few hours gaming in 2D, than a short duration with headaches in 3D.

  11. Re:Thanks, Shill! on Gartner Tells Businesses to Forget About Vista · · Score: 1

    Highlander 2 doesn't exist. It was never made, never released. Just move on to Highlander 3 then the TV show, then stop. Don't go any farther.

    You were warned!

  12. They seemed to miss something... on Site Compatibility and IE8 · · Score: 1

    There are little things that could be fairly important where they don't render things correctly. Just search and you'll find quite a few examples and work arounds.

    The most basic one I can't understand is by a basic inset or outset button renders with a solid black line in IE8? The work around is to color each side of the border individually with the custom color you need to make it look inset or outset.

  13. Dilbert on What RSS Feeds Do You Use? · · Score: 1

    It's the only way to see Dilbert without the Flash junk he added to his site.

    Not to mention the initial release of the Flash version of Dilbert wouldn't show you the whole Sunday strip. So I switched to RSS and read it in the RSS feed. No Ads, No Flash!

  14. Time to disable auto install of updates on Windows Vista SP1 Meeting Sour Reception In Places · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For those of you that do this to your parents and relatives for easier support.

  15. There are other ways to ignore the ads... on Disney Says, You WILL Watch the Ads · · Score: 3, Informative

    10. Take a nap
    9. Fix a snack
    8. Let the dog out
    7. Check your email
    6. Get a drink
    5. Go to the bathroom
    4. Stare into space
    3. Read an article
    2. Smooch
    1. Mute the sound

  16. Re:I don't get it.... on EU Countries Call Out iTunes DRM · · Score: 0, Troll

    I agree with you. The French, Germans and Norwegians must not have the intelligence to use iTunes and the functionality it provides by default. You can buy from the iTunes Music Store and use a non-iPod MP3 player with the use of mp3 formatted import and a CD-RW.

    Apple makes it so easy, you wonder how the music labels approved their DRM method.

  17. You just noticed? on Yahoo Mail Forcing Ads Through Adblock? · · Score: 1

    They are sending some of the ads through HTTPS which most ad blockers can't handle.
    If you have a blocker that handles SSL ads, then let us know. I'd love to use that with Privoxy.

  18. Re:Why Encrypt Everything? on Why Not Use Full Disk Encryption on Laptops? · · Score: 1

    Which is why the original question was regargin encrypting the entire hard drive, then the swap file and temp copies are also encrypted. No worries there.

    Personally I have all of my "real" work stuff on encrypted drives, and my financial data at home on an encrypted drive.

    Key management is the big issue. You need to have control over your private key. Auto expiration with poor key management lead to nightmares. Secret Agent is one of these nightmare systems where if you key is expiring on your encrypted drive, you have to add a friend to the drive, deactivate your old key, create a new key, your friend adds your new key and you eliminate your friend's access. For a 1 GB partition this is about 3 hours of time. Not good.

    I use PGP Disk to get around this because you can still decrypt your expired keys and add a new key on. The process taking less than 30 minutes to accomplish for a 1 GB drive.

  19. No real surprise on Games Already Filling Blu-Ray Discs · · Score: 2, Interesting

    HD-DVD movies are filling their disks, without the extras, already too.

    It's kind of like a law, give them space, and it will be filled.

    Let's just hope the game play is good enough to justify all that additional sound and 1080p graphics.

  20. Re:Syncing still doesn't work properly on Slashback: ITunes, Debian, ATMs · · Score: 1

    That's because the people are having issues with their playlists on the iPod, and the update was for the PC/Mac.
    Since the iPod was not updated, there won't be a change to how it performs.

  21. Why would you put it down after only 2/3rds? on The Myth of the 40 Hour Game · · Score: 1

    So what if it takes more than 40 hours? If it takes you more than 40 hours you got more than your money's worth out of the game. The longer games are better, that way I am not looking to buy something right away. Just because you didn't complete it by some artifical time limit does not mean that it is not worth finishing.

    Tomb Raider Legend is a long game. Lots of puzzles, and when you are trying to get all the rewards it takes a bit of doing to get to everything.

    When the games are too short, that is when you should get upset at paying $50 for a game you finish in 6 hours like Gauntlet Seven Sorrows.

  22. Old news...saw this on TV 3 years ago on Teen Creates Device to Track Speeding · · Score: 3, Funny

    A parent demonstrated the same device 3 years ago on TV. Showed that he caught his son doing 42 in a 35 zone.
    Seems like the older device was better as it somehow showed the speed limit of the road with the speed of the car.

    I don't see how this MA kid recently "invented" this device.

  23. Do we need all that junk? on Tomorrow's Cell Phones · · Score: 3, Interesting

    As long as it makes and takes calls reliably, that's all we need.

    Forget the camera and data transfer capability, as this makes them a target for bans at work, jury duty, the gym, and other sensitive areas.

  24. Re:somewhat unrelated DRM rant on ABC Wants DVR Fast Forwarding Disabled · · Score: 1

    You don't have to watch it. I put the (typically rented) DVD into my player 10-30 minutes before I plan to watch it, with the TV and sound system off. Go make popcorn, round up the kids, etc. When you sit down, the DVD is at the menu.

    Though I did have one movie automatically start playing instead of staying at the menu. A couple of button presses and we're back at the beginning.

  25. How do you make 480p into 1080p? on Samsung Ships the First Blu-Ray Player · · Score: 1

    The pixels are not there to begin with, so how is the upconverting making it 1080p?

    Isn't it interpolating the 480p DVD pixels to generate enough pixels to fill 1080p? So is that really 1080p?

    Sure there's enough pixels to fill 1080p, but since the source was originally 480p, it doesn't sound like true 1080p.

    Probably better to get a Bluray title and have native 1080p on the disk.