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  1. Re:The mythbusters need to test this now! on Why ATM Bombs May Be Coming Soon To the United States · · Score: 2

    They won't until there's a TV show or movie to tie it in to.

  2. Companies, too on UK Spy Agency Certifies Master's Degrees In Cyber Security · · Score: 1
    The same agency will certify companies[1]. For a fee[2]. And an agreement that you forward all vuln reports to their spooks[3].
    1. [1] - http://www.cesg.gov.uk/service...
    2. [2] - http://www.cesg.gov.uk/service...
    3. [3] - http://www.cesg.gov.uk/service...
  3. I turned up late for checkin on a budget flight once. No bags, no boarding pass, a couple of minutes after the deadline for checking in. If I'd printed the pass at home it would have been fine, but I was stupid. Went to the desk, was very polite, they ummed-and-arred for a while, phoned through to check with someone that I'd have time to board, and eventually printed my boarding pass. Once I passed security I saw the plane was delayed by 2 hours.

  4. Might be good internationally on Amazon's 3D Smartphone As a (Useful) Gimmick · · Score: 2

    Amazon has deals with lots of network operators around the world, giving Kindles download access on their networks. I'd happily live with gimmicky 3D if I could check my emails for free without hunting down airport wifi.

  5. Re:On behalf of all network specialists, on Latin America Exhausts IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    I'm crap at redaction. And formatting.

  6. Re:On behalf of all network specialists, on Latin America Exhausts IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    momcorpflagship:~ matthewwilkes$ ifconfig
    lo0: flags=8049 mtu 16384
    options=3
    inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
    inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
    inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
    nd6 options=1
    en0: flags=8863 mtu 1500
    ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
    inet6 fe80::XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
    inet6 2001:8b0:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX prefixlen 64 autoconf
    inet6 2001:8b0:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX prefixlen 64 autoconf temporary
    nd6 options=1
    media: autoselect
    status: active
    momcorpflagship:~ matthewwilkes$ ping6 slashdot.org
    PING6(56=40+8+8 bytes) 2001:8b0:ca12:3193:7dc2:1078:67fb:31f4 --> 2001:8b0:6464::666:616:d822:b52d
    16 bytes from 2001:8b0:6464::666:616:d822:b52d, icmp_seq=0 hlim=241 time=165.418 ms
    16 bytes from 2001:8b0:6464::666:616:d822:b52d, icmp_seq=1 hlim=241 time=121.267 ms
    ^C
    --- slashdot.org ping6 statistics ---
    2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
    round-trip min/avg/max/std-dev = 121.267/143.343/165.418/22.075 ms

  7. Re:Poms are weak arseholes on UK May Kill the EU's Net Neutrality Law · · Score: 1

    Yes, quite right. Let's have something a bit more modern, shall we?

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2478285/Innocent-man-burned-death-vigilante-neighbours-mistook-paedophile.html

    "An innocent man was viciously beaten and then burned to death by vigilante neighbours who wrongly believed rumours that he was a paedophile."

    Almost a year ago.

  8. Re:Why? on The Next Keurig Will Make Your Coffee With a Dash of "DRM" · · Score: 1

    Well, of course, that's the point. This would prevent the knockoffs working.

  9. Re:Just like 1984. on UK ISP Filter Will Censor More Than Porn · · Score: 1

    Well, given they seem to be thinking of doing this without a new act of parliament, the supreme court can indeed overturn it.

  10. Re:Makes sense on HTTP 2.0 Will Be a Binary Protocol · · Score: 5, Informative
  11. Re:What the hell on Will Donglegate Affect Your Decision To Attend PyCon? · · Score: 2

    I was about to mod this down, but I thought it would be better to clarify instead. Nobody was "kicked out". The PyCon organisers decided no action would be taken.

  12. Re:It's not ROT13 on After Weeks of Trying, UK Cryptographers Fail To Crack WWII Code · · Score: 0

    Good job, people with mod points.

  13. Re:It's not ROT13 on After Weeks of Trying, UK Cryptographers Fail To Crack WWII Code · · Score: 1

    What did you run twice? The XOR one time pad or the ROT-13?

    Why, for the love of all that is holy, is this not +5 funny?

  14. Re:eBay... on Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Over 500 Used DIMMs? · · Score: 1

    Those are usually emulated ISA slots that plug into the PCI bus. They're not actually compatible with a huge number of PCI cards as they buffer commands before translating between buses, breaking anything that needs very low latency.

  15. Re:Everything would be on the same day every year. on Christmas Always On Sunday? Researchers Propose New Calendar · · Score: 1

    Ah, sorry, the new commenting system still confuses me after years, I didn't see the parent to your comment, only the grandparent.

  16. Re:Everything would be on the same day every year. on Christmas Always On Sunday? Researchers Propose New Calendar · · Score: 1

    Have you even read TFA? This proposes changing to a 364 day calendar with a leap week.

  17. Re:Just wait ... on Apple Proposes Smaller SIM Card Design · · Score: 1

    The EU regs are your friend. You take as standard than an iPhone has to be jailbroken to be useful. The SIM card is the essence of your account, having it removable separates the two so you can change them, swap with friends, move abroad and keep your phone, temporarily use them for a data device, etc.

  18. Re:Nooo, don't do this! on Apple Proposes Smaller SIM Card Design · · Score: 1

    Absolutely. My first phone took a mini-SIM but there's a full-SIM handset at my house. I remember them well, and when I got my first mini-SIM I thought how clever it was that they were backwards compatible. You know, IPv6 has been a standard for ages and it's got low adoption. Why? Because the people that could choose to do it are lazy, however they're more likely to do a simple change like this as it doesn't block backwards compat.

  19. Waste of money on 60% of AOL's Profits Come From Misinformed Customers · · Score: 2, Funny

    A subscription that nobody needs? Oh, the irony.

  20. In my best emo voice: on Perelman Urged To Accept $1m Prize · · Score: 1

    Leave Perelmen alone!

  21. Re:you guys should have rtfa this time. It was goo on UK Police Promise Not To Retain DNA Data, But Do Anyway · · Score: 1

    They did ask him, multiple times. He always turned his head away and wouldn't answer. For obvious reasons I'm not going to go into further speculation and hearsay about what went on, though.

  22. Re:Never voluntarily cooperate with police/governm on UK Police Promise Not To Retain DNA Data, But Do Anyway · · Score: 1

    I don't have a problem with cooperating with the police in the slightest. I do, however, really dislike the imbalance in the relationship that you describe. I'm looking at this as my responsibility to publicise these events in the hope that it will go a small way towards adding to the mounting public hatred of the DNA database and the tactics the police use.

  23. Re:How can someone be so stupid... on UK Police Promise Not To Retain DNA Data, But Do Anyway · · Score: 1

    Or check the front page, it's got my phone number on it. I'm operating 'on don't be a dick'. True, people might take advantage of that, but they haven't so far. I'd rather act in good faith and then go after people who abuse that trust than be a paranoid loonie.

    Yes, it's more work for me. Yes, it might be unpleasant at times, but I think it's the best choice overall.

  24. Consumer protection? on Apple Bans Jailbreakers From the App Store · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure where these people are based, but many countries would have them protected here. The iPhone is pretty much useless without the app store and apple are very clear that it is the main selling point in their adverts. By cutting people off from a monopoly store they have changed the functionality of the device which is still being paid for.

    I'd stop paying my contract fees immediately until the access is restored, personally.

  25. Re:Obligatory Short Circuit 2 Reference on Armed Robot Drones To Join UK Police Force · · Score: 1

    Why do humans not like me? Call me craphead?

    You're right, of course. I thought it sounded weird, but I googled and found it in a subtitles file. With hindsight, it was likely 'fixed'.