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  1. Re:Sony's security team is an abysmal failure on PSN Up, And Then Down Again · · Score: 2

    It'd make sense. Sucks for the guy who signed up for PSN with my e-mail address instead of his, but I tried twice to get Sony to fix it and they didn't care.

  2. Re:Wrong Business Model on Developer Blames Apple For Ruining eBook Business · · Score: 1

    The problem was that they didn't know that Apple would be imposing the cut when they started up; that was a recent change by Apple.

  3. Re:Clueless author on Groupon Deal Costs Photographer a Year's Free Work · · Score: 1

    It's possible that it's a group, though with copyright assignment only going to Tim Jones I tend to doubt it.

  4. Re:from TFA: owning it outright vs OS on Aaron Computer Rental Firm Spies On Users · · Score: 1

    That's feasible for a hardwired machine, but just how many modern home computers are connected to a LAN, rather than via wireless? Especially if you remove Slashdot users from the population?

  5. Re:There's a big difference, though on Netflix Subscriber Base Eclipses Comcast's · · Score: 1

    Antenna + Hulu + Netflix is so vastly superior to cable that I'm amazed people aren't leaving in droves.

    Some people don't have the option - there's no way to get Hulu (or Netflix streaming) without keeping the cable around, or paying even more for satellite Internet.

  6. Re:Carpentry on Why Does the US Cling To Imperial Measurements? · · Score: 1

    IT professionals want a system that's actually aligned with a base. Between a consistent base 10 metric, and a base-everything Imperial, the consistent metric is far easier to code for.

  7. Re:Saddened by the news on Doctor Who's Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane) Dies at 63 · · Score: 1

    She appeared on the main show with David Tennant, while both David Tennant and Matt Smith appeared on her show.

  8. Re:Hoax? on Bug Forces Android Devices Off Princeton Campus Network · · Score: 2

    The link is Coral Cached, presumably in an attempt to prevent a slashdotting.

  9. Re:SSN is not voluntary on White House Releases Trusted Internet ID Plan · · Score: 1

    No, you have to give it to the IRS. And to local school districts - they won't enroll your kid without their SSN, but it's illegal to not enroll your kid.

  10. Re:The worst is when they kill the wrong person on The Decreasing Impact of Death In Sci-fi · · Score: 1

    That works as long as you get your renewal notice in time. Not so well when you think you're cancelled, and get a renewal at the eleventh hour like B5.

  11. Re:Welcome to the real truth on Feds Prep For E-Gov Shutdown · · Score: 1

    That's true. But from what I understand, the Democrats aren't offering up anything for cuts, and are just trying to continue overspending at their current levels. If the media's wrong, I'm open to correction. :)

  12. Re:Welcome to the real truth on Feds Prep For E-Gov Shutdown · · Score: 1

    The Republicans only control the House; the Democrat-controlled Senate isn't exactly being cooperative.

  13. Re:There is honor among thieves on Amazon Named the "Most Reputable Company" · · Score: 2

    Amazon pays for police and fire protection for their warehouses via the property taxes. And it's not their responsibility to pay for the locals' education, it's the parents' responsibility.

  14. Re:Tax junk food on Arizona Governor Proposes Flab Tax · · Score: 1

    I could get a dozen hamburger patties at WalMart for $6, but they'd go bad before I could eat them all. (And dealing with freezing/thawing them increases the costs again.)

    As for the drink, that would require liking tea. :-P

  15. Re:Tax junk food on Arizona Governor Proposes Flab Tax · · Score: 1

    I can go to McDonald's and get two hamburgers and a drink for $3. If I made that at home, that's $2+ for the meat, $1.50 for the drink, plus the cost of charcoal/lighter fluid for the grill.

  16. Re:Tortious? on Hackers Steal Kroger's Customer List · · Score: 1

    Meijer is nice, though while the Target across the street* has a smaller selection, for what it does have it's invariable cheaper.

    *Seriously, three out of the four places I've lived, they had a Target either across the street from or right next to the Meijer. Kinda creepy.

  17. Re:Tortious? on Hackers Steal Kroger's Customer List · · Score: 1

    Why would I do that?

    So you earn the 1-2% your card offers you back on each purchase, that comes at no cost to you if you actually pay your bill each month?

  18. Re:Sprint user here on Google Voice Teams Up With Sprint · · Score: 1

    For someone who's been giving out their Google Voice number from the start, they're probably better off with a separate number. This is more idea for people like, well, me—I'd like to use Google Voice, but I've had the same phone number for over a decade and don't really want to start giving a new number to everybody.

  19. Re:Misleading on Apple's App Store Accepts 'Gay Cure' App · · Score: 2

    But Apple can deny it if they don't agree with the given rating.

  20. Re:An rpg for people who don't like rpg's? on Dragon Age II Released · · Score: 1

    No, all of Mass Effect's dialogue is skippable. On 360, it's X; on PC, I think it's spacebar or escape by default.

  21. Re:Translation for Baldur's Gate fans on Dragon Age II Released · · Score: 1

    No, the DLC quests are not just a tiny activation file—unless 700 MB is suddenly "tiny".

  22. Re:Sigh on UK Schools Consider Searching Pupils' Smartphones · · Score: 1

    18? If only. In the US you need to wait until you're 21. :(

  23. Re:Careful what you wish for on Contents of Leaked HBGary Emails Reveal Wrongdoing · · Score: 1

    They can use it, but they also have to meet a fairly high burden (well, they do if the jury is competent) and show beyond a reasonable doubt that you had anything to do with the bodies.

  24. Re:It's Called 'Experience'! on IT Graduates Not "Well-Trained, Ready-To-Go" · · Score: 2

    In private companies, things are different, because the owner cares of what the heck is going on in his/her company, and would tighten the screws on any management that is not in the actual best interest of the firm. Owners want their companies to last long and not just till the end of the fiscal year.

    You'd think that. From experience: that only holds true as long as the owner isn't trying to sell the company before the end of the fiscal year. :p

  25. Re:Reduced battary life on Quad Core, Thunderbolt In New MacBook Pros · · Score: 1

    I don't know how much is "core" OS optimization, and how much is just driver optimization, but Windows definitely takes a battery performance hit- probably somewhere between half and two-thirds of what I get in OS X.