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  1. Re:Seems like system failures on Super Bowl Blackout Caused By Defective Protective Relay · · Score: 1

    So you care not for data losses you were working on then. :( Are you sure all UPSes do that? I know one of mine did because it was very old.

  2. Re:Seems like system failures on Super Bowl Blackout Caused By Defective Protective Relay · · Score: 1

    So what happens when you have a power outage? :P

  3. Re:Never Upgrade Immediately on iOS 6.1 Leads To Battery Life Drain, Overheating For iPhone Users · · Score: 1

    My dad/father/pa still uses iOS 5.

  4. Re:Are there non-malicious uses? on New Adobe Flash Vulnerabilities Being Actively Exploited On Windows and OS X · · Score: 1

    Ugh, and old Windows' Paint to send as big bloated BMP images. :(

  5. Re:Do not enter your real name on a social network on Facebook's Graph Search: Kiss Your Privacy Goodbye · · Score: 1

    I did that a few years ago, but got kicked off after three weeks because of it. Hence, why I refuse to it, Google+, etc.

  6. Re:You don't say? on Rich Countries Suffer Less Malware, Says Microsoft Study · · Score: 1

    What about family members?

  7. Re:This is why the equipment should be heterogeneo on Intel Gigabit NIC Packet of Death · · Score: 1

    Also, cheaper with older ones. I also don't buy the latest stuff. I want the stable anc cheap ones. Also, older stuff have issues worked out and known. I stopped being in first in line unless I get paid to use and test. :P

  8. Re:Quick, someone trademark the term "Time Machine on Games Workshop Bullies Author Over Use of the Words 'Space Marine' · · Score: 1

    Doesn't Apple have this name for its backup software? :P

  9. Re:Do Not Want on Experience the New Slashdot Mobile Site · · Score: 1

    What about the one ring? :P

  10. Re:Who knows, I'm not a lawyer... on Piriform Asks BleachBit To Remove Winapp2.ini Importer · · Score: 1

    Why are you getting baby birds?

  11. Re:Pay? on The Top Paying Tech Companies For Interns · · Score: 1

    Sexually type? ;)

  12. Re:Go Niners! on How the Super Bowl Will Reach US Submarines · · Score: 1

    It is not looking good right now! :(

  13. What about the commercials? on Wolfram Alpha Number-Crunches the Super Bowl · · Score: 1

    Let's analyze those. :P

  14. Re:Wow on Internet-Deprived Kids Turning To 'McLibraries' · · Score: 1

    And how are you today?

  15. Re:Microsoft controls compoter booting on UEFI Secure Boot Pre-Bootloader Rewritten To Boot All Linux Versions · · Score: 1

    I have never heard that one before from the talking mobos.

  16. Re:it took me 3 years to get earthlink to fix my d on Ask Slashdot: How Long Do We Give an Online Service To Fix Issues? · · Score: 1

    You're lucky. I have to use dial-up modem on crappy copper phone lines. It only goes about 3 KB/sec even on 56k modems (only connects at 28800). :(

  17. Re:Microsoft controls compoter booting on UEFI Secure Boot Pre-Bootloader Rewritten To Boot All Linux Versions · · Score: 1

    I prefer talking motherbords. I remember I had my DFI P2XBL motherboard (Revision A; 440BX) with my Pentium 2 CPU. I remember my mobo. didn't boot up and told me "CPU error". :O

  18. Re:Safari and Firefox on Twitter #Hacked · · Score: 1

    I read Twitter in my web browsers. I don't own a mobile phone. :P

  19. Re:Leave a fax machine plugged in during the day. on FTC Gets 744 New Ideas On How To Hang Up On Robocallers · · Score: 1

    Or a Fax modem. However,you will get Fax spams once in a while. :(

  20. It doesn't have to be Google Fiber. It is anyone to match the services. For me, I only have cable option for affordable broadband. No DSL (20K ft. to CO) and fiber. I had to use dial-up (3 KB/sec with lots of line noises even on 56k modems) yesterday morning due to a ten hours most of the city outage! :(

  21. Re:Off to a questionable start on DARPA Seeks To Secure Data With Electronics That Dissolve On Command · · Score: 1

    To me, those new big HDTVs aren't even that cheap. I also hate changing and upgrading so often.

  22. Re:DRM = NO SALE on Feedback On Simcity Gets User Banned From EA Forums · · Score: 1

    Ditto. I also beta tested RA3. I did not like the game as well! C&C4 was awful. :( Frak gaming these days (also no time and energy).

  23. Re:DRM = NO SALE on Feedback On Simcity Gets User Banned From EA Forums · · Score: 1

    Ditto. I refuse to buy and use stuff that require DRM. No thanks. That's OK since I have no time thse days like gaming. :(

  24. Re:Off to a questionable start on DARPA Seeks To Secure Data With Electronics That Dissolve On Command · · Score: 1

    Ditto with the newer stuff. Old stuff like CRT TVs, VCRs, etc. do last a long time. I still have and use them!

  25. Re:Made in China. on 58,000 Security Camera Systems Critically Vulnerable To Attackers · · Score: 1

    It is 127.0.0.1.