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  1. Have fun on RDP Proof-of-Concept Exploit Triggers Blue Screen of Death · · Score: 3, Informative
  2. Proving once again on Pay the TSA $100 and Bypass Airport Security · · Score: 1

    It isn't about security and the TSA just sucks.

  3. Re:Hard not to feel bad on LightSquared Satellite Disabled By Last Week's Solar Storm · · Score: 1

    "catastrophe"

    Fuck em, it's a scumbag deal and that's why you posted as AC.

  4. Nail in the coffin on LightSquared Satellite Disabled By Last Week's Solar Storm · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Even God wants you to fail.

    Another thought; since this was a put together deal by a bunch of investors to sell off at a later date, (or so it seems) it reminds me of the late 90's when groups of "investors" were buying up mom and pop dial up ISP's bundled them under the same name then selling them off, they had no intention of doing anything for the customer, the individual accounts were just a body count.
    Lightsquared seems like a similar deal:
    "The legal team now includes Theodore Olson, who helped George W. Bush secure the presidential election win in 2000"
    http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/03/14/lightsquared-gathers-lawyers-goes-to-war/

    Ole Teddy seems like a guy that should be sent to prison for a rectal refit considering the Bush presidency was one of the single worst things to ever happen to this country.

    Republicans urge FCC to allow Lightsquared: Really why? Would this have to do with their having insider knowledge and profiting from it?
    http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/216273-republican-urges-fcc-to-approve-lightsquared

    Congress insider trading:
    http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-11-14/politics/30396448_1_stock-market-market-moving-information-trades

    Scumbags...

  5. Bummer for the iPad owner on Stolen iPad's Reported Location Not Enough To Warrant Search, Say Dutch Police · · Score: 1

    But nice to know that the police are not as invasive as they are in the US, unless of course they were just to busy at the donut shop to follow up on the iPad, or whatever passes for donuts in that part of the World (smoke and a pancake?)

  6. It's illegal on Campaign Urges People To Send MPAA and RIAA Copied Currency · · Score: 1

    To scan money.

  7. I am thankful for Wikipedia on Wikipedia Didn't Kill Brittanica — Encarta Did · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Encarta was crap, Wikipedia is a phenomenal source of information and I routinely donate to support Wikipedia.

  8. Hmmm on 51% of Internet Traffic Is "Non-Human" · · Score: 4, Funny

    "only 49% from people browsing the Internet." I wonder how much of that 49% is porn.

  9. Laugh on Study Confirms the Government Produces the Buggiest Software · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obvious loop hole...
    "and are even paid extra to fix their bugs after creating them."

  10. Re:piffle on Multiword Passwords Secure Or Not? · · Score: 1

    Well use something like nein nein nein, but really? You're forced to use it?

  11. Re:piffle on Multiword Passwords Secure Or Not? · · Score: 1

    In reality a well defined rainbow table would crack that quickly, mine and yours

  12. piffle on Multiword Passwords Secure Or Not? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Just hold down shift and type in your 10 digit phone number.

      (@)%%%!@#$

  13. Nein nein nein on German Law To Make Google Pay For Snippets · · Score: 2

    Achtung!!! this is a bad idea, copyright law is out of hand.

  14. A couple of things on Can Microsoft Afford To Lose With Windows 8? · · Score: 1

    Microsoft OS's tend to skip version in that WinXP was/is useful, Vista crap, Win7 good, WIn8 is just WIn7 with tweaks and a really bad metro interface especially if you're using it on a desktop.
    If you look backwards you will see the "skips a generation" works as well.
    So win8 is forgettable, it isn't a new OS at it's core and the tablet GUI is so...meh, Apple is just too far ahead on the design of tablet interfaces nd they have captured the psyche of the average punter.

    I'll be using Win7 for the next 10 years just like I did XP.

    I won't be going past Snow Leopard on my Mac's and I still use Ubuntu 10.

  15. I've got a better plan on Solving Climate Change By Bioengineering Humans? · · Score: 1

    Less humans.

  16. Re:That's odd on USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage · · Score: 1

    The only way you will remember this in the fall is if it actually happens, hopefully it won't because that means people get hurt.

    One other thing, it may not be the Iranians that start something there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident
    Like all crimes simple look for the ones that profit or get what they were after.

  17. Re:Story is wrong: on USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or an Italian Captain.

  18. Re:That's odd on USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage · · Score: 1

    Personally I hope I'm wrong, don't want anyone getting hurt.

  19. Re:That's odd on USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It doesn't have to be destroyed.

    this is all it took for Vietnam.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

  20. Re:That's odd on USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait... there's already a ""Enterprise false flag"" conspiracy theory?

  21. That's odd on USS Enterprise Takes Its Final Voyage · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Final voyage to the Middle East for an old hard to maintain ship, one wonders if something will befall the ship while there since it is apparently "expendable".

  22. Re:Apple in this year. on Apple To Add 3600 Jobs At New $304 Million Campus In Austin · · Score: 1

    They haven't made a "spectacular product" yet, you must have a low "spectacular" threshold

  23. Laugh on Apple To Add 3600 Jobs At New $304 Million Campus In Austin · · Score: 2

    all your customer device huge are belong to us

  24. From where I sit on Bing Now Nearly As Good As Google — Says Microsoft · · Score: 2

    Google still offers results relevant to my original search query, Bing does as well but usual far lower down in the results.

    As for "Duckduckgo" I approach privacy in an entirely different manner, in other words I don't leave ti to someone to guarantee my privacy, and consider the aforementioned search engine to be disingenuous in claiming a privacy oriented search engine.

  25. Re:Except what will really happen on T-Mobile Exec Calls For End To Cell Phone Subsidies · · Score: 1

    I have considered that but the problem is the majority of my phone use is data not calls, and talking over a phone for more than a minute or so is odd behavior to me.
    Data on the other makes sense.