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  1. Re:That's modern capitalism on Lots Of People Really Want Slideout-Keyboard Phones: Where Are They? · · Score: 1

    i was quoting Robocop 2

  2. Miss my HTC MyTouch 4G Slide on Lots Of People Really Want Slideout-Keyboard Phones: Where Are They? · · Score: 1
  3. Re:That's modern capitalism on Lots Of People Really Want Slideout-Keyboard Phones: Where Are They? · · Score: 1

    "Anyone can buy OCP stock. What's more democratic than that?"

  4. Would this make life good again? on Lots Of People Really Want Slideout-Keyboard Phones: Where Are They? · · Score: 1
  5. single password + prefix on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Manage Your Passwords? · · Score: 1

    I picked one robust password, and then I add a prefix to the front that relates to the site or service it is for. For instance, for Google it would be go************, where ************ is the common portion.

  6. Not just limited to textbooks... on Art School's Expensive Art History Textbook Contains No Actual Art · · Score: 2
  7. The Cloud? on Ask Slashdot: Simple Way To Backup 24TB of Data Onto USB HDDs ? · · Score: 1

    Just put it in the cloud... *rimshot*

  8. Equipment shortages and outsourcing delays? on After Recent US Storms, Why Are Millions Still Without Power? · · Score: 1

    Can anyone tell me if equipment (transformers, etc.) not being manufactured in the U.S. contributed to the delay of power restoration at all? If not, could this be a factor in a larger-scale outage?

  9. Re:Don't do personal stuff requiring privacy at wo on Ask Slashdot: What's Your Take On HTTPS Snooping? · · Score: 1

    Or remote into a home machine

  10. Re:Yes, there is. on Meebo Discontinuing All Services Except for Meebo Bar · · Score: 1

    Yeah I found meebo for Android sucked and switched to Imo.im post-haste.

  11. GoodSync on Ask Slashdot: Syncing Files With Remote Server While On the Road? · · Score: 1

    If you're looking for a turnkey little utility to do the job, check out GoodSync. http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/how-to-set-up-a-file-syncing-dropbox-clone-you-control/ It is configurable with any server that has SFTP or FTPS accesss. It also works with a bunch of other cloud services, but I think this tutorial is more in line with what you want to do. The key is that it detects when new files appear in the source directory and triggers a new upload. I've since chucked Dropbox in favor of this.

  12. Re:What do you mean, "now" starting? on Programming — Now Starting In Elementary School · · Score: 1

    What state? We had Commodore PETs in 3rd grade in 1983. Granted it was part of a 'Gifted and Talented' program and not my regular class curriculum. We programmed in BASIC.

  13. Under the hood on Icons That Don't Make Sense Anymore · · Score: 1

    BTW... Thanks to Obama's bailout of the auto industry, wrenches and gears are still made use of 'under the hood' in more than a figurative sense... and it's still quite lucrative to do so.

  14. Double-reverse-getoffmylawn-irony on Icons That Don't Make Sense Anymore · · Score: 2

    In a case of double-reverse-getoffmylawn-irony, the author is apparently too old to understand that Instagram icon is capitalizing on the very real nostalgia by hipster twenty-somethings for Polaroid cameras. This kind of retro-enthusiasm is very selective though. Recently I had a friend chastise another friend on why he would have an interest in vintage computers. Later that day, when visiting said friend's abode, I discovered an Atari 2600 configured with a SynthCart that allowed him to manipulate it as a retro-new-wave electronic instrument.

  15. MISSTER POTATA-HEAD! MISSSSTER POTATA-HEAD!!!!!!! on Privacy Advocates Protest FBI Warning of 'Going Dark' In Online Era · · Score: 0

    Come on you know the lines...

  16. In 2001, my late friend (who would later succumb to complications of his diabetes) and I were attacked on the street by thugs. They tried to rip his insulin pump from his body, thinking it was a pager, as he begged "I need that to live!" It's great now to see that we have thugs in our own government doing the same thing. He must be rolling over in his grave. Part of me is almost glad he doesn't have to be here to see the insanity that we now regard as the 'new normal'.

  17. GoodSync on Ask Slashdot: It's World Backup Day; How Do You Back Up? · · Score: 1

    I cannot praise this versatile little free* program more. I have given up on personal RAID. I can't afford RAID 5, which is the only RAID I might feel assurance from. I started playing with the original consumer Promise cards and dealt with the headaches. Even the Medea RAID 5 units I used at work became a hassle. I learned the hard way not to trust these plug-and-play RAID 1 units offered by LaCie and the like. I had one where the controller circuitry failed, but both internal drives (and ostensibly the data on them) were intact... But they were housed in an proprietary format, so I had no way to get the data off even if i pulled the drives out. I sent it back to LaCie and even though they noted that it was just the controller they replaced, they still nicely formatted the volume, destroying all data. I have since taken too keeping two physical drives of the same size in separate enclosures and have them incrementally update one to the other nightly. The app I use to do this is GoodSync (Win/Mac). It's really low-profile/low-overhead and very configurable. My nightly updates are just a simple A->B incremental job. But I also have a job that connects to my colo server via SFTP as a midpoint, effectively allowing me to run my own Dropbox-style file locker. For this it has the ability to handshake with the server whenever any file changes in the specified local folder. I then run the client on multiple machines. Additionally it has ability to work with commercial cloud services, such as Azure and Amazon, but I haven't tried those. *There is a pay-version, but I haven't found anything yet that I couldn't do with the free version.

  18. harassment on Senators Ask Feds To Probe Facebook Log-in Requests · · Score: 2

    this is blatant harassment, worthy of a lawsuit, if not criminal charges. they couldn't ask you to undress during the interview... why this?

  19. Costanza Wallet on Will Mobile Wallets Replace Their Traditional Counterparts? · · Score: 1

    Even in the digital world, I'm sure I'll still manage to have one...

  20. Re:Cellular Service on Ask Slashdot: Best Tablet For Running a Real GNU/Linux Distribution? · · Score: 1

    And the 3G is operable under Linux?

  21. Cellular Service on Ask Slashdot: Best Tablet For Running a Real GNU/Linux Distribution? · · Score: 1

    Here's the big question... Are there any tablets where you can run Linux and use it on 3G or 4G cellular?

  22. Ohphuckus!! on Stars Remain In Their Usual Places; People Panic · · Score: 0

    Ohphuckus!!

  23. One strong password with a prefix on Best Tool For Remembering Passwords? · · Score: 1

    I have taken to chosing one really strong password that I use for everything. But I add a two-character prefix to each one that corresponds to what the site/service/application is... For instance, let's say my base password is 4n4lr4p3! That means my login for Slashdot is really sd4n4lr4p3! ...and my login for Google is go4n4lr4p3!

  24. impatience on Auto Safety Tech May Encourage Dangerous Driving · · Score: 1

    i know that better handling and smoother ride definitely makes me a more 'impatient' driver. i've caught myself riding the ass of someone driving an '89 sundance and cursing them for going so slow until I remember how tenuous it felt to go more than 62mph back when that was my car...

  25. laptop on the treadmill on How Do Geeks Exercise? · · Score: 1

    the thing that kept me from straying from my exercise routine was to get a cross-training treadmill with a suitable bookholder that could hold a laptop. i put a piece of foam to cushion it to keep the vibrations from interrupting the hard drive. if it wasn't for this, i would be way to bored to stick to my regimen. don't use your shiny new macbook pro tho. foam or not, i wouldn't advise using any laptop that you really care about. i typically have a really old skinny vaio at any given time that i use for this purpose. i use it till it craps out and have had to replace the hard drive periodically. but the entertainment value has been worth it. i took about 30 lbs. off this year.