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  1. So because Mozilla's security model is flawed on Apple, Microsoft, Google Attacked For Evil Plugins · · Score: 1

    It is the fault of others for exploiting it?

    Now, I am not saying Apple/Google/MS are in the right here, but Mozilla shouldn't allow just anyone to install extensions.

    How about they fix their exploits instead of pointing fingers.

  2. Whenever I have something delivered on Which Shipping Company Is Kindest To Your Packages? · · Score: 1

    I just imagine it is handled with the same care as the opening scene of Ace Ventura.
    DHL is the worst, I had electronics shipped from China and the box came soaked with water. Never have had a good experience with them.

  3. Re:Good! on First Electric Cars Have Power Industry Worried · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Deregulation doesn't matter when you have environmental policies that disallow you from building new power plants.

  4. Re:Been running a dev build for a few weeks now on Apple iOS 4.2 Hands-On · · Score: 1

    Of course they just close as they did in 3.x - if they haven't been properly upgraded to iOS 4 and implement Multitasking as they should (Which the App writer can opt out of) - they will relaunch when you go back to them.

  5. Re:Except when they are wrong. on Debt Collectors Using Facebook To Embarrass Those Who Owe · · Score: 1

    I have a friend that had something worse happen. Someone with the same name as him stole some golf clubs, had charges pressed, etc. The debt was sold to a collection agency.

    The collection agency, of course, didn't do their homework and submitted the information to EVERYONE in the area that shared the same name (fairly common name) - so a good 10 people.

    Yes, they messed up the credit of 10 people because they were lazy.

    So, he has had to jump through hoops to get his credit fixed, because of some lazy jackhole.

  6. Re:School to Corporate Prep on Shadow Scholar Details Student Cheating · · Score: 1

    Yes yes - the evil corporations - we all know the government is filled with truth telling citizens!

  7. Re:Sounds like hype. on 'Smart' Vending Machines Triple Sales · · Score: 1

    Ding. It is something new to try out - people will throw $2 into a machine to see something cool. I'd expect sales to level out in due time.

  8. Re:Yes on Did Microsoft Alter Windows Sales Figures? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well look at it this way - they aren't fudging their balance sheets as bad as the US Government

  9. Re:Once again proving... on Malicious Websites Can Initiate Skype Calls On iOS · · Score: -1

    I really fail to see how it is Apples fault that a third part App does something.

  10. Re:You can't have their email address on Google Challenges Facebook Over User Address Books · · Score: 4, Informative

    You are totally missing the point. If your brother has your email address and uses GMail. He logs into Facebook and does the "Find people I know using Google Mail" - Facebook then has your address.

  11. Re:So they sell it, make a buck, then take it? on Microsoft Outlines Windows Phone 7 Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    Not quite. If Microsoft is the payment provider, such as Apple is with the App Store, you must go through Apple. Going to the developer is fruitless because the developer doesn't control payments - so they can't issue refunds.

  12. They all agreed to the TOS on Users Sue Google, Facebook, Zynga Over Privacy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So, what are they complaining about? Don't want Facebook to harvest your data - pretty easy problem to solve - DON'T USE FACEBOOK.

    Agree to their TOS? Well what do you have to complain about? No one forces anyone to signup for Facebook or to use Google

    Take some fucking personal responsibility you god damned nitwits.

  13. Re:Good on the Chinese on China Makes World's Fastest Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    I don't really see what company would make the investment - for what? There are plenty of supercomputers in the US already. If they needed to perform some processing, they would leverage those existing investments for a lot less than what building their own would cost - or they would use the chinese one because it is the "fastest" for the time being. There is little incentive to "build one because the chinese have a faster one" in the commerical market.

  14. Re:Good on the Chinese on China Makes World's Fastest Supercomputer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah, lets borrow more money from the Chinese Government so we can build a useless supercomputer to outdo them - just to say we did it! Thanks, grandkids!

  15. Re:Clueless on Pay Or Else, News Site Threatens · · Score: 1

    Sucks for her, I charge $5000/page to read blogs. I should send her a bill.

  16. Re:In my experience, don't. on Recommendations For Home Virtualization? · · Score: 1

    I absolutely use VMs to increase my performance. It allows me to develop on my laptop, have two VMs running doing server tasks - anywhere at anytime, a connection or none. I can be writing iPhone/Android code on OS X - be developing my server component in Windows on a 2008 VM and using a SQL Server VM to store the data, just like my production environment.

    Hogwash.

  17. Re:Uh.. on Firefighters Let House Burn Because Owner Didn't Pay Fee · · Score: 1

    If they can't pay $75, I doubt they can pay $7,500...

  18. I just look at it as voluntary sterilization on Laptop Heat May Cause 'Toasted Skin Syndrome' · · Score: 1

    My woman can save $50 a month on birth control thanks to my laptop!

  19. Re:Better test! on Take This GUI and Shove It · · Score: 1

    Any well written admin GUI should have logging anyway.

    Being someone that uses SharePoint daily, I'll tip the hat to MS that at least the GUI uses/does everything based upon the API that you'd use from the CLI.

  20. I would take a wild guess that on Privacy Option Proposed To Control Behavioral Ads · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The ones that let you opt our aren't the ones you need to worry most about...

  21. Re:Corporations should have zero Free Speech on 'The Laws Are Written By Lobbyists,' Says Google's Schmidt · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If Gates had been lobbying before the IE lawsuits the way he is now, he wouldn't have had the problems he had. If he had been buying off congress like a good corporation does, he would have been just fine. They lobby because it is protection.

  22. Good thing Obama said he'd ban them on 'The Laws Are Written By Lobbyists,' Says Google's Schmidt · · Score: 1

    In his administration. Look how long that lasted...

    The system is just clearly broken, thanks to both parties (Which in reality is just one big party). But this is nothing new, this is as old as our country. Hell, anti-monopoly laws, were written and designed by the largest businesses in the country themselves. It is buying protection, that is it. "Hey, here is some money to run again for congress, lets work on this law together. On yeah, it just may benefit me and block my competition"

    When typically 95% of incumbent are reelected with ease, we have a problem.

  23. Re:Lowest bidder on Army DNS ROOT Server Down For 18+ Hours · · Score: 1

    Lowest bidder does not equate getting the contracting job. Not in this day and age.

  24. Re:What's That? on Many Top iPhone Apps Collect Unique Device ID · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well you are certainly full of it. Apple gives back their portion of refunds as well. They hold the option to NOT do that though.

  25. Re:Recommended alternatives? on Many Top iPhone Apps Collect Unique Device ID · · Score: 1

    You could provision your own GUID and store it in the Keychain. Keychain is restored to the devices upon a restore operation (even device to device).

    I see nothing wrong with collecting UDID's, we do so to identify devices with APNS.

    Just FUDD.