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  1. Re:Pump up the numbers on Feedly Forces Its Users To Create Google+ Profiles · · Score: 1

    You forget that Reader was not programmed in-house and that the code of Reader was really not built in a way that condoned 'mucking about' very well, as we saw every single time Google 'improved' it with updates.

    They probably couldn't get targeted advert code into Reader itself even though they wanted to, and coupled with the nonsense crybabying from some news companies in the EU, they just decided it wasn't worth the bother anymore (that and I know tons of people who dumped it after one of their updates in 2011 mangled it).

  2. Re:Eggs meet basket. on Stephen Elop Would Pull a Nokia On Microsoft · · Score: 1

    The deselection in the installer only does a few things:

    1) Doesn't install a desktop icon for Sharepoint or its services.

    2) Doesn't install the Sharepoint icon under the Start menu anywhere.

    3) Doesn't create the registry entries pointing to the non-existent icons other than a few in certain keys to denote that the icon was "disabled", but still can be added manually or automatically via 're-installation' at a later time.

    So yes, it still installs it (and this seems to vary from one version of Office to another if it has this behavior) but just doesn't allow you direct access via icon, etc. Sometimes I think this behavior is due to different groups of people writing the installer packages - some groups take the lazy way by just disabling the icons.

  3. Re:Swipe? on Square Is Discontinuing Monthly Pricing On February 1, 2014 · · Score: 1

    The Verifone models are also what quite a few stores use around here as well. I can confirm they are touchy, and "die" often (I think due to customers poking them too hard or something during debit transactions), but they also are all the models where you can swipe a normal card OR "tap" the chip-enabled cards to perform the transaction (which I guess helps our foreign tourists out, as there is only one card & card company here that offers them, so, useless to us locals).

    There's been a few times where that tamper detected error has shown up where it's only been a loosened hex screw on the backplate due to the way those things mount on the swivels - they can eventually work loose over time. It went away if the terminal was shut off, the screw tightened, then the terminal restarted.

  4. Re: forbidden from transferring or open-sourcing? on Blizzard Wins Legal Battle Against WoW Bot Company · · Score: 1

    They have no qualms about dropping the banhammer. They've banned literally hundreds of thousands of accounts for botting, let alone the rest. I am quite sure they can and do detect it. This is just like WoWglider. when they created Warden in response on top of the lawsuit.

  5. Re:Headline is a lie on MIT Develops "Kinect of the Future" · · Score: 1

    I take it you missed the part where that +/- 10 cm was THROUGH A WALL.

  6. Re:Requires root on Battlefield Director: Linux Only Needs One 'Killer' Game To Explode · · Score: 1

    Or just dump it all to something similar to Dropbox or Skydrive, then pull it back - not saying to use those in particular if you don't like their owners or policies, but I think you get the drift.

  7. Remember when RSA was hacked? on NSA Foils Much Internet Encryption · · Score: 1

    They claimed it was "China". Now we know the truth.

    My guess is for most of their easy-mode access, they are actually using a rootkit of some sort to simply pass along whatever they want before any encryption is applied.

  8. Re:hey on China's .cn Domain Servers Suffer DDoS Attack · · Score: 1

    Yes, and also attempts at access to my router's two remote access ports (I disabled remote access from the get-go, fortunately).

    The attempts have all been originating or appearing to originate in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Turkey, and the Ukraine.

  9. You must be rather new to the online experience. Back in my day (pre-BBS), there was some rather degrading and raunchy, vile shit being tossed back and forth between competing university students and faculty. That was back in the dinosaur era. Some of the things such as 'Lemon Party' and whatnot that came out later to be used as a troll, were in my opinion, quite tame in comparison.

    Now it's all just devolved into silly nonsense and race/religion baiting.

  10. Re:How is TPM a security risk? on German Government Warns Windows 8 Is an Unacceptable Security Risk · · Score: 1

    Intel and AMD are both moving the TPM to the die package of the CPU. Unless you have a good microscope and tools able to operate at that kind of scale, good luck cutting the lead.

  11. Re:What? on Ask Slashdot: Best/Newest Hardware Without "Trusted Computing"? · · Score: 2

    Funny thing, I actually have that enabled on a few of my machines that I use for file storage, etc. Makes it easier to monitor/control them (with a few other tools) than what Microsoft offers on the consumer level.

  12. Re:I hate to say it.... BUT.. on SF Airport Officials Make Citizen Arrests of Internet Rideshare Drivers · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's our civic duty to disobey unjust laws. That's one of the very definitions of civil disobedience.

    I am not advocating full scale riots mind you....

  13. Too little, too late. on Judge Rules In Favor of Volkswagen and Silences Scientist · · Score: 5, Informative

    These cars with remote/keyless entry and start are already being stolen, even directly off of dealer lots. The criminals have already figured out what he was going to present, and are using it to their advantage.

  14. Re:Problem is always the same. on 55,000 Sign Twitter Abuse Petition After Jane Austen Campaigner Threats · · Score: 1

    I know the person you are talking about, I also know that person who's boyfriend/fiance was in the hospital. Small world, online.

    I did correlation searches on this woman using metrics like her repeated spelling errors of certain words, and I lost track at exactly 342 accounts that I am about 99% certain are hers, some still active, most were totally banned/suspended. I am sure she has more accounts sitting idle that she can move to when the others finally get canned.

    I do think the woman is literally insane. BTW, if you have a Facebook account, don't be shocked if she has sockpuppet accounts she'll use to bother you on there, as well.

  15. Yeah, he was fined for illegal tax collection. It was basically his own fault though, instead of paying a fee to an accountant to help him sort it all out properly, he just taxed everything.

    This is a big no-no.

  16. Re:Strong reputation? on Several Western Govts. Ban Lenovo Equipment From Sensitive Networks · · Score: 1

    The trick is to file all repair orders through the US site, and never, ever the one in China or the EU. Doesn't matter what continent/country your physical hardware is actually in. I've had to do this a few times when the customer had some machines physically in Canada, some in Mexico, and some in the USA. Placed all repair orders and replacement part orders through the US site, the orders were then passed on to whomever they contract that work out to in those areas.

    Mainly the only time I had to do this was when cement dust literally caked the inside of the computers (cement/gravel/fill production company). There was little that could be done about it, even with air filters and recirculating systems. Laptops were completely replaced every 3 months or so. It's just the nature of some of those things like mining/construction materials - this stuff happens.

  17. Re:Controller on Steve "CyanogenMod" Kondik Contemplates The Death of Root On Android · · Score: 1

    The problem is, end users are not always completely stupid. They start doing it all via script, users will find what scripts, and block them from loading, especially if any proxy servers are involved.

  18. Re:Any Ideas? on Google TV Hackers Open a Shell on the Chromecast; More Hacks To Follow · · Score: 1

    They probably are, considering how easy it's been for rightsholder's groups like the MPAA to dictate if such devices are allowed to be manufactured for sale.

  19. Re:Innovation on Tim Cook May Not Know Why, But Samsung Is Winning in China · · Score: 1

    This. Every Lenovo product I've used so far has been of excellent build quality. I've actually closely examined their motherboards, etc and all chips, etc have been clearly labeled in English (all of the internal ports, etc were also labeled clearly), and were not "off-brand" knockoffs, but actually parts from Samsung, Hynix, etc.

    They didn't even skimp on the CPU/case fans, but used an aftermarket fan instead of the craptastic ones Intel normally provides, and used Masscool fans for the case.

    I have a theory that this is because Lenovo takes the issue of quality/pricing very seriously, especially in areas where it may affect their reputation. They took over the PC business from IBM and seem to have improved upon it, if anything.

  20. Re: are these really massive flops? on Hollywood's Love of Analytics Couldn't Prevent Six Massive Blockbuster Flops · · Score: 1

    Yes, but even movies that rake in a billion or more worldwide are considered "flops" under Hollywood Accounting practices.

    Quite a few of the movies that don't make money or break even, were never expected to. Those movies always have large insurance policies taken out on them to cover any disparities between manufacture and distribution costs vs what they bring in.

  21. Re:So gun websites should be monitored? on When the NSA Shows Up At Your Internet Company · · Score: 1

    Not when you realize that local and state police are ALSO being monitored, just like regular peons, and trusted only a smidgen more, if that.

  22. Re:Foxit Reader? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Automatically Sanitize PDF Email Attachments? · · Score: 2

    Because, ironically enough, the newer versions run embedded Adobe Flash for visual weather maps.

  23. Re:What is this saying? on How Copyright Makes Books and Music Disappear · · Score: 1

    The problem is, there are quite a few publishers who absolutely refuse to print some major titles to e-book format. This would skew the market study heavily.

  24. Re:I recently embraced the New Imperialism on Disney's Titling Problem With Its Star Wars Movies · · Score: 1

    That's the interesting bit. I think that Hussein swapping from the petro-Dollar to the petro-Euro is all the excuse Jr "needed" to go finish the job daddy started.

    Hussein swapped the currency, presto-chango, we're in Iraq less than 4 months later.

  25. Re:not where from, where to? on World of Warcraft Loses 1.3 Million Players in First Quarter of 2013 · · Score: 1

    The average age of gamers was reported to be something like 35 years old. What we have now, is a high-median age for game players, but game developers that are designing games to A) attract the younger generation B) cater to the Facebook crowd.