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  1. Hide userid - seems like a good idea on Strong Passwords Not As Good As You Think · · Score: 1

    Like the paper says userids aren't secrets but non-secret userids make spam easier. Many companies use initial + last name as the user id: eg jsmith. If they also added a random 4 digit number: eg jsmith1234. It would make guessing userids harder for spam. And make unauthorized login attempts harder.

  2. Re:where is the report? on Analyst, 15, Creates Storm After Trashing Twitter · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I am far from a British teenager but it sounds like it was written by an adult playing a teenager.
    Also, aren't there polls/surveys to get more quantitative info on teenager media use?
    They hardly need one teenager's anecdotal report.

  3. The "new windowing system" doesn't have to do much on Google Announces Chrome OS, For Release Mid-2010 · · Score: 1

    .... it just needs to do the things a browser needs which means: fonts and the [input] tag.
    That's it!

  4. Re:Canada eh! on Incandescent Bulbs Return To the Cutting Edge · · Score: 1

    Well, not 100%. In the 4 months of non-winter the heat is wasted.

  5. Re:sloppy engineering on Seattle Data Center Outage Disrupts E-Commerce · · Score: 1

    I guess your point is that it is PDT time now.

  6. Better immune system? on The Incredible Shrinking Genome · · Score: 1

    I suppose this could be because mammals have developed a better immune system that stops DNA insertions. Once the insertions stop of course then number will decrease as they are naturally cleanup up -- just as they are cleaned up in other animals.

    But don't worry something will come along that will figure out how to do DNA insertions in mammals eventually.

  7. Wow, an acronym explained on Kaminsky On DNS Bugs a Year Later and DNSSEC · · Score: 1

    Wow an acronym explained was explained in a slashdot story posting... "DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions)". Oh, the DNS part wasn't :)
    Yeah, I know its a very common acronym.

  8. to get ready to move on NASA Sticking To Imperial Units For Shuttle Replacement · · Score: 1

    They should make all their drawing/code unit independent. Use "inches" instead of ticks for inches, etc. Always have the units present. Then when its time to switch its easier. Also they can switch sizes they are whole numbers in metric.

  9. drug dealers have switched on NASA Sticking To Imperial Units For Shuttle Replacement · · Score: 1

    drug dealers generally sell cocaine by the gram and pot by the ounce.

  10. Re:Paying to spend money... on Canada Telecoms Launch Mobile Payment Service · · Score: 1

    I agree. I won't be using this service unless I really have to.

  11. Re:mobile is where it's at on Canada Telecoms Launch Mobile Payment Service · · Score: 1

    Yes, because "pounds" will be replaced by "kilos".

  12. "Up" on Inflatable Tower Could Climb To the Edge of Space · · Score: 0

    Somebody saw the movie "Up" this weekend.

  13. Re:Why a secret ballot? on Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC · · Score: 1

    Actually, that might make coding it easier.
    Then you just have a hash:

          vote{SSN} = candidate

  14. Re:There is a curious lack of small DNSSEC resolve on ICANN and NIST Announce Plans To Sign the DNS Root · · Score: 1

    Unbound is included in Fedora 10.
    So "yum install unbound" gets it.

  15. Re:DES on Cybercriminals Refine ATM Data-Sniffing Software · · Score: 1

    You'd think the "cybercriminals" would be more security-aware and use a better encryption algo.

  16. Re:The Best Thing To Do on Triangular Buttons Make On-Screen Keyboards More Usable · · Score: 1

    On a virtual keyboard...
    key should be normally lowercase and when capslock is no they should be displayed UPPERCASE.

  17. kids are masters at losing things on Making a Child Locating System · · Score: 1

    I have a kid and everything that he takes to school eventually gets lost. So far this school year its been 3 insulated lunch bags. I am glad it wasn't 3 cell phones or GPS trackers.

  18. fall out on New HDMI 1.4 Spec Set To Confuse · · Score: 1

    Will the new plugs fall out as easily (as the old ones)?!

  19. retail store on New Mac Clone Maker 'Quo' To Open Retail Store · · Score: 2, Funny

    Something about "retail store" sounds redundant to me.

  20. Re:Do they fingerprint everyone?! on Cancer Patient Held At Airport For Missing Fingerprints · · Score: 1

    So the insane security probably costs the US lots of money because of the fewer passengers who come thru.

  21. Do they fingerprint everyone?! on Cancer Patient Held At Airport For Missing Fingerprints · · Score: 1

    ... entering the country. What nonsense!

  22. Re:B.I.N.G.? on Microsoft Rebrands Live Search As "Bing" · · Score: 1

    LOL

  23. Re:Not surprising on Survey Finds Airport Wi-Fi More Important Than Food · · Score: 1

    Good question. Or do half your packets
    to to him and half of his go to your PC!?

  24. Re:bar set pretty high on Windows 7 Sets Direction of Low-Power CPU Market · · Score: 1

    And why did humans use horses?

    I would imagine its because they are the size that fits people. If a horse was too small it could not be ridden. Too big and it would be too hard to manage. So the thing is based on the size of people.

  25. compute farm on What to Do With a $99 Wall Wart Linux Server · · Score: 1

    Sorry if this was mentioned in the article...
    It would be nifty to get a bunch and hook them up as cheap compute farm.