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  1. Re:Dangerous to mess with ./ crowd on this one on Porn Companies Are Going After GitHub · · Score: 1

    only the left hand?

  2. Prices are rediculous on Box Office 2014: Moviegoing Hits Two-Decade Low · · Score: 1

    just went to see "The Hobbit" yesterday, $20 for a ticket, $18 for a coke (bottle), choc top and m&m's ... assigned seating which i hate .. small screen, geeze from the distance it looks like a 60inch tv

    The cost of a ticket is a big negative for me and everyone i know... imagine taking a family, gonna cost you like $100.

    They dont realise increasing ticket prices doesnt increase sales.. in fact reducing it to say $5-$9 would increase their sales 10 fold

    and i know the licensing fees tak up a majority of the profits (thats why i refuse to go to opening screenings and wait a month, so the cinemas get more $$$)
    refer to http://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-cou...

  3. The TOR Project was well aware of this a while ago on Lizard Squad Targets Tor · · Score: 4, Informative

    As reported by /. http://tech.slashdot.org/story...
    so i believe they are working on a fix.

  4. Re:pirate bay un|blocked on Australia Pushes Ahead With Website Blocking In Piracy Fight · · Score: 1

    thats because TPB was raided and is now down, same with EZtv.it

  5. Aussie FAQ on Amazon Web Services To Build Two New Aussie Data Centers · · Score: 1

    can be found at http://www.muphin.net/aussie_tourism.html

    Q: Will I be able to speek English most places I go? (USA)

  6. Redundant on Scientists Twist Radio Beams To Send Data At 32 Gigabits Per Second · · Score: 1

    from the diagram, it looks to be a directional antennae.
    if you are doing that with radio waves... why not a laser?

  7. Technical Perspective on Treasure Map: NSA, GCHQ Work On Real-Time "Google Earth" Internet Observation · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Ok say they get into every ISP's network...
    how are they going to monitor every device? pings? imagine the traffic overhead for that?
    will the NSA have to pay to be in the "fast-lane"?
    what about Dynamic IP's ? how often will they monitor those changes?

  8. Snail Mail on Turning the Tables On "Phone Tech Support" Scammers · · Score: 1

    Has anyone actually social-engineered them to provide postal details.
    e.g
    me: you want me to install __?
    them: yes plz sir, please download and install!
    me: how about i just send you the money to come and fix it, i take it you're in india.... where should i send the $500 cheque?
    them: please wait wile i talk with my supervisor
    them: sorry we cannot do that, do you have a credit card....
    me: sorry i only have a cheque, i'm a 70 year old retired investment banker... i have no need for a credit card, i can draw up a bank cheque if you like, isnt $500 enough... ok how much do you need, i never deal with my computer so i dont know how much these things cost... $1,500?
    them: ok let me talk to my manager again please
    them: ok, as your computer is majourly infected, it will be very expensive to repair, please send $5,000 to.........
    me: ok, i'll send it tomorrow, thank you.
    them: we will call you once we receive the money, hangs up.
    me: calls interpol with the details.

  9. Two-Factor Authentication on Hackers Behind Biggest-Ever Password Theft Begin Attacks · · Score: 2

    Although annoying i'm glad i have enabled 2-factor on Namecheap, plus my passwords are different from my email...

  10. mmmmm bacon on San Francisco Airport Testing Beacon System For Blind Travelers · · Score: 4, Funny

    am i the only one who thought they were testing a bacon system...

  11. Common Security Practise on Code Spaces Hosting Shutting Down After Attacker Deletes All Data · · Score: 1

    I believe the owner of the EC2 had 1 single account (root account) when he should have setup 2 factor authentication for such an account and then created separate accounts, this would have prevented his issue using the security policies AWS has in place....
    AWS is always targeted and being reliant on a single account for security is negligent.
    So you people out there that use AWS, PLEASE don't use the default account, secure it with 2 factor and then create individual accounts for the services, using security policies to allow communication between each other. - from an AWS certified engineer :)

  12. Re:What? on Kim Dotcom Launches Political Party In New Zealand · · Score: 4, Informative
  13. Re:The games i like on Ask Slashdot: What Games Are You Playing? · · Score: 1

    Yeah i have S.T.A.L.K.E.R aswell :) but just didnt POP for me

  14. The games i like on Ask Slashdot: What Games Are You Playing? · · Score: 1

    - Age of Empires
    - Assassins Creed (1,2.3...)
    - BioShock
    - BorderLands 1 & 2
    - DIshonored
    - Fallout 3
    - Mass Effect 1 - 3
    - Metro Last Light
    - Sleeping Dogs
    - Syndicate
    - Elder Scrolls
    - Tombraider

  15. Dont watch it on US Cord Cutters Getting Snubbed From NBC's Olympic Coverage Online · · Score: 3, Insightful

    i dont watch it, dont care.
    the Athletes are awesome... buts its too political and commercial now.
    and now the Olympics are being limited to certain media outlets....

  16. Re:It won't work on Australian Team Working On Engines Without Piston Rings · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How the ringless piston works:
    In place of the rings, each piston has numerous small, angled grooves, semi-circular at their apex. With the small clearances between them, the movement of the piston creates high-speed eddies -- air pressure working like metal rings to cut leakage and loss during the compression and combustion strokes.

    “That means there’s no metal-to metal contact between the pistons or rotors and their mating cylinders or housings. Virtually no friction means the mechanism needs no lubrication and there’s no wear and tear on major components,” said Trigg.

    There’s an important by-product here, too. Putting an “air cushion” around the periphery of the combustion chamber creates a stratified air-fuel charge – an injection profile that enriches the mixture in the centre of the chamber and leans it up towards the periphery.

  17. Re:Seriously? on US Light Bulb Phase-Out's Next Step Begins Next Month · · Score: 1

    You are free to choose, halogens give off heat :p
    people get in a routine, even if they are inefficient, people buy them cause they know they work.

  18. Re:so does this mean.... on Simulations Back Up Theory That Universe Is a Hologram · · Score: 1

    Does that mean,
    "Dimensions" are alternate simulations, like we do with super computers? parallel processing.

  19. Re:Late to the game... on Final Days For Australia's Analog TV · · Score: 1

    you're saying this on... slashdot...???
    i think geeks know more than the drones out there... if you are here and dont know what Digital TV is... i pitty you

  20. Re:NSA's relationship to AV companies on NSA Infected 50,000 Computer Networks With Malicious Software · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Long answer, no
    no all AV companies are US companies, IE Kaspersky...
    and even if they were some people involved would have leaked the info

  21. Re:Solution on Porn-Surfing Execs Infecting Corporate Networks With Malware · · Score: 1

    Have you EVER tried to get time on execs machine? good luck, let alone removing their access to their network drives... yeah you will be out of a job.. they would say, your our IT you fix it.

  22. Re:false dichotomy in summary on Sweden Is Closing Many Prisons Due to Lack of Prisoners · · Score: 1

    he could have worked there :p

  23. Re:Illegal and Invalid on India's Billion User Biometric Odyssey · · Score: -1, Troll

    when did India get a "Constitution"?

  24. Re:Good luck getting paid on Yahoo To Offer Bug Bounty Rewards Up To $15,000 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    that's counter productive, hiring a full time developer to scour the site for bugs would costs hundreds of thousands, and here we have people with the skill after a small amount. Also if the people doing the pen-testing get fucked over they just release the exploit and move onto a site that appreciates their time

  25. Re:What about customs? on US Shutdown Is Good News For Patent Trolls · · Score: 2

    is that why they took down SilkRoad before the government collapsed?