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  1. Re:iPhone phishing on Mobile Users More Vulnerable To Phishing Attacks · · Score: 1

    To see the full source (including headers) of an email in GMail, click on the arrow on the right of reply then "Show Original".
    I also don't see any way to do this in GMail for Android or even the GMail mobile website.

  2. Re:How does this happen? on NASA Names Best & Worst Sci-Fi Movies of All Time · · Score: 1

    And Le Wrath di Khan from the same show.

  3. Re:Oh really? on AVG 2011 Update Causes Widespread Problems For 64-Bit Windows · · Score: 1

    Nope. "Additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page".
    I've only run into one site that REQUIRED Adobe Reader to do anything rather than letting me open it outside the browser in Foxit.

  4. Re:Private Certificate Authority on SSL Certificates For Intranet Sites? · · Score: 1

    My university had a login landing page with a self-signed certificate. They included a link that installed their CA certificate in whatever browser you were using.

  5. Re:Oracle is Evil, C# Java on Apache Declares War On Oracle Over Java · · Score: 1

    C# has unsigned data types. The lacks of which has always bugged me about Java.

  6. Re:There is still long way to go on The Android Invasion Cometh; Is Resistance Futile? · · Score: 1

    Wait, what? Looking at the Android GIT repo, HTC is the only vendor that has device-specific configuration files publicly available. I'm not sure about the kernel source for their SoCs.

  7. Re:Yeah it's crap. on Google Instant Announced · · Score: 1

    I'm using a netbook with a 1024x600 screen and Firefox with bookmark toolbar enabled. I don't feel like I'm being "locked out of the web". And Slashdot with scripting enabled is definitely in the running for the slowest site I visit.

  8. Re:More anti-3D trolling on The Joke Known As 3D TV · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I can still eat with someone who orders an upsized fast food meal even if I order a regular meal.
    I can't watch a movie with someone who wants to see it in 3D.

  9. Re:Huh? on Motorola Says eFuse Doesn't Permanently Brick Phones · · Score: 3, Informative

    If it works like it does on the Xbox 360, signed system images will check how many eFuses have been blown and refuse to boot if it's more than what it's expecting. During an update, an eFuse will blown to prevent downgrading to a previous system image that may have some sort of vulnerability. "Vulnerability" in this case likely meaning something that lets you get root access.
    The eFuses are in the CPU so it's not like you can just bridge something with a wire.
    NOTE: I'm not entirely sure of the specifics with the 360, I think it may be more complicated than simply the number of eFused blown.

  10. Re:Will it support 64-bit? on Mozilla's New JavaScript Engine Coming September 1 · · Score: 1

    Seeing as how it's not listed on the benchmark page, I doubt it.
    And Apple Nitro without JIT is almost as good as Tracemonkey with JIT.

  11. Re:Early Termination Fee on Verizon Charged Marine's Widow an Early Termination Fee · · Score: 1

    First, the smartphone plan is $50 (at least around here). Second, it's only 2G right now. Third, they'll apparently flash some phones in some areas (not around here), but won't support data access on those (at least according to their website).

  12. Re:Early Termination Fee on Verizon Charged Marine's Widow an Early Termination Fee · · Score: 1

    Actually I believe the only thing missing on the Blackberry is BES. All of their other phones are locked down, though.
    But they force you to buy their $300 version rather than buying a used Sprint one.

  13. Why not just use a Linux distribution? on MorphOS 2.5 Released, Supports More Old Macs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's free and probably works with more programs.

  14. Re:Stupid comparison on Mixed Reception To AT&T's New Data Pricing Scheme · · Score: 1

    No, there are several services that give you HD streams if you have enough bandwidth: Netflix, Zune streaming on the Xbox, ABC.com. You also have YouTube, Vimeo, and the like.

  15. Re:Really? on Facebook Throws Privacy Advocates a Bone · · Score: 1

    As far as I can tell, this is just speculation on the part of the article author. I don't see any mention of privacy on the Facebook blog post. I didn't hear anything about privacy when I first heard this story on NPR yesterday either.

  16. Re:Fake AV installs on piratebay! on Fake Antivirus Peddlers Outpacing Real AV Firms · · Score: 3, Informative

    They simply exploit a vulnerability in your browser or plugins. I've encountered one that tries to install something using Java, presumably just requiring a user to click OK to infect them. That's something that seems like it could be done accidentally. I wouldn't be surprised if it were trying to exploit some vulnerability that would auto-install the malware on older versions of Java. They probably use exploits in Flash as well. The plugins have the advantage of not being run in the IE sandbox that's used by default on Vista/7.

  17. Re:Trendnet TEW-652BRP on Open Source Router To Replace WRT54GL? · · Score: 1

    Be careful with this. I bought it, only to get v2 hardware that will never be supported by OpenWRT/DD-WRT/etc as it uses a RaLink chipset with closed-source wireless drivers. The version is listed on the outside of the box, if you can find one in a physical store. But you should assume you'll get the incompatible version if you buy it new online.
    Too bad as it would've been perfect for the price. Any other routers like this that can still run the big Linux firmware projects?

  18. Re:Throw their weight around on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 1

    But it was right after that episode that they made every episode of the show available to stream on their website.

  19. Re:Mix-up: they already had depicted him before... on Extremists Warn South Park Creators Over Muhammad In a Bear Suit · · Score: 1

    They actually mentioned the Super Best Friends episode in "200", so I went back and watched it on their website. Still not censored.

  20. Re:Reply on Can Ubuntu Save Online Banking? · · Score: 2, Informative

    No, they'll still be unencrypted. DNSSEC just signs the data so you know it hasn't been tampered with.

  21. But Facebook lets you block App stories on Facebook Goes After Greasemonkey Script Developer · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can hide all news feed posts from a certain application without using any addons. I don't see why they would be against this. I half-expected the "going after" him in the headline was to offer him a job before reading the summary.

  22. Re:But.. on How the TSA Plans On Inspecting Your Monkey · · Score: 1

    No, but they will shock the monkey. They carry tasers, right?

  23. Re:Why the need of an addy? on FCC Asks You To Test Your Broadband Speeds · · Score: 1

    IIRC, my hostname on AT&T U-Verse used to contain the VRAD number (can be used to narrow a location to within 3000 feet) in addition to obvious abbreviations for the city and state. It appears now they removed the VRAD number and blocked it from responding to a traceroute.
    All of the geolocation services I've tested return a location at least one city away, although whatever Google uses for local search results comes the closest.

  24. Re:Emi on EMI Cannot Unbundle Pink Floyd Songs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I was just listening to Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater yesterday. Although I guess that was made 11 years ago.
    The Dreamer's Paradox by JT Bruce fits together pretty well as well.

  25. Re:As long as they don't use GVoice Tech. on YouTube Makes Captioning Available To All · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't say the transcripts have been 99% accurate word for word for me, but I can almost always get the meaning. The one exception being a friend with a speech impediment.
    The YouTube transcripts are pretty much useless from what I can tell.