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  1. Use of the word "device" on iOS 4.3.4 Prevents Hacking and Jailbreaking · · Score: 1

    In other news, pdf's may cause iOS devices to use the word "device" at least five times in a slashdot article.

  2. Just another reason to not use a cell phone on Customer Asks For Itemized Bill, Verizon Tells Her To Get a Subpoena · · Score: 1

    My friends give me a hard time about not owning a cell phone, and yes, it's hard to justify, at least until these gems of corporate malfeasance and fraud present themselves. They wont get a dime of my money. Why subject yourself to fraud? Verizon is quickly completing it's corporate arc and circling the toilet bowl. --edfardos

  3. Global Pressure? on NASA Says 2010 Tied For Warmest Year On Record · · Score: 1

    Is anyone monitoring the global barometric pressure? Everyone who goes to college, including Democrats, typically learns that pressure and temperature are effectively the same thing. Anyone have the stats? preferably overlaid on temperature statistics? --edfardos

  4. Re:capitalists take note on Chinese Intellectual Property Acquisition Tactics Exposed · · Score: 2
    Well said!! End free trade with non-free countries.... or try communism, it's great! Please choose while you still can.

    --edfardos

  5. All your data are belonging to thief! on Intel's Sandy Bridge Processor Has a Kill Switch · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Killing the cpu just means they have to transfer the drive to a new laptop in order to steal all your information? That's one whole extra step! That's innovation. --edfardos

  6. Fantastic stuff! Wish i'd dumped cable earlier! on Finding Independently Produced TV Shows? · · Score: 1
    SciFi is circling the corporate toilet bowl by cost cutting. Normally I'd be bummed, but this thread shows an overwhelming amount of good content which is freely available. I think I'm done paying the corporate no-talent-ass-clowns money for a bad signal with worse programming.

    To the no-talent-corporate-ass-clowns reading this, you might want to put this year's cost-cutting bonus in the bank, because I'm pretty sure it'll be your last.

    --edfardos

  7. Completely insecure on RIP, SunSolve · · Score: 1

    All you need is an 8-digit number to "claim" your support agreement! that's it! Just start making up random numbers if you need support for anything, or more importantly lists of customers, their locations, what they have. It's a marketing goldmine! What an epic failure. Does Oracle do business with the government? Thanks but no thanks. --edfardos

  8. End free trade with non-free countries on Obama Says Offshoring Fears Are Unwarranted · · Score: 1
    Why do we play this economic game and abide by all the free trade rules when our opponents openly cheat and manipulate the market to their own advantage? Simply end free trade with non-free countries. India is obviously in a grey area with widespread corruption, but their people and market forces are somewhat in charge. Communist China? forget it, why even play the game if you know they're going to cheat (manipulate currency, embargo, subsidies, etc)? Yes, the cost of a toaster will go from $10 to $15, but if you don't have a job, you can't even afford the $10 blender.

    --edfardos

  9. Corporate fascism on Google, Apple and Others Accused of 'No Poaching' Deal · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I've been trying to think of ways to describe how capitalism in the United States has degraded to Corporate Fascism. This is a fantastic example of corporate fascism -- something citizens can relate to; and these are just the corporations which got caught....

    -edfardos

  10. Re:Should've kept him on HP Sues Hurd For Joining Oracle · · Score: 1

    HP is incorporated in Delaware, not California.

  11. Attach GPS transmitters to police cars on GPS Tracking Without a Warrant Declared Legal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Since it's legal, what's the cheapest gps transmitter you can make that would attach to a police car. Knowing the location of your law enforcement officers at all times could be a huge public benefit - and now it's totally legal.
    Law enforcement tracking - there's an app for that!
    --edfardos

  12. Learn to speak Chinese on Skills Needed For a Future In IT · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Learn Mandarin or the native language of communist totalitarian countries in which the United States has free trade agreements. It's the new slavery, we'll need people to manage it in our IT environments of the future.

    --edfardos

  13. Rows of portable buildings yet? on Los Angeles Unveils $578 Million Public School · · Score: 1

    Cool, it sounds like the administration offices are done, are the rows of portable buildings in place yet for the students and educators? --edfardos

  14. CEO list sorted by character and capability on HP CEO's Browsing History Used Against Him · · Score: 1

    Carly used to preach "character and capability" dogma BS during her tenure. It's interesting how that CEO list is sorted in order starting with the most character and capability. --edfardos

  15. Re:I tried to buy one yesterday on Dell Drops Ubuntu PCs From Its Website · · Score: 1

    The flow of money is mostly one way also. Things wont change until that is disrupted, and I assure you they are monitoring that flow. That being said, I don't think any of this is relevant while Dell circles the corporate toilet bowl. Thanks for posting the chat - great stuff! --edfardos

  16. It's about money, not cancer. on California To Drop State Rock Over Asbestos Concerns · · Score: 1

    I live in CA, with some of my property on exposed serpentine. I therefore, have to pay extra taxes to California any time I want to dig. The more serpentine, the more money the government receives. These laws are so easy they practically write themselves. Also, it is proposed that the earth's mantle is comprised almost entirely of serpentine (iron/magnesium/silicon), so I suspect these taxes will soon arrive at a county near you. --edfardos

  17. It only works when you travel West on Solar-Powered Ultralight To Try 24-Hour Flight · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing it only works when you launch in the morning and fly west, seeing how you'd get more daylight hours :) --edfardos

  18. Setting people on fire is illegal. on Set Free Your Inner Jedi (Or Pyro) · · Score: 1

    I looked it up.... sorry.

  19. I'm a brewer - the yeast will die on The Race To Beer With 50% Alcohol By Volume · · Score: 1

    The ABV limit is regulated by the yeast's tolerance to alcohol. There are very few strains that could survive and exhibit anerobic respiration at 20%ABV. Even if they did, the bad ethers and esters produced would taste like crap. (or bitter apple, or banana, or cinnamon).

  20. Plantation owners defended their slaves too. on Ballmer Defends Microsoft In China · · Score: 1

    Exploiting the population of communist totalitarianism is the slavery of the new millennium. The cotton plantation owners said the exact same thing when it came to defending their slaves. I hope 200,000 americans don't die as we repeat this cycle of history. Please end free-trade with non-free countries. --edfardos

  21. End free-trade with non-free countries on Google Hacked, May Pull Out of China · · Score: 1

    There is no such thing as "free trade" with a non-free country. The US companies that control the US government want you to believe it's all about free trade and to avoid protectionism. It's not. It's about exploiting slave labor and executive bonuses. The last time this country addressed slave labor issue 200,000 americans lost their lives. --edfardos

  22. Gambling is a tax for the poor... at math on Is Working For the Gambling Industry a Black Mark? · · Score: 1
    I'd work for a legitimate casino that pays taxes and reports income. Indian or other types of casino's are not legitimate businesses. Besides, they can descriminate, so unless you're native american your job will never be secure. It'd raise an eyebrow if I interviewed you.

    --edfardos

  23. End free trade with non-free countries on China Considering Cuts In Rare-Earth Metal Exports · · Score: 1
    When did the USA decide it was okay to support communist china? Why do we have "free trade" agreements with non-free countries? Even my little girl can figure out the problem with that policy. China manipulates their end of our free trade agreements. I think the US should ban the export of US dollars to China -- if China can manipulate the free market, then we should be free to do so as well.

    --coolio

  24. unprecedented bail on Judge Won't Lower $5M Bail For Jailed SF IT Admin · · Score: 1
    "bail is appropriate because, if released, Childs could cause damage to San Francisco's network."

    ...which could have a serious impact on corporate profits...

    make it 10 million.

    --edfardos

  25. End free-trade with non-free countries now on IBM, Other Multinationals "Detaching" From the US · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Simply end free trade with non-free countries. If the US is incapable of this simple concept, then buy Chinese and do everything you can to prop up the Chinese economy and government. The US lifestyle will degrade until we're equal with China. Our only hope is to try to bring the communist standard of living up to what we expect in the USA or any other free country.

    End free trade with non-free countries, or try communism! buy Chinese!

    -edfardos