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  1. Re:So do something about it. on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 1

    That's just avoiding the problem. We should all fly less for environmental reasons, but the TSA is a symptom of fear and control culture. It must be met head on where efficient (scientific studies, better foreign policies, literary inspirational works etc).

  2. Re:An important lesson on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 1

    This is objectively wrong, pick up ANY history book and read for yourself. Also, oppressive =! Totalitarian.

    Your point is valid but it is completely lost when you allow yourself to support with arguments from lala-land.

  3. Re:My answer on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 1

    But standing up to oppose will usually just delay the flight further as the TSA "investigates" the "potential threat".

    Speaking as a "potential threat" on more than one occasion.

    The fight should be fought on a different, legislative arena. You won't get anywhere by arguing with the extremely deluded TSA staff (they actually believe that shit).

  4. Re:Only to USians. on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 1

    Conversely, most Americans I've met state they've often said they're from Canada when they travel.

    But that probably just strengthens your point. 'American' means a whole lot more than where you're from. Which is too bad, because I think most people are decent people, terrorists or not.

  5. Re:My answer on Fighting TSA Harassment of Disabled Travelers · · Score: 1

    In common tongue, perhaps. But if you read history (both before and after independence) America typically refers to the continent, in which USA is the greatest nation.

    This justifies a sigh, shake your head in disappointment and mutter "laymen" or "commoners". Tsk tsk.

    But of course, everyone knows where 'Americans' are from. But not if you ask them to go back to where they came from. We should just have called it New India, like we agreed to.

  6. Re:Already is regulated on Ask Slashdot: Should Bitcoin Be Regulated? · · Score: 1

    But as long as the mining yield > electricity bill+tax you're out on top, no?

    The reason people check it out, it's because it's potential extra income by robot labour. Free money!

  7. Re:We blaclist him too... on Is Eccentric Sven Olaf Kamphius To Blame For Spamhaus DDoS? · · Score: 1

    I'm not apologizing, but wouldn't that be defending the group's identity?

    I just watched TPB AFK, and it really brought across the message (to me anyway) that behind "heroes" are regular people. TPB and the case of free information culture (whether separate or not) is better understood and stated by everyone else than the 4 guys of TPB.

    But I sympathize with them, uncritically, because I recognize a geek anywhere, being one myself.

    I can recommend the film! It was more nuanced than I'd expected.

  8. Re:Point? on Giant Robotic Jellyfish Unveiled by Researchers · · Score: 1

    It makes for a great Bluetooth range extender. But without Bluetooth it's practically useless.

  9. Re:Survival of the Fittest on Wayland/Weston Gets Forked As Northfield/Norwood · · Score: 1

    This is a liberalist view (J.S. Mill), which completely misses the goal.

    The succeeding projects adhere to principles and existing conditions (what liberalism would call restrictions on freedom) while those who do not are not a valuable contribution to anyone.

    What you are saying is correct, just not the way you might (?) think.
    Sorry, reading a lot of Mill these days, so it may not have been what you alluded to.

  10. Re:Stop being a hoarder on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Archive and Access Ancient Emails? · · Score: 1

    That's the reason I save "important" e-mail in PST format. Never going to bother. Have a beer, instead.

  11. Re:Gmail on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Archive and Access Ancient Emails? · · Score: 1

    "Best method if you're concerned about Gmail's privacy? I'm still working on that one."

    Buy Google and shut it down for everyone else. Simple!

  12. Re:IMAP on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Archive and Access Ancient Emails? · · Score: 1

    Bobby Tables?

  13. Re:The winner? on United States Begins Flying Stealth Bombers Over South Korea · · Score: 1

    And you would call this The Final Solution, or what?

    You should address your traumas seriously, perhaps with professional help. And look at the facts.

    Abusers were/are often abused. It doesn't justify the violence against you, but it does mean that you as an adult must look beyond your pain and see theirs as well.

  14. Re:The winner? on United States Begins Flying Stealth Bombers Over South Korea · · Score: 1

    The Versailles treaty made Hitler's rise to power possible, and lies as a backdrop for the appeasement strategy.

  15. Re:I believe we already crashed linuxgizmos.com on Roku Finally Gets a 2D Menu System · · Score: 1

    But what firmware?

  16. Re:DIgital people never learn on Google Tests White Space Spectrum For School Broadband In South Africa · · Score: 1

    Also, African elephants make excellent wifi APs!

    According to BBC elephants communicate long distance by thumping (yeah, like Dune). Add that to the mesh network controller and you're all set!

  17. Re:Damn it, Google on Google Tests White Space Spectrum For School Broadband In South Africa · · Score: 1

    No no. It's only white Lebensraum for our signals...!

  18. Re:The flatlining of the Hollywood movie scene on Animation Sophistication: The Croods Required 80 Million Compute Hours · · Score: 1

    But the DRM is state-of-the-art!

  19. Re:All I wonder on Animation Sophistication: The Croods Required 80 Million Compute Hours · · Score: 1

    But we all know it's the missing piece that explains everything. Like the question of the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything.

    Maybe Tom &Jerry were sent here by Satan to distract the human race while evil aliens silently take over leading positions in world governments? Now we'll never know the truth!

    But we can speculate!

  20. Re:From the article: on Man Who Pointed Laser At Aircraft Gets 30-Month Sentence · · Score: 1

    You don't sentence people to life for being an asshole. He was caught and today he probably gets the message.

    Let's say he exits jail and do the very same thing again. Now we can talk about ill intent and actually wanting to bring the plane down. Now we can talk of attempted murder.

      There is a difference of bumping into a bicyclist by accident and aiming for them at 80mph. A law treating them equally will only give incentive for leaving the accident, endangering the bicyclist's life further.

  21. Re:Good. on Man Who Pointed Laser At Aircraft Gets 30-Month Sentence · · Score: 1

    This. Toddlers are a menace to society. They will harass you, invade your privacy, expose themselves to children, piss on you and laugh, and destroy your bluray collection just because they can.

    Toddlers are the real terrorists. Criminally insane and EVERYWHERE. They're watching you sleep. Learning your secrets. Loyal to none.

  22. Re:CloudFlare + Nessus Home Version + Hardened SSH on Ask Slashdot: Do-It-Yourself Security Auditing Tools? · · Score: 1

    + revoke old / unused keys.
    + encrypt the computers that have keys (truecrypt, luks) in case of theft.

  23. Re:United States Postal Service on Real-Time Gmail Spying a 'Top Priority' For FBI This Year · · Score: 1

    I'd say "the Terrorists" have badges, then.

  24. Re:Its things like this on Real-Time Gmail Spying a 'Top Priority' For FBI This Year · · Score: 1

    E-mail is considered private and secure right now by most people. We know better. If the majority did too, you'd prolly see user-friendly PGP setups.

    For instance, a new employee opens his e-mail app. In the contact list of company employees he has the choice to send securely (keys already setup). There's a wizard for sending "invites" to external contacts.

  25. Re:I've been playing it since yesterday. on BioShock: Infinite Released · · Score: 1

    2 other games? Isn't this the 5th?
    System Shock, System Shock II, BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock: Infinite.