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  1. Use one anyway. on Can Internet Pseudonymity Be Saved? · · Score: 1

    It's not a perfect solution, but most of these real name policies have no actual way to vet the users.

  2. Poker on Ask Slashdot: Good Ideas For Creative Gaming With Girlfriend? · · Score: 1

    You could collude at online poker.

  3. I call Bullshit and offer this bet. on Huffington: Trolls Uglier Than Ever, So We're Cutting Off Anonymous Commenting · · Score: 3, Funny

    I will quit the internet if I'm unable to get an hp account with a fake name.

  4. Too many devices on Have eBooks Peaked? · · Score: 1

    The traditional Kindle is a better reader than a tablet, but it's a one trick pony. If I'm making a choice between the devices, the tablet usually wins.

  5. Re:Hope and Change on Obama on Surveillance: "We Can and Must Be More Transparent" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Further, it can be argued that there were more compelling reasons for Bush to sign it in the aftermath of 9/11 vs. relatively tranquil 2011. I criticized Bush at the time, and sadly I feel Obama deserves even greater criticism.

  6. Re:No Surprises Here on When the NSA Shows Up At Your Internet Company · · Score: 1

    Sad but true. The partisan hate game, which turns good people on both sides into biased fools ensures that we cannot criticize our party even when they are wrong.

  7. Stupid and profitable on British Prime Minister Promises Default On Porn Blocking · · Score: 1

    Even though stupid legislation like this will personally make me lots of money, and will not affect me since I am not in the UK, I still oppose it strongly.

  8. Infinitely more on Radiohead's Thom Yorke Pulls Albums From Spotify In Protest of Low Royalties · · Score: 2

    I switched from torrenting to Spotify because it is more convenient. By supplying this service, the industry turned my $0 into $120/yr Perhaps the goal is to eliminate Spotify so everyone will have to buy CD's again? Unfortunately the genie is out of the bottle, it would be impossible to return to the old ways.

  9. Re:The problem with Probability... on Hurricane Sandy a 1-in-700-Year Event Says NASA Study · · Score: 4, Informative

    Check out IKE (Integrated Kinetic Energy). It is a valuable metric for quantifying potential for storm surge. Sandy was freakishly high on this scale.

    This article
    Superstorm Sandy packed more total energy than Hurricane Katrina at landfall
    does a good job explaining.

    Long story short, discount Saffir-Simpson categories and look at IKE when you want to discuss surge.

  10. Double Fail on Chicago Sun Times Swaps iPhone Training For Staff Photographers · · Score: 1

    Technical limitations: The iphone has a fixed focal length and aperture as well as a tiny sensor. The situations where this will suffice for composition and exposure are much smaller than even a $300 consumer camera.

    Human: Getting the camera into the situation where it is capable of capturing the desired shot and then actually doing it with everything in the frame in focus and as intended is a skilled endeavor. Amateurs attempting this with technically limited devices are likely to fail at an unacceptably high rate (in the context of professional journalism).

  11. Re:How is that possible? on FiOS User Finds Limit of 'Unlimited' Data Plan: 77 TB/Month · · Score: 1

    I'm sure the largest number (total transfer in + out) was used so this guy could brag about the big number. The server restriction is the same story as with every consumer connection since "broadband" was invented. Considering what a monopoly they have, I'd say that Verizon's attitude here is better than it could be.

  12. On TV now on Explosions at the Boston Marathon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Saw a clip of the two explosions. First one occurs right at the finish line and then the second one within 20 seconds 2 blocks away. It appears clear that this was a coordinated attack.

  13. Aircraft speed trap on Speeding Ticket Robots — Laws As Algorithms · · Score: 1

    I saw one of these the other day and couldn't really think of too many differences outside of cost and effeciency from using a drone.

  14. Re:OK, on Gartner Says 3D Printers Will Cost Less Than $2,000 By 2016 · · Score: 1

    I have been using these, makes the cost negligible. There always seems to be something similar on slickdeals.net http://slickdeals.net/f/5936528-10-pack-Canon-PGI-225-CLI-226-Compatible-Inkjet-Cartridges-w-Chip-7-41-2-42-4-99-SH
    TonerDeal via Amazon has dropped their price on a 10-pack of Canon compatible PGI-225/CLI-226 inkjet cartridges to $2.42 plus $4.99 S&H. (Avgs out @ $3.71/5-pack or about $0.74/cart shipped.)

    With each 10-pack order, you'll receive:

    Qty.2 - PGI-225 Black (PGBK)
    Qty.2 - CLI-226 Black (BK)
    Qty.2 - CLI-226 Cyan (C)
    Qty.2 - CLI-226 Magenta (M)
    Qty.2 - CLI-226 Yellow (Y)

    Good reviews on Amazon (rated 4 out of 5 stars). According to the product specs, these (Canon) compatible ink cartridges are ISO-9001 certified remanufactured inkjet cartridges.

  15. Re:Put simply; yes on Will Donglegate Affect Your Decision To Attend PyCon? · · Score: 1

    If you speak in the same broken English as you type with I'd predict frequent problems with people comprehending you.

  16. Re:Put simply; yes on Will Donglegate Affect Your Decision To Attend PyCon? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How about just make your "free" conversation in public devoid of constant dick jokes? You can't expect to bring the same humor you use when chatting with your [2013 Everquest equivalent] clan from Mom's basement to the public without some kind of debacle.

  17. Too many idiotic men on Will Donglegate Affect Your Decision To Attend PyCon? · · Score: -1, Troll

    If I were a women and I turned around to see so many ugly emaciated neck beards I'd probably panic too.

  18. Re:About time... on Florida House Passes Bill To Ban "Internet Cafes" · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So you'd make small loans and payment plans with high interest rates illegal? The reason for the high rates is that with a no credit check loan, payback rates are lower than traditional bank loans. So in order to be profitable, the rates are higher to cover those who default. If a person doesn't have previously established credit, they are forced to take out this kind of loan. Out of curiosity, what interest rate would be legal and what rate illegal? How are you going to enforce this?

  19. Re:The problem with most environmentalist ideas on Why Earth Hour Is a Waste of Time and Energy · · Score: 1

    $50 each is vastly overstated price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16803015216 55 Watt Equivalent 7 Watt A19 E26 Base Warm White LED Light Bulb $11.99 each

    I picked up several at a nearby big box hardware store for about $5 each after coupons from the local utility. They also had equivalent bulbs to the one I linked at Newegg for similar prices.

  20. Re:*different* scores for *standardized* tests on With NCLB Waiver, Virginia Sorts Kids' Scores By Race · · Score: 1

    I've seen this one and you're wrong. Crocodile Dundee kicked ass in New York. His tribal sensibilities were not only humorous, but actually an asset in the city.

  21. Stuff on Slashdot Asks: Are You Preparing For Hurricane Sandy? · · Score: 1

    generator wired into house comcast cable internet verizon 4g tmobile 4g beer Went through the eye of Charley, and was actually scared for my life. Not to worried for this one, but being cutoff and no power stinks, hopefully the above will perform as designed.

  22. HDHomerun Prime cablecard on FCC To Allow Cable Companies To Encrypt Over-the-Air Channels · · Score: 1

    Works for me. Just updated from older clear qam cards. HDHomerun is an awesome product in general. Watched on Win 7, Mint xfce (with mythtv), and Android (with xbmc)

  23. Re:Tux Paint on Ask Slashdot: Best Linux Game For Young Kids? · · Score: 1

    +1 Tux Paint

  24. Re:turn it off? on Mozilla To Bug Firefox Users With Old Adobe Reader, Flash, Silverlight · · Score: 1

    Try XFCE if you haven't yet, it's got that minimal efficient desktop feel like XP and 2K.

  25. Working phone number in whois on EU Privacy Watchdog To ICANN: Law Enforcement WHOIS Demands "Unlawful" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That would be a problem for me. I have hundreds of domains with a made up phone number. The last thing I wanted was calls from robo-dialers mining the whois db to a real number.