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  1. Actually Manage the "Jerk"? on What Should Start-Ups Do With the Brilliant Jerk? · · Score: 2

    If you let your people do whatever they want, some of them will do things you don't like. Try managing them, if you're not sure how, you can find classes at most colleges.

  2. Re:Hyperbolie much? on iPhone 5 Scorns Standards Promise To European Commission · · Score: 1
    The Micro-USB charger for the Nexus 7 is 2amps

    Tech Specs
    AC INPUT
    110V-240V
    DC OUTPUT
    5Vdc/2A

  3. Re:It's already out there... on YouTube Refuses To Remove Anti-Islamic Film Clip · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The fire in the crowded theater analogy doesn't work here. When someone is informed of a fire, they act out of self-preservation at the lowest level. People choosing to view this video and then reacting violently have not been fooled into desperately saving their own lives.

  4. Re:I'm a big fan of all the posters... on GoDaddy Goes Down, Anonymous Claims Responsibility · · Score: 1

    They are technically and politically inferior and they use sleazy sales tactics. It's an ignorant choice to use them exclusively for dns or any critical service and expect perfect uptime.

  5. Re:Controversy in this article on Fujitsu Building Robot To Pass Math Exams · · Score: 1

    Car analogies only please, thank you.

  6. Controversy in this article on Fujitsu Building Robot To Pass Math Exams · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It strikes a "major emotional chord" if a computer can handle some exam better than students? Does it strike a major emotional chord with a sprinter if a car can beat him in a race?

  7. The Godaddy business model on GoDaddy Goes Down, Anonymous Claims Responsibility · · Score: 2

    Their plan is to advertise the most, so every idiot who decides to create a site on a whim chooses them. Complete the deal with insanely cheap promotional pricing. Then count on them being unwilling to face the technical challenge of switching to a reasonably priced host before their plan recurs at a heavily inflated price.

  8. Different Scene on PSVita Hacked, Native Homebrew Loader Coming Soon · · Score: 2

    The original PSP was the most capable portable device, so it was widely owned and hacking it actually meant something. With the proliferation of capable IOS and Android devices PSP's seem far less important.

  9. Re:In the absence of teeth... on Cloud Firm MediaFire Flags Malware Samples For DMCA Violation, Bans Researcher · · Score: 1

    everyone should simply start filing takedown notices on every single thing they find on the net anywhere until the hosting companies realize that it is a total mess

  10. Re:Any alternative? on Google Pulls Access To Unsupported But Popular Weather API · · Score: 1

    The rom I'm using on my Nexus 7 (Glazed Jelly Bean) is using yahoo! by default.

  11. I turn the GPS off on App Can Prevent Users From Texting While Driving · · Score: 1

    Unless I'm navigating, I leave the GPS powered off. I suppose this software will require GPS always on. Not sure how that will work out.

  12. Re:Just block all ads and don't worry about it on Ask Slashdot: To AdBlock Or Not To AdBlock? · · Score: 1

    Yes, insightful indeed! We need to ditch conventional TV. We should invent a way to connect computers so just about anyone can publish just about any type of content. We could create an advertising program that would use context to serve ads, so that way advertisers could reach niche audiences easily by choosing which context to be included in.

  13. Re:teamviewer on Ask Slashdot: Options For FOSS Remote Support Software? · · Score: 1

    The other thing I've found useful thing about Team Viewer is that it can be setup to run like a service. I've set this up when I was visiting family members so we didn't have to deal with having them set it up. Also the control from Android is the best implemented solution I have found from that OS. The biggest annoyance is the popup asking you to play fair at the end of every session. "It's asking me to buy the license, should I click yes??"

  14. Re:Bad/lazy programming on Windows 8 Changes Host File Blocking · · Score: 1

    If it's me in charge of the software, I'd omit the feature and most likely never implement it.
    The most obvious solutions would be to prompt the user before modifying the file, but considering the target argument that is not realistic.
    I can't think of any sufficiently reliable way to protect against rogue entries here automatically since they essentially look the same as intentional ones. Maybe there's a way I'm not thinking of.
    Since it's base software included with the OS, it should be solid for a very high percentage of users, not simply ok for most people.

  15. Bad/lazy programming on Windows 8 Changes Host File Blocking · · Score: 2

    This seems like one of those situations where someone didn't think of the potential side effects. The goal was to fix some attack on specific sites, but the solution failed to consider that the mere presence of entries like Facebook is not enough to determine of the entry is in fact malicious and/or unintended. Security and expected behavior is compromised in too high a number of situations to use this software imo.

  16. this will protect the internet on Saudi Arabia Objects To Proposed .gay gTLD, Among Others · · Score: 1

    happy.gay is not allowed gay-cock-sucking-rim-jobbing-fisting-homo-gang-bang.com is fine

  17. Worse for Games on Windows 8 RTM Benchmarked · · Score: 3, Informative

    Windows 7 won by a small margin on the 3d and gaming benchmarks.

  18. A fraction of what it could have been on BBC Delivered 2.8PB On Busiest Olympics Day, Reaching 700Gb/s As Wiggo Won Gold · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Imagine if it wasn't restricted to a small fraction of internet users.

  19. Re:Good on Ecuador To Grant Assange Political Asylum · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're America, to our north is North America and to our south is South America. I don't need some school to explain that to me!!

  20. Re:The MOON on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 3, Funny

    You forgot the best part... 0 Air Quality problems

  21. Emigration Sucks on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 1

    It's expensive and time consuming with unpredictable returns.

  22. Touchscreens Suck on Touch Interfaces In Cars Difficult To Use · · Score: 1

    The auto industry has abandoned safety for shiny tech and high mpg. Distracting and difficult to use controls and my personal pet-peeve, low rolling resistance tires, which add significantly to stopping distances.

  23. Inexperienced programmers suck on Forget 6-Minute Abs: Learn To Code In a Day · · Score: 1

    I'd rather they learn nothing than learn enough to fancy themselves ready to talk shop with a real programmer.

  24. NFC sucks on Alternative To QR Code Uses NFC and Cheap Rectennas · · Score: 1

    Why would I bother enabling this hardware and wasting battery. I used my $10 free from Google Wallet to buy a 6-pack and then disabled NFC. I'll re-enable it when/if Google restocks my account with free money.

  25. Yelp sucks on Google Acquiring Frommer's In Big Travel Data Play · · Score: 3, Informative

    At least in my town there are some awful restaurants that have all the negative reviews "Filtered" and receive good ratings, above legitimately good restaurants. I've found the reviews on tripadvisor.com to be more trustworthy.