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  1. Re:Great on Death Hovers Politely For Americans' Swipe-and-Sign Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I should have been clearer. I was referring to the last sentence in the summary about the "transition to contactless payments".

  2. Disappointed on How To Hack Subway Fares Using Fare Arbitrage · · Score: 1

    When I saw "How To Hack Subway" I thought it was going to be about lunch.

  3. Great on Death Hovers Politely For Americans' Swipe-and-Sign Credit Cards · · Score: 0

    Great. Now instead of having to steal a card and fake a signature, a criminal can just carry around one "super-card" that has a bunch of people's info on it and let it randomly select which one it uses for the purchase.

  4. Re:Slashdot BETA Sucks. on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    Join the boycott 10-17 February!

    Tell me more about this boycott

  5. Re: Why? on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    I was there was a mod option for "Exactly what he/she said".

  6. You don't have to look for malware on Got Malware? The FBI Wants It · · Score: 2

    You don't have to ask for malware. Just go to your relatives and look on their computers.

    (Failing that, just surf around the web and anytime a website asks you to install something, do it.)

  7. Re:Now thats a performance... on Skinny Puppy Wants Compensation For Music Used in US Interrogations · · Score: 1

    Except a bar is usually open to the (legal drinking age) public. To me this would seem to be more a private performance (like playing the music at a party you only invited your friends to). As long as the government paid for the music I don't think the band has a case. Of course, the band could be just using this to make a public statement.

  8. No one tell Michelle Obama about this!

  9. If he wants to start off right on Satya Nadella Named Microsoft CEO · · Score: 1

    His first official act should be to apologize for Windows 8 and promise customers that he'll remove the tablet interface from Windows 9.

    Btw, SkyDrive is now going to be called OneDrive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyDrive

  10. Re:Range anxiety isn't really rational on Tesla Touts Cross-Country Trip, Aims For World Record · · Score: 2

    So you're saying we need charging stations with "Regular", "Mid-grade" and "Premium" like options.

  11. The End on EU Secretly Plans To Put a Back Door In Every Car By 2020 · · Score: 1

    And so it begins.

  12. Re:Hundreds of people per hour do WHAT? on Gmail Bug Sends Thousands of Emails To One Man · · Score: 1

    I lot of my relatives end up with a tool bars installed that change the default search provider to something else. For them, finding google first is a good thing.

  13. Re:"Soylent Green is people!" on 20,000 Customers Have Pre-Ordered Over $2,000,000 of Soylent · · Score: 1, Informative

    You want a horrible viewing experience, get the film.

    The fact the the "SyFy" channel is still on the air proves that some people do want a horrible viewing experience!

  14. Re:They aren't whistleblowing. on Why Whistleblowers Can't Get a Fair Trial · · Score: 1

    The public often forgets this

  15. I for one.... on Lenovo To Buy IBM's Server Business For $2.3 Billion · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...don't welcome our new Chinese overloads. (Do you realize how hard it's going to be to learn to write/type Manderin?)

  16. Re:Maybe people don't care on Yep, People Are Still Using '123456' and 'Password' As Passwords In 2014 · · Score: 2

    Dear Mr. Tinkles,
    We at the AARP would like to congratulate you on your recent birthday. We notice that you're not yet a member and would like to tell you about the benefits...

  17. qwerty? on Yep, People Are Still Using '123456' and 'Password' As Passwords In 2014 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I knew it was a good idea to change my password to 'dvorak'.

  18. In other news... on Canadian Music Industry Calls For Internet Regulation, Website Blocking · · Score: 2

    ...Canadians are calling for the government to ban music industry associations...

  19. Change the rules on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Convince an ISP To Bury Cable In Your Neighborhood? · · Score: 1

    I see your problem: "subdivision covenants".

  20. Re:HP has the pull to get MS to fix windows by 8.2 on HP Brings Back Windows 7 'By Popular Demand' As Buyers Shun Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    advertising or politics.

    There's a difference?

  21. All you need now... on Building an Open Source Nest · · Score: 1

    ...is an open source bird to live in it.

  22. My Order on Starbucks Phone App Stores Password Unencrypted · · Score: 2

    Yeah, I'd like a Venti Latte with a shot of espresso and a shot of security vulnerabilities.

  23. The Other 4K on 4K Is For Programmers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Was I the only one who thought about the 4K demo coding contests when reading the headline?

  24. Overworked on Bitcoin Payments Go Live At Overstock — Two Quarters Early · · Score: 1

    I don't think I'd want to use a website were the engineers "worked almost every waking hour".

  25. Re:Seen it on the job: on Senior Managers Are the Worst Information Security Offenders · · Score: 3, Funny

    So your saying the Financial Officer wasn't good with numbers?