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  1. Re:This guy should get a meddle for showing stupid on The Man Who Hacked the Bank of France · · Score: 0

    I am sure that once he hack in he already had a saucerful of secrets.

  2. Re:Hey! on Ale To the Chief: White House Releases Beer Recipe · · Score: 1

    Read about a third of the way down. This is a response to last weeks Rock Center piece on the Church, but it still answers the question you are trying to answer.

    http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormonism-news--getting-it-right-august-29

  3. Insurance on Valve Finds Open Source Drivers To Be Great · · Score: 1

    But do their insurance rates reflect this?

  4. Re:The perfect guy on Judge In Kim Dotcom Extradition Case Steps Down · · Score: 1

    Everyone has a bias. The problem is, his bias against the US in terms of copyright is part of the public record. If it wasn't part of the public record I am sure he would still be on the case. Since his bias is public, it could be used to overturn the case (or at least call it into question).

  5. Re:That $1000 will not cover the full 2 year data on AT&T Sponsors Zero-Day Hacking Contest For Kids · · Score: 1

    Maybe I missed something, but where does it say this is a 3G iPad? Even if it is, getting a wireless plan over 2 years at $30 a month for the 3GB plan only comes out to $720. I hate to see troll comments get modded +5 informative based on hate.

  6. Re:BS on Is Middle Age Evolution's Crowning Achievement? · · Score: 1

    Totally. I am 48 and this morning I ran a 5K with my 80 year old neighbor. He wasn't fast but he ran every foot step. He has several other 5Ks planned for the year. Age really is a state of mind.

  7. Re:you can save a ton of $ on Technology Makes It Harder To Save Money · · Score: 1

    I think that's right. $15 is abut 3 Happy Meals. Each Happy Meal is only about 5 bites. Eight bits in a byte would make 120 bits.

  8. Re:Hooray! on HP To Combine PC, Printer Divisions · · Score: 1

    That's because you're thinking like an engineer. Think like an accountant instead. By combining HR, marketing and logistics they can save some overhead. I don't know if that is their plan or not, but many companies do just that. It might not't save huge amounts, but it will save them some money.

  9. Re:You can have my PC on 'Of Course We Are In a Post-PC World,' Says Ray Ozzie · · Score: 2

    I think you are missing the point. "Post-PC" does not mean the end of the personal computer. I use computing devices everyday. I have a desk top, laptop, an iPod, an iPad, an X360, a Wii, and a cell phone. Only two of those are what we commonly think of as a "PC." That is what it means to be living in a "post-PC" world: utilizing computing power in ubiquitous, non-obvious ways, away from what we think of as a "computer".

  10. Re:Helluva weapon on Warp Drives May Come With a Killer Downside · · Score: 1

    This is why we can't have nice things.

  11. Re:Social exclusion is a femal strategy on Women More Likely To Unfriend Than Men · · Score: 1

    The GP sure needs something like a quality assurance dept to catch misspellings.

  12. Re:OT: Rocket Scientists Are Not Scientists on Electric Rockets Set To Transform Space Flight · · Score: 1

    Is that you Sheldon Cooper?

  13. Re:This isn't news... on Don't Worry About Global Warming, Say 16 Scientists in the WSJ · · Score: 1

    To be fair, carbon monoxide is not nearly as harmful as dihydrogen monoxide. Now that is some scary stuff that really should be banned.

  14. Re:This isn't news to some on Gut Bacteria Can Control Diabetes · · Score: 1

    Oh if it were only inserted through the rectum. The stories I have read have been people having fecal matter inserted through a tube down the throat. It appears to be an effective treatment though.

  15. Re:"added" benefit: on New Car Anti-Theft Device Profiles Your Rear End · · Score: 1

    The loose/lose mix-up takes on a whole new meaning when used in the this context. I cringe at the thought of a loose back -end.

  16. Wish LIst on IBM's Five Predictions For the Next Five Years · · Score: 1

    I am guessing that is more of an IBM wish list than a set of predictions.

  17. Pandas Got Nothing On Nibbler on Panda Poo Yields Key To Cheaper Biofuels · · Score: 2

    Can they poop dark matter? Didn't think so.

  18. Where are the lame Star Trek Jokes? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Protect Data On Android? · · Score: 1

    I'll Start. In Starfleet Federation, android Data protects you.

  19. Re:Apple Stores on Apple Causes Religious Reaction In Brains of Fans · · Score: 1

    You can have a religion without a god or gods. Religion as I understand it is putting our behavior in line with fundamental principles based on something greater than ourselves. Your argument is somewhat of a Straw man.

    Now as far as a belief in God or gods, while there is no "scientific" evidence that God exists (as far as I know), and none that shows he doesn't exist, basing our behavior on one premise or the other is somewhat a show of faith in either God or "science". (I put quotes around "science" because science does not concern itself with the existence God.) So to be an Atheist and posit there is no God is, in a sense to posit that man's communal intellect is greater than individual belief and is somewhat religious.

    *I understand that some consider themselves atheists and live their lives agnostic. This is not to whom my comments are addressed. My comments are in regard for those that feel they need to tell people that religion is bad, and yet have behaviors that are based on equally irrational beliefs. This is a discussion, after all on the religious aspects of fanboyism. For every fanboy, there is a hater. And haters are just as religious as fanboys, in my view.

  20. Re:Apple Stores on Apple Causes Religious Reaction In Brains of Fans · · Score: 1

    So, are you saying that in the free market, music players would have evolved to where they are now without explaining it in terms of Jobs and Intelligent Design? That's heresy!

  21. Re:How come on Salt Lake City To Launch Mobile Payment System · · Score: 3, Interesting

    First I have heard of it as well. I suppose John Inglish wasn't making money fast enough so UTA decided to have a payment system so we can deposit money directly into his personal account. But this would explain the 25% rise in fares.

    Some background on UTA and Utahs public transportation system for those that live outside of Utah:

    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700025866/UTA-executive-John-Inglishs-salary-is-top-among-public-transportation-executives.html

    http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51490724-76/2013-base-fare-fares.html.csp

  22. Other Obsessions on The Facebook Obsession · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think we obsess too much over other things as well. I surveyed the last three weeks and 37% of Slashdot articles were about the Internet. Worse, 87% of were actually sent over the internet.

    Definition: Obsession-That thing that most other people like that you hate.

  23. Re:Give me good services on P2P Music Downloads At All-Time Low · · Score: 1

    What is this Spotify which you speak of? I am an American you insensitive clod.

    All joking aside, Spotify really has no bearing in this thread because TFA is specifically about downloads in the USA. I am sure it is a fine service that I am somewhat envious of, but it would have little impact on P2P downloads in the US.

  24. Re:Funny thing ... on Gadgets For the Ghosthunter · · Score: 1

    What would happen if ghost was replaced with "sentient alien life?" There is no evidence but "science" minded people still spend resources to find it. The fact is that most people hold out hope (or faith) that some unseen thing is out there, whether it is ghosts, God or aliens. If they choose to believe and spend money and time trying to prove it, who are we to judge?

  25. Re:What a joke. on Microsoft Reportedly Ends Zune Hardware Development · · Score: 1

    To add to your comment: if someone else starts first and you pass them, they then are following you.

    Not that Microsoft entered the portable music device industry first but even if they did, they would still be following Apple's lead once Microsoft fell behind. Even Sony was following Apple soon after the release of the iPod and they had been making portable music devices for decades..