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  1. Re:Why drones? on Canberra Police Want Drones To Track Cars · · Score: 0

    Do you even know what a Geo-stationary orbit is? By definition it sits over one spot. Not very useful for tracking anything.

  2. Re:Important question: get out of my Sprint contra on Sprint Customers Face 5GB Hotspot Data Cap, As of Oct. 2 · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure that anytime there is a contract change made you have the option of ending it without penalty.

  3. Re:jailbreak the phone that is ok under the law on Sprint Customers Face 5GB Hotspot Data Cap, As of Oct. 2 · · Score: 1

    How is it possible to steal a service you already have? All you are doing is enabling a feature on your phone, perfectly legal. Hotspot add-on plans are nothing more than a means to double charge you for the same data service you already have.

  4. Re:I've seen people die... on Designer Creates "Euthanasia Roller Coaster" · · Score: 1

    Probably to be unceremoniously dumped into a coffin by uncaring attendants dressed in Tyvec suits and breathing gear.

    Such Elegance!!

    At the end of the ride the coaster likely flips upside down and dumps the corpses into a waiting furnace, then proceeds through an automated wash before arriving at the start for the next load. Efficient!

  5. Re:But on Massachusetts Attorney General, Victim of iTunes Fraud · · Score: 1

    There is a warranty because there are consumer protection laws requiring that there be one.

  6. Re:But on Massachusetts Attorney General, Victim of iTunes Fraud · · Score: 1

    To quote Steve Jobs "You're holding it wrong".

  7. Re:Federally preempted on Massachusetts Attorney General, Victim of iTunes Fraud · · Score: 1

    Except for when such cases wind up in their states legal system.

  8. Re:Funny on Gang Used 3D Printers To Make ATM Skimmers · · Score: 1

    Another more expensive solution would be to rebuild these atms to be a more solid piece where parts can't be easily separated from each other.

    You need not separate any of the machines parts to install a card skimmer, it goes over the existing slot.

  9. Re:Very broken system on Gang Used 3D Printers To Make ATM Skimmers · · Score: 1

    It takes a second and the skimmers are small enough to conceal in your hand. People also tend to not witness what happens in the middle of the night.

  10. Re:Jumping to conclusions on Casio Paying Microsoft To Use Linux · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sounds exactly like extortion to me.

  11. Re:A good sign on Casio Paying Microsoft To Use Linux · · Score: 2

    Look up "extortion" sometime.

  12. Re:Got my vote on US House 'Creator' of TSA Wants To Kill It · · Score: 1

    The only reason the TSA are allowed to do those invasive pat downs is because they are a government agency, that practice will not continue if they get privatized.

  13. Re:Can anyone tell me... on German Court Upholds Ban On Samsung Galaxy Tab · · Score: 1

    Supplying components to Apple != being involved in Apple's manufacturing process.

  14. Re:It's convenience and security. on Why the Fax Machine Refuses To Die · · Score: 1

    Don't feed the trolls.

  15. Re:Why.... on Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Yes, because using an automated tool to remove the ei.cfg from the ISO before burning to a DVD is so fucking hard to do. You don't even need to install any certificates to activate after the install.

  16. Re:It's convenience and security. on Why the Fax Machine Refuses To Die · · Score: 2

    You can find the Lexmark S405 for around $100 and it includes a sheet-fed scanner/fax/copier.

    http://www1.lexmark.com/US/en/catalog/product.jsp?prodId=5284

  17. Re:No more tossing sheep..... on 'Superpoke' To Be No More, Thanks To Google · · Score: 1

    Who ever used the sheeptossing feature, anyway?

    The Scottish.

  18. Re:Why.... on Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop? · · Score: 1

    In my experience, I love buying from BestBuy. I have seen situations where the computers are opened with the mentioned seals, at least in the cases I have gone through, it tends to happen with very cheap, horrible quality machines that are returned way too often. Don't work there to know for sure, but if I was manager I'd tell my employees to go through all of them and make sure they are in working order before they leave the store.

    Nope, they open them so that they can have their "Geek Squad" optimize the machine, they then add the fee for that service onto the invoice. They do this so that they do not have to upsell the service to their customers, it's already included.

  19. Re:Why.... on Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop? · · Score: 1
  20. Re:Why.... on Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop? · · Score: 1

    And you still paid too much for that MBP.

  21. Re:Why.... on Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Most of the warranty returns happen while the unit is still covered by the manufacturers warranty. Best Buy simply ships it in for you.

  22. Re:Why.... on Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Then use the Canadian Newegg site or NCIX.

    http://www.newegg.ca/
    http://ncix.com/

  23. Re:OP.. welcome to the interwebz on Accused Teen Bomber Finds FBI Surveillance Team's Wireless Network · · Score: 1

    I'm "FBI Van #617", been using that SSID for years to fuck with the locals.

  24. Re:Nonsense on Accused Teen Bomber Finds FBI Surveillance Team's Wireless Network · · Score: 1

    That's only half of their SSID, the full string is "PARTY_VAN_FREE_CANDY".

  25. Re:Which is why on Pakistan Lets China View US Stealth Technology · · Score: 1

    You seem to not know that Pakistan already has nukes, several of them.

    http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/nuke/