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  1. Re:Maybe someday on Researchers Create Mac "Firmworm" That Spreads Via Thunderbolt Ethernet Adapters · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If the chips are read only they would not be able to receive security updates (not that manufacturers issue ROM updates most of the time...). It would be a mess the first time a firmware security hole was found that couldn't be patched.

  2. Re:Epic fail ... on Google+ Photos To Shut Down August 1 · · Score: 1

    They require a Microsoft Account to use the MS Office applications on Android. Does that count?

  3. Re:11 rear enders on Google Self-Driving Car Rear-Ended In First Injury Accident · · Score: 1

    If a car moves into the space required for the safe stopping distance for the car in front of you then you would need to slow down to create that safe distances for the merging car. Otherwise if the car merging in slams on their brakes you could hit them.

  4. Re: I'm ready....My ISP isn't. on Why the Journey To IPv6 Is Still the Road Less Traveled · · Score: 1

    I had the same problem with my Uverse service - Every time I have enabled IPV6 (or they replace our gateway) I get stuttering videos and unresponsive webpages.

  5. Re:16 gigs? WTF? on Dell Expands Intel RealSense Tablet Lineup With 10.5-Inch Venue 10 7000 2-in-1 · · Score: 1

    Some people DO buy cars based on the size of the "gas tank" which is one of the reasons low mileage electric cars don't sell too well.

  6. Re:Anything like Flashblock for HTML5? on YouTube Ditches Flash For HTML5 Video By Default · · Score: 1

    Flashblock does not allow the video to load or start downloading content. I also use Flashblock and having a bookmark-able list of tabs is universal across all websites whereas watch-lists are generally incompatible between different websites, if they are supported in the first place.

  7. Once the college has your money they don't care what you do.

  8. Re:Fantastic. on Launching 2015: a New Certificate Authority To Encrypt the Entire Web · · Score: 1

    StartSSL offers free SSL certificates: https://www.startssl.com/

  9. Re:So, why the continued G-love? on Google Wallet API For Digital Goods Will Be Retired On March 2, 2015 · · Score: 2

    If you hit the back button Newegg at the "verified by Visa" page Newegg will process the order without it. I have done this a half a dozen times since neither Newegg or the card company will fix it.

  10. Re:"Without attracting attention" on Infected ATMs Give Away Millions of Dollars Without Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    Bank systems shouldn't trust ATMs - everything the ATM does should be verified by the bank system before any transactions occur. I don't see why the ATM should be anything but a dumb terminal with little to no intelligence which simply sets up an encrypted session with the bank servers. Is there a reason things are not done this way?

  11. Re:One of those strange rules of war. on How Governments Are Getting Around the UN's Ban On Blinding Laser Weapons · · Score: 1

    That brings up a good point. That is probably why the government automatically deducts taxes from the paychecks of most employees.

  12. Re:Not much different than the fire starting laser on How Governments Are Getting Around the UN's Ban On Blinding Laser Weapons · · Score: 1

    Be that as it may, laws that are not enforced or do not have penalties for infraction that are enforced are meaningless.

  13. Re: Great step! on Google Will Give a Search Edge To Websites That Use Encryption · · Score: 1

    My cert was about to expire anyway so I just used the CSR process and got a new cert. According to the FAQ I -think- you can't request a new cert for your domain within 30 days of your last request because that is how long your domain name validation is valid: otherwise you can create new certs just like how you would process an annual renewal. However, I have not actually tried to generate certs within 30 days of each other so I could be wrong.

  14. Re: Great step! on Google Will Give a Search Edge To Websites That Use Encryption · · Score: 1

    Yes. I use StartSSL for my personal server and it works great. You would need to pay for a Class 2 cert to register it for an organization.
    https://www.startssl.com/?app=25#2
    https://www.startssl.com/?app=25#90

  15. Re:Show me the money! on Researchers Claim Wind Turbine Energy Payback In Less Than a Year · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That is an odd definition of payback. The raw material cost of creating something is irrelevant since you cannot buy anything at cost: there are always value-add processes and profit margins to consider.
    That said, the GP is right, unless these wind turbines in the study have noticeable improvements compared to other turbines I would expect there to be similar installations around the country that are making profits/savings for their investors. There should either be news about those gains or news about how the investors who previously built wind turbines are investing even greater sums of money due to their success.

  16. Re:Why so much stupid shit, Mozilla? on Mozilla Is Working On a Firefox OS-powered Streaming Stick · · Score: 1

    Maybe I am an anomaly but I have not had the issues you describe. Thunderbird doesn't randomly crash for me much less hardlock my computer. My extensions don't break, not that I have many installed. Searching works great for me; I have 8 email accounts set up, most which go back nearly a decade and I can easily search for what I need without much of a delay (I have a SSD).

  17. Re:Why so much stupid shit, Mozilla? on Mozilla Is Working On a Firefox OS-powered Streaming Stick · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How has Thunderbird been killed? It is a stable mature piece of software. There are very few features that they could add to it without making a bloated piece of software.

  18. Re:Extremely Large Telescope on Construction of World's Largest Telescope Finally Underway in Chile · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know of a video of blowing off the top of the mountain? The article does not mention a video.

  19. Re:not believable on Free Wi-Fi Coming To Atlanta's Airport · · Score: 1

    Many flights are not direct and typically there are several options when choosing a layover airport. A lack of free wi-fi is an inconvenience that people will remember and if presented with a flight that has a layover in an airport with free wi-fi and an airport that does not people will chose the location with free wi-fi, all other things being equal.

  20. Re:You can roam internationally without leaving US on AT&T Charges $750 For One Minute of International Data Roaming · · Score: 1

    We had a similar experience at my previous job in the Detroit/Windsor area. There were a few of instances where our engineers were working offsite in Detroit and their cellphones would connect to Canadian towers. Our Accounting department would receive bills with several hundred dollars of unexpected international roaming charges even though no one left the country. We also had a portable wi-fi hotspot but no one was willing to use it since the president made us create a sign out form stating that they were responsible for excess charges.

  21. Re:Not About Growth Anyway on US-EU Trade Agreement Gains Exaggerated, Say 41 Consumer Groups, Economist · · Score: 1

    Those corporations may be "based" here but pay their taxes in countries like Denmark.

  22. Re:As an OS, sure, as a UI, no on Microsoft Won't Bring Back the Start Menu Until 2015 · · Score: 1

    porn.jpg.exe :D

  23. Re:nook on I Want a Kindle Killer · · Score: 2

    Converting from epub->mobi is not "lossy". It isn't like words or sections of text go missing during the conversion process.

  24. Re:seems like a back door on Let Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders Work In US, Says White House · · Score: 2

    I wonder at what point it would be considered treason when a politician votes yes to this type of legislation.

  25. Re:Good. on Lucasfilm Announces Break With Star Wars Expanded Universe · · Score: 1

    I would disagree that Lucas tried at all to fit into the expanded universe. I read most of the expanded universe books including the Thrawn series, X-Wing, and Jedi Academy. Those books did well taking all the existing plot before them and integrating them in a way that made sense and pushed the Star Wars story further. It was clear to me when the prequels came out that Lucas had no intent on fitting in with the world that grew during his absence after the original trilogy. At this point the EU has more material than the original and prequels. Granted there were quite a few low quality books and stories and I was never able to enjoy anything after the Vong were introduced but I feel it is a mistake to delete a large part of the universe that he created.