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  1. Re:Debunked already. on How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars For Haiti and Built 6 Homes · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not when they claim that a large portion of the $500 million they raised was spent on building houses.

  2. Re:single, multi, triple on NAND Flash Shrinks To 15/16nm Process, Further Driving Prices Down · · Score: 1

    First time for Micron is how I read it.

  3. Re:Obvious solution on SourceForge Responds To nmap Maintainer's Claims · · Score: 1

    It's open source, so of course they can put any version they want.

  4. Re:Floppy support on Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate · · Score: 1

    Because only .001% of people have them. Why include things for everyone when nobody actually uses it? On a small tablet, every byte counts.

  5. Re:Backups on Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate · · Score: 1

    I use FBackup for this very reason. Very simple. Always works. Uses standard .zip format or just a file copy. Files are always available.

  6. Re:Innacurate summary on Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate · · Score: 1

    And DVD playback is included if you had Media Center before.

  7. Re:What do we get? on Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate · · Score: 3, Insightful

    3 more years of support?

  8. Re:What an upgrade! on Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate · · Score: 1

    So...you haven't tried it?

  9. Re:How to get rid of the free upgrade icon? on Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate · · Score: 1

    Pro Tip I learned yesterday: You can just drag it onto the little up-arrow.

  10. Re:Let's be realistic... on Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate · · Score: 1

    Ninite.com FTW!

  11. Re:You Mean...? on Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate · · Score: 4, Informative

    You forgot to install AnyDVD. In fact, if you install AnyDVD, you probably don't need to change the firmware either.

  12. Re:How is paying a blackmailer not illegal? on Why Is It a Crime For Dennis Hastert To Evade Government Scrutiny? · · Score: 1

    The victim decided he'd rather have an agreed upon payout rather than a long and somewhat meaningless court case (because the person that abused him was so powerful, he would probably get away with just "resigning").

  13. Re:Because he made it one on Why Is It a Crime For Dennis Hastert To Evade Government Scrutiny? · · Score: 1

    Well, in that case, I AM glad that it came back to bite him. But it's a horrible law that needs to be repealed as soon as it's done screwing him over.

  14. Re:Why? on Why Is It a Crime For Dennis Hastert To Evade Government Scrutiny? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Kent Hovind is doing this now: http://freekenthovind.com/2015/05/18/there-was-never-a-case-against-kent-hovind-malicious-prosecution-being-looked-at/, but that doesn't stop the fact that he spent the last 8 years in jail for no reason (all charges have now been dropped except a contempt charge for filing a lis pendens from jail to stop the seizure of his property before his case is over!).

    Sounds good on a Slashdot post, but in real life it's not looking all that useful.

  15. Re:Why? on Why Is It a Crime For Dennis Hastert To Evade Government Scrutiny? · · Score: 1

    Or maybe they'll decide they don't like a Creationist ministry... They just dropped "structuring" charges against Kent Hovind after almost a decade. Sounds like a convenient way to silence free speech.

  16. Re:Why? on Why Is It a Crime For Dennis Hastert To Evade Government Scrutiny? · · Score: 1

    Worse. They are charging him with these "crimes" because he is "high court" and they can give him less punishment than the statutory minimum.

  17. Re:Customer recourse on PayPal Will Be Able To Robo-Text/Call Users With No Opt-out Starting July 1 · · Score: 1

    Do you report the robocalls?

  18. Re:Customer recourse on PayPal Will Be Able To Robo-Text/Call Users With No Opt-out Starting July 1 · · Score: 1

    You have an existing business relationship with them. They are in the clear.

  19. Re:Anti-robo call service on PayPal Will Be Able To Robo-Text/Call Users With No Opt-out Starting July 1 · · Score: 1

    What's a phone company? (J/K. I have Ooma and they weed it all out automatically using nomorobo.)

  20. Re:HP28C infrared input on Ask Slashdot: Your Most Unusual Hardware Hack? · · Score: 1

    Really? I have an HP 28S. Programming on it was always a pain because there was no way to back up programs. This sounds pretty cool. Wish I had it 20 years ago.

  21. Re:A victory for internet trolls on Supreme Court Overturns Conviction For Man Who Posted 'Threatening' Messages On Facebook · · Score: 1

    So, you mean people now have First Amendment Freedom of Speech unless they intend harm? What a tragedy! We need to shut that down right away!

  22. Re:So, does my Windows 7 Starter Edition qualify? on Windows 10 Release Date: July 29th · · Score: 1

    According to Paul Thurriot (a VERY reliable Windows source), yes: "If you are using a consumer SKU of Windows 7—Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, or Home Premium—or Windows 8.1 “Core,” you will get an upgrade to Windows 10 Home for free."

  23. Re:Free.. on Windows 10 Release Date: July 29th · · Score: 1

    I upgraded from Windows 7 and didn't notice any problems. The driver model is the same since Vista, so I wouldn't expect any problems there.

  24. Re:Free.. on Windows 10 Release Date: July 29th · · Score: 1

    I don't use support. So I can get Linux free.

  25. Re:Windows Media Center on Windows 10 Release Date: July 29th · · Score: 1

    All Metro apps can run in a window on Windows 10.