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  1. Re:Finally on New USB Specification Promises 100W of Power · · Score: 1

    AME rage? As in rage about the African Methodist Episcopal church? What did the AME ever do to AA batteries?

  2. Re:Technology Blamed For Helping UK Rioters on Technology Blamed For Helping UK Rioters · · Score: 2

    And sometimes explosions start fires where there were no fires burning before.

  3. Re:Scotty is dead Jim on $1.5 Billion Star Trek Theme Park Coming To Jordan · · Score: 2

    "I'm a corpse, not a doctor dammit!"

  4. Re:And? on Macs More Vulnerable Than Windows For Enterprise · · Score: 1

    And if any sysadmin doesn't turn all those weak protocols off as one of the very first things in setting up the server, he needs to turn in his pocket protector. In our AD policies turn those protocols off on the client machines before joining to AD. Using Kerberos is a requirement to join.

  5. Re:Easy solution on Are 'Real Names' Policies an Abuse of Power? · · Score: 1

    I use Facebook and did not give my real name. It isn't too difficult. Facebook doesn't know your "real name" so anything that makes it past their filters is you "real name".

  6. Re:in other news on Why Your Dad's 30-Year-Old Stereo Sounds Better Than Yours · · Score: 1

    I really like Sminoff, and buy it when I can't afford the more expensive stuff (which is often these days). It is very smooth and tastes good for the price. But I drink more expensive vodka for the hangover factor - I get hangovers with Smirnoff that I would not if I drank the same amount of Belvedere. Taste is not the only consideration when choosing vodka.

  7. Re:in other news on Why Your Dad's 30-Year-Old Stereo Sounds Better Than Yours · · Score: 1

    I agree with everything but the Grey Goose. Sorry, but the French cannot make decent vodka. Belvedere is my favorite - the Polish sure know their vodka.

    I like vodka the best because the idea is to distill out everything as much as possible. No flavorings or aging in flavored barrels or any other gimmicks to cover up the taste. Just make it as pure as possible and enjoy.

  8. Re:Easy enough on McCain Decries "Hobbits," Accused of Ringbearing · · Score: 1

    Because the percentage in the air is enough. Because your house would be a firebomb waiting to go off. Because it would cost a bunch of money for an unnecessary expense. Because it would kill you.

    Is that good enough or do you need some more?

  9. Re:Licensing issue? on Windows XP In a Browser · · Score: 1

    No, calling MS for Windows validation support was absolutely free, even a toll-free number to call. I suppose it depends on the issue, but validation issues are free support. I have called twice about this issue and neither time did they try to charge me anything.

  10. Re:I don't think it's nostalgia either on Windows XP In a Browser · · Score: 1

    Excellent. Be sure to keep your handlebar mustache properly waxed.

  11. Re:I don't think it's nostalgia either on Windows XP In a Browser · · Score: 0

    Please tell me you take a horse and buggy to work as well. These new fangled "automobiles" are a passing fad that will fade away soon. And television? what do you need that for? My old Philco FM radio does just fine. And if I don't like what is on the radio, I have a library of wax cylinders to play on my phonograph.

  12. Re:Licensing issue? on Windows XP In a Browser · · Score: 2

    MS never made such a "claim". The issue was with Windows validation - if you changed enough minor components, or a major component in your system, Windows would interpret that as being installed to another system. It happened to me once, and a simple 5 minute call to MS tech support cleared it right up. If anyone bought another license in this situation, they really should have called MS first.

  13. Re:I am not worried on Fake Apple Stores Mushrooming In China · · Score: 2

    The melamine was a substitute for protein , which is contained in real milk. So in effect, the melamine was a substitute for milk. All of which is a moot point and only serves to demonstrate the fact that shady Chinese manufacturers are willing to cut corners by substituting hazardous substances for non-hazardous ones. And also goes to show you that dangers can come from unexpected ingredients not caught during quality control and safety testing.

  14. Re:I am not worried on Fake Apple Stores Mushrooming In China · · Score: 2

    Or substituting melamine or lead for the more expensive actual ingredients.

  15. Re:Who taught them how to negotiate? on Hillary Clinton Takes Data.gov Overseas · · Score: 1

    Meh, still beats the Republican negotiating skills that can best be described with the analogy of the poker player who starts the game by showing everyone all his cards - and then not only tries to bluff, but repeats the lie so often even he himself starts to believe the lie. And if anyone accuses him of bluffing they just "hate America and freedom".

  16. Re:Probably an honest mistake on Google Plugs Hole That Lets You Remove Any Website · · Score: 1

    This. Rule # 1 for creating anything with user input is - Never trust user input. Always sanitize before submission.

  17. Re:I really wish... on Google Plugs Hole That Lets You Remove Any Website · · Score: 2

    Adblock+ and scroll down to the bottom. Simple solutions.

  18. Re:Should have been a default in browsers from day on NoScript Awarded $10,000 · · Score: 1

    Who says I am a "progressive" besides you? I am not a huge "government should regulate everything" kind of guy, but saying the government has NEVER done anything right and provides no benefit is as naive as it is silly. There are things they have done right, and a list of some of them is in my post. Why does everybody on Slashdot need to put people in to one of two groups : Those who think everything the government does is evil, and those who think everything the government does is great? I don't think either of those represents my view at all. I think the government has done some things right, and some things wrong.

  19. Re:Why hasn't it clicked yet? on ISP Refuses To Block the Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    What does the Compact Disc being invented in 1978 have to do with anything? The original post was about buying digital music - which was not available until 1982 on CD. Hence the relevancy. (How you pointing out it was actually invented, but not used for music, in the 70s is relevant I am unsure as well.) It seemed that you were correcting the poster for talking about buying digital music in the 80s by inferring it was available in the 70s digitally on CD. It was not. I feel like this is an overly long explanation for something most people will easily derive from the context of the posts. Oh well. You asked.

  20. Re:Did they also get a grant... on NoScript Awarded $10,000 · · Score: 1

    I don't doubt it at all. People can take any problem no matter how unrelated and still blame Microsoft here.

  21. Re:Should have been a default in browsers from day on NoScript Awarded $10,000 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the US Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal water utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC regulated channels to see what the National Weather Service of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration determined the weather was going to be like using satellites designed, built, and launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. I watched this while eating my breakfast of US Department of Agriculture inspected food and taking the drugs which have been determined as safe by the Food and Drug Administration. At the appropriate time as regulated by the US Congress and kept accurate by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the US Naval Observatory, I get into my National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved automobile and set out to work on the roads built by the local, state, and federal Departments of Transportation, possibly stopping to purchase additional fuel of a quality level determined by the Environmental Protection Agency, using legal tender issued by the Federal Reserve Bank. On the way out the door I deposit any mail I have to be sent out via the US Postal Service and drop the kids off at the public school. Then, after spending another day not being maimed or killed at work thanks to the workplace regulations imposed by the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, I drive back to my house which has not burned down in my absence because of the state and local building codes and the fire marshal's inspection, and which has not been plundered of all its valuables thanks to the local police department. I then log onto the Internet which was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration and post on Slashdot how the government can't do anything right.

  22. Re:Why hasn't it clicked yet? on ISP Refuses To Block the Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    That may be true, but the first music to be released on a CD was not until 1982.

  23. Re:Would MAC address filtering counter this proble on The Wi-Fi Hacking Neighbor From Hell · · Score: 1

    Cool. But what if I don't want to shell out $180 for a router? Anybody know if this feature exists on cheaper non-Apple routers?

  24. Re:Would MAC address filtering counter this proble on The Wi-Fi Hacking Neighbor From Hell · · Score: 1

    Do any wireless routers have the option to set a more permanent passphrase for longtime use, and also provide a short term temporary password for guests? That would be ideal.

  25. Re:Would MAC address filtering counter this proble on The Wi-Fi Hacking Neighbor From Hell · · Score: 1

    So do you change your long passphrase every time someone comes over who wants to use your Wifi and you have to provide the password, or do you go through the hassle of actually typing it in on their machine yourself, and then making sure it is not saved and such? Or do you just pull the dick move and tell everyone that comes over with a laptop that they can't use your WiFi?