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  1. Re:Websites on How Many Seconds Would It Take To Crack Your Password? · · Score: 1

    Other websites (which probably includes the ones that limit you to 8 characters) limit you to alphanumeric characters and the underscore. If you type in f4th@mst3rs as a password, it'll gag on your input and scream at you for using unsanctioned characters. It's like the security "expert" for the site thought that passwords had the same rules as C variable identifiers.

  2. Re:Cue the conspiracy theories on F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Virginia Apartment Complex · · Score: 1

    My money is on the military having spotted some Daleks in the building and not taking any chances. Silly, humans! A fighter jet won't get through their shields!

  3. Re:in my minds eye on Psychic Ability Claim Doesn't Hold Up In New Scientific Experiments · · Score: 1

    Bollocks! Nobody has ever seen, or heard of, this... this... Slashdot that you speak of! Therefore, nobody will post dumb comments because logic dictates that the one precede the other.

  4. I don't use Firefox on Firefox 9.0 Beta Available · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I stopped using Firefox in favor of Chrome, years ago, when I saw Chrome had bookmark syncing and incognito Windows. Firefox has, since, tried to replicate these behaviors only to be way off the mark. When I want access to my bookmarks it's because I'm /not/ at my computer. Also, putting the entire browser into private mode, is not what I need, only a single window for when I'm browsing sites I'd rather not keep cache & history of. Now, Firefox continues to chase after Chrome like some weird kid brother. Then there's this versioning issue. While there's no real standard to versions, there is sort of a convention that when the first number in the version changes it means you have either a complete rewrite of the source code or some fundamental change that makes the new version a very new piece of software compared to the old version. I refuse to believe that Firefox has been rewritten from the ground up 4 or 5 times this year. At this point, I'll go back to IE before I'll start using Firefox again.

  5. Re:Journalists and Math on Angry Birds Downloads Pass Half-Billion Mark · · Score: 1
    Pretty sure it's the latter. Later on in the article, it reads:

    Beyond the half-million downloads, Rovio trotted out some other amazing Angry Birds metrics

  6. Occupy the App Store on Is the Apple App Store a Casino? · · Score: 0, Troll

    We demand people fairly buy all of the apps on the App Store! Any app that is not bought fairly is being discriminated against!

  7. It's No F-302 on Air Force Wants Commercial Spacecraft · · Score: 1

    There's no way they'll ever be able to compete commercially with Asgard technology.

  8. Re:They're right! on Decency Group Says "$#*!" Is Indecent · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just wait... if you think that's offensive, just wait until some studio announces, ":-) LOL"

  9. Re:if you're in the intersection and it's red on Red-Light Camera Ticket Revenue and Short Yellows · · Score: 1

    There is a similar law in Oregon. I can't quote it but the general idea is, if you can make the turn without crossing an active lane of traffic, you can make it. When turning onto a one-way, you are not crossing a lane. The lane coming your way from the direction you are turning from is not moving because their light is also red. Of course, that doesn't prevent a huge majority from turning into the far lane when turning a corner.

  10. Re:Counseling gets the school off the hook on Police Called Over 11-Year-Old's Science Project · · Score: 1

    The age range is the same. Here in the good ol' US of A, such policies are common and were in place when I was in middle school 20 years ago. Of course, my first "sex ed" class was when I was in 5th grade (10-11 years old).

  11. Re:Counseling gets the school off the hook on Police Called Over 11-Year-Old's Science Project · · Score: 1

    It's the school dress policy he violated. Nothing about the Friday Presentation Day includes a bundle of plastic and wires. Perhaps if he had included duct tape, it would have been alright.

  12. Re:I just hand an thought... on Something May Have Just Hit Jupiter · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I'm in a public lab right now and exposing my LaGrange points might land me in jail. I'll try to check them when I get home.

  13. Re:Boot Time is the least of the pain. on Quick Boot Linux Hopes To Win Over Windows Users · · Score: 1

    Dual (or multi) boot is only useful to technicians who need to troubleshoot numerous environments. The typical user will never find rebooting more convenient than waiting a minute or two for Windows to boot.

  14. Re:"painful amount of time....." on Quick Boot Linux Hopes To Win Over Windows Users · · Score: 1

    I dunno... I think "flasghip" is properly emblematic of where Ubuntu stands.

  15. Seeking Fallguy on Microsoft Slaps $250K Bounty On Conficker Worm · · Score: 1

    Here's how it works: I accuse you, you take the fall, and we split the reward. You just have to sit in jail for whatever period of time. Of course, keep in mind that there will probably be hefty fines that will meet or exceed your portion of the reward.

  16. Re:Inquirer bullshit on Intel To Design PlayStation 4 GPU · · Score: 1

    Just be glad it's not the National Enquirer. They'd probably be reporting that Frito Lay will be making the next chip for the PlayStation 4.

  17. Obscene Defined on FCC Pitches Free, Bowdlerized Wireless Internet Access · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why is everybody confused? The FCC already has legally definitions for "obscene" and clearly, since they're the ones auctioning off the frequency block, they'd be the ones deciding the definition of obscene. If you're still confused, here's how it works: Watch TV. Whatever they can do there, they can do on an obscenity-filtered wireless service. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/obscene.html

  18. Re:give hima real punishment... on Spammer Robert Soloway Arrested · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So, go pull a Superman III and start stealing fractions of cents from financial transactions. Clearly that can't be a crime because it's only annoying people. I mean, if I only steal half a cent from a hundred million people, what harm is there? A million dollars worth of harm, that's what. The effect on individuals is immaterial. Our laws don't go after how much you harmed one person. They go after how much harm you've done. If you walk around town with a can of spray paint and decorate a thousand mailboxes with a red dot, is that somehow less harmful than painting five mailboxes red? This is still just an annoyance. You're not going to suddenly stop getting your TV Guide subscription just because you have a red dot on your mailbox. The damage, however, is equated to the cost of a thousand mailboxes which would translate to about a hundred thousand dollars. No, not everybody will feel compelled to replace their mailbox right away. Every one of the houses, however, will be sold someday and the folks selling the houses will have to replace the spray painted mailboxes. The fact is, this particular spammer has more than likely cased damages far in excess of $250,000 and the specific charges against him must clearly be worth the 65 years projected incarceration.

  19. Re:What's illegal about cheating in a game? on Blizzard Lawyers Visit Creator of WoW Glider · · Score: 2, Informative

    While "World of Warcraft" is certainly a registered trademark of Blizzard, Inc., to my knowledge "WoW" has never even been claimed as a trademark by Blizzard.