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  1. Re:Right to repair != easy to repair on Elizabeth Warren Calls For a National Right-to-Repair Law for Tractors (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    20 years ago, the service manuals for my car were available from GM for the low, low price of $300. I shudder to think about what the comparable manual for the new model would cost.

    I am not sure if you can purchase a set of books anymore, you can gain 3 days access to GM Service Information for $20.

    https://www.acdelcotds.com/sub...

  2. Re:No different than writing a book on Lessons From Six Software Rewrite Stories (medium.com) · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Would Douglas Adams count? I am not sure that he rewrote the book, but he didn't go to great lengths to make sure that the radio, television, book, and video game were the same.

    “It was a substantially expanded version of the first four episodes of the radio series, in which some of the characters behaved in entirely different ways and others behaved in exactly the same ways but for entirely different reasons, which amounts to the same thing but saves rewriting the dialogue”. -Douglas Adams, Introduction, The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

  3. While Chartered by the Catholic Church. They are not owned by it. The church is offering their facilities, for the boy scouts, and most of the scout troop would probably be members of the church, mostly because it feels weird if you are not. But still the administration of the troop is dealt with the BSA and not the church.

    I found some documentation on the role of the charted organisation, the catholic church has told us that our leaders must meet their standards in addition to the BSA standards.

    ANNUAL CHARTER AGREEMENT Annually the local council enters into an agreement with the chartered organization granting them a charter. This charter enables the organization or group to use the Scouting program under adult leadership they approve of in order to accomplish its objectives and to serve the organization’s youth and families.

    https://www.scouting.org/progr...

    The unit is owned and run by a sponsoring group called a chartered organization. The chartered organization receives a national charter yearly to use the Scouting program as a part of its youth work. The local council helps the chartered organization understand the program, however it is the chartered organization's program and is part of the chartered organizations youth work. These groups, which have goals compatible with those of the Boy Scouts of America, include religious, educational, community groups, fraternal, business, labor, and professional associations.

    Each chartered organization using the Scouting program provides a meeting place, selects a Scoutmaster, approves the unit adult leadership, appoints a unit committee of at least three adults, and chooses a chartered organization representative.

    http://www.usscouts.org/aboutbsa/bsaorg.asp

  4. My boy scout troop is charted by a catholic church, in addition to the BSA training we had background checks and training, Protecting God's Children, from the catholic church.

    https://www.virtusonline.org/v...

  5. Re:How sillly on 'Why PC Builders Should Stock Up on Components Now' (pcmag.com) · · Score: 2

    Cases from the 90s WTF, that shit doesn't have a USB 3.0 port on the front.

    A Case from the 90s may have spare drive bays, a quick search for front panel USB hub yields results that can mount directly into a 3.5 or 5.25 inch drive bay.

  6. Re:More proof... on Manipulating Microsoft WSUS To Attack Enterprises · · Score: 1

    Should Ford also be required to make parts for the Model A? At some point a company has to stop supporting old outdated products.

    There are parts suppliers other than the OEM. Part of the problem with software is the length of copyright, and the fact that some may claim distributing a patch would be copyright infringement.

    Instead of mandating a fixed time frame that support must be provided, would it make any sense to tie continued copyright protection with continued support? That would allow the manufacturer to determine how long they wish to provide support, and also allow interested third parties fill the void later.

  7. Re:Not a monopoly anymore. on Mozilla CEO: Windows 10 Strips User Choice For Browsers and Other Software · · Score: 1

    Yes, A quick Google search gave me a PowerShell script that will install a specified version of Firefox and allow you to specify the language also. Mozilla has a latest folder on the ftp server if you want to modify the script.

    I would probably just use ftp from a command line if I was trying to download Firefox without using the native web browser for some reason.

    ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/fire...

    http://blog.vertigion.com/post...

  8. Re:Please post to YouTube? on FAA: Big Tech Challenges For Massive Washington, DC Warbirds Flyover · · Score: 1

    I found the following on the page hosting the live feed. "The full video archive of the Flyover will also be available within 24-48 hours after the event for those who can’t view the event live."

  9. Re: Marked Paper Ballots FTW on Another Election, Another Slew of Voting Machine Glitches · · Score: 1

    The Secretary of State has a list of which counties use which machines. https://www.sos.state.oh.us/SO...

  10. Re: Marked Paper Ballots FTW on Another Election, Another Slew of Voting Machine Glitches · · Score: 1

    Delaware county has had those machines for a few years.

  11. Re:Put a sticker in the window on 2015 Corvette Valet Mode Recorder Illegal In Some States · · Score: 1

    A Corvette has multiple displays that could provide the warning, if you have the HUD option you could project it on the windshield.
    http://media.caranddriver.com/...
    http://www.caranddriver.com/ph...

  12. Re:Will the cameras work? on U.S. Senator: All Cops Should Wear Cameras · · Score: 1

    Why not add data retention and verification to the funding requirements, to ensure requested footage will be available. An automated system could also scan the footage for blackouts and flag it for review, if the stream is scanned live you can recall officers to get a replacement camera mid shift.

  13. Re:More info? on Ask Slashdot: Good Technology Conferences To Attend? · · Score: 1

    Do you like boats? Depending on your budget you may be able to learn at sea. Two of the three cruises I have found have already happened, since they number them it suggest that they might do them again if there is enough interest. http://insightcruises.com/top_... http://insightcruises.com/top/... http://insightcruises.com/even...

  14. Re:Hardware manufacturers need to design it in. on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Prepare For the Theft of My Android Phone? · · Score: 1

    I have a somewhat bulky idea on how to increase the difficulty of taking the hardware. Basically a retractable cable attached to the belt and the phone. If the cable is long enough you do not need to remove it to use the phone. http://www.maclocks.com/blackb... http://www.kensington.com/kens...

  15. Re:Get Ready on Congressmen Say Clapper Lied To Congress, Ask Obama To Remove Him · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Oracle Java UPDATER is the reason for this on Massive Amount of Malware Targets Older Java Flaws · · Score: 1

    If you start the offline installer and don't respond to any of the prompts you should be able to find a directory containg an installer in msi format in c:\users\$username\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java.

    After you copy the referenced directory somewhere you can cancel the installer. Now that you have a msi file you can use Group Policy, or psexec, or something else to deliver your java update.

    An added bonus is that I also do not seem to have the Java updater installed.

  17. Re:Card to Card payments on MasterCard Forcing PayPal To Pay Higher Fees · · Score: 1

    Perhaps if Mastercard and Visa hadn't allowed PaypaI to usurp what they could very well have done themselves, long ago, they wouldn't be in this situation. I've always wanted the ability to painlessly send someone money, directly, and it's idiotic that paypaI (and other 3rd party wallet services) are the only way to do it. Completely redundant.

    Have you heard of popmoney? They have a tab inside my online banking page. https://www.popmoney.com/

  18. Re:Intel? on Ask Slashdot: Linux-Friendly Motherboard Manufacturers? · · Score: 1

    Have you tried asking intel if there are any resellers in your country?
    http://locate.intel.com/
    https://www-ssl.intel.com/p/en_UK/techprovider/contentns?docid=483949#

  19. Re:Are yellows in Denver really short? on Denver Must Prove Red-Light Cameras Improve Safety · · Score: 1
    I think the answer to your question lies on pages 36 and 38 of the Ohio Digest of Motor Vehicle Laws Handbook, It also seems to agree with AdrianKemp.

    Left Turn
    The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left Is required to yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. Prior to engaging a left-hand turn, the driver must wait for oncoming traffic to clear the intersection. One may advance into the intersection as a prelude to turning, provided that no other traffic control devices prohibit this action.

    STOPPING
    A driver must stop Before entering an intersection if there is not sufficient space on other side to accommodate the vehicle. The law applies whether or not a traffic signal gives the driver a right to proceed.

    http://publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/hsy7607.pdf

  20. Re:Uh, unless you're a programmer... on Microsoft Counts Down To XP Death · · Score: 1
    To quote portions of the Slackware 8.1 change log

    Thu Feb 10 21:19:38 UTC 2011
    patches/packages/sudo-1.7.4p6-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz: Upgraded.
    Fix Runas group password checking.
    For more information, see the included CHANGES and NEWS files, and:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0010
    (* Security fix *)

    Tue Jun 18 10:47:47 PDT 2002
    Slackware 8.1-stable is released! :-)

    Fri Sep 21 15:01:21 PDT 2001
    Started new -current directory. For now, this will be used to hold upgrades to
    Slackware 8.0, starting with KDE-2.2.1. I used the long package name format
    that's been used in the Slackware ports (name-version-arch-build.tgz) and
    which will be the default format in slackware-next.

    Have fun!

    Windows will not hit the ten year mark until October 25th 2011. How close to ten years old do you want?

  21. Re:What passes for dreams at Microsoft: on Microsoft Ups Online War, Says Google's 'Failing' · · Score: 1
    Not sure what SMB stands for?

    Small Medium Business.

  22. Re:e-reader edition on Cooking For Geeks · · Score: 1
  23. Re:Journalism on The Push For Colbert's "Restoring Truthiness" Rally · · Score: 2, Informative

    journalists like Glenn Beck

    I think Glenn Beck might disagree with that statement.

    GLENN: Now remember, I'm not a journalist. They always make fun of me: Glenn Beck, he's a pseudojournalist. No, I'm not a journalist. I never claimed to be a journalist. I am an opinion person.

    http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/24124/

  24. Re:good investment? on Google's Free Satnav Outperforms TomTom · · Score: 1

    Maps are free? Where, pray tell, do you acquire these free maps?

    at the Franklin County Engineers office. I also have had good luck finding Free maps at the first rest stop in a state after you cross the line.
    http://www.fceo.co.franklin.oh.us/maps.htm

    The state of Ohio also prints a point of interest database.
    http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Communications/TIC/OhioInterstateExitGuide/Pages/default.aspx

  25. Re:I hope they figure out a magsafe type solution on Working Toward a Universal Power Brick For Laptops · · Score: 1

    I can't remember the exact text I saw on a dell, but here is a link that gives a little more information. http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/p/19245866/19385119.aspx

    On the laptop I was trying to troubleshoot the universal power adapter would not charge the battery with the laptop off and would halt on boot with a message stating that the battery would not charge because the power supply could not be identified. After hitting F1 the computer would boot but the battery would not charge.