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  1. Re:Game/Set/Match on Ask Slashdot: Alternate Software For Use On Smartboards? · · Score: 1

    Thank you for letting me off the hook.

    On re-reading my reply to yours, I was like - Um, that may have gone beyond the realm of asking for consent... deep into Snark-Land (tm)... (and double hella creepy)

    Have a good weekend (if you choose to)

    LOL

  2. Re:Game/Set/Match on Ask Slashdot: Alternate Software For Use On Smartboards? · · Score: -1

    Thank you mistress. I apologize for a smug sounding reply. Would you like to flog me, cane me, or please you orally in a public play space as punishment?

  3. Game/Set/Match on Ask Slashdot: Alternate Software For Use On Smartboards? · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://alternativeto.net/software/smart-notebook/

    And, you can also use the question as a reading/research/teach Google excercise for your students, which would allow them input and to feel a sense of ownership in the Learning Process (tm).

  4. Re:the tip is enough on The Growing Illusion of Single Player Gaming · · Score: 2
  5. Amiga Video Toaster 2000, Panasonic AG-1970 S-VHS on Ask Slashdot: What Old Technology Can't You Give Up? · · Score: 1

    Amiga Video Toaster 2000, Panasonic AG-1970 S-VHS Editing decks.

    Can't let go of the classics....

  6. RTF(License)A on Should Microsoft Be Required To Extend Support For Windows XP? · · Score: 1

    RTF(License)(Agreement)

    "9. RESTRICTED USE. The Microsoft software was designed for systems that do not require fail-safe performance. You may not use the Microsoft software in any device or system in which a malfunction of the software would result in foreseeable risk of injury or death to any person. This includes operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems and air traffic control."

  7. Re:Since he owned the 20 GB, he could re-rip them on How Do You Backup 20TB of Data? · · Score: 1

    ... BUT ... many other people came up with this exact idea - and I don't see a DELETE button on the above post...

    *sigh*

  8. Since he owned the 20 GB, he could re-rip them on How Do You Backup 20TB of Data? · · Score: 1

    Since he owned the 20 GB, he could re-rip them

    It's obvious that at 20 gig, he only was moving digital copies of material that he personally owned - so it should be a simple matter of his re-ripping the material.

  9. And, via SMS commands - ALL FREE on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Prepare For the Theft of My Android Phone? · · Score: 4, Informative
  10. doubtful it can get out the studio into water on Revolutionary Scuba Mask Creates Breathable Oxygen Underwater On Its Own · · Score: 1

    "All in all, it's a cool enough concept, but it is doubtful it will ever make it out the studio and into the water. " is a pull quote from one of the references mentioned at the bottom when Reading The Full Article.

    This is a design project, not based on current reality. The Yanko Design web blog has LOTS of great reading... just can't go buy the stuff at Sports Authority yet...

  11. Re: It's about time! on Man Shot To Death For Texting During Movie · · Score: 1

    It prevents repeat offenders, that is what it solves.

  12. Re: That's nice, but... on Tweets and Threats: Gangs Find New Home On the Net · · Score: 2

    "Lying is a crime now?"

    Yes, it can be.

    http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perjury

  13. Online footprints nearly reach fingerprint parity on Tweets and Threats: Gangs Find New Home On the Net · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Online footprints nearly reach fingerprint parity

    And, since the criminals won't stop at just one crime, they can even turn around and cyber-bully the officer who took them down

    http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/02/alleged-gang-member-cyberbullies-cop-on-facebook.html
     
    -- just another casual observation on why gang members can sometime gather notoriety for being as dumb as regular social media users.

  14. Easy enough, an AOL user could do it... on Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Misdirected Email? · · Score: 1

    Reply with "Did you intend to send this to a college student in (whatever state ) state?"

    If it is a person-2-person email, most every time will get a response of "No, but thanks - I'll call them and get the correct e-mail address".

    Game/Set/Match.

  15. Re:Don't stop your meds! on Ask Slashdot: Working With Others, As a Schizophrenic Developer? · · Score: 1

    "Do you really think a comment like this makes a difference? Would any mentally ill person follow your advice?"

    Yes, they would. Hearing this advice - and it's twin of "Do not adjust your own medication without doctor's okay" ARE helpful. Intellectually, we know not to fuck with our meds. However, there are times we think that we know better than ourselves.

    His positive comment is a reminder that while we may be feeling better, it is NOT okay for us to stop doing what we are doing.
    Just like the chiming little bell in your car if you haven't fastened your seat belt - that little nudge to be compliant with your safety might be the difference between ejection from the front seat or sore shoulders from the harness.

  16. Re:Wrong Focus on Verizon and AT&T Join the 'Transparency Report' Club · · Score: 2

    "If AT&T actively ignored NSA letters the government isn't going to do much to them --"

    Watch their Spectrum and Coverage area get "nationalized" until they have signal equivalent to Sprint or T-Mobile.

    Or, perhaps getting broken apart Ma-Bell 1980's style? No more Cell Phone + Internet + TV + IP Phone for your Universe.... pretty sure they (AT&T) won't rock the boat, especially while they are still swimming in it.

  17. Of course people who navigate... on Need Directions? Might Not Want To Ask a Transit Rider · · Score: 5, Informative

    Of course people who navigate...are better at locating than people who are passengers.

    This article does not need Slashdoted,
     
    it needs a quick trip to dev null...
     
    (provided someone can give it directions)

  18. Re:Won't be the same level of service. on The Dismantling of POTS: Bold Move Or Grave Error? · · Score: 1

    Radio based signals can NEVER reach the reliability of copper-to-copper connectivity.

    Electromagnetic interference, cable->antenna problems, raw antenna problems - destruction due to drunk drivers, radio wave propagation issues.

    While land lines can have issues - the shear number of 'moving parts' and 'variables' can never be overcome to reach the reliability of land-line infrastructure and services.

  19. First, learn the proper use of "exponentially" - on Ask Slashdot: Communication Skills For Programmers? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    First, learn the proper use of "exponentially" -

    Second, the entire conversation CAN have important and non-important content. If something is completely needless, then inject something of need if it is indeed a conversation.

    Third, stop wearing the "Bazinga" shirt. It is not helping your cause.

  20. Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday June 26, 2012 @11:2 on Japanese Researchers Build Rock-paper-scissors Robot That Wins 100% of the Time · · Score: 0

    Can we have a robot that checks for duplicate stories?

    Robot Hand Beats You At Rock, Paper, Scissors 100% of the Time
    Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday June 26, 2012 @11:28PM
    from the we-have-outlived-our-usefulness-as-a-species dept.

  21. Re:Am I Asking Too Much? on Charlie Stross: Why Microsoft Word Must Die · · Score: 2

    1. Choose Tools > AutoCorrect from the menu. The AutoCorrect dialog box will open.

    2. Select the AutoFormat as You Type Tab.

    3. In the Replace as You Type frame, deselect Internet and Network Paths with Hyperlinks.

    4. Click on OK.

    RTFM

  22. Re: Outliers and out and out liars... on Two Years In Prison For Using Infrared Contact Lenses To Cheat At Poker · · Score: 1

    Please re-read for comprehension....

    The wrong people are the ones who will kill you.

    In no way am I saying stealing is right.

  23. Outliers and out and out liars... on Two Years In Prison For Using Infrared Contact Lenses To Cheat At Poker · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you find a way to game the gaming system, you will appear as an anomaly.

    And, anomaly detection will highlight you as such.

    Winning at a game of chance over a long enough sample period? Cheating is more probable than an improbable string of luck.

    The only effective way to steal is to steal from people who are powerless to detect it, powerless to stop it, or weak enough in both areas.

    Can you win the day at a casino? YES.

    Can you win during your entire life? YES, considering your life will probably be forfeit when you've stolen too much from the wrong people.

  24. Re:first useless reply! on Feature Phone Hack Can Block Calls, Texts On Some Networks · · Score: 1

    You can do this.

    Pretty easy...
     
        google yourself a solution.... (hint)

  25. Re:Wait till we starte getting OBAMA ALERTS! on Pre-Dawn Wireless Emergency Alert Wakes Up NYC · · Score: 1

    The WTC Tower attacks that happened in 2001 - since those were so well covered by news media - the Presidential Alert System /EBS wasn't even activated...