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  1. Re:10 punds of cocaine is going to endanger ... on Terminal Mixup Implicates TSA Agents In LAX Smuggling Plot · · Score: 1

    So apparently doing something illegal is okay as long as it's not one of the items on the Security Theater checklist?

  2. Re:Is this legal? on Blind Man Test Drives Google's Autonomous Car · · Score: 1

    When you take your test on the roadway, I assume you have your permit, which means you can drive as long as you have another licensed driver in the car with you (at least, where I took my drivers training)

  3. Re:Security just isn't a priority on Cops Can Crack an iPhone In Under Two Minutes · · Score: 1

    Even with full disk encryption it's only a matter of time.

    Of course it's only a matter of time, but so is the heat death of the universe, and neither that nor breaking 128 bit AES are happening any time soon. You're also implying that I can't go in and modify fastboot or recovery on my phone to prevent it from being pulled down, too.

  4. Re:Security just isn't a priority on Cops Can Crack an iPhone In Under Two Minutes · · Score: 2

    I'm curious how difficult it would be to have an alternate ROM for Android phones just have a 'USB toggle' that blocks access to the USB module entirely (add/remove kernel module?)

  5. Re:We need full phone encryption. on Cops Can Crack an iPhone In Under Two Minutes · · Score: 1

    Android 3 and higher supports this.

  6. Re:Glad they found the error on Faulty Cable To Blame For Superluminal Neutrino Results · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're so fast they're already out!

  7. Re:Linode on Ask Slashdot: Best Inexpensive VPS Provider? · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately Linode bills for the whole month and refunds you the proration, so you're still stuck with that amount as credit. If you have a full-time VM running and spin one up for a little bit this is fine, but if I really need something short-term I just use EC2 due to hourly billing.

  8. Re:FDC Servers on Ask Slashdot: Best Inexpensive VPS Provider? · · Score: 1

    Was it that hard to read the blog?

  9. Re:NASA is the world leader in what? on Do You Have the Right Stuff To Be an Astronaut? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe if they /had/ the money to sink down the drain we wouldn't be having this problem..

  10. Re:Old News on Google Maps To Charge For API Usage · · Score: 1

    Yeah, back when you had to register for an API key I could have sworn they already had this requirement. And of course everyone here is blowing it out of proportion.

  11. Re:Whos fault? HTC or Verizon? on Is Verizon Breaking FCC Regulations With Locked Bootloaders? · · Score: 1

    Motorola just claimed with the new 'RAZR' that it was specifically Verizon that is causing the bootloader to be locked, on Verizon's version of the phone.

  12. Re:Klein bottle on Portal 2 Getting Map Editor · · Score: 2

    There already is a map editor, it's called Hammer. The title is misleading, it should read Portal 2 getting In-Game Map Editor.

  13. Re:Too Early, comes with official update push on Android Source Code Gone For Good? · · Score: 1

    I'm sure the engineers would like to open source Maps and whatnot too. It's management/sales/lawyers that stop that kind of stuff from happening.

  14. Re:Too Early, comes with official update push on Android Source Code Gone For Good? · · Score: 1

    It's pretty much a fact Google sees the value in it, because their (perfectly valid and legal) initial decision to tell Cyanogenmod to stop bundling Google's apps (Maps, Market, etc.) soon turned into a "you know what, just download the bundle from us and it'll be fine"

  15. Re:Umm.... on Android Source Code Gone For Good? · · Score: 1

    There was no 2.0 official release? What the heck did my original Droid come with then? It was API level 5, and was quickly replaced with 2.0.1 (API level 6). 2.0 came out in November 2009, 2.1 didn't come out till January 2010. 2.0 doesn't have a dessert name as far as I can tell, though.

  16. Re:compromise on Opera Proposes Switching Browser Scrolling For 'Pages' · · Score: 2

    Enjoy not having your site visited.

  17. Re:falling ahead? on Nexus Prime, And Ice Cream Sandwich, Go For a Video Tour · · Score: 1

    This was changed in Honeycomb, and therefore ICS. The UI is done in the GPU now, like it should be. They were also discussing a new emulator that's much faster due to using hardware GPU rendering instead of in software.

  18. Re:LINQ on Type Safety Coming To DB Queries · · Score: 1

    I really miss LINQ (especially LINQ-to-objects) when I write in other languages.

  19. Re:LINQ on Type Safety Coming To DB Queries · · Score: 1

    You are most certainly not stuck (unless you're using query syntax, instead of method syntax) because all LINQ methods are just extension methods. A LINQ provider could easily add new ones.

  20. Re:Disney.xxx ? isnt there already such a site ? on Porn-Industry Outsiders Fear 'Shakedown' In .XXX TLD · · Score: 2

    Not to mention power over copyright.

  21. Re:You've got to be kidding... on GameStop Opening Deus Ex Boxes, Removing Free Game Coupon · · Score: 1

    They've been selling opened games as new for a long time. I've heard plenty of stories of employees 'borrowing' new games.

  22. Re:What's the big deal? on PlayStation 3 Controller On Android Devices · · Score: 1

    I think it's considered a big deal because PS3 controllers aren't bluetooth HID devices like the wiimotes, they have a custom protocol.

  23. Re:You should had compared on Is Free Software Ready For E-publishing? · · Score: 1

    Apache! Burn the fanboy!

  24. Re:My opinion on Nintendo Slashes Profit Forecast and 3DS Price · · Score: 1

    I'd much rather pay $250 for the Vita, over the 3DS, anyway.

  25. Re:What alternative? on LulzSec Calls For PayPal Boycott, Spokesman Arrested · · Score: 2

    Oh, wow. I -just- had this same problem, to the letter. I got my transaction suspended, it wouldn't confirm my "landline" (Google Voice) (I entered the correct number -twice-), and I never got the letter they were supposed to mail me, so I sent my photo ID. I would love to get rid of my PayPal account.. but I need to be able to send money to people and services that only take PayPal, unfortunately.