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  1. Re:Congress Makes Cuts on IRS Warns of Downtime Risk As Congress Makes Cuts · · Score: 1

    Project budget does not could as a real budget.

    I am expecting a certain raise but I won't budget that until I see if it materializes.

  2. Re:Let's hope on IRS Warns of Downtime Risk As Congress Makes Cuts · · Score: 1

    I seem to remember any requests for a flat tax or the 9-9-9 plan (really any attempt to simplify the tax plan) being attacked by social democrats.

  3. Re:One has to wonder on IRS Warns of Downtime Risk As Congress Makes Cuts · · Score: 1

    You didn't answer why they decided to wait until tax season?

  4. Re:The good thing about it is.. on Science By Democracy Doesn't Work · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd agree with that is the bill was just a vote on whether climate change is real or not. It's attached to another bill.

    The democrats voted in mass for Obama Care. Are you saying that means they agree and support everything in it? Because recent history would prove that wrong.

  5. Re:More proof on US Senate Set To Vote On Whether Climate Change Is a Hoax · · Score: 1

    So I guess your against SS and other programs that will sacrifice the wellfare of our country for future generations?

  6. Re:Question mark in title! on Time For Microsoft To Open Source Internet Explorer? · · Score: 1

    See - that's the problem. You view Obama as a moderate conservative. Most conservatives would view him as an extreme liberal and it scares them (and me) to think that you want someone more extreme than Obama.

    The tea party has shown that this is not just angry old white men. My black wife was more conservative than I am and you can see other races moving up in the party and deciding to just think shrug off all the people that will call them sellouts for not subscribing to the groupthink that all minorities must be democrat.

  7. Re:Not "like Slashdot" on Facebook Will Let You Flag Content As 'False' · · Score: 1

    Isn't that what the firehouse is for?

  8. Re:Question mark in title! on Time For Microsoft To Open Source Internet Explorer? · · Score: 2

    I think basically both sides feel this way.

    Obama is out of sync with the rest of America so we want the Republican Congress to note no on a lot of stupid bills becoming law.

    "The Republicans are (out-of sync) with the rest of America, the veto pen will be needed to stop a lot of stupid bills from becoming law."

    What's happening is the Conservatives are becoming more Conservative and the Liberals are becoming more liberal. There is a whole lot less in-between than their used to be.

    Before, during Kennedy's and Reagan's time, we at least had a common enemy (Soviets) which help bridge some divides. Now we don't have that. Instead, the enemy is the opposite side of the aisle.

  9. Re:Question mark in title! on Time For Microsoft To Open Source Internet Explorer? · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Thank goodness

  10. Re:End of support, not "end of life". on Windows Server 2003 Reaches End of Life In July · · Score: 1

    There is definitely a market for very long term support, which you have to look no further than IBM to see.

    In fact many would trust IBM to fill such a role if they were to do so. Others may trust Google. I'm sure there are plenty of other examples as well.

    I agree with IBM to a point but Google doesn't have the best track record of supporting their products after they decide the product has reached the end of its life. In fact, they probably have one of the worst.

  11. Re:A reason to go with Open Source on Windows Server 2003 Reaches End of Life In July · · Score: 1

    It's a different scenario since there have been many updates and versions to choose from in the past 11 years versus (based on the comments here) only one real upgrade choice for windows - and even with that, most people tend to wait a while to upgrade just for MS to get the kinks out.

  12. Re:I thought on The Most Popular Passwords Are Still "123456" and "password" · · Score: 1

    You are correct that this is the password to access the setting for the router through their webgui. The password to connect to the wifi, though, was similar to badorange456. (To be honest, it was actually harder than anything I ever manually set since I get frustrated typing long passwords into consoles using a gamepad.)

  13. Re:I thought on The Most Popular Passwords Are Still "123456" and "password" · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I bought a Netgear AC1450-100NAR Dual Band Slim Gigabit Smart WiFi Router.

    The instructions specifically state that it would be a bad idea to change the SSID and password. I did anyways, of course, but was surprised to read this advice.
    http://ww.amazon.com/gp/produc...

  14. Re:Getting insurance isn't the problem on Google Thinks the Insurance Industry May Be Ripe For Disruption · · Score: 1

    They have a toll free number for their android store

    https://support.google.com/goo...

  15. Re:Why not self-insure? on Google Thinks the Insurance Industry May Be Ripe For Disruption · · Score: 1

    You'd probably need to guarantee at least half a million dollars in your retirement account;

    $55,000 in Texas
    http://www.dmv.org/tx-texas/ca...

    It doesn't say how you get it back - I assume you never do until you either start paying an insurance company or stop driving.

    It would take me many decades to hit $55,000 in insurance fees so this really isn't a worthwhile option for me.

  16. Re:Cue the Deniers on NASA, NOAA: 2014 Was the Warmest Year In the Modern Record · · Score: 1
  17. Re:SWATting... Swatting? Who knows... on UK Suspect Arrested In Connection With PSN/XBL 'Lizard Squad' Attacks · · Score: 1
  18. Re:So how are they on Star Trek Continues Kickstarter 2.0 · · Score: 1

    I liked the mirror episodes in Trek. They probably had the best continuity of the whole series.

    The first few minutes of the Enterprise one was great (takes place right at the end of the Star Trek: First Contact)

  19. Re:Amazing work.. on Star Trek Continues Kickstarter 2.0 · · Score: 2

    Karl Urban does a great job as McCoy. It might help that he is the only one that plays a grown up in the new series.

  20. Re:Too bad! on Iran Forced To Cancel Its Space Program · · Score: 4, Informative

    Nope - that was the Arabs (Palestinians) too.

    http://www.snopes.com/rumors/r...

  21. Re:Typical abuse of unpaid opensource devs. on With Community Help, Chrome Could Support Side Tabs Extension · · Score: 1

    if someone from the open source community would step forward to do the work to drive the feature to completion.

    Google/Chromium paid devs can then take all the credit. One sided deal if you ask me.

    This is a sad response to read on slashdot.

    What do you think would be a good reason for a company to opensource their development if not for stuff like this? It fits perfectly in the matra "If i had the source, I could make it work the way I wanted."

  22. Re:XDA Forums on Ask Slashdot: Can I Trust Android Rooting Tools? · · Score: 1

    Other than tripping Knox, I haven't had any issues with it. Locked bootloaders have given me more trouble than Knox.

  23. Re:Manual steps vs. payload on Ask Slashdot: Can I Trust Android Rooting Tools? · · Score: 1

    I would suggest that you forego root exploits altogether. Instead, you should simply refuse to buy any Android device where the manufacturer does not provide you a means to unlock the bootloader. Once you have a (legit) unlocked bootloader using official tools from the manufacturer, you can then proceed to install any ROM you want -- even an open source ROM that you could audit yourself -- which then gives you root access. >

    I didn't really get this until I got my tmobile S5. Not only is an unlocked bootloader safer, it's much easier to play with and you don't have to worry that someday you will have to decide if you want to risk upgrading and losing your unlocker bookloader (freedom.)
    I started with an EVO 4G. I updated it when I first got it like I do with OS's for computers. I ended up with a locked bootloader and couldn't do any of the cool stuff I had wanted the phone for. Sure months later a new exploit was found but it was a lesson learned.

  24. Re:What - exactly - are you worried about here? on Ask Slashdot: Can I Trust Android Rooting Tools? · · Score: 1

    . So, you can get the XPosed Framework and XPrivacy, and set permissions for the various packages on your phone. Both are open-source.

    Not on lolipop :)

    That said, I have yet to have an android phone (or device) that I have not rooted. I love adaway way to much to live without it (and titanium backup is a great tool.) I actually prefer CM or AOSP based roms now but mileage varies depending on the device.

  25. Re:What happened to 2013's winners? on Ridley Scott Adapts Philip K. Dick's 'Man in the High Castle' For Amazon · · Score: 2

    The Chris Carter show was canceled

    http://variety.com/2015/digita...