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Comment This wasnt a normal Taser (Score 1) 936

by drummerboybac (#42274735) Attached to: New Hampshire Cops Use Taser On Woman Buying Too Many iPhones
"Officers used a “dry force” taser, said Hansen, which is less painful than the type of taser that shoots electrodes at the target to deliver the shock. A dry force taser has no probes, and is instead pressed directly to the skin."

From the boston.com article

Not saying I agree that this was a shining moment in the history of the Nashua Police, but lets get the facts straight.

Comment Re:That is not reasonable security (Score 3, Interesting) 184

by drummerboybac (#41402591) Attached to: The Man Who Hacked the Bank of France
What that Gary McKinnon wiki proves to me is that NASA reads /.

In 2006, a Freedom of Information Act request was filed with NASA for all documents pertaining to Gary McKinnon. NASA's documents consisted of printed news articles from the Slashdot website, but no other related documents. This is consistent with NASA employees browsing internet articles about Gary McKinnon; the records of such browsing activity are in the public domain. The FOIA documents have been uploaded to the internet for review, and can be downloaded.[45]

Comment Re:t-mobile (Score 4, Informative) 288

by drummerboybac (#41010803) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: A Cheap US Cellphone Plan With an Unlocked Phone?

540k people city *is* the boondocks. Sorry. If your city doesn't crack a million it's not even in the top 50 cities

Is Boston then a boondocks city? It has 625,087 people as of 2011. How about San Francisco or San Jose? You are way off base that if a city doesnt crack a million its not in the top 50, only 9 cities actually crack a million, a city with 540k would be #33

Submission + - Qualtrics: Tech's Hidden Gem In Utah (forbes.com)

Submitted by Metroshica
Metroshica writes: A startup company in Utah received quite an investment from venture capitalist firms Accel and Sequoia, firms that historically have been bitter rivals.
Games

Submission + - Android Apps You'll NEVER See On The iOS App Store (modojo.com)

Submitted by buffdaily247
buffdaily247 writes: If Android users have a leg up on iOS supporters, it's the openness of Google's platform, which gives developers a chance to release games and applications that would never see the light of day on the App Store. Some wouldn't make it simply because of legality reasons, while others deal with mature and at times disturbing subject matter that would make the eggheads in Cupertino (and the millions of parents that give their kids "i" devices to play with) cringe. That said, here's a small glimpse at Android's most controversial wares.
Google

Submission + - Report: Google working on Chrome for iOS (tech-stew.com)

Submitted by
techfun89
techfun89 writes: "Google is reportedly working on a version of the Chrome web browser for iOS devices. Apparently the launch of Chrome for iOS on the App Store may come as soon as this quarter. This debut is being viewed as a browser war on mobile devices much like Internet Explorer and Netscape were at war in the 1990s.

Third-party browsers first began appearing in the App Store back in 2009. Previous to this date, any new browsers that would have rivaled Safari were rejected by the App Store."
Android

Submission + - A reason for RIM: Why we still need BlackBerry (foxnews.com)

Submitted by Velcroman1
Velcroman1 writes: Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) hopes will end a tailspin that has seen stock fall more than 80 percent over two years as >the company struggles to compete in an Apple- and Android-dominated world. Let’s hope it can, experts said. Because despite the deathwatch, the Blackberry builder is still a key part of the modern smartphone market — and a vital alternative to the world’s iClones. “Everyone is chasing Apple at the moment, [but] RIM is really the only company that might be able to supply a complete alternative to the iPhone clones the market is awash with at the moment,” popular tech analyst Rob Enderle said.

Comment Re:well.... (Score 1) 474

by drummerboybac (#39573603) Attached to: Arizona Attempts To Make Trolling Illegal
this article disagrees

"As a State Senator, Huppenthal helped pass Arizona’s HB 2281, which banned public school courses that advocate the overthrow of the United States, promote racial resentment, or treat students as members of an ethnic group rather than as individuals. The law targeted Tucson’s Mexican American studies program specifically. "

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