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Comment: Welcome to 1997. (Score 1) 218

by BenFenner (#39495859) Attached to: A Hybrid Car With Detachable Engine Proposed
Welcome to 1997 and the AC Propulsion T-Zero.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Propulsion_tzero

They even created an algorithm for the trailer steering so the yolk could be very short but yet stay stable on the highway, and it would stay directly behind the car when reversing which make parking a breeze. (AC Propulsion does the tech for the Tesla products, and other hybrid or full electrics we all know.)

Comment: Re:Text messaging (Score 5, Interesting) 210

by BenFenner (#39068411) Attached to: FCC Cracks Down on Robocalls
I wouls say you could simply disable text messages (entirely!) at the provider level.
But then you get this shit in the mail:

http://www.supercars.net/gallery/132464/1542/873030.jpg



That's right dick-heads. I disabled text messages. All of them. Even the ones from you. It took me three months of calling, but I finally did it. You think I want your spam mail in my mail box?!

Comment: Re:Free works w/o Credit card (Score 1) 523

by BenFenner (#38520016) Attached to: Why We Agonize Over Buying $1 Apps
While I was going on about not liking my credit card info to be in company databases in a post above, I forgot why I warn parents about adding their credit card to an app store. The kids can ring up huge bills in no time. Remember the free fish keeping game that charged $99 to revive the fish in the tank if they died? http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-12-13/news/30510883_1_skewers-valuable-lesson-money-lessons

Comment: Who has my CC info? (Score 1) 523

by BenFenner (#38519784) Attached to: Why We Agonize Over Buying $1 Apps
Not only do I agonize over getting locked into a system, I also would like to limit my fraud liability by limiting who I give my financial information to. There is a very short list of who has my credit card information on file and an even shorter list who has it in an electronic database facing the Internet, and I'll be damned if I'm going to add Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, etc. to that list any time soon.

Comment: Free WiFi with encryption. (Score 1) 458

by BenFenner (#35978372) Attached to: For Security, My Wi-Fi Access Point Relies On:
I am one of those idiots who wants other people to able to access his wireless network if they need it (service to society, etc.). Funny how these topics are sprouting up again lately and I guess I missed posting in the Ask Slashdot topic the other day.

I use WPA2 encryption with the SSID of "WPA2PasswordIsHampsterDancing" or similar. The WPA2 password is "HampsterDancing" or similar. You get the idea.

This way people can access the network if they have half a brain, but can still benefit from some of the protections the encryption provides*.

*I'm sure there will be plenty of people after me to argue about what type of security is still left in place with this method. I've had similar arguments. I'd actually welcome more discussion on the topic since this is still the best compromise I've founds o far.

Never have so many understood so little about so much. -- James Burke

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