Comment Re:google instant vs duckduckgo (Score 1) 693
I guess you're one of those people who never pay attention to search settings? For example, the little button to the immediate right of the search button which toggles instant...
Comment Re:China loves Conficker (Score 1) 71
The "right to work" is more or less inherent in communistic societies. China may have converted to capitalism, but the indoctrination dies hard (see: eastern Germany.)
Comment Re:This may scream for jury nullification or no-bi (Score 1) 122
Weev doesn't do anything with good intentions, and this was no exception.
Comment Re:Dont worry - Sen. Joe Liebermann will pay (Score 1) 410
FWIW, it was EachDNS, not EveryDNS.
Comment Just one word... (Score 0, Redundant) 315
Good.
Submission + - Intel to acquire McAfee for ~$7.5B (reuters.com)
bannable writes: ntel Corp (INTC.O) said it would acquire McAfee in a deal valued at approximately $7.68 billion.
Intel said McAfee will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary, reporting into Intel's software and services group.
Intel said McAfee will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary, reporting into Intel's software and services group.
Comment Re:If by unimpressed you mean terrified... (Score 2, Informative) 233
Too bad the common hamster isn't the one that we make a pet of.
Comment Re:Not The Only Problem (Score 1) 145
Actually, if you check out the Full Disclosure thread on this you'll that this is the problem. Facebook isn't checking *any* privacy settings during failed login attempts, so it doesn't matter what settings you use.
Submission + - Students don't understand meaning of "equal" sign (sciencedaily.com) 2
bickerdyke writes: Science Daily reports that about 70% of middle grade students in the US don't understand what the "equal" sign in an equation stands for.
Comment Re:More outsourcing... (Score 1) 1088
Interesting and Insightful...
Really slashdot? Really?
Comment Re:Important to note (Score 3, Insightful) 1088
The entire data set was not released: 15,000 entires were withheld because of their relative recent happening.
Comment Re: And just who are these "officials"? (Score 1) 1088
Sorry, but the truth of the matter is a bit different.
Comment I think we got this. (Score 1) 1
Now there's no way for them to leak more! Ha!
Submission + - Security Violation?: U.S. Troops Told They Can't A (npr.org) 1
bannable writes: The Washington Times obtained memos from the Navy and Marines, explicitly telling troops not to access the WikiLeaks website.
Comment Re:can't grok the numbers... (Score 1) 109
Just about one and a half.
