Comment Re:PIN Codes (Score 1) 241
For me, it's cheaper to sign than use my PIN, so I sign, but most of the time, the signature is on a electronic pad, so no paper is involved.
Comment Last Resort (Score 1) 375
Brute force of course! Just try all possible bit combinations until the checksum matches.
Comment All of them (Score 2) 359
I exist in all time zones simultaneously.
Comment In Training (Score 1) 167
I just started a new job Tuesday and was in training. Just no option to see it.
Comment At least one company still in operation (Score 1) 176
Peapod is still in operation, so it must be possible.
Comment Re:How do you change human nature? (Score 1) 307
It's been shown* that human nature gravitates towards sensationalism.
*citation needed
Comment Build it and they will come (Score 1) 336
Seriously, you don't know what developers will do until the have the possibility in front of them. I've never seen someone complain about too much processing power. The only real concern is power consumption, but I'd hope that extra cores can be powered down when not needed.
Comment Better Solution (Score 2, Interesting) 206
Use the NoScript add-on and mark google-analytics.com as Untrusted. Simple and done. Also works for any other tracking system that uses JavaScript.
Comment Re:"Publicly Available" (Score 1) 229
Except that people's expectations are different. The average person knows that when they shout on a public street, others can hear you. On the other hand, the average person would expect that their data transmissions are private. I know the difference may not be a legal standard, but people's expectations about privacy, however unrealistic, cannot be simply dismissed.
Mind you, I'm not saying you're wrong, but people's feelings make this issue somewhat more complex.
Mind you, I'm not saying you're wrong, but people's feelings make this issue somewhat more complex.
Comment No, it's just HP bei (Score 3, Informative) 651
Ink for my Canon Pixma is only $15 for the official ink. There are 6 different inks, but each lasts longer than my mother's HP cartridges and I print more than she does.
On the other hand, HP's model is like the razor model: give away the printers cheap and charge an arm and a leg for the ink. Mind you, the printers are cheap pieces of excrement.
Comment Not all at once (Score 1) 432
I filed my federal in early February, but I just sent my states taxes yesterday (lived in 2 states this year). Part-time resident taxes is a bitch to understand.
Endangered Species Condoms 61
The Center for Biological Diversity wants to help put a polar bear in your pants with their endangered species condom campaign. They hope that giving away 100,000 free Endangered Species Condoms across the country will highlight how unsustainable human population growth is driving species to extinction, and instill the sexual prowess of the coquí guajón rock frog, nature's most passionate lover, in the condom users. From the article: "To help people understand the impact of overpopulation on other species, and to give them a chance to take action in their own lives, the Center is distributing free packets of Endangered Species Condoms depicting six separate species: the polar bear, snail darter, spotted owl, American burying beetle, jaguar, and coquí guajón rock frog."
Comment Real Goal: Cross-Licensing? (Score 5, Insightful) 202
My guess is that Xerox isn't looking for any big payout, but rather some kind of cross-licensing deal for patents.
Comment Just one for this employer (Score 1) 343
It never fails that after working any place for a while, they give out shirts (usually t-shirt, but occasionally polo) to help morale or boost web traffic (or just because some manager suggested it). The only problem with my current employer is that the dress regulations don't allow me to wear the company shirt at work.
Comment Yeah, sure (Score 4, Insightful) 320
Wake me up when they open source the main .NET framework. They put this out there because no one is using it.
