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Comment Re:Of course (Score 2, Informative) 431

I can confirmed LittleSnitch works like a charm.

The site above doesn't provide free download, so I went to an abundantware site called ThePirateBay.org.

I'm surprised this little germ even comes with pre-whitelist feature and several connections that I've never heard of have already been pre-allowed.

Truly a time-saver.

Comment Lost Sales > Downloads (Score 1) 398

Why?

If someone downloaded a song, she could make a backup and if the original song (with her email in it) was accidentally deleted, she still has the backup.

If someone bought a CD, and her dog ate it, she'll have to buy again.

You guys are kidding yourselves if you think that one pirated song equals one lost sales.

Comment Equally Misleading (Score 4, Insightful) 445

Internet is still a dangerous place for kids, it's just not as dangerous as what others might have put it.

I certainly don't want my kids to use this report to tell me it's more dangerous for them to play in the playground across the road than letting them surf net all day.

The report says child-on-child bullying is more serious a problem to deal with, and I'm sure if they could solve this problem for kids, they would have solved the sexual solicitation problem as well.

Comment Re:Die Spammers!! (Score 1) 76

I want to buy a phone that quizzes the sender somehow. Fail=no-SMS.

That's probably the fastest way to stop SMS, all SMS. Imagine every time your friend wants to SMS you, your phone will ask something like 1+2=?.

And this method might actually cost the recipient (more)money. Usually receiving SMS is free, but if you want to quiz, you're sending something out and that's going to cost something.

I think the best option so far is to get an unlimited SMS plan, so we leave the "cost" part to the provider.

Then go find a filter app, which moves all not-in-the-contact SMSs to a designated folder.

Any better suggestions?

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