Comment NameCheap (Score 5, Informative) 295
I've been pretty happy with NameCheap, the CEO recently did a AMA on reddit, you should check it out.
Comment Re:On tracking (Score 1) 111
I use Ghostery and Adblock Plus on my PC and devices, I feel like I've opted out.
Comment Subscription service eh? (Score 1, Interesting) 570
> indicating Windows would be software that users subscribe to
Jesus christ whatever happened to buying software and then owning it?
Jesus christ whatever happened to buying software and then owning it?
Comment Re:The whine of the flyback transformer (Score 1) 790
LCD monitors make high-pitched sounds but not from a flyback transformer.
Comment Re:Morons (Score 1) 137
But then how are you supposed to get your research published?
Comment Re:Actually, the edits look good! (Score 4, Insightful) 95
And then there's this edit added to Lyndon LaRouche's page:
He is also a disinformation agent funded by the Kremlin.
Comment Re:Sorta plausible (Score 5, Informative) 346
No, it's not plausible, this is another example of the US gov't trying to discredit Snowden. Here are some facts:
- Boris Karpichkov was a KGB spy in the 80s, he moved to Britain and applied for asylum there in 1998
- Boris has a history of making the news with unfounded claims like this
Based on the limited google search I did, and this article sums nicely, it seems more like Russia was monitoring Snowden as early as 2007 and then this Boris guy made some pretty outlandish claims about the monitoring.
Comment Re:I wonder... (Score 4, Interesting) 566
Also in the new version they removed all of the code to encrypt data, only the decryption remains.
They also changed all references from "U.S." to "United States"
Comment Re:Is this a special posting? (Score 4, Informative) 72
A big chunk of us are hanging out over at SoylentNews.
Comment Sign (Score 5, Informative) 238
Well worth the watch if you have the time, gives a very good overview of how the NSA amassed as much power as it has:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/...
Comment Re:Well, since it's inevtiable (Score 1) 784
He's not kidding, people, the vikings in Dublin are all over this shit
Comment Re:Yeah, sure. (Score 5, Informative) 253
I suspect there is a secondary motive here, the science teacher was also the teachers' union representative and had been dealing with disagreements with administrators over updating the employment agreement. His suspension removed him from those discussion. Source and quote:
Schiller, 43, also was the teachers union representative on the campus and had been dealing with disagreements with administrators over updating the employment agreement under which the faculty works. His suspension, with pay, removed him from those discussions.
Comment Misleading title (Score 5, Informative) 287
From page 43 of the actual report (and not a report of a report of the report):
While across the ecosystem, 44% of jobs do not require a Bachelor’s degree, the majority of tech jobs in tech industries require some degree of education. With a Bachelor’s degree, and in some cases, an Associate’s degree, many opportunities exist within the New York City tech ecosystem.
Comment Re:How much peanut butter? (Score 1) 440
million jars of peanut butter
Jars of peanut butter come in many different sizes. Could you please convert the amount to Olympic Sized Swimming Pools? Thanks.
42. You're welcome.
Comment Snail Mail Schmail Mail, there's a patent for that (Score 1) 289
"For the last two or three years, when I want to write a highly personal letter to a foreign leader, or even some American leaders, I hand-write it and mail it, because I feel that my telephone calls and my email are being monitored, and there are some things I just don’t want anybody to know except me and my wife."
Image detecting apparatus and method for reading and or verifying the contents of sealed envelopes
