stacycakes - Slashdot User

Comment Apart from giving lazy people a bigger incentive (Score 1) 492

by stacycakes on Thursday August 22, 2013 @03:38PM (#44646543) Attached to: New Drug Mimics the Beneficial Effects of Exercise

to do absolutely nothing in terms of physical exercise *rolls eyes*...... the other beneficial possibilities of this drug seem to be well worth the effort of further testing and sampling.

Comment Re:Robo lawsuit trolling (Score 1) 281

by stacycakes on Thursday January 31, 2013 @03:24PM (#42753819) Attached to: FTC Gets 744 New Ideas On How To Hang Up On Robocallers

I always get so annoyed when a robocaller happens to get a hold of my cell phone number. I never have the time to listen to the entire recording but at the same time I feel like getting to the end and asking them to take me off the list is the only way to stop the harassment. I'll be happy when they actually figure out a way to get these to stop. Hope one of the 744 new ideas works!

Submission + - Making Wireless Carriers Play Together 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 31, 2013 @02:57PM

An anonymous reader writes: Ok, so the idea of opening all Wi-Fi networks in a misthought utopian vision didn’t go over so well. But no one discussed the best part of open Wi-Fi networks: bonding different Wi-Fi and mobile carriers to get the best price and decent performance. We could save money and avoid lock in by bouncing to whoever gives us the best rate, and, when we need speed, jump on all of them at once for a network bonded boost.

Submission + - FTC gets 744 new ideas on how to cut nasty robocallers off at the knees (networkworld.com)

Submitted by

coondoggie

on Thursday January 31, 2013 @01:59PM

coondoggie writes: "The Federal Trade Commission today said the submission period for its Robocall Challenge had ended and it got 744 new ideas for ways to shut down the annoying automated callers. The FTC noted that the vast majority of telephone calls that deliver a prerecorded message trying to sell something to the recipient are illegal. The FTC regulates these calls under the Telemarketing Sales Rule and the Challenge was issued to developing technical or functional solutions and proofs of concepts that can block illegal robocalls which despite the agency's best efforts seem to be increasing."

Submission + - How videogames help fund the arms industry (eurogamer.net)

Submitted by FhnuZoag on Thursday January 31, 2013 @01:30PM

FhnuZoag writes: Eurogamer has an expose of the shady world of games developers licensing guns. From the article: "We must be paid a royalty fee — either a one-time payment or a percentage of sales, all negotiable. Typically, a licensee pays between 5 per cent to 10 per cent retail price for the agreement. [...] We want to know explicitly how the rifle is to be used, ensuring that we are shown in a positive light... Such as the 'good guys' using the rifle," says [Barett Rifles'] Vaughn.

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