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I'm curious what will be the next argument of those who are feeling the brunt of obsolescence.-eleman (May 08, 2013, 01:39 AM)
Once you have the one you will be using, it's just for coffee...you never ever put it on your feet! Just keep using it for coffee only, and over time it will make the coffee taste even better, as it ages. Yes, it will look like hell as the coffee stains it and the fibers become embedded with the residues of the coffee oils, but that is what actually makes your coffee better, I have been told. When you are done using it, you dump the grounds, turn it inside out and rinse it well, by hand. Then wring it out good and hang it to dry. Don't ever throw it in the laundry with any sort of detergent or bleach or you will end up with residues from that in your coffee.-app103 (May 08, 2013, 03:27 AM)
The paper filters are so cheap it isn't a factor, like 500 filters for $2.59.-Tinman57 (May 07, 2013, 08:02 PM)
Well, I have been known to be frugal to a fault.-app103 (May 07, 2013, 10:20 PM)
But one never runs out of filters when they use a permanent one
I have been using one for almost 20 years and wouldn't consider ever going back to wasting money on paper filters. Imagine getting 20 years worth of filters for about $5. Not to say that anybody else end up with one that would last as long as mine. (I wash mine very gently by hand) The better ones do have a 5 year warranty, though, so even if it only lasts that long, you'd still save money and not have to worry about running out of filters.-app103 (May 07, 2013, 12:57 AM)
Les Mis re-enactment.-Deozaan (May 07, 2013, 11:41 AM)
Senate passes Internet sales tax
05.06.2013 10:44 PM
The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online.
Pentagon accuses China government, military of cyberattacks
05.06.2013 7:50 PM
China's government and military appear to be directly involved in cyberattacks against the U.S., according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Don't freak out, but the government records and stores every phone call and email
05.06.2013 12:45 PM
A former FBI agent says that the government has the power to go back and listen to every phone call you make.
From the transcripts:
CLEMENTE: …We certainly have ways in national security investigations to find out exactly what was said in that conversation. It's not necessarily something that the FBI is going to want to present in court, but it may help lead the investigation and/or lead to questioning of her. We certainly can find that out.
BURNETT: So they can actually get that? We can know what people are saying, that is incredible.
CLEMENTE: …Welcome to America. All of that stuff is being captured as we speak whether we know it or like it or not.
Which third world country is the one you live in?-eleman (May 03, 2013, 03:42 AM)
Windows 8's complexity leaves it vulnerable, Kaspersky says
05.05.2013 9:25 AM
The complexity of the Windows 8 operating system has increased its vulnerability, according to a Kasperky Lab security specialist.
Microsoft pledges patch for zero-day bug in Internet Explorer 8
05.05.2013 8:07 AM
IE8 is the most widely-used of Microsoft's five supported browsers -- IE6 through IE10.
Free Clipboard Help+Spell adds a lot of power to your clipboard
On their own, X, C, and V are just three random letters. But combine them
with the Ctrl key, and you get one of the most iconic keystroke trios in the
history of computing. Cutting, copying, and pasting data is something we all
do on a daily basis, so doing it more efficiently can translate into major
time savings. Clipboard Help+Spell is a donationware utility by Mouser that
does just that. Note: The "Download Now" button below the full review and on
the Product Information page will download the software to your system.
Read the whole article here.-40hz (April 30, 2013, 09:03 PM)
But the law already allows private companies and individuals to restrict free speech in whatever they have ownership and control over...so if someone posts a comment on your blog that you don't like, you are within your rights to delete it, and it doesn't violate anybody's Constitutional rights. Radio & TV networks, newspapers, and magazines also don't have to air it or publish it if it doesn't conform to their content policies, either. No change in the laws are needed.
If you don't like what someone or some company is airing or publishing, don't read it, don't buy it, don't watch it, don't listen to it, don't support it.
Nobody forces me to watch FOX news or listen to Rush Limbaugh, so I don't. It's as simple as that. (ain't freedom great?) No need to make laws to change the content of shows I have no intention of supporting. There are plenty of others for me to choose from...they are not the only programs on TV or radio. If enough people feel the same as I do about those programs and do as I do (not support them by reading, watching, listening), it stops being profitable to air those views, and if those people want to keep expressing them, they will have to do so at their own expense. Still, no need to change the laws to censor them.
And if the laws are changed to restrict free speech, and you think it's ok, as long as views you don't agree with are the ones being censored, there will come a day when you are the one with the unpopular views that end up censored, and then you'll understand what's so wrong about it. Or if you don't want to wait that long to understand, go take a vacation to China and visit all your favorite websites or better yet, go express your political views in the middle of Tiananmen Square.
It's really not a good thing when your government can kill you for having an opinion, neither is it a good thing when they can stop you from expressing it.-app103 (April 30, 2013, 10:42 PM)
EFF: Trust Twitter--but not Apple or Verizon--to protect your privacy
Twitter and Internet service provider Sonic.net scored a perfect six in the third annual Electronic Frontier Foundation "Who Has Your Back?" report.
When you use the Internet, companies ask you to trust them with your private data: from personal messages, to search terms, to photos, and much more. But government officials increasingly ask companies to hand that data over, a fact highlighted by the recent battle over CISPA.
McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking vulnerability
McAfee said it has found a vulnerability in Adobe Systems' Reader program that reveals when and where a PDF document is opened.
The Only Thing the Broadcasting Treaty Is Good For Is Crushing Innovation
For those of us following the continuing saga of the unnecessary and harmful WIPO Broadcasting Treaty, its latest manifestation is starting to have the feel of a tired movie franchise. Every few years, as soon as Hollywood thinks it can squeeze a few more dollars out of a new installment, the same bad idea gets rehashed with the same cast of characters, and still no substance.
Krishean mentioned to me how much fun it is to look inside those Thumbs.db files with file recovery tools and find thumbnails that the original owner probably had no idea that they were sharing with the world.
So, for windows users, including those Thumbs.db files in a zip could be a privacy/security issue, too.-app103 (April 25, 2013, 09:29 AM)
Could someone post some suggestions on how to do this? I never really understood the scope of Thumbs.db files (they're sorta magically something Windows does right?) Is there a simple viewer program that can look at them?-TaoPhoenix (April 25, 2013, 01:40 PM)
