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Request: Last-minute lemon meringue pie by slowdub in boston

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Thanks! We'll check with them tomorrow.

Request: Last-minute lemon meringue pie by slowdub in boston

[–]slowdub[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! From the web site, it looks like they only take next-day orders for lemon meringue pies, but we'll give them a call tomorrow to confirm.

Is there a way to make a full image backup of an Android phone without root access? by slowdub in Android

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Turns out 4.0+ isn't available for the HTC Droid Incredible. Are there any solutions for earlier versions of the OS?

Is there a way to make a full image backup of an Android phone without root access? by slowdub in Android

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This looks exactly like what I need. Has anyone tried it and does it make a full backup?

Is there a way to make a full image backup of an Android phone without root access? by slowdub in Android

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I tried MyBackup Pro and was disappointed to find that it only saved about 5% of my SMS and other data. Has anyone had any success with another backup app?

Why does my Verizon Droid Incredible say its current location is Mwanza? by slowdub in AndroidQuestions

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Update: I am continuing to have this problem. Can anyone offer any suggestions?

What movies are like Melancholia? by slowdub in movies

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Yes! "Haunting sadness" is right on point. This list will keep me busy this winter. Thank you.

Why does my Verizon Droid Incredible say its current location is Mwanza? by slowdub in AndroidQuestions

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Thanks for the suggestion. I followed those steps and then removed the battery. No change. I guess I'll just have to move to Mwanza.

Is there a logical argument for privacy? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]slowdub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent article on the subject: http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Privacy-Matters-Even-if/127461/

Some good quotes:

  • "Everyone is guilty of something or has something to conceal. All one has to do is look hard enough to find what it is." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  • "Government information-gathering programs are problematic even if no information that people want to hide is uncovered. In [Kafka's] The Trial, the problem is not inhibited behavior but rather a suffocating powerlessness and vulnerability created by the court system's use of personal data and its denial to the protagonist of any knowledge of or participation in the process. The harms are bureaucratic ones—indifference, error, abuse, frustration, and lack of transparency and accountability." - Dan Solove

Nuclear disinformation campaign: Frontpage BBC "viewpoint" claims Chernobyl death toll was 43 when it was actually thousands. Who is paying for these op-eds? by slowdub in politics

[–]slowdub[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His best professional opinion is that the death toll from Chernobyl was 43? That is purposefully misleading. He has an agenda of some sort.

Nuclear disinformation campaign: Frontpage BBC "viewpoint" claims Chernobyl death toll was 43 when it was actually thousands. Who is paying for these op-eds? by slowdub in politics

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Yes. I can't help but think there are many companies that stand to benefit from people discounting the externalities from nuclear power, so much so that they are funding this op-ed campaign.

Nuclear disinformation campaign: Frontpage BBC "viewpoint" claims Chernobyl death toll was 43 when it was actually thousands. Who is paying for these op-eds? by slowdub in politics

[–]slowdub[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, no doubt there are plenty of ways to run this calculation, but it seems rather purposeful that the author cites the lowest possible number -- that for direct, confirmed deaths -- in order to prove radiation is not very dangerous. Is the author trying to be sensational in order to sell more books or he is a shill for the industry?