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Re:I know none of my passwords on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @01:27PM (#6554764)
I haven't used 1Password before, but I know LastPass offers multifactor authentication via your mobile app of choice[0], which comes to essentially the same thing.

Once you've set it up, you require two passwords to log in: one you memorise; the other you read off your mobile app, and is regenerated every 30 seconds.

[0]: https://helpdesk.lastpass.com/security-options/#Multifactor+...

Re:An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4 on Friday January 04, 2013 @03:07PM (#5009544)
Thanks :)
Re:An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4 on Friday January 04, 2013 @08:09AM (#5007419)
What is that widget? It looks great!
Re:What they don't tell you about being a game developer on Friday November 23, 2012 @07:20AM (#4821963)
You may enjoy this animation of a dramatic reading of a bad review: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/558516
Re:Facebook has 1 billion monthly active users on Thursday October 04, 2012 @07:33AM (#4611808)
As I recall, in 2006 only students were allowed on it, and many of them would add seemingly everyone on campus as a friend.

It's possible that today, students still do that, but other people don't, bringing the average down.

Here's another (mock-up?) photo of Google Glass attached to regular glasses, this time from Google I/O: http://imgur.com/q4tDX
Re:The 2 Biggest Mistakes I Made When Learning to Code on Friday September 07, 2012 @06:37PM (#4491547)
That point reminds me of Kathy Sierra's distinction between just-in-time learning and just-in-case learning: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/0...
Re:AMA with Barack Obama on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @06:03PM (#4451631)
Ah, gotcha. Did you catch what the downvotes were for each question?
Re:AMA with Barack Obama on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @05:08PM (#4451274)
Check out http://reddit.com/r/tabled. Only useful after the AMA is over, admittedly.
Re:How Eduardo Saverin Sold Facebook Ads in 2004 on Monday August 20, 2012 @04:39PM (#4409676)
https://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=405727117130

"Closing the Gift Shop may disappoint many of the people who have given millions of gifts, but we made the decision after careful thought about where we need to focus our product development efforts."

"We'll be able to focus more on improving and enhancing products and features that people use every day, such as Photos, News Feed, Inbox, games, comments, the "Like" button and the Wall."

Re:What Ouya Isn't on Monday August 13, 2012 @06:19AM (#4375202)
I think you misunderstand vibrunazo's point about some games being "Ouya ready". You can already plug an Android into a TV and connect it to a controller, so some games already offer proper, non-touch gamepad support, designed to work on a big screen.

Here's a video of Sonic 4 Episode 2 that demonstrates this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fUP6mh3aOg

Plus, touchscreen games don't all require you to tap specific points on the screen (as in your Reversi example). Look at Temple Run: you duck and jump by swiping down or up, from anywhere on the screen, rather than tapping on-screen Duck and Jump buttons.

It's also identical to the 5.3" Galaxy Note phone.
Re:Yes, I was hacked. Hard. on Saturday August 04, 2012 @09:42AM (#4338437)
You can print out ten one-use codes at a time, and generate a new list of ten at any point.
Re:Weavrs - autonomous Twitter bots on Monday July 02, 2012 @08:17AM (#4188509)
Getting a generic 500 Server Error when I try to sign up or sign in, FYI.
Also check out Steve Swink's Principles of Virtual Sensation[1]. (Ctrl-F for [Mario].)

[1]: http://www.steveswink.com/principles-of-virtual-sensation/

One of the developers posted this on Reddit, in response to someone asking whether there's a registration-free version[1]:

I'm afraid not at this point. The system is set up to be connected to the user account (to make sure the votes and the links are attributed to an account).

However, it does make sense that some people might want a "Viewer only" version which doesn't add or vote, but just displays. We might look in to this....?

[1]: http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/u8q8a/new_tool_to_h...

Re:Skillshare, Codecademy and the gamification of education on Wednesday April 11, 2012 @06:25AM (#3826796)
Rock Band 3.

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