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  1. Re:But there is some privacy at least in Maryland by langelgjm · · Score: 1 · on Google Says Complete Privacy Does Not Exist

    On this topic, when I was an undergraduate at the University of Maryland, an student employee working for the security department was fired for zooming a surveillance camera on a dormitory window. The story was that he was trying to watch a game on the TV inside the room. The school then installed software to blur windows to the camera operators, though I'm not sure how well that software works...

  2. Re:a proposal by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 1 · on Judge OKs Challenge To RIAA's $750-Per-Song Claim

    For my thoughts about what the universities are not doing and should be doing you might want to see my comments in this interview by the University of Maryland student newspaper: http://www.diamondbackonline.com/media/storage/pap er873/news/2006/11/03/News/Riaa-Cracks.Down.On.Ill egal.Downloading-2437467.shtml?norewrite2006111611 51&sourcedomain=www.diamondbackonline.com

  3. Re:Comments on the PDF by sirambrose · · Score: 1 · on Dutch Blackbox Voting Pwned

    Science education definitely not going downhill. Here at the university of Maryland everybody learns the latest findings of the science of feng shui. It has numbers and elements just like all the other sciences. Fire, earth, water, metal, and wood are so much easier to remember than all those funny abbreviations.

  4. Re:Other green energy sources by sckienle · · Score: 1 · on Green Energy Now, And On The Tide

    In addition, we don't really understand the effect on wind patterns caused by the farms on the surrounding ecology and weather patterns. I wonder if the tidal generation has similar problems? Imagine the effect to Europe if the Gulf Stream was disturbed by a series of wave turbines? (Ok, a somewhat far-fetched question there.)

  5. Re:What's Up With Microsoft? by xmedar · · Score: 1 · on MS To Virginia Beach: Prove You Own Your Software

    Look at how MS is attempting to force Universities to pay for licences for all students regardless of whether they use the software or not, check -
    M$ charges students who don't use its software
    Software deal a hard sell

  6. M$ student Tax at Univ of Maryland by HiyaPower · · Score: 5 · on MS To Virginia Beach: Prove You Own Your Software

    Given that they have run this story, I doubt that /. will run a story that I submitted at about the same time. The University of Maryland at Diamondback is going to try and tax every student to have access to M$ products and updates. Read about it here This is an effort to make sure that there is compliance with M$ liscensing. No matter if you don't even have a computer, you are presumed guilty of infringement and must pay up. Linux or not, you gotta send money to unka Bill... Somehow I think that this is beyond the pale...