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slideshow pictures for non-working browsers: by SETY · 2012-11-30 02:31 · Score: 3, Informative · on Inside an Amazon Warehouse

slideshow pictures for non-working browsers: by SETY · 2012-11-30 02:31 · Score: 3, Informative · on Inside an Amazon Warehouse

slideshow pictures for non-working browsers: by SETY · 2012-11-30 02:31 · Score: 3, Informative · on Inside an Amazon Warehouse

slideshow pictures for non-working browsers: by SETY · 2012-11-30 02:31 · Score: 3, Informative · on Inside an Amazon Warehouse

slideshow pictures for non-working browsers: by SETY · 2012-11-30 02:31 · Score: 3, Informative · on Inside an Amazon Warehouse

slideshow pictures for non-working browsers: by SETY · 2012-11-30 02:31 · Score: 3, Informative · on Inside an Amazon Warehouse

Re:meh by mjwx · 2012-11-08 18:52 · Score: 1 · on Samsung's Galaxy S III Steals Smartphone Crown From iPhone

And if you count the iPhone 5 in the September quarter Apple sold 22 million of the 4S and 5. The summary could not have been more misleading had they tried. Oh wait. They did try.

And if you include all Android phones made by Samsung in Q3...

Oh my.

Nice try to obfuscate, but we are comparing one model (all SKU's) to another model (all SKU's) not one model to all IOS phones as the Iphone 5 is a different model (not an Iphone 4S SKU).

The Galaxy Note II alone sold 3 million in Q3, lets not even think about cheaper Samsung Galaxy phones.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/402706/20121108/samsung-galaxy-s3-note-2-vs-iphone.htm#.UJym6IaSnl8

Re:iPhone 4s? by mjwx · 2012-11-08 18:48 · Score: 1 · on Samsung's Galaxy S III Steals Smartphone Crown From iPhone

Add a little over 5 million. So 21.2M vs. the GS3's 18M.

If we are counting all IOS phones made by Apple, we have to include all Android phones made by Samsung.

So SGS II, SGS III, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Ace and so forth.

Feel like doing the numbers on that one. The Note II accounts for 3M units alone in Q3.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/402706/20121108/samsung-galaxy-s3-note-2-vs-iphone.htm#.UJym6IaSnl8

Re:LOL Android by viperidaenz · 2012-11-06 09:39 · Score: 1 · on Why Google Went Offline Today

Here's an iOS virus for you http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-ios-app-store-gets-first-virus-learn-about-app-steals-your-contacts-and-spams-your-friends

Re:Theey need some tech volunteers by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-18 13:13 · Score: 0 · on Jill Stein and Gary Johnson Debate Online Tonight

I would vote for Jill, since her views are more aligned with mine. But, I have to vote for Obama to get him in the White House in order to do a few things I like.

Things like what? Warrantless wiretaps? Secret Presidential kill orders against American citizens? Ooh, I know! Trillion dollar giveaways to crony capitalist suck-ups to the government teat! How about bombing foreign countries without a declaration of war or authorization (or even notification) of congress? Or how about unprecedented levels of deportations? Ooh, I know - You're all for printing more money and driving inflation! Or massive increases in federal raids on legal-under-state-law medical marijuana providers? Drone strikes? War in Iran? No? Oh, I get it... it was using federal law enforcement to get around state limitations on asset forfeiture. (gotta make sure we can steal the property of the poor and minorities!)

Oh, that's not it... you're a fan of openness.. you are all about the prosecution of whistleblowers as spies. Wait, what the heck are you in favor of?

Re:The very fact Huawei has government connections by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-08 01:43 · Score: 0 · on US Congress Rules Huawei a 'Security Threat'

The very fact Huawei has government connections...

Yes, that's absolutely true, in the free world (ie only the US), private companies never ever have government connections. Cough, cough, cough. Don't look behind the curtain, these aren't the droids that you're looking for.

Re:Early adoption problem by BasilBrush · 2012-10-03 01:47 · Score: -1, Troll · on Apple Acknowledges iPhone 5 Camera Flaw

Meanwhile I got a Google Galaxy Nexus , and a friend got the Galaxy SIII

Galaxy Nexus faults: Microphone cuts out. Poor barry life. Random reboots.

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/05/22/verizon-samsung-galaxy-nexus-problems-via-gottabemobile/

Samsung SIII faults: Build quality. Battery life. Overheating. Wi-Fi connection problems.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-remains-deaf-to-Galaxy-S-III-build-quality-issues_id33091
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/360123/20120706/samsung-galaxy-s3.htm#.UGxA3bTIBdw

The iPhone is the worst smartphone except for all the other ones. It gets more press about what few issues there are because the iPhone is just generally more news-worthy than the rest of the phones. Good stuff and bad stuff all gets more column inches.

2 things actually by jampola · 2012-10-02 16:07 · Score: 2 · on What Happened To Diaspora, the Facebook Killer? It's Complicated

Firstly, The founder capped himself and Secondly, they're taking far too long on the product itself to get it to the open market.

But under the circumstances of what happened to Zhitomirskiy, I think it's understandable.

Re:This is not a "win" by SirGarlon · 2012-09-28 08:19 · Score: 1 · on Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker Arrested, Jailed

Having said that, I don't think people in the Middle East were totally inspired to anger by this film -- I think they were already angry...

Yeah, but the conflict has a long history, and people from the Middle East have done a thing or two that make Americans angry, too ...

Hot Chocolate [Re:What?] by Geoffrey.landis · 2012-09-25 09:42 · Score: 0 · on Global Bacon Shortage 'Unavoidable'

No, but global warming is threating the viability of the cacao growing areas, messing up the rainfall patterns.

Bull. We're panicking enough about the bacon, let's not make shit up.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/global-warming-could-make-chocolates-expensive/articleshow/11266989.cms

http://www.ibtimes.com/global-warming-makes-chocolate-dearer-322831

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/10/local/la-me-gs-valentines-day-destroyed-by-climate-change-20120210

Privacy Commissioner is a wet lettuce leaf by CuteSteveJobs · 2012-09-22 12:56 · Score: 3, Informative · on Australian Smart Meter Data Shared Far and Wide

People think they have Privacy Laws and the Privacy Commissioner protecting them. They don't. Like much the government does to reassure the public, they are deliberately weak and there for just for PR value. If you ever try and use them you will find they have all the whipping power of a wet lettuce leaf: The worst thing the Commissioner can do is write a letter to a company breaching your privacy saying "Please don't do that." There is no fine. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/youre-being-more-closely-watched-20120916-260ko.html

Add to that Nicola Roxon's plans to snoop on Australians Internet Usage. Do you really trust public servants to keep your private that information secret? The only privacy they care about is hiding their mistakes from public. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/police-fight-to-keep-corby-secrets-20120922-26dni.html

As for your privacy, they don' think you should have any: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/380194/20120904/ag-nicola-roxon-bats-data-retention-laws.htm

Re:Not complaining about Google fighting back by mystikkman · 2012-09-19 08:34 · Score: 5, Interesting · on Motorola Seeks Ban On Macs, iPads, and iPhones

I just think it's bullshit to complain about Apple's abuse of patents because they seek to ban SOME devices from ONE manufacturer, while Google seeks to prevent the sale of EVERY Apple computer and iOS device.

I was expecting more knowledge and intelligence from a prolific Apple fan follower and poster. Maybe I was wrong.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/apple-sues-htc-for-infringing-20-iphone-patents/

http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-sues-htc-again-iphone-maker-scared-android-smartphone-makers-210931

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20090552-17/apple-sues-motorola-over-xoom-design-report-says/

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/06/24/013245/apple-sues-htc-again-over-patents

Have you been sleeping under a rock or does facts not favorable to Apple just don't penetrate the thick RDF?

Re:Sure! by hairyfeet · 2012-09-16 07:17 · Score: -1, Troll · on Are Commercial Games Finally Going To Make It To Linux?

Wow, you really WANT a fresh bitchslapping, don't you? Challenge accepted!

Lets see...you have Electronic Arts using DRM, we have Ubisoft still requiring online activation if not always on, and of course the current Linux darling Valve which is you'll stop slurping the GNUoolaid from RMS then you'd know that Steam is THE BIGGEST DRM SYSTEM ON THE PLANET DUMBASS that makes its own secure executable which is LOCKED TO A PLAYER...hmm...locked to a player so nobody can share that, what is it? Sounds familiar, could it be...DRM? Dum dum DUMBASS.

But of course all YOU can do is scream NIGGER which in FOSSie language is called PaidMicrosoftShill, but hey, if your kind didn't act like religious zealots then we couldn't enjoy laughing at you, which we do Alex, we ALL laugh at you, at how you can't even see reality when it is cockslapping you in the face, how no matter how broken a mess the devs hand you you say "Oh please good sir, may I have another?" that's what makes it so damned funny!

Re:Bing search too by the+eric+conspiracy · 2012-09-08 09:01 · Score: 1 · on No Opt-Out For Ads On New Kindle Fires

Poppycock.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/381945/20120907/bing-google-microsoft-pepsi-challenge.htm

Re:That makes no sense. by betterunixthanunix · 2012-09-02 09:05 · Score: 5, Insightful · on Will Developers Finally Start Coding On the iPad?

pitifully small development registration fee

Which is enough to keep people away. If I had an iPad in high school, and no other computer access, I would not have been to afford that fee.

Apple has never required the purchase of a high-end desktop or workstation.

No, they have only required a system running Mac OS X, and now it is starting to look like Mac OS X is going to be locked down as well, or that Apple is going to start installing iOS on their consumer laptop / desktop lines.

Wrong. Outside of games it is in fact common.

Hm...what are the most popular apps in the App Store...

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/311311/20120308/apple-time-popular-ios-apps.htm

Well, if we delete the games from that list, what do we see? Google, Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, and a smaller company called TapTapTap. Where are these popular apps from individual developers? I guess maybe they are just not popular enough to make it into the top ten, but here is the top 100 for free apps, and I am not seeing too many individuals even when games are excluded:

https://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/free-apps/

So, let me reiterate my question for you: where are those individuals who supposedly write all of this popular software?

Users have that freedom if they want it.

...by attacking their own computers.

If they want to be in the App store they must pay the App Store owner, one way or another.

...and if they want to distribute their software without going through the app store, they can only give it to people who are also willing to attack their own systems. Nice choice.

You are envisioning some odd world were Apple is making tons of money on DEVELOPERS.

No, I am envisioning a world where Apple makes tons of money by controlling their products long after those products were purchased. That would be called "the world as it exists today."

Re:Not really about Bitcoin by IamTheRealMike · 2012-08-28 21:52 · Score: 4, Informative · on Large Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Collapses With a Loss of $5.6 Million

Every time there's a BitCoin story, people loudly claim it's a Ponzi scheme. Maybe they're right.

Or maybe they're just spewing buzzwords without understanding what they mean. Bitcoin itself is not a ponzi scheme and that's obvious to anyone with a dictionary. A ponzi scheme is a scheme where "investors" are paid from deposits from new investors. Obviously such a scheme must always grow in order to make payments and that means it is guaranteed to eventually collapse. As nobody sane would invest in something that explicitly advertised itself as a ponzi, such schemes always involve secrecy and obfuscation.

Bitcoin, being a currency, is not an investment (although some people may be tempted to use it that way). It does not claim to offer any particular returns. There is no secrecy or obfuscation, you can read the papers and check the code to see exactly what it's doing.

It might be the case that this Ponzi scheme couldn't have been conducted using (say) US$ because of financial regulation.

Given that by the time the SEC forcibly closed ZeekRewards it was reported to have had over a million investors and $600 million at play, I think it's safe to say that regulation is not a guarantee against getting scammed. At any rate, Bitcoin is not unregulated. If you're running an investment scheme in the USA you'd be required to register with the SEC regardless of currency used, and in fact one unregistered Bitcoin investment scheme operator in Brazil was already fined by the Brazilian equivalent for failing to do so.

Bad Summary, Slashdot. Here's more information. by brit74 · 2012-08-11 18:49 · Score: 4, Informative · on Researchers Develop Algorithm To Trace Malware, Epidemics, More

The articles seem rather scant on details, and the second link seems to be a repost of the same information in the first article. My first inclination was that the story was BS - I couldn't see any way that they can accomplish what they claim to accomplish, so perhaps the news agency just really screwed up the story. After researching a few other articles about this, my judgement is that they're tracing this stuff back to the source based on listening in on messages being sent around a bunch of connected nodes. A number of nodes would need to be monitored in advance (or at least have relatively good time-frames for when it arrived at various nodes) before the information could be traced back.

More articles on the subject:
The Original Article: http://physics.aps.org/articles/v5/89
A second article with different details: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372537/20120810/facebook-rumor-math-terrorism-algorithm.htm

Sony should be scared. by SternisheFan · 2012-08-10 08:34 · Score: 3, Funny · on PlayStation Boss Defends Vita, Slams Social Gaming

Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, etal... They shouldn't be scared, they should all be very, VERY Frightened! Coming in March 2013, OUYA's gonna get 'em! http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372183/20120809/ouya-kickstarter-pre-order-release-date-specs.htm

Just how "everyman" is Romney? by fustakrakich · 2012-08-08 04:20 · Score: 1 · on Wikipedia Edits Forecast Romney's Vice Presidential Pick

Like you and me, Mitt Romney gets chauffeured to the store in a tinted-out black Chevy Suburban, Secret Service agents in tow. Much like the rest of us, he procures his ears of corn and tools with a press gaggle dutifully snapping pictures.

Not just Minecraft by ildon · 2012-07-21 14:53 · Score: 5, Informative · on Patent Troll Claims Minecraft Infringement

They're also suing Square Enix, EA, and Gameloft (basically everyone).

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/365540/20120721/minecraft-notch-mojang-lawsuit-patent-troll-software.htm

Read the article by Anonymous Coward · 2012-06-29 17:00 · Score: 0 · on Gmail Takes Largest Webmail Service Crown

A few notes to mention: Gmail has more monthly active users than Hotmail, but comScore mentions that Google has significantly fewer unique visitors than other rival email services. Hotmail currently sits at No. 1 with 325 million unique visitors, Yahoo takes the No. 2 spot with 298 million users, and Gmail comes in at No. 3 with 289 million users. But while Gmail is still behind in these areas, it will catch up shortly; the other services had a significant head start. Hotmail was launched in 1996, Yahoo Mail was launched in 1997, and, in comparison, Gmail was only created eight years ago in 2004.

Using Gmail’s “internal numbers” to compare against Yahoo and Microsoft’s comScore data may not be truly fair, but these are the numbers each of the companies stand by. Therefore, these are the numbers we will use to proclaim Gmail as the number one e-mail client in all the lands.

Long live King Gmail! Until Microsoft and Yahoo cough up better stats, that is.

In my opinion, I don't trust Google due to privacy policies.

And how many people got a Gmail account because it was the hip thing to do, only to let it be dormant only checking it to prevent expiration?

Re:Bring out your dead! by aliquis · 2012-06-16 07:56 · Score: 2 · on Black Death Discovered In Oregon

How sure are they it's the same?

Seem legit:
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/352856/20120615/octomom-2-woman-pregnant-mouth-eating-squid.htm
"'Octomom' 2.0? Woman Gets 'Pregnant In The Mouth' After Eating Squid
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June 15, 2012 5:01 PM EDT
A 63-year-old South Korean woman was shocked to learn she "became pregnant" with 12 baby squid after eating a portion of calamari."

Seem too good to be true, but it probably is.

Re:Block or ignore IE7 perhaps? by Raenex · 2012-06-14 13:11 · Score: 1 · on Aussie Online Retailer Impose IE7 Tax

Samsung sent them a C&D to stop advertising tat their TVs used Samsung panels............which they bought from Samsung and still have Samsung logos on them.

You can see the ad here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8zafrNUsUs

The ad seems honest enough.

Apple also successfully stopped them from selling grey import iPads at international prices.

I couldn't find a source for this. See, for example, this article from last month. I did find that Apple got them to "voluntarily" stop selling Samsung Galaxy Tabs:

"Online retailer Ruslan Kogan has agreed to pull the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 from its store after Apple threatened to sue. Apple is currently in a legal battle with Samsung to ban the device from Australia due to patent infringements. Samsung had agreed not to sell in Australia until the hearing in Sydney is concluded."

Re:Apple by reversible+physicist · 2012-05-31 09:47 · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Equipping a Company With Secure Android Phones?

iPhone is the overwhelmingly common device in enterprise right now, largely because of BYOD. Ironically, some claim that Blackberry is slightly more secure than iOS because it is more obscure (less popular)! It is pretty universally acknowledged that Android currently comes in last when it comes to enterprise security.

Re:Get a refill.. by greg1104 · 2012-05-31 08:11 · Score: 1 · on Soda Ban May Hit the Big Apple

The first of the new 7-11 stores in Manhattan opened in the summer of 2005. As of January 2011 they were up to 10 stores, and there haven't been too many more built yet. They seem to be spaced about every 15 blocks right now. Compare to, say, Duane Reed, which is closer to every 5 blocks across the entire grid. 7-11's goal is to be closer to that, with more like 100 stores across the city.

Re:Dear USA by ewibble · 2012-05-30 07:43 · Score: 1 · on US Ordered To Hand Over Megaupload Documents

You do understand that, the rate is basically flat for 39 years in that graph so the trend is flat. Doesn't mean it is getting worse but 14% seems high. and its not getting better.

for a comparison with other countries I found:
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346943/20120530/childhood-poverty-u-s-second-highest-rate.htm

Re:Fuck Off We Invented It, Its Ours by the+eric+conspiracy · 2012-05-16 15:13 · Score: 0 · on India's Proposal For Government Control of Internet To Be Discussed In Geneva

That's rather ignorant. The US economy, while not robust by historical standards is pretty much the only big one not in recession at this point. Look at the world currency markets. The USD has been gaining on most everything.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341754/20120516/euro-zone-greek-government-austerity-forex-dollar.htm

The US stock market has been outperforming everything major this year as well.

http://www.yardeni.com/pub/PEACOCKGLSTKYTD.pdf

Oh, and FYI the Chinese stopped buying US bonds over a year ago and started reducing their holdings. Didn't have any effect.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-17/china-trims-u-s-bond-holdings-for-fifth-month-as-debt-approaches-ceiling.html

And as far as the first car goes, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France built the first automobile in 1769.

The REAL invention that made cars attractive was efficient production of gasoline, and that was due to an American, William Meriam Burton who invented thermal cracking.

Re:How Silly by cold+fjord · 2012-04-22 18:41 · Score: 1, Interesting · on US Journalists Targeted By Pentagon Propaganda Contractors

It is almost unbelievable that everyone doesn't realize that government run healthcare is a panacea, isn't it?

State ‘Death Panels’ Attributable to Single-Payer
Carolina Man Battling Breast Cancer May Have to Pay After Denied Treatment
Letter noting assisted suicide raises questions
Oregon Tells Patients State Will Pay for Assisted Suicide, Not Health Care

Does everybody in the UK understand that?

Elderly dying due to 'despicable age discrimination in NHS'

Some people will believe anything despite the evidence, eh?

Re:Most Excellent by xplosiv · 2012-04-16 23:43 · Score: 2 · on SpaceX Dragon Launch To ISS Set For April 30th

From the article:

Other companies in the private space race include aerospace giant Boeing, the Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Washington state-based BlueOrigin LLC.

More info about their private space plans.

Re:Still More Than Google Makes On Apple Devices by Flytrap · 2012-04-08 02:24 · Score: 2 · on Google Earns $2 Per Handset; Apple, $575

there have been previous estimates that Google does indeed make more money per handset from iPhones than Android.

Not estimates, it's in Eric Schmidt's testimony before Congress. Fully two thirds of Google's revenue from mobile comes from Apple devices.

Yup... t'was the Senate Judiciary hearing in August Last year iOS Devices Earn Google 4 Times More Revenue Than Android Devices

Re:via Facebook only? by Hotawa+Hawk-eye · 2012-03-24 04:34 · Score: 1 · on Congress Wants Your TSA Stories

For one, I'm guessing the woman that pulled out the pepper spray last Black Friday won't be welcome at that Walmart again.

Re:Why does his privacy have not value? by iocat · 2012-03-18 09:45 · Score: 2 · on Should Snatching an iPhone Be a Felony?

RTFA. Chris Brown kept the phone. He grabbed it from someone's hand and drove away.

His privacy doesn't have value because he's a celebrity. That's settled law. The iPhone has value because some lady purchased it. Also settled law.

You can whine about how it's not right all you want, but then I'd counter with whining about how it's not right that a woman-beating piece of garbage like Chris Brown is still a celebrity.

And I'd further argue that only his celebrity kept him out of jail after that incident, so a) maybe he should calm down when someone takes a picture of him and b) maybe the fact that he can't calm down means he belongs somewhere where he can't hurt people.

Re:Well... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-14 09:58 · Score: 0 · on Yahoo's Own Lash Out At Company Over "Weaponized" Patents

At the end of last year Facebook had about $4bn in cash and a $5bn line of credit. citation
Current market capitalization of Yahoo! is over $17bn citation
So no, Facebook cannot "just buy Yahoo!".

After the IPO things might look different, but that's the way it is right now.

Perhaps this is a better solution... by ToastedSpider · 2012-03-06 07:25 · Score: 1 · on Cell Phone Jamming Devices Enjoy an Increase In Popularity

Japan has developed a speech jammer. So instead of zapping all the cell phone threads in range (what is the typical effective radius?), just stop the person from talking for a bit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/309140/20120305/japanese-speech-jammer-ways-used.htm

Oops. Principals and principles tainted. by symbolset · 2012-02-08 18:25 · Score: 5, Informative · on EPIC Sues FTC Over Google's Planned Privacy Changes

Interesting. Marc Rotenberg, President and Executive Director of EPIC served as counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee to PIPA sponsor Patrick Leahy. The very same unconstitutional PIPA that Google just protested against and helped get shut down with your help and mine.

I don't know about you, but a lawyer at counsel who could advise the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that he could get away with sponsoring a bill that violates not one, but at least two of our human rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights to suit a tiny minority commercial interest might be a wee bit biased.

Odd coincidence, that he's leading the group now suing Google over something or other. How did they expect us to not know that? Do they not have the Google? Are they living in the 1980's still?

In case you don't remember who Senator Leahy is and how he's working against your free speech and due process rights, here's an article with interesting links. Being as how you're reading this though, it's unlikely you don't know this.

And here's former Senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee Chris Dodd saying if the politicians took the graft they oughtta pass this bill (PIPA and SOPA): link.

Re:We didn't really know how things worked before by TopSpin · 2012-02-06 17:19 · Score: 2, Informative · on Little Ice Age: It Was Not the Sun

The hypocrisy doesn't help either. The ones screaming the loudest are the ones in the biggest houses with the largest fleets of SUV and private planes.

Here is Tom Brady's wife, a goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Programme, lecturing us all about our responsibility to the 'environment.'

Here is her new house.

Bring it to this malcontent backwater though and you're 'flamebait.' We suspend our outrage for our 1% when they say the right things and bury all those fools with the temerity to point out our group-think.

Re:I am not worried about it by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-02 08:02 · Score: 0 · on Don't Worry About Global Warming, Say 16 Scientists in the WSJ

This is most likely due to:

http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/14/2022246/big-drop-in-solar-activity-could-cool-earth

also pertinent (same basic thing, just w/ a few different informational items like wind directions over Europe):

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/228181/20111010/recurring-drop-in-solar-radiation-possible-reason-for-chilled-weather-solar-activity-possible-reason.htm

Changes in the sun's output is far more likely to cause noticeable climate change (on the scales and timetables it appears to be changing on). Also, a colder Europe tends to mean a warmer mid-US; the jet stream naturally has ridges and troughs. Note the word 'tend', as their amplitude and wavelengths aren't "set in stone".

Still, I think global insolation to be a more likely root cause of "climate change" and "extreme weather".

What the summary fails to note... by dmacleod808 · 2012-01-31 04:31 · Score: 5, Informative · on Eye of Tiger Composer Sues Gingrich To Stop Campaign From Using Song

Is that Jim Peterik, the co-author, is not suing, and doesn't mind that Gingrich uses it... "Chicago-born Frankie Sullivan co-authored the Grammy award-winning song with fellow Survivor founding member Jim Peterik. However, Peterik is not party to the lawsuit and reportedly said that he didn't have a problem with Gingrich using it, according to a Sun Times report." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/290196/20120131/gingrich-sued-copyright-infringement-eye-tiger-rocky.htm

No vote required. It's a done deal. by bughunter · 2012-01-26 06:44 · Score: 5, Informative · on ACTA Signed By 22 EU Countries

Since it's a treaty, like NAFTA, it's far easier to implement, far harder to challenge in court, and more powerful than an act of Congress. And it's global.

ACTA vs. SOPA: Five Reasons ACTA is Scarier Threat to Internet Freedom from the International Business Times:

The SOPA bill was derailed because it required both houses of the U.S. Congress to pass it, and for President Barack Obama to sign it. Once approved, it would have been subject to challenge and could have been changed by future congresses.

ACTA, on the other hand, was already signed by the United States on Oct. 11, 2011, and Obama was not required to get the approval of any outside authority to do so: not the Congress, not the Supreme Court, and not the American public.

Now that it has been signed, the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government also have little ability to challenge or amend the treaty, and Americans would be subject to a whole new scheme of laws, restrictions and regulations that could have them facing fines or jail through a process that would likely exist entirely outside the scope of the American justice system.

Re:Corporate Personhood, worst conspiracy ever by pugugly · 2012-01-24 23:39 · Score: 1 · on Pirate Party Releases Book of Pirate Politics

Except that the right overlapping rights of corporations were traditionally held as the right to contract as a person. Speech is a creative right, one that had been traditionally been withheld as germane only to a person; One can ask a person what his opinion is, a question that doesn't even make sense in the light of a corporation - one cannot ask a corporation anything, only the duly authorized representative of a corporation.

In regard to a contract, swearing in a duly authorized representative makes sense, whether the representative of a person or a corporation. In regard to political speech? It's a question that falls under "That's not right . . . that's not even wrong . . .".

And then conflating this already badly extended metaphor to the additional illogical thinking that donating money is a right equivalent to speech? You think that several 'moderately wealthy' citizens should band together to match a singular corporation?

By any sane definition of moderately wealthy that doesn't even make sense mathematically. The average income in the United Stated is ~$(30,000 to 40,000) The Presidents Salary is $400,000, or about equivalent to 10-13 average people. 30 corporations that pais no income tax paid . . . over $475,000,000. 15 Million Dollars, each. If you consider $400,000/year 'moderately' wealthy, it would only require 37 people, donating their entire income to the cause, to match one corporate budget.

People read your post. It's completely disconnected from reality.

Pug

Re:Both Pauls Have Been Trying to Do Just That by element-o.p. · 2012-01-23 06:54 · Score: 1 · on Senator Rand Paul Detained By the TSA

Don't think for a second that their jobs are at risk as long as they followed procedure. If they did deviate, however, they will be fired and hung out to dry.

You'd think so...but you'd be wrong. Moral of the story: it sucks to be the little guy. No matter what you do, you're still screwed.

Re:Monitor this motherfuckers. by WOOFYGOOFY · 2012-01-14 17:44 · Score: 1, Informative · on DHS Monitors Social Media For 'Political Dissent'

Oh yes and thank god Ron Paul Mr. Get Govt Out Of Our Lives thinks that it's OK and in fact right to FORCE a woman to undergo an UNEEDED ultrasound before she can have an abortion even if her doctor thinks it's not a good idea for her and even if she doesn't want to. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002161152

Lets get govt off our backs and into our beds, shall we? Vote Ron Paul!

Yeah, I hate to be the one to break this to you but Ron Paul is a total fraud. He wants HIS VERSION of Big Government rammed right up every woman's body.

And of course he's was a massive racist, opposed as he is to the 1964 civil right's legislation that said among other things that blacks could drink out of the same drinking fountains as whites, could marry whites, couldn't be discriminated against in hiring and housing etc etc you know, all the basics of a civil society....

Oh and I think there was something in that legislation that said the government couldn't refer to them in legislation as 40 swiggin' porch monkey niggers who want our white women too.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ron-paul-tells-cnns-candy-crowley-civil-rights-act-destroyed-privacy/

Ron Paul is a

homophobic

, ahref=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ed-schultz-tears-into-ron-paul-for-anti-gay-stances-after-praising-rick-santorum/rel=url2html-32508http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ed-schultz-tears-into-ron-paul-for-anti-gay-stances-after-praising-rick-santorum/>

racist,

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2011/1229/Racist-newsletter-timeline-What-Ron-Paul-has-said

http://www.towleroad.com/2011/12/ron-pauls-homophobia-in-context.html

sexist

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/275198/20120102/ron-paul-laws-against-sexual-harassment-s.htm

Bible thumping

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http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2011/08/29/ron-paul-doesnt-accept-evolution-as-a-theory/

piece of fucking shit dressed up as "a man of principle" and his schtick is bought only by infinitely gullible, extremely naive people who are too stupid to use Google and, of course, other racist, sexist homophobic Bible thumpers of which there are, it goes without saying, entirely too many .

Oh and one more thing. He's never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever going to be the President of the United States of America.

So be sure to write-in vote for Ron Paul, because we need as many stupid people to throw away their votes as possible !

Re:Superphones? Cheap is the answer for them... by quacking+duck · 2012-01-01 05:53 · Score: 1 · on Speculating On What a Microsoft Superphone Might Mean

The 3GS is nearly 3 years old and falls behind every Android phone produced in the last year in terms of OS updatability (meaning you will never get iOS5 on it) versus almost every new android phone getting 4.0

Funny, iOS 5 installed just fine on my nearly 3-year old 3GS, and new 3GS being sold today come with iOS5 pre-installed.

And several Android phones released in the last year will NOT get the 4.x ICS upgrade, including the LG Optimus V (released Feb 1, 2011) and Motorola Atrix (Feb 22, 2011). Per LG's update plans from a few days ago, only 11 of their phones are officially slated to get ICS. I didn't bother checking the other vendors, but it's obvious not "every" Android phone in the last year can be upgraded to the latest firmware, while a nearly 3-year old iPhone can (and I'll bet very few 2-year old Android devices, never mind 3-year old ones, will get 4.x ICS).

Apple will continue to lose overall market share. It's of course inevitable when they control every aspect of it and are the only manufacturer that runs iOS, while anyone can make dozens of models of cheap Android devices. Limiting themselves to a new model and OS features every year is also a problem, despite the irony that Apple gets flamed by haters for releasing new models "too quickly" who ignore the dozens of new Android phones are released each year.

However, you can't just write them off as an "also-ran that doesn't know it yet". Comscore reports that by end of November, Apple increased its market share by 1.4% to 28.7%. Android increased by 3.1%, RIM was down by the same amount, and Microsoft lost 0.5%.

Another way to look at it ("rigging the stats" if you want) is that Android improved on existing market share by 7%, Apple improved by 5%, RIM declined by 15.7%, and Microsoft declined by 8.8%. If there's an also-ran in this bunch it's not Apple.

Re:Im in !! by froggymana · 2011-12-28 18:22 · Score: 3, Insightful · on HP TouchPad Go: $99?

I think the problem is everyone is dreaming of iMoney and thus making them overpowered and thus expensive. I mean think about it, what does the typical consumer do with a pad? They check their email, play Angry birds, and watch video. Now the video could be easily taken care of with a broadcom chip which is cheap, especially when you are buying in bulk, I doubt Angry birds is that big of a CPU hog, and email and webpages aren't gonna need much if you disallow flash support.

So I don't see why someone couldn't make a really nice tablet in the $180-$200 price range and make around $10-$15 a unit on them. A dualcore ARM CPU in the 1GHz range isn't that high and resistive will work fine for the screen as long as the OS is tweaked for it instead of just using a vanilla OS unoptimized for the platform like many are doing with android now. So while $100 might not be doable I don't see why sub $200 while still doing the tasks folks want a tablet for couldn't be achieved.

I believe there is something like this already. It's called the Amazon Kindle. Oh, and by the way it's most likely sold at loss.

Up to 72 ANDROID sec. issues (see inside) by Anonymous Coward · 2011-12-28 10:00 · Score: 0 · on Twitter To Open Source Android Security Tech

"You do realise you are posting on slashdot right?" - by mSparks43 (757109) on Wednesday December 28, @04:33PM (#38519420) Homepage

The place where for YEARS penguins said "Linux = secure" & what I post shows it's ANYTHING but that? Sure, I do! You bet... lol!

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"But every windows machine connects to at least 20 Linux machines a day, which is where your argument falls flat on its face." - by mSparks43 (757109) on Wednesday December 28, @04:33PM (#38519420) Homepage

Linux users connect to many orders of magnitude MORE systems running Windows, because Windows is MORE WIDELY USED by a HUGE MARGIN... period!

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"->fixed before they were exploited." - by mSparks43 (757109) on Wednesday December 28, @04:33PM (#38519420) Homepage

YOU wrote that, not your source - they weren't & aren't the only guys that know how to exploit that KERNEL LEVEL SECURITY BUG IN ANDROID @ that time either (others did also). I mean, face it: Just because you publicly state you have discovered something, doesn't mean you're the first!

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"It's true you've posted lots of links" - by mSparks43 (757109) on Wednesday December 28, @04:33PM (#38519420) Homepage

That dealt in 64++ security vulnerabilities being present &/or exploited on ANDROID (a Linux variant) - you need more, thus, my p.s. below will have them (8 more, making the total now a 72:1 ratio vs. your "opinions", lol)

APK

P.S.=> Lastly - "continuing the trend" here, posting MORE ANDROID (a Linux variant) SECURITY BLUNDERS (72 by this point):

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/29/android_data_disclosure_bug/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/14/android_chinese_stealing/

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bf3d6002-452e-11e0-80e7-00144feab49a.html#axzz1FdlXHJmB

http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/12/30/1856242/Android-Trojan-Found-Spreading-From-Chinese-App-Stores

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/137143/20110421/android-phones-track-users-movements.htm

http://www.bangobang.com/2011/04/android-phones-are-no-more-protected.html

http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/02/23/1640252/Mobile-Spyware-Conferences-Into-Your-Calls

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/04/google_android_market_peril/

Don't worry - I have PLENTY MORE where that came from, should you need even more...

... apk