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  1. Re:Too Big to Nail on FTC's Internal Memo On Google Teaches Companies a Terrible Lesson · · Score: 1

    This would still require them to be quite confident of a victory before beginning prosecution.

  2. Re:Too Big to Nail on FTC's Internal Memo On Google Teaches Companies a Terrible Lesson · · Score: 2

    No, the Federal budget is about 35% of GDP. The only event that caused it to break 50% was WWII, and the only event since then that caused it to break 40% was the bailouts.

  3. Re:The problem is the fuzz, not the swatters on Online "Swatting" Becomes a Hazard For Gamers Who Play Live On the Internet · · Score: 2

    And, just like the previous poster, you have provided no citation for this quote, and I can't seem to match it via multiple search engines. Even assuming it is true, I read this quote as more of a "some person is mentally unstable, has firearms, and has stated intentions to use them" complaint, rather than a "active shooter" call. Apple to (possibly imaginary) oranges.

  4. Re:Fuck those guys on Online "Swatting" Becomes a Hazard For Gamers Who Play Live On the Internet · · Score: 1

    Yes. That is how they should be proceeding. Are you seriously arguing that they should be allowed to force entry and detain people at gunpoint simply because of an anonymous tip?

  5. Re:It boggles my mind on WHO Report Links Weed Killer Ingredient To Cancer Risk · · Score: 1

    I don't about you, but I can't seem to get away from that pesky chemical H2O.

  6. Re:Along with coffee, cell phones on WHO Report Links Weed Killer Ingredient To Cancer Risk · · Score: 1

    I must admit, I haven't read Monsanto's response. However, coffee, cellphones, metal coins, and bananas are all possible carcinogens (group 2B) according to IARC, while this study is elevating glyphosate to a probable (group 2A) carcinogen.

  7. Re:And in the US on Russia Abandons Super-Rocket Designed To Compete With SLS · · Score: 1

    Is an ambitious project wasteful simply because there is a cheaper alternative? It seems like developing a super-heavy rocket might have benefits other than simply getting things to space cheaper than we could yesterday.

  8. Re:Makes sense on FAA Says Ad-Bearing YouTube Drone Videos Constitute "Commercial Use" · · Score: 1
    You hit the nail on the head in your last paragraph. The DMCA is a horrible piece of legislation that puts a huge amount of power in the hands of copyright holders. Unless Google wants to be personally liable for your video, they have to take the video down until you assert (and take full liability for) that there is no copyright infringement in your video.

    In short, yes, the DMCA has virtually eliminated fair-use in many situations, not just on YouTube.

  9. Re:Makes sense on FAA Says Ad-Bearing YouTube Drone Videos Constitute "Commercial Use" · · Score: 1
    They're not really that lenient. If the copyright holder complains to Google, they may, at the copyright holders discretion, have ads embedded in the video and the revenue shared with the copyright holder, instead of the uploader.

    This was Google's solution to the "my baby dancing to video was taken down" problem.

  10. Re: Makes sense on FAA Says Ad-Bearing YouTube Drone Videos Constitute "Commercial Use" · · Score: 1

    Are they opting to have ads added to their videos, and the revenue shared with them? Then yes, it's commercial.

  11. Re:I can't find the commercial speech section on FAA Says Ad-Bearing YouTube Drone Videos Constitute "Commercial Use" · · Score: 2

    No. This guy checked the "Monetize my video" box when he uploaded his videos, and his domain redirects to his YouTube channel. He is trying top make money off these videos.

  12. Re: Why is this a thing? on BlackPhone, In Wake of Gemalto Fallout, Receives $50 Million In Funding · · Score: 1

    If the baseband is powered down all the time, how do you receive phone calls?

  13. Re: Inclusion would lower it if anything on Antitrust Case Against Google Thrown Out of SF Court · · Score: 1

    Even if that is true, that was HTC's decision, not Google's.

  14. Re:Um, on TrueCrypt Audit Back On Track After Silence and Uncertainty · · Score: 1

    Perfect is the enemy of good, and all that.

  15. Re:What kind of counterfeits are they worried abou on Wired On 3-D Printers As Fraud Enablers · · Score: 1

    You do realize some people wear jewelry as ornamentation, and thus don't care if it has the right density of defects visible only when viewed with an electron microscope?

    Shhh! De Beers is listening.

  16. Re:Um, on TrueCrypt Audit Back On Track After Silence and Uncertainty · · Score: 1

    Isn't that kinda the point of a security audit?

  17. Re:bank I use ... allows (weak passwords) on Why Gmail Has Better Security Than Your Bank · · Score: 2

    My bank doesn't have any password requirements. They simply truncate to 8 characters (silently, of course) and are case insensitive.

  18. Re:Oh yeah, sign me up! on Microsoft To Invest In Rogue Android Startup Cyanogen · · Score: 1
    The M11 snapshot is the most current "stable" version of Cyanongen for the Nexus 5. Granted it's KitKat, not Lollipop. I don't think CM12 (based on Android 5.0) is stable on any device yet.

    However, if you're using the device for development, I don't understand why you would want to run an aftermarket ROM.

  19. Re:DVD on Ask Slashdot: Best Medium For Personal Archive? · · Score: 2

    Well, recordable Blu-ray discs use an inorganic dye, so they should last longer than DVD-Rs and CD-Rs. The manufacturers typically claim a lifespan of 100+ years.

  20. Re:DVD on Ask Slashdot: Best Medium For Personal Archive? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Um, no. Blu-ray is more scratch resistant than DVD. And the best storage for long-term backups is always off site.

  21. Re:The solution is obvious on Google Explains Why WebView Vulnerability Will Go Unpatched On Android 4.3 · · Score: 1

    They patch the OS and they send the patch to a bunch of handset makers. They integrate the patch and push the update.

    Only the first sentence is true. Google does not integrate the patched version of Android with the manufacturers finished OS. And Google certainly doesn't push out OTAs.

  22. Re:The solution is obvious on Google Explains Why WebView Vulnerability Will Go Unpatched On Android 4.3 · · Score: 1

    I think you're missing the point that Webview is an OS component. Google has provided an update, 4.4 or even 5.0. And part of the problem is that the major carriers (Verizon and AT&T) do require a full recertification for any OTA update.

  23. Re:The solution is obvious on Google Explains Why WebView Vulnerability Will Go Unpatched On Android 4.3 · · Score: 1

    I don't believe any of T-Mobile's current lineup is boot loader or Sim locked.

  24. Re:Hypocrisy on Drug Company CEO Blames Drug Industry For Increased Drug Resistance · · Score: 1
    Well, I suppose I was being a bit overly facetious. We're about to change pediatricians for the same reason.

    The main point of my post was questioning the logic that major drug manufacturers are outsourcing significant portions of their manufacturing leading to this issue. Rather than it being caused by smaller genetic manufacturers. Especially since the bulk of antibiotics are generic at this point.

  25. Re:Hypocrisy on Drug Company CEO Blames Drug Industry For Increased Drug Resistance · · Score: 1

    Are the big pharmaceutical company really outsourcing significant portions of their production overseas or is it more the smaller genetic drug manufacturers? You know, the ones producing all the amoxicillin that parents are virtually demanding every time their special little butterfly gets a cough?