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  1. Re:Skype on Sources Say EU Will Find Intel Anti-Competitive · · Score: 1

    If the hypothetical Intel sales person came and offered your company several millions of dollars, and you personally several hundreds of thousands of dollars, would your answer be the same?

  2. Re:Both arguments make sense on CA Vs. MA In Battle Over Non-Compete Clause · · Score: 1

    If they are not allowed in the UK, then why is one of the running jokes in the Alex comic (Alex Masterly) about gardening leave? If I understand the context right it is about non-competes, although in the 6 month to 1 year range.

  3. Re:Fishing expeditions on MN Supreme Court Backs Reasoned Requests For Breathalyzer Source Code · · Score: 1

    How did this get marked interesting? What the MN supreme court said is that you cant just say "I want to look at the code because there might, possibly, be something wrong with it", you have to give some idea of *what* you think might be wrong with it. Having someone with expert qualifications to testify on your behalf also strengthens the argument.

  4. Insulin Production.. on Louisiana Rep. Preps State Bill Banning Human-Animal Hybrids · · Score: 1

    I wonder if they consider bacteria animals, since the current source for insulin is bacteria/human hybrids. The previous porcine insulin had too many side effects.

  5. Open Text on Online Storage For Lawyers? · · Score: 1

    A former student of mine works for Open Text (HQ in Waterloo Ontario). I know one of their products is a document management system for legal firms. I don't know much about the system, but it is one possibility to consider.

  6. Re:Propaganda as Nebulous as Apple's or Microsoft' on He's a Mac, He's a PC, But We're Linux! · · Score: 1

    What could be better than Nethack?

    bzflag

  7. AP article in english on French Assembly Rejects Three Strikes Bill · · Score: 1

    Given the previous discussion on the AP, I found this article by the AP on google. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4VjVAXxp684miiKgGtfUEnU04OQD97EV64O0 However, the AP article fails to mention that no proof is required, only 3 accusations.

  8. Re:Forget National Security Letters on National Security Letters Reform Act Reintroduced · · Score: 1

    Isn't that an ink quill printer?

  9. Re:At least this is better than the legal system on AT&T Has Begun Issuing RIAA Takedown Notices · · Score: 1

    Just like you are free to buy internet access from someone who hasn't made a similar arrangement.

    Except that it is not always feasible to do that. That is why, in the past at least, monopolies were limited in the actions that they could take,.

  10. Re:Wtf is tethering? on USB Tethering Working On iPhone 3.0 Through Hack · · Score: 4, Informative

    Wtf is tethering?

    Connecting your computer to the internet using your phone as a data modem.

  11. Re:Water is heavy on Using Lasers and Water Guns To Clean Space Debris · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ice sublimates into water vapor. This is the reason your ice cubes shrink in a frost free refrigerator. The lower the vapor pressure, the faster it sublimates.

  12. Re:We should really be asking: on Lawyer Sues To Get a Patent On Marketing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does this man really have the time and money to waste on something pointless like this?

    He's a lawyer. You do the math.

  13. Re:Happy square root day! on The Formula That Killed Wall Street · · Score: 1

    $20US per week? I drive to work every day and at the height of the gas price (approx $1.72CDN/L = $5US/Gal), I was spending $80 per month. Buy a smaller car.

  14. Re:That's not extortion on Restauranteurs Say Yelp Uses Extortion To Ply Ad Sales · · Score: 1

    In the article there is some suggestion that some of the negative reviews were written by Yelp staffers

  15. What lawsuit? on Author's Guild Says Kindle's Text-To-Speech Software Illegal · · Score: 3, Informative

    The article only covers a public comment by the head of the Authors Guild.

  16. Re:Windows 7 on Average User Only Runs 2 Apps, So Microsoft Will Charge For More · · Score: 1

    Han Solo: I can arrange that.

  17. Re:Rip-off prices on Universal Power Adapter Struggling For Support · · Score: 1

    My nephew broke the pin end for my cell phone, and the brand name replacement charger(not a generic) cost 24.99. Maybe you should buy a different phone.

  18. Re:Belkin are dodgy on Belkin's Amazon Rep Paying For Fake Online Reviews · · Score: 4, Informative

    The post(by ls44c) and the article are describing different incidents. The post is describing an incident from 2003 involving Belkin routers. The article is describing a recent incident involving astro turfing.

    I believe that the point of the post is that the incident in the article is little more than a pattern of behaviour from a company that continues to break trust with users and is stupid enough to get caught.

  19. Re:A Question for Ray on RIAA Backs Down In Austin, Texas · · Score: 1

    So the other half of the question is: Why do they keep doing this?

    "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
    - Albert Einstein

  20. Re:Regardless of whatever code in it is faulty on The Exact Cause of the Zune Meltdown · · Score: 1
    Goto skips the code between it and the label:

    bool needs_cleanup = false;

    if (condition1 && condition2) {

    needs_cleanup = true;

    }

    if (not needs_cleanup){

    if (issue1 || issue2) {

    needs_cleanup = true;

    }

    if (not needs_cleanup){

    }

    }

    if (needs_cleanup) {

    // clean up local vars exactly as you would have done

    // have done under the cleanup: label with the goto

    }

  21. Re:They got a refund on Overzealous AirTran Boots 9 Passengers Off · · Score: 1

    ANY "family of nine" is going to seem damn peculiar on an airline flight. It doesn't matter if it's the Brady Bunch.

    The family of nine was several grown adults and spouses and children. It was not a single nuclear family of nine. WASP clans also travel the same way, there is nothing unusual about it. And I (a WASP) have also been guilty of discussing how safe it is to be seated directly beside the engine.

  22. Re:For maximum freakout potential on Interesting Uses For a USB LED Screen? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Feed the speech recognition into Eliza and Eliza's output to the display.

  23. Re:Do I mind if the government keeps my DNA on fil on Human Rights Court Calls UK DNA Database a 'Breach of Rights' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You do realize that they don't store the entire sequence in the database. DNA identification is based on a set of marker pairs, which are considered to be among the most variable in the human genome. It is of no use in mapping the genome. Close pairs have been discovered between completely unrelated people in the existing databases. So a plausible scenario: DNA shows a close match with your brother who was detained but never charged nor convicted (protesting against new 3 strikes law). As a result the Police pull you in as a "person of interest" since a close match is usually interpreted as matching someone related. Your boss finds out you have been questioned for murder at the same time you are competing with another co-worker for a promotion. Guess who gets the promotion?

  24. Re:"Sweaterdresses" better than "devertebrated" on Unix Dict/grep Solves Left-Side-of-Keyboard Puzzle · · Score: 1

    'h' is on the right side. You lose...

  25. Re:More likely a trademark infringement notice on Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers · · Score: 1

    Yes and no. As I understand current U.S. case law (IANAL not legal advice), one can also infringe trademark and trade dress by directly using it to derive income without some sort of added content. The argument is that the owner of trademark or trade dress has the right to control the general presentation of the mark or dress, and that uncontrolled distribution of the mark dilutes the mark (even without confusion). This is the rational behind the alleged infringement of calendars. The only hole that I know of is the fair use doctrine. You may disagree with this application (and I do), but then you have to lobby a new and hopefully more citizen friendly Congress and Administration to clarify the law.