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  1. Re:20% of chernobyl's radiation. on Japan Doubles Fukushima Radiation Leak Estimate · · Score: 1

    Godzilla

    And, of course, Mothra.

  2. Re:Ahhh crime. on Man Ordered At Gunpoint To Hand Over Phone For Recording Cops · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's robbery not theft.
    Maybe witness intimidation too.

  3. An American Original on Jack Kevorkian Dead at 83 · · Score: 1

    Only in the USA.

  4. Re:I wonder if the hackers would stop.. on Sony Compromised, Again · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I certainly wouldn't hold Sony to a promise that was extorted from them.

  5. Re:Good - arrest me on Embed a Video, Go To Jail? · · Score: 1

    Selective enforcement needs to be a crime in its self. It happen all the time. This is incompatable with rule of law.

    It's been tried. It doesn't work. Judges will not do it. Juries will not do it. If you try to force them to do it . . . you're just a fascist.

  6. The Constitution on Pentagon Says Cyberattacks Can Count As Act of War · · Score: 1

    Since the Pentagon has such an expanded idea of "war," it's great to know that only Congress can declare war.

    Oh, wait . . . .

  7. Armstrong? on RadioShack Trying To Return To Its DIY Roots · · Score: 1

    Like I'm going to back a company that supports Lance Armstrong?
    They're crazy (and overpriced).

  8. Re:RSH has a working (i.e. profitable) business mo on RadioShack Trying To Return To Its DIY Roots · · Score: 1

    If you're an investor, you should pay attention. Buying back company stock is a cheap trick to try to jack up share price in the short term without any real improvement in the company itself. It's a Wall Street game that brings no real improvement to the company for the long term.

  9. When life gives you lemons . . . on Fukushima To Become Nuclear Dump? · · Score: 1

    Make poison lemonade!

  10. Re:Why this behavior from TI? on TI vs. Calculator Hobbyists, the Next Round · · Score: 1

    The hobbyists are having fun. That's an easy one to answer.

  11. Why this behavior from TI? on TI vs. Calculator Hobbyists, the Next Round · · Score: 1

    I don't understand TI's behavior. It would seem that an enthusiastic hacker backing would get lots of calculators sold.

    The only possible thing I can think of is that there is no hardware difference between their cheap calculators and their expensive calculators and they don't want that fact exposed.

    Any ideas why TI is doing this? Why is it in their economic interest?

  12. Re:Hey, Oracle. Here's another target for you. on Inside NVIDIA's Massive Hardware Emulation Lab · · Score: 1

    Surely you have not just burned your attorney-client privilege?! Willful ignorance equates to knowledge in the eyes of the law.

  13. Re:riaa backs unconstitutional bill... on RIAA-Backed Warrantless Search Bill In California · · Score: 2

    Yeah, this is flamingly unconstitutional. The IRS needs a warrant to go onto your real property to get property that they have a tax lien on. G. M. Leasing Corp. v. U. S. 429 U.S. 338. The RIAA's gonna need a warrant too. This is not a hard call.

  14. Re:Take that Terry Childs on Judge Orders Former San Francisco Admin Terry Childs To Pay $1.5M · · Score: 1

    Yeah, the government was stupid, but not for the reason you think. The government was stupid for trusting Terry Childs.

    The City was in emergency mode. They spent tons of money trying to get access back to their system. The restitution order is an attempt to remedy the city for those expenses.

    I don't understand why this whack job gets sympathy for so many people. He got a little too much time, in my opinion, but that's the only sympathy that rogue admin gets from me.

  15. The Constitutional Right to Competitive Advantage on Jeff Bezos Calls Sales Tax Requirements On Amazon Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    Amazon's got a right to get over on taxes, while its competitior must pay?
    Doesn't sound like a fair marketplace to me. Looks like Bezos wants all the government infrastructure support for free--He wants his competitors to pay for the infrastructure.

  16. Re:Too many compromises on Ultramobile PC To Make a Comeback? · · Score: 1

    Nevertheless, the idea of physically carrying all of your data and associated programs with you in a compact format that you can access anywhere is a very appealing idea.

  17. Re:A Great Idea! on Ultramobile PC To Make a Comeback? · · Score: 1

    But a docking station effected through USB and software!!

  18. A Great Idea! on Ultramobile PC To Make a Comeback? · · Score: 2

    A computer that could be plugged into a more powerful computer, where it would either use the more powerful comuter's resources or just the more powerful computer's display and input features.

    That would be very cool.

  19. Re:Packt on Book Review: Using CiviCRM · · Score: 3, Informative

    The better question: Is anybody submitting reviews for books not published by Packt?

  20. I'm old. on Dutch Provider KPN Under Fire Over DPI · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I read DPI and thought dots per inch.

  21. Re:Synthesizer on Glove Emulates Musical Instruments · · Score: 1

    That really depends upon the sophistication of the design.
    It could be shitty, or it could be really cool!

  22. Create a Catastrophe and Walk Away on Engineers Find Nuclear Meltdown At Fukushima Plant · · Score: 1

    The nuclear apologists' arguments wouldn't sound so hollow if right now we were watching TEPCO relocate and care for the people it has damaged. TEPCO executives sit in their expensive houses while people in the vicinity of Fukushima sit in an irradiated environment. Something ain't right about that.

  23. Re:Synthesizer on Glove Emulates Musical Instruments · · Score: 1

    Dude!
    The synth can be in your computer. It can be anything you want: Sampled piano, sampled drums, or synth sounds. Then there are the effects that you can apply.

    The glove is just the interface. You can use the device to create your own instrument! You won't be limited by pads, a midi keyboard, or your computer keyboard.

  24. Re:Uhh, no on Glove Emulates Musical Instruments · · Score: 1

    This is one of the best slashdot posts I have read in a long time.

  25. Wikileaks wants to retain the OPTION TO SELL on How WikiLeaks Gags Its Own Staff · · Score: 1

    Wikileaks expressly discusses the value of the leaked material as material to be sold to news organizations.

    Assange's organization is EVIL.
    Support open and free alternatives.