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  1. Laws don't solve problems, they create them. Technology solves problems.

    As such, what would be a good solution for this problem? Abandon SIM cards entirely? Is IMEI falsifiable?

  2. One problem on Japan is Giving Away Free Houses (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    But tearing down homes is costly, and a decades-old tax break that promotes construction by setting property tax on vacant lots at six times the level of those with buildings discourages demolition.

    Well maybe, just maybe they could adjust the tax to encourage people to at least tear them down.

  3. Even antivirus testers deduce marks for false positives.

    For example in the latest AV Comparatives test Symantec got dropped a grade for having 90 false positives out of 20,000.

    That's 0.45%

    Whatever happened Blackstone's "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer"

  4. The GDPR has a convenient exemption for "national security"

  5. Re:DRM on Kaleidescape Settles With DVD CCA But No Victory For DRM · · Score: 1

    The PS3 DRM took quite a while to break. Arguably because Sony allowed linux to be installed. Once they disabled that feature all hell broke loose.

  6. Quality vs Speed on AMD Open-Sources Video Encode Engine · · Score: 2

    While I applaud AMD for their initiative there have been tests that show a drop in quality of GPU encoded H264 vs a CPU/software solution.
    For details check out: http://www.behardware.com/articles/828-27/h-264-encoding-cpu-vs-gpu-nvidia-cuda-amd-stream-intel-mediasdk-and-x264.html and http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/video-transcoding-amd-app-nvidia-cuda-intel-quicksync,2839-13.html

  7. I can see HR all over it... on Red Hat Releases Ceylon Language 1.0.0 · · Score: 2

    Ceylon developers wanted with at least 5 years experience with the language.
    Submit your resume till December 1st, 2013...

  8. Errors... on Netflix, Youtube Surpass 50% Mark of Internet Traffic · · Score: 1

    I don't know how these sites generate that much traffic. I for one can't even use them properly.
    Getting error messages like: "Sorry, Netflix is not available in your country yet." and "This video is not available in your country".
    I know it's on their end since higher quality services like ThePirateBay never had any such errors, and even if there were some tehnical issues in accessing the main site, it always had an available mirror. The price was right too.
    If only other sites would learn some good practices from ThePirateBay, for example: decent pricing, global release dates and quality assurance.

  9. Winapp2 site states.... on Piriform Asks BleachBit To Remove Winapp2.ini Importer · · Score: 1

    From the Winapp2.ini site (numbering added by me):

    1. Winapp2.com is the official website of Winapp2.ini, an addon for CCleaner, System Ninja, and
    BleachBit

    2. This website and its files are not endorsed or supported in any way by Piriform. They take no responsibility for any damages or problems that arise from its use.

    3. Many entries from Winapp2.ini have been included in the official builds of CCleaner over time.

    Looks like the " CCleaner data" the email is referring to is actually Winapp2 data included into CCleaner.

  10. Re:Every time I read or hear "Homeland" I think on Department of Homeland Security Wants Nerds For a New "Cyber Reserve'" · · Score: 2

    Germans had a Fatherland. I believe Russia was called the Motherland.

  11. Re:How do you pronounce that? on Sprint Now Offering Vanity Phone Numbers Aliases With **Me Service · · Score: 1

    The asterisk is mute. I just denotes that you are an AI. Kudos to those who get the reference.

  12. Netbooks? on Mozilla To Bug Firefox Users With Old Adobe Reader, Flash, Silverlight · · Score: 1

    As a netbook (E350) owner I am forced to run an older version (11.2) of flash or else 720p content isn't played back smoothly.
    Adobe borked something in 11.3+ versions of Flash that makes HD youtube videos unbearably choppy.

  13. Second most abused on Is Innovation the Most Abused Word In Business? · · Score: 1

    The most abused word is "excitement" All press releases start with "We're excited to..."

  14. Re:Above 1920x1200 ?!? on Windows 8 and Screen Resolution: WXGA Still Most Popular · · Score: 1

    Well good Sir I'll have you know that my Lenovo 11.6" ideapad uses that resolution.

  15. Re:Are you sure it's the marketing? on Why Linux Can't 'Sell' On the Desktop · · Score: 1

    Try Secunia PSI. It is a security patch scanner but as a sideeffect it also updates most of the known windows applications.

  16. Stuff that matters... on Modern Warfare 3 Released · · Score: 0

    How is this news for nerds? It's another console shooter (with a bigger buget than most). Pure slashvertisement.

  17. But then again... on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Won't Fit On a CD · · Score: 2

    I always burned the CD ISO to DVD because it would install faster and with less noise.

  18. Re:A Persistent Block Device "How To" would be nic on Linux In JavaScript, With Persistent Storage · · Score: 1

    cat README This will solve your problem.

  19. Didn't .. on FBI Plans Nationwide Face-Recognition Trials In 2012 · · Score: 5, Informative

    FaceBook Inc.already have that? Ah you mean the other FBI...

  20. To quote Shao Kahn on HADOPI To Disconnect 60 People In France · · Score: 1

    It has BEGUN!

  21. News for nerds? on 5.8 Earthquake Hits East Coast of the US · · Score: 0

    Stuff that matters? At least add something like: the power of the earthquake was 1000 times weaker than the one hitting Fukushima.

  22. Ferengi rules of acquisition on LulzSec Announces That It Is Done · · Score: 2

    Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.

  23. Re:To be fair on Will Microsoft Release Its Own Windows 8 Tablet? · · Score: 1

    There might be a "squirt" of truth in that...

  24. Re:CLI on Windows 8 Previewed At D9 · · Score: 1

    Try PowerShell. It beats the pants off BASH in power. Steep learning curve though.

  25. Pearly Penile Papules on Why Men Don't Have Sensory Whiskers and Spiny Genitals · · Score: 5, Interesting