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  1. Re:Apple willing to license? on Apple and Samsung Agree To Settlement Talks · · Score: 1

    What exactly is wrong with that? Standards are meant to be universally adopted and having standard essential patents not be licensed under FRAND terms goes against that. If Samsung didn't want to be tied by FRAND terms then they shouldn't have forced their patents into the standards. Other than anti-Apple screed, I don't see any reason why standard essential patents shouldn't be FRAND. You do realize that making these patents non-FRAND does more than just stick it to Apple, right? For example, there would then be nothing stopping Samsung for holding these patents over any of their competitors head and force them out of the market through heavy licensing fees f these patents were not under FRAND terms. And if you think Samsung wouldn't do such a thing you are extremely naive.

  2. Re:Why not PC? on Skyrim Is Getting Kinect Support, Dragon Shouts Included · · Score: 1

    Because using the kinect to do all the voice recognition means they don't have to do it themselves?

  3. Re:Why not PC? on Skyrim Is Getting Kinect Support, Dragon Shouts Included · · Score: 2

    Except that the kinect is what is doing the voice recognition. It's not just being used as mic input.

  4. Re:How do you mod a judge insightful? on The Dead Past: the Biggest Threat To Privacy Is Us · · Score: 2

    No he isn't right. Just because someone voluntarily share's personal information does not justify the government coerce my doctor, my phone company, etc. that they must divulge private information without my consent.

  5. Re:This is not a justification on The Dead Past: the Biggest Threat To Privacy Is Us · · Score: 2

    But none of that then justifies the government forcing someone to divulge private information. It's a fallacious slippery slope argument.

  6. Re:Words... on Court Rules Code Not Physical Property · · Score: 1

    Yes, it's not theft... That is until it involves GPL code.

  7. Re:any sound in the world.... on Audi Gives Silent Electric Car Synthetic Sound · · Score: 1

    Yes because it makes perfect sense to add engine sounds for deaf people...

  8. Re:any sound in the world.... on Audi Gives Silent Electric Car Synthetic Sound · · Score: 1

    So this being done for zombies? Otherwise why would dead people care?

    And, yes, I know you meant 'deaf' but that makes even less sense than your typo.

  9. Re:I trust parents more than government on Lack of Vaccination Sends Babies In Oregon To the Hospital · · Score: 1

    Except that these unimmunized children can then spread these same diseases to other children. So, no, it's not just the parent's business when their choices can cause harm to those around them.

  10. Re:If It Is Fact ... on Ex-NASA Employees Accuse Agency of 'Extreme Position' On Climate Change · · Score: 2

    Almost none of the researchers themselves would profit from such things.

  11. Outside of a couple of toy langauges pretty much all major programming langauges in use are from last century. That's a really dumb qualifier to use as a negative.

  12. Re:How did you get "replace" out of this? on Giant Touchscreens Coming To NYC Phone Booths · · Score: 2

    The smart screens will eventually be wired to make Skype calls, log onto e-mail accounts and serve as WiFi hotspots, Touchet said.

    From the article itself.

  13. Re:Yahoo is dead on Yahoo Layoffs Begin, CEO Sends Employees Apologetic Letter · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No, they mistakenly thought they could buy marketshare by picking up a company on the fast track to irrelevance for the better part for years leading up to the buyout bid.

  14. Yahoo is dead on Yahoo Layoffs Begin, CEO Sends Employees Apologetic Letter · · Score: 4, Informative

    And Ballmer sighs with relief at not having bought this turkey.

  15. Re:I agree, why are you hung up on race? on NBC Apologizes For Editing Zimmerman 911 Call · · Score: 1

    The very definition of 'pursue' is 'to follow' so your attempt at semantic word games falls flat.

  16. Re:Autism!? on Do Tablets Help Children Learn? · · Score: 1

    It's doubtful they even have credentials.

  17. Re:If they plan on going mobile then i'm afraid on Qt 5 Alpha Released · · Score: 1

    wxWidgets? GTK+? FLTK? I could go on.

  18. Re:Why? on Qt 5 Alpha Released · · Score: 1

    The problem with this approach is that you can never have either a non-programmer or a GUI tool help design your user interface.

    So then Qt Designer and Interface Builder, two tools for GUI design, don't exist?

  19. Re:Paper tiger on Tegra 4 Likely To Include Kepler DNA · · Score: 2

    Yes, which means it should be far more advanced than the A5X. The A5X is the same A5 from March of last year doing nothing but bumping the core count in the GPU and adding some memory. The GPU in it is just the 3 year old SGX543 that is also underclocked ain comparison to something like the PS Vita that uses the same GPU core but at a higher clock speed. So the Tegra should have had no issues beating the A5X in every test hands down.

  20. Re:I'll own up to it...I throw them away on Canada To Stop Making Pennies · · Score: 2

    He should've had a reverse peephole...

  21. Re:But are they...? on Kazakh Gold Medalist Is Played Borat Anthem · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately he has a very small krum so he's inadequate at sexy time.

  22. Kazakh wine on Kazakh Gold Medalist Is Played Borat Anthem · · Score: 2, Insightful

    At least they didn't give them fermented horse piss as drinks.

  23. Re:Why Not Just Track Them? on US Mobile Carriers Won't Brick Stolen Phones · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it's not like cops have more important cases to deal with than a petty theft, right? I'm pretty sure that solving a murder, for example, is a better way to spend their time than finding a $500 cell phone.

  24. Re:Consumers will foot the bil for AT&T on AT&T Charged US Taxpayers $16 Million For Nigerian Fraud Calls · · Score: 1

    Then they'll just use that as an excuse to fire people. So in the end, every punishment is going to negatively effect someone. The solution is not no punishment at all.

  25. Re:Consumers will foot the bil for AT&T on AT&T Charged US Taxpayers $16 Million For Nigerian Fraud Calls · · Score: 1

    Since when is "fraud" just a "bad choice"?