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  1. Re:How would I know? on How Google+ Measures Up On Privacy · · Score: 1

    unless you disable that also

  2. Re:Trusting in Microsoft's servers? Hah! on MS Says All Sidekick Data Recovered, But Damage Done · · Score: 1
    and if you finished your quote:

    BBC news reports today that Microsoft has in fact recovered all data, but a minority are still affected (out of 1 million subscribers)

  3. Re:uhhh... how much energy does it take? on First Black Hole For Light Created On Earth · · Score: 1

    It uses no energy once it's built as far as I can tell. It takes a series of materials that guides light (or electromagnetic radiation not in visible spectrum yet) and directs it into the center of the device which turns it into...well, currently heat. In a while when they get the visible light spectrum version working they will probably have the core be a solar panel so they can turn light into electricity.

  4. Re:Not for desktop pc's, but on 10/GUI — an Interface For Multi-Touch Input · · Score: 1

    No, it would not be impossible to play FPS with this kind of setup. It would require a different type of setup than we are currently used to, but that doesn't mean it would be a bad setup.

  5. Re:xkcd on PhotoSketch Image Manipulation Tool Taking the World by Storm · · Score: 1

    if you do, tell us how it goes.

  6. Re:whole impact ? on French President Violates His Own Copyright Law, Again · · Score: 1

    In addition, the US publicly joined WWII shortly after 2 years and a few months after the war initially started. In addition, before publicly being involved, the US kept helping out the British by lending them Military Equipment, and trading destroyers for use of military bases.

  7. Re:umm.... on How Dangerous Could a Hacked Robot Possibly Be? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh man...how many times I ended up in trouble because the switch was accidentally set to evil. Frankly though, it's the chaotic/lawful switch you really have to watch out for. I once had a robot set to chaotic/evil and when I came home the all the windows were broken since it couldn't reach the doorknob, and all the furniture was on fire.

  8. Re:Can't blame Facebook on Jack Thompson Sues Facebook For $40M · · Score: 1

    I see the difference. Jack Thompson doesn't.

  9. Re:Can't blame Facebook on Jack Thompson Sues Facebook For $40M · · Score: 1

    I believe the hate groups themselves are perfectly legal. It's the things said in them such as offers to pay people who have video of punching Jack Thompson that he is suing that facebook hasn't taken down yet. And I would say no, the phone company is not responsible. Jack Thompson would apparently say yes.

  10. Re:Can't blame Facebook on Jack Thompson Sues Facebook For $40M · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I agree completely with you that Facebook didn't make people hate him...his own actions did. Unfortunately Jack Thompson might (for once) have something on his side since he's complaining that Facebook didn't remove the hate groups against him (like the now removed "i'll pay someone $50 for a video of you punching Jack Thompson in the face" post) but removed a poll of "Should Obama be shot." I don't think it's unreasonable he found a lawyer to help him on this one.

  11. Re:Zelda has no definitive timeline on Which Game Series Would You Reboot? · · Score: 1

    From what I remember of windwaker, it showed them as being with several different links over time, not alternate worlds.

  12. Re:Can anyone say environmental catastrophe?... on Can Bill Gates Prevent the Next Katrina? · · Score: 1

    nah, you just typed it right then.

  13. Re:library of congress on How Heavy Is a Petabyte? · · Score: 2, Informative

    unfortunately, the practicality of removing the BTU from a book is more effort than it's worth? Have you ever tried to burn a book? It's actually not as trivial as one would think.

  14. Re:Unfair Blame to Both Google And AltaRock on Google Funding the Next Big One? · · Score: 1

    Huh...so it is...It would help if the "2 points = x1000" part was in the same location on both pages. I was reading the section called "Richter magnitudes"

  15. Re:Unfair Blame to Both Google And AltaRock on Google Funding the Next Big One? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I hate to say this, but the Richter Scale islog base 10.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale

    perhaps you were thinking of this:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale

  16. Re:This actually hurt EA this time on The Sims 3 Racks Up Over 180,000 Downloads Prior To Release · · Score: 1

    Releasing a demo version should encourage people to buy the game. If it doesn't, the game must really be pretty bad, and you don't deserve those sales anyway.

    If the demo doesn't encourage people to buy the game, then it's a bad demo. The problem is most companies make demos off of their beta versions, and as such loose business for bugs not present in the main game.

  17. Re:No, probably not on Polaroid Lovers Try To Revive Its Instant Film · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And yet, you still see some people using a horse and buggy. The Amish and various people in cities for park tours for example.

  18. Re:Main problem on Nanotech Memory Could Hold Data For 1 Billion Years · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Length of time is a relevant restriction. While information can be lost due to becoming obsolete, corruption over time occurs. CD's and DVD's are sometimes very fickle on how long they last, and many people are using them for backups. I believe that is the main concern, thus leading to this new technology.

  19. Re:Are these people professionals or not? on Judge Reviewing Pirate Bay Trial Bias Is Removed · · Score: 1

    While ideologically, I agree with you, reality often disagrees. Some people just can't separate their personal views from what they are supposed to be doing.

  20. Re:Enough already on Do We Want ISPs Penalizing Music Fans? · · Score: 1

    yes, but the law would REQUIRE them to do it. If it was their personal policy, that would be different.

  21. Re:More of an operting system? Err , what? on Mozilla Preparing To Scrap Tabbed Browsing? · · Score: 1

    Just because you do doesn't make it so for everyone.

    And just because you don't doesn't make it so for everyone. Alot of online companies recently have been moving to online apps instead of static pages. Look at Picassa and Google docs. Parts of the internet is moving towards being a shared hard drive and they want to be able to handle it.

    That being said, it will all be in the implementation on how it goes and how great or terrible their idea is.

  22. Re:Warranty is a differentiating factor on Flash Drive Roundup · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The first page of TFA has a chart which states the warranty of each one they tested. While it did not go in more depth than "lifetime" or "2 years", it is still in there.

  23. Re:Headline is inaccurate on NY Court Says Police Can't Track Suspect With GPS · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "We know the guy did it...we just don't have the evidence to prove it yet" rarely gives you a warrant.

  24. Re:Um on UK "Creative Industries" Call For File-Sharers Ban · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't it require the court to allow them to ban the person for that reason? Or does "Without a prior ruling by the judicial authorities" mean until convicted?

  25. Re:Why? on British Government Considers Tenfold Increase To Copyright Penalty · · Score: 1, Insightful

    because someone doesn't know that and tagged it "patent". People have flaws, get used to it.