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  1. Re:Dazzlers on Only Twice Have Nations Banned a Weapon Before It Was Used; They May Do It Again · · Score: 5, Insightful

    6m is not the intended distance of deployment. At longer distances it does not blind, but instead causes the headaches, dizziness, and nausea it was designed for. Thus, it is not a blinding weapon but a visual deterrent.

  2. Re:Good thing. on FAA Could Extend Property Rights On the Moon Through Regulation · · Score: 2

    Let me know when a corporation legally exterminates millions of people based on the whim of the CEO or when I'm forced by law to deal with them; then I might agree. AHA was a step in the wrong direction for putting companies in charge by forcing people to deal with companies, but overall individual companies have very little control of your life that you don't willingly cede.

  3. It's not entirely a function of population density. It's also a matter of raw land area.

  4. Wait a minute... on Police Organization Wants Cop-Spotting Dropped From Waze App · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...you mean the police don't like being stalked, electronically followed, and reported on without a warrant?

  5. Re:Poor delusional old man on Japanese Nobel Laureate Blasts His Country's Treatment of Inventors · · Score: 3, Informative

    Entirely depends on the state. Some allow companies to claim all patents filed by their employees as innovation for hire in some circumstances.

  6. Re:Use TaxAct instead on Intuit Charges More For Previously Offered TurboTax Features, Users Livid · · Score: 2

    I made the switch too. Was a little different, but mostly the same interface.

  7. Re: Counter Logic on Russia Says Drivers Must Not Have "Sex Disorders" To Get License · · Score: 1

    It's not "nearly a miss" it's a miss of the very close variety.

  8. Re:It won't be long on Heathrow Plane In Near Miss With Drone · · Score: 1

    There are already rules in place about this. Rules that have governed RC craft for decades. Rules which include no-fly zones. Somehow, strapping a camera to it has mystically changed it into a drone which requires new rules.

    It makes about as much sense as patents claiming "...on the internet!"

  9. Re:It won't be long on Heathrow Plane In Near Miss With Drone · · Score: 1

    The UK's definition of reasonable is anything but.

  10. Re:Better Question on Ask Slashdot: Best Drone For $100-$150? · · Score: 1

    Hose. I've yet to see any consumer drones that handle water well.

  11. Re:I wonder... on Washington Dancers Sue To Prevent Identity Disclosure · · Score: 2

    Imagine what happens when a background check turns up that she has an active stripper's license. That's some screwed up funny business.

  12. Re:In the uk on Washington Dancers Sue To Prevent Identity Disclosure · · Score: 1

    Federally, yes, that exists. The open records law in question is a state law.

  13. Re:Not a good week... on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crashes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How do you expect to ever get there if rich people aren't funding it first? Like it or not, rich people funding novelties leads to mass production and streamlining of processes which in turn make everything cheaper for us little guys. On top of that, it's THEIR money. Why should they give a damn about your opinion on how they spend it?

  14. Re:There's a reason why... on Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Looks like they're headed toward being the same thing again, no?

  15. Re:Look on the bright side on Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch · · Score: 2

    Delivery in 20 months, or your pizza's free?

  16. Re:Orbital on Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ya think? They're charging 1.9B for 8 launches, versus SpaceX's 1.6B for 12. Loss of vehicle on a production launch is going to rain hell on someone.

  17. Re:100 year old survival knowledge in PDF files??? on A Library For Survival Knowledge · · Score: 1

    The processors themselves? Unlikely. The power grid and everything plugged into it? Very possible. For all intents and purposes, that would take civilization down in quite the bang.

  18. Re:100 year old survival knowledge in PDF files??? on A Library For Survival Knowledge · · Score: 1

    Patriots was a horrible book. Stories like One Second After, Lights Out, and Lucifer's Hammer (slow story, but well thought out) were much better.

  19. Re: symbols, caps, numbers on Password Security: Why the Horse Battery Staple Is Not Correct · · Score: 2

    No more so than it would if you manually submitted a preposterously long value to any given HTTP post field.

  20. Re:Leak it on Twitter Sues US Government Over National Security Data Requests · · Score: 1

    Oh, look, the email server we sent it to you from was compromised. It got out. Darn our luck.

  21. Re:Am I dense? on DoJ: Law Enforcement Can Impersonate People On Facebook · · Score: 1

    I'm going to go with at least slightly dense.

    Since when has "yes, you can search my phone for evidence of criminal activity to use against others" given the police full access to use any data on the phone, even completely unrelated to a crime, for any purpose? Are they now allowed to go through the phone of someone caught for possession and text his wife about his possible mistress? Awfully big can of worms you've got the opener on.

  22. Re:Corporate Malfeasance on Former Infosys Recruiter Says He Was Told Not To Hire US Workers · · Score: 1

    Oh, if only I had mod points to run your racist ass into the ground. Might as well say "men are a small fraction of domestic violence cases, so the government should ignore any case brought forth by a man."

  23. Re:Leader quotation bingo on Brits Must Trade Digital Freedoms For Safety, Says Crime Agency Boss · · Score: 1

    That'll work about as well as criminalizing firearm possession at keeping it out of the hands of anyone.

    "What are you talking about? That's a video of my dear aunt Edna. Yeah, I was trying out a bunch of effects for amusement."

  24. Trading Freedom for Security? on Brits Must Trade Digital Freedoms For Safety, Says Crime Agency Boss · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because that always works out well for those giving up freedoms. Always.

  25. Re: Porn ... on Experiment Shows Stylized Rendering Enhances Presence In Immersive AR · · Score: 2

    You're doing it wrong. Unreal expectations for sex? More like idea generator according to my wife.

    Also, based on some of the relationships I've seen, porn is the reason they still have a family. If not for porn as an outlet, they would have long ago ditched the wife (who let herself go) and kids for the fun and bubbly 20-something at work.