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  1. Re:Mobile phone access? on Ecuador Acknowledges Limiting Julian Assange's Web Access (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know about the UK, but the US considers them sovereign:

    While diplomatic spaces remain the territory of the host state, an embassy or consulate represents a sovereign state

    -- US Department of State

  2. Re:Mobile phone access? on Ecuador Acknowledges Limiting Julian Assange's Web Access (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Not talking about ownership of the dirt. Talking about sovereignty.

  3. I'll add that you changed the word to "bribery" in your initial post, which the headline and summary do not use. The word "bribery" is used more commonly in the legal context.

  4. Dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a gift of money or other inducement.

    Oxford English Dictionary

    the act of giving someone money or something else of value, often illegally, to persuade that person to do something you want

    Cambridge Dictionary

    to promise, offer, or give something, usually money, to (a person) to procure services or gain influence, esp illegally

    Collins English Dictionary

    money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust

    Merriam-Webster Dictionary - note that "position of trust" could easily apply to anyone who would report to the media or post on the Internet since they have video evidence. However, they also offer a second definition that fits this usage wholly:

    something that serves to induce or influence

  5. Re:against traditional American values on DNA Testing For Jobs May Be On Its Way, Warns Gartner (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Given that parents tend to be the source of genetics also, maybe the parents are wealthy because of genetics too.

  6. Aptitude vs. Effort on DNA Testing For Jobs May Be On Its Way, Warns Gartner (computerworld.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So they're more likely to hire someone who's very good at something they're too lazy to do.

  7. Re:Slow devices that don't multitask correctly. on Why Your Devices Are Probably Eroding Your Productivity (kqed.org) · · Score: 1

    Multitask? That's far from the problem with most "apps". Most of them store half the GUI in the cloud and simply can't display anything without an Internet connection to pull down the HTML (WebView in disguise).

  8. Re:Mobile phone access? on Ecuador Acknowledges Limiting Julian Assange's Web Access (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Legally speaking, he's in Ecuador. Not that it has anything to do with routing the Internet connection.

  9. Re:Whaa whaa whaa, Trump's a victim! on Ecuador Acknowledges Limiting Julian Assange's Web Access (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    treasonous

    This is my favorite word used against Assange. He's Australian - how did he betray Australia with his actions?

  10. Re:Curses! on Ecuador Acknowledges Limiting Julian Assange's Web Access (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's still unlimited. Just throttled to 0 Kbps.

  11. Some words have a dictionary definition and a legal definition (or scientific, etc). This not being a law blog, I assume they're using the dictionary definition here. Still a horrible thing to do - and not an inaccurate use of the word at all.

  12. But that's because they used government contractors to develop it. THIS was developed by Microsoft, so it's so much better...

  13. Don't forget the polished turd which is Ford's infotainment system [slashdot.org] is known by engineers

    That applies to Sync 1&2. I did take a look at 3, which is powered by QNX and it looks pretty stable - even handles AAC and FLAC files on USB well. In fact, I would have bought a vehicle with it if it didn't add $4,000 to the base model price. I went with Hyundai, where infotainment comes standard (but without native AAC/FLAC support) and has both Android Auto and Car Play.

    But they're shooting themselves in the foot, because not all models will have the new version. They're still putting the buggy version on low-end models. And nobody's going to know the difference - so they will all keep the bad reputation.

  14. Re:Only dummies sign up for class action suits on Samsung Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Exploding Galaxy Note 7 (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    And unless you're going to take the time and resources to file your own suit, you might as well take the money - there's a chance of it being >$0 reward for only a few minutes' work. It's already being taken from the company no matter how many claimants file.

  15. Re:huh? on Say Hello To Branded Internet Addresses (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    If it's a single word with no spaces, a DNS lookup could easily precede a search being performed. Combining the URL bar with search protects against malware for the masses who mistype brand names all day long.

  16. Re:You keep using that word on Windows is the Most Open Platform There is, Says Satya Nadella (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1
  17. Re:Problems with the American Employment Model on Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Prohibit the use of binding arbitration in employment agreements, or at least make it optional.

    This is the problem with almost all unilateral contracts in the US. This needs to be outlawed in a large percentage of the places it's currently used.

  18. Re:Only Logical on Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Where is the Silicon Valley of Europe?

    Judging by all the incorporation papers, Dublin most likely.

  19. Re:TLD not copywrite protected on Say Hello To Branded Internet Addresses (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Copywrite has nothing to do with intellectual property (copyright does). And this is trademark. You're a moron.

  20. Re:huh? on Say Hello To Branded Internet Addresses (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    You don't have to add a second-level. Not only that, but using www for a web prefix has fallen out of favor.

    You're more likely to see something like http://google/ at some point.

  21. Re:Domain Names, not "Internet Addresses" on Say Hello To Branded Internet Addresses (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It's like the ZIP code of the Internet address world. Shorthand, but it can still considered an address or at least part of one.

  22. Re:Summary sucks, as usual on Say Hello To Branded Internet Addresses (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Sure - and if you're the only person on Name St, it's both a branded address and a branded street. Same thing applies.

  23. Re:https://google on Say Hello To Branded Internet Addresses (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    The reason why plus signs are rejected are for the same reason you found out they are rejected. Because Google ignores everything after the + in an email address - allowing you to sign up for multiple accounts with one email address. They don't want it to be easy...because reasons.

  24. Re:https://google on Say Hello To Branded Internet Addresses (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not a TLD. Using a TLD would mean http://google/

  25. Re:Regulatory Spawn on FTC Says It May Be Unable To Regulate Comcast, Google, and Verizon (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The last thing TLAs need is the ability to reproduce.