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  1. Ok? on Gaze-Tracking Software Protects Computer Privacy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So what happens when you are typing and listening to music, you head is swinging back and forth to the beat? Will the gaze thingy be able to follow or will you pass in and out of it's "verified" zone?

    Perhaps it would do better to map your face like they do at gambling casinos. Then if it sees anyone other than your face, it takes corrective action.

  2. Seriously . . . on Prof. Nesson Ordered To Show Cause · · Score: 1

    'deeply concerned' about Prof. Nesson's apparent 'blatant disregard" of her order.'

    When you cut off your nose to spite your face, you never look better.

    Sometimes it is better to lose the battle to win the war.

  3. I thought . . . on Flapping NAV Performs Controlled Hovering Flight · · Score: 3, Funny

    it was pretty cool.

    There will be hummingbird looking things flying in and out of your nearest neighborhood crime syndicate office monitoring their activities.

    Who needs wiretapping now?

    Oh, and I think hummingbirds have prior art.

  4. I too ANAL on Of Catty Rants and Copyrights · · Score: 1

    Seems to be she would be barred from another law suit since she already litigated the issue. At the time of the initial litigation, you are supposed to bring all the issues at the same time, not piece meal.

    However, this is a case for Super NYCL to weigh in.

  5. Now what's next? on Domain-Name Wars, Rise of the Cybersquatters · · Score: -1

    Green energy is a hot topic.

    So, are we going to start seeing greenporn.com?
    windpowerporn?
    solarporn?
    solarandwindporn?
    How about epaporn?
    electric-car-porn?
    porn-in-a-electric-car.com?
    icemeltingporn?

  6. Combating Cyberfraud on Copyfraud Is Stealing the Public Domain · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What we need is for someone to create a program, open source of course, where people can create text files of public domain works, submit said works and then those who have the program, can download those works they want and forever have access to them.

    There are programs available on the religous side for those works which are in the public domain (i.e. early church fathers, bibles, dictionaries, lexicons, etc), but I don't see any for the non-secular side.

    Perhaps if a few started a website and elicited volunteers to help with the code so that the program - lets call it "Free Works", is available for all OS's. Then students, scholars, professors, and the general public could and would have access without having to pay such outragous fees for something that should be free.

  7. Misread the OP on Middle-School Strip Search Ruled Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    All this time, reading all these posts, I thought everyone was talking about Kate + 8

  8. Perhaps on NIH Spends $400K To Figure Out Why Men Don't Like Condoms · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe because it feels like you're trying to mate with a garden hose.

  9. RIAA on ASCAP Wants To Be Paid When Your Phone Rings · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even if ASCAP doesn't win, the RIAA will sue for your phone to see if you have any illegal downloaded ring tones.

  10. RIAA on Sothink Violated the FlashGot GPL and Stole Code · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Sic the RIAA on them, then they'll have to pay a million bucks too.

  11. Re:Makes sense on How RIAA Case Should Have Played Out · · Score: 0

    Unless of course you pirate it and make your own monopoly money.

  12. NYCL on How RIAA Case Should Have Played Out · · Score: 0

    Thanks for the post, we here at /. don't always get to see the inside workings of what should have, could have, been the logical outcome.

    I'm going to get modded down for this, but I don't care the RIAA is nothing better than being served up as crow bait

  13. Me? on Analysis of MediaSentry Wins Music-Download Suit · · Score: 3, Insightful

    that did not require the defendant, Mavis Roy, to pay anything to the RIAA

    Sometimes, life is good and all is right in the heavens.

  14. Re:Waiting for it... on Man Attacked In Ohio For Providing Iran Proxies · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually I was going to go with Obama saying it was Rush Limbaugh's fault and Rush Limbaugh saying it was Obama's fault all the while David Letterman was making a wisecrack about one of Palin's daughters as we learn that Jon and Kate are getting a divorce.

  15. Thomas-Aide? on $1.9 Million Award In Thomas Case Raises Constitutional Questions · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Perhaps all those artists could do a benefit concert for Ms. Thomas and raise enough money to pay off the RIAA.

  16. Re:Why, oh why. on ACLU Sues DHS Over Unlawful Searches and Detention · · Score: 1

    I hate the ACLU with a passion, however and as in this case, they have their uses.

    I guess I stuck the proverbial foot into the extra wide mouth that time.

  17. Why, oh why. on ACLU Sues DHS Over Unlawful Searches and Detention · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I hate the ACLU with a passion, however and as in this case, they have their uses.

    It is not illegal to carry around large sums of money. Of course if you do, law enforcement will take it away saying it's drug related and you have to fight to get it back.

    Finally, why didn't he just convert the cash to a money order or cashiers check?

  18. OK? on Univ. of Wisconsin's 30-Year-Old Payroll System Needs a $40 Million Fix · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you get a few linux boxes and put paymaster or any other Open Source on it.

    Done.

    Cost: 50,000 with labor...

  19. Re: Well here goes . . . on In Round 2, Jammie Thomas Jury Awards RIAA $1,920,000 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Good point, however even if NYCL was the worst trial lawyer, his knowledge about the RIAA, copyright, etc is amazing. Include that from all I've been able to gather, he does seem competent as a trial lawyer (few lawyers are really any good at being a trial lawyer).

    Perhaps NYCL will correct me on this, I've seen great litigators who never step foot in a courtroom and would be a disaster at trial. On the other hand I've seen great trial lawyers - both criminal and civil - who don't have the finesse to be a great litigator.

  20. Pirates on In Round 2, Jammie Thomas Jury Awards RIAA $1,920,000 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    All the RIAA did was cloud the identity of who the real pirates in this case was.

  21. Well . . . on In Round 2, Jammie Thomas Jury Awards RIAA $1,920,000 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Some thoughts about this award:
    • Crooked, obscene, irrational, ineffective assistance of counsel, insane, tom foolery, crooked, baseless, should have used NYCL, undeserved, excessive, way excessive, legally raped, crooked, sanctions, more sanctions, terroristic actions, bungled, inept, crooked, bad dog bad, sit in the corner, stupid, payback, legal hos, dumb award, timeout, crooked, who ya gonna call, something is rotten in Denmark, spanked, what will you do when they come for you, retrial, bought jury, bad judge, all bad, and did I mention crooked?
  22. Who are you? on Proposed Canadian Law Would Allow Warrantless Searches · · Score: 1

    This sounds like something the McKenzie brothers would come with.

    Strange Brew - indeed.

  23. Broad brush strokes on Montana City Requires Workers' Internet Accounts · · Score: 1

    "One thing that's important for folks to understand about what we look for is none of the things that the federal constitution lists as protected things, we don't use those. We're not putting out this broad brush stroke of trying to find out all kinds of information about the person that we're not able to use or shouldn't use in the hiring process," city attorney Sullivan said.

    I don't know how much broader you can get - passwords indeed!

  24. Re:What Climate Problem? on Carnegie Researchers Say Geotech Can't Cure Ocean Acidification · · Score: 0, Troll

    And what about Methane?

    As I understand it, methane is a bigger problem them CO2. They tell us to not fart anymore.

    And yet, when those monster Apatosaurus, including the popular, but obsolete synonym Brontosaurus roamed the earth. I dare say one herd/tribe/pod produced a much methane as all the cattle that currently populate the earth.

    Now, take into account how many of these methane makers roamed the earth in their day and one wonders - if methane is the bigger problem - how life ever survived at all.

  25. Re:Esquire the Magazine. on Air Force Planning New Drone Fleet For Pakistan · · Score: 1

    Yes I was a little off topic, but I was making a point about the reference without a second reference. Otherwise I thought the article was rather good and informed.

    However, a second reference which were to collaborate the esquire.com article might have been in order since I'm not sure that esquire.com has anybody on staff that one could call informed in the field.