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  1. Re:Extended warranties are rip-offs - no exception on IT Repair Installs Webcam Spying Software · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, well, Macs are special...

  2. Re:Lawsuit! on IT Repair Installs Webcam Spying Software · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Do we have the legislation to make that happen? "Violating my privacy" is not something I'd like to happen and what the technician did was wrong, but "privacy" is never explicitly stated as a right in any law or amendment, so what law did he break? It looks like her recourse is the Better Business Bureau.

  3. Fuzzy Math? on New Olympics Scoring: No More Perfect 10.0 · · Score: 1

    2 + 2 = 5 For very large values of 2.

  4. Bill Gates is promising. âoeTwo years from no on Virtual Honeypots · · Score: 1

    It is said that the generals of today are fighting yesterday's war. In the war of Mal AI's vs. defending AI's, it seems that this book's purpose is simply the defense against already existing technologies which will be very quickly outmoded, and while it is more than beneficial to be prepared for malicious bots, is there a way that this can project the future and give proactive techniques?

  5. War of machines? on Video Surveillance Tech Detects Abnormal Activity · · Score: 1

    Perhaps I am misunderstanding the situation, but a proposed upcoming "war of machines" seems a bit premature. The real issue in machine warfare, the one which really needs to addressed, is that machines must be able to repair machines. As it stands, each of these devices will need routine maintenance and, as such, are entirely beholden on their creators. Currently, a robot cannot diagnose the strange rattling in a car engine or why the darn "check-engine" light won't go off (and yes, there are computers that help with that, but they don't really fix things, do they?).

    No, I think the real concern is not automated "booby traps," I think the real concern is when I drive to a mechanic's shop and am greeted by the ED-209 refitted to change tires. Granted, my lube job would be faster and cheaper, but I'd miss that service with a smile.