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  1. Re: What kind of encryption did the FBI break? on Judge Orders Child Porn Suspect To Decrypt His Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    How was somebody who broke the Hypocratic Oath teaching students? Assisting in ANY way with torture is generally permanent removal from medical boards.

  2. Re: What kind of encryption did the FBI break? on Judge Orders Child Porn Suspect To Decrypt His Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    Just like if you "forgot" the password to a super secure safe... You could be in jail a LONG TIME waiting on the safe crackers.

    Once they have determined important evidence is "inside the box" you lose the right to that game where you play word-games with passwords being "incriminating".

  3. Re: What kind of encryption did the FBI break? on Judge Orders Child Porn Suspect To Decrypt His Hard Drives · · Score: 1

    That's why a JUGDE issues a WARRANT to force the person to unlock the files after the prosecution has mounted a reasonable explanation why they need the warrant. The LAW is functioning correctly.

  4. Re: Gosh!!! on Taking Action For Free JavaScript · · Score: 1

    I can't help but think this is like going to a dinner party at somebody's house then complaining about their choice of table settings.

    "I know you set the table with all the proper implements to make Emily Post proud, but I'd rather eat at YOUR table with my hunting knife and bare fingers.."

    In cases like websites the owner generally provides everything you need to use the page. This might mean renting fancy third party JavaScript tools to make the site easier to develop or comply with guidelines needed... Ultimately KavaScriptvis just a SCRIPT that browsers understand, and doesn't require extra USER side licenses like ActiveX or Java or .Net would.

  5. Re: A name for PETA on PETA Wants To Sue Anonymous HuffPo Commenters · · Score: 2

    What state are the animals in? It's not PETAS fault for being delivered animals (in some cases dozens from ONE incident) inches from death because of neglect or abuse. Vet care is expensive and I'm sure they just can't pay it. So they put most down so some can live.
    It is a legitimate practice to saving anything, even saving people comes down to numbers when you get dozens of half dead ones at a once that a normal day you could save.

    It's not PETA that's abusing the animals... But they do perpetuate the fairy-land where people don't think ANY animals have to be put down by their local shelters and pounds... When they know they have to do it themselves.

  6. Re: Oh brother on PETA Wants To Sue Anonymous HuffPo Commenters · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That's the issue, there are more pets than people can properly care for due to the economy, as well as extra animals from neglectful owners that abuse or don't "fix" their pets and let them run the streets.

    There isn't enough money to care for strays, or people willing to take them. So eventually the shelters have to put the animals down. Sounds like PETA didn't like that basic fact being published... But it's still a fact that they CANNOT save all the animals they rescue, its not their fault. But they created this "bleeding heart movement" that's going to backlash on them.

  7. Re: Consoles aren't profitable? on Console Manufacturers Want the Impossible? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The truth is that Microsoft forced $6 billion into the system to try to takeover... When there was NEVER $6 billion in profit to make back without knocking Sony or Nontendo out and gaining back control.

    Basically nobody LOST which means in a good capitalist system there isn't that much profit to go around... Even though Microsoft was trying hard make it a non-free market which is where they were pulling all their numbers for investors from.

  8. RTFA? on Mayor Bloomberg Battles Fleet Owners Over NYC 'Taxi of Tomorrow' · · Score: 1

    Reading the actual article seems to support the mayor's problems with crony-capitalism. It looks like the mayors office and agencies... EXCEPT THE OWNER OF MEDALLIONS were involved in selecting the vehicle. It's nice but it wasn't selected by the independent businesses that are REQUIRED TO PURCHASE IT. That's a pretty big omission from the process no matter how shiny it is.... And it doesn't even meet CURRENT LAWS for available features required in the next version.

  9. Re: A different sort of Third World on Xbox One Used Game Policy Leaks: Publishers Get a Cut of Sale · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that the DMCA and similar laws legally bind the licensed material to the media. As the customer, you are not ALLOWED to make a backup copy of your Xbox games, or even your system data beyond what is presented by Microsoft's DRM. IN effect, the physical Disc is the license to the game. You don't LEALLY need a license to play a console game, because it NEVER is released as a copy to media YOU OWN. You need a LICENSE to use Excel because you perform a copy from Microsoft's media to YOUR PERSONAL MEDIA to use the software. Xbox One doesn't pass the test that Excel uses to need a LICENSE as the only media you are allowed to "copy" the Disc to is BONDED (via DMCA BACKED DRM) to your device. Even patches do not qualify for license because the patch NEVER TOUCHES PERSONAL MEDIA. I cannot legally save my Xbox patch to my OWN media and reapply it later.

    You need a license for an iOS game because Apple downloads the .ipa file to your computer and you can make 100 copies if you want, on any media you have... You just cannot PLAY the game until it is on Apple's license-following device.

    Microsoft is again trying to add "shrink wrap to a book" and you cannot do that given the terms they have expressed.. They are still selling "the shiny disc == game" the media is not used for ANYTHING except their device.

  10. Re: A Dick Move on Twitter's New Money-Making Plan: Lead Generation · · Score: 1

    It's not enough that they are basically spam... that went from weekly, to daily, to several times a day....but at least they were relevant spam. Then they started having "white papers" (with spam) that are clearly adver-blogging...

    What seems similar to this and Twitter is that they started cold-calling whenever you opened a "white paper".. And they'd reference tat you were interested in blah blah white paper... So you must want to buy stuff. I'm probably one more call away from "unsubscribe" and turning on the spam filter.

    What's sad is that it's a niche platform I support, so if you don't sign up or these, there aren't any other blogs that do a good job, all the vendors are really small so they don't update their own stuff very often. It's frustrating to see it hijacked like thsis.

  11. Re: A Dick Move on Twitter's New Money-Making Plan: Lead Generation · · Score: 1

    I have several "tech industry sites" I signed up for because they are relevant to my work. It's not enough that they

  12. Re:Ms Pie will be VERY upset if you break a pinky on Yahoo Pinkie-Swears It Won't Ruin Tumblr · · Score: 1

    Everypony thanks you!

  13. Re: Hazardous to our Health on Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure · · Score: 1

    The 501(c)4 "tax exempt" group is where the big loophole for corporations are people and can donate unlimited money anonymously land. That classification was supposed to be a very narrow group, like a labor union which number in a few hundred requests per year.. The IRS got THOUSANDS of requests right before the elections. The filers could have used a 527 political PAC but donations are TRACKED through those organizations. It was fishy as hell and the IRS was totally correct to hold up the filings for a short time.

    http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/501c4-vs-501c3-vs-527/

  14. Re: Hazardous to our Health on Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure · · Score: 2

    Because in the REST of the word those things you listed are NORMAL EXPECTATIONS of government, they don't count as being "left". The last true "Left" discussion in the USA was between the 1890 depression and the 1930 depression... At least we got National Parks out of the deal.

  15. Re: They're just getting a head start on Obamacare on Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure · · Score: 1

    But the IRS still has to follow HIPAA laws for that information. Considering normal tax material is basically wide-open for what is posted on your tax form or in court documents, it is an EXTREMELY valid claim to require the IRS prove it is following the law... In fact HIPAA laws DEMAND that you only give data to other HIPAA-following parties, I doubt the IRS is an exception.

    When the IRS analyst is done with this individual, and the hard drive goes to the trash (and on the Internet) who's name is attached to the HIPAA laws???

  16. Re: other than Cheney and Rumsfeld on Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure · · Score: 2

    The IRS went after the political opponents on legit tax grounds. Any time a type of tax shelter becomes a fad they lock things down.

    Look here: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/501c4-vs-501c3-vs-527/

    A 501c4 is not a "charitable organization" it's a political party-lite organization. It has a very arrow acceptable focus versus using a 527 for your organization. With a bunch of groups all got bad tax instructions from the Internet, or somebody DELIBERATELY put those groups to filing in the wrong categories. Given people calling the shots in the Tea Party are high paid lawyers and accountants that are paid to know about this stuff, I would believe the later. "Corporate" logic doesn't work on a tax form filed for farmers co-op political org in Illinois... The people at the IRS aren't stupid, their job isn't to be a blind rubber stamp on whatever is filled in the blanks... That's the Patent Office.

  17. Re: It's SO WEIRD to read stuff like this. on Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure · · Score: 1

    Bingo! This is more about IRS minions not respecting the OTHER zillion laws on the books that aren't about the IRS. HIPAA laws don't just go away because the monkey at the IRS just chucks the drive with 60 million records in his trash can... If those leak, this company will still get sued for that leak because a power-monkey at the IRS was maliciously ignorant of the laws regarding data he was collecting.

  18. Re: Well... on Of 1000 Americans Polled, Most Would Ban Home Printing of Guns · · Score: 1

    I agree, it's a backfire by the techno-geeks to rub the public's nose in the gun laws. Even the NRA isn't going to stand up for you, because 3D printing is too geeky for them, so it's OK to regulate.

    It's not like you can't get a used mill and lathe for a few hundred bucks if you know where to watch the govt sales. Then you can make REAL guns and not toys. Besides, the most common gun used in crimes is the .38 special... Double-action revolver that would be a piece of cake on any mill from the last 50 years.

  19. BitTorrent Not evil anymore on Hollywood Studios Fuming Over Indie Studio Deal With BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    Somebody didn't get the memo from a few years ago where the Official BitTorrent creator and outlet took the BitTorrent brand out of the "pirate" business. Of course the software had an open specification, so the cat was out of the bag and MANY clients exist.. But "Bittottent" is actively building a channel of paid content.

    This shows how badly these old guys are out of their league when they don't understand what's going on. AND they don't WANT TO MAKE themselves understand

  20. Re: Too Expensive on Ars Reviewer is Happily Bored With Dell's Linux Ultrabook · · Score: 1

    So now that somebody has delivered a product using a mainstream Linux Distro and ironed out all the hardware bugs... You don't want to REWARD THEM for their work?

    What a jerk! This is why "Linux" never took off... Because when there's finally something WORTH paying for people have to be cheap bastards.

  21. Re: Still fiddly if you RTFA on Ars Reviewer is Happily Bored With Dell's Linux Ultrabook · · Score: 1

    That's why Mac forced using just one corner for a half-dozen versions. Because trying mouse to a thin outline is just silly. It was silly they put it back now.

    Of course the next gen of UI needs to remove Windo Resizing... Because moving UI elements means I'm not doing whatever task I picked up the device for.

  22. Re: And so it begins on Bitfloor Indefinitely Suspends Bitcoin Trading · · Score: 1

    That's because the desperately don't want to be classified as a "Bank" and have to follow rules to give you your money. When PayPal was founded your money "inside" PayPal was as legit as Bitcoins... How many "tough luck" articles did we used to have about people having money outright stolen from PayPal accounts back in the day?

  23. Re: corporate bubble on Rep. Mike Rogers Dismisses CISPA Opponents "14 Year Old Tweeter On the Internet" · · Score: 1

    Normal people don't normally think how things are written to be used against them ... When it's supposed to protect kids. Normal people don't really consider life of the "not normal" people at all. If you don't have mom + dad and "e" kids and 2 pets with 2 cars and a house, you quickly start dropping off the radar of how "normal" people should act.

  24. Re: corporate bubble on Rep. Mike Rogers Dismisses CISPA Opponents "14 Year Old Tweeter On the Internet" · · Score: 1

    THAT IS THE PROBLEM, isn't it?

    This is a guy normal Slashdotters would like. (I'm from Michigan) he's somebody your patents would vote for. He's an average guy who had a small business and had plenty of run-ins with the big businesses in that time. Normally he would be looking out for us little people... Except when you get in those "bleeding hearts" movements where the whole thing is a trap. Can you give a bill like this to your mom or dad (but not Randle Munroe's mom) and expect that she would understand the giant mess of a problem in between the lines of catching all the different bad guys.

    Normal people don't usually think how things are writtento

  25. Re: 50 something on Rep. Mike Rogers Dismisses CISPA Opponents "14 Year Old Tweeter On the Internet" · · Score: 1

    Having sat through several election cycles, Mike Rogers is your typical, average Republican... Like your mom or grandma. He's not pro-big-business... He's too easily distracted by "think of the children" arguments. He knows we need to protect kids an this law would do that... But like your grandma, he's not clever enough to read between the lines and catch that the bill is REALLY a massive handover to big business to collect stuff about us.