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  1. So ... on Lying Online No Longer a Crime In Rhode Island · · Score: 1

    ... the argument is that the facilitation of falsehood, generally quite strictly proscribed in philosophical contexts, is simply a nod-nod-wink-wink affair?

  2. I'll go out on a limb ... on Ask Slashdot: How Long Should Devs Support Software Written For Clients? · · Score: 1

    ... and suggest that if your contract didn't define its completion, as in a sign-off on deliverables, you have a sticky wicket. Otherwise, your liability to warrant your product is probably defined under commercial law in your jurisdiction. For instance, thirty or ninety days and one year are common terms for such responsibility.

  3. The World's Most Comprehensive ... on Oracle's Ellison Vows "Most Comprehensive Cloud On Earth" · · Score: 1

    ... Payment Plan, to boot, I'd wager.

  4. Yeah ... on The Link Between Genius and Insanity · · Score: 1

    ... and these Slashdot folks are just crazy about intelligence.

  5. You should acquaint yourself with CalDAV ... on Ask Slashdot: Tips For Designing a Modern Web Application? · · Score: 1

    ... and the libraries which support it, given your requirements: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CalDAV

  6. Prohibition fails, again on How Chemistry Stymies Attempts To Regulate Synthetic Drugs · · Score: 1

    Any prohibition creates a profitable black market, but technology has added a profitable, front-counter venue for these "illicit" products, as well. At this point the only thing that could provide a shred of control or containment is legalisation.

    Of course, legalisation carries a political risk not often noted; unemployment figures would sky-rocket, should the jailed be liberated.

  7. The War on Jobs on DEA Wants To Install License Plate Scanners and Retain Data for Two Years · · Score: 1

    Clearly, this is another example of technology eliminating jobs in the spying, informing and snitching sectors. Don't let big business and big government send American jobs to offshore data interpretation centers!

  8. Passwords are dead! on Your Passwords Don't Suck — It's Your Policies · · Score: 1

    Long live the passweird!

  9. As Cliff Clavin would explain ... on NIH Study Finds That Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Death · · Score: 1

    ... the high coffee consumption crowd has been weeded out by the time they reached the threshold age of this study. Survival of the fittest, one cup at a time.

  10. "Playing the skins" ... on Disney Research Can Turn Nearly Any Surface Into a Touch Screen · · Score: 1

    ... just got a whole new meaning.

  11. Gee ... on Growing Evidence of Football Causing Brain Damage · · Score: 1

    ... this could mean that violent acceleration/deceleration, straining and energetic impacts are detrimental to living tissue. Do ya think?

  12. Just the first step on University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department · · Score: 0

    Now we can move on to eliminating the sciences altogether. After all, they teach hackneyed ideas like global warming, evolution and more than four elements; stuff we sure don't want our kids learning.

  13. Upscale temptation on Game Theory, Antivirus Improvements Explain Rise In Mac Malware · · Score: 2

    Mac owners tend to occupy a higher-income demographic, increasing their attractiveness to criminals. Would you target someone with a $500 bank account or a $50,000 account?

    This factor helps Linux, with its third world popularity, but complacency is always the Devil's playground.

  14. Let's get real on Portugal Is Considering a "Terabyte Tax" · · Score: 1

    Let's just have a universal breathing tax. To make it fair, all inhalations are free! Exhalations, however, will be taxed according to volume.

  15. Let this be a lesson on Flashback Trojan Hits 600,000 Macs and Counting · · Score: 1

    Mac users have long embraced a culture of denial; "I'm safe, I use a Mac." Gloating Linux users should take note. Yes, Linux is among the best, but it isn't invincible. Due diligence in firewalls and vetting app sources is a requirement on ALL platforms. (Yes, you too, BSD folks.)

  16. I predict ... on Navy Planning To Build Laser Cannon In Four Years · · Score: 1

    ... a sharp increase in the popularity of chrome plating, among smugglers. Hey, it not just for your Chevy, any more.

  17. An interesting choice on Ashton Kutcher To Play Steve Jobs In Upcoming Film · · Score: 1

    But, can Kutcher even do mean-spirited?

  18. Firefly got it right. on Why Are Fantasy World Accents British? · · Score: 1

    Just add a touch of Mandarin.

  19. And besides ... on In Your Face, Critics! Red Hat Passes $1 Billion In Revenue · · Score: 1

    ... I said "freedom rules", not open source, per se.

  20. Re:I'd imagine ... on In Your Face, Critics! Red Hat Passes $1 Billion In Revenue · · Score: 2

    Apple, IBM and Oracle are all very dependent on open source. OS X wouldn't even exist without it. The open source movement is only a few decades old, yet it has transformed computing forever. The finance industry, as in the case of the NYSE, is dependent on it. That finance industry is far larger and more powerful than any nation. Just because open source doesn't stand as a single, monolithic entity doesn't mean it isn't a decisive force in the world today.

  21. I'd imagine ... on In Your Face, Critics! Red Hat Passes $1 Billion In Revenue · · Score: 1

    ... King George III probably said that those rebellious colonists in America would never amount to anything, either. Freedom rules.

  22. And that's not all on All Video Games Cause Aggressive Behavior, Say Two US Congressmen · · Score: 1

    High-density development, the consequent lack of green spaces, as well as a cut-throat competitive work environment also contribute to aggressive and violent behavior. Does this mean we should abolish cities? I know, let's just eliminate human society! That'll be a win for everyone!

  23. No ... on Should Snatching an iPhone Be a Felony? · · Score: 1

    ... buying one should be.

  24. One thing missing on Ask Slashdot: Getting Feedback On Programming? · · Score: 1

    While I agree with many of the preceding comments, particularly the ones regarding documenting your code, one thing I would add: Always take the time go back to your code and ask yourself how you could make it more compact and more efficient, both in execution and resource demands. As you realize new efficiencies, they will inform and optimize your thinking process.

  25. I'm sure Rupert Murdoch ... on Using Apps To 'Soft Control' People's Movements · · Score: 0

    ... would secretly agree that controlling the information that is delivered to a mass of people can easily be used to direct and manipulate that mass.