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  1. Re:Possession is nine-tenths of the law... on Congress Can't Make Asteroid Mining Legal (But It's Trying, Anyway) · · Score: 1

    Money and power are 10/10ths of the law.

  2. Re:Traditional crimes on Accused Ottawa Cyberbully Facing 181 Charges Apologizes · · Score: 4, Informative

    Free expression includes this?

    Anonymously emailing false comments that a woman was having marital problems
    Suggesting another woman had an abortion instead of a miscarriage
    Creating a fake Facebook profile of a man whom he said was abused as a child
    Falsely suggesting a man had committed crimes and that information was sent to relatives outside the country
    Anonymously mailing false comments that a man supported the Nazi party and was a pedophile
    Making false claims that a woman had produced pornography and engaged in bizarre sexual acts
    Creating a false online profile suggesting a woman worked as an exotic dancer

  3. Standards? on Paypal Jumps Into Bitcoin With Both Feet · · Score: 1

    Is there any effort to match the headline with the contents of the linked articles? Here let me help free of charge:

    "Payment processor (owned by eBay) is *looking into* accepting bitcoins months from now"

    Yea that is just like paypal jumping in with both feet.

  4. Fully autonomous, no but.... on California DMV Told Google Cars Still Need Steering Wheels · · Score: 1

    I can see the early days there being "enhanced cruise control" type thing that people can be licensed for that can be used on freeways only in the near future. I would basically be cruise control that can brake and accelerate and then maybe steering capabilities included, etc.

    I don't think it would be possible to have some mix of fully autonomous cars with regular ones on the road at any time.

  5. ...that lasts thousands of years? on How the Ancient Egyptians (Should Have) Built the Pyramids · · Score: 1

    We should be using that on our roads instead of whatever stuff we are using now.

  6. Re:Who wants YouTube when there's on YouTube Music Subscription Details Leak · · Score: 1

    The people who don't feel like paying 2500$ per song after the fact.

  7. Re:Google is Early; Rich; Everywhere on YouTube Music Subscription Details Leak · · Score: 1

    I kinda thought that same thing with Google+.

    Microsoft with Xbox is not really analogous. They came out with a completely new device with new games. Music Key (sounds like) just another content delivery service.

    Who knows maybe they will bring something new to the table.

  8. Too late on YouTube Music Subscription Details Leak · · Score: 1

    Sorry google, you missed the bus on the music thing. Play Music is a flop because it's competing in a saturated market where everyone has picked a pony already. Unless you're gonna offer some earth shattering new thing Music Key will be a (relative) flop also.

  9. Great! on Planes Can Be Hacked Via Inflight Wi-fi, Says Researcher · · Score: 1

    No I will have to hear endlessly about this completely misleading article from people who know nothing about avionics.

    That you article writer and slashdot submitter for adding to technology hysteria.

    This article is basically saying someone can hack your washing machine from your cable modem without any supporting evidence that is true.

  10. Re:Not surprised. on 35% of American Adults Have Debt 'In Collections' · · Score: 2

    I heard this is the new tactic by collection agencies. They try to get you to pay some tiny amount on a debt long off your credit report and as soon as you pay 1$ it becomes active again on your CR as a debt in collections.

    Not sure how true it is.

  11. Re:Not surprised. on 35% of American Adults Have Debt 'In Collections' · · Score: 1

    They're probably valid debts and I imagine that's how a lot of people end up in this study. They moved and lazy billing/collections just fire out to whatever address they have and the person is unaware the debt exists until they try to go buy a car or something.

  12. Re:Not surprised. on 35% of American Adults Have Debt 'In Collections' · · Score: 1

    See above, basically if a company "verifies" the debt you are boned without getting the courts involved.

  13. Re:Not surprised. on 35% of American Adults Have Debt 'In Collections' · · Score: 1

    I had a like problem with AT&T long ago. I had proof of payment and spent months trying to resolve it but they were basically like "f you pay me". It went to collections and basically the same run around. Years later I was buying a house and ended up paying the friggin thing because I had a short window and really no recourse other than taking them to court.

  14. Not surprised. on 35% of American Adults Have Debt 'In Collections' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Once you have something go into collections it is always there until you pay it. (medical bills/school debt probably drives a lot of this)

    You're only 30-90 days lat for a short period.

    "Many consumers were burned for relatively small amounts -- about 10 percent of the debts were smaller than $125, Ratcliffe says"

    This kind of thing probably drives the numbers way up too. That late fee from blockbuster, etc.

  15. Secret Service? on A 24-Year-Old Scammed Apple 42 Times In 16 Different States · · Score: 1

    They investigate retail fraud/theft now? Don't they have better things to do? You would think once discovered it would be pretty easy for the store to identify the person and forward the information to the police.

  16. Re:Old news... on Researchers Print Electronic Memory On Paper · · Score: 1

    You must be a blast at parties.

  17. Re:Old news... on Researchers Print Electronic Memory On Paper · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure I was passing 1Mb per sheet when I was 9.

    When I got assigned sentences when I got in trouble I would write them as small as possible to be a little jerk.

  18. Re:Weak != Bad on Investor Tim Draper Announces He Won Silk Road Bitcoin Auction · · Score: 1

    See here: http://slashdot.org/comments.p...

    I take issue with the statements not the man.

  19. Re:Tim Draper is engaging in powertalk, not fact t on Investor Tim Draper Announces He Won Silk Road Bitcoin Auction · · Score: 1

    I wasn't speaking to his intelligence I was referencing his statements that are blatant sales pitch or mission statement type quotes. It's the same thing we have seen all over the internet about how this new idea is going to be great because...bitcoin.

    I fully expect he will (has) make a profit off of his investment.

    I guess I can be proven wrong if someone explains to me how "no one is totally secure in holding their own country’s currency". I mean I have never really met anyone who isn't totally secure in the dollar.....well except a couple of the nuts who hoard guns because Obama is setting up fema camps.

  20. business-development position? on Amazon Sues After Ex-Worker Takes Google Job · · Score: 1

    I think they might have a leg to stand on here. He's probably taking all of his contacts with him so to speak. That's not like some C++ developer taking his learned experience it's a person who can directly and immediately affect their business by poaching customers. I'm sure they're all going after the same "big fish". And those are multimillion dollar contracts.

    My guess is that they are basically trying to block him from doing that.

    Non-competes are usually completely useless HR drivel, but in this case it seems like it's a necessary evil, otherwise every employee can obtain and then resell (by proxy of employment) customer information.

  21. Re:Weak != Bad on Investor Tim Draper Announces He Won Silk Road Bitcoin Auction · · Score: 1

    Yea, this guy is proof that vulture capitalists are no better than the retards trading pink sheets and posting on the yahoo finance forums about how strong their portfolio is.

    His quotes read like something from the onion.

  22. Perpetual Motion... on Venture-Backed Bitcoin Miner Startup Can't Deliver On Time, Gets Sued · · Score: 0

    ...Machines, get yours here at the low price of $45k. Don't bother asking for any proof of concept or supporting data.

    I wonder if the guy paid in bitcoin.

  23. Yay! on 2 US Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase · · Score: 1

    More regressive taxes! Maybe we can cut out the middle man and just enslave the working poor to rebuild our infrastructure.

  24. Great Idea, wrong company on Comcast Converting 50,000 Houston Home Routers Into Public WiFi Hotspots · · Score: 1

    If a more reputable company for customer service rolling this out would probably be praised but it's comcast so everyone will hate on it. They pretty much have to make it opt out because no one ever reads anything so it would be 1 person per square mile opted in.

    I for one would absolutely love having broadband wifi anywhere in my city. But again it's comcast so they will probably charge more for the service, pissing everyone off.

  25. Exactly the same thing. And definitely irony.

    Guess which two things you are wrong about?