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  1. Complete BS on US Says Canadian Copyright As Bad As China's, Russia's · · Score: 1

    Since the US cannot interfere with other countries without losing the benefits of them being a trading partner, this seems like an exercise in futility. They are basically saying please conform to our beliefs on copyright or we will put you on a list!

  2. Neat concept on USB-Based NIC Torrents While Your PC Sleeps · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I like the idea it makes the computer much more efficient. The one design decision that confuses me is the choice of using the nic card. I guess it benefits those without a router, but couldn't you just develop a os for a nas that does the exact same thing. Main benefit is that it doesn't require a proprietary nic card designed for torrenting.

  3. Substitute Effect on How Tor Helps Both Dissidents and the Police · · Score: 1

    I know Tor and many other services that make your traffic anonymous require more bandwidth then normal network traffic. I find it interesting because one of the really pushes for packet inspection is to reduce bandwidth consumption.

  4. Re:I Wonder... on Judge In Pirate Bay Trial Biased · · Score: 1

    Free advertising curtousy of the swedish judicial system. But seriously, this trial falls into the gray area of having no previous trials to apply to this one. The judge having any sort of bias is dangerous cause he can't argue that his interpretation is not biased by using previous cases. A murder trial could easily get the material. This makes the people unfaithful of his judgement even if the judge acted purely as a "server" of the law.

  5. They really don't know what they are doing. on Biotech Company To Patent Pigs · · Score: 1

    They shot genetic material at cells until the cells take up the genetic material and hopefully do what the researcher wants it to do. They usually use a sequence that protects it from some herbicide to know what cells take up the genetic material. I realize that the benefits are immense from these products, but I kinda have to stop. Do they actually now what they are doing or are they just guessing? I don't know what can happen, but it really bugs me when they try to sound like they know exactly what they are doing.

  6. Demonoid on Reflections On the Less-Cool Effects of Filesharing · · Score: 1

    I have never used TPB so I don't know if they do this, but from the sounds of the author they don't. Demonoid actually has a main page where articles are posted about indie bands that have actively submitted their material to the site. I always thought it a neat idea and often enjoyed some of the stuff I downloaded and wouldn't have otherwise.

  7. Re:Latency on Telepresence — Our Best Bet For Exploring Space · · Score: 1

    I feel the author is ignore major points in the discussion. Yes, taking out the human factor makes space travel more attainable. The issues of designing a craft that will survive for the decades that it will take to reach distant planets is unrealistic. There are likely unexpected phenomena in interstellar space that we have yet to predict and would be unable to account for. Communication would be a logistical nightmare as the radio waves need to be aimed at a tiny speck once the space craft wanted to relay information.

  8. Re:A right to do what? on Lose Your Amazon Account and Your Kindle Dies · · Score: 1

    I agree. A lot of DRM stops working if the company thats using it turns off their servers. Yahoo's music service did this when they shut it down. I find DRM stupid because it punishes the customer and not the pirates.

  9. Monopoly on "Apple Tax" Report Backfires On Microsoft · · Score: 1

    While I agree that people clearly understand that they are paying more to buy a mac, I really dislike the monopoly position Apple takes with what hardware can run OS X. What if I want to use a different setup or just plain don't like the look of the box? Of course I could use a hacked version, but thats just like saying DRM doesn't mean anything...

  10. First time I heard that. on Using Net Proxies Will Lead To Harsher Sentences · · Score: 1

    I think this is the first time someone has ever called me sophisticated.

  11. Re:In Europe on ISP Capping Is Becoming the New DRM · · Score: 1

    I agree. What is most likely to happen is the pirates will smarten up and control their downloading to within their tier. ITs the people that don't get what the is going on that will get charged. What I don't understand is why the ISP's are taking on customers at a level that their equipment can handle and they are allowed to get away with giving you sub advertised service.

  12. Re:Nothing was on AP Says "Share Your Revenue, Or Face Lawsuits" · · Score: 1

    I mean to say the core ideas is not designed for a business model. Using your analogy its like giving all the land away to the people that need it then deciding that you shouldn't have. The current infrastructure built on the internet simply does not support the standard business model it hasn't since it was built.

  13. Re:Of course! They're connected to teh intertubes on Microsoft Warns of Copycat Conficker Worm · · Score: 1

    I know theres tonnes of toolkit thats are being released by third parties because this worm is such an aggresive one. The issue is that people with unpatched systems are probably just as competent about the toolkits as they are about updating their system. Microsoft actually reacted to this threat quicker then most of the other exploits they experience.

  14. flawed by design on AP Says "Share Your Revenue, Or Face Lawsuits" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The internet was not built with bussiness models in mind. Unfortunately, businesses think they can shoehorn a model onto the interenet.

  15. Speilberg on Konami Announces a Game Based On a 2004 Battle In Fallujah · · Score: 1

    Why couldn't Speilberg have directed the game. I think it would have have been much more awesome since he understands how an audience would react to what they are showing.

  16. Promoting Piracy? on Columnist Fired For Reviewing Pirated Movie · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If you read what the guy said, it sound more like "Wow and I can get all this media simply off the internet". He was trying to highlight that the media industry really missed the boat on ease of use. Having to buy and store DVDs is such a pain compared to the internet.

  17. Redefined Success on North Korea Launches "Communication Satellite" Rocket · · Score: 1

    The rocket crashed into the ocean. North Korea is calling it a great success since it sent a satellite into orbit that took the US and USSR many years after they had effective rocket propulsion. Maybe they have figured out an easier way to make satellites or just plain suck at making rockets. At least they were smart enough to point it at someone that didn't have a military that would wipe out their smear of an existence before the world knew it happened.

  18. Smoke Break on Australian Study Says Web Surfing Boosts Office Productivity · · Score: 1

    Some companies require you to take paid 15 minute breaks. I always figured it was for the people that smoked. They actually are to make you more productive. I guess management does have some good ideas once and a while.

  19. Re:Waste on Yeast-Powered Fuel Cell Feeds On Human Blood · · Score: 1

    I thought yeast made alcohol? Which the body often metabolizes.

  20. Benefit on Conficker Worm Strike Reports Start Rolling In · · Score: 1

    At least all the hoaxes might get Sys Admins interested/scared into checking their systems for the virus and applying updates. I think this is probably the most beneficial publicity to stopping the worm has got so far.

  21. Advertising on NASA In Colbert Conundrum Over Space Station · · Score: 1

    I think they should consider a nominal sum from his show for every year the module is up in space since it is advertising for his show. But hey don't stop there Coke might want to subsidize a module as well!

  22. Game theory on Cold War Standoff Over ISS Toilet · · Score: 1

    Okay so I am going to use a technique I learned in economics to explain this. This sort of thing happens everyday. I am actually amazed that the class is being useful and applicable. Everyone benefits greatly from the pooled resources of the ISS. Individually they would produce less. Now the Russians felt they could abuse the relationship and benefit by the increased revenue. This worked out in the short term. They had lots of resources and were making money. This cost everyone else significantly. Until everyone responded in kind to the Russians. Now everyone is equally benefiting again, but it is to a lesser extent. Russia Played the dominant position. That is the best choice no matter what the other countries do. This is often seen in most free markets that have few huge players making the decisions.

  23. What is copyright? on The Copyrightability of Twitter Posts · · Score: 1

    All creative pieces of work you create are copyrighted. Just to put it clearly. The author alludes to it, but decided people already knew. Some people's comments indicate they didn't understand this so I wanted to clear it up. Which puts up a good point. Topics like these really show how little copyright laws have stayed with the times. The ease of reproducibility makes it near impossible for copyright to make sense anymore. The laws were not intended for the technology we posses and need to be revamped.

  24. Re:Google's Right on New Security Concerns Raised For Google Docs · · Score: 1

    I agree to you point that the web is insecure. Google needs to inform people using Google Docs of this issue because some people will think its secure. Saying it does "not pose a significant security risk", suggests it is safe enough for people to use in all situations when it is not.

  25. Re:Larabee on NVIDIA Countersues Intel Over License Conflict · · Score: 1

    I like where this idea is going. One of the hardest parts of a PC to upgrade is the CPU because of the pin out to the motherboard. If they overdesigned for the future they could definately benefit when people want to upgrade to new technology and just have to buy the CPU and install it. Instead of a new case and motherboard as well. Of course the fan would cause issues so that would have to be designed around. They could easily move more product.