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  1. Overtly Christian? on Satanists Propose Monument At Oklahoma State Capitol Next To Ten Commandments · · Score: 1

    More like overtly Jewish. You know, from those same Oklahomans that avoid eating pork and invertebrates, shaving the corners of their head, operating electrical machines on the sabbath, and wearing blended clothes.

  2. Re:They're already paying on FCC Chair: It's Ok For ISPs To Discriminate Traffic · · Score: 1

    Yes. Netflix pays for its end of the pipe. It doesn't matter what proportion of traffic is sourced by any single entity. If you replaced Netflix with 100 clones all with equal popularity they would each have 0.33% of the pie but an ISP would be serving the same amount of traffic. Who do you single out then?

    It doesn't affect an ISP where their customers are demanding traffic from. The ISPs have been contracted to provide a service and then want to balk when their customers try to use the bandwidth they've paid for. The business costs of delivering to the consumer are supposed to be carried by the ISP. That's what internet service is, not a sneaky way for content providers to shift expenses on someone else.

  3. They're already paying on FCC Chair: It's Ok For ISPs To Discriminate Traffic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Netflix already pays for their connections to the internet. Consumers already pay in kind for their connections. The middlemen are already making money hand over fist. They would just like to avoid playing in a free market so they can make even more money.

  4. Re:NEVER on RF Safe-Stop Shuts Down Car Engines With Radio Pulse · · Score: 1

    let's not forget that the stearing wheel will automatically lock, if power goes out

    They don't lock. You loose power assist and revert to manual steering.

  5. Re:Finally a flat playing ground on Supreme Court Declines Case On Making Online Retailers Collect Sales Taxes · · Score: 1

    you can always take the bus over to Paramus

    There is more to NY state than just one city near New Jersey.

  6. Re:Shocking news on Supreme Court Declines Case On Making Online Retailers Collect Sales Taxes · · Score: 2

    In-state purchases from a business with a "nexus" of operation in the state have always been regarded as subject to state taxes.

    The question is whether purchases from an out of state entity with no nexus are subject to in-state taxes. This generally falls under the jurisdiction of state use taxes which conflict with federal law forbidding taxation of interstate trade. Since use taxes are generally only paid voluntarily and aren't legally enforceable, the states want to be able to force the collection of sales tax up front on out of state entities.

  7. Re:$454 million?? on Chicago Transit System Fooled By Federal ID Cards · · Score: 1

    While I'm sure there's no small amount of Chicago corruption involved, that cost includes ruggedized public access hardware for card vending and reading. That will significantly increase the costs compared to the development costs of a website. Just be glad they didn't try to implement mall kiosks for healthcare.gov.

  8. Re:Well, isn't this nice on Why Scott Adams Wished Death On His Dad · · Score: 1

    He was only wishing for reciprocity. Not much of a moral dilemma there.

  9. Re:I Don't Undertsand on Twitter Implements Forward Secrecy For Connections · · Score: 1

    Keep thinking that. This only applies to systems Twitter controls. If you tweet through SMS you're still vulnerable.

  10. Re:Stop with the excuses. on NYT: Healthcare.gov Project Chaos Due Partly To Unorthodox Database Choice · · Score: 1

    The GOP is more Machiavellian then you give them credit for. All it takes to cause interference is to buy off some insiders that will make strategic blunders that are beneficial to ones goal. Malice masquerading as incompetence is the safest way to stop up the works in DC. As long as the money trail can be hidden there is no risk of blowback.

  11. Tether on DARPA's Atlas Walking Over Randomness · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Notice that even though it looks as if Atlas is supported by a tether, it isn't - as proved when it falls over at the end.

    ...and then proceeds to hang by its tether.

  12. Re:Caches, eh? on Elevation Plays a Role In Memory Error Rates · · Score: 2

    For IA CPUs the L1 cache has parity and the server grade chips have ECC on the L2 cache.

  13. Re:That's a bold claim. on Putting the Wolfram Language (and Mathematica) On Every Raspberry Pi · · Score: 2

    That will allow desktop users to have a ghetto Mathematica by running Raspbian in a VM.

  14. Re:WTF? on Ask Slashdot: How Reproducible Is Arithmetic In the Cloud? · · Score: 2

    They may be well defined but nobody implements fully standards compliant FP units and they have subtle differences in output. Even with identical hardware, configurable settings like rounding modes may also differ between instances.

  15. Re:Let's talk on Not All USB Power Is Created Equal · · Score: 1

    USB has been amended many times over the years. You can't expect to plug into a 1.0 port and have modern features only developed within the last few years. Likewise you can't expect optional features such as 2.1A power supplies to be universally deployed. The only real problem is that charging ports aren't consistently labeled or color coded.

  16. Re:HEY! they're infringing on my business method p on Warner Bros. Admits To Issuing Bogus Takedowns · · Score: 1

    PERJURY, with a computer!

    You should get a patent on that.

  17. Deniability on User Alleges LG TVs Phone Home With Your Viewing Habits · · Score: 2

    I think it's important to point out that the URL that the data is being POSTed to doesn't in fact exist, you can see this from the HTTP 404 response in the next response from LG's server after the ACK.

    However, despite being missing at the moment, this collection URL could be implemented by LG on their server tomorrow, enabling them to start transparently collecting detailed information on what media files you have stored.

    LG doesn't need to implement a valid page for the URL to get the data. The POST is logged on their servers and the 404 gives them deniability if this matter ever draws an executive out to testify in front of legislators.

  18. Re:Cue the hate. on Raspberry Pi Hits the 2 Million Mark · · Score: 1

    Intel has brainwashed a generation into thinking that MHz is all that matters.

  19. Re:Wow on Nathan Myhrvold's $500 Cookbook Now an $80 iPhone App · · Score: 1

    Not only that but Google has a special recipe search tool that will let you specify certain combinations of ingredients and find recipes that incorporate them.

  20. Re:Credit Reporting Agencies on Woman Facing $3,500 Fine For Posting Online Review · · Score: 1

    They do have to care if you follow the dispute procedures outlined in the FCRA. Once that is done they are liable for fines if the dispute is not resolved within 30 days.

  21. Re:Fair Credit Reporting Act on Woman Facing $3,500 Fine For Posting Online Review · · Score: 1

    Permissibility is irrelevant. If you file a false claim to a credit reporting agency you are liable as well along with the reporting agencies if nothing is done within 30 days of receiving notification of a dispute from the consumer.

  22. Should have been a VP on Prison Is For Dangerous Criminals, Not Hacktivists · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If only he was a bank VP. Then all crimes are forgiven with a sizable bonus.

  23. Re:That's funny twice, considering... on Stephen Wolfram Developing New Programming Language · · Score: 1

    Please get back to us when Lisp M-expressions are finished.

  24. Ford on Tesla Planning an Electric Pickup Truck, Says Elon Musk · · Score: 5, Informative

    and (just maybe) five years for Ford, et al to jump in, too.

    Ford has already made an electric Ranger.

  25. Re:Can't read the whole book?? on Google Books Case Dismissed On Fair Use Grounds · · Score: 2

    Google limits the amount of pages you can view on media with active copyrights. It is tied to your IP which remains blacklisted for some time (months?). It would be possible to get a full copy if you could get around the blacklisting but that's more trouble than just getting a copy of the book in the first place.