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  1. Re:Measurement from the NVIDIA site? on NVIDIA Driver Developer Discusses Linux Graphics · · Score: 1

    I don't read articles that are 10 pages of 2-3 small paragraphs.

  2. Re:Just "blind" the cameras on UK Copyright Group Tells Cinemas to Ban Laptops · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually you could flood the theatre with IR and have a legitimate reason. Disney's venues have Hearing Assistance headphones that receive IR signals. If you look up at various locations you will see black boxes with little clear nubs all over it.

  3. I winder how this will look on Comcast's War On Infected PCs (Or All Customers) · · Score: 1

    to Comcast when people try to update their games overnight.. i.e. WoW.

  4. Re:Criminal vs Civil on Japanese Ruling Against Winny Dev Overturned On Appeal · · Score: 1

    ...few shots later, police comes in and shoots the camera-head guy; blood is splashed on the screen.

    That is not true. Yes, the annoying camerahead guy appears on the screen doing silly mime-like gestures, then there come the police sirens and flashlights, but you can't actually see any police, and of course no shooting or blood are involved.

    Please don't repeat like a parrot everything you hear.

    It's the difference between the Japanese release, the Australian and finally the U.S. release.
    The Japanese release is how you describe.
    The Australian version shows the shooting and the blood but the blood disapears before hitting the floor and the wounds are magically sealed so nothing gruesome is shown.
    The American Version shows all the gory bits and blood hitting the floor however miracously other than the neck up there is no bare skin to be shown.

  5. Re:Time to make the feds earn their money. on Sony Sued Over Bricked PS3s · · Score: 1

    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm
    This falls under federal jurisdiction because of the intertubes were used as a delivery method.

  6. Re:XCP on steroids! on Sony Sued Over Bricked PS3s · · Score: 1

    When your unable to play certain games and movies (Uncharted was mentioned) unless you update the firmware then they are in fact forcing it on you through indirect means.

  7. Re:XCP on steroids! on Sony Sued Over Bricked PS3s · · Score: 1

    to be more clear: ...plan in place -to fix the consoles -

  8. Re:XCP on steroids! on Sony Sued Over Bricked PS3s · · Score: 1

    Microsoft was sued as well about the ring but apparently (I have no source on this but saw this as a comment on ars.) there was already a plan in place but execution was dependent on selling the idea to take a huge loss to share holders so that MS could actually survive as company later on. I repeat this is 9th hand information I make no claim about its accuracy.

  9. Re:Is it legal to record 100K other users' actions on AU Legal Group Says ISP Allowed 100K Illegal Downloads · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm assuming you don't reside in the U.S. lucky you in this case.
    For those that do live in the US there is no expectation of privacy in regards to your rubbish. California v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35

  10. Re:What's wrong with this picture? on FBI Investigates Liberator of Court Records · · Score: 1

    Work and the library are too entirely different institutions.. thank $deity.

  11. Re:May I be the first to say on Ministry of Defense's "How To Stop Leaks" Document Is Leaked · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that causes political harm or embarrassment

    Other than military secrets like we have a spy in such and such position. I'm going to call upon.. "If you don't act in a manner that would embarrass yourself/department you should have nothing to worry about." They have been using it to justify countless forms of monitoring.. let's see how they like it when the positions are switched.. Yes I know I'm living in fantasy land.

  12. Rough time line of the long Wave Video on Initial Reviews of Google Wave; Neat, But Noisy · · Score: 1

    http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html#video

    0:00 - 05:00 Intro can be skipped In my opinion.
    6:00 - 27:00 - Rolling up e-mail/chatting/blogging/photosharing in one app (yes it's an ugly interface but can be redesigned).
    27:30 - 30:00 Meeting Notes/Collaboration.
    30:00 - 36:00 Document Integration, Document Publishing (so that end user does not see all the edits), similar to source controlling in programming.
    36:00 - 40:00 people editing a document simultaneously - right to left language support.
    40:00 - 44:00 Organizing and finding things in Wave. Making a wave of your waves.
    44:00 - 47:00 Language Model spell checking (using the context of your text to determine correct spelling suggestions).
    49:00 - Discovering new ways of productivity/collaborating (shows Google staff learning best ways of utilizing its own creation).
    1:01:00 - 1:04:00 - Wave in the work environment - using it to categorize work flow/process/bug tracking.
    1:05:00 - 1:12:00 - Federation of Wave (Google does not have to be in control of your data. You can set up your own Wave Services, customized to your needs).
    1:13:00 - On the fly in-line branched translation during your collaboration.

  13. Re:What about sharing my desktop? on Initial Reviews of Google Wave; Neat, But Noisy · · Score: 1
    SAP (I know I know) Work flow creation Video at the bottom:
    http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/15618?page=last&x-order=date&x-showcontent=off&x-maxdepth=0

    Salesforce (yes already I know) 1st tier response auto ticket creation.
    http://blog.sforce.com/sforce/2009/09/getting-in-front-of-the-wave.html

  14. Overhyped? Yes. Useful in the long run? yes. on Initial Reviews of Google Wave; Neat, But Noisy · · Score: 1
    It looks like he needs to configure Google Wave to do what he wants. Who isn't overwhelmed at 1st when confronted with a new way of receiving what seems to be an overload of information? Think Security Video Wall dozens of monitors and controls/switches. Most people in the 70s, 80s and early 90s would be overwhelmed. However today people use multiple monitor rigs while watching the news/game and listen to their portable music device.
    I see this as macro-managing all your communication avenues blogging/tweet/e-mail/etc.
    From the article...

    DO TRY THE API if you are a developer. From what Iâ(TM)m seeing thatâ(TM)s where the real value in Google Wave will come, but we havenâ(TM)t seen enough apps yet so end users wonâ(TM)t find much here to play with yet.

    I do agree with one thing it will cost productivity but not for any of the reasons he mentioned... it will be PHBs demanding that answer right away with out the proper research since they can see you riding the Wave.

  15. Re:I lock my computer when I walk away on Schneier On Un-Authentication · · Score: 1

    Thank you for correcting me, I always used control + esc and R to bring up the run dialog to get in to command prompt, which is all I ever needed. Forgive my ignorance.

  16. Re:Wave need a killer app. on Google Wave Backstage · · Score: 1

    Writing your own POP3-client is reasonably possible - replicating the Wave software as is in beta now requires a complete Google-team to do. Read as: It's not easy at all. And anything less usable than the Google Wave frontend will be ditched by all people but techies.

    Sounds like those techies that to decide to learn something new have an opportunity to make some serious cash as 'Wave Implementation Consultants' I for one welcome our new WIC Overlords. Selling this to Academia will a cinch, they are always looking for viable collaboration technology and the fact that they can set up their own server and not have to trust google with their data is the cherry on top of the whipped cream.

  17. Re:Bad company policies then on Schneier On Un-Authentication · · Score: 1

    Have a generic station shared log in with no access to personal files with enough access to network resources to run the applications needed. The users have to remember a second log in but everyone that uses that station can unlock the pc.

  18. Re:I lock my computer when I walk away on Schneier On Un-Authentication · · Score: 1

    control + esc does the same thing as the windows key so no functionality is lost. Lets just call it a physical remap. ;)

  19. Re:If he's a hacker... on US Wants UK Hacker To Pay To Fix Holes He Exposed · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter how he got that information: that's breaking other laws, and there are other punishments for it. Also, he didn't create those bugs, he merely used what was already there.

    To complete my analogy: I may be a robber, but I'm not the one whose job it was to build a complete wall in that house.

    I think that it has been established long ago that even if the "door" is open, it doen't imply permission to enter. I've seen the same argument regarding "open" WiFi access points.

    You are right that it doesn't imply permission but Jurily has a point that if a robber walks into a house that is being remodeled with missing windows/wall and steals a TV due to an opening.. the robber should not be responsible for the remodeling of the house. IANAL but if he breaks something on the way in then by all means he is culpable for the specifics of what he broke.

    He apparently shared information too, so this guy can be considered aiding and abetting any future breaches and the damage they cause. But the onus and the cost for fixing the first hole is on the owners of the system.

  20. Re:If he's a hacker... on US Wants UK Hacker To Pay To Fix Holes He Exposed · · Score: 1

    control + esc will work for a Windows key in a pinch.
    I think I justed outed myself as a Windows user.

  21. Best quote from the article on Soviets Built a Doomsday Machine; It's Still Alive · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile, in ways both small and large, US behavior toward the Soviets took on a harsher edge. Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin lost his reserved parking pass at the State Department.

  22. Re:And it will work as soon as . . . on Video Surveillance System That Reasons Like a Human · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "all innocent people accused of a crime"

    Why? Even if the system flags the people as criminals, the operators will still be able to see the recordings, and then decide if it was a crime or not, no?

    If only I had a nickel for every time some one took something off the computer as gospel (figuratively) and could not be swayed because the computer doesn't make mistakes... Think PHBs and customer service reps. Or maybe I missed your sarcasm tags.. if so mia culpa

  23. Re:The sun is stronger than human microwaves on Garlic Farmer Wards Off High-Speed Internet · · Score: 1

    I don't believe we're talking about an orbital farm.

    Right! This farm is the center of the universe figuratively and literally.

    Mods be gently on me being a smart ass. I couldn't help myself -- it was done out of humor not spite.

  24. Re:Mid-end?! Really?! on Windows 7 Upgrade Can Take Nearly a Day · · Score: 1

    For me, the last time was the first time I tried the 'New Burger King Fries' that were supposed to taste more like McDonald's fries. They just suck now.

  25. Re:Important emails on Boston City Government Discovers Email Retention · · Score: 1

    Police Officers and Military personnel pledge to uphold law/constitution. They have a long time away from home and long hours respectively. This puts a strain on many relationships... It's in fact their commitment to their pledge that helps cause many divorces. I personally would never question their commitment to their sworn duties because of a divorce or trist. This doesn't mean I approve of it, it's just that the two pledges are not interdependent.