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  1. Re:Why hasn't the /. beta project been canceled? on How Voter Shortsightedness Skews Elections · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because if they didn't randomly send you there no one would use it.

  2. Re:Fruit of the poison tree on DEA Presentation Shows How Agency Hides Investigative Methods From Trial Review · · Score: 1

    The investigative measures they're not supposed to use are against the letter of the law.

  3. Re:Stupid. on Can Wolfram Alpha Tell Which Team Will Win the Super Bowl? · · Score: 1

    The odds shift as more bets get placed on one side or the other.

  4. Re:Total Obedience is Required ! on Anti-Polygraph Instructor Who Was Targeted By Feds Goes Public · · Score: 1

    "People's" is a reference to the economic policy (communist) rather than the political structure.

  5. Re:How many is "almost two dozen" exactly? on Scientists Detect Two Dozen Computers Trying To Sabotage Tor Privacy Network · · Score: 5, Informative

    Apparently the "almost two dozen" refers to the 22 that were doing MiTM attacks.

  6. Re:Why are you looking at the Obama Administration on Accenture Faces Mid-March Healthcare.gov Deadline Or 'Disaster' · · Score: 1

    If you require insurance companies to sell across state lines you can turn it into an interstate commerce issue.

  7. Re:Obviously! on Why the Major Labels Love (and Artists Hate) Music Streaming · · Score: 1

    What makes you think the record companies care whether they pay their artists appropriately?

  8. Re:Sirens? on British Spies To Be Allowed To Break Speed Limit · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The difference is the Germans actually obey that law.

  9. Re:$50...if your time is worth nothing on How One Photographer Is Hacking the Concept of Time · · Score: 1

    Cooking at home and going to a restaurant both take time.

  10. Re:Just like any other software project on Ask Slashdot: How Many (Electronics) Gates Is That Software Algorithm? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Made me think of this.

  11. Re:Double Dipping on AT&T Introduces "Sponsored Data" Allowing Services to Bypass 4G Data Caps · · Score: 2

    ISPs aren't subject to common carrier rules, they get the benefits without the restrictions.

  12. Re:Way to state the obvious on Sun Not a Significant Driver of Climate Change · · Score: 1

    I think his problem is that the entire study is an examination of other people's work rather than any new information.

  13. Re:Time to start putting make-up on on Is the World Ready For Facial Recognition On Google Glass? · · Score: 1

    Except it doesn't really make you much harder to track unless a significant portion of the population is doing it.

  14. Re:Why not call it its actual name? on Obamacare and Middle-Wheel-Wheelbarrows · · Score: 1
  15. Re:Why not call it its actual name? on Obamacare and Middle-Wheel-Wheelbarrows · · Score: 1

    Until it launched, then he (and most/all Democrats) started calling it the Affordable Care Act.

  16. Re:No dude... on Obamacare and Middle-Wheel-Wheelbarrows · · Score: 1

    Except unlike an MMO the people don't need to interact with each other so it is trivial to scale by replication and sectioning people off while being completely parallel.

  17. Re: No dude... on Obamacare and Middle-Wheel-Wheelbarrows · · Score: 1

    Done correctly it would be far more efficient, unfortunately it would never actually happen. The government is unwilling to do anything to damage current jobs so they can only add inefficiency.

  18. Re:Contracting and subcontracting on Obamacare and Middle-Wheel-Wheelbarrows · · Score: 1

    And how many of those projects get launched on schedule despite not being ready?

  19. Re:Cams can see through black plastic on How a MacBook Camera Can Spy Without Lighting Up · · Score: 1

    That is only true if there is a light source behind the cover. Without a light source inside, some light will get through to the camera, but it won't get back out, giving the appearance of black plastic.

  20. Re:Cams can see through black plastic on How a MacBook Camera Can Spy Without Lighting Up · · Score: 1

    You could even make one that was polarized and get visible light through while maintaining the appearance of a black plastic cover.

  21. Re:"because it originated from the wireless networ on Harvard Bomb Hoax Perpetrator Caught Despite Tor Use · · Score: 1

    Real freedom fighters need people to use Tor so they have some anonymity.

  22. Re:Betteridge's Law of headlines on Ask Slashdot: Can Digital Music Replace Most Instrumental Musicians? · · Score: 1

    But then you have to synthesize the imperfections differently each time, if you go that far, there's little point in replacing an instrument musician with a digital one.

  23. Re:Betteridge's Law of headlines on Ask Slashdot: Can Digital Music Replace Most Instrumental Musicians? · · Score: 1

    Except the answer is yes. Most music can be made with digital tools without significant loss. It can't, however, replace all of them. Digital music is good for technically perfect scripted performances. It falls short for live music and anything where the imperfections improve the music, primarily music heavily focused on emotions.

  24. Re:Why doesn't the USA save some money... on Oregon Signs Up Just 44 People For Obamacare Despite Spending $300 Million · · Score: 1

    It is impossible for the US government to do anything that will result in fewer jobs. A single-payer system would either eliminate insurance companies or cost even more by adding another layer of bureaucracy between the people and the insurance companies.

  25. Re:Password? on Dial 00000000 To Blow Up the World · · Score: 1

    I think "what" would be better, but then I always liked "Who's on First?"