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  1. Re:privacy? on The Rapid Rise of License Plate Readers · · Score: 1

    I think a large part of the reason people buy UV filters for DSLRs is to protect the front element of the lens, it's a lot easier to replace a $10 filter than a whole lens.

  2. Any way around this? on Gaining Info On Tech Execs With Just Their Email · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is there any alternative to throwing out a "this email address is already in use" error if a user attempts to register with someone else's email?

  3. Negligence on No, You Can't Claim 'Negligence' In a Copyright Case · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Whilst I get that suing people for negligence, where, say, it caused some nuclear warheads to explode in their silos makes sense. However, negligence on the part of someone who is not doing the media's job for them (policing copyright)? Seriously?

  4. Much of a difference? on Committee Lowers Nobel Prize Award · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, they've cut it down to 80% of what it was before -- but the prize money will continue to fund the same scale of project as before, and people are not going to stop aiming for the award. It's still serving its purpose.

  5. Surely not harming the copyright holders? on Optus Loses Second Battle In Aussie TV-Timeshifting Battle · · Score: 3

    I don't see how this lawsuit can be for any purpose other than to make money out of Optus. Two minutes is an incredibly short amount of time, and is not allowing the customer to re-watch their programs at a later point in time, or anything like that which could conceivably leave the copyright holders out of pocket.

  6. Re:"Planing?" on France Planning Non-Windows Tablet Tax? · · Score: 1

    Rarely used? I've never heard anyone in Britain use any other form of the word — "spelled" sounds incorrect to my ears.

  7. Re:Fire Sale! on VLC Developer Takes a Stand Against DRM Enforcement · · Score: 1

    VLC == VideoLan Client

  8. Re:Let The Confustion Begin on It's Official — AMD Will Retire the ATI Brand · · Score: 1

    If you had R'ed TFA, you would have seen that system builders can (and presumably will) choose to put a sticker on the front that omits the AMD branding altogether and simply says "Radeon Graphics". The branding shift is also specifically towards the chips just being called "Radeon", with the fact that AMD are the manufacturer as a second thought.

  9. Re:This is my shortcut to learning chinese... on Wired Youths In China & Japan Forget Character Forms · · Score: 1

    It's available as an input method for all Macs with multi-touch trackpads. Regular trackpads, like my MacBook are SOL though.

  10. Re:This is my shortcut to learning chinese... on Wired Youths In China & Japan Forget Character Forms · · Score: 1

    You mean, exactly like the one available in iOS?

  11. Re:Or... or... or... or... on The 'Back' Button the Most Clicked Firefox Icon · · Score: 1

    Command-[ on a Mac has the added benefit of breaking free of any keyboard captures a flash applet may have induced.

  12. Re:Perspective on Earthlink Announces It Must Honor Comcast Cap · · Score: 4, Insightful

    up until this year, my Orange ADSL2 connection had a supposed cap of 2GB. Thankfully, it wasn't enforced as far as I could tell.

  13. robots.txt on Murdoch To Explore Blocking Google Searches · · Score: 1

    The guy who is adding a line in robots.txt and getting paid a fortune for 'complex technical measures' is one smart fellow.

  14. Typo in summary... on Mac OS X 10.6.2 Will Block Atom Processors · · Score: 1

    Kexts, not ktexts. Kernel EXTensionS.

  15. Re:In other news on Outlook Inertia the Main Factor Holding Business From Google Apps · · Score: 1

    Booting? Is that like when you press the big blue button on front of the Hard Drive?

  16. Re:And on the minus side... on 13-Year-Old Trades iPod For a Walkman For a Week · · Score: 1

    On the contrary. I could sync my 6G 80GB classic with Foobar2000 perfectly. I could probably sync my shiny new 6.5G 120GB classic too, but I haven't tried.