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  1. It's an article on Vivante Mobile GPU Architecture Gains Traction · · Score: 3, Informative

    It fairly benchmarks the current Vivante device against an iPhone4s, against which it loses, but the article points out the design is modular and has plenty of scope for performance improvements and scaling.

    It does appear as though the rest of the journalism is a little on the lazy side though

  2. Looks rather like on A Peek At Apple's Planned $5B HQ · · Score: 1

    ...a bigger(?) version of GCHQ in England....

  3. I know this one.... on Extreme Complexity of Scientific Data Driving New Math Techniques · · Score: 1

    what is Blade Runner

  4. Re:News sites will stop allowing comments. on EU Court Holds News Website Liable For Readers' Comments · · Score: 1

    The European Court of Human Rights has 47 member countries, not just the members of the EU. For example, it includes Russia and Turkey as members.

  5. And cue the on Qualcomm to Build Neuro-Inspired Chips · · Score: 1

    Skynet comments

  6. He was not the last King of France on Bloody Rag May Not Have Touched Louis XVI's Severed Head · · Score: 1

    After the Revolution and Bonaparte, the monarchy was restored

    Louis XVIII (1815-1824)
    Charles X (1824-1830)
    Louis Philippe (1830-1848) (deposed)

    Napoleon III (1848-1870) was President then Emperor IIRC

  7. Re:Never buy HTC on Microsoft Reportedly Seeks To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices · · Score: 1

    I have an original HTC Desire and have taken it apart and put it back together. It's fairly easy to repair. I've not had the same luck with Samsung S2s which I think need someone more professional than I to fix them

  8. I get the feeling on Apple Now the World's Most Valuable Brand, Knocks Off Coca-Cola · · Score: 1

    That Apple is a more vulnerable brand in the long run than Coca Cola.

  9. Re:Oh for crying out loud on Google's Scanning of Gmail To Deliver Ads May Violate Federal Wiretap Laws · · Score: 1

    Ah so it is okay if it is only an automated drone doing the dirty deed :)

    Law in this area is a balancing act. If it is just for the purpose of serving relevant adverts to put before your eyeballs, on terms which you have accepted in using the service, then yes. If it is for tracking your movements and activity before hunting you down and killing you, then no (or at least not without a warrant)

  10. Lucy Koh isn't the brightest judge on the planet on Google's Scanning of Gmail To Deliver Ads May Violate Federal Wiretap Laws · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...she was(is?) the ringmaster for the Apple Samsung patent battle.

    Personally if I wanted a decent tech judgement I'd move heaven and earth to end up before Judge Alsup (Oracle v Android)

  11. Amended Job Title on NSA Posts Opening For "Civil Liberties & Privacy Officer" · · Score: 1

    Taking Liberties with Privacy Officer

  12. Physicists seem to be turning into zombies on Study: Our 3D Universe Could Have Originated From a 4D Black Hole · · Score: 1

    All they talk about is branes......

  13. Re:So, what you are saying is there is Underverse? on Study: Our 3D Universe Could Have Originated From a 4D Black Hole · · Score: 1

    Riddick-ulous idea if I say so myself

  14. Re:and like many Italian sports cars on Ferrari's New Car Tech Idea: Make Car Go Really Fast · · Score: 1

    chances are it gets 8 miles to the gallon, thus you get a top speed of 202 mph for three minutes before the next refill... even though that refill might be in another county.

    About 17mpg (US), 21mpg (proper gallons)- this is the previous version. Better than a number of US SUVs.....

  15. Re:Relative on Ask Slashdot: Are 'Rock Star' Developers a Necessity? · · Score: 1

    My wife isn't impressed when I share my Python skills with others.

  16. I am surprised .... on Court Declares Google Must Face Wiretap Charges For Wi-Fi Snooping · · Score: 1

    ...this is not addressed through the basics of contract law.

    When a wireless router broadcasts a SSID on an unencrypted wireless network, it is effectively an invitation to use that network.
    So your computer asks that router for an IP address, and lo and behold the router gives you an IP address. By making a request for an IP Address and the router giving you one, it has effectively given you permission to join the network.

    All this is different on a secure network, since you either have to have the key or pick the lock (even a simple lock like WEP). Picking the lock to use a service without authorisation can easily be seen as an offence.

    So what has Google done that is radically different from walking around looking for an open connection so you can send an email? (Apart from scale that is).

  17. Best blow up invention since on MIT's Inflatable Antennae Could Boost Small Satellite Communications · · Score: 4, Funny

    the autopilot [/airplane]

  18. He's not a terrorist on FBI Cyber Division Adds Syrian Electronic Army To Wanted List · · Score: 2

    He's a very naughty boy!

    I'm sure defacing websites may be some sort of crime, but terrorism? Terrorism seems to have suffered from mission creep. Defacing websites may be highly annoying, but probably ought to qualify as a semi-legitimate form of protest.

  19. Re: Fight it if you want to. on The Legal Purgatory at the US Border: Detained, Searched, and Interrogated · · Score: 1

    Erm, ok then Lara. Or is it, "Dr. Jones"?

    Thank you for dragging me into a dungeon of fanfic.

    Thank you for adding dungeons into the fanfic mix....

  20. There's a simple solution on Online Law Banning Discussion of Current Affairs Comes Into Force In Vietnam · · Score: 1

    I think the US should send thousands of troops to 'Nam to ensure freedom and liberty. It worked last time, didn't it.... :-P

  21. No political jokes please on Scientists Create 'Fastest Man-Made Spinning Object' · · Score: 2

    Syriasly

  22. Paging Dr. Hfuhruhurr on UW Researchers Demonstrate First Direct Communication Between Human Brains · · Score: 0

    I couldn't fuck a gorilla!

  23. Re:I have heard of ABBYY, I have not heard of Nuan on OmniPage Maker Nuance Loses Patent Trial Over OCR Tech · · Score: 2

    The software used to be highly rated but fell in popularity over the years.

    That seems to be the usual point at which software companies turn into trolls.

  24. I thought the US voted Democrat on US Forces Ready To Strike Syria If Ordered · · Score: 2

    ... so you'd stop getting involved in all the crazy Middle East shit

  25. How can it be ripped off? on Wall Street Traders Charged With Copying Code To Start Their Own Company · · Score: 2

    If the software is GPL, you're perfectly free to modify and use it privately - it's only when you distribute the software that you have an obligation to also distribute the source code. BSD and similar licenses have no restrictions whatsoever, so you can use them how you like.

    AFAIK, you retain copyright on the delta changes from the original software too.