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  1. Re:Where is the Constitution? Where is due process on DHS Seizes 75+ Domain Names · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I find it hard to say that a one sided argument to a judge of DHS's choosing is due process.

  2. Promissory Estoppel on Seagate To Pay Former Worker $1.9M For Phantom Job · · Score: 4, Informative

    Liability was based off of a contract term called reliance or promissory estoppel. Because he relied on a promise of a job, and it cost him a bunch of money, he is given damage for what he went through. I am not a lawyer but that is the basic premise of the term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promissory_estoppel

  3. Re:Associated costs on Lawyer Is Big Winner In Webcamgate Settlement · · Score: 1

    The costs of the trial are normally subtracted from the winnings after the lawyer takes his percentage out of the cut. The lawyer really does win here. The reason he gets so much is the risk of losing the case and not getting any of those costs recuperated. In a contingency suit like this, the lawyer always wins big if he wins.

  4. Re:Wasn't the SciFi network mini-series good enoug on Dune Remake Could Mean 3D Sandworms · · Score: 1

    No, if you have to read the books to understand the movie then its not that great.

  5. Precise Calculations on Why Time Flies By As You Get Older · · Score: 4, Funny

    I calculated it out, and If you factor in how slow time moves after you die this is pretty obvious.

  6. Re:Does this open the floodgates? on PlayStation 3 Hack Released Online · · Score: 1

    You must have not heard of Halo.

  7. Re:Tivo on Microsoft Sues TiVo To Help AT&T · · Score: 1

    I don't know about deleting recordings, never have, but you can definitely set it to record from anywhere. You can't rewind/fastforward on a tv unless it is a recording or it is the dvr tv. This really isn't a problem for me, as I only watch recordings.

  8. Re:Tivo on Microsoft Sues TiVo To Help AT&T · · Score: 1

    Uverse >> Tivo. With one dvr you can record anywhere and watch anywhere haven't checked out tivo in awhile but for just that functionality it is well worth it. The only drawback is the $5 per tv per month if you want separate boxes for each tv.

  9. Re:Would you pay for Google ad-free? on Hiding From Google · · Score: 1

    The only problem with is the privacy part. Its like having someone look over you're shoulder at everything you do. Does anyone actually look at the ads? As long as its not the ads that pop out and cover half the screen when you accidentally hover over them or the ads that pop out when you hover over some text then its not really a problem.

  10. Re:Level playing field on US Blocking Costa Rican Sugar Trade To Force IP Laws · · Score: 1

    Too true. Been there, and everyone recycles and does their part. They are behind in some things such as emissions, but in the majority of areas they are cleaner than the U.S. They have a huge incentive to do this, as it is a beautiful country that makes a majority of its money through tourism. Thus they want to keep it beautiful.

  11. Re:intellagence gathering.. on China Luring Scientists Back Home · · Score: 2

    Forgot to post a link with this. A 71 year old professor was sentenced to jail for among other things, allowing foreign nationals to work on a DoD project. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jul/02/prison-for-ex-ut-professor/

  12. Re:intellagence gathering.. on China Luring Scientists Back Home · · Score: 2, Informative

    Good idea, but the DoD realizes this. They don't allow foreign nationals clearance to work on their top secret projects.

  13. Re:probably still makes sense on China Luring Scientists Back Home · · Score: 1

    Lets be honest, the people receiving these stipends are making at most $40,000 a year. If they were to go out and get a job, their starting salaries would be $60,000 or if they already have a masters, upwards of $100,000. They also have to produce results are they can get their money taken away or not get their degree. At best I would call this cheap labor. Also, I know DoD grants have required service at a lab after they graduate, that could become the norm for other grants as well.

  14. Re:probably still makes sense on China Luring Scientists Back Home · · Score: 1

    This is pretty accurate. Grad students in the sciences aren't making lavish salaries, they are making stipends to pay for their schooling and living expensive. They do most of the work while the professors gives advice and manages. You can pay around eight graduate students for the salary of one professor, which is not bad at all.

  15. Re:Fortunately on Apple Patents "Enforceable" Ad Viewing On Devices · · Score: 1

    This feature actually makes it so I don't watch the advertisements. If it was a normal advertisement, I would normally sit there and watch it instead of getting up and walking over to the computer to continue. With this button, it forces me to get up, so I may as well do something else and not watch the ad while its playing.

  16. Who gets the money on iPod Fee Proposed For Canada · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Who ends up with the money from this CDR tax? There is no way to know what is going to be copied onto the cd, so there is no way to know who should be paid the cd tax. The article talks about how it helps the starving artist, but do they really end up with the money from this cd tax.

  17. Re:Imagine on Vint Cerf Imagines the Net's Future At NASA · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That could be an early possibility. This technology could also be used to monitor your body in real-time, ensuring that you are staying healthy. This would allow for prevention of heart attacks and strokes, instead of allowing for fast treatment after the problems occur.