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  1. Re:If they don't want to be recorded they are hidi on Police Officers Seek Right Not To Be Recorded · · Score: 1

    The question is, does this mean YOU have to give consent to be recorded by the police? It seems to me that if that's the case (which it should be) and the only evidence of you committing a crime is the tape, it should be thrown out for the same reason... Now you get away and get to sue the police department for violation of wiretapping laws

  2. Re:Fragmentation is mostly FUD on Android Compatibility and Fragmentation · · Score: 1

    Correct, but I've been a customer of Sprint's for 4 years, got my HTC Hero in October and got the 2.1 update at least a week and half ago. Considering the official announcement was "by the end of 1H 2010", I'd say I got it early. So far, I'm pretty happy with it, I think I would rather they do a little more on the performance than worry about re-working the gui to work with new API's but, all in all, it's usable, stable, and feels a little faster than 1.6 was.

  3. Does this mean... on Adobe Calls Out Apple With Ads In NY Times, WSJ · · Score: 1

    Does this mean adobe is going to provide better support for flash on linux ?

  4. Re:Sounds familiar on Google To Answer Your Questions Directly · · Score: 1

    Yea, the closed beta interface was nice, I just looked at it again and wanted to stab my eyes out with a toothpick =/

  5. Re:It's now a computuational knowledge engine! on Google To Answer Your Questions Directly · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was thinking more along the lines of True Knowledge, this project has been in private beta for about 2 years and just in the last 6 months was opened up for public beta testing. What it has so far is limited, but it is growing steadily.

    Disclaimer: I do not work for True Knowledge, Google, or Wolfram Alpha, I have just been helping out with beta testing true knowledge since it was a private beta system...

  6. Re:New from Gawker Games: Grand Theft iPhone! on Police Seize Computers From Gizmodo Editor · · Score: 1

    What about a nuclear physicist possessing plutonium?

  7. Re:It *IS* a marketing ploy. on Gizmodo Blows Whistle On 4G iPhone Loser · · Score: 1

    If they were to re-orchestrate such a marketing plan, I'd like to know so I can apply for the contract :)

  8. Re:Ubuntu? Really? on Apache Foundation Attacked, Passwords Stolen · · Score: 1

    Oh hey. A fully patched default installation of Ubuntu stood up next to Mac OS X and Windows Vista.

    Doesn't say anything about using it as a server.

    Possibly not, but I'm pretty sure the server edition is a little different than the desktop.

  9. Re:Get a load of that spokeswoman's name !! on US Rejects Demands For ACTA Transparency · · Score: 1

    Replying to myself, but the text of the draft (pdf)

  10. Re:Get a load of that spokeswoman's name !! on US Rejects Demands For ACTA Transparency · · Score: 1
  11. Re:Wow. on Sprint Unveils HTC Evo 4G Super Phone · · Score: 1

    It's still called ROM because the new chips are EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) Basically, there is a pin that either get's grounded or hot (voltage applied) that allows the writing of the chip, if this doesn't happen it's not writable. If I remember correctly, I haven't been in electronics school for over 10 years now....

  12. Re:Voice? on Sprint Unveils HTC Evo 4G Super Phone · · Score: 1

    That's odd, I do this with my hero (Sprint) all the time.... I thought it was odd when I saw the commercials saying no other carrier could do it since i was doing just that when it came on :)

  13. Re:The *best* feature: on Sprint Unveils HTC Evo 4G Super Phone · · Score: 1

    When did they do that ? Tethering worked the last time I tried it but they don't provide an application for it, I use tetherbot when I need to. It's free and works fine for browsing http, but it wouldn't work to well for vpn or other services unless you can configure a proxy for it.

  14. Re:Game Changer! on Sprint Unveils HTC Evo 4G Super Phone · · Score: 1

    I have no coverage problems with Sprint and I travel regularly for work... What are you basing your opinion on exactly? I'm not saying that I never roam (and really, since most plans include free roaming, do you track when you roam ?) , just that I rarely have no service and when I am in a spot with no service, I can move 20 ft either direction and have service.

  15. Re:Yeah yeah, he's a smart dude on Berners-Lee Calls For Government Data Transparency · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, there's still a lot of businesses running ie6 internally, so if you are (or work for) a software vendor that happens to sell/distribute/support web apps it's still a big consideration.

  16. Re:Yeah yeah, he's a smart dude on Berners-Lee Calls For Government Data Transparency · · Score: 1

    One word, gzip.

    gzip is great as long as you're not supporting ie6

     

  17. Re:The Last Mile on Cisco's New Router — Trouble For Hollywood · · Score: 1

    You mean all those ads charter has been showing saying they just upped my speed for free are lies?

  18. Re:Binaries Removed? on Serious Apache Exploit Discovered · · Score: 1

    You're not missing anything, refer to The apache bug tracker for details....

  19. Re:When do people get this on 86% of Windows 7 PCs Maxing Out Memory · · Score: 1

    Thanks for calling me a redneck and accusing me of making baseless accusations. Nice try, however I'm a white Eastern European and an Engineer.

    So because you're a white Eastern European Engineer you can't be a redneck? Well, I guess that depends on your definition of redneck, however, I know plenty of rednecks from all over the world. While I'm not saying you are, Location and Profession do not determine whether or not you are a redneck, if it did then profiling would be more appropriate in all cases. You don't think profiling is a good thing do you ?

  20. Re:chillaxinate, broheims on Yale Switching To Gmail, Not Without Opposition · · Score: 1

    This is why things like secure e-mail were created, in many cases you something like port authority (now websense, unfortunately the page has been redirected but not setup) that scans outbound email for confidential information and if found, sends an email with a link to the sender so that they can fill out a few questions for the recipient to answer. Only if all questions are answered corectly, will the https connection allow viewing of the message...

  21. Re:Google on Google's Experimental Fiber Network · · Score: 1

    Personally, I'm excited that I might actually be able to host a web server at home without a business account. The extra speed is nice, but I really don't use the capacity of the connection I have now......

  22. Re:So Iran's standards then? on Appeals Court Rules On Internet Obscenity Standards · · Score: 1

    two-thirds is already required for amendments to the constitution, we have 27 of them now. two-thirds is what is defined by the constitution, so the question is do you want to restore the power of the constitution or serve your own needs? If you're going to advocate a change at least understand the implications of said change..... This change would effectively be an amendment to the constitution therefore it would require 2/3 of states to agree to even be of use ..... .

  23. Re:So Iran's standards then? on Appeals Court Rules On Internet Obscenity Standards · · Score: 1

    Actually, the way it was originally set up, is that the people voted for state congress and your state's congress appointed your US Congress critter, this was changed with the 17th Amendment. The 17th Amendment gave you and I the right to elect our US congressional representatives by popular vote. It was shortly after this amendment that things like "you're highway speed limit will 55mph or you will get no funding" started happening. Don't believe me ? Read it yourself

    So the trick is, get the 17th amendment repealed and you don't need to pass another law to get shit back under control :)

  24. Re:So Iran's standards then? on Appeals Court Rules On Internet Obscenity Standards · · Score: 1

    It's not my fault the summary was written poorly

    You could always try reading the article.

    You must be new here....

  25. Re:Forget the UI, change the name on GIMP 2.8 Will Sport a Redesigned UI · · Score: 1

    I like Pimp personally :)