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  1. Re:Text of AT&T response on AT&T Responds To DoJ Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_PATRIOT_Act
    October 26 2001

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_warrantless_surveillance_controversy
    Approximately 2007

    So, it really wasn't illegal when it was signed into law in 2001...

    From the US Pat Act page:

    Title II sections that were to originally expire on December 31, 2005
    Section Section title
    201 Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to terrorism
    202 Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and abuse offenses
    203(b) Authority to share electronic, wire and oral interception information
    204 Clarification of intelligence exceptions from limitations on interception and disclosure of wire, oral, and electronic communications
    206 Roving surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
    207 Duration of FISA surveillance of non-United States persons who are agents of a foreign power
    209 Seizure of voice-mail messages pursuant to warrants
    212 Emergency disclosure of electronic communications to protect life and limb
    214 Pen register and trap and trace authority under FISA
    215 Access to records and other items under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
    217 Interception of computer trespasser communications
    218 Foreign intelligence information
    220 Nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence
    223 Civil liability for certain unauthorized disclosures
    225 Immunity for compliance with FISA wiretap

    It was extended before it expired, and was roughly exactly the same.

  2. Re:Don't tell the TSA on Study Suggests Magnets Can Force You to Tell the Truth · · Score: 1

    You don't give your wife the rub-down already?

  3. Re:What is different about Google is.... on Google Details and Defends Its Use of Electricity · · Score: 1

    Gee, maybe you should tell that to Amtrak, they have been using "hybrid" diesel for years:

    http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/diesel-locomotive.htm

  4. Re:Almost there... on Microbes Produce Power As They Clean Nuclear Waste · · Score: 1

    Where do you think all those nuclear products came from? We are all stardust :)

  5. Re:Proxy wars on HTC Sues Apple Using Google Patents · · Score: 1

    They MONOPOLIZE the search industry

    All of my freinds agree with me and we have all switched to bing for searching

    Monopoly

    monopoly, market condition in which there is only one seller of a certain commodity

    from
    http://m.dictionary.com/r/?q=Monopoly

    The mere fact that you can switch to Bing means Google isn't a monopoly.

  6. Re:Gee no bias here. on TSA Groper Files Suit Against Blogger · · Score: 1

    The blogger sure was "manipulated".

  7. Re:Cyber stalked too on TSA Groper Files Suit Against Blogger · · Score: 1

    Heck, grabbing a boob fits with that definition. Not something I would commonly term rape.

  8. Re:USA on TSA Groper Files Suit Against Blogger · · Score: 1

    Thank you. You said it much better then I could have. I also was very surprised this weekend when I flew out of BWI and Las Vegas (don't know three letter) and all the lines went through the backscatter machines. I was even more surprised when I looked at the screen to see what it showed, and all it was was a generic image of a person, with areas highlighted for further inspection. It didn't like my sunglasses I had neglected on my head, I showed them to the guy, and he waved me through. The image was nothing like the news articles that I have seen about this. Also, these were RF backscatter machines, they were not x-ray. I am assuming it was also non-ionizing radiation, but I would need a frequency scanner to figure that out.

  9. Re:It seems its easy to tell on TSA Groper Files Suit Against Blogger · · Score: 1

    Generally, just hanging the 12 gauge over the fireplace gets the message across well enough.

  10. Re:Distracted by semantics on Court Orders Gov't To Disclose GPS Tracking Data · · Score: 1

    If you can do it on public property and without breaking and entering the vehicle, according to the police it is perfectly legal.

  11. Re:In lieu of the moon or Mars on Satellite Captures Burning Man From Space · · Score: 1

    Google Earth uses airplanes for the really closeup stuff. Sats just can't resolve that much due to range.

  12. Re:Meanwhile in Russia... on Russia Wanted To Shut YouTube Down For Piracy · · Score: 1

    I guess in Soviet Russia, they can't figure out how to report videos?

    Maybe they need to watch this video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdJcf-MTX8g

  13. Re:Meanwhile in Russia... on Russia Wanted To Shut YouTube Down For Piracy · · Score: 1

    Also, last time I checked, Youtube does not post videos on its own, and has a very easy way to report illegal videos. If Russia is so concerned about Youtube, perhaps they need to start reporting the videos and have them removed...

  14. Re:why lasers? on BMW Working On Laser Headlamps · · Score: 1

    Yes, phosphors are used.

  15. Re:why lasers? on BMW Working On Laser Headlamps · · Score: 1

    6) The location of the heat that starts the explosion will be closer to the head.

    This is actually the primary reason for it. Spark plugs generally fire at the top of the cylinder, which causes multiple wavefronts in the air/gas mixture which causes uneven burning. If they can cause the ignition source to be in the center of the cylinder, then the wavefront becomes smooth and they can get a complete burn out of the fuel.

  16. Re:Ah wonderful on BMW Working On Laser Headlamps · · Score: 1

    Factory fog lamps don't work that way. They light up the area immediately in front of the car, they aren't long range lights. Also, as they other reply stated, they don't work without the headlamps, though I wish they did as they would be more useful in fog that way.

  17. Re:Ah wonderful on BMW Working On Laser Headlamps · · Score: 1

    Do you have a tab on the sideview mirrors too? I sure don't, and really despise the SUVs blinding me there too, and adjusting them off just makes for dangerous driving...

  18. Re:About time on Electric Motor Made From a Single Molecule · · Score: 1

    I can sure see that being lost in a parking lot.

  19. Re:Counter claim: 3, 2, 1 on Samsung Halts Galaxy Tablet Promotion In Germany · · Score: 1

    How about that no court has rules in Apple's favor yet?

    None of the court cases has been concluded.

    Also, you keep stating that they registered a design in the 90's, but there is no evidence of this, please point us in the direction of this design. As Apple themselves registered the design in 2004, but did not use it until 2009, and Samsung has been using the same design since 2006 (tvs, picture frames, laptops, pretty much all their products). Also, a registered design does not take effect until it is used in the market, as many have reminded you already, please stop lying...it helps your case none.

  20. Re:That backfired. on Samsung Halts Galaxy Tablet Promotion In Germany · · Score: 1

    The Apple web site says the iPad is better

    Read it again and think in your head that quite possibly it was sarcastic.

  21. Re:Everybody, listen up on Floating Houses Designed For Low-Lying Countries · · Score: 1

    Too late for that, the east coast of the US has seen earthquakes and floods already, locusts seem likely.

  22. Re:uh-oh on Floating Houses Designed For Low-Lying Countries · · Score: 1

    When typing input to such a complex thing as a search engine, perhaps knowing the syntax of the language would benefit you. So, read the freaking guidelines and understand how to search.

  23. Re:More info not linked from the article on Cryogenic Truck Services Remote Telescopes · · Score: 1

    Those are some sweet trucks, but out of curiosity, how the hell to they lift the antenna? Is it the ramps on the back?
    I can't see those things on the sides being able to list 115 tons, but pretty sweet.

  24. Re:Isn't this an old idea? on Tapping Subway Trains For Energy · · Score: 1

    Just passed through this weekend. Yes, they have changed quite a bit. I do recall it saying something about not trying to block the doors, but I didn't notice the doors slamming especially hard.

  25. Re:Whole lot of nothing? on Weak Typing — the Lost Art of the Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Wasn't there a video recently of some guy teaching firearm safety who shot himself in the foot?