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  1. Re:Last time I checked... on Orson Scott Card Pleads 'Tolerance' For Ender's Game Movie · · Score: 1

    "Marriage" predates Christianity. You're describing Holy Matrimony, Batman.

    That really depends on how you date Christianity. IfThe statement "Marriage" predates Judaism is harder to prove. In fact I presume Card would argue that it goes back to "Adam" and "Eve". Is Card a creationist?

  2. Re:Civil War on How Old Is the Average Country? · · Score: 1

    technically you could treat each state as a separate country and look at their ages independent of the American empire.

  3. Re:So much for "New Republic" on How Old Is the Average Country? · · Score: 1

    Republic is a very loose term. Cuba, China(both of them), USSR, and the USA are republics. Most nations without a monarch are republics.

  4. Carrier IQ on Motorola Is Listening · · Score: 1
    Did he just rediscover Carrier IQ?

    On November 12, 2011, Trevor Eckhart published a report indicating that Carrier IQ software was capable of recording user keystrokes.

    Droid X2 was a Verizon phone so it shouldn't have Carrier IQ on it.

  5. Re:Just another cycle on No "Right To Be Forgotten," Says EU Advocate General · · Score: 1

    Either that or start executing people again.

  6. Re:This is not the Right to be Forgotten on No "Right To Be Forgotten," Says EU Advocate General · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In practice, lawsuits are filed when the data is displayed that causes loss of reputation. Thus the "Right to be Forgotten" is mainly going to be used in court to censor websites and search results.

  7. Right To Remember on No "Right To Be Forgotten," Says EU Advocate General · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We all have the right to remember things and discuss them. A "Right to be Forgotten" is an attack on the peoples freedom of thought. It is censorship used by the rich and powerful to hide their crimes. It is an attempt to avoid public shaming.

  8. Re:Lee's summit: Population 92,000 on Google Fiber Adds 14th City: Lee's Summit · · Score: 2

    I think 92,000 is in the range of small city or big town. Though in all likelyhood it is more of a suburb of Kansas City. I think it would be more accurate to state Google has deployed in 2 cities. And that it is still trying to reach all the entire metro area of Kansas.

  9. Re:Pre History? on NSA Releases Secret Pre-History of Computers · · Score: 2

    Pre-History means "before recorded history". The term gets the point accross in this instance without being confusing. Although there is of course recorded history of computing before 1930. IBM was founded in 1911 after all as "Computing Tabulating Recording Company". So it is basically wrong.

  10. Re:How does this get fixed? on Use Tor, Get Targeted By the NSA · · Score: 1

    I think your underestimating how popular it is to have the NSA looking at encrypted communication. Most Americans are just fine with the NSA spying on foriegners.

  11. Start with the Requirements on Ask Slashdot: How To Start Reading Other's Code? · · Score: 1

    Knowing the Requirments gives you the ground work for understanding what the code is doing.

    Try to get a hold of the requirements document, specifications, and detail design. Once you have the requirments you should have pretty good idea of what should be in the code. Header comments often do not repeat the contents of the specs.

  12. Re:Why can'y you just have two fields? on Transgendered Folks Encountering Document/Database ID Hassles · · Score: 1

    It is expensive to do that. Your increasing the amount of work people need to do when filling out forms. Then you have to deal with mistakes. You have to give a long explanation why your asking the same question twice. It doesn't make the transaction any less weird for anybody either. Your also potentially collecting information that could be used to discriminate against people.

  13. Re:I hate computer programmers. on Transgendered Folks Encountering Document/Database ID Hassles · · Score: 2

    Why did they choose 1/2? Could they not have gone with A and B? 419 A and 419 B

  14. Re:Why record M/F at all? It should be removed on Transgendered Folks Encountering Document/Database ID Hassles · · Score: 1

    Salutation are terribly complex. They also change more often than gender does and create the same problems. People get older, married, divorced, change occupations, and get promoted. Salutation are a minefield. Stick with gender. There is nothing wrong with the data. You just need to train the people who take calls to be polite and understanding.

  15. Re:Linux Cell Clusters on Sony's PS4 To Have Less Stringent DRM Than Microsoft's Xbox One · · Score: 1

    I am wrong. Thanks. Too much time between 2002 and 2006 for them to still hold that thoery.

  16. Re:Hydrocarbons on Death of Trees Correlated With Human Cardiovascular & Respiratory Disease · · Score: 1

    Tree, and grass, hydrocarbons strengthen the immune system. Nasty synthetics are what damage our organs. Take a good whiff the next time you mow the lawn. That smell is a good thing at natural levels.

    Plastics, oil, and methane are hydorcarbons. Do they strengthen my immune system?

  17. Re:OMGWTFNATURE! on Death of Trees Correlated With Human Cardiovascular & Respiratory Disease · · Score: 1

    Plot lifespan of the human race over the last 1000 years against the estimated number of trees. Tell me what corralation you find.

  18. Re:The point... on Proposed NJ Law Allows Cops To Search Phones At Crash Scenes · · Score: 2

    I guess they could ask the other driver if the other guy was on the phone. If they get a yes then they would have probable cause.

  19. household income on Death of Trees Correlated With Human Cardiovascular & Respiratory Disease · · Score: 1

    The magnitude of this effect was greater as infestation progressed and in counties with above-average median household income.

    lol so nothing to do with trees. Wealthy people have cardiovascular disease and the problem has increased over time.

  20. Re:Very nice on Sony's PS4 To Have Less Stringent DRM Than Microsoft's Xbox One · · Score: 1

    But if uses a gaming pc he has the same problem. Steam doesn't guarantee you will be able to play games you purchased 10 years down the road.

  21. Re:Sure, they promise all this now. on Sony's PS4 To Have Less Stringent DRM Than Microsoft's Xbox One · · Score: 1

    If Dead Island is using API calls that are not in your old firmware then it can't run unless you update. So requiring the update is reasonable.

  22. Re:Less stringent? Try not stringent at all. on Sony's PS4 To Have Less Stringent DRM Than Microsoft's Xbox One · · Score: 1

    PS4 has DRM. Just try to use the PS4 game on a PC. Or try to make a backup. It just doesn't have new DRM.

  23. Linux Cell Clusters on Sony's PS4 To Have Less Stringent DRM Than Microsoft's Xbox One · · Score: 1

    True, but the only reason they removed it is because people used it to pirate games.

    Not really. They stopped supporting it because they couldn't get the tax breaks they wanted. They initially hoped that if the console had Linux on it it would qualify as a personal computer for tax purposes. This would get them a lower VAT in some parts of Europe. Without the tax breaks they couldn't justify the losses they were receiving when PS3s were used as components in super computers. They only made money on PS3s when users purchased games. No games were purchased by the super computer people so they were losing lots of money. The Slim PS3 that never had Linux was hacked so these super computers could continue to expand. Piracy was just PR.

  24. Re:This MS fanboy is looking hard at Sony this tim on Sony's PS4 To Have Less Stringent DRM Than Microsoft's Xbox One · · Score: 1

    Sony exclusives were not really exclusives. Except for first party games they were mostly items or character skins. Things you might get with a pre-order.

  25. Re:Pretty obvious on Seeking Fifth Amendment Defenders · · Score: 1

    It is also still a huge issue in the world. In places like Japan and India over 90% of convictions are based on a confession. How do you think they get those confessions?