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  1. Right to Remember - Never Forget on Facebook Says EU 'Right To Be Forgotten' Would Harm Privacy · · Score: 1

    Individuals have an absolute right to their memories. They have a right to share them and keep them in the public sphere. I can't help but think a "Right to be forgotten" would be used to hide curruption. It may be used by felons to hide their crimes from future employers.

  2. Re:multi-stakeholder on US House Votes 397-0 To Oppose UN Control of the Internet · · Score: 1

    Ok I will admit this one isn't really true. Treaties must be approved in individual countries. Sanctions and military action is rare. Some countries have veto power as well.

  3. Re:multi-stakeholder on US House Votes 397-0 To Oppose UN Control of the Internet · · Score: 5, Informative

    We need to send a strong message to the world that the Internet has thrived under a decentralized, bottom-up, multi-stakeholder governance model

    Isnt that what the UN is ?

    No. The UN is the centralization of power. Decisions made by the UN are enforced on member nations. The UN is top down. It is staffed by elites selected by the excecutive branchs of nations. It is multi-national but it is not multi-stakeholder. It excludes stakeholders that are not goverments.

  4. Re:Android Dominance? on Android Rules Smartphones, But Which Version? · · Score: 1

    Many of these web traffic studies are looking at English language web sites like Slashdot. Android is more popular world wide than in the U.S. I also think web browsing is more common on tablets than on phones. Apple has a bigger edge in tablets than in phones. Many Android phones are also prepaid phones. People on tight budgets use less data.

  5. Re:Preference on Android Rules Smartphones, But Which Version? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well it depends. The newest runs like crap on a two year old phone. Some of the early Android phones didn't have enough memory.

  6. Re:These people infuriate me, way more than... on Congressional Committee Casts a Harsh Eye On Vaccination Science · · Score: 1

    Mercury is used as a poison to kill bacteria that may contaminate the vaccine. In vacines that don't use Mercury some other poison is used to dissinfect the vacine. Mercury is contained in fish.
    Most pediatric vaccines come in doses of 0.5 mL (one-half milliliters) so most concentrations are reported “per 0.5 mL.” Because thimerosal is half mercury, a vaccine with 0.01% concentration of thimerosal
    = 0.005% concentration of mercury
    = 25 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 mL of vaccine.
    (For comparison, most commercial fish contain an average of 23 micrograms of mercury per 8 ounces of fish (i.e., 0.1 micrograms of mercury per gram of fish)).

  7. Re:ppplease... on Cheap Indie Games Make Wii U a Better Value · · Score: 1

    These new TVs are actually the problem. Many of them have more latency than CRT televisions. Many old music games don't work very well on LCDs.

  8. Re:Sony factory on Inside the Raspberry Pi Factory · · Score: 2

    Sony is a big mess of a companies. It is a hydra moving in three directions. Most people are upset with Sony Music over the root kit thing. Or they are upset with Sony Computer Entertainment for removing linux from the PS3. Sony Corporation is the company likely making the Pis. Sony Mobile(formally Sony Erickson) makes Android phones. Each of these companies are headed by different people.

  9. Re:U.S.A. on The Countries Most Vulnerable To an Internet Shutdown · · Score: 2

    Be glad we can't find your country on a map. Bad things can happen to countries that draw American attention. I know where Iraq, Korea, and Germany is. Americans should not need to know where your country is or who your president is. You shouldn't need to know who the American president is either.

  10. Re:Did Zuckerberg ever have to get past HR? on Just Say No To College · · Score: 1

    4) A willingness, ability to move to a location where there are jobs.

  11. Re:Did Zuckerberg ever have to get past HR? on Just Say No To College · · Score: 1

    I think your describing High School? High School isn't perfect but it does identify driven people who have 4.0 GPA and it does weed out plenty of stupid people.

  12. Re:Why not just use steam for indie on Cheap Indie Games Make Wii U a Better Value · · Score: 1

    Indie games on the Wii U can use the motion controllers and the tablet thing. The Wii U is also better setup for 4 player local(coach) multiplayer. Think of it in terms of smartphones. Some games are better on a Iphone than they are on a PC.

  13. Re: Homebrew on Cheap Indie Games Make Wii U a Better Value · · Score: 1

    I will start with one. A homebrew channel provides hours of enjoyments for those who love to create things. It is a enjoyable in itself. Like a Paint on Windows or Garage Band on a Mac. The output is not always important. The journey can provide joy.

  14. Re: Homebrew on Cheap Indie Games Make Wii U a Better Value · · Score: 1

    Did the homebrew channel on the Wii result in any exclusive content that provided enjoyment for more than an hour or two? What were the stand out original games on the Wii homebrew channel? Not trying to troll. List out the achievements of Homebrew on the Wii below.

  15. Exact opposite of what you should do on Raided For Running a Tor Exit Node · · Score: 2

    If raided by the policy you need to prove that your innocent of intentionally distributing porn. They will have enough evidence to prove that porn came from your network already. Destroying stuff hurts your case that it didn't start with you. Read the story. The policy became friendly after they checked all his stuff and didn't find anything illegal. He may be able to get his stuff back after paying a fine. If he had destroyed some stuff his chance of going to prison would have encreased dramatically.

  16. Re:ISPs as well? on Raided For Running a Tor Exit Node · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ISP will work with law enforcement to identify the person who sent the packet. That is why they are not prosecuted. The Tor exit node operator can not do that. The tech is designed to prevent it.

  17. Filters on Exit Node on Raided For Running a Tor Exit Node · · Score: 0

    You could place filtering tech on the exit node.

  18. Grand Theft Auto on Critic Cites Revenge of the Sith As "Generation's Greatest Work of Art · · Score: 1

    Grand Theft Auto III - It is fully realized city with people, traffic, humor, music, and commentary. It influence socienty, art, and even politics. It was important enough to be censored and banned. It is the finished work of artists, 3D animators, composers, writers, motion capture actors, voice actors, and directed by Navid Khonsari. The grand theft auto games are the sistene chaples of our generation.

  19. Re:Universal Remote on Just In Time for the Holidays, Nintendo Wii U Gets Its US Release · · Score: 1

    A $9.99 remote has just as many real buttons as a Harmony 900. You can purchase a laptop for $349. (unsubsidized) Your basically paying $150-$250 for software.

  20. Re:Universal Remote on Just In Time for the Holidays, Nintendo Wii U Gets Its US Release · · Score: 1

    I think the Wii U will solve the first two issues. I don't see the Wii tablet walking too far away from the Wii. While the battery on the Wii U is poor (3 hours gameplay) It would be tethered to the console most of the time.

    From what I read the "ILink" downloads your setup every time the app starts. So if your internet is down or if the Harmony website is down then the remote won't work. The Harmony website went down a few times. (Once during a Superbowl)

  21. Re:Universal Remote on Just In Time for the Holidays, Nintendo Wii U Gets Its US Release · · Score: 1

    I am not sure if your replying to the wrong thread or not. I am not considering hacking the Wii U tablet. Universal Remote functionality is part of its advertised features. I believe they are branding it TVii

  22. Re:Universal Remote on Just In Time for the Holidays, Nintendo Wii U Gets Its US Release · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Just bite the bullet and get a Harmony One or (if you need to control devices outside line-of-site) the Harmony 900.

    I have two (for different media centers) and bought my dad one as well. Haven't had to reprogram any of them since the initial installation more than a year ago.

    You don't appreciate physical buttons on your remote until you lose them all.

    Wow look at the prices on those things. $199 for the Harmony One, and $349 for the Harmony 900. Those are new console prices for controllers with less features than new console controllers. I wonder if Logitech is hobbling its IPad and Android apps on purpose. So it can keep selling these overpriced pieces of plastic.

  23. Re:Still!? Really!? on Just In Time for the Holidays, Nintendo Wii U Gets Its US Release · · Score: 1

    My Wii has been stored in a closet for 2 years. It sits on top of my PS2 next to my Gamecube. The Wii U is a current gen console. The Wii is last gen and has been for awhile now.

  24. Universal Remote on Just In Time for the Holidays, Nintendo Wii U Gets Its US Release · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I am considering buying it just to use the tablet thing as my universal remote. I was looking at the Logitech Harmony ILink as to turn my Android phone into a remote but the reviews are not very good. Will wait for reviews on the Wii U. I want to see some Youtube vids of the remote functionality before I buy. Not impressed with the launch games.

  25. Re:Catching criminals on Salt Lake City Police To Wear Camera Glasses · · Score: 1

    Not to mention that the glasses will be hooked into a database a of mug shots and warrants. Face recognition will allow cops to spot suspects they didn't even know they were looking for. Robo Cop never forgets a face.