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  1. Re:The beginnings of Android closed source... on HP CEO Says Google-Motorola Deal Could Close-Source Android · · Score: 1

    The Kindle Fire doesn't include the Google Market. It is not a product endorsed by Google at all. It is what Android would look like for everyone if Amazon took over.

  2. Amish?? on Doctors "Fire" Vaccine Refusers · · Score: 3, Informative

    Are you refering to the Amish? Because they get vacinated.
    http://autism.about.com/b/2008/04/23/do-the-amish-vaccinate-indeed-they-do-and-their-autism-rates-may-be-lower.htm
    The idea that the Amish do not vaccinate their children is untrue," says Dr. Kevin Strauss, MD, a pediatrician at the CSC. "We run a weekly vaccination clinic and it's very busy." He says Amish vaccinations rates are lower than the general population's, but younger Amish are more likely to be vaccinated than older generations.

  3. Look at the release versions on Amazon Blocks Video Streaming On BlackBerry Tablet, Blames Apple · · Score: 1

    I would say his flash software is not up to date. He is stating the PlayBook is using: v11.1.122.4 FireFox is using 11.1.102.56 Android is using 11.1.112.61 Clearly each device gets its own build. I bet 122 is the Playbook device number. If so then there have only been 4 versions of Flash released to the PlayBook compared to 61 versions on Android.

  4. Re:Awful "journalism", the story is almost certain on Amazon Blocks Video Streaming On BlackBerry Tablet, Blames Apple · · Score: 1

    I did read the story. If Amazon started encoding their video in some new Adobe DRM then it might not be supported by the PlayBooks Flash implimentation. If you read the comments on his site older videos still seem to work. This is Flash remember. It is known to be buggy.

  5. Does Not Support != blocked on Amazon Blocks Video Streaming On BlackBerry Tablet, Blames Apple · · Score: 1

    Does Not Support means they don't fix bugs for a given device. If they have an App on the PlayBook app store then they should still be supporting the device. If they don't then its fine that they are not. Its up to RIM to fix bugs in its Flash Player and web browser.

  6. Re:Awful "journalism", the story is almost certain on Amazon Blocks Video Streaming On BlackBerry Tablet, Blames Apple · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think the user is doesn't understand the phrase "does not support" This does not mean Amazon is blocking the device. I means they don't test their service on Playbooks and don't fix bugs that occur on Playbooks. The error message is "Playback Error: Sorry we were unable to stream the video. This is likely because your Flash Player needs to be updated." That doesn't look like the message they would return if they were blocking the device.

  7. Re:Keep the domain, transfer the web site? on Ask Slashdot: Smartest Way To Transfer an Old Domain/Site? · · Score: 1

    Sell the site first. Redirect all content to new owners domain. After you have migrated your personal email off the domain sell the old domain to the new owner. This gives you plenty of time to see verify your email move is working.

  8. Re:It's a good thing the military is still funded. on White House Wants Devastating Cuts To NASA's Mars Exploration · · Score: 1

    The above does not include indirect taxes either. I don't pay property taxes but my landlord does. He pays my property taxes with a portion of my rent check. So everyone in your town is contributing to property taxes. This funds things like schools, police, and fire departments.

  9. Re:What is the flag? on Will "Do Not Track" Kill the Free Internet? · · Score: 1

    I log into my Slashdot account today and notice flags on each post (bottom right, near the social networking icons). Any clue what this is about? Is Slashdot suddenly going to allow us to censor posts? I won't jump to conclusions yet, but this is the typical use of flags in a forum.

    If you click the flag a text box appears with the word Report filled in. I think this a new system to flag spam.

  10. Tech Media needs a JPG on What the iPad 3 Looks Like · · Score: 2

    We don't expect change. Media is complaining because change == news. A redesign would of resulted in more page views than a spec bump.

  11. Re:Patent problems on A Defense of Process Patents · · Score: 1

    Every patent application contains a detailed description of how to work the invention and to that end may well contain info you can't learn even if you have the product in hand. (If a patent application doesn't show how to work the invention it is unlikely to be granted. Except software patents, unfortunately).

    If all software patents were forced to include source code and test cases we would not have as much confusion in the market. The source codes implementation would narrow all the patents. A comparison of the code would reveal if patent infringement occurred. The patent library itself would be a useful resource for companies.

  12. Re:Why does Interpol even acknowledge this?! on Journalist Arrested For Tweet Deported to Saudi Arabia · · Score: 4, Informative

    More than that, the staff located in the Middle East is made up of local law enforcement. I don't think Interpol as a organization even chooses its own members. Interpol is just a framework for law enforcement in various countries to work together.

  13. Re:Why does Interpol even acknowledge this?! on Journalist Arrested For Tweet Deported to Saudi Arabia · · Score: 1

    Interpol is made up of people just like every other organization. Likely the agents responsible for communication between Saudi Arabia and Malaysia are citizens from those countries. So it is not weird at all that those agents would share a Sharia value system.

  14. Re:easy fix on Famous For Fifteen People: Is Everyone a 'Facebook Celebrity'? · · Score: 4, Funny

    There is the aspect that I might want to anonymously like something.

    There is a button for that. It is invisible and right next to the normal Like button. It has very good security. No information is shared with Facebook or your friends.

  15. Why Measure Problem Solving? on Ask Slashdot: How To Allow Test Takers Internet Access, But Minimize Cheating? · · Score: 1

    Why are you measuring problem solving skills of your engineering students? Are you teaching problem solving? Or are you teaching a subject? All of them passed your schools entrance requirements. You should be able to assume they have some minimum IQ. If you have a dumb student that has mastered the material are you not going to pass the student?

  16. Re:Hmmm.... on Texas Jury Strikes Down Man's Claim to Own the Interactive Web · · Score: 1

    This was a Jury decision. Apple and Google are involved in plenty of patent lawsuits. Even that bogus Facebook owner was able to keep his case in the courts for over a year. Our judicial system loves taking second and third looks.

  17. Re:Can't wait for one to crash into a school on FAA Bill Authorizes Surveillance Drones Over US · · Score: 1

    I can see drones replacing wildlife as a hunting target. Also UAV paintball dogfights.

  18. UAV dogfight on FAA Bill Authorizes Surveillance Drones Over US · · Score: 1

    Get your own UAV and program it to attack other UAVs.... and birds

  19. Re:If they were manned aircraft would it be an iss on FAA Bill Authorizes Surveillance Drones Over US · · Score: 1

    What failsafes are in drones when communication is lost? Are they programmed to keep flying? To try to land?

  20. Re:Not books on US Air Force Buys iPads To Replace Flight Bags · · Score: 1

    I have a first generation nook. It doesn't display maps or photos very well. The display is too slow. Zooming in and out is slow. Panning from one section to another is slow. Color is a must for charts as well.

  21. How the money will be spent on The Lack of Scientific Philanthropy In Japan · · Score: 1

    Japan’s university law, however, does not allow public universities to put money into high-yield but risky investment schemes. That makes it nearly impossible for institutions to use the returns on an endowment to continuously support themselves, as the other 15 Kavli institutes do. “You’re better off just spending the endowment,” says Murayama. Murayama says that the money will allow the IPMU to continue wooing foreign researchers by, for example, finding jobs for spouses and helping to place researchers’ children in international schools. The ministry considers such expenditures to be “personal matters” and not reimbursable with public funds.

    So instead of spending the money on research today they are investing it. Wow I guess their research is not a sound investment. Even the University doesn't want to spend money on it.

  22. Re:Fake Story on Selling Used MP3s Found Legal In America · · Score: 1

    I felt it was redundant. There were like 10 posts saying the above by the time I read your reply.

  23. Not books on US Air Force Buys iPads To Replace Flight Bags · · Score: 4, Informative

    These are more for diagrams and maps. e-paper is best for text only.

  24. Follow the links. on Selling Used MP3s Found Legal In America · · Score: 2

    The activepolitic link sources yahoo news. yahoo news sources arstechnica. The arstechnica does not state a decision was made. It state the judge refused the injuction. Yahoo news screwed up and the activepolitic reposted it.

  25. Fake Story on Selling Used MP3s Found Legal In America · · Score: 1

    Score is still 0 to 0. This article is bogus.