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  1. Re:Internet companies should spend more on lobbyin on Copyright Industry Calls For Broad Search Engine Controls · · Score: 1

    Y but given that the amount that can turn the tied is about 1/100 of what google spent to acquire their patent portfolio, it would actually serve them well to spend it.

  2. Internet companies should spend more on lobbying on Copyright Industry Calls For Broad Search Engine Controls · · Score: 1

    the music and movie industry spent 120 millions on lobbying, start spending money in DC get laws passed that protect things necessary for your business.

  3. Re:Arrested for knowledge? WTF? on Man Who Downloaded Bomb Recipes Jailed For 2 Years · · Score: 1

    Well these carry a bit more risk, and are actual physical evidence. How can a file be evidence of anything? Creating a file with appropriate timestamps is trivial. If this dude was actually a serious threat they would setup a ton of surveillance, apprehend his associates etc. This just seams to be done in order to have some positive stats on a fight against terror (catching those who are real threat is way harder).

  4. Re:Arrested for knowledge? WTF? on Man Who Downloaded Bomb Recipes Jailed For 2 Years · · Score: 2

    Ok let's pretend for a second that I do not like you and want you to go to Jail now all I have to do is plant a USB stick with a few things downloaded from the internet and you are gone.

  5. Re:US Constitution Art 1 Section 6 - Compensation on Senator Rand Paul Detained By the TSA · · Score: 1

    And what relationship does this have to the story? She was not a member of Ukrainian legislative body at the time actions in question took place neither was she at the time of prosecution. So what is your point? There was fairly strong legal grounds for her conviction although it was obviously politically motivated.

  6. EMC? now that is funny on NetApp, Lenovo Raise Prices, Citing Thailand Flooding Effects · · Score: 1

    they sell rebranded 1TB drives for 1K USD seams they could afford to absorb $20

  7. Re:Give them an inch... on IT Managers Are Aloof Says Psychologist and Your Co-Workers · · Score: 1

    The reason is not odd, higher level managers higher less capable people to make sure they can not take their position.

  8. Re:SHOULD "Apps" Cost Something? on Why We Agonize Over Buying $1 Apps · · Score: 1

    normally there is per transaction fee of 25 cents + some % so this estimate might be OK

  9. Re:It's about Factory Jobs on i-Device Manufacturing Unprofitable To China · · Score: 1

    well one does not need to take such a long term view, a country with more then 3 trillion dollars in reserves is obviously profiting from this manufacturing economy.

  10. Re:Economic Justice on Time's Person of the Year Is "The Protester" · · Score: 1

    Well who runs JPM is a matter for shareholders to decide, not being a shareholders do not care either way. Although Jamie did start selling off crappy assets way before 2008 and was taking a loss in a time when all banks were showing strong profits, so I'd say he knows what he is doing.

  11. Re:Economic Justice on Time's Person of the Year Is "The Protester" · · Score: 1

    Well the people that owned even the more sane JPM have lost about 1/2 of their money in 2008 so they did pay. They were not saving dumb shit investors, but majority of people all things told banks with their actual assets could cover a loss of about 5% so if they were not bailed out all people having having $ at the banks would get 0 and FDIC could not cover their gurantees.

  12. Re:False equivalence lately? on Twitter Bots Drown Out Anti-Kremlin Tweets · · Score: 1

    Seams the way the Occupy wall street was dealt with is almost on par with how Russia handles such situations. If you carefully compare US and Russia the only metric where US would clearly be in better situation - level and openness of corruption

  13. Re:I disagree on CS Prof Decries America's 'Internal Brain Drain' · · Score: 1

    I am 32 year old with 12 years experience in IT my friends are anywhere from 35 to 47 none has being out of a job for more then 2 month, reason being they are really good at what they do and adapt well to changing landscape.

  14. hmmm on CS Prof Decries America's 'Internal Brain Drain' · · Score: 1

    I think there is fairly strong correlation between sucking at something and complaining about people taking away jobs.

  15. Re:I disagree on CS Prof Decries America's 'Internal Brain Drain' · · Score: 1, Insightful

    There is no agism there are people that get stuck with skills that are not in demand and are unwilling to learn new things

  16. Re:Pacific/San Juan de Fuca boundary? on Geologists Say California May Be Next · · Score: 1

    Not exactly dice throws are independent of each other the earthquakes actually are a result of tension buildup so they are in no way independent of each other

  17. Re:Who's responsible... on Teen Cancels Party After 200,000 RSVP On Facebook · · Score: 1

    Cool I am offended by uglies let's through em all in jails

  18. Re:glass is better on Pepsi Moving To Bottles Made of Plant Material · · Score: 1

    Well they are a distributor of vodka so they do use glass bottles

  19. Re:WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY on Obama Calling For $53B For High Speed Rail · · Score: 1

    US debt is in US currency that is not backed by anything tangible to any significant degree, why exactly would you default?

  20. Re:Its not the speed that is the problem. on Obama Calling For $53B For High Speed Rail · · Score: 1

    It's a fairly safe bet :)

  21. Re:How convient on China Building City For Cloud Computing · · Score: 1

    Y this is So different from US were service providers will not provide access to my data without warrant (oh wait they will) :)

  22. Re:Optional on For Mac Developers, Armageddon Comes Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    Given it gives you 1) Distribution channel and advertising opportunities 2) payment processing for indy developers this is really good deal

  23. Re:Stop using risk as basis of argument on A Nude Awakening — the TSA and Privacy · · Score: 1

    Are you aware that you can rent a decent size business jet for 4K/hour and there is 0 security involved?

  24. Re:Fundamental misunderstanding on The Sensible Body Scan Alternative · · Score: 1

    You do realize that you can rent a Jet plane for 2K to 5K an hour with 0 security oversight ? This plane can be flying from abroad and it's route might have critical infrastructure along it's flight path?

  25. Re:Israeli system cannot work in the USA on The Sensible Body Scan Alternative · · Score: 1

    What does TSA have to do with preventing sophisticated attack?