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  1. Re:And once again... on Reeves Rumors Reversed · · Score: 1

    They get rewarded for stories, not verification. I dont keep track of which random website didnt verify their story because it just happens way too often.

    If only some clever person would create a system that did track the reputation of organizations and individual writers.

  2. Re:Freedom to live, freedom to live free? on Terrorists Bomb Moscow Airport · · Score: 1

    How does one explain it to the victims and their families?

    The army has that one covered for you.

  3. Re:Here's my model on Michigan Governor Wants 'Open Source' Economic Model · · Score: 1

    Thats an excellent model to survive, perhaps let more forests grow inside of cities.

  4. Re:The real problem... on Threat of Cyberwar Is Over-Hyped · · Score: 1

    I disagree, viruses infiltrating enemy electronics can have a very similar affect to human infiltrating enemy structures. A few similar capabilities are sabotaging production and leaking information. They are also similar in that it is difficult to prove who controls them. Cyberwar may be a silly name but it is correct in the characterization. It is a new domain and because it hasnt seen many important attacks is struggling to be separated from its lone hacker past.

  5. Re:Well... on Threat of Cyberwar Is Over-Hyped · · Score: 1

    Was stuxnet a one sided attack and therefore not a cyberwar?

  6. Re:I realize this will harm my "Karma". on Wikileaks To Name Swiss Bank Tax Evaders · · Score: 1

    There are two distinctions.

    One: Google is working within the laws though abusing their intent. Hiding money and ignoring local laws (ie declaring any amount above $100k that is outside the country) is illegal. One is a problem with the system, the other is ignoring the system.

    Two: Elected officials have more trust placed in them then a private corporation and need to be judged to a higher standard.

  7. Re:Correlation =/= causation on New Study Links Video Games and Mental Problems · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It seems they have defined a video game addict in such a way that it implies you are mentally ill. The real question is how many mentally ill arent video game addicts. Which makes this a study on how prevalent video games are amongst the mentally ill.

  8. Re:You know that Internet 2 that everyone wanted? on Smart Grid Brings Powerline Broadband Back? · · Score: 1

    The problem is a lack of competition. When ISPs can act like monopolies they will maximize profits and charge each customer what they are willing to pay. Netflix who needs the internet and is making gobs of money can be held for ransom. Yahoo on the other hand can be given it at near cost. Now thats innovation.

  9. Re:Apples to Oranges Plus Fear Mongering on For Mac Developers, Armageddon Comes Tomorrow · · Score: 1

    you should mention ALL of the relevant facts

    fixed

  10. Re:Scratch on Why Teach Programming With BASIC? · · Score: 2

    The android app inventor is web based version of scratch for android.

    Not written from chrome.

  11. Re:Go electronic! on Banknotes Go Electronic To Outwit Counterfeiters · · Score: 2

    Take a picture of her tattooed QR code.

  12. Re:Duh... on Nigerian Email Scam Victim Sues Bank, Loses Appeal · · Score: 1

    The check has cleared, yep thats final clearance as well. Double secret final clearance, well now that you ask there seems to be a 3 week hold on the check for irregularities.

    This issue goes beyond Nigerian scam, a paypal payment can appear in your account but later be reversed days afterwards. How many ebay sellers wait a week to ship after payment? Certainly not me.

  13. 1/50000th of a hair on How To Cut a Nanotube? Lots Of Compression · · Score: 1

    The size of a hair is easy to imagine. The size of half a hair is still easy. 1/50000th of the hair is harder than x meters. Also, meters are fixed measurement, while hairs vary in size.

  14. Re:beta Apples to outdated Oranges on NSS Labs Browser Report Says IE Is the Best, Google Disagrees · · Score: 1

    The study used IE 8, IE 9 (beta), Chrome 6. IE 8 still performed orders of magnitude better than chrome 6. That is stable to stable, apples to apples.

    Studies take time. I doubt chrome has radically changed their social security in the last three months and neglected to say anything. GDP statistics take months to produce, yet they are extremely useful.

    I am skeptical of this study, but not for your reasons

  15. Re:beta Apples to outdated Oranges on NSS Labs Browser Report Says IE Is the Best, Google Disagrees · · Score: 1

    The reason the test used Chrome 6 was it was performed Sept 17-27, before the Chrome 7 release of Oct 21.

    The test specifically stripped out Y & Z from potential malware links.

  16. Re:Socially engineered attacks ARE a huge problem on NSS Labs Browser Report Says IE Is the Best, Google Disagrees · · Score: 1

    Data points: IE 9 gets 99%, Chrome gets 3%, Funded by Microsoft. What a beautiful line.

    No I haven't looked at how the study worked, on Slashdot being first is better than being right.

  17. Re:Java is the new COBOL on Apache Declares War On Oracle Over Java · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Im confused, was cobol the only way to develop on millions of computer (aka smartphones)?

  18. Re:I don't think this will compete directly with i on First Chrome OS Notebooks Due This Month · · Score: 1

    To cache the website requires a net connection, or a lot of hacking. Though it can still be used as a short range flashlight.

  19. Re:another requirement on An Anonymous, Verifiable E-Voting Tech · · Score: 1

    The above post is correct. You can only prove that your ballot was correctly included in the counting process, not how that ballot voted. The counting process is complicated so that anonymity and verifiability occur. Read first, comment later.

  20. Re:I don't think this will compete directly with i on First Chrome OS Notebooks Due This Month · · Score: 1

    Im not sure what your point is, the levels of sarcasm elude me. The OP clearly has no knowledge other than from the summary but is making market predictions. It may as well be gibberish.

    Also netbooks are currently better than my laptop from 5 years ago, which was definitely worth the money.

  21. Re:I don't think this will compete directly with i on First Chrome OS Notebooks Due This Month · · Score: 5, Informative

    Gears or HTML5 allow for offline use of apps that will sync with the cloud once reconnected. Gears has been used in google docs for years.

    To me the advantage of Chrome OS is an easy, cheap, secure computer. It would be great for my parents who seem to get a incredible amount of viruses just from browsing the web. Granted it wont replace their current PC.

  22. Re:I don't think this will compete directly with i on First Chrome OS Notebooks Due This Month · · Score: 1

    If this comes with net access it will pretty much eat up the remaining netbook fervor.

    Do you know what Chrome OS is? Its a browser for an operating system, without net access it may as well be a brick.

    How did this get promoted?

  23. Re:You wouldn't steal a car... on Car Produced With a 3D Printer · · Score: 1

    I wonder what kind of artifacts compression will create.

  24. Re:Another day on iPhone Alarm Bug Leads To Mass European Sleep-in · · Score: 1

    Where did it say people were fired? Its just alarm clocks should work or they are useless.

  25. Re:Added value? on How to Heartlessly Arbitrage Used Books With a PDA · · Score: 2, Informative

    At the very least he is reducing the price of books, though in some cases he could be saving a book from sitting on the shelf for years till it is finally recycled. He is adding efficiency to the book market.