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  1. Copyright Infringement? on Should We Be Afraid of Google Glass? · · Score: 2

    So what happens if you wear Google Glasses to the movies or a sporting event where you could be transmitting events/data that is protected by some other entity's precious copyright? Will they really allow people to transmit images/replays of the events on the field? How would they prohibit that?

    Also, what if you go into a private area and still have the glasses on - even if it's not intentional? I'm specifically thinking of that time, many years ago, that I drunkenly wandered into the women's room at Wrigley Field...

  2. Absolutely! on Do Recreational Drugs Help Programmers? · · Score: 1

    Drugs have helped my career tremendously. I may not be the best developer, but I've been promoted beyond all of my hung-over, buzzed, and fried co-workers.

  3. Re:Personally, I like year based versions on Why Are Operating System Version Names So Absurd? · · Score: 1

    The problem with that is when someone names the not-yet-released product and then it comes out late. I remember that Nantucket's Clipper used to have names like 'Spring 84' and 'Summer 85'. This worked well until 'Summer 86' came out in December of 86. The next release was something like 'Clipper 5.0'.

  4. Re:Star Wars 2.0 on Russia Wants a Hypersonic Bomber · · Score: 2

    You've got it backwards. America's only real enemy now is it's own paranoia. It is the one sinking "billions upon billions" into weapons and systems that they will probably never use. The rest of the world (Russians, Iranians, random terrorists, whatever) only has to keep promoting semi-plausible "threats" that cause more spending and the inevitable bankruptcy that will follow.

    A strategy that worked great for America in the Cold War and is now working against them.

  5. Re:The reason for the start page on Former Xerox PARC Researcher: Windows 8 Is a Cognitive Burden · · Score: 1

    ...because users will no longer want to run traditional desktop apps anymore, it'll seem too complicated.

    You mean apps like Word and Excel? Somehow, I don't think MS wants it's customers to stop running apps like those. Unless they really think people are going to move to the cloud-based versions.

  6. Re:Just block all ads and don't worry about it on Ask Slashdot: To AdBlock Or Not To AdBlock? · · Score: 1

    Google is becoming virtually useless for searching for solid, non-biased product reviews. Amazon is ok, but limited to reviews by users and Consumer Reports is very good but reviews only a limited number of products.

  7. Re:The beginning of time on Mirrors Finished For James Webb Space Telescope · · Score: 1

    Hello Sweetie!

  8. Repubs will change their minds... on Where the Candidates Stand On Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Repubs will change their minds 15 seconds after MSNBC becomes an ISP and it's their content that's being limited. After that, of course, the Dems will have to be kept in line by Fox News becoming an ISP as well.

  9. Re:What is wrong with paper? on Ask Slashdot: Protecting Data From a Carrington Event? · · Score: 1

    In the early 80's I once asked a friend of mine, who was good at scrounging, if he could find me some 'cheap mass storage'. I should have said 'cheap hard drive', which is what I wanted.

    He brought me back a paper tape punch device. No reader, just the puncher. Also, he could only find about 50 ft of paper tape. He was slightly indignant when I didn't take them off his hands.

    I have always wondered if he ever made it work with his Apple ][.

  10. Re:Moral Hazard on Algorithmic Trading Glitch Costs Firm $440 Million · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dude, it's Wall Street. They don't have to live with consequences.

  11. Re:Ugh on Samsung Galaxy S3 Stripped of Local Search · · Score: 1

    The innovation isn't in the ability to search. The innovation is to file a Patent and collect money from other companies. Sadly, most of the 'innovation' coming from the US in recent years seems to be coming from the marketing and legal departments of companies like Apple.

  12. Re:Why aren't people using SPDY, anyway? on Varnish Author Suggests SPDY Should Be Viewed As a Prototype · · Score: 1

    I thought that SPDY's only reason for existence is to push more ads on people. Why else would anyone want to use it?

  13. Re:Water Filtration on Making Saltwater Drinkable With Graphene · · Score: 1

    That does help. Thanks!

  14. They've just moved the fear on TSA Defends Pat Down of 4-Year-Old Girl · · Score: 2

    Instead of being afraid of terrorists, we are now afraid of the TSA. I guess it's just trading one form of terrorism for another. Since the TSA has come around, I have refused to take my children on vacations that involve going through airports. Sorry Disney World, you're too far away to drive. We've been going to local attractions which have been just as much fun, if not more interesting. Nothing like family bonding on a camping trip!

  15. Right on Magician Suing For Copyright Over Magic Trick · · Score: 1

    And so I suppose that Teller has never ever ever performed a trick that someone else developed and everything he has done is truly original work.

  16. Re:Wow, this generation sucks. on America's Secret Underground Ice Fortresses · · Score: 1

    uh, well perhaps they discontinued it because it destroyed their manhood?

  17. Re:It's Basic Infrastructure on Queensland Police to Look For Unsecured WiFi Spots · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Yes, but in order to discover that there is nothing on your PC, the police will break down your door, search your house and remove all computer-related devices that they can find. After a few months in their possession, and a thorough search of the contents, they will conclude that you must have hidden the illegal content on a thumb drive or some other device that they must have missed. In the meantime, your name and details of the search incident will have been released to the local press and the court of public opinion will have already reached a verdict of guilty that you and your family will have to live under forever. Lack of evidence in this case is not the same as innocence.

    Now, this scenario may or may not be likely, but you do have to ask yourself if it's worth it to have an open connection.

  18. A newer bill will start collecting DNA at birth on New York State Passes DNA Requirement For Almost All Convicted Criminals · · Score: 1

    One of the bill's backers, said, 'We know from lots of studies and lots of data now that violent criminals very often begin their careers as nonviolent noncriminals. And the earlier you can get a nonviolent noncriminal's DNA in the data bank, the higher your chances are of apprehending the right person.'

  19. Only 2.0? on Is It Time For NoSQL 2.0? · · Score: 2

    Hand it over to Mozilla. We could then have NoSQL 5.0 by the end of summer.

  20. Re:Government Contract in Search of a Problem? on Full-Body Scans Rolled Out At All Australian International Airports · · Score: 1

    Clearly, it must be for preventing Australian terrorists from flying away to other countries.

  21. Re:Easy is easy on Using Crowdsourcing To Design More Accessible Elections · · Score: 1

    Every citizen should be allowed to vote. Period. It doesn't matter if you think that some are "uninformed" or otherwise undeserving. There are always those who think they are better than others and deserve more rights, attention or ponies, but in a country that truly values democracy those voices should be ignored.

  22. Re:Thermostat Infiltration Attack!!! on US Chamber of Commerce Infiltrated By Chinese Hackers · · Score: 1

    It was trying to phone home for additional instructions. Don't they all do that?

  23. Re:Not all religions are bad on Christopher Hitchens Dies At 62 · · Score: 1

    Yes, I hear what you're saying. For many years I was agnostic, and when I did venture into a church I had exactly the same experience you describe. Eventually I found a Methodist church where people were willing to put aside the dogma and explore what the Bible really is about and how that is to be lived out in our own lives. I won't claim that I've got it all right, but it has helped me to wade through a lot of the standard crap that some churches throw out there.
    Take a look at some of the writings of NT Wright, an interesting fellow who has a way of cutting through to the core beliefs of Christianity. There's a lot of YouTube videos of him as well.

  24. Re:Not all religions are bad on Christopher Hitchens Dies At 62 · · Score: 1

    No, nutters are not the majority.
    They are just loud and too many people listen to them without questioning them or taking the time to look for themselves what God is all about.

  25. Re:Not all religions are bad on Christopher Hitchens Dies At 62 · · Score: 1

    No, the nutters are not the majority.
    They're just loud and too many people listen to them without questioning what they are saying or making the effort to find out for themselves what God is all about.