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  1. Re:Then why did Apple on Steve Jobs: 'We Don't Track Anyone' · · Score: 1

    Not sure what definition you are using but recording where I'm at is called tracking. You can spin it however you want. But the truth speaks.

  2. Re:Price! on Why Has Blu-ray Failed To Catch Hold? · · Score: 1

    Yeah that's why I don't buy too many blu ray discs, DVDs are cheaper and I only spring for blu ray when the quality is important to me.

  3. On Anonymous on Sony's Case Against Geohot Has Been Settled · · Score: 1

    I'm sure Anonymous will now go away. They're known for being lenient in cases like this. Oh wait, no. You gonna get raped.

  4. Re:Cheating on Magical Chinese Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    Much further actually. We have a plant here in Tampa, Florida where they brew a lot of it for the south.

  5. Cool thanks! on Salt Lake City To Launch Mobile Payment System · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I for one cannot wait to use your phone to make my purchases.

  6. Re:Cue Mark of beast comments on Interpol Wants a Global Identity Card System · · Score: 1

    Cue ideas spinning in my head about hacking these and creating fakes.

  7. Re:Well they have a point on Google Fights Back Against Android Fragmentation · · Score: 1

    That's actually a brilliant idea, if it could be required to license it. I can't even load a stock ROM onto mine right now, even using the SDK I'm having issues.

  8. Re:Well they have a point on Google Fights Back Against Android Fragmentation · · Score: 1

    This could work particularly well if we had app markets that vetted their software thoroughly, thereby adding some value to the community.

  9. Re:Well they have a point on Google Fights Back Against Android Fragmentation · · Score: 1

    That just covers the Linux kernel, the majority of Android is actually Apache-licensed, and that limits them even further.

  10. Well they have a point on Google Fights Back Against Android Fragmentation · · Score: 3

    As much as I love Open Source I can see their point and I can't counter it. If we continue this fragmentation is it really going to benefit android or will it cause harm? If the goal is usage, which it is, then this is one way to enforce some standards and drive that goal. If the goal was software freedom it would be another story. But we knew this going in, it was never the goal.

  11. Re:Greasemonkey on FSF Suggests That Google Free Gmail Javascript · · Score: 1

    You seem to have the same answer that others here do but it's a bit off. Anyone can already get the source code and use it. But it's the license that is the issue here. No one can legally place it on their site and write their own version AFAIK.

  12. Re:Crap Idea on FSF Suggests That Google Free Gmail Javascript · · Score: 1

    Well I see your point but I disagree. It's not confiscation because Google would still own the copyright and this would be their choice to open source it.

    I think the FSF approach is this - imagine a world where instead of hiding information and ideas, which is what source code is, we share those ideas and move forward so much faster. It's not in the name of security you see, it's in the name of freedom and moving humanity forward that much faster. You don't have to agree with it. It's idealistic, but some of us are.

  13. Re:Yeah right on FSF Suggests That Google Free Gmail Javascript · · Score: 1

    The source is obfuscated and also compressed.

  14. Re:Myspace and Rustock Botnet on MySpace Loses Ten Million Users In One Month · · Score: 1

    Considering Rustock was taken down in March and this is data between January and February I'd say it's probably not related.

  15. Re:wrong place for my bandsite on MySpace Loses Ten Million Users In One Month · · Score: 2

    The irony is myspace seems to be the place all musical artists go to these days, with facebook being an afterthought. I do concert and show promotion as a side business and I see tons of myspace band sites still. Facebook doesn't really cater to them like myspace did. It's ashame.

  16. Re:Letting it all out on Book Review: Test-Driven JavaScript Development · · Score: 2

    No worries. Python has just as many ways to fuck up your day.

  17. Re:Letting it all out on Book Review: Test-Driven JavaScript Development · · Score: 2

    I understand your criticism of prototype languages, but Python is not one of them. Python is a strongly typed language.

  18. Well Yes and No on Can You Really Be Traced From an IP Address? · · Score: 1

    Well yes and no. In the case of someone like the RIAA claiming they traced it back to a user -yes there is some room to say it's not foolproof. Far from it. But with someone like the FBI? That's not going to work. They will catch you in the act using a "man in the middle" sniffer like Carnivore to ensure the evidence chain of custody can be proved correct in a court room. Considering almost every piece of networking equipment made has LEO intercept capabilities built in, it's not hard.

  19. Re:Why tax Hybrids and Guzzlers equally? on US Contemplating 'Vehicle Miles Traveled' Tax · · Score: 1

    You mean that low rolling resistance due to their tires? I had a time looking for weight comparisons though, where do you get your data on weight from?

  20. Re:Why tax Hybrids and Guzzlers equally? on US Contemplating 'Vehicle Miles Traveled' Tax · · Score: 1

    Because hybrids don't use the road any less.

  21. Re:I expect no less on Google Won't Pull Checkpoint Evasion App · · Score: 1

    Yes but I would argue that now Apple is almost obligated to NOT pull the app because their fight with Google trumps all. Because when they do pull it you know Google will use that as an edge when marketing. We will see though. I hope this is the case.

  22. Re:Troll summary on Why Paywalls Are Good, But NYT's Is Flawed · · Score: 1

    Yeah and I can easily point to other establishments, like say the Washington Post who got 4 Pulitzers last year and have legendary investigative journalists such as Bob Woodward or sports columnists like Michael Wilbon. That's a competitive paper that has equal journalism in every metric one can measure, particularly politics where the op eds are written by heads of state and others of equal caliber frequently. Yet they are currently free to view. Go figure.

  23. Re:Troll summary on Why Paywalls Are Good, But NYT's Is Flawed · · Score: 1

    Then go ahead and sign up. I'm going to pass like I think most people will because I don't have $425 a year to just piss away.

    Seriously, what news will I find there that can't be found elsewhere? Commentary? Isn't that like, the Internet?

  24. Re:Troll summary on Why Paywalls Are Good, But NYT's Is Flawed · · Score: 1

    Well let's use HBO then. It's $45-50/month to create entire TV shows that cost millions to make. Compare that to the $35/month for NYT all acess and you start to see a disparity in value. Big time.

  25. Re:Troll summary on Why Paywalls Are Good, But NYT's Is Flawed · · Score: 1

    Even at $15 a month, wouldn't that be too much considering the price of delivery is so low? My real point was the cost is not within reason. I predict it will fail and they will lower it.