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  1. Re:If it violates an amendment on Full-Body Scanners Deployed In Street-Roving Vans · · Score: 1

    Today, the "border" includes everything within 100 miles of a coastline or Canada or Mexico: Border Sweeps in North Reach Miles Into U.S..

  2. Re:I swear.... on California's Santa Clara County Bans Happy Meal Toys · · Score: 1

    I bet your kids are annoying as hell. If we're having a conversation about politics, I would want your kids to save questions for AFTER the adults are finished talking.

  3. Re:Am I the only one here... on Comcast Customers Urged To Opt-Out of Settlement · · Score: 1

    Under net neutrality it shouldn't really matter whether your content consumption is "legal" or not.

  4. BS on Why Broadband In North America Is Not That Slow · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Advertised broadband speeds vary from actual speeds. In North America, this is largely a result of "network overhead," and is quite modest. In Europe, however, the variation is often dramatic.

    I live in San Francisco, where Comcast advertises 8Mbps. We actually get 1Mbps down. If you want the full 6Mbps, you have to live some place like San Mateo County, where they don't have insane oversubscription.

    The Comcast drone I chatted with online asked me: "Would you like to avail the Comcast?" I don't even know what the F that means.

  5. Bad description on LG Launches Watch Phone In India · · Score: 1

    I'm the sort of watch freak who doesn't like electronic crap in my watches.

  6. Re:What super bowl party? on Will Your Super Bowl Party Anger the Copyright Gods? · · Score: 1

    A friend of mine was high school math team captain, uses Mathematica at work every day, and owns a slide rule.

    He also loves pro football.

  7. Re:X-Wing marketing conspiracy on A Look Back At Star Raiders · · Score: 1

    I should have known!

    Karl Marx quotation == bitter social science graduate who sold out and went into marketing.

  8. Video link on A Look Back At Star Raiders · · Score: 3, Informative

    Video of the game on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlsdNKPYw0s.

    The article managed to work in a Karl Marx quotation--and it actually fits!

  9. What if Carmack tried? on Airborne Boeing Laser Blasts Ground Target · · Score: 1

    I am curious if John Carmack or his rocket brethren could build a better laser system for less.

  10. Easy way on Staying In Shape vs. a Busy IT Job Schedule? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The easiest way to avoid gaining fat is to decrease insulin production by avoiding carbs; no bread, pasta, or sugars other than those naturally occurring in fruits and vegetables. Then, eat more legumes and greens.

  11. Re:This is America on Middle-School Strip Search Ruled Unconstitutional · · Score: 1
    But the court also ruled that the school officials could not be held responsible for violating her rights (qualified immunity). FTA:

    Dan Capra, a Fordham Law School professor, issued a statement in which he said that the fundamental question about the ruling in Safford Unified School District v. Redding, No. 08-479, is "is whether school officials will ever actually be liable for such searches."

    "According to the court, the law on the subject was not clearly established, and so the officials had qualified immunity," Mr. Capra said. "But every case will be an application of law to fact. Officials now know they can't do exactly what was done in Safford. But what if there is any change of material fact in the circumstances?"

    If they had called the cops, the cops would have been held to a higher standard. So any lawsuit won't win. (IMO, absurd.)

  12. Re:Plagiarism on Alleged Plagiarism In Chris Anderson's New Book · · Score: 1

    You mean like this guy?

  13. Re:Unintended consequences on Broke Counties Turn Failing Roads To Gravel · · Score: 1

    Link? Citation? When has someone won a case like this?

  14. Re:Try testing on How Demigod's Networking Problems Were Fixed · · Score: 1

    Good point. Good development practices should have prevented a good portion of these issues, no matter which style.

  15. Re:No different from sales tax evasion on Download Taxes As a Weapon Against File-Sharing · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Interesting. How much should FreeBSD or Darwin OS cost? Similar to Linux, to Mac OS X or to Windows? What about XCode tools, a 1GB+ dvd image? Pretty much impossible to implement this without pissing everyone off.

  16. Re:Already have it on Android on Classic Doom Coming To the iPhone Next Month · · Score: 1

    No kidding. It was pretty bad on the Super Nintendo.

  17. Re:Small business is what I do. on Homeland Security To Scan Citizens Exiting US · · Score: 1
    Supply chains in Japan, China and Korea are highly dependent on small companies. They can quickly adapt to market conditions. That is how their economies are able to be so flexible despite their mega-corporations.

    Interesting that this makes China more free in the economic sense than Korea/Japan.

  18. Re:I saw it happen in the early 90's on High-Tech Start-Ups Put Down Roots In New Soil · · Score: 1

    Why can't I have fun with a stupid word like the parent poster?

  19. Re:I saw it happen in the early 90's on High-Tech Start-Ups Put Down Roots In New Soil · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Reminiscent of Wells Fargo, the bold SF bank that got eated by the very cautious Minnesota-based Norwest Corporation in 1998. Regarding your story, this is a fundamental aspect of capitalism: the dislocation of production from established areas to lower cost areas. That can mean Ohio to China, or San Francisco to Ohio. It is rather interesting to me that places like Gary, IN* don't rejuvenate on their own. There is definitely some cultural preference to other places, which is why there is more to the story than pure economic cost/infrastructure advantage. * Interesting that much new growth in the US Midwest comes from Mexican immigrants, for whom there is less bias against these 'boring' towns.

  20. Re:Slashdotted? on Epic's Sweeney On the PC Shareware Revolution · · Score: 1

    I hope they're up-to-date with their taxes.

  21. Re:Parenting^H^H^Hhesis on World's "Fastest" Small Web Server Released, Based On LISP · · Score: 1

    Programs have end goals which would fall under your definition of side effects. When I'm abstracting and simplifying my constituent algorithms, I use functional style. Then, those functions make a lot more sense in the context of the main program flow. Different styles for different purposes.

  22. Re:E911 Service? on Verizon Tells Cops "Your Money Or Your Life" · · Score: 1

    RTFA

  23. Re:Completely misleading article on FCC Reserves the Right To Search Your Home, Any Time · · Score: 1

    Firemen still need an inspection warrant, however they don't need probable cause to get it.

  24. Re:Not a joke? on Sedate Your Kids While They Play · · Score: 0, Troll

    You moron. This device is clearly designed for oral surgery, emergency room situations, and the like. Why would "any use be misuse"?

  25. Re: Lithium is used to fight bipolar disorder on Lithium In Water "Curbs Suicide" · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The problem is, lithium is highly toxic only very slightly above the theraputic threshold, making it extremely dangerous.

    If this study shows effects from the amount of Li occuring in drinking water, then perhaps pharmacologists should reevaluate what the theraputic threshold is?