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  1. Re:That is cool, but... on Axis, Yahoo's New Browser · · Score: 2

    I still use Yahoo email too, though its not my primary one. The only place I find yahoo lacking is in spam detection. I have seen legitimate mail classified as spam and spam making it to the inbox. This has never happened with Gmail (in the last one year, I cannot recollect this happening even once). I understand your preference for the Yahoo Interface and its unlimited Storage. Everything else, though, is available in Gmail. Gmail does support keyboard shortcuts (this might be part of the "Gmail labs" features though, I am not sure). Gmail calls Folders as Labels. I find labels more useful as I can tag the same email under multiple labels. You can create unlimited spam decoys in Gmail too, just use "youremailid+arandomstring@gmail.com"

  2. Re:That's the police for you on Ten Cops Can't Recover Police Chief's Son's iPhone · · Score: 1

    Just the way other countries do it. When someone files a police complaint, a copy is forwarded to all cell phone providers (or one common association of cell phone providers, depending on the country). By law, the provider is supposed to block the cell phone from ever accessing their network. Voila, it can never be used in the country. This does not prevent cell phones from being shipped for use in another country. But works well enough, to reduce casual cell phone theft.
     
    In the US, the police report is good enough for insurance purpose. But for some reason it is not good enough to brick the phone.

  3. Re:just a guess on Apple and Samsung Ordered Talks Fail - Trial Date Set · · Score: 1

    I suppose you mean Samsung. Samsung is more of an 'US company' that Apple.

  4. Re:Dotcom should be freed even if ... on Kim Dotcom Demands Access To Seized Property To Defend Himself · · Score: 2

    He should not be extraditable if the crimes are petty or if what Mr X did is legal in his country.

  5. Re:Google has this habit on Chrome Browser Usage Artificially Boosted, Says Microsoft · · Score: 1

    No they do not. When you sign up for a google account, there is a check box, by which you can choose to join or not join Google+ (it is set to join be default, but it is optional). For older accounts, you have explicitly join Google+ to be part of Google+. And they do not count you as a Google+, unless you really have a Google+ account (well they are not idiots, and would not want to be sued for false advertising).

  6. Re:From a buffoon on Diesel-Like Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy By 50% · · Score: 2

    Diesel is more effecient and produces less carbon overall, but is does produce nasty Nitrogen and Sulphur compounds. Until the recent decade there was no way to effectively filter and dispose them off. But now we have means to 'burn' them off into relatively safer compounds, and there is pretty much no reason to opt for diesel.

  7. Re:PI on 'Inexact' Chips Save Power By Fudging the Math · · Score: 1

    But wouldnt it still end up as a circle (not of the radius you wanted, but still a circle)?

  8. Re:Why bother on Android Hackers Honing Skills In Russia · · Score: 1

    It is paying developers of Top Android & iPhone apps to develop Windows Phone 7 equivalents. I would infact be surprised if Microsoft did not.

  9. Re:Why bother on Android Hackers Honing Skills In Russia · · Score: 1

    I guess you bet him at his own game. Windows Phone 7 apps do better than android? Do you also see pigs flying around?

  10. Re:is google any different? on Facebook Adds 96 Million Shares, Will Privacy Get Worse After IPO? · · Score: 1

    Firefox does. One can safely assume other browsers do too.

  11. Re:is google any different? on Facebook Adds 96 Million Shares, Will Privacy Get Worse After IPO? · · Score: 2

    Hell, google could mine your email for "Shipped to" and get your address right more often than not.

  12. Re:is google any different? on Facebook Adds 96 Million Shares, Will Privacy Get Worse After IPO? · · Score: 1

    That's unlikely. The federal government and the RIAA both have to subpoena records from ISPs to map an IP address to a real address. I doubt Google can manage it unless you hand them that information.

    Feds and RIAA need to get it right 100% of the time, google does not. Even a 50% accuracy would greatly improve google's targetting.

    Most maps users don't bother setting their default location. The "my location" feature relies on IP geolocation or the location information your browser has access to. Unless you're using it from a smartphone or tablet, that means all its' got is IP geolocation. They don't need Maps for that at all, since they already know what IP address you log into Gmail from. But IP geolocation has no precision; for associating per-household data with Gmail accounts, it's completely worthless.

    Anecdotal of course, but most people who rely on Google Maps for directions do set the default location, so that they dont have to bother typing it everytime. The "my location" does depend on the browser's implementation. But browsers do opt to outsource it to Google (atleast Mozilla and Chrome do). When you click on my location, the browser sends your IP address and the list of wifi networks around and their signal strength to Google, which uses it war driving/andorid data to usually very accurately pinpoint you (I have seen it to be accurate to 50m in most wifi dense locations).

  13. Re:is google any different? on Facebook Adds 96 Million Shares, Will Privacy Get Worse After IPO? · · Score: 1

    Google has enough resources to match IP address to a physical address. Most maps users, set their "default location" in google maps to their real home address. Also when you use, "My location" feature in maps, Google gets you location, and gets to associate with your gmail address.

  14. Re:Let's compare this to Google's IPO on Facebook Adds 96 Million Shares, Will Privacy Get Worse After IPO? · · Score: 1

    The main reason is Google already has a business model (serving ads), when I dont see one for facebook. Google ads are far more effective than facebook. Google can serve ads, when you are really looking for something. You are about to buy a car, you are far more likely to google, and compare cars, than 'facebook' for it. Facebook would really have to start pushing it, if they want to sustain themselves on advertising, which would mean more shady practices (buying information from shady companys, etc).
    PS: did you even read the article? Your point seems to be Google gets a free pass, so facebook should too. You dont even understand how different facebook and google are.

  15. Re:Why not go to DDR5? on DDR4 May Replace Mobile Memory For Less · · Score: 1

    I hope that was a joke. Thats like asking why not use the airplane specification engine in a car, just because the version number is 1 greater than the current car engine versioning system.
     
    If you really want to compare, GDDR5 losely compares with DDR3, and DDR4 is better than that.

  16. Re:Duh? on Finland: Open WiFi Access Point Owner Not Liable For Infringement · · Score: 1

    If you flag it, the editors downmod it to -1. They cannot and do not delete it. Email the editors requesting for the ability to delete posts when you see such blatant spam.

  17. Re:Authorship is the U.S.'s big export on Finland: Open WiFi Access Point Owner Not Liable For Infringement · · Score: 1

    Copyrighted works are rarely directly exported from the US. It usually exported from a shell company in a tax haven abroad. It avoids any export taxes the US may have (I doubt it has any, but still there might be some restrictions), and saves the parent company taxes in the US.

  18. Re:Excellent! on Foxconn CEO Fuels iTV Rumors · · Score: 1

    Nope, he means as soon Apple comes out with one, everyone else would want to be on the market too. Google & Microsoft would come up with one. Hopefully they would be open.

  19. Re:www.itv.com already exists suckers!!! on Foxconn CEO Fuels iTV Rumors · · Score: 1

    The domain is too valuble. The brand itself is too valuble. Unless apple is willing to pay 5+ billions for it, I doubt ITV would sell out.

  20. Re:Are you serious? on High School Students Sue Federal Gov't Over Global Warming · · Score: 1

    So you be fine with China splitting to smaller countries (held together by a loose coaliation ,with a shared army and a coordination body)? Then America would still be the emitting more than any other country in the world and America would either have to cut emissions, while newly created countries would still be carefree.

  21. Re:Stop using gate at the end of 'scandals' on Resumegate Continues At Yahoo: Thompson Out As CEO, Levinsohn In · · Score: 1

    Well, it does insult watergate. Something that was significant for lot of people.

  22. Re:id rather they not on Adobe Changes Its Tune On Forcing Paid Upgrade To Fix Security Flaws · · Score: 1

    Sadly true. No one likes to hear sad news. You state a problem to the managment only if you can find a way to workaround it and your expected earnings still ends up to be the same.

  23. Re:So on Connecticut Resident Stopped By State Police For Radioactivity · · Score: 2

    I would mod you up if I could. Pulling someone over requires reasonable suspicion. There is usually nothing wrong with radiation. What needs to be seen is if courts allow radiation to be reason enough to pull someone over.

  24. Re:That's because it isn't usually done on Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO · · Score: 1

    Wow, that brings a new idea. Start taxing people who have non-immigrant visa to the US. Afterall at the time of need, the do have the option of travelling to the US, and stay safe atleast of the time period the visa allows. And for them to do that, the country need to be defended and needs money for that. Infact the US has tons of nuclear war heads, and pretty much everybody in the world will be safer, if the US is well defended, and the weapons dont fall in the wrong hands. So everybody in the world should pay taxes to the US.
     
    My question is how to other countries manage without taxing their citizens who live abroad?

  25. Re:That's because it isn't usually done on Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO · · Score: 1

    I was responding to "no citizen living outside the US should pay any US income tax." My point was that the income itself is often coming from the US, even if the person in question doesn't live in the US. Simply having your paycheck forwarded to an address in the Caymans shouldn't let you escape all taxes on that income.

    What part of "living" do not understand? You cannot virtually live in Caymans. There is this thing called Country of Residence, which every country except the US seems to understand. You pay in your Country of Residence, except if you are a US citizen.

    Renouncing citizenship is irrevocable. Persons ineligible for US citizenship are a priori ineligible for immigrant visas.

    Ok, thats seems to be the case. I conceed he and his wife may never get an immigrant visa. His children after reaching age 18 may get back their citizenship.

    As OP noted, the US has among the lowest tax burdens in the developed world. If one is eligible for such a high-paying job in (e. g.) Canada, then one can likely get a similar job in the US with more take-home pay.

    My point was that your hypothetical isn't realistic.

    This has nothing to do with the tax burder. All this has to do is with dual country taxation. Assume canada started doing this. Do you think canadian citizens, will move to the US, and pay taxes to both Canada and USA. No, no one will move to Florida (I assuming people who move to florida, do make money and pay taxes). And what you are saying is if a person having job in any state in the US, can move to another state and get the same pay. Do you believe that? US is great and all, but you delusional if you think any body can move to the USA and get paid more or less what they are getting paid. And that, there is no niche job, and that there is plenty of similar jobs around the world where someone can move to. Even if you run a factory in Sweden, you can simply move the factory to the US. If become an MP in the UK, you can still move to the US and become a Congressman. If you are an actor in Russia, you can still move to the US, and make the same money. If you run a restaurant chain in Germany, you can still move to the US.