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  1. Re:Reaching for paranoia on Some Smart Meters Broadcast Readings in the Clear · · Score: 1

    They're called Jehovah's Witnesses and are (mostly) harmless.

  2. Re:This is just stupid on Apple Hides Samsung Apology So It Can't Be Seen Without Scrolling · · Score: 1

    It's Apple's opinion that merely reqouting a court ruling constitutes a required statement from them that they were in error when they said Samsung copied them as far as the UK is concerned.

    It is also Apple's opinion that including text that details cases irrelevant to this one is best prefaced with a "However" implying that not only do they not agree with the verdict they are calling the judge's standing as someone who can make a proper judgment into question as other judges have rules in their favour.

    It's additionally Apple's opinion that they can do whatever the hell they fucking like after they have been told exactly what words to put in place of their original breach of order.

  3. Re:This is just stupid on Apple Hides Samsung Apology So It Can't Be Seen Without Scrolling · · Score: 1

    It was inaccurate in that not only was it not text saying that Samsung didn't copy Apple (as ordered by the court) it was a link that also didn't say Samsung copied Apple. Now this text is itself inaccurate as it still breaches the first court order as well as the second.

  4. Re:Please keep me warm... on Breakthrough Promises Smartphones that Use Half the Power · · Score: 1

    Increased blood flow.

  5. Re:This is a bad idea, right? on Glow-In-The-Dark Smart Highways Coming To the Netherlands In 2013 · · Score: 1

    This is in the Netherlands, not exactly known for mountains, passes or skiers. Cellular coverage is also excellent throughout the country due to the dearth of hills.

  6. Re:This is a bad idea, right? on Glow-In-The-Dark Smart Highways Coming To the Netherlands In 2013 · · Score: 1

    Repainting roads is a lot of effort and, unless they do it at low to zero traffic times (not here they don't), causes hassle for everybody. So it only gets done about once in ten years.

    Solar powered signs are low maintenance. There are hundreds on UK roads attached to speed radar sensors to annoy you as you approach (most seem to be set to go off even if you aren't speeding). Putting a SIM in them means they can call home so you know when one has failed. This stuff is *cheap* and just needs one guy in a van that needn't block anybody with a toolkit and some spare parts.

  7. Re:This is a bad idea, right? on Glow-In-The-Dark Smart Highways Coming To the Netherlands In 2013 · · Score: 2

    Then have sensors on the road. At the side, obviously, so they don't get smashed. The information is relayed to solar powered signs.

  8. Re:HMS Bounty on Sandy Sinks HMS Bounty, Knocks Off Gawker Websites · · Score: 1

    Starfleet wouldn't have known they were on Vulcan unless they were told by Sarek, who was on Vulcan at the time. As far as Starfleet was concerned (if they even knew, Kirk was unlikely to file a flight plan) the Enterprise had been lost with all hands near the (known to be unstable and likely to explode) Genesis Planet.

    Sarek did then travel to Earth before the probe got there, but probably wasn't asked "hey, seen Kirk lately?". Even if he was he would obfuscate as Spock was still rehabilitating and he knew his son would need his friends near him. The needs of the one outweighed the needs of the court martial.

  9. No results found on To Google Friends Or Not To Google, That Is the Question · · Score: 2

    In order for someone to find me on Google they have to know such detail for the search terms that it renders the search pointless.

  10. Re:Google Police on Google Nexus 4 Prototype Lost In a Bar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not that it's my kind of place, but apparently he's on the level if you want a drink.

  11. Re:Python Indentation: Style is the language on Does Coding Style Matter? · · Score: 1

    Which is all fine and dandy if your company primarily writes code in Python where the whitespace is a fundamental part of the language. For everybody else who has to switch between C++ / Java / C# / CSS / HTML / SQL / JavaScript / Perl / PHP etc. and doesn't use Python *at all* there are "best practices" for coding style in each, most contradicting each other.

  12. Re:Not Union Jack on Apple Posts Non-Apology To Samsung · · Score: 1

    Common use != correct use. I'm a native so bite me.

  13. Re:Not Union Jack on Apple Posts Non-Apology To Samsung · · Score: 1

    The monarch (who outranks the Navy) says it isn't. To be more accurate, King Charles I called it that in 1684, and King George III in 1801. Brenda hasn't declared it otherwise, therefore the terminology stands.

    Your move.

  14. Re:Not Union Jack on Apple Posts Non-Apology To Samsung · · Score: 1

    No, Union Flag. A jack is a name for the stick a flag is flown from, usually at the stern of a Royal Navy ship (not "boat", as that is a submarine). I don't give a shit if Wikipedia says otherwise.

  15. Re:Here you go... on Ask Slashdot: Mathematical Fiction? · · Score: 1

    How about:
    "Damages Incurred By Piracy" by MPAA / RIAA?
    "What To Wear At Your Office Party And How It Will Affect House Prices" by The Daily Mail

  16. Re:Who, exactly, was traumatized? on Would You Put a Tracking Device On Your Child? · · Score: 1

    To be honest I'd have been more concerned that my teenage daughter had just gone off with a complete stranger who says he's "taking her where she thinks she needs to be" to another total stranger.

  17. Re:Oh for fsck's sake on DoJ Investigating Samsung For Patent Abuse · · Score: 2

    This is true even if Apple sent an ex-CEO as they'd argue about the meaning of "alive" citing "Weekend at Bernie's" (an Apple film, remember? No? Have a lawsuit to jog the memory) as prima facie evidence.

  18. Re:That's Funny, the ITC Sees it Completely Differ on DoJ Investigating Samsung For Patent Abuse · · Score: 1

    Then surely they've missed their chance? They had the opportunity, didn't take it, tough luck.

  19. Re:Sony did this to themselves on PS3 Encryption Keys Leaked · · Score: 2

    And thus a new meme was born...

  20. Re:Introducing... on Increasing Wireless Network Speed By 1000% By Replacing Packets With Algebra · · Score: 2

    Or they were imaginary to begin with.

  21. Re:so what? on The UK's 5-Minute 4G Data Cap · · Score: 1

    [citation needed]

    Seriously, what?

  22. Re:EE will never hit 12Mb/s on The UK's 5-Minute 4G Data Cap · · Score: 1

    Not that T-Mobile was much better in central London. It's why I ditched them as soon as my contract was up.

  23. Re:that is for the cheap plan on The UK's 5-Minute 4G Data Cap · · Score: 1

    You didn't look that hard: £15/mo unlimited, unthrottled data from 3. I even got a reduction on that for going into the store instead of ordering online.

  24. Re:So what? on Are Windows XP/7 Users Smarter Than a 3-Year-Old? · · Score: 1

    The problem is that to emulate the three year old (everybody can learn, just at different rates) we have to pull a Willow: "Forget what you know, or think you know". That's *hard*. A lot harder than never having known.

    Three year olds suck at unlearning just as much as an adult. Probably more, as they can't rationalise the need to do so.

  25. Re:Problem for IRS-equivalent too on Amazon Overcharging Publishers For Tax · · Score: 1

    In other words, VAT is not levied on a seller, but a buyer. If Amazon charges 20% for the privilege of reselling your product then that isn't VAT as none of it is paid to the Govt. but a massive cash grab to the detriment of the producer. They also charge a download "tax" to the producer if the e-book costs less than £10.