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  1. Re:Great on EU's Online Shoppers Get an Extended "Cooling Off Period" · · Score: 1

    As soon as I see crap like preloaded orders I close my browser tab.

    That takes care of the issue.

  2. Re:Because IRS has never heard of exchange servers on After Non-Profit Application Furor, IRS Says It's Lost 2 Years Of Lerner's Email · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually they did the same thing to socialist etc. groups. In fact the only group that was actually denied a tax exemption was a progressive church.

    But don't let facts bother you.

  3. I think it's quite possible if she was using something stupid like Outlook on Windows XP, and had a limited quota on an Exchange server.

    Those monstrosities were horrific in terms of reliability and local mail stores based on .PST formats are notorious for being fragile, easy to corrupt and difficult to backup.

    This is corporate / government IT from hell.

  4. Re:The US Government can overrule anything on The Government Can No Longer Track Your Cell Phone Without a Warrant · · Score: 1

    When it's to his benefit.

    Given the intransigence of the Congress that will be uh... when the next President is sworn in.

  5. Re:Anti-incumbent sentiment is running extremely h on House Majority Leader Defeated In Primary · · Score: 5, Informative

    This Congress actually did less than the do-nothing Congress. Least productive in US history.

  6. Re:He picked the wrong moment to support amnesty on House Majority Leader Defeated In Primary · · Score: 1

    The thing is amnesty has nothing to do with border security. The two are very different issues.

  7. Re:You make it... on Teacher Tenure Laws Ruled Unconstitutional In California · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Uhhh most states have 'fire at will' laws that mean you can get rid of a person for any reason or no reason whatsoever.

    The long history of public employment abuse definitely shows some sort protection is needed.

  8. Restaurants etc. on Credit Card Breach At P.F. Chang's · · Score: 1

    Minimize the number of places you expose your CC numbers. Pay cash where feasible. Use debit cards ONLY at bank terminals. Be especially careful at restaurants and gas stations.

  9. Re:$5k on America 'Has Become a War Zone' · · Score: 1

    I have no problem with the Army buying MRAPs at $300K a pop for use in combat. If you are going to have an all-volunteer army it's the least you can do.

    However it's STUPID for small police departments.

  10. SOPA on GoDaddy Files For $100 Million IPO · · Score: 1

    When it came out that they were supporting SOPA I pulled my domains and moved them to Namecheap. One of the best things I ever did.

    As part of the process they put a lock on a couple of my domains for some reason. They claimed it was because I changed some account information, which I didn't.

    When that happened I complained to the AG in the state they are incorporated in. When that hit the fan some VP called me personally to expedite the transfer. So basically you can put some leverage on them through the AG.

  11. Re:$5k on America 'Has Become a War Zone' · · Score: 1

    You would think that just the scrap value would be more than $5g. Hell I got $200 for my lawn tractor.

  12. Re:No need - Too much money. on America 'Has Become a War Zone' · · Score: 2

    I agree. My local mall now has license plate scanners on all of it's entrances courtesy of DHS.

    Some of this stuff is cheap war surplus that probably the small police departments will find impossible to maintain, like MRAPs. But the surveillance stuff is really annoying.

  13. Re:Yeah. Right. on New Car Can Lean Into Curves, Literally · · Score: 2

    Tilting the car body is NOT the same thing as banking the roadway.

  14. Re:Russia on Canada Poised To Buy 65 Lockheed Martin F-35 JSFs · · Score: 1

    The difference is NK leaders are bat-shit crazy and are developing their own nukes anyway.

    Canuks are mostly interested in preserving the integrity of the Stanley Cup and the Maple Syrup Cartel.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  15. Militarization on US Marshals Seize Police Stingray Records To Keep Them From the ACLU · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Really I view this sort of thing as just another aspect of militarization of law enforcement. This sort of thing is wartime SIGINT gear. It should require judicial oversight and warrants for use in civilian populations. The fact that it's use is treated like a state secret is a big fat warning that the law enforcement agencies are trying to protect something that they realize would create a serious public outcry if people realized it's capabilities.

  16. Re:Embarrassing info, or are the feds just idiots? on US Marshals Seize Police Stingray Records To Keep Them From the ACLU · · Score: 1

    Stingrays definitely exist. They were developed for the purpose of tracking cell phones in places like Afghanistan. They can even be mounted on UAVs.

    It's a perfectly legit war theater SIGINT tool. Unfortunately Harris Corp has been marketing it to local law enforcement agencies who are trying to use it covertly to prevent 4th Amendment review issues.

    Here's a price list:

    http://publicintelligence.net/...

  17. Nexus 4 Roaming in Europe on AT&T Charges $750 For One Minute of International Data Roaming · · Score: 1

    So I'm planning a trip to Europe -> Netherlands, Germany Austria Hungary. I have a Nexus 4 which I hear works well in Europe.

    What SIM should I get?

  18. Re:Just give the NASA budget to Elon Musk on NRC Human Spaceflight Report Says NASA Strategy Can't Get Humans To Mars · · Score: 1

    NASA to Mars under any circumstances seems unlikely. They haven't made any progress since what 1969?

    Give the money to Musk. NASA and their contractors are mostly a pile of bureaucrats milking the public teat.

  19. Re:Snagging an asteroid is cooler anyway! on NRC Human Spaceflight Report Says NASA Strategy Can't Get Humans To Mars · · Score: 1

    All it needs is some greehouse gases.

    As Elon Musk noted it's a fixer-upper planet.

  20. Re:This is getting so old. on $10k Reward For Info On Anyone Who Points a Laser At Planes Goes Nationwide · · Score: 1

    http://www.laserpointersafety....

    You think these penalties are too extreme? Messing with pilots while they are controlling aircraft is a very serious activity.

  21. Non zero incidents of pilots injured by lasers says you are wrong.

    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/20...

  22. Re:This is getting so old. on $10k Reward For Info On Anyone Who Points a Laser At Planes Goes Nationwide · · Score: 3, Informative

    This one isn't frivolous. It has put pilots and crew in the hospital with eye burns.

    http://www.wfaa.com/news/local...

    http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/he...

    While it hasn't led to air crashes YET it is still a serious form of assault on someone in a critical position.

    Some states still have the death penalty for attacking a first responder. Something to think about.

  23. Only two hands on MIT Working On Robotic Limbs That Attach To Shoulders, Waist · · Score: 1

    So the complaint "geeze I only have two hands" isn't going to work any more.

    Geeze.

  24. Re:Swift Programmers Wanted on Apple Announces New Programming Language Called Swift · · Score: 1

    You didn't get any Funny mod points for your 'joke'.

    Sounds and looks more like a face plant to me.

  25. Re:Corporate outsourcing fraud permeates STEM sect on Tech Worker Groups Boycott IBM, Infosys, Manpower · · Score: 1

    The thing is that H1-B's are much better for America as a whole than not allowing this immigrant labor because the alternative would be more US companies moving off-shore.

    If they do tax revenue and the associated secondary business activity in the US goes with it.

    H1-B has some bad effects but the alternative is much worse.