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  1. Re:bad teachering. on Student Arrested For Classroom Texting · · Score: 1

    My wife is a teacher.

    Some teachers can handle this sort of problem quite creatively and effectively.

  2. I use English on How Do You Document Technical Procedures? · · Score: 1

    And simplistic language at that. The more common language you use, the better. use italics for technical details like paths, code, and commands.

    And don't forget the explain your conventions at the beginning of the docs.

  3. Re:Just after the Superbowl too... on Boxee Drops Hulu Support · · Score: 1

    my wife's work blocked hulu just after the superbowl also.

    now everyone knows about it.

  4. bad teachering. on Student Arrested For Classroom Texting · · Score: 1

    the teacher of that class is ineffective. The administration has overreacted. The police overstepped and violated her civil and constitutional rights. I hope the family hires a bulldog lawyer to counter-sue, this will be a great trial.

  5. Re:Proprietary headphone jack, nuff said... on Second Android-Based Phone Announced · · Score: 1

    It didn't have to go on the bottom!

  6. Facebook has now lost all control on Facebook Reverts ToS Change After User Uproar · · Score: 1

    If they are so quick to bow to user pressure, they have no power to make any changes. They have lost control of their enterprise.

  7. Re:is she CISSP certified? on Obama To Name Melissa Hathaway Cybersecurity Chief · · Score: 1

    I asked that question when I found out this horrid news earlier.

    she has no qualifications other than holding previous posts in 'cyber' security.

  8. those DOJ appointments were just plain stupid. on Will Obama's DOJ Intervene To Help RIAA? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You have two lawyers with proven track records of a) using evidence that was obtained illegally, and b) suing people with no evidence at all, c) suing the wrong people, and d) participating in a campaign of frivolous litigation.

    The only way the administration could have done worse was to appoint Jack Thompson.

  9. I hope Hillary sues. on Student Satirist Gets 3 Months; the Judge, Likely More · · Score: 1

    file an appeal, and a civil suit against the state. This is an unacceptable situation.

  10. Re:Proprietary headphone jack, nuff said... on Second Android-Based Phone Announced · · Score: 1

    As a G1 owner, I concur.

    It was probably the easiest thing of all to include.

    But, HTC has a good market selling headphone adapters.

    It was a boneheaded thing to do. Can't compete with the iphone on that front.

    Cupcake, will include the bluetooth a2dp profile for stereo headsets like my plantronics 815.

    if they ever release it. T-Mobile included.

  11. Re:stations not broadcasting at full power yet on Rabbit Ears To Stage a Comeback Thanks To DTV · · Score: 1

    right, because they're not broadcasting at full power.

    when the switchover happens, all the power they're using for their analog signal will be put into their digital signal.

  12. stations not broadcasting at full power yet on Rabbit Ears To Stage a Comeback Thanks To DTV · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I get NBC, CBS, and PBS and all the crap spanish language channels just fine.

    ABC and FOX aren't broadcasting at full power yet.

    NBC is 1000kW right now and FOX is 35kW.

    Even outside of city proper, you will be able to use rabbit ears once they make the switch and start broadcasting at full power.

  13. It's actually in the bill. on Net Neutrality Still Lives · · Score: 5, Informative

    from page 656 of the stimulus bill

    10 (e) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.--The NTIA shall--
    11 (1) adopt rules to protect against unjust enrich12
    ment; and
    13 (2) ensure that grant recipients--
    14 (A) meet buildout requirements;
    15 (B) maximize use of the supported infra16
    structure by the public;
    17 (C) operate basic and advanced broadband
    18 service networks on an open access basis;
    19 (D) operate advanced wireless broadband
    20 service on a wireless open access basis; and
    21 (E) adhere to the principles contained in
    22 the Federal Communications Commission's
    23 broadband policy statement (FCC 05-151,
    24 adopted August 5, 2005).

    all broadband stimulus grants will be subject to network neutrality.

  14. Re:Read the bills! on Net Neutrality Still Lives · · Score: 2, Interesting

    if the text of every bill becomes part of the official record of congress, they can pass no secret legislation. They can pass no legislation regarding national security.

    The official record will increase in size and the legislation will decrease in size. they will tackle one issue per bill. they will debate that issue and compromise on that issue until a quorum is met.

    They will no longer be able to have secret closed-door sessions. Which really makes me wonder. Why is congress allowed to have secret closed-door sessions? They cannot hide laws from the American people.

  15. Re:wow, another bullshit study on Study Finds Gamers Prefer Control, Competence Over Violence · · Score: 1

    I have to agree. The researchers need to go back to psych 101 to learn why their study is bullshit.

  16. Re:I fail to see how this has legs on Microsoft Sued Over Vista-To-XP Downgrade Fees · · Score: 1

    not so simple. For some manufacturers, they wouldn't sell a computer without some version of Microsoft Windows on it.

    That means you couldn't buy a Linux laptop. There was no choice. And being forced to pay an extortion fee to choose a product which people want over a product they don't is unethical. It's the ol' bait 'n switch.

  17. airsoft on How To Keep Rats From Eating My Cables? · · Score: 1

    a nice aeg airsoft gun will help you to kill them when you see them.

    get an office pet. a rat terrier or other terrier mix will solve the problem.

  18. Re:uh, isn't that called wireshark? on New Tool Promises To Passively ldentify BitTorrent Files · · Score: 1

    oh wait, http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2236292/stimulus-bill-nixed-net

    Feinstein just introduced this amendment, http://www.publicknowledge.org/pdf/GRA09175_xml.pdf into the stimulus bill.

    guess it's not going to be so illegal after all.

    Why do they hate us so much?

  19. uh, isn't that called wireshark? on New Tool Promises To Passively ldentify BitTorrent Files · · Score: 1

    isn't it a packet sniffer? Isn't that illegal tech for these purposes?

  20. this is inaccurate drivel on A Quantitative Study of How Memes Spread · · Score: 1

    memes don't force people to actually write something.

    memes are totally passive. you click a link and view information. then maybe you click another link to propagate it.

    This doesn't take into account so-called super-spreaders. Those who have the potential to propagate to hundreds of thousands of people just by their status.

  21. is she CISSP certified? on Obama To Name Melissa Hathaway Cybersecurity Chief · · Score: 1

    If not, what qualifications does she have?

  22. Re:browser tabs on Average User Only Runs 2 Apps, So Microsoft Will Charge For More · · Score: 1

    what about chrome?

    each tab is its own process.

  23. Re:why do they hate us? on $2 Billion For Broadband Cut From Stimulus Bill · · Score: 1

    you can take all your fancy numbers and put them back in your pants.

    Someone has to install all of that copper and fibre.

    Those are new jobs.

  24. this doesn't bode well for freelancers on German Bundeswehr Recruiting Hackers · · Score: 1

    the best hackers are still freelancers. Is hacking going to become an act of war in the future?

    If that's the case, the freelancers are going to send us all back to the dark ages.

    They won't stand for cyber-terrorism by the world's armies.

  25. Re:Strategy and Economic advantage on Wikileaks Publishes $1B of Public Domain Research Reports · · Score: 0

    agreed comrade!