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  1. Re:Credit card? on Major UK Child Porn Investigation Flawed · · Score: 3, Informative

    Technically by definition pedophiles are interested in pre-pubescent. Simply under 18 (ie 16-17) doesn't fall under this category, and in general won't get you sent to prison, though some prosecutors are malicious.

  2. Re:The winners are never the best. on Bad Security Driving Out the Good · · Score: 1

    I think the open dialog of the internet is making things slightly better. You can truly find user reviews on just about any product. Its really sad that there still isn't yet a good universal review site that the average Joe knows about. I think there really is an untapped market for something like this. Many if Google started it, it MIGHT take off. Google are you listening???

  3. Re:Just an advert on Michael Dell Using Ubuntu Linux At Home · · Score: 1

    Nope, every computer besides the Ubuntu one runs XP or XP Media Center. They are almost all "Vista Ready" though.

  4. Re:Great for the gene pool on CS Programs Changing to Attract Women Students · · Score: 1

    Actually a lot of CS degrees concentrate more on overall design concepts rather than coding. Sure they should teach good coding practices, but in the few years you have at school you have to drop some things to add other things sometimes. There has been a general trend away from hard core coding skills for CS anyways. Good thing/Bad thing? I don't know, but the idea if to give you the skills to learn any language not just a specific one. These changes may also encourage more women, and thats great.. Making these changes to encourage women, I don't know about so much. But I guess if you look at the car analogy there are plenty of women who know a lot about cars. Some of them like to get messy, while some of them prefer to remain clean and either manage or even design new cars. Both options should be available to them, and offering training in both is a plus.

  5. Re:Community Gagged? on SQL-Ledger Relicensed, Community Gagged · · Score: 1

    You realize that n++ and ++n do different things right?

  6. Re:Community Gagged? on SQL-Ledger Relicensed, Community Gagged · · Score: 1

    Not necesarily. If users submitted code those users retain copyright unless they stated that they gave them up. Relicensing under these conditions is illegal. And complaining that your copyrighted code has been stolen is not just crying... Of course unless your one of those people who claim you have every right to copy others copyrighted works -wink, wink-

  7. Re:Better Reasons Exist than Mobile 'Phones on Are Mobile Phones Wiping Out Bees? · · Score: 1

    Another theory. Sunspots.

    Though seems like this wouldn't be US centric either.

    Any ideas?

  8. Re:Of Course They Should on Should Schools Block Sites Like Wikipedia? · · Score: 1

    Exactly, which is why blocking versus rule making is so much easier. You have to justify a rule, you don't really have to justify a block. And of course you'd have to post clear signs and warnings about what was allowed and what wasn't. Your district needs to stop taking the easy route and actually communicate the good and bad of places like Wikipedia. But I guess thats too hard.

  9. Re:I am not an Economist, but... on New Law Lets Data Centers Hide Power Usage · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Though given Data Centers in general are one of the few rate heavy power users who use as much or more power at night than the day can present a cost savings to the power company. Especially if this center installs solar/etc meaning it uses more energy at night than the day. Trust me Google is still paying millions for its energy, but this allows the Energy Companies to use those millions to expand their offerings when ultimatly Google is adding less than this cost to the peak usage figure.

  10. Re:Of Course They Should on Should Schools Block Sites Like Wikipedia? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    By your logic, telling a five-year-olds they can't eat candy for every meal is also being a fascist.

    Problem is, these aren't just 5 year old. For elementary I can understand everything being whitelist only simply because there is too much stuff you can accidently run into.
    For High School students, they are nearly adult, and such need to start learning NOW about concequences. If they were to make a strict rule that says, "Don't visit Wikipedia or you will be punished" There would be a lot of arguing. (as opposed to rule that says no porn, which most/not all can agree on). So they understand they can't implement a rule such as that, so they just block it. Kids don't really think to rise up and argue about it, and ultimatly there is no consequences for trying to visit Wikipedia from school. A ban that treats high schoolers who probably should be accessing Wikipedia the same as Elementary students is just stupid beyond comprehension. And any technology measures to make students complacent with rules instead of actually enforcing rules stops teaching kids about consequences and shows generally lazyness because it encourages creation of rules that shouldn't exist in the first place. Can you imagine if a school banned brining a certain brand of Encylopedia book to school??? Seriously??

  11. Re:Too much privilege! on Massive Spam Shot of "Storm Trojan" · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You could make the argument that as viruses have been around for a long time MS had a reason from the start to build it right.

    Lets say there was no laws governing seat belts. And theoretically after seat belts where already in wide use among the new.. flying cars that a few people drove. Fly Systems finally invents the flying cars for the average Joe. It really takes off and now almost everyone has a Fly System car, but Fly Systems REFUSES to sell cars with seat belts, despite a market demand. Sure you can buy add-in seat belts but they never work just right.. Would Fly Systems be partially liable?? I don't know but its an interesting legal question.

  12. Re:List of new stuff, or what is most important on Final Version of Wii Browser Now Available · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Monty Python Tetris here i come! (Bring Out Your Dead!) I thought this was PC cdrom. There is a web version of it? I sure can't find it?!!

    Please help!

  13. Re:What a horrible review on Transgaming Introduces Cedega 6.0 · · Score: 1

    Games are special in this regard. If you have minimal GPU your only testing the GPU so there could be problems for CPU instructions, but you'd never see it because the game runs so slow that the CPU is idle frequently. The opposite is true. When testing games you really have to have 4 setups with a high and low CPU and GPU.

  14. Re:Interesting challenge. on FTC Threatens Spyware Distributors With Prison · · Score: 1

    We threw the Enron guy into prison. Its not unheard of.

  15. Re:Firefox 3.0 on People Don't Hate to Make Desktop Apps, Do They? · · Score: 1

    Well theoretically yes. You will of course be limited to emails in the cache. About as useful as an IMAP client without a network connection.

  16. Re:Passe... on People Don't Hate to Make Desktop Apps, Do They? · · Score: 1

    But how old is the graphite pencil. That the real question.

  17. Re:Damn Straight! on Utah Bans Keyword Advertising · · Score: 2, Informative

    No the bill bans linking competitors when there is a trademark. As in if I search for Toyota I should never see any ads except for Toyota. Google was sued about this and won, so the federal standard is the competitors trademarks are legit for keyword ads. Except in Utah now....

  18. Re:sturdy? as opposed to a helicopter? on Combined Hovercraft and Helicopter · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He is referring to its ability to handle midair crashes. Of course a larger version would probably handle midair crashes about as well as anything else..

  19. Advice on Asus.com Compromised With Exploit Code · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Ok, friday I reinstalled a Asus laptop. While applying updates I was downloading asus drivers. Should I be concerned that I visited their site without a fully patched system? I hate to do it all over again? Any suggestions in how I can tell if I was infected.

  20. Re:a little anecdote... on Record Store Owners Blame RIAA For Destroying Music Industry · · Score: 1

    But just like how the subway would be forced by profit motive to adapt (more security). The RIAA is trying to adapt with more security. This isn't working.. Ultimatly IP (intellectual property) will be realized as a failed experiment. Bands will have to survive through concerts just like they did for thousands of years, same for everyone else whos living relies on IP. They will ultimatly be forced to spend their time physically working.. Is this good? mabye not.. It doesn't matter morally, morally doesn't exist on the world market.

  21. Re:Ripoff? on VeriSign Increases Domain Name Pricing · · Score: 1

    It doesn't need to bring in more money though.. But the general idea is that excess money should go somewhere.

    Kitters aren't a HUGE problem as I'm sure there are limits to how often you can do it per domain. And if they eventually buy it to turn it into a permanent page... Whatever..

  22. Re:Ripoff? on VeriSign Increases Domain Name Pricing · · Score: 1

    Well .50 isn't going to kill the squatters. A significant price increase might. I hate arguing FOR price increase. But its rare when you have an unlimited commodity like domains that you want to limit for the good of the community. Only way to create such limits is though controlled pricing.

  23. Ripoff? on VeriSign Increases Domain Name Pricing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Come on, I remember paying $100 bucks a year for a domain. Boohhooo.. 50 cents..

    Cry me a river.

    This is ONLY a concern to the people interested in owning thousands of names.
    Personally we should go back to $100 with a money pot that reinvest $90 of that to infrastructure or something of the sort.

  24. Re:Hmm on Harvesting Energy in the Sky · · Score: 1

    Of course. They talk about the ability to alter the altitute and orientation of this thing. And there is the ability to turn the rotors from power provided by the ground for initial placement. But hydrogen storage is just silly. This thing will never (untill it needs repair) have an energy need while it is in the jet stream. It will be totally self powered.

  25. Re:Implications are obvious on The Modern Ease of 3D Printing · · Score: 1

    You'll likely see similar things to what you see with companies like Oracle today. You can now download their database software for free. But if you want support and their expertise its going to cost you.

    It doesn't matter how advanced these fabrication technologies get a well assembled factory line (using these technologies as well) will always be able to make a product cheaper than a generalized fabrication machine. Especially as you will need someone or something to put the parts together anyways.. And you can expect proper support and maintenances from the real thing as well.