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  1. Re:Not legal on Google Cracks Down On Mugshot Blackmail Sites · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think the conflict isn't as much about public arrests but about a clash between free speech and privacy rights. In America, you can take a photo of someone and distribute it without their consent. This is limited in many other places. There's still footage of arrests, but the faces have to be blurred out on TV.

  2. Old wounds? on US Forces Undertake Two African Raids, Capture Embassy Bombing Figure · · Score: 1

    So what, he bombed two embassies back in '98? Just let it go guys, he's not worth holding a grudge for 15 years.

  3. Re:Murder on Shots Fired At US Capitol · · Score: 1

    Bullshit. There's nothing that can immediately stop a car other than a wall. A bullet into the tire just makes the car uncontrollable, but doesn't stop it. A bullet in the front might be able to disable traction if you hit in the right place. But with a moving target that's very hard to do, and if you accidentally hit a fuel line you'll introduce a fire hazard.

  4. Nobody linked to the relevant xkcd yet? on Owner of Battery Fire Tesla Vehicle: Car 'Performed Very Well, Will Buy Again' · · Score: 1
  5. Re:Not likley on Ask Slashdot: Time To Regulate Domestic Drones? · · Score: 1

    True, but if the rotors start spinning, they can cause serious injury. Drones should use ducted fans, they are much safer.

  6. Why just solar? on World Solar Challenge About To Start · · Score: 1

    I'm curious how well these cars would hold up against stored electric vehicles, or even bicycles.

  7. Re:One size does not fit all... on How Data Analytics In Education Could Create a New Class of Haves and Have-nots · · Score: 1

    Lowest common denominator is "lowest" for a reason.

    We are talking about children, not numbers. It's called the intersection of their capabilities.

  8. Re:Meet the new boss, same as the old boss... on How Data Analytics In Education Could Create a New Class of Haves and Have-nots · · Score: 1

    Unless you assign an individual teacher to each student, I don't see how data analytics help. Even if the parents know how the kid should be taught, they will still sit through the same class as all the others.

  9. Re:Bad idea on Unmanned 'Terminator' Robots Kill Jellyfish · · Score: 1

    The first idea was to kill them with fire but they ran into some problems.

  10. Re:Murder on Shots Fired At US Capitol · · Score: 1

    Trying to stop the car could've resulted in a crash, putting the child in danger. Heck, in my opinion entering into a car chase with a child is already a cause for a bullet.

  11. Re:Who watches the watchers? on U.S. Spy Panel Is Loaded With Insiders · · Score: 1

    The problem is that it's hard to find other people who are experts in the field.

  12. Want to get the hackers on your side? on Hackers, Gamers and Tech Workers: The UK Needs You For a New Cyber Army · · Score: 1

    Want to get the hackers on your side? Create a legal environment where whitehats can work safely. Put bounties on your critical systems. Suddenly all the unruly script kiddies will work for you, testing your security.

  13. This has been tried before on John McAfee's Latest Project: Shielding Against Surveillance · · Score: 1

    The population density isn't that big, you can't build a p2p wireless internet.

  14. Re:Impressed by the most unimpressive aspect on Nissan's Autonomous Car Now Road Legal In Japan · · Score: 1

    Vision is something that's easy for humans but very hard for computers.

  15. Google deserves this on UK MPs: Google Blocks Child Abuse Images, It Should Block Piracy Too · · Score: 1

    Google disagreed that it wasn't doing enough. "We removed more than 20 million links to pirated content from our search results in the last month alone," a spokesperson said. "But search is not the problem - according to Ofcom just 8% of infringers in the UK use Google to find unlicensed film and 13% to find unlicensed music. Google works harder than anyone to help the film and music industry protect their content online."

    So Google thought that bending over and censoring search results will protect them from further harassment from the copyright industry? They got kicked in the face with the same boots they are kissing.

  16. Carbon nanotubes could be used for so many things on Scientists Build Computer Using Carbon Nanotubes · · Score: 1, Redundant

    If only we found a way to manufacture them.

  17. Do we know who made the bet? on Somebody Stole 7 Milliseconds From the Federal Reserve · · Score: 0

    Was it Aaron or Abe?

  18. Re:data protection in the EU on France Proposes Consideration of Tax On Data Taken Out of EU · · Score: 1

    The countries that spy on you will give your data to the others through data sharing agreements.

  19. Re:Surface area on Why Are Cells the Size They Are? Gravity May Be a Factor · · Score: 1

    There are many eukaryotes that aren't spherical.

  20. Re:data protection in the EU on France Proposes Consideration of Tax On Data Taken Out of EU · · Score: 1

    I guess it boils down to whether you want to have the EU or the US to spy on you. Personally, I prefer the one I have a vote in.

  21. Re:Different Parents on GTA V Proves a Lot of Parents Still Don't Know or Care About ESRB Ratings · · Score: 2

    I guess in both cases, the reaction depends on the amount and severity. The reason why violence appears to be treated less severely is simply that kids understand death sooner than they understand sex.

  22. Re:Watch this guy become some hero/martyr in the S on Imprisoned Physicist Honored For Refusing To Work On Iran's Nuclear Program · · Score: 1

    And bullying scientists into helping them achieve that goal and imprisoning the ones who refuse is also understandable? Fuck off.

  23. Re:Different Parents on GTA V Proves a Lot of Parents Still Don't Know or Care About ESRB Ratings · · Score: 1

    What's your point? GTA could get its rating based solely on the amount of violence.

  24. Location data on Schneier: Metadata Equals Surveillance · · Score: 1

    Cell information is basically location data. They may not collect what your talking about, but they do know where you were.

  25. They can still compete on price on What Will Ubiquitous 3D Printing Do To IP Laws? · · Score: 1

    Even when home manufacturing will become affordable (at this point 3D printing is only good for fragile plastic toys and CNCs cost a fortune), mass production will still be much cheaper. The result will be the opposite of the prediction: designs will worth less because of piracy, but manufactured goods will still sell because they will cost less.