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  1. Re:Incorrect? on Flawed Evidence In EU Apple vs. Samsung Case · · Score: 1

    And where, exactly, do you think a precedent comes from?

  2. Re:What's the point? on How Often Should You Change Your Password? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you want to monitor the correspondence without the person knowing you are doing so, changing the answer to the security question (not the question) will allow you to get it much more easily when they change it again, but not leave as much obvious evidence of tampering, Hypothetically of course.

  3. Re:Having gone there... on Yale Switching To Gmail, Not Without Opposition · · Score: 1

    Too bad it only exists in Unix/Linux world.

    Now that is not entirely true: https://www.washington.edu/pine/getpine/pcpine.html

  4. Re:Kiddy rebellion on Ballmer Babies Banned From iPods and Google · · Score: 1

    Based on a review of historical responses, I am guessing that he will "f**king kill" them, and then "f**cking bury" them. However, he will not throw a chair.

  5. Re:"delete forever" is only for the spam mailbox on Judge Orders Deleted Emails Turned Over · · Score: 1

    So just mark the message as spam, then you can use delete forever.

  6. Re:Mozilla and Google on Mozilla Raking in Millions? · · Score: 1

    Interestingly enough, the trip is half as long if you use Yahoo! maps: Driving Directions from Yahoo! You would think Google would know the quickest way...

  7. Re:Sweet! on New Honda Accord Drives Itself · · Score: 1

    New York laws are about the same, if you left the bar, stumbled to the car, fumbled with your keys and managed to open the door, sit down, close the door, turn the key, you probably intended to drive, and your failure to put the car in drive before passing out does not absolve you, or change the fact that you intended to drive after having so much to drink that you can not even stay conscious long enough to do so.

    Additionally, unless you are incapable of overriding the system and it is a full autopilot integrated with gps, traffic signals and radar/sonar to take surrounding obstacles into account, you would still have no business behind the wheel.

  8. Black Box Testing? on Closed Source -> Charges Dismissed? · · Score: 1

    Too bad they didn't have an internet connection.
    http://science.howstuffworks.com/breathalyzer1.htm
    through
    http://science.howstuffworks.com/breathalyzer6.htm
    Google is your friend.

  9. Re:looking after the elderly? on Service Robots in Service by 2010 · · Score: 1

    You are clearly forgetting solution #4 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/ and #5 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/

  10. Re:this reminds me of the story on Computer Program Makes Essay Grading Easier · · Score: 1

    That is from the movie Real Genius, though there are probably other sources as well.

  11. Re:An example of possible abuse on Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All Cars · · Score: 1

    Not in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
    In New York, red light camera violations are treated like parking citations, registered vehicle owners are responsible without regard to who was driving at the time of the offense. http://www.iihs.org/safety_facts/qanda/rlc.htm

  12. Re:A few points that need clarification: on Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All Cars · · Score: 1

    Try reading the results of the query, since if you want to use quotes you need to add things like "was killed during a traffic stop", "officers killed during traffic stops", "Officer shot during routine traffic stop", "death of an officer during a routine traffic stop", and any other variation that would be excluded by your search, at least if you want accurate results.

  13. Re:You're forgetting... on Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All Cars · · Score: 1

    It is illegal in some states to cover the vin # in any way, shape, or form, even when parked. It also appears on the registration sticker in many cases. Finally, any info you can get based on the vin can also be gotten with the license plate number.

  14. Re:A few points that need clarification: on Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All Cars · · Score: 1

    Besides, it's terribly easy -- you don't risk your life and being a ticketbook and pencil hero intimidating the driving public is real ego boost.
    You, sir, are a moron.
    Results 1 - 10 of about 1,030,000 for officer killed in traffic stop. (0.23 seconds)
    You might want to try using google yourself before spouting idiocy with no basis in fact.

  15. Re:No on John Gilmore's Search for the Mandatory ID Law · · Score: 1

    You are not required to carry ID with you at all when you drive. You are only required to furnish proof of a licence to drive within an applicable time period or you get a fine.

    Depends on your state. in NYS you are required to exhibit your license under Vehicle & Traffic Law, section 507, subsection 2, which reads:
    2. Failure to exhibit license. Failure by a licensee to exhibit a license valid for operation under this chapter, not including any record of convictions stub to any magistrate, motor vehicle license examiner, motor vehicle investigator, peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties, or police officer shall be presumptive evidence that he is not duly licensed.

    They can still look you up by name and address

    And if you are not carrying appropriate ID, how do you propose you establish your identity? I know people who have gotten royally screwed because someone else claimed to be them and proper ID was not provided. How easy would you like it to be for someone to committ a minor offense, use your name, and fail to pay the fine? Remember that this will lead to a warrant being issued in most cases.

    As far as not being required to identify yourself, Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court has already been mentioned in this thread.
  16. Re:Digital Convergence? on Big Bang of Convergence · · Score: 1

    They work great with readerware book cataloging software, which can be found here. Great software if you have a lot of books and want to keep track of them.

  17. Re:Who? on 12GB CompactFlash Cards Coming Soon · · Score: 1

    The current standard resolutions for pro work are 4Mpx, 8Mpx and 11Mpx. It is expected that we'll reach 14Mpx and then 22Mpx within the year. These file sizes are necessary for large, high quality magazine prints, billboards, posters, etc.

    Actualy as far as magazines go, the images tend to be brought down to 300dpi before processing, and since linescreen is generally 133, 266 dpi is sufficient. Occasionaly I get things coming in at substantially higher resolutions, but anything over 3000 dpi gets rejected. I can't speak for the other media mentioned, but magazines certainly do not need 22Mpx images... or 11... 2700 * 3600 is quite sufficient for the print process as currently used within the magazine publishing industry.

  18. Re:Photo radar illegal in NJ on Road Marker Marks You · · Score: 1

    Same way that they do the red light tickets here in NY - No points, but still a fine. You are responsible for what is done with your vehicle.

  19. Re:Opting out! on Bell Labs Demos Cell Phone Location Software · · Score: 1

    Funny but I have a yahoo account for over a year with no spam, except for about once a month a message directly from yahoo. At least with something like yahoo they are providing me with a free service, in exchange for which I may or may not choose to get ads. What am I getting in exchange for being sent ads to my phone? I will drop any provider that allows for this without a way to completely disable it, and I will not sign any contract that expressly allows for it.

  20. Re:Machrone's Law on The Most Incorrect Assumptions In Computing? · · Score: 1

    Not the one I want to buy, which still costs $4,883.00 plus shipping, or 8,888.00 with the 30" monitor.

  21. Re:Americans are Getting Stronger on Stealth Inflation · · Score: 1

    IIRC, that is Robert Heinlein, from Grumbles from the Grave. However it may be slightly paraphrased.

  22. Re:Still Waiting... on What Has Number Portability Done For You? · · Score: 1

    I hope T-mobile is better there than here in NYC. Otherwise, the delay may be a blessing.

    My switch from T-Mobile to Verizon took effect nearly immediately. Made a call from the old phone, then called to activate the new one, and was able to call from and to immediately thereafter.

  23. What about swaret? on Red Hat News: Edu Prices, Progeny Support for 7.X · · Score: 1

    Slackware has it's own automatable update mechanism also, swaret. It even lets you update from other sources, such as linuxpackages.net or random sites from the mirror list (or of course to just use the official slackware ftp site if you prefer.)

  24. Re:Conservatives Sell Out Again on Congress Expands FBI Powers · · Score: 0, Troll

    Without Nader to draw votes away from him, Gore would have had enough votes in Florida that all the recount business would have been avoided. He could also have taken New Hampshire, and the past 3 years would have been very different indeed. Thank you, Nader supporters for helping GWB into office. He couldn't have done it without you.

  25. Re:bad idea? Get the facts straight. on Hackers On Atkins · · Score: 4, Informative

    Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about, or at least have been misinformed.

    1) Atkins is not a starvation diet in any sense of the word. Sure, there are things that you should not or can not eat when on it, but it is far less restrictive than many or most other options. Most importantly, calories are not restricted. You not only are not expected to starve youself, but doing so would go against the principals of the diet plan.

    2) Dr. Atkins died at the age of 72. He slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk, fell into a coma, and died a little over a week later. Neither his death nor his 2002 heart attack were in any way related to diet, as research will show.

    3) It is not just 'fatasses' who find the diet effective. Many bodybuilders use Atkins or cyclic variation on the ketogenic diet in order to keep their bodies in peak shape. My father, who was athletic in his younger days but now is disabled and, due to his disablilities, physically unable to exercise has dropped close to 50 pounds on the Atkins diet, and is because of this is more able to lead a normal life.

    Remember: Not all fud comes from Microsoft. The ADA has spread more than its share of misinformation. Most of the newer studies showing the Atkins plan as safe and effective were actually done to try to show that it was dangerous or ineffective. The researchers were forced to acknowledge that based on their experiments, this was not the case and it is indeed a safe and effective dietary plan.