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  1. Re:Why on 'Google Buses' Are Bad For Cities, Says New York MTA Official · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because the mayors of town centers want the business and all the revenue it brings inside the city. The suburbs may be a whole other municipality and city. Just follow the money.

  2. Re:Every vehicle entering NYC on ICE License-Plate Tracking Plan Withdrawn Amid Outcry About Privacy · · Score: 1

    They do this in Miami also. Every lic plate is scanned for toll by plate. Very easy to believe that vehicle data is stored and can be searched later for patterns.... or instant hits are recorded when searching for specific cars.

  3. Re:Police already doing this... on ICE License-Plate Tracking Plan Withdrawn Amid Outcry About Privacy · · Score: 1

    Back-into the parking space so your lic plate is not facing out. At least make the cop get up out of his car to get your info.

  4. Phone Company does not want this on Federal Smartphone Kill-Switch Legislation Proposed · · Score: 1

    The ability to remote wipe a phone is not complicated. But ATT/Verizon/etc do not want to implement that feature since they make millions from selling us 'phone insurance products' to do these jobs at a premium.

  5. Re:The Surprised Dutch Prosecutor on Utopia, Silk Road's Latest Replacement, Only Lasted Nine Days · · Score: 1

    If you are running drugs for $10mil a month.... feds/gov bust you, seize all your stuff, and you go to jail. but If you are a bank making $10 Bil a month and defraud the whole world and almost destroy the global economy.... feds/gov slap you with a fine for 10% of 1 years profits.... So crime is ok as long as the government gets it cut.

  6. Re:SEC block? on Comcast To Buy Time Warner Cable In $44.2 Billion All-Stock Deal · · Score: 2

    Probably not since There will be no reduction in competition... Comcast and TW do not compete in very many areas.... thus the consolidation will (for the most part) neither increase or decrease competition. What it will do is give comcast for leverage when making deals with the content providers.

  7. Re:LOL on Windows 8.1 Passes Windows Vista In Market Share · · Score: 1

    Heyyy-oooooo

  8. Re:OnStar coming to EU? on EU Secretly Plans To Put a Back Door In Every Car By 2020 · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't call that guy a hacker.... just an ex employee with access. Plus he was dumb enough to do the breakin from his home's network connection.

  9. Re:Hacker Extortion Target on EU Secretly Plans To Put a Back Door In Every Car By 2020 · · Score: 1

    It does exist now.... The new hyundai models come with the Blu-Link bullcrap that allows the Blu-Link operator to remotely shut off your engine. There's no way to disable it because the system ties into the onboard computer....

  10. Re:Ah... the memories... on Celebrating Dungeons & Dragons' 40th Anniversary · · Score: 1

    Ulmic Thogu the fighter lights his torch and takes lead, followed by the cleric, magic user, halfling thief, and the paladin brings up the rear. They proceed into the cave.

  11. Re:Teamviewer on Short Notice: LogMeIn To Discontinue Free Access · · Score: 1

    We've been using teamviewer for a while.... i wasn't aware of that restriction with the new version. Looks like I'll also have to drop them as well.

  12. Who would.... on Member of President Obama's NSA Panel Recommends Increased Data Collection · · Score: 2

    So wouldn't the terrorists just resort to dropbox and notepad? Maybe everyone's dropbox contents should be indexed....just in case. Besides, what terrorist would continually use the same email address anyway.... seems like a pretty stupid terrorist would... that's who.

  13. Re:Is money laundering the problem? on Bitcoin Token Maker Suspends Operation After Hearing From Federal Gov't · · Score: 1

    If your large bank is caught laundering money, the Feds won't send you to jail... Instead they levy a fine that takes a small percentage of the profits. Basically, if the Feds catch you, you have to give them their 'cut'.

  14. Re:Failsauce on This Whole Bitcoin Thing Could Be Big, Says Bank of America · · Score: 1

    You borrow someone's bitcoins... say 1,000 of them. Sell them high, expecting them to fall. You sell them for 500 Each so you have 500,000 dollars. Wait for them to fall in price. Then buy back the 1,000 bitcoins at 200.00 each and spend 200,000 dollars. Return the 1,000 bitcoins back to the original owner and pocket the 300,000 Profit.

  15. Re:OK Google, stop recording everything I say on Google Launches Voice Search Hotword Extension For Chrome · · Score: 1

    5 will get you 10 on that bet. Does it hear kids? How about a bird/cat/other pet? Does it hear a baby crying?

  16. Never in an office on Google Launches Voice Search Hotword Extension For Chrome · · Score: 1

    If anyone at my work dares to use this and start disrupting everyone else, all you need to do is run up to their mic and say " OK Google, Search Images for Donkey Penis, Open First 100 links" After the 3rd time, they might get the hint.

  17. Re:No media on PlayStation 4 Released · · Score: 1

    Yes. I use UPnP almost exclusively. And I don't play Media right from the nas, I have a PS3 Media Center setup to convert any video on the fly as it plays. And I don't pirate movies so I don't worry about Cinavia....

  18. No media on PlayStation 4 Released · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I used my ps3 for media as well as occasional gaming. PS4 lack of streaming media support that does not originate from Sony's pay sites is a real minus for me. At least with the ps4 released, I can snap up used PS3 for media consoles in the bedrooms now.

  19. Re:Dump SSL / Certificate-based Security on Silent Circle, Lavabit Unite For 'Dark Mail' Encrypted Email Project · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Problem with PGP/GPG is that the tech concept is beyond many end users. If a solution is not easily adopted by the noobish masses, it will never gain a foothold.

  20. Celebrate on Foxconn Accused of Forcing InternsTo Build PS4s Or Lose School Credit · · Score: 1, Funny

    Three Cheers for the Unregulated, Free Market...... hip hip .... (*WHIP*) Get back to work!!!

  21. Re:So... on 8 Users of Silk Road Arrested, 'Many More To Come' · · Score: 0

    I would mod you up for that reference if I had points left.

  22. So... on Police Demand Summary Domain Takedown, Traffic Redirection · · Score: 1

    So If google allows people to search for torrents, we should send a summary request to google's registrar to redirect all of google's traffic to a site of our choosing.... hmmmm.

  23. Because no one get's to abuse Federal Wiretap laws unless you are the Feds. ..... then it's okay.... think of the children

  24. We have something close to this on BBC Thinking of Canceling Sky At Night · · Score: 1

    Star Gazer is the closest thing to this in the US. http://www.jackstargazer.com/ I grew up watching this show back in the 80's. IIRC, the little 5 minute segment would air between Sesame Street and Dr. Who on PBS in Florida. Don't know if that was true in other markets. And it's still shown today. It's what helped spark my interest in astronomy,

  25. Ya Good luck with that on BitTorrent "Bundles" Create Cash Registers Inside Artwork · · Score: 1

    If the entire encryption mechanism is stored in the 'bundle' it will be cracked. If the 'bundle' must phone-home to validate payment or something similiar, it will be cracked by the crackers, it will be abandoned by the normal public who don't want to have an 'always on' connection to listen to music. Back in the early 90's I would download these single level demos of games to 'try'. Looks like we've come full circle.