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  1. Re:$17K on Falsely Accused Movie Pirate Deserves $17K Compensation, Court Says (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Doesn't sound sufficiently punitive to me.

    The defendant did NOT ask for punitive damage but only the rewards which are expenses that the defendant had to pay out of pocket during the litigation.

    *** From the court document ***
    Gonzales has filed a motion for an award of costs and attorney’s fees. (Def.’s Mot. Att’y Fees, ECF No. 47.) Specifically, Gonzales seeks $264.60 in costs and $17,222.40 in attorney’s fees, for successfully defending Plaintiff’s contributory infringement claim.

  2. Re: Stop calling it "skepticism". on Weather Channel To Breitbart: Stop Citing Us To Spread Climate Skepticism (weather.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sure an adjustment that ignores ~70% of the data (e.g., the entire ocean area) will yield the result they want.

    If you believe so, then please show us how they do it? ;)

  3. At the end of his 4 years, I hope he says one of these things: 1) Just click your heels together. 2) The change to make things better were within you all the time.

    Nah, he will do what he always does -- blame someone or something about why things go wrong before the end of his term if he ever stays in his term...

  4. Re:Use their stupidity against them on Fake News Prompts Gunman To 'Self-Investigate' Pizza Parlor (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I believe that national guards can be called by the President as well, not state. Besides, national guard in most states are funded by federal.

    And you are talking about this data about deployment rate in Iraq?

  5. Re:What danger ? on BMW Traps A Car Thief By Remotely Locking His Doors (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you ever thought of taking out passenger seat head rest and use it to break through the glass window???

  6. Re:Trouble turning a profit? on Uber Drivers Demand Higher Pay in Nationwide Protest (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    How can Uber have trouble turning a profit? What expenses do they have? Are they literally wiping their asses with money, or something? I can't imagine how maintaining a few little apps would cost billions of dollars a year.

    Here is my thought to answer this question... They reinvest into their business by expanding as much as they can for now. If they can dominate the market all over the world, then they will be able to make a lot of money. I would say it is a smart move in this kind of global business (even though I don't like them).

    Currently, it is their preparation time in attempt to expand to every single acre in the world. To do so, they need a lot of money to start up the business in new locations. Thus, they can't turn a profit yet. Once they are ready to make real money, I'm sure they will come up with another strategy to maximize profits (which I don't have an idea yet).

  7. Re:never gave them credit card number on Android User Locked Out Of Google Accounts After Moving To A New City (itwire.com) · · Score: 1

    I travel a lot and I confirm I get locked out every time I land in a new country, both gmail and hotmail. I need to jump through hoops with a recuperation email (which also gets blocked, the idiots). I don't know how kids do it these days, I only connect to email by pop/smtp via my home proxy because of this.

    Here is my question... Do you have your account logged in from other devices/computers that are staying logged in? In other words, do you have 2 or more devices/computers stay logged in and they may possibly be in different locations at the same time? That may be the case. If one device/computer is logged in and is, for example, at home, it may trigger fraud detection system when you attempt to log in from another location/country even though the device used to attempt another login is yours.

    Another scenario/question is that do you log off from the account on your laptop/notebook before you put it in hibernation, and then attempt to log in again once you are in a different location? If you don't, then the result may possibly trigger their fraud detection as well.

  8. Re:When? on Apple To Swap Faulty iPhone 6S Batteries (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    What months come between September and October?

    Septober?

  9. Re:Dun dun dun on Twitter Says It's Cracking Down on Hate Speech (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    People on /. are more idiotic than I thought. When I said "both sides," it meant some people from BOTH SIDES but not "ALL PEOPLE FROM BOTH SIDES." There are ALWAYS some people from both sides that throw out HATE speech and the hate come in different ways. Stop pretending that ALL OF YOU on one side are pure or good guys and the others are bad or full of hate. It is BIG BULL. SH1T.

  10. Re:Dun dun dun on Twitter Says It's Cracking Down on Hate Speech (usatoday.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    All the hate has been from the Democrats and Soros paid demonstrators.

    Stop pointing finger to a group you are against. The hate came from BOTH SIDES but in different ways.

  11. Re:It's a problem on GoPro Recalls Karma Drone (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    They low power during use? Nice.

    It should be "they lose power during use" instead...

  12. $449 for refurbished 6s? on Apple Now Sells Refurbished iPhones (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 2

    16GB for $449 is way too expensive for a refurbished item, especially an electronic device. You could get a new 6s with twice as much storage (32GB) and you would pay only $100 more dollars.

  13. "our Winter comes in June"

    Australia doesn't have winter. The whole island is to far away from the South Pole

    OK, maybe Tassie might get some snow sometimes in the mountains

    In the southern Hemisphere you need to be about 45 degrees south or more to get winter, due to all that ocean moderating the temperature.

    I think that your reply is still irrelevant because someone from New Zealand, who lives in the South Island, could come out and say the same thing (thus, a representation from southern hemisphere). Also, the definition of "winter" tends to be related more to local than in a dictionary. If you ask people in South East Asia about their winter, they will tell you that they have their "winter" as well. Though, as you already knew, their winter is nothing but a cool weather being pushed down from the north, and it is a nice and cool season for you (but not for them).

  14. The "prior set" were submitted on paper.

    And you think they can't be converted into digital format (e.g. pdf, txt, etc) along the way but has to stay as paper?

  15. What's 650,000 - 55,000 again?

    I'm so surprised how some people on a tech forum don't know or understand any type of text comparison algorithm... Even though the input data seems to be huge, computers nowadays can solve any kind of this data in much faster than before once a base program has been implemented (and can even run the program in parallel). By the way, it would be so stupid to use real people looking/sorting through all emails to find which one is duplicated and which one is not.

  16. The majority of people are too stupid to hold down a good paying job and aren't worth what companies are paying them. ... However the government should stay out of it and employees should get a clue and quit.

    If those people are too stupid to hold down a good paying job, what make you think that they will all of the sudden get a clue and quit bad paying job???

    Companies don't like high turn over because it costs them money.

    True. However, this is not the case for Uber, Lyft, etc because they do NOT care if you are going to quit. They can simply advertise and fill in the positions because there will always be people who, per what you said, stupid enough to work for them. Thus, there is no extra cost for Uber in replacement process.

  17. Yes, Uber could; however, doing so right now will reduce their revenue. Remember that Uber is taking a portion of the service charged to the clients (passengers)? If they follow what you are explaining, even though they could avoid the employer-employee relationship, it could hit their revenue quite hard. Business people (or corporations) do not like to lose their earning and will try to drag it out as long as they can...

  18. If someone offered me 24 billion for anything, even my hypothetical super-successful company that I built with my own blood, sweat, tears and sacrifice of a firstborn son, I would take it in a heartbeat. Same puzzlement over the Snapchat guys declining what I think was an overly generous offer for that company. Then again, I've never built such a company so I have no idea of what it means to give up control of it. Still... With 24 billion in your pocket you can pretty much do what you want, start your own new company, hell, start a space agency even...

    You will not get the whole 24 billion dollars... If you own the company out right (100%), then you would have to deduct taxes and the process will be quite a headache. If you do not own 100% the company, then it will be even less; plus, other owners would have something to say (as always)... Though, the amount should be enough for to retire right away if you aren't going to live life like some other billionaires all the time. ;)

  19. Re:Fees == false advertising on Plaintiffs From Seven States Sue Comcast For Misleading, Hidden Fees (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    GOV is more worried about who uses what bathroom than actually doing things to help the average joe.

    I think you are the one who is worried about the bathroom issue more than understanding what is being discussed.

    The issue here is that the corporation found a way to work around the systems/rules in order to charge (average) people a few more bucks each. Due to most people would let go a couple bucks a month fees, the fees were under radar for a while. However, more and more people had been being charged to the point when enough people said "enough is enough." Now, the corporation is being caught and will be paying a "slap in the wrist" fine (again), sadly...

  20. Re:Interesting, but not suprising. Identity politi on Clinton Campaign Considered Bill Gates, Tim Cook For Vice President (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not *suprised* the Dems lumped candidates into buckets based solely on race and gender, rather than perhaps QUALIFICATIONS FOR JOB, ...

    The word "qualifications" in your case has a very broad meaning. You need to understand that those categories are set for "strategic" in order to help making decision. Once you understood, then categorized candidates into groups of expecting people to vote can be seen as a "qualification" as well. If you are talking about those who can get jobs done while in the office, then you will never find one in politics because you should know why...

    Also, I highly doubt that Republicant part would differently strategize their plan. It is about politic after all. Those list you gave could possibly be in Democrate's plan as well, but they do NOT play a major roll right now. If they could not get elected first, what's good to have those plan for? You should already know how majority of Americans vote (and it is very similar strategic to get a job in a big company where you need to get through their HR first). So please do not be "not surprised" that this happened in Democrate party.

  21. If I were a Trump supporter I'd be concerned that a donation of $1.25 was considered noteworthy.

    Well, it is 125x times of 1 cents which is significant! :D

  22. Anybody afraid of Trump is moron.

    I agree that if anybody who is afraid of Trump as a person is a moron. However, that wouldn't be a case if they are afraid of what Trump is going to do if he has the authority. Any of those who are not afraid of what he is going to do, I would say, are also moron. He did things to those who did business with him (or associated). He didn't do any to those who have nothing to do with him. Though, if he has the authority, the situation will be shifted completely.

    Anyway, I'm also not a big fan of the other side...

  23. Re:because everyone carries a bag of 100 gift card on It's Entirely Reasonable For Police To Swipe a Suspicious Gift Card, Says Court (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    They should need to provide evidence that your gift cards were obtained illegally or were involved in the commission of a crime. You shouldn't need to prove your innocence to avoid being assumed guilty.

    Well, you need to READ the court documents before simplify whatever you see at face value...

  24. Re:Well, there goes the 4th Amendment again... on It's Entirely Reasonable For Police To Swipe a Suspicious Gift Card, Says Court (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    What you have just described are good reasons for getting a warrant, not for a warrantless search.

    And it already said that one of them has an outstanding warrant. Hmm... Sounds like someone who sees smoke coming off his TV and will not do anything (or he calls a repair man and schedule a visit) unless there is fire.

  25. Re:because everyone carries a bag of 100 gift card on It's Entirely Reasonable For Police To Swipe a Suspicious Gift Card, Says Court (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Then you should be able to provide evidence (receipt) that you bought those branded gift cards from a website instead of telling the police you bought it off from someone else?