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  1. I bet you run really fast and jump really high ... on Lik-Sang Is Out Of Business · · Score: 1

    with those $100+ shoes.

    Sucker.

  2. Wow, that would be so much fun. on New Copy Protection to Make Playing DVDs on a PC Difficult · · Score: 1

    Your time must be worthless to you.

  3. Libel isn't a crime, it's a tort. on Jury Awards $11 Million for Internet Defamation · · Score: 2, Informative

    Just nitpicking. Otherwise a argument.

  4. Ads on Only a 'Moron' Would Buy YouTube · · Score: 1

    It would seem like as soon as they start injecting ads into the video they're going to lose protection.

  5. How about some hair regeneration? on DARPA Sponsoring Limb Regeneration Research · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's focus our efforts on something a little more important.

    Thanks.

  6. Suggestions for a law review article? on Answers From Lawyers Who Defend Against RIAA Suits · · Score: 1

    I would like to write something about litigation issues and strategy for these sorts of cases. Any topic suggestions?

  7. MS is simply complying with the DMCA. on Windows Vista RC1 Complete · · Score: 1

    Care to point out to me where the DMCA says that OS'es have to incorporate DRM?

  8. Voice recognition requires some training regardles on Vista Speech Recognition Goes Awry · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's so last century. NPR did a bit on the new Dragon Dictate 9. The NPR reporter got 100% accuracy out of the box, no training.

    Dictation Software Improves Usability, Accuracy

  9. Confused response on Congress vs Misleading Meta Tags · · Score: 1
    Particular if you consider how easy it could be to do (you copy the template from some previous site for another site and forget to update the meta tags).


    If it was done unintentionally then you would lack the requisite intent and not be guilty.


    And who judges whether a tag is valid or not?


    The same people who usually make determinations of fact in a criminal trial, the jury.


    The only, and obvious, solution to the minor problem of children accessing inappropriate content is for parents to be responsible in how their children can access the net.


    Unfortunately, many children are not fortunate enough to have parents who are responsible adults. A civilized society doesn't look at these children and simply say "sucks to be you." Instead we develop laws and policies that strike an appropriate balance between our freedoms and the responsibility we have to help such kids. As such, this seems to be a perfectly reasonable response to the efforts of those who seek to exploit children.

  10. RedHat WAS the Microsoft of Linux on There Is No 'Microsoft of Linux'? · · Score: 1, Troll

    Then it stagnated and died, at least on the desktop. The beauty of Gnu/Linux is that it evolves and other distros are taking RH's place.

  11. Re:Smith v. Maryland, 442 U.S. 735 (1979) on The NSA Knows Who You've Called · · Score: 2, Informative

    The issue is "reasonable expectation of privacy". There is both a subjective and an objective component. Information you convey to a third party, fails the objective standard. The 4th Ammendment does not protect your beliefs about whom you can trust. This is why the use of informants wearing a wire doesn't need to be warranted.

    And BTW, "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census of enumeration."

  12. Re:Oh, the Abuses We'll See! on The NSA Knows Who You've Called · · Score: -1

    You can be discriminated against on the basis of your credit report during a job application.

    Good. If you can't manage your shit, why would I want to hire you? Or, why would I want you working for someone I do business with?

    Pay your damn bills and there's no problem.

  13. Smith v. Maryland, 442 U.S. 735 (1979) on The NSA Knows Who You've Called · · Score: 2, Informative

    The telephone company, at police request, installed at its central offices a pen register to record the numbers dialed from the telephone at petitioner's home. Prior to his robbery trial, petitioner moved to suppress "all fruits derived from" the pen register. The Maryland trial court denied this motion, holding that the warrantless installation of the pen register did not violate the Fourth Amendment. Petitioner was convicted, and the Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed.

    Held:

    The installation and use of the pen register was not a "search" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, and hence no warrant was required. Pp. 739-746.

    SMITH v. MARYLAND

  14. Criminal Trespass on UK Hacker loses Extradition Case · · Score: 1

    From the MPC. Consult your local listings.

      221.2. Criminal Trespass.

        (1) Buildings and Occupied Structures. A person commits an offense if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he enters or surreptitiously remains in any building or occupied structure, or separately secured or occupied portion thereof. An offense under this Subsection is a misdemeanor if it is committed in a dwelling at night. Otherwise it is a petty misdemeanor.

  15. Skip the ads. Here's the meat. on ATI's Radeon X1900GT On Test · · Score: 5, Informative

    Final Thoughts...

    In some areas, the R580-based Radeon X1900GT is faster than the card it is replacing. However, in other, less shader-intense titles like Day of Defeat: Source, the R520-based Radeon X1800XT is the faster of the two. This can be attributed to the architectural differences between R520 and R580.

    The natural competitor for the Radeon X1900GT is NVIDIA's GeForce 7900 GT, and across a range of games, it is very much a case of win some, lose some for both companies.

    In texture-heavy games, the Radeon X1900GT can sometimes be slower than the GeForce 7800 GT, nevermind the faster GeForce 7900 GT. In newer, shader-intensive games like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Call of Duty 2, the Radeon X1900GT delivers a very good gaming experience in comparison to the GeForce 7900 GT. This is particularly the case in Oblivion, where the Radeon X1900GT is able to deliver a better gaming experience than XFX's superclocked 7900 GT XXX Edition. In addition, it will be possible to play Oblivion with both HDR and Anti Aliasing enabled if the upcoming Catalyst 6.5 driver includes the 'Chuck' patch. This is something that is currently not an option for NVIDIA owners.

    Based on the current price forecasts from people in the know, the deal looks to be a pretty good one. If the Radeon X1900GT is priced at £199, it is undoubtedly a good deal. However, there are GeForce 7900 GT's already selling for that price. The decision will ultimately depend on what games you're currently playing, whether you're planning to overclock or not, and also based on the price points that ATI's partners will manage to hit.

    The GeForce 7900 GT is a very good overclocker, while the Radeon X1900GT looks to be a bit of a mixed bag at the moment. If you're looking to overclock, we feel that the GeForce 7900 GT is the better deal if you find one at a good price. However, if you're planning to run your video card at stock speeds the final decision will depend on the games you're looking to play.

  16. Re:OMG, a comms channel. We could, like, communica on The Real Inventor of Wireless Email? · · Score: 1

    Jefferson is one of the people that helped write the Constitution

    No. Jefferson did not help write the Constitution. It was primarily written by Madison. Jefferson was not at the Constitutional Convention, he was in France.

    Jefferson didn't like the Constitution.

  17. Re:Good - but to Notes? on IBM Challenges Microsoft With an Ad Campaign · · Score: 1

    Adobe is an app. RAID should be handled at the hardware layer. What difference would a RAID controller make?

  18. Very Stupid on Does Using GPL Software Violate Sarbanes-Oxley? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The Wasabi Whitepaper itself says it doesn't:

    "None of this applies to companies who merely use GPL software, such as those who run Linux on their servers, as long as their software was created in a compliant way. In addition, none of this applies to companies using non-GPL open source software, such as BSD; in the case of BSD, there is no requirement to make modifications open source. Rather, the requirements discussed here apply to companies who modify GPL software, such as embedded OEMs
    using Linux."

    This is only about companies releasing products with GPL software.

    Actually it would be good for Open Source if it was a violation. It would be leverage to use against these infringing embeded companies.

  19. Re:"more cultural than religious" on Rumsfeld Requests 24-hour Propaganda Machine · · Score: 1

    You stupid asshat. My girlffriend is from Dijon and I have to watch that horrible TV5 all of the time. Anyone who wasn't blind could see the rioters weren't Frenchmen.

  20. "more cultural than religious" on Rumsfeld Requests 24-hour Propaganda Machine · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "But I see the reaction by other muslims to be more cultural than religious."

    Sorry, but I'm not buying that one anymore. That argument just doesn't hold water when Muslims are rioting from Nigeria to Indonesia. Futhermore, isn't the culture in these countries defined, to a great extent, by Islam?

    I think many in the West are finnaly getting wise to what the "religion of peace" is all about. After the Van Gogh murder, the subway attacks, the French riots, and now the "cartoon riots", I think many of use who once felt that islam was being portrayed unfairly are reconsidering our position.

  21. Whatever on Study Finds Regulation Good For Telecom Customers · · Score: 1

    You must be quite young. Before airline deregulation you couldn't get on a plane for less than $300, and this was in 1978 dollars.

    Airline and former airline employees are some of the most sour grapes types you'll ever meet. Air travel is safer and cheaper than it ever has been. Don't let the peoplle who miss their easy gravy train convince you otherwise.

  22. Whatever happened to using the right tool... on 2008 Olympics Aiming For Open Source · · Score: 1, Troll

    for the right job? Why does picking an IT solution have to be an ideological endeavor?

  23. Re:I, as a juror, on Ports for Porn - Using Firewalls to Block Porn · · Score: 1

    1. every average modern person should find sex acts depiction appealing and interesting

    Sort of depends on the type doesn't it? Most people find depictions of beastiality, child molestation, and rape revolting.

    2. what is the applicable law? why should legislation apply to consenting intimate acts of people?

    2a. The applicable law is the one being enforced. If a court in Utah is hearing the case they would be applying Utah or federal law.

    2b Because that's what the public wants. We regulate all sorts of "intimate acts". As a general rule, we don't ask individuals if they want the law to apply to them or not.

    3. every single smut has serious artistic value IMO.

    You're entitled to your opinion. The point of the Miller test is that the producers and distributors of obscene materials need to take into account the prevailing sense of morality in the jurisdictions where they operate. If they think that beastiality is generaly acceptable in Libertineville then they should feel to produce it. However, they may want to think twice before operating in Utah or some other area with a more conservative population.

  24. there is porn on Ports for Porn - Using Firewalls to Block Porn · · Score: 1

    We have laws against obscene material.
    Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973) gave us a three part test. A jury must answer yes to all three questions.

    1 Whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;

    2 Whether the work depicts/describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law;

    3 Whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

    This is a factual issue to be determined by a jury.

    Your argument is facile and repeated far to often.

  25. Full right to choose on Man Cures Himself of HIV? · · Score: 1

    What rights? In 100 years the guy will be dead and nobody will give a rats ass about his "right to choose". If we need to cut this guy open now and do an autopsy, then do it. I hate to be the one to tell you, but "rights" are a fiction, an imaginary construct, not anything real.