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  1. Really? Politicians focus on sugary drink portion sizes and intervening in foreign civil wars, but can't be bothered to address a widespread racketeering hustle the destroys innovation?

    By the way, here's an example of a modern day patent troll as profiled by the NY Times. A real class act.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/business/has-patent-will-sue-an-alert-to-corporate-america.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

  2. Re:Except He's Wrong on Doctorow: Rivalry Keeps Google From Doing Evil · · Score: 1

    Absolutely frightening.

  3. Domestic Surveillance Market? on Doctorow: Rivalry Keeps Google From Doing Evil · · Score: 2

    Can we consider Google of being 'good' in the crowded market of domestic surveillance?

  4. Drill for more wine! on Intel's Wine-Powered Microprocessor · · Score: 1

    I'm glad we're sitting on easily extractable oceans of this stuff!

  5. Re:OLPC on No Child Left Untableted · · Score: 2

    OBSSPC (One Brain Stem Stapling Per Child) is already being touted as the next big thing.

  6. Tube theory on Study: Our 3D Universe Could Have Originated From a 4D Black Hole · · Score: 1
  7. Re:It's called IPv6 DNSSEC on IETF Floats Draft PRISM-Proof Security Considerations · · Score: 1

    Good information, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I think it's far easier than faking certs. A national sec letter delivered to a CA seems to render the entire hierarchy useless. Am I wrong here?

  8. Re:It's called IPv6 DNSSEC on IETF Floats Draft PRISM-Proof Security Considerations · · Score: 1

    Aren't you still trusting certs to a third party with DNSSEC? Hasn't the NSA already subverted that model of trust?

    And doesn't this only protect resolution confidentiality and integrity? What about actual http requests?

  9. Re:"warfighter"? on Wanted: Special-Ops Battle Suit With Cooling, Computers, Radios, and Sensors · · Score: 1

    Yes. But the vast majority are soldiers - just in a more bureaucratic sense. Believe it or not, forward operating bases have banking, legal, religious services, supply, air control, and policing all done by soldiers. Worse, it would not be rare to spot a DSARC (deployed sexual assault response coordinator) or a TNOSC-Forward (basically a wan engineer) running around in a combat zone. The military is a government organization, after all. Contractors aren't as pervasive as some insist.

  10. Re:"warfighter"? on Wanted: Special-Ops Battle Suit With Cooling, Computers, Radios, and Sensors · · Score: 1

    Not true. Soldiers were cooking my meals and driving me around eastern Afghanistan last year. Contractors work in the rear.

  11. Re:Why bother stuffing someone inside? on Wanted: Special-Ops Battle Suit With Cooling, Computers, Radios, and Sensors · · Score: 1

    Good point, although until that drone can reliably act autonomously under most circumstances, it will require someone inside. The drone needs to be capable of fight or flight in a wide spectrum of possible situations. Also, due to the limitations of the RF spectrum, the drone would only be able to serve as a surrogate where communication coverage is available. Therefore, you need a decision-making individual inside capable of carrying out the mission and protecting the drone itself.

  12. Re:U.S. people, not (necessarily all other) humans on Humans Choose Friends With Similar DNA · · Score: 1

    What country isn't "segregated"? From Sweden to Singapore, ethnic groups have created their own communities. Gated neighborhoods aren't an American-only thing, either. You'll have to explain your reasoning further.

  13. This will happen as soon as a reliable power source with adequate capacity is developed. Bear in mind, this is the same thing needed for humans to move away from fossil fuels en masse. Interesting that the vested interests keeping fossil fuels relevant may be outdone by the military-industrial complex.

  14. Re:"warfighter"? on Wanted: Special-Ops Battle Suit With Cooling, Computers, Radios, and Sensors · · Score: 2

    actually, the term is used to distinguish combat troops from their paper pushing comrades. For every single infantryman, there are 11 support soldiers - from cooks to supply to drivers. I'll leave you to judge how efficient that may seem.

  15. Say it ain't so!!! on Humans Choose Friends With Similar DNA · · Score: 1

    Something that counters the unproven merits of diversity?! No! Actually, this study would probably be valuable in determining why levels of trust are higher in homogenous societies - Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam published a book that detailed this. That is, if this study isn't de-funded for politically incorrect results.

  16. Myelin on Sleep Found To Replenish a Type of Brain Cell · · Score: 2

    May provide for insights into research on multiple sclerosis, a disease in which the body attacks its own myelin sheaths around nerves.

  17. Re:What about diversity on The STEM Crisis Is a Myth · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Never quite understood the constant gushing on about 'diversity' or how exactly this would benefit STEM. Has anyone ever presented empirical evidence about the benefits of diversity? Why would you go to great lengths to include people on the basis of their superficial differences, only to end up striving for a work atmosphere that ignores those differences?

  18. Re:degree != qualification on The STEM Crisis Is a Myth · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I'm security expert! My University of MerryLand University College Institute Degree says so!!! Gibbe monies plox!

  19. Re:Who wants government to work!?! on Code For America: 'The Peace Corps For Geeks' · · Score: 1

    Nearly 1 trillion in budgets (public and not public) for all flavors of "State security". With that in mind, I can't argue with that "predominate sentiment".

  20. Turf War on Code For America: 'The Peace Corps For Geeks' · · Score: 1

    And you think the horde of government IT contractors making millions off this line of work are just going to abide by this?

  21. Re:Strategy on The Cognitive Cost of Poverty · · Score: 1

    Shhh!!!! Genetics in Western culture can only be used to explain obesity, addiction, and midday talk-show paternity results. Capability can in no way be linked to factors outside an individual's control - that may hurt feelings!

  22. Re:How is this news? on The Cognitive Cost of Poverty · · Score: 0

    I guess he forgot that we're all special snowflakes, huh? There is no stupid, just "special in a different way", right? Or intelligence and wealth correlate - wait, that's politically incorrect - sorry!

  23. Who Will Protect the Robo-cops? on Will Robots Replace Rent-a-Cops? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Good luck patrolling the streets with machines composed of rare earth metals, proprietary design, and expensive hardware. Unless these things can protect themselves (hint: no), expect them to be walking (or rolling) targets for salvage.

  24. Re:Good for the goose... on Microsoft and Google Challenge US Government Gag Orders · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Like when NSA letter was delivered, who delivered it, the 5 closest contacts of the deliverer, and deliverer's favorite TV series?

  25. And the backlash cometh on Indian Government To Ban Use of US Email Services For Official Communications · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Reap what you sow, Google. As an American, I can't wait until Startmail or another non-U.S. email provider provides a decent alternative. GMail's days are numbered for me.