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  1. How less is more. on T-Mobile Joins the Capped Data Bandwagon · · Score: 1

    Less service for you, More profit for the corporation.

    Isn't quad-poly (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile) great? My money is on Sprint introducing data cap soon, and it'll only get worse if AT&T is allowed to swallow T-Mobile.

  2. you gave him far too much credit. on Civil Society Statement To the E-G8 and G8 · · Score: 1

    Must be doublespeak.

    The man doublethinks, and is thus sincere each time he speaks in favor of the opposing positions of the same issue.

  3. check before posting... on Are Third-Party Android Vendors Violating the GPL? · · Score: 1

    Google's refusal to not release Honeycomb source code

    Dude, you're not making any sense. I assume you mean refusal to release...?

  4. As the Iranians found out the hard way... on Siemens SCADA Hacking Talk Pulled From TakeDownCon · · Score: 1

    As the Iranians found out the hard way, it's difficult to keep an intruder out despite the obscure nature of PLC (most people probably don't even know what that is.)

  5. Tricorder Misdiagnosed on Invent the Medical Tricorder, Win $10,000,000 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't believe the tricorders as presented in varies incarnation of Star Trek TV shows/movies are actually capable of diagnosing any ailment; each device is merely a collection of high precision sensors. The physician holding the device is the one that is making the diagnoses base on the data presented by the device.

  6. That would not be profitable. on Baby's First TSA Patdown · · Score: 1

    rather than $10 an hour rent-a-cop types, they needed to pay some behavioural experts who can recognize potential threats.

    Except the whole security thingie is farmed out to private company that does not exactly consider security its top priority.

  7. Inevitable, but not by whom you might think... on No Pirate Bay for Comcast Customers · · Score: 1

    MAFIAA started paying all major ISP's underpaid IT staff to quietly slip in a few lines of code in their core router filter configuration... (Yes, I made that up. Let's hope it stays untrue...)

  8. Quoting the immortal words from Star Trek III... on Apple Patents Keyboard That Knows What You'll Type · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Quoting the immortal words of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott: "The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."
    A keyboard should be just that, a keyboard. All other stuff in this patent is just overthinking the plumbing.

  9. you'll find out a lot more than you bargained for on Cellphones Get Government Chips For Disaster Alert · · Score: 5, Insightful

    actually, I fully expect the system will be hijacked to disseminate spam within hours after going live.

  10. Tax on walking... on Draft Proposal Would Create Agency To Tax Cars By the Mile · · Score: 2

    Unless you're walking on unpaved dirt road, otherwise I would think you're inflicting minute damage to the pavement and thus be subjected to a use tax on the pavement.
    Yeah, as if that makes a lot of sense. But alas we've seen things done by the government that made even less sense before...

  11. I would support it if... on Draft Proposal Would Create Agency To Tax Cars By the Mile · · Score: 2

    If federal gas tax is lifted.

  12. Who (or what) received the expensive training? on Prison Guard Dog Gets Titanium Teeth · · Score: 1

    If these dogs get such expensive training, why did he bite a board and break all his teeth on it?

    It seem fairly obvious to me that its handler was not properly trained and thus instructed the animal to bite a board and broke its teeth. I am guessing that they diverted the training budget of the handlers to that of the canine since the animal will never form a union and complain endlessly about low pay and work conditions.

  13. Bank hours on Tech That Failed To Fail · · Score: 1

    Why are banks open only from 10-3, the sort of hours they know everyone is at work? And why is it that at least one bank teller is on break or on lunch?

    Because the banks sees their existence as dependent on businesses. Personal account holders (aka the "little people") should be grateful that they even acknowledge their existence. From their perspective, the "little people" are in no position to demand or expect anything but should be on their knee and thank the banks for taking their money through endless service charges.

  14. wishful thinking on An IP Address Does Not Point To a Person, Judge Rules · · Score: 0

    Obviously, this won't be settled until it reaches the Supreme Court, but it's a vital 1st step. Go Freedom!

    Which by that time TSC will either refuse to hear the case or rule in favor of MAFIAA (remember the politicians that nominated and confirmed the justices are all bought and paid for) and we all be really really SCREWED.

  15. I bet someone at Interop is losing their job... on Markets For IPv4 Addresses Emerging · · Score: 1

    I bet someone at Interop is losing their job over this one...

  16. Same sh_t everywhere... on Iran Says It Has Detected Second Cyber Attack · · Score: 1

    As Herman Goering said... "Naturally the common people don't want war... But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy... All you have to do is to tell (the people that) they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."

    Why does that sound disturbingly familiar...?

  17. No you idiot, wrong genere on Japanese Robots Await Call To Action · · Score: 1

    I want my Gundam...

  18. Sorry dude, your suggestion won't work... on AT&T Admits Network Can't Handle iPhone, iPad Traffic · · Score: 1

    Here's a thought: AT&T should upgrade their network.

    Your suggestion won't work (as in will-never-happen) because it's a technical solution to a psychological problem; namely that top officers of large company are sociopaths that not only are indifferent to the sufferings they inflict on others, but in fact thrive on it (and yes, they're getting rich off it too.) They're not going to ask for a new hand when they're holding all the cards.

  19. Good you can switch... if your device is unlocked on AT&T Admits Network Can't Handle iPhone, iPad Traffic · · Score: 1

    But fortunately for the service providers, most of the devices are locked in to their service, even if the devices themselves are technically capable.

  20. Calculated Admission on AT&T Admits Network Can't Handle iPhone, iPad Traffic · · Score: 2

    Now they can justify raising rates to... recapitalize for infrastructure upgrade, and includes several hundred million to... retain... talent in the... company managerial class. Frankly I would be surprised if nobody saw that one coming.

  21. you math made assumptions on NYTimes.com Reports 100k Subscribers · · Score: 1

    your math assumed that NYT paywall and web content delivery infrastructure requires no further updates/maintenance/bug fixes, which is flawed in the world of frequent over-the-wire firmware updates (YES Sony, I am talking about YOU and YOUR PS3, BluRay, etc.)

  22. Police are humans too. on Michigan Police Could Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops · · Score: 1

    So I have to wonder: do they retaliate?

    Police are human too, and that means they have all the fallacies of human, including vindictiveness.

  23. yes, but do they archive that data? on Michigan Police Could Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops · · Score: 1

    yes, but do they archive that data? what do they do with that data? would that data be later used against you in a different case?

  24. simulation is only good... on Worlds With Two Suns May Sport Black Plants · · Score: 1

    keep in mind that results from simulation is accurate only if the models used are valid and complete.

  25. DLink has a ... history on GPL Violations By D-Link and Boxee · · Score: 2

    DLink has a history of GPL violation in the past. I am frankly not one bit surprised...