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  1. Re:I don't see the problem. on Russian Government Edits Wikipedia On Flight MH17 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ohh one detail I neglected is they used civilian airplanes (with civilians in it) to do it, so what I posted above is inaccurate.

  2. Re:I don't see the problem. on Russian Government Edits Wikipedia On Flight MH17 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The World Trade center isn't a government site by any stretch of the imagination. It is also believed the original intended targets were nuclear power plants which demonstrates these targets were picked to incite fear into Americans. This comment probably isn't going to be popular (Nor do I condone any of their actions), but the Pentagon and US Capitol attacks were strategic (foolish, but strategic) and could be classified as freedom fighters since they were fighting against their aggressors, but as soon as they also picked the WTC (along with their motive) and Bali Bombings that crossed the line into terrorism.

    Also, when I say a government site, I mean one with strategic military command (pentagon, CIA, DOD, Whitehouse), not for example NASA, FBI, Local/State Governments, etc.

    ugh, I know I'm going to suffer for this unpopular comment

  3. Re:I don't see the problem. on Russian Government Edits Wikipedia On Flight MH17 · · Score: 2

    One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

    This is all my opinion but I don't think an argument like that can be summed up in one short sentence. Looking at it objective from a third party, the objectives of a freedom fighter and terrorist may be the same, but their methods certainly are not.

    A terrorist's goal is to frighten people into submission by causing fear of harm or death into civilians and attacking civilian's (like 9/11).

    A freedom fighter makes statements to the people by attacking appropriate military or government sites

  4. Re:I don't see the problem. on Russian Government Edits Wikipedia On Flight MH17 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Terrorists? I've seen them called both separatists and I think Militia. I haven't heard them called terrorists until now, and whilst I'm not fully educated on their movement, treatment of civilians in the area and other matters, I don't know if they should morally be classified as terrorists by the international community, that is unless they shot the airliner down on purpose or performed other heinous acts of terror.
    The looting of MH17 on the other hand is a terrible and those doing it should be held accountable

    The way Israel has been behaving lately looks more like a terrorist organisation than the Ukrainian separatists.

  5. Re:Liability on Comcast Converting 50,000 Houston Home Routers Into Public WiFi Hotspots · · Score: 1

    Does it? There is no technical reason it can't have a second IP address, or use a VPN to tunnel the traffic.

  6. Re:Well... on Mutant Registration vs. Vaccine Registration · · Score: 1

    Way to pick one sentence and skew it out of content to show no evidence that Influenza isn't a disease. To your other post, why shouldn't those that die from secondary infections due to Influenza such as pneumonia be included in death rates from Influenza. Otherwise HIV/AIDS hasn't killed a single person!

  7. Re:Correction / FTFY on Microsoft Finally Selling Xbox One Without Kinect · · Score: 1

    Clarification: Windows XP like extended support nightmare.

  8. Re:Correction / FTFY on Microsoft Finally Selling Xbox One Without Kinect · · Score: 1

    Yes, and Corporate users holding back on Windows 7 may create another Windows XP extended support nightmare for Microsoft. I'm guessing this is something they do not want a repeat of.

  9. Re:Sugar on Gaining On the US: Most Europeans To Be Overweight By 2030 · · Score: 1
    Actually, I know two.

    If you doubt my sincerity, one of the bicyclers helped campaign for bicycle tracks in our town, and advertise it to tourists.

  10. Re:This is why I'm not that concerned about the NS on Embarrassing Stories Shed Light On US Officials' Technological Ignorance · · Score: 1

    That would be even *worse* than what they're doing now. Not only have they used their reach to get data on everyone to keep us safe from "terrorism", but now they use it to catch fraudsters!

  11. Re:BSkyB didn't even have a SkyDrive on OneDrive Is Microsoft's Rebranded Name For SkyDrive · · Score: 1

    Agreed. On related news Livescribe has also agreed to stop using the word "sky" on its Sky pen.
    BskyB owns the word "sky" how ridiculous.

  12. Sweet on British Spies To Be Allowed To Break Speed Limit · · Score: 2

    Yes, Officer I was speeding.
    Why was I speeding, well you see, I'm an agent of MI6.
    No I cannot give you credentials as I am currently on a covert op.
    Kindly let me go or I will have my superior contact your superior and have you demoted to foot patrol!

  13. Re: Snowden was a dumb moment in tech? on The Year's Dumbest Moments in Tech · · Score: 0

    That's because posts are done in

  14. Re:Morons on PC Makers Plan Rebellion Against Microsoft At CES · · Score: 1

    And then we would see a lot of word.exe files attached to emails. As the only way some users knows how to open a word document is by opening word on the desktop, then file > open.

  15. Re:Poor Apple Haters on A Flood of Fawning Reviews For Apple's Latest · · Score: 1

    expensive
    adjective
    1. costing a lot of money.
    For a workstation, yes it's pretty expensive. Why what did you think it meant?
    Regardless if it returns the best ROI, it is still expensive.

  16. Re:Why so much butthurt? on Justine Sacco, Internet Justice, and the Dangers of a Righteous Mob · · Score: 1

    I don't know much about the subject, but I always thought it was more about wealth and less about culture. Poverty stricken (more likely native Africans) people don't have much entertainment, so sex is a way to pass the time.
    Don't use condoms due to availability, or Catholics in their ears saying you will go to hell if you use a condom.
    As you mention, rape & myths play a big role in infection rates too, but that can be due lower police resources in poverty stricken areas.

  17. Re:I'll admit on Game Preview: Hearthstone · · Score: 1
    Who was it that created Starcraft 2 & Diablo 3 (and its upcoming expansion)?

    That's right. Blizzard.

  18. Re:Prior art in Emacs? on Google Wants To Write Your Social Media Responses For You · · Score: 1
    No, There is no prior art. No one uses Emacs.

    Your friend,

    Vi

  19. Re:Not due to private medical records on Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records · · Score: 1
    Are you saying someone should be denied entry into a country for a holiday because they attempted suicide?

    OMG, you might have to ship their body home!!

  20. Re:Wait until all Janitorial is "contracted out". on Should the US Copy Switzerland and Consider a 'Maximum Wage' Ratio? · · Score: 1

    But there will still be "low" lowest paid employees. Janitors are still needed - contracted or not. They cannot be outsourced. I like the idea to include contracted companies...
    If a CEO wants more money, request the contractor pay their employees more, contractor requests more money to cover wages.

  21. Re:Doubt it on Digital Taste Interface · · Score: 1

    I was impressed with the guy licking his screen. I have an identical notebook and licked my screen, but sadly tasted nothing...
    I was looking forward to that chocolate cake!

  22. Re:maliciously rogue bankers on Prison Is For Dangerous Criminals, Not Hacktivists · · Score: 1

    From my understanding, Burnie robbed from the rich, which is not OK.

  23. Re:Making an underage sex bot on Researchers Use Computer-Generated 10-Year-Old Girl To Catch Online Predators · · Score: 1
    Child abusers are the lowest form of life. These guys had the intent to commit the crime, possibly believing it was a real 10 year old girl. They should in my opinion be in prison.

    What if it had been a real girl?

  24. Note sure about entrapment, but given that in Australia Animated/Cartoon child porn is illegal that wouldn't be a defence.

  25. HP Autonomy Cloud Backup Service on Ask Slashdot: Which Encrypted Cloud Storage Provider? · · Score: 0
    This probably won't be a popular comment given Slashdot's DIY mentality, but why not go for an online backup system instead of cloud storage?

    You stated you need it for backup, so use a backup service. They have the benefit of alerting you when backups occur and do not occur, can sync as little as every 15 minutes, provide up to 7 years of snapshots.
    With block level synchronisation, it encrypts the data before leaving the server and I believe it is PCI compliant.