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  1. Re:Boycott of US & UK products on Ten Steps You Can Take Against Internet Surveillance · · Score: 2

    Are you being facetious? The United States is the world's second largest exporter (although Germany might challenge that spot this year).

  2. Re:Why? on File-Sharing Site Was Actually an Anti-Piracy Honeypot · · Score: 1

    Mine wouldn't have any because it wouldn't be necessary due to reasonable copyright.

    Shows are available online almost as soon as they air. You believe "reasonable copyright" is fifteen minutes or so then?

    Advertising would be banned in my perfect world though also.

    So you believe only speech you agree with should be allowed?

  3. Re:Poor fellow on File-Sharing Site Was Actually an Anti-Piracy Honeypot · · Score: 2

    There is not a single country in which actions by a private citizen would constitute entrapment.

  4. Re: Whaaa? on File-Sharing Site Was Actually an Anti-Piracy Honeypot · · Score: 1

    In the universe where pirate copies are available almost immediately after airing in a portable video format that is commercial free and DRM free. There are very shows for which you can say that about official distribution channels.

  5. Re:As the old saying goes... on File-Sharing Site Was Actually an Anti-Piracy Honeypot · · Score: 1

    No they don't. Those are a subset of cons.

  6. Re:eggs in one basket on FBI Seized 144,000 Bitcoins ($28.5 Million) From Silk Road Bust · · Score: 1

    Great. How long will you last under interrogation?

  7. Re:No proof on FBI Seized 144,000 Bitcoins ($28.5 Million) From Silk Road Bust · · Score: 1

    http://bitcoin.org/en/you-need-to-know

    Bitcoin is not anonymous

    Some effort is required to protect your privacy with Bitcoin. All Bitcoin transactions are stored publicly and permanently on the network, which means anyone can see the balance and transactions of any Bitcoin address. However, the identity of the user behind an address remains unknown until information is revealed during a purchase or in other circumstances. This is one reason why Bitcoin addresses should only be used once. Always remember that it is your responsability to adopt good practices in order to protect your privacy.

  8. Re:forensics on FBI Seized 144,000 Bitcoins ($28.5 Million) From Silk Road Bust · · Score: 1

    They probably just put him in an interrogation room and talked about Federal prison until he cried and gave up his passwords.

  9. Re:Was the FBI's seizure illegal? on FBI Seized 144,000 Bitcoins ($28.5 Million) From Silk Road Bust · · Score: 1

    Nothing in your post is correct.

  10. Re:Seized? on FBI Seized 144,000 Bitcoins ($28.5 Million) From Silk Road Bust · · Score: 1

    Are there any that sell useful physical goods (not arts and crafts) at reasonable prices? I've never found one that isn't ridiculously expensive over shopping at a non-BTC store.

  11. Re:Time to shut down the WTO on Antigua Looks Closer To Legal "Piracy" of US-Copyrighted Works · · Score: 1

    The states have sovereign authority in these matters and the US federal government has no power to act over top of them.

    Missouri v. Holland.

  12. Re: Much too easy for this to happen on LinkedIn's New Mobile App Called 'a Dream For Attackers' · · Score: 1

    I have no problem buying music (or anything) on a rooted Android. Not only that, people specifically root their phones to access other countries' Play stores. I'm not sure where you got that idea from.

  13. Re:Hunting technique? on Dolphins' Hunting Technique Inspires New Radar Device · · Score: 1

    You're thinking of sharks.

  14. Re:Just so I'm clear... on Dolphins' Hunting Technique Inspires New Radar Device · · Score: 1

    Not yet, I was hoping something like that would be covered in the summary.

  15. Just so I'm clear... on Dolphins' Hunting Technique Inspires New Radar Device · · Score: 3, Funny

    How many pulses do dolphins and this radar send, and what purpose does that serve?

  16. Re:MOAR of the hot redhead on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    "Buxom". It does not mean simply "large breasted". It means "plump, especially with large breasts". Buxom women are bigger everywhere.

  17. Re:Bad Idea on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 2

    It's a non-commercial effort made by and for people who specifically want what they're doing. Everything doesn't have to appeal to the greatest possible market.

  18. Re:Good effort on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    Seems safe to say he's seen an episode or two:

    Larry Nemecek as Dr. McCoy A native of Norman, OK, Larry is author of the best-selling “ST: The Next Generation Companion” and “Star Trek: Stellar Cartography,” with editor/producer credits on Communicator magazine, Star Trek Fact Files, startrek.com and now his column in Star Trek magazine and his own TREKLAND vidchat/blog site. His BA and MA in theatre sparked a host of stage credits, and recently he guest-starred in the "Divine White" webseries nominated for a 2011 LA Comedy Award. Along with story credit for the “Prophecy” episode of Star Trek: Voyager, Larry also shares two Associated Press state news awards, leads the “Hollywood 2 Vegas” Star Trek Tour for Geek Nation Tours, and appears in numerous Trek documentaries while shooting his own, "The Con of Wrath."

  19. Re:TAS on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    TAS was until Roddenberry screwed around with licensing in the late 80's. There's really no reason it shouldn't still be when you consider the people involved in making it were all the same people who made the other Treks.

  20. Re:MOAR of the hot redhead on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    That word doesn't mean what you think it means.

  21. Re: So, did Star Trek have a planned story arc? on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    There were a few. Peyton Place, a contemporary of Star Trek might have been the first in prime time, though it was still technically a soap opera.

  22. Re:Holodecks were supposed to be new tech in TNG on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 1

    It first appeared in The Animated Series.

  23. Re:Very first scene using tech from Next Generatio on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 2

    ST: The Animated Series introduced the holodeck.

  24. Re:Good effort on 5-Year Mission Continues After 45-Year Hiatus · · Score: 2

    Are they hiring professional actors for these?

    This information is right on the Kickstarter, you can see everyone's bio. With the exception of Grant Imahara (from Mythbusters) and the fairly minor Security Chief they are experienced, professional actors (some are degreed) with plenty of stage and/or screen credits.

  25. Re:The efficiency of capitalism on How To Lose $172,222 a Second For 45 Minutes · · Score: 1

    You're free to do business with any mortgage company, or none at all.