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  1. Iran on Drone Comes Within 200 Feet of Airliner Over New York · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well, Iran is the proud new owner of an RQ-170, maybe they decided to take it for a joyride over US airspace?

  2. Re:Political stunt on White House Urges Reversal of Ban On Cell-Phone Unlocking · · Score: 0

    Considering that Obama was the top donor recipient from Verizon, is it of any surprise? Yet he can't issue an executive order for this stuff but can to restrict guns or assassinate people because it's somehow within his authority...

  3. Aiding the enemy on Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty To 10 Charges · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The big revelation is that he also gave the documents over to US agencies first. Aiding the enemy my ass, he went to Wikileaks after the New York Times (which Daniel Ellsberg used for the Pentagon leak) and other news agencies that didn't follow through.

  4. Re:They say that now... on Official: Playstation 4 Will Play Used Games · · Score: 2

    Yup, Remember Linux for the PS3? I do, it was a big selling point to me as I really loved my Playstation 2 Linux Kit but wished it had more memory. I assumed that their lack of support for PS2 Linux towards the end was an indication they were putting efforts toward the PS3.

    I expect launch titles to be swappable but eventually games will start to be distributed (likely at a discount since the price for games is already ridiculous) to have a non-transferable license.

  5. Re:WTF... on Illinois Politician Wants a Kill Switch For Anonymous Speech Online · · Score: 1

    There are only two fundamental groups: The evil who wish to control people and those who don't. D's and R's don't matter.

  6. Re:WTF... on Illinois Politician Wants a Kill Switch For Anonymous Speech Online · · Score: 1

    Simple: Because idiots keep voting for the lesser of two evils instead of not voting for evil at all.

  7. Re:Death of Slashdot? on Illinois Politician Wants a Kill Switch For Anonymous Speech Online · · Score: 2

    Not really, this may even have CFAA implications. Violate a website's terms of service that is now mandated by state law to provide your actual information on a server in Illinois and the feds will have a field day once the Illinois authorities finds your information to be incorrect, incomplete or untraceable. It doesn't matter where you are in the US.

  8. Re:Any optical drive at all? on Sony Announces the PS4 · · Score: 1

    Yeah, about that, they nixed PS2 support on the PS3 after the first generation and completely abandoned PS1 titles. A great selling point of the PS2 was all the PS1 games could be played with remarkably faster loading times.

  9. Awesome. on Amazon Sells Out Predator Drone Toy After Mocking Reviews · · Score: 1

    Anyone know where I can get an RQ-170 in hot pink?

    http://rt.com/usa/news/iran-us-drone-obama-933/

  10. Re:I'm prepared for just such a situation on Google Store Sends User Information To App Developers · · Score: 1

    Great unless they keep track of what information is handed out to what IP address at a certain time (unless you use tor)... That allows cross-referencing it with an ISP and finding the identity every so-called randomly information to find where you've signed up.

    Not to mention you're likely violating the CFAA if it's against the terms of use on whatever site you happen to use.

  11. Re:How is this a big deal? on Google Store Sends User Information To App Developers · · Score: 1

    Because what prevents your information from being sold without mandatory privacy policies and specifically informing users that when you purchase an app that this data gets shared?

  12. Re:fuck you iceland. on Iceland Considers Internet Porn Ban · · Score: 1

    ...And then there's Maud... /shutters at the thought of you being Bea Arthur.

  13. Re:So he is not using the UN, just the UN on Lew Rockwell: Ron Paul Not Using the State or UN to Control RonPaul.Com · · Score: 1

    Which came first, ICANN or the UN?

  14. Re:Welcome to Capitalism on Ron Paul Asks UN For Help Geting Control of RonPaul.com Domain From Fans · · Score: 1

    OK, so your philosophical belief system is altruism, that man exists solely to serve others.
    But does man have the right to exist if he does not wish to serve others? Should he be jailed, enslaved, robbed, tortured, killed? Because that's exactly what happens in communism. Does man have the right to exist for his own sake, or not?

  15. Why doesn't he answer questions on Slashdot? on Bill Gates Answers Questions From Redditors · · Score: 5, Funny

    We love the guy!

  16. Re:Really? on Pepsi To Release New Breakfast Mountain Dew · · Score: 1

    Let's not bring Candy into this discussion....

  17. In This Topic on Ron Paul Asks UN For Help Geting Control of RonPaul.com Domain From Fans · · Score: 1

    Appeal to Hypocrisy fallacy to the extreme.

  18. Re:Welcome to Capitalism on Ron Paul Asks UN For Help Geting Control of RonPaul.com Domain From Fans · · Score: 1

    This is yet another chapter in the tale of Ron Paul's subtle hypocrisy. He'll complain about globalization and fight against having any global authorities interfering in private citizens' lives, yet he has no problem running to a global authority to interfere in other people's lives on his behalf.

    The very nature of the internet is global in scope. There's no rights to specific ones and zeroes that transcend the domain name system, as well as trademark and copyright. When you register a domain name, it's a contract and there's regulations on what it can and cannot be used for. I'm sure if Ron Paul could avoid an international regulatory board to have this resolved, he would have.

  19. Re:Welcome to Capitalism on Ron Paul Asks UN For Help Geting Control of RonPaul.com Domain From Fans · · Score: 1

    When you're forced to pay into it, you have every right to get it back.

  20. Re:How about the US-Canadian/US-Mexico border? on DHS Can Seize Your Electronics Within 100 Mi.of US Border, Says DHS · · Score: 1

    Any Great Lakes state is especially screwed.

  21. In other news... on Why Microsoft Got Into the Console Business · · Score: 1

    Microsoft is predicted to get out of entertainment business because it was Microsoft's fault.

    http://games.slashdot.org/story/13/01/21/1637209/will-microsoft-sell-off-its-entertainment-division

    The one thing Microsoft actually does decently and now they may have to sell it off because of Windows 8.

  22. Right when there's new DMCA rules that don't allow you to jailbreak your phone. Yet, if a carrier refuses to patch their phones, one can't legally load a new firmware on it, right?

  23. Re:Good enough for Neo. on Sony To Make Its Last MiniDisc System Next Month · · Score: 1

    "Agent Smith will have fun time finding a drive to decipher my encrypted data stenographed in a Rage Against The Machine mini disc. I'll never get caught!"

  24. Tip on AT&T: Don't Want a Data Plan for That Smartphone? Too Bad. · · Score: 1

    Virgin = Sprint which has reciprocal roaming agreements with Verizon (at least IIRC until next year). Chances are if Sprint doesn't have any towers in your area, you're actually using Verizon's network without even knowing it.

  25. Documentary on Interviews: Ask James Randi About Investigating the Truth · · Score: 1

    If anyone is interested, interested parties may want to check out a documentary in the works called "An Honest Liar" which is about James' life. I was lucky enough to meet him last year when cameras were following him around.

    They are soliciting kickstarter funds to see it finished:

    http://www.anhonestliar.com/