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  1. Re:Uh... on How Your Username May Betray You · · Score: 1

    Not the most obvious translation, but aedict gives the following possible translation:
    osu: male
    neko: 1 cat
                      2 shamisen (made from cats ;)
                      3 geisha (because they play the shamisen?)
                      4 wheelbarrow
                      5 clay bed-warmer
                      6 submissive partner in a homosexual relation

    I only knew the first for neko, but you went for which translation?

  2. Re:BBC Licensing on DailyMotion Now Streaming Live News · · Score: 1

    Is my English really that bad, that I made the wrong conclusion. I'll repeat it:
    "Any apparatus capable of receiving live TV programmes needs to be licensed"
    Now your statement:
    "It says no licence is needed if the "occupier has declared that there is no television receiving equipment being used at the address to receive live broadcasts"
    Now remove the double negatives:
    "It says a licence is needed if the "occupier has declared that there is a television receiving equipment being used at the address to receive live broadcasts"

    Now the only thing to argue about is: what is a television set and what is a live broadcast. Respectively handled by points 1.2 and 1.3 of the NoLicenseNeeded.pdf:
    "1.2: any apparatus, receiving by any means"
    There is no restriction on technology or carrier nor on device.

    "1.3: as it is being broadcast on TV"
    Not only at the same moment/timeframe (simulcast). But also just like seen on TV (a continues stream) as opposed to on-demand selecting of a single programme.

  3. Re:BBC Licensing on DailyMotion Now Streaming Live News · · Score: 1

    Depends, do you live in the UK? Then yes. Any apparatus capable of receiving live TV programmes needs to be licensed, there is not limitation to iplayer.

    http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/downloads/what-if-tv-licence-is-not-needed/NoLicenceNeeded.pdf
    1. Purpose
    1.1 To state the BBCs policy with respect to those places, occupied as residential
            accommodation and non-residential premises, whose occupier has declared
            that there is no television receiving equipment being used at the address to
            receive live broadcasts (known as making a No Licence Needed claim).
    1.2 Note that ,,television receiving equipment refers to any apparatus used for
            receiving (by any means) any television programme service as defined in the
            Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004.
    (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/692/regulation/11/made)
    1.3 Note also that "received" means receiving a TV programme as it is being
            broadcast on TV. It does not include receiving programmes by means of a
            DVD or the on-demand elements of services such as i-Player.

  4. Re:MS vs Android, Nokia vs Apple on After MS-Nokia Pact, Many Nokia Workers Walk Out In Protest · · Score: 1

    But CDMA is gaining market share fast, 33% increase in number of countries with CDMA. According to http://www.rcrwireless.com/ARTICLE/20100709/CUSTOMERS/100709962/-global-cdma-forum-how-one-dutch-carrier-is-using-cdma450-for-m2m the Dutch are getting a CDMA network because it is stale technology.

  5. Re:your friend still has the copyright on Are Flickr Images Abused By Foreign Businesses? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Maybe he should start by contacting Elsevier/Reed Business: http://www.reedbusiness.nl/contact/voorwaarden/gebruiksvoorwaarden/index.cfm?articles_id=29A897BD-9E7D-451E-BD73-4229943FB264

    The bottom of the page roughly translates to:
    We respect I.P. If you suspect your rights are being infringed, we request that you send us the following information:
    -postal address, telephone number and email address
    -description of the infringed work
    -description of the place you found said work
    -statement why you think said work is being infringed upon
    -statement that the above information is correct and you are the rightful owner or are empowered by the owner to act upon his behalf
    -sign the above letter and include a copy of an identity card

    Send this to:
    Reed Business bv
    Afdeling Juridische Zaken
    Postbus 4
    7000 BA Doetinchem
    The Netherlands

  6. Re:SCO has a software business? on UnXis Group To Acquire SCO · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Notice anything...funny...about Android? Like the fact that there is not a spot of GPL V3 code to be found? Why do you think that is?"

    Because it's not (any version of) GPL. Except the kernel it runs on (which is GPLv2), it is mostly Apache.:
    "The preferred license for the Android Open Source Project is the Apache Software License, 2.0 ("Apache 2.0"), and the majority of the Android software is licensed with Apache 2.0. While the project will strive to adhere to the preferred license, there may be exceptions which will be handled on a case-by-case basis. For example, the Linux kernel patches are under the GPLv2 license with system exceptions, which can be found on kernel.org. "
    source: http://source.android.com/source/licenses.html

  7. Re:Everything malfunctions on Sensor Measures In Fingertips If Driver Is Drunk · · Score: 1

    Or they will just use gummibears.

  8. Re:+1 Insightful on Major Security Holes Found In Mobile Bank Apps · · Score: 1

    Take a look at http digest authentication:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digest_access_authentication#Advantages
    "Advantages

    HTTP digest authentication is designed to be more secure than traditional digest authentication schemes; e.g., "significantly stronger than (e.g.) CRAM-MD5 ..." (RFC2617).

    Some of the security strengths of HTTP digest authentication are:

            * The password is not used directly in the digest, but rather HA1 = MD5(username:realm:password). This allows some implementations (e.g. JBoss DIGESTAuth) to store HA1 rather than the cleartext password."

    Still better than storing the plaintext password, but doesn't help much when stolen (except for hiding the same password one might have used for other accounts).

  9. Re:why don't you have a tablet PC? on HP Confirms Slate To Run WebOS · · Score: 1

    Before I got my android phone I thought the same, but now I really miss things like fling and swipe on my tablet. Using a stylus to scroll is so much more cumbersome. My wish is a hybrid pen/finger display with a full OS.

  10. Re:Exactly the opposite, genius on Apple Enforces "Supplier Code of Conduct" After Child Labor Discovery · · Score: 1

    And many others, Made in China is quite interesting to watch.

  11. Re:Confused? I certainly am... on Opera For iPhone To Test Apple's Resolve · · Score: 1

    "iPhone app rejections are merely one more example of Apple's shenanigans."

    But this app will not be rejected by Apple, they will just study it indefinitely like various Google Voice apps.

  12. Re:Playstation 2? on Build Your Own Render Farm · · Score: 1

    My guess is that a PS3 is more than 4 times as fast.

    For example I could find a distributed.net benchmark for a PS2 running the rc5-64 challenge at 0.3Mkeys/s. 1 (of the 6 available) SPE from a PS3 will do rc5-72 at 24Mkeys/s. No idea what the difference in GPU performance would be.

  13. Re:the netherlands on Emigrating To a Freer Country? · · Score: 1

    But I've never been asked to show it once so far. You do need to carry an ID, but you only need to show it if you are a suspect: http://www.trouw.nl/novum/article1243615.ece (dutch)

  14. Re:Cut to the chase on Dutch Gov. Wants To Tax Online Media To Fund Print · · Score: 1

    "So set up a taxpayer-supported news service ala BBC and CBC." Done: http://www.nos.nl/ Paid for by taxes and commercials, we used to have something similar to the UKs TV license.

  15. Re:Stupid... on US House Democrats Unveil a Health Care Plan · · Score: 1

    "Hint: You pay more and get less" How true, every year we (I live in the same country in N.W. Europe) pay more and get less. The last couple of years the costs have been skyrocketing.

  16. Contiki? on A Twitter Client For the Commodore 64 · · Score: 2, Funny

    But will it run on LUnix

  17. Re:Sure, move out. on Ballmer Threatens To Pull Out of the US · · Score: 1

    "I'm in the EU and a man suddenly jumps-out and demands all my money, or he'll slit my throat. Am I allowed to carry gun and shoot the murderer?"

    If you outlaw guns, criminals will use knifes!

  18. Re:USA only on The Economist On Television Over Broadband · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But is the rest of the world paying $700 yearly for television? I only pay 9.50 EUR/month for the basic subscription (26 channels). Throw in the FTA channels, about 15 interesting enough and I still don't watch more then 15 of them.

    The max. subscription price is 53 EUR/month (for about 65 channels), but I can't imagine anyone willing to pay that amount when you have the ability to (illegally) download most of it for your own convenience.

  19. Re:unlocked Android works in Canada? on Google Dev Phone 1 Banned From Paid Apps · · Score: 2, Informative

    The ADP1 is able to use both the TMobile US freq (1700MHz) and the 2100Mhz band (almost) everybody else uses:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands#UMTS.2FHSDPA.2FHSUPA_frequency_bands_deployment

  20. Re:Android Marketplace is cool and all, but... on Competition For the App Store Is Mounting · · Score: 1

    No way to access it from the internet? Like:
    http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.vbrad.android.notfunny

    If you want your app to be available in any other way from the Android Market, Google isn't going to stop you (they just don't want you to mention other markets in their marketplace).

  21. Re:Jeez on Belkin's Amazon Rep Paying For Fake Online Reviews · · Score: 1

    I still have my doubts about Belkin, but a F5D7050 was the only product I could find that appeared to have a linux supported chipset (zd1211) and was available. It just worked (after installing the firmware) and had exceptional good reception.
    worked/had:
    [94758.586350] zd1211rw 2-8:1.0: phy1
    [94758.586438] usb 2-8: New USB device found, idVendor=050d, idProduct=705c
    [94758.586441] usb 2-8: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=0
    [94758.586445] usb 2-8: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
    [94758.586447] usb 2-8: Manufacturer: Belkin
    [94809.138662] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
    [94809.275051] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
    [94809.371277] zd1211rw 2-8:1.0: firmware version 4725
    [94809.411280] zd1211rw 2-8:1.0: zd1211b chip 050d:705c v4810 high 00-17-3f AL2230_RF pa0 g--NS
    [94810.416548] zd1211rw 2-8:1.0: error ioread32(CR_REG1): -110 :(

  22. Re:How? on EU Antitrust Troubles Continue For Microsoft · · Score: 1

    "To force Microsoft to make a broken version of Windows when the only ACTUAL problem is that they strongarmed OEMs into not bundling some other browser which would work fine anyway is to follow up wrong action with more wrong action."

    That is why I said that they can still bundle IE, I just want to be able to uninstall it. It's up to the replacement browser to register the correct replacement objects.

  23. Re:How? on EU Antitrust Troubles Continue For Microsoft · · Score: 2, Interesting

    As far as I'm concerned MS still can bundle IE, I only need the ability to uninstall it after downloading $otherbrowser (and no, removing the IE shortcuts is not enough).

  24. Re:How?? on UK Police To Step Up Hacking of Home PCs · · Score: 1

    Explain who this then works:
    $ ls -lart hello
    -rw-r--r-- 1 me me 8599 Jan 5 08:42 hello
    $ ./hello
    -bash: ./hello: Permission denied
    $ /lib/ld-2.3.6.so ./hello
    Hello World!

    Even easier for scripts, the files don't need to be executable, just source the files (sh ./foo)

  25. Re:Key Generator on A Look At the CoreFlood Botnet · · Score: 3, Informative

    Why create your own if instead you could use the decades old s/key (http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1760.txt)

    You distro might have this in packages called opie. Debian packages:
    opie-client - OPIE programs for generating OTPs on client machines
    opie-server - OPIE programs for maintaining an OTP key file
    libpam-opie - Use OTPs for PAM authentication

    Java implementations can be found eg: http://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta/opiekey.html