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  1. So what is next? on Google and Microsoft To Block Child-Abuse Search Terms · · Score: 1

    So we hide child abuse words today ( regardless of who it might HELP ) So what words will be forbidden tomorrow? Drug terms? Firearms? Patriotism?

    Now they are *actively* restricting, if they let one slip by, can i sue ?

  2. Re:Why isn't all medical equipment open source? on 12-Lead Clinical ECG Design Open Sourced; Supports Tablets, Too · · Score: 1

    Because it often costs obscene amounts money to develop it and people want a return on their investment.

  3. How stupid on Time For a Warrant Canary Metatag? · · Score: 1

    No really, stupid idea, waste of time.

  4. Re: My 2 cents on Ask Slashdot: Cheap Second Calculators For Tests? · · Score: 1

    The batteries in my 41 ( showing my age here ) died on question #1 of a rather major physics exam. I borrowed something from the instructor ( i think a Casio... ) and wasn't able to add 2+2 consistently .Tried to adjust to the shock, and never did fully adjust ..
    Even in high school i used a 32E when everyone else had a TI55..When RPN is that ingrained in your head you 'think' that way and its hard to change to something less efficient on a dime. ( i also programmed in forth.. so a double whammy for thinking/ process )

    Thankfully I ended up getting permission to take the test over the next day ( i had been on the deans list for 3 years, never missed one single question on an exam, so they knew it was the tools and not lack of understanding of the subject )

    I would suggest looking at lesser model HPs, take the list in to the school and ask them which ones would be acceptable.

  5. Re:Both ways? on Your Phone Number Is Going To Get a Reputation Score · · Score: 1

    Caller ID?

  6. No thanks on Google Makes Latest Chrome Build Open PDFs By Default · · Score: 0

    Perhaps it can offer, but just to switch over as default? Come one Google. get a clue.

  7. Re:BS on Arizona Approves Grid-Connection Fees For Solar Rooftops · · Score: 0

    I own the line from the pole to my house. Much as i own the water line to the street, and sewer. ( and at the old house, i was *forced* to pay to have both hooked up, even if i didn't want it or use either.. later just to be forced to also use their service as the code changed and made septic systems illegal..)

  8. Re:Huh, that's surprising on FBI Reports US Agencies Hacked By Anonymous · · Score: 1

    The War on the Internet is as much about creating an environment of fear that will justify increased spending, as it is cracking down on the young smart kids who are the real threat to the corporate para-State.

    Just like the 'war on drugs' is. And people get in line willingly to support it.

  9. Re:I gotta be honest on How Your Coffee Table Could Pass Your Coffee · · Score: 1

    Today its not useful. That is how most technology starts. Great to see you are so limited in your thinking.

  10. Re:BS on Arizona Approves Grid-Connection Fees For Solar Rooftops · · Score: 1

    Hydrogen storage will also an option. Use excess power to split water, store the H, and use it in a fuel cell on the dark days. Then flip the powerco the bird :)

    Sure, it will take a while to break even, but your hydrogen will store indefinitely, is compact and is portable. Your flywheel isn't really any of those. I am not saying flywheels are useless as they do have their place ( we even have one in our data center for the 'transition' phase between loss of mains to generator power up ), but i don't see it practical for the longer term in the home consumer market .

  11. Re:people may hear about but rarely see or touch on Smithsonian Releases 3D Models of Artifacts · · Score: 1

    Well, its better than looking at a simple picture. Most people will never make it to DC to see the original, protected behind glass. Even fewer get to physically touch it.

  12. Cue the paranoia on FCC App Lets Android Users Measure Mobile Broadband Speed · · Score: 1

    Ooo its the feds. cant install this.. etc.

    Really, its the FCC, they are the least of our concerns. the other agencies already have your content, so why bother worrying about these guys.

  13. BS on Arizona Approves Grid-Connection Fees For Solar Rooftops · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If i produce power and give it back to the system they should be paying ME, not the other way around. WTF.

    Its not hard to avoid not feeding back into the "system", but what sort of nonsense is this where you get penalized for trying to be a good citizen.

  14. Re:"Set to expire".. on ATF Tests Show 3D Printed Guns Can Explode · · Score: 1

    Go back to school. Idiot.

  15. Re:Not open source on MenuetOS, an OS Written Entirely In Assembly Language, Inches Towards 1.0 · · Score: 1

    Having the source isn't the same as it being open.

    You can steal the source to windows.. but that doesn't change the fact its closed source. Its a licensing issue, not availability.

  16. Re:"Set to expire".. on ATF Tests Show 3D Printed Guns Can Explode · · Score: 1

    I suggest you read the Constitution and its intent, idiot.

  17. Do we have to kill everything just to satisfy our curiosity?

  18. Re:At least they are trying on Sears To Convert Old Auto Centers Into National Chain of Data Centers · · Score: 1

    I still remember when Sears ruled the retail world, and we looked forward to the xmas catalog each year.. Wwhen K-mart was still called Kresge, and we would go once in a while to the in-house food grill.. And Woolworth wasn't just a memory but an actual store...

    Different world today.

  19. Re:"Set to expire".. on ATF Tests Show 3D Printed Guns Can Explode · · Score: 1

    Restricting my rights is not 'getting something done'.

  20. At least they are trying on Sears To Convert Old Auto Centers Into National Chain of Data Centers · · Score: 1

    While i think its pointless and will only hasten their demise, at least they are trying to save themselves.

  21. Re:"Set to expire".. on ATF Tests Show 3D Printed Guns Can Explode · · Score: 1

    You have more confidence than i. I do however hope you are correct and they let it slide into non-existence.

  22. "Set to expire".. on ATF Tests Show 3D Printed Guns Can Explode · · Score: 1

    Like that matters, as they wont let an anti-freedom law expire in the current totalitarian environment out there in Washington.

  23. Really? on ATF Tests Show 3D Printed Guns Can Explode · · Score: 1

    I never would have thought that possible. Captain Obvious hard at work i see.

    Remember tho, its all part of a plan to scare people into staying away from this technology and not advancing it.

  24. Re:Why? on Amazon Jumps Into Desktop Virtualization With "WorkSpaces" · · Score: 1

    You sir are incapable of following rather simple directions.

    With that out of the way, why would i even want to debate your inaccuracies and complete misunderstanding of what happened, and why? ( And apparently an inability to read as well. Or at least comprehend simple sentences )

  25. Re:Why? on Amazon Jumps Into Desktop Virtualization With "WorkSpaces" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Support.
    Portability.
    Accessibility.

    For starters.

    Just because you are wiling to use sub-par flea-market hardware, pirate the software, and deal with all the problems, does not mean a corporation wants to waste resources on stupid stuff too.