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  1. Re:We're being actively misled about purpose of th on Pentagon's In-Orbit Satellite Recycling Program Moving Forward · · Score: 1

    Number 1 already happened. Out of control comm satellite in Geosynchronous orbit.

    Number 2 look up the orbital express darpa project. It was accused by a retired Russian general of being the cause the iridium crash a few years back.

  2. Re:Who is this on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Monitor Traffic? · · Score: 1

    If he won't listen to reason then drop him as a client.

    You will never do this job to his satisfaction, even if you do it right. His paranoia will turn to not trusting your work and that you might be in on "it".

    Make your life easier. Do not do business with him.

  3. Re:Multiple copies on Ask Slashdot: Best Offline Storage Method For Large Archives? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget to use checksums for bit rot detection.

  4. Re:think again? u aint thunk yet on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Leave My Router Open? · · Score: 1

    Except that when you violated the agreement you were no longer allowed to use their resources. So you became unauthorized on their network when you shared it. Guess what the cops do when they need to justify the expense of sending swat team out? Yeah case went from porn to a hacker, and your ISP may be inclined to agree to keep on the good side of law enforcement.

  5. Re:Well... on Sony Lawyers Expand Dragnet, Targeting Anybody Posting PS3 Hack · · Score: 1

    You mean your money.
    Just because they gave you a console for it doesn't mean you can't keep control over the money.

    That is what they are saying, right?

  6. Re:At least someone is looking out for us. on Senator Wyden Asks DHS To Explain Domain Seizures · · Score: 1

    Did you check for damage caused by in-attentive individuals driving off with the hose still in the car?

    I have seen that more than once.

  7. Re:You're kidding, right? on Firefighters Let House Burn Because Owner Didn't Pay Fee · · Score: 1

    It is called a public report and is (at least in Arizona) mandatory that the buyer signs it before the real estate purchase can occur.

  8. Re:Well, really... on Open Source Music Fingerprinter Gets Patent Nastygram · · Score: 1

    Sure you can. Just add the phrase "on a computer" and wham one patent approved.

  9. Re:seems reasonable on Univ. of California Faculty May Boycott Nature Publisher · · Score: 1

    Actually, just about no one pays the $750. Its all part of a very big pricing game that the health care industry plays with insurance. After all you are really happy with you insurance that you only had to pay $5 right. The company providing the test must have still been able to make money off of it or they wouldn't offer the test. If you don't have insurance and can't afford the $580 price, they allow you to "negotiate" them into settling for a lot less than the $580.

    Good thing the new health care setup will get rid of this playing with prices. Oh, wait...

  10. Re:Reading from the actual article... on Guess My Speed and Give Me a Ticket, In Ohio · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not just $50, that is the immediate cost. Don't forget the $200 increase in your mandatory auto insurance for the next 3 years.

  11. Re:FP on Penn. AG Corbett Subpoenas Twitter For Bloggers' Names · · Score: 1

    Nothing will happen to him in the courts.
    His tires might get slashed. Power turned off in middle of winter for unexplained reasons. The concern here is a corrupt politician is using the courts to identify his vocal opponents so he can illegally harass and intimidate them into being quiet.

  12. Re:Let me try to sum things up on Judge Orders Gizmodo Search Warrant Unsealed · · Score: 1

    Anyone figured out why 5000 + 2500 suddenly adds up to 8500 instead of 7500?

  13. Re:Fifth Amendement Right on Lower Merion School District Update · · Score: 1

    You can take the fifth in this question. If you knew he took pictures and did not report it then you are an accomplice after the fact.

  14. Re:My Mom Liked Clippy on 15 Years of Microsoft Bob · · Score: 1

    on windows XP get tweak-ui and activate the X-Mouse feature (in the Mouse section)

    Dont know about the later versions of windows.

  15. Re:China's next move on Google's New Approach For China Is To Serve From Hong Kong · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And the threat of not honoring those bonds?

    Economic sanctions and reduce the national debt in one act.

  16. Re:Good job on High-Tech Research Moving From US To China · · Score: 1

    If the poor people didn't feel they were entitled to a really high paying job for little work, there wouldn't be a need for unskilled labor in the US.

  17. Re:Shut up on Citibank Cancels Bank Account of Objectionable Blogger · · Score: 1

    Without each person complaining, how does one spot the "unofficial" corporate policy?

  18. Re:Feature, not a bug. on GoDaddy Wants Your Root Password · · Score: 1

    unless they bothered to save the password files before changing it.

  19. Re:The court needs to stop them from wiping HDD's on Federal Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying · · Score: 1

    IANAL but I have heard that in a civil case, _intentional_ destruction of evidence (wiping the hard drives) can be used in court under the assumption that the evidence was showing that they were in the wrong.

  20. Re:Why innovate? on How Infighting Hampers Innovation At Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Better switch the order of 13 and 14 or the shields may be used to cover up the chair shaped holes.

  21. Re:Moodle on Affordable and Usable Video Conferencing? · · Score: 1

    You can also check out openmeetings http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/ video conferencing. They have plugins to connect to moodle as well.

  22. Re:I'm Confused on Where Are the Cheap Thin Clients? · · Score: 1

    Here is the solution for the local university:

    1) combine the OSS into one single project
    2) start making necessary customizations
    3) license usage to the uni for 250k
    4) profit!

  23. Re:Oh wait, what? This again? on Supreme Court Takes Texting Privacy Case · · Score: 1

    In TFA, it was the lieutenant that read the messages, so there was the agreement that he would not read the messages. That is why there is a case.

    If it was one of the lieutenant's superiors then there would be no real case, but that is not apparently what happened here.

  24. Re:missing the point on ASCAP Says Apple Should Pay For 30-sec. Song Samples · · Score: 1

    I would agree with you but the great quote from the article says it all:

    That's because traditionally, composers of this kind of production music gave away sync rights in the hope they would make money from performance fees.

    Don't give away the sync rights. They are basically seeing that there is not going to be that many "performances", so stop giving away the part that will make money.

    This is another case of not wanting to change the way they do business.

  25. Re:good thing on Social Security Numbers Can Be Guessed · · Score: 1

    Conditional on C. SSNs are only unique when in combination with other information. The SSN itself is not unique.