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  1. Too late: Bitcoin is already there on Google Wallet Launches With $10 Credit · · Score: 1

    There's already Bitcoin wallets for Android, which can be used to send/receive payments directly between phones (or merchants) with QR Codes.

  2. What is a name? on Are 'Real Names' Policies an Abuse of Power? · · Score: 1

    name: a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing
    pseudonym: a fictitious name; especially : pen name

    An online alias is not a pseudonym, it is by definition a real name. In some jurisdictions, such as the USA (In re McUlta), it is also your "legal name".

    (I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice.)

  3. Guess they just won't run ad services in the EU on New EU Net Rules Set To Make Cookies Crumble · · Score: 1

    EU can't regulate US companies, so all the ad services will just operate over here...

  4. Compromise on US House Subcommittee Votes To Kill Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    That sounds like a bug with the "net neutrality" bill! Why shouldn't ISPs be allowed to sell QoS? Net neutrality should stick to dealing with filtering, which is the real problem. So long as they let the traffic through, it shouldn't matter if they do QoS on it. For example, I would very much like, as a consumer, to be able to purchase internet service with 10-50 mbps bandwidth, but maybe only 5 GB of low-latency bandwidth. I can then set the proper QoS flags on my VoIP packets for realtime phone conversations, while leaving bittorrent running with standard/bulk QoS flags.

  5. Re:Well, duh. on DOS Emulator In and Out of App Store · · Score: 1

    The copyright holder alone has the authority to produce copies, but the license you're referring to is at best a contract negotiating an agreement between two parties. One party is offering a copy of something as part of the agreement. The other is usually offering some amount of money.

  6. $15/mo? Where? on DOS Emulator In and Out of App Store · · Score: 1

    Where do you see a $15/mo plan? AT&T's website lists $35/mo as the cheapest data plan for a ridiculously low amount of 200 MB (that is equivalent to 80 *bytes* per second). If you pay $60/mo, you can upgrade to a mere 5 GB (2 KB/sec). The cheapest voice plan is $40/mo, so no matter what discount on data those might offer, you're still starting at $40/mo base cost.

  7. Re:GPL3 on DOS Emulator In and Out of App Store · · Score: 1

    On the contrary, GPL3 addresses the topic of signing keys specifically, and makes exceptions where one is not required to distribute them. Under GPL2, they are merely part of the collective term "source code" and required to be distributed with the rest of it.

  8. Re:And for those older machines? on KDE SC 4.7 May Use OpenGL 3 For Compositing · · Score: 1

    I second the motion to get rid of Nepomuk and (especially) Akonadi. KAddressBook worked fine in KDE 4.3. With 4.4, I have to view/edit my V-Cards in GNU Nano. :/

  9. Re:GPS on Guess My Speed and Give Me a Ticket, In Ohio · · Score: 1

    Would be nice if gpsd stored a (compressed) log of all the actual radio signal (perhaps as lossless audio?) to make a "tampering" claim even more difficult...

  10. Re:SD card? on New Handheld Computer Is 100% Open Source · · Score: 1

    They can say whatever they want... the question is, do they have any legal method to enforce it?

  11. Re:Open Pandora on New Handheld Computer Is 100% Open Source · · Score: 1

    Even if the MIPS implementation is closed, *using* the MIPS does not require closed software. Using PowerVR does.

  12. Missed the big improvement on Google's Nexus One Phone Launches · · Score: 1

    Everyone seems to have missed it... this is the first handheld with *512 MB RAM*. If only it had a keyboard, I'd be running KDE 4.3 on it nicely :) So it's being advertised as open source. Where exactly is the source? I cant' find it.

  13. Re:VOIP on Google's Nexus One Phone Launches · · Score: 1

    Yes it is! Google Voice *is* my "landline" (via SIP). I do not have (inbound) phone service with anyone else.

  14. Re:When your lawyer withdraws, you're probably gui on Jammie Thomas May Face RIAA Trial Alone · · Score: 1

    If the defendant confesses, all lawyers are required to withdraw (or at least, they are prohibited from lying). If the defendant doesn't confess, no lawyer has the authority to judge him on his own. Their job is to continue working to prove that he may not be guilty, despite the evidence suggesting he is.

  15. Re:It's a battle and not the war.. on ACLU Wins, No Sexting Charges For NJ Teens · · Score: 1

    If it's being considered child porn, having sex would obviously be considered statutory rape...

  16. Re:time to port gnome! on Qt Becomes LGPL · · Score: 1

    *cough* QGtkStyle makes Qt native on GTK/GNOME environments.

  17. Re:time to port gnome! on Qt Becomes LGPL · · Score: 1

    Uh, C libraries can't be compiled for all platforms. Even just the OS barrier requires a recompile. Then you have CPU architectures on top of that...

  18. Re:time to port gnome! on Qt Becomes LGPL · · Score: 1

    Qt already permits linking from non-GPL-compatible code. It has exceptions for virtually every major license, so your code could even be BSD-licensed and closed source if you don't mind giving Nokia/TrollTech the code on request.

  19. Re:What the hell? on Diskeeper Accused of Scientology Indoctrination · · Score: 0

    Religious discrimination spans far more than inclusion-based "only religion may work here". It also includes obvious things such as EXCLUSION "Satanists can't work here".

    Perhaps a better example: you turn someone down because they admit to finding stealing acceptable; they come back with a claim it's part of their religion. Do you, in this scenario, have to hire them to avoid religious discrimination?

  20. Dual monitor handhelds/UMPC? on Lenovo's New ThinkPad Has 2 LCD Screens, Weighs 11 Pounds · · Score: 1

    What I *would* like to see is a dual monitor handheld. Something like the Nokia N810, but with a second monitor (and much better specs, at least in the RAM department). Then I can carry around a very usable "laptop" in my pocket :)

  21. Re:Too bad... on Diskeeper Accused of Scientology Indoctrination · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now, where did you get the idea that the Supreme Court can change the law?

  22. Re:What the hell? on Diskeeper Accused of Scientology Indoctrination · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nothing wrong with religious discrimination. Do you really want to waste time interviewing obvious idiots (or at least people who don't care to investigate the claims of their religion)? Do you really want to consider hiring people who believe it is okay to lie, cheat, and steal?

    Obviously, this is a very backward case, but not because it's religious discrimination.

  23. Re:You got off easy on If Programming Languages Were Religions · · Score: 1

    You forgot to bless the hash into a doll...

  24. Re:none on What Restrictions Should Student Laptops Have? · · Score: 1

    Oh really? I happen to know someone who recently suggested to his employer (who then patented and implemented it) software to completely lock down their "work from home" employees' computers... This is illegal?

  25. Re:...as many Chinese citizens seem to like it tha on With Olympics Over, China Re-Censors Internet · · Score: 1

    If you think the US is any better, you're being fooled.