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  1. Re:So it's legal on Hunters Shoot Down Drone of Animal Rights Group · · Score: 1

    What SHARK was doing was illegal. It is against the law in South Carolina to interfere with or harass hunters.

  2. Re:What an arrogant ass... on LightSquared Hires Lawyers To Prep For GPS Battle · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter. Consumer GPS devices are Part 15 devices and are required to accept any interference, including that which causes undesired operation.

  3. Re:Move? on Chinese Court Orders Ban On Apple's iPad · · Score: 1

    The factory is Brazil is not being built to get out of China, it's being built to get into Brazil, and out of the 60% import duty on foreign-made goods.

  4. Re:Soy pills on Aderall Or Nothing: Anatomy of the Great Amphetamine Drought · · Score: 1

    1) Call Soy Lecithin by its chemical name
    2) Make wild and dubious claims about its effects on ADHD
    3) ...
    4) Profit!

  5. MEGA DUPE on Factorable Keys: Twice As Many, But Half As Bad · · Score: 0

    This was posted just 19 hours ago... it's still visible on my version of Slashdot's front page.

  6. The better solution... on Female Passengers Say They Were Targeted For TSA Body Scanners · · Score: 1

    Is to dispense with this false security "theatre" altogether, since it does nothing to prevent terrorist attacks or increase flight safety.

  7. Great, we have idiots teaching our children... on Ontario Teachers' Union Calls For Health-Related Classroom Wi-Fi Ban · · Score: 1

    Seriously... what the hell has this world come to?

  8. Mosaic was released January 1993 on Man Claiming He Invented the Internet Sues · · Score: 1

    That means it was in development for a long time before, and so someone else was the inventor of the interactive web.

    Motion for summary judgment should go well for the defendants.

  9. Re:Sci Fi invented the internet and web before any on Man Claiming He Invented the Internet Sues · · Score: 1

    Prediction is not invention.

  10. Re:Great, one EMP and on US Air Force Buys iPads To Replace Flight Bags · · Score: 1

    Paper charts won't save you when the EMP disables everything in your airplane. It's one thing if you're flying a single engine prop that can still run without electricity.

    If you're flying a 747, the fact that the EMP kills your iPad is irrelevant in light of the fact that the rest of the airplane is also inoperable.

  11. Re:No worries on Apple Could Lose $1.6 Billion In iPad Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    It would take several years to spin up new factories in other countries and achieve the yields they do in a seasoned factory. It would probably cost a lot more than $1.6B to do it.

  12. Did Apple seriously expect to win? on Apple Could Lose $1.6 Billion In iPad Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    How could Apple have thought for 3 nanoseconds that they could possibly prevail against a Chinese company in a Chinese court. The opinion was probably written before the trial even began.

  13. This NEEDS to go to SCOTUS on Defendant Ordered To Decrypt Laptop Claims She Had Forgotten Password · · Score: 2

    What we have today is differing opinions among the different Federal circuits in the United States. In some circuits, it has been opined by the courts that a person cannot be forced to give up passwords, because doing so would violate their 5th Amendment Right against self-incrimination.

    In this woman's circuit, the courts ruled that a person must cooperate with police in helping secure their own conviction.

    SCOTUS needs to bitch-slap this court back to law school whole simultaneously setting a uniform standard throughout the land.

  14. Nothing like a little cooked-up drama... on Facebook Orders Banks To Stop Leaking IPO Details · · Score: 1

    ... to generate a lot of media buzz and excitement around an IPO.

    It's reality-TV on Wall St.

  15. Re:Not the best hobby on Steve Appleton, Micron CEO, Dies In Plane Crash · · Score: 1

    The plane didn't crash itself.

  16. Re:Obligatory right wing nut job post on The Hi-Tech Security at the Super Bowl · · Score: 2

    The person who owns the stadium, or having legal control and authority over it, is well within their rights to tell you that you may not possess a firearm. They can impose whatever conditions of occupancy they wish, and you must abide by them.

    Whether or not a "no guns" sign has force of law depends on the State. But, at the end of the day, if it can be demonstrated in court that you knew or should have known that you were bound by the owner's "no guns" policy, and you are caught with one, it'll be criminally defiant trespass (or the particular State's equivalent). That happens to be a prohibiting offense in my State.

    I love my right to keep and bear arms, but I love my private property rights even more. The former exists in part to protect the latter, so do not be surprised if you find yourself eating lead one day because you think you can CCW anywhere you please despite the property owner's terms and conditions.

  17. False Premise on What Makes Spider Webs Tough As Steel · · Score: 1

    Spider webs are not as tough as steel.

  18. Re:Smells Kosher Indeed on Facebook Reportedly Filing $5 Billion IPO Today · · Score: 1

    Ron Paul? Is that you?

  19. Re:A lot of us can't get past the flip-flops on Mitt Romney, Robotics, and the Uncanny Valley · · Score: 1

    What guy? Obama, or Romney?

  20. Version Wars of the 90s on Firefox 10 Released · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of the Linux version wars of the 90s... bigger version number MUST mean better software... right...

  21. Re:We voted for the likable guy last time on Mitt Romney, Robotics, and the Uncanny Valley · · Score: 1

    Nah. Your run-of-the-mill Slashdot Obama fanboi can't get past the (R) that Romney has after his name, despite the evidence that suggests he is anything but.

  22. Re:We voted for the likable guy last time on Mitt Romney, Robotics, and the Uncanny Valley · · Score: 1

    He was never elected as a conservative governor of a liberal state. He was elected as a liberal governor of a liberal state. This is why he is unlikable among conservatives and republicans. He does not have a conservative drop of blood in his body.

  23. The Replay Button! on Self-Guided Bullet Can Hit Targets a Mile Away · · Score: 1

    Now Zorg really CAN invent the Replay Button!

  24. Re:Yet more waste.. on Pentagon: 30,000 Pound Bomb Too Small · · Score: -1

    Your assessment is.... erroneous.

    Providing for the common defense is one of the few constitutional tasks of the Federal Government, and it is spending a tiny fraction on this compared to it's myriad of unconstitutional adventures, such as Welfare, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other stuff it has no legal right to do.

  25. Doing damage 10% of Value is not "trashing." on Mechanic's Mistake Trashes $244 Million Aircraft · · Score: 1

    "Trashing," meaning "may as well throw it away," implies totally destroying the aircraft.

    This incident did damage of about 10% of the aircraft's value, making it an easy fix.

    What's with all the sensationalist headlines lately?