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  1. Re:Bull Shit! on Majority of Americans Say NSA Phone Tracking Is OK To Fight Terrorism · · Score: 1

    Yes, this is something I can't believe most people don't realise. Even if you're not breaking any laws, and most people are regularly breaking laws, you still have things to hide. Limiting the scope to "nothing criminal to hide" just isn't possible once the tracking/recording/whatever is in place!

  2. Re:Interesting on Dutch Cold Case Murder Solved After 8000 People Gave Their DNA · · Score: 1

    So law enforcement with more and more cops on the street to counter crime will never be too much power?

  3. Re:Whose Data Is It? on One Musician's Demand From Pandora: Mandatory Analytics · · Score: 1

    The data she is requesting was generated by my actions, it is a data about what I did. Just like the GPS data in your telephone represents your movements, and the event log in your PC tells what programs you ran and the browsing history what websites you visited. It is your data.

    I agree, if you are the only party involved. But this is an interaction, one producer and one consumer, so there must be "shared" data (or your statement wouldn't apply to the producer, rendering it invalid).

  4. Re:Easy to determine that it's fake on Phony Laser Security System Proves Perception Is Reality · · Score: 1

    This. Even for an actual working laser scanning intrusion detection system it would make sense to have visible beams for deterrent.

  5. Re:Like everywhere else it's been tried... on Near-universal Mexican Healthcare Coverage Results From Science-informed Changes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What is this "it" you're referring to here? There are plenty of non-tanking countries with very good healthcare coverage.

  6. Fog Creek Copilot on Ask Slashdot: Options For FOSS Remote Support Software? · · Score: 1
  7. Re:Public vs. Private on Australian Agency Rules Facebook Pages Responsible For Comments · · Score: 1

    You simply can no longer have two-way conversations with your customers.

    You simply can no longer have public two-way conversations with your customers.

    You simply can not have public two-way conversations with your customers (i.e. it's not that they have gotten worse, it's just that they haven't been this public before).

  8. Re:Two Words: on Do Headphones Help Or Hurt Productivity? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This! The GP does say "with no noise in the background", but the truth is that work places tend to have a lot of noise. So I use headphones to get to choose my noise, while still having low enough volume to pick up on things I need to in my surroundings.

  9. No huge chunks in Europe on Facebook Is Killing Text Messaging · · Score: 4, Informative

    In Sweden text messages tend to be free (but only the first 5000 each month) with plans at about $21 a month (this example with 3GB data as well). I know the US is different (recipient paying for text message and such), but there are operators surviving without this huge chunk of revenue ...

  10. Why must there be comments? on Banned From Kickstarter For Being Cyberstalked · · Score: 2

    Why can't Kickstarter allow for projects to disable comments?

  11. Re:That'll work well. on Academics Not Productive Enough? Sack 'em · · Score: 1

    It wouldn't be a rule without exceptions now, would it? It should only mean that those not meeting the "quota" would be challenged, not automatically fired.

  12. Re:My First Personal Computer on For Sinclair Fans, The ZX81 Lives On · · Score: 1

    When our Enter membrane gave out (newlines forever!) my dad, don't ask me where/how, bought a keyboard kit (size of a C64 keyboard) where the ZX81 board went inside and we soldered up the keys. There was even a joystick to dual solder to the arrows keys (although very analog stick for very digital keys)!

  13. Re:Similar Situation on Ask Slashdot: Advancing a Programming Career? · · Score: 1

    4) Step down and re-join the developer ranks?

  14. Re:Often, not always on Drug-Resistant Superbugs Sweeping Across Europe · · Score: 1

    Swedish medical recommendations for ear infections are now pain killers instead of antibiotics, but as previous posts hint at I guess you can get it if you ask for it ...

  15. A slow-speed number plate, please! on Canberra Police Want Drones To Track Cars · · Score: 1

    "... automated number plate recognition technology to calculate a car's average speed ..."

  16. Re:So obvious question... on Oracle Needs a Clue As Brain Drain Accelerates · · Score: 1

    I fear the Harmony - OpenJDK event is a precursor to Oracle asking for money for the JDK, pointing to OpenJDK as the "free" version. No tin foil on my head, but it would go hand-in-hand with the "Oracle's here to make money" company line.

  17. Re:So much for ever visting the US again... on All US Border Crossings Now Require A 'Terrorist Risk Profile' · · Score: 1
    Have you paused to consider that maybe it was done under anonymity to preserve whatever karma they may have here on /., and not because of fear of governmental persecution?

    And here I was under the assumption that karma should really reflect the general view on your posts, silly me! I hold the same position on ACs as your parent post 'cause I tend to stand by all my statements, even if mis-informed at the time.
    Using AC posts as you describe is gaming the system and if that's to be expected, then you shouldn't be worried enough to use the AC option in the first place! And if gaming is to be expected (some gaming is inevitable), then I'm out-a-here!

  18. Re:288 percent increase over electricity input on Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen at Record Rate · · Score: 1

    And those gases can also be used to fuel engines/vehicles/stoves so your actually looking at two products, not one product with waste gases.

  19. Re:He doesn't address the evolution of ideas on Evolution and the 'Wisdom of Crowds' · · Score: 1

    Isn't it sad if we require some external reason (e.g. God) to try to be nice to each other ...

  20. Re:Backstop that lock... on The Study of Physical Hacks at DefCon · · Score: 1

    Not a US citizen myself, but do you really have that many break-ins when you're in the house (the only time you being armed would come into play)?

  21. Re:history of cable tv on New Patent on TV Forces You to Watch Ads · · Score: 1

    One should think so, but I know of at least one pay-to-view channel WITH ad breaks so I guess there's no end to commercial stupidity!

  22. Re:Hmmm. on Dismantling the Myth of IT Being a Dead-End Career · · Score: 1
    Guys who refuse to pull cable or otherwise get their hands dirty deserve to be outsourced.
    I agree, but that's not the issue here is it? If I'm never asked to pull cable and get outsourced, do I deserve it?
  23. Re:Fit for purpose? on iPods Used for Medical Images · · Score: 1

    There are rules and regulations on the kind of setup "valid" for diagnosis work on medical images (including room lighting levels) so I'd say it'd be a very clear-cut case if ever presented to court. And, considering the US law suit system, I don't think any serious doctor would DARE use such a sub par device for visual diagnosis.

  24. Re:There is no global village... on What's Your Favorite Underappreciated Movie? · · Score: 1
    but not even dubbed to German as far as I know

    Lousy for you that dubbing is required (keeping non blockbusters out as they're not worth the effort/money). Luckily I live in a country using subtitles (far cheaper).

  25. Re:You should do no harm, without an oath. on First, Do No Harm - A Hippocratic Oath for Coders? · · Score: 1

    The reason behind the Hippocratic Oath is to show the public that doctors are aware of the power they hold and promises not to use it unwisely. Drawing a parallell to modern programming is not that far-fetched (in my view). However, an oath is not a law. But look at the common knowledge and trust (in most) of/in the Hippocratic Oath. Wouldn't it be nice to have something similar with you in our line of work?