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  1. Re:This is why they passed the law on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 1

    Feel free to make & sell your own designs for $29 a piece - I would be one of your customers, unless someone else is cheaper than you.

  2. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    Interesting take. If that is so, why didn't Marin call the police for help? Maybe some hints in the bottom half of this?

    Maybe because he was on the phone with someone already (his girlfriend) at the time, and thought he had better chances to run than to call the police that may show up in 15 minutes, when its too late?

  3. Re:Let this be a message to the unpatriotic on Waterboarding Whistleblower Indicted Under Espionage Act · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't know Romney had a /. account

  4. Re:You asked for it! on 1981 Paper's Predictions for Global Temperatures Spot-On · · Score: 1

    I guess for that to happen, you would need a story about a prediction from 30 years ago that turned out to be wrong. And guess what, then everyone would say that's redundant because there were thousands of those from that year. Now, wouldn't it be interesting if both those studies were done by the same people/institute/method/etc?

  5. By this logic on Why Gay Men Are Worth So Much To Facebook · · Score: 1

    We should ban any weapons or other tools those people use as well, including cars, bats, and dogs

  6. Re:PLASTIC on Obama Pushes For Cheaper Pennies · · Score: 2

    I think even means something different than what you think it means

  7. Re:Great!!! on Launch Your Own Nanosatellite Into Space · · Score: 1

    Why do you think that a "nanosatellite" needs to control its attitude?

  8. Re:Dear US of A on US Threatens Spain For Not Implementing SOPA-Like Law · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The questions is: Will the people living int he US finally elect a competent set of leaders, or will this worsening problem require an external solution? I guess another alternative would be a revolution? How many more years like this?

  9. Re:Nevermind that... on Microsoft 'Hut' Opens Outside Seattle Apple Store · · Score: 1, Troll

    one for each customer, of course! Do you know how long it takes to install & configure one PC?

  10. Re:Well, there is a way to get the police interest on How To Catch a Laptop Thief? · · Score: 1

    If I were the thief, I would claim that those pictures were already there before, and deleted them when I first saw them. Doesn't sound like great plan...

  11. Re:rename "Airplane mode" "Shopping mode" on Australian Malls To Track Shoppers By Their Phones · · Score: 1

    So they have your picture from camera, they can see how you walk and move from video, they know your car's license plate, they know which shops you go to, when and where you pay (via your phone), and if you pay with credit card, they know who you are as well. Who cares if this is PII or not? A marketer has everything they need. Example: "Oh wow, it looks like this person is a shopaholic, they are spending money like crazy! Let's toe their car to the other side of the mall so that they spent more time here!" Next thing you know, the shops sales team will start running after you on the parking lot...

  12. Re:The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. on Australian Malls To Track Shoppers By Their Phones · · Score: 1

    What do you think happens when you pay with your credit card? Or when you pull onto the parking lot with your car's license plate on camera? Oh, if they are not sure which one of those family members it is, then just ring the biggest suspect's phone, and see if they pick up - simple!

  13. Re:Good luck guinea pigs! on Boeing To Deliver First 787 Today · · Score: 1

    Why do you want to fly in the first one that will crash?

  14. Re:Advertising on a competitor's name on Australian Court Rules Google's Search Ads OK · · Score: 2

    There is a difference between a key word that triggers an add, and the text in the ad. It's not (and shouldn't) be admissible to use competitor's registered trade names in advertisements in order to deceive a consumer. Google provides a way to protect registered trade names in ad text. However, Google also provides a way to dynamically insert search terms into the ad text. It's this situation where a competitor's trade name was placed in an ad text by Google - and hence the lawsuit.

    Simple solution: Registered trade names (via the method Google already has) cannot be substituted dynamically into ad text. Or: If a registered trade name is in the keywords, then the option for keyword insertion is disabled for that ad group's ad texts.

  15. Instant Search? on Bing More Effective Than Google? · · Score: 2

    So when I google for "google" with instant search, will it count as a search for:
    -g
    -go
    -goo
    -goog
    -googl
    -google

    That's 6 searches, and I may click on none, realizing I'm already at the page that I was looking for.

  16. Who's going to pay for their insanity? on A Congressman and an Astronaut Propose a New Plan For NASA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You will, who else?

  17. Direct link without the ads on Student Suspended For Posting On YouTube · · Score: 1

    Here's the video starting at second 1 to skip the ads on YouTube

  18. Re:Fuck everything about this on Student Suspended For Posting On YouTube · · Score: 2

    A spokeswoman for the Durham District School Board ... obliquely explained the school’s actions: “If something is considered detrimental to the positive moral tone of the school, it doesn’t necessarily have to happen inside the school [for us to get involved],” said Andrea Pidwerbecki.

    Looks like at least one more person to add to the list of people who should be fired!

  19. Re:Not funny on Student Suspended For Posting On YouTube · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In your opinion, what is an 18 year old supposed to be doing, other than growing up? I think he's learning something very valuable right now - for example: It pays standing up for your own rights against authority - something most other grown ups have never dared to try themselves.

  20. Re:Right... on Student Suspended For Posting On YouTube · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the picture in the video at 2:54 is the principle, just after the quote at 2:45 "Don't you ever interrupt me, you sob"

  21. Re:See with that Apple patent on Man Ordered At Gunpoint To Hand Over Phone For Recording Cops · · Score: 1

    I'm confused, why would drug dealers shake down cops, or why would prostitutes extort free sex from cops?

  22. Re:I was going to make a "Library of Congress" jok on New Laser Data Transfer Rate Record Set At 26 Tbps · · Score: 1

    I know, it sucks having to wait 1:20 minutes for my LoCs instead of the average 0.17 minutes - I'm so disappointed in this new technology, so yesterday!

  23. Re:How exactly did he fly 'across' it? on 'Jetman' Rossy Flies Above the Grand Canyon · · Score: 2

    With a helicopter and a parachute, of course! (you answered your own question!)

  24. Re:Profile guided? on Firefox On Linux Gets Faster Builds — To Be Fast As Windows · · Score: 1

    Too bad you didn't write the summary - this was actually the news! Thanks for your great posts here this morning.

  25. Re:Buy more ram on Ask Slashdot: Best Small-Footprint Modern Browser? · · Score: 1

    Catch 22: If you can put in a ticket, your machine works. If your machine doesn't work, then how do you put in a ticket? (as an intern!)