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  1. Re:It's amazing on First US Appeals Court Hears Arguments To Shut Down NSA Database · · Score: 3, Funny

    In no way is secret ruling, by a secret court, about secret interpretations of temporary Acts an amendment to the Constitution.

  2. Re:Killbots on A Thousand Kilobots Self-Assemble Into Complex Shapes · · Score: 1

    You aren't alone. It reads like the beginning of a sci-fi novel.

  3. Re:Malicious network traffic repulser .. on Snowden: NSA Working On Autonomous Cyberwarfare Bot · · Score: 1

    "Will this "MonsterMind" work on non Microsoft Windows network traffic?"

    Of course it will. The NSA requested the protocol code so they could engineer it to run natively on all windows based network traffic. In fact it likely runs by default, with no way to turn it off in Win 8.

  4. Re:Snowden's comments at odds with his actions on Snowden: NSA Working On Autonomous Cyberwarfare Bot · · Score: 2

    He gave the data to journalists to reveal. They have the freedom of the press and the legal and moral grounds to decide what is right to release. If you haven't figured out that much of this, i would suggest walking away from the conversation.

  5. Re:On come on now Edward on Snowden: NSA Working On Autonomous Cyberwarfare Bot · · Score: 1

    The NSA has blanket authority to do what they want

    Please tell me who authorized the do anything you want authority? That is not how this country works. Sorry if you were fooled into believing that.

  6. Re:not hero not villain end discussion on Snowden: NSA Working On Autonomous Cyberwarfare Bot · · Score: 1

    "we know the whole universe of factors that could be combined to make an opinion on Snowden...we know all the possiblities..."

    Whatever it is you think you know, it better be pretty damn incontrovertible and actionable you'd have to be a fool to make the comment above otherwise. You know a limited part of a picture that was redacted and edited and restated and misunderstood then half lied by NSA/FBI/IRS etc to lack accountability in their responses. Besides the only way this resoves itself is if there are severe punishments to those in the postition to be intentionally misleading the public, and those violating the constitution, or a revolution. The FISA was/is the oversite. It didn't work then, and only served to make secret court ruling justifiable.

  7. Re:Hopefully they can be replaced by pattern match on Every Day Is Goof-Off-At-Work Day At the US Patent and Trademark Office · · Score: 1

    Can it be clustered? Think of the possibilities!

  8. Hopefully they can be replaced by pattern matching on Every Day Is Goof-Off-At-Work Day At the US Patent and Trademark Office · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I can only hope that these experts rushing to get their reviews done quickly at the end of the quarter can be replaced by pattern matching AI. Their results if rushed have huge implication in the million s and billions for certain industries. Also, is there any tracking of who has which patents to review? Is the person filing the patent ever allowed to have communication with the reviewer? I would imagine there is plenty of room for bribery or pay off to let a certain patent review through.

  9. Re:One trick used to make this seem more impressiv on 2D To 3D Object Manipulation Software Lends Depth to Photographs · · Score: 1

    Why couldn't the algorithm be content aware? similar to content aware fill in photoshop? that is much more likely given the scope of the software.

  10. Re:A question on this on 2D To 3D Object Manipulation Software Lends Depth to Photographs · · Score: 1

    i'm downloading the open source software now to test it out. I assume it is very similar to content aware fill used in Photoshop.

  11. Re:Beware the monster you abide on CIA Director Brennan Admits He Was Lying: CIA Really Did Spy On Congress · · Score: 1

    The recent news in Massachusetts regarding their attempts to claim they were private, shows that this is a half truth.

  12. Re:And no one will go to jail on CIA Director Brennan Admits He Was Lying: CIA Really Did Spy On Congress · · Score: 4, Informative

    Except there is a law on record for exactly this sort of behavior. The fact that it is not frequently/publicly followed up upon, is another matter (Clapper)

    TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 47 > 1001

      1001. Statements or entries generally

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—

    (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;

    (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or

    (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;

    shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.

    -snip-

    (c) With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only to—

    (1) administrative matters, including a claim for payment, a matter related to the procurement of property or services, personnel or employment practices, or support services, or a document required by law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to the Congress or any office or officer within the legislative branch; or

    (2) any investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate.

  13. Re:Just enjoy the game on Free Copy of the Sims 2 Contains SecuROM · · Score: 1

    different comments by different users. sometimes they putin FTFY to point out something was changed.

  14. Re:Overstating things.... on Massive Job Cuts Are Reportedly Coming For Microsoft Employees · · Score: 1

    Eroding yes.

    There was a point up until a few years ago, where everyone (95%) had a Windows computer and they would update it every few years. Now those people are being served by ChromesOS/OSX/Android/iOS. Android alone has 1 billion active users in the most important sector (Mobile first). Those devices/machines are just now getting MS Office. but it no longer matters. In a BYOD world there is plenty of incentive to make the apps work in the cloud or as a service and that means on any and all devices. Once the apps are on osx/chromesOS/Android/iOS then MS and their strangle hold of Office/Exchange/Active Directory doesn't matter nearly as much. It is getting easier to move away from MS when it used to be impossible.

  15. Re:Year of the Linux Extremist? on NSA Considers Linux Journal Readers, Tor (And Linux?) Users "Extremists" · · Score: 2

    Linux Fundamentalist is the term.

  16. Re:lol mimes on Baton Bob Strikes Back Against Police That Coerced Facebook Post From Him · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They are a public nuisance with the same rights we afford assholes like myself and yourself. No one, even a mime, can be coerced into a public statement like this...

    This is a highly illegal method of reputation modelling by the Atlanta PD.

  17. Re:The Special Relationship on Court Allowed NSA To Spy On All But 4 Countries · · Score: 1

    It's all good chum.. Besides GCHQ gives us all the information we need aboutyou and your family. But I am certain you spy on US citizens and feed us the info as to not violate those pesky rights.

  18. Re:Uh... Yeah? on Court Allowed NSA To Spy On All But 4 Countries · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We are spying on civilians irrespective of who they are, what they think and how they act. Indiscriminate spying on the citizens of another nation is not the sort of thing the US should be engaged in. It will only piss them off and turn them to hate us along with losing the favor of the rest of the national leaders of the world. We have become complete and utter assholes of a nation and people like you saying it is fine have no idea how rude and arrogant you are to the people of the world who have done nothing wrong.

  19. Re:Except, of course, they have to prove you can on Mass. Supreme Court Says Defendant Can Be Compelled To Decrypt Data · · Score: 1

    Sure, but lying is perjury. He shouldn't be compelled to incriminate himself according to the fifth amendment.

  20. Re:Massive conspiracy on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    Beware of ignoring the fact that the IRS has already admitted to guilt in the targetting, and has those investigated pleading the fifth amendment.

  21. Re:Huh? on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    I like the part where you deliberately Ignore the fact that the IRS has admitted their guilt in targeting Tea Party groups, and has fired people for their involvement in the actions and those implicated are pleading the fifth to protect themselves in front of courts. If they've done nothing wrong, then they have no need to plead the fifth as the truth would be revealed during the court cases. Ollie North may not have been guilty too, except that he was.

  22. Re:Huh? on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    If you look at the IRS MAnual wqhere it explicitly states they backup their exchange server according to FISMA standards regularly and offsite, or they are non compliant.

  23. Re:Huh? on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    Instead of offering any sort correct and accurate "signal" of actual useful information you dump about 20 sentences, berating him adding to the noise. You are either signal or noise and you AC rant is the same crap you accuse him of.
    http://www.irs.gov/irm/index.h... You can see in the document they are held under FISMA standards and Their exchange was backed up regularly.

  24. Re:Massive conspiracy on IRS Lost Emails of 6 More Employees Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    Backing up archived email isn't difficult. No one is claiming the entire computer needs to be backed up.

  25. Re:What's the worse that can happen? on Whistleblowers Enter the Post-Snowden Era · · Score: 1

    It unraveled Nixon, and was a tipping point in his paranoia, which would ultimately lead to the SIU/Watergate break ins. Even if people do not react intelligently, they are better served by the truth about their government than lies/misrepresentations.