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  1. Logical ruling on Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Patent Troll · · Score: 2

    and sounds based along the same lines of an individual can't ignore a law even if they think it will (at some point) be deemed unconstitutional. So Cisco should have moved to have the patent revoked prior to making use of it rather than infringe and then try after (if at all).

  2. not the best article on NSA-Reform Bill Fails In US Senate · · Score: 3, Interesting

    as it omits (this from the NYT)

    After the two bills failed, Mr. McConnell offered a series of agreements to pass ever-shorter extensions, including one for a single day, that required the full consent of the Senate. But Mr. Paul, joined by the Democratic Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, objected — leaving the matter to next Sunday.

    “This is a debate about whether or not a warrant with a single name of a single company can be used to collect all the records,” Mr. Paul said. “All of the phone records of all of the people in our country with a single warrant. Our forefathers would be aghast.

    Mr. Paul has made clear that he wants the House bill, known as the USA Freedom Act, brought to the floor with an open amendment process so he can have the chance to toughen it.

  3. Re:Thank you - just PR for his presidential run. on What Was the Effect of Rand Paul's 10-Hour "Filibuster"? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps if you read a bit more on Paul and the lead up to this mini-fillibuster you would know that he was trying to take advantage of Senate preocedural rules as they became available to him. And I might add, you claim to applaud Paul, Wyden and the others... but where exactly have the others been? Have they stuck their neck out and done something like this? Did they do the same with the drone issue? I'm not recalling any others who spoke more than their allotted handful of minutes on any of these issues.

    And to those who say its simply pr for his campaign - explain how this helps him with the replubican "base" who are largely neo-cons and the largest contingent of primary voters. It might get him some dollars from his Dad's supporters but its a tough sell to say this clearly helps him in primaries where the game has been to see who can out neo-con who.

  4. Re:why is that the question? on What Was the Effect of Rand Paul's 10-Hour "Filibuster"? · · Score: 1

    Anonymous poster taking crack again... Rand Paul is a party insider? Really? He's running just at the behest of party bigwigs so they can pick someone else? Run as an independent like Ross Perot or Jon Anderson?

    That post shows a complete lack of understanding of a) Rand Paul, b) his position within the elephant party and c) electoral politics.

  5. It worked so well on Energy Dept. Wants Big Wind Energy Technology In All 50 US States · · Score: 1

    off Nantucket as told here

  6. Avoid the Common Wealth on Australian Law Could Criminalize the Teaching of Encryption · · Score: 1

    at all costs. Sure, USA is bad but the little cousins are determined to show up everyone else. The UK and AUS in particular are about as bad as it gets.

  7. Government Intrusion on Oregon Testing Pay-Per-Mile Driving Fee To Replace Gas Tax · · Score: 5, Insightful

    with the aim of knowing your where abouts at all times. If you don't want a gas tax, charge a weight based fee at registration. And if you really, really must have a milage based tax, do it at the annual inspection based on total miles over the prior year. Accept that there is no perfect solution but that putting monitors inside people's cars is about as offensively bad as it gets.

  8. Damn kids! on Long Uptime Makes Boeing 787 Lose Electrical Power · · Score: 1

    How many times do I have to tell you to shut the plane the f off before you go to bed? What do you think, I'm made of money?!?

  9. So no paper backup anymore? on Crashing iPad App Grounds Dozens of American Airline Flights · · Score: 1

    What happens if the iPrecious crashes mid flight? And if they do still have the old maps, why the delay? Who thought it was a bright idea to create cascading chaos in daily airtraffic just for pilot convenience?

  10. So Musk renegged on Elon Musk Bailed Out of $6bn Google Takeover To Save Tesla From 2013 Bankruptcy · · Score: 1

    and that will stick with him forever.

  11. Re:Sen. Feinstein on Sen. Feinstein Says Anarchist Cookbook Should Be "Removed From the Internet" · · Score: 1

    The Dead Kennedys tried to remove her from politics long ago.... somehow voters seem less inclined to vote out old women than even old men.

  12. Unclear on the figures reported on The World Lost an Oklahoma-Sized Area of Forest In 2013, Satellite Data Show · · Score: 1

    Being suspicious of virtutally all "science" reporting I am left wondering - is the figure reported "net" loss after accounting for areas where there was forest growth?

  13. Re:The larger problem is on Hack Air-Gapped Computers Using Heat · · Score: 1

    If you are able to do that you almost certainly have a far simpler attack vector to extract data from the air-gapped machine. Think about your case: a usb stick. If it can carry in then it can also carry out and is not dependent upon precise proximity of the air and non-gapped computers.

  14. Dear Slashdot on Corporation Investigates Spurious Signal -- What They Found Will Shock You · · Score: 0

    Time to grow up. You aren't a child anymore and can be charged as an adult. Enough with the childish 1 April stories.

  15. No, its the case for whining on No Film At 11: the Case For the Less-Video-Is-More MOOC · · Score: 1

    If you don't want to watch the video -for whatever reason- almost all of the courses provide the text of the close captioning. Download and read that along with any other lecture notes that are available. Better yet, just troll Amazon for the "best" book on the subject as that is all you really want anyway.

    The rest of us, who actually do want the video because, have among many reasons, a) we find the pace to be more conducive to long term learing, b) we like to take notes while we listen, c) (course dependent) we like to see problems worked out with verbal explanation, d) we like to hear the occasional question from those in physical attendance or as result of those posted to message boards.

  16. Re:Oh good.... on The X-Files To Return · · Score: 1

    as long as Gillian Anderson is in it thats all that matters. She was totally hot in "The Fall". Now she gets to go back to being a hot red head with a big rack. Sweet

  17. The larger problem is on Hack Air-Gapped Computers Using Heat · · Score: 1

    the air-gapped system must already be infected. So while this is cute and all, on its own it does nothing.

  18. Bullshit on Obama: Maybe It's Time For Mandatory Voting In US · · Score: 1

    I was recently at a homeowners assoc. annual meeting. There were no pitchforks or tar and feathers and yet in person attendance was just over 50% and total (by proxy) over 70%.

    When people care about something or some place and feel that their input really does count, they will be engaged.

    When people feel it truly does not matter which shithead is elected to Congress or the White Hourse, turnout will be poor.

  19. Simple Solution on NZ Customs Wants Power To Require Passwords · · Score: 1

    Never, ever travel to any Commonwealth country again. Not that the US of A is that far behind but each day that passes just brings more revolting news from these supposed "freedom loving" countries.

  20. Becasue... the children! on Powdered Alcohol Approved By Feds, Banned By States · · Score: 3, Informative

    I for one am sick of the fucking children. No, its not good enough that you need to be a certain age to purchase this stuff. Nope. Must deny it to the legal adults becuase little Johnny just might snap some up while nobody is looking.

    NANNIES

  21. Re:Hmmm on Does USB Type C Herald the End of Apple's Proprietary Connectors? · · Score: 1

    The Core M has gotten dreadful reviews and the supposed battery life improvements are just that.. supposed. The new Dell XPS 13 is a far better device and value. But alas, it doesn't have the fanboy logo on it so you will ignore it.

  22. No, of course not on Does USB Type C Herald the End of Apple's Proprietary Connectors? · · Score: 2

    Now they need to sell you an adapter that takes the one port and makes into 2, 3 or 4 ports for $80 or more.

  23. Re:One word: convenience. on Apple's "Spring Forward" Event Debuts Apple Watch and More · · Score: 1

    If you want to peek at a text message or a reminder during a meeting, would you rather look at your watch or awkwardly dig your phone out of your pocket? That alone will be worth the price for some.

    I believe looking at his watch during a meeting of sorts lost Bush #1 his re-election. Isn't it considered quite rude by most to keep looking at your watch in any social setting?

    Speaking of text messages, phone theft has dropped as kill switches have become commonplace. But if you're in a "bad" neighborhood at night, would you rather discretely check your watch for a text, or whip out your $700 smartphone?

    It sounds like the prices of these iWatches are not all that far removed from the cost of iPhone. Is it something you really want to be flashing in that situation?

    If you live in Seattle and like to bike, would you like to be able to throw your phone into a plastic bag in a backpack in case it rains, yet still be able to answer a call?

    Isn't bluetooth an option on helmets already?

  24. hey lets just set those PALS to 00000000

    listen up people if you aren't already in the security industry, hurry up because this is the gravy train of the next decade.