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  1. Return the favor! on Share Links, Become Extradited To the US · · Score: 1

    I call upon all nations which have extradition treaties with the US, to start requests for extraditing high-profile US citizens for alleged internet crimes. Let's see how long until the US discovers that these kind of policies are not in their interest. At all. I asked this before, how can the US claim international jurisdiction over IP violations? As the Dutch say, arrogance and pride come usually precede a hard fall. The Roman empire all over, it's time to learn Chinese and forget that the USD ever existed.

  2. Re:Idea on Activision Trying To 'Reinvent' Guitar Hero · · Score: 1

    There are only 144 unique notes on a guitar, with a maximum of 6 simultaneous notes, and given the constraints of the human fingers, there are only so many combinations you can make. So it's definitely possible.

  3. Re:Idea on Activision Trying To 'Reinvent' Guitar Hero · · Score: 1

    rocksmith

  4. Re:Dang. on Activision Trying To 'Reinvent' Guitar Hero · · Score: 2

    As a real guitarist, I'm waiting for Rocksmith: http://rocksmith.ubi.com/rocksmith/en-US/home/.

  5. Next: on BiPod Flying Car Makes (Short) Test Flights · · Score: 1

    The Human CentBiPod!!

  6. Re:The world would be better off without you on LulzSec Target the Sun After Phone Hacking Scandal · · Score: 1

    It would be like giving a cat the death penalty for killing a mouse. Who cares if the cat cannot understand that it should not do that! My way or teh highway!

  7. Re:The general public might not have the right, on Judge Says You Can't Know If Google Spies For NSA · · Score: 1

    orly?

    I am an Apple shareholder. According to your logic, I can phone Steve Jobs now and demand he shows me the design of the iPhone 5, amirite? As a shareholder I am entitled to details about Apple's assets, liabilities, income sources, and other financial details, amirite?

  8. Re:Who do you trust? on How Increasing Cloud Reliance Affects IT Jobs · · Score: 1

    You can buy dual WAN failover routers for a few hundred bucks .. combine that with two cheap DSL lines, and the cloud is always in reach (provided that the two ISPs use different POPs)

  9. Re:if cops can do it why can't we? on Court to Decide If Man Can Keep His Moon Rock · · Score: 1

    If something looks like a garbage can, it does not have to be one. Even if it's stuffed with garbage. One man's trash, another man's treasure.

  10. Re:Good call on Court to Decide If Man Can Keep His Moon Rock · · Score: 1

    You are missing the point. How did he know it was a moon rock? There are only a few of those on earth. Are you able to identify a random burned rock in a trash can as a moon rock? He clearly knew what it was and probably arranged for the rock to be in that trashcan to begin with, if that whole trashcan story is true anyway.

    Second, there has only been one organisation who visited the moon, and since they do not sell those rocks (assuming the museum had the rock on loan), there is just no way he can legally possess a moon rock. That is reason enough by itself to have him handover that rock.

  11. Re:Oh, big wow. on Facebook Helps Israel Blacklist Air Travellers · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Seems to me like the Israelis have every right to decide who enters their country.

  12. Re:Your Employer or Client Can Argue on Are You Too Good For Code Reviews? · · Score: 1

    A good team manager will factor in testing. Like the actual coding, testing is just a part of the process. Would the business stakeholder argue that he would use an untested product himself? Or use their clients as testers? Then tell his boss to terminate his contract, there cannot be any compromise for quality.

  13. Re:Really bad idea. on Roundabout Revolution Sweeping US · · Score: 1

    You have roundabouts with a 'side passing lane' so you can overtake other traffic. These are real handy, for example as seen here:

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Alphen+aan+den+Rijn,+Nederland&hl=nl&ll=52.136257,4.692991&spn=0.001781,0.003739&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.273371,61.259766&t=h&z=18

    so best of both worlds, and no traffic lights.

  14. Re:At first glance on Facebook Locks Down Social Gift Giving Patent · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This. It should not be possible to get a patent for an idea that just surfaced. Patents should only be granted for months upon months of hard work, research, validation and such. And expire after a short time, say 5 years.
    A patent for giving a gift, making a gesture or arranging a number of icons is just silly and killing the software industry. The patent office should void all such patents and since algorithms cannot be patented, no software patents should be allowed. At all.

  15. Re:Leaving the top 10% behind in the initial relea on Is Final Cut Pro X Apple's Biggest Mistake In Years? · · Score: 1

    What if my FC3 machine dies and I have to replace it with a new OSX Lion machine. Oops, FC3 doesn't work on Lion. So while I may have terabytes in archived FC3 projects, I am unable to use anything but the original raw footage. You, sir, fail to see the issue at hand.

  16. Re:Cowards on LulzSec Announces That It Is Done · · Score: 1

    Oh that totally makes it right. Thanks for the explanation, I think I can sleep well now.

  17. Re:Intuitive gestures should not be patented on New Apple Multi-Touch Patent Is Too Broad · · Score: 0

    The iPhone touch screen was an improvement over the previous generation, but that doesn't make it all revolutionary. These screens would have appeared on the market anyway if the iPhone were never invented. There were Pocket PCs sold around 2001 running Windows CE that had a phone. These were slow but still usable, and 5 years ahead. There was a development community but apps were not supplied by the vendor. There were quite similar phones on the market from Samsung, LG and others at the time the iPhone launched. What Apple did was improve on current designs and helped development ahead a few iterations. They improved the UI and provided more applications.Something which nearly every OS supplier does every major release. They did well, but mostly in marketing.

  18. Re:Intuitive gestures should not be patented on New Apple Multi-Touch Patent Is Too Broad · · Score: 2

    Because the iPhone was totally new and original ... and Apple is an 'inventor' .. whatever.

  19. Re:Logic disconnect... on Authorities Closing On LulzSec · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How can someone who has never entered the US be convicted to 60 years for breaking US laws??

  20. Re:It's prison time on LulzSec Suspect Arrested By UK Police · · Score: 1

    They won't be able to prove anything if he has any skills. Connections are routed through Russia and China and valid evidence will be impossible to obtain. Not sure if British law obliges you to hand over your password, but my guess is that the government used anti-cp laws to get this approved.

  21. Re:By... whom? on Bittorrent and uTorrent Sued For Patent Violations · · Score: 2

    Some googling revealed that BitTorrent is being sued by Tranz-Send Broadcasting Network from San Francisco, CA . They also have a public listed phone number and web address.

    Its CEO is Scott Redmond, http://www.scottredmond.com/

    His personal page is kind of LOL... this guys really thinks he is a genius who solved all the world's problems. What a douche.
    He is also making an ass of himself in this article http://gizmodo.com/5737088/the-greatest-scam-in-tech-scott-redmond-would-like-us-to-clarify

    From his site: (lolquotes incoming)
    Few may know who Scott Douglas Redmond is, but his client's and
    employers know he is the engine behind their most spectacular innovations
    and projects.

    + According to the U.S. Patent Office and industry press; Scott Douglas Redmond's
    efforts are always first-to-market with designs & products that are decades
    ahead of the competition.

    + Mr. Redmond hold's an extensive issued patent and pending patent portfolio
    of historically seminal patents.

    + Mr. Redmond has project managed or executive led projects with multi-million
    dollar budgets and hundreds of thousands of end-users, for his client's and
    employers.

    + Mr. Redmond's developments have become industry standards:
        First to develop, patent & demo particulated file media delivery. Now the global
    standard for large file delivery.
        First to develop, patent & demo integrated VR, wearable simulation & immersive
    network PC-based simulation/visualization.
        First to develop, patent & demo mobile media device PDA form factor and architecture
    and to demonstrate VOD on HP IPAQ PDA.
        First to develop, patent & demo Internet movie/music-on-demand system for personal
    computers.
        First to develop, patent-author & demo online green home building design-to-build
    technology.
        First to show iPhone wearable VR headset.
        First to present Internet VOD to the largest film studios in Hollywood.
    (see product documentation & client references on this link)
    + World leader in conceptual blockbusting & innovation contracts.
    + Ricipient of multiple White House & Congressional commendations.
    + Awarded over 200 project contracts by Fortune 2000 & Government 100 leaders
    since 1978.

    + Recipient of hundreds of letters of reference and acclaim (as shown in the
    attached links) from industry and government leaders (Multiple
    administrations), Mayors (multiple administrations), Fortune
    1000 leaders, Government Agency heads, Community organization executives,
    State assemblies, and many more...
    + Over 2000 radio, TV, newspaper and other media items have been generated
    by our client's press offices to positively document our past projects for them. While
    Few may know who Scott Douglas Redmond is, many have seen the successful projects
    he has helped deliver for his client's and investors.

  22. Re:Phonebook websites on European Pirates Arrested in Massive Police Operation · · Score: 1

    What if I make a movie guide. Isn't that an index of copyrighted material?

  23. Re:Energy. . . on Apple Plans New Spaceship-like Campus · · Score: 0

    Please provide sources to back your statement that Apple is environmental friendly... since they're anything but as they've shown in the last decades.

  24. Re:In other words... on Apple WWDC: iOS 5, Lion, iCloud · · Score: 1

    It is VHS vs Betamax all over again.. where Apple is the latter.

  25. Re:First in a long line I hope! on Germany To End Nuclear Power By 2022 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The funny thing is, that they will need a replacement for the loss of nuclear power. Since there are also laws that energy must be "green" for a certain percentage, coal plants will be off limits. Which will lead to .. Germany importing energy from France. Which is generated by ... dumtiedum .. nuclear reactors!

    Hypocrisy at its finest.