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  1. Re:This will come down to implementation... on Microsoft Closes Gap Between Windows 10 and Xbox One With "Crossplay" Plans · · Score: 1

    They will just stream the game from xbox to other devices. You will need to use your xbox controller as well to play the game. There are no interface issues.

  2. Re:Parody on Gritty 'Power Rangers' Short Is Not Fair Use · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But in current copyright law, there is no longer a viable way to create a derivative work and benefit from it. In the past, when a new music or art style became popular, many people would start creating by copying each other. Even the last two major music styles to emerge, hip hop and edm, started by using existing samples and copying each other verbatim and not bothering other artists with royalty claims. This is now legally closed, the estates of deceased musicians will sue for use of specific words, a chord scheme or bass line and get rewarded. People are just too damn greedy. What happened to 'limited time' and 'public domain'?

  3. Re:Prior fucking art? on Apple Patent Could Have "Broad Ramifications" For VR Headsets · · Score: 1

    I remember wearing a headset at cebit a few decades ago. So what they claim is that shortening the cable to the computer and shrinking it the electronics is patent worthy.This patent is too obvious and will fail in court.

  4. Re:So much for our lord and savior on Will Every Xbox Be a Dev Kit? · · Score: 2

    Don't forget streaming games between xbox and pc, the feature that will finish the steambox. Steam really should create an Xbox client.

  5. Re:just want I wanted! on Microsoft Announces Windows For Raspberry Pi 2 · · Score: 2

    Sure, open is the policy. That must be why they used proprietory hardware mpeg decoding for which you need to buy a separate license.

  6. Re:Hell, by that logic... on Paul Graham: Let the Other 95% of Great Programmers In · · Score: 2

    In the same line of reasoning , the US would need only 5% of the software produced. So nothing is lost, except preventing other economies to grow properly by stealing the talented .

  7. Re:Subterranean BS. on Leaked Documents Show EU Council Presidency Wants To Impair Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    > the Presidency of the council of the EU ..

    Didn't I vote for that guy?! Oh wait .. It's not allowed to vote for people so high up the ladder in the EU. You can only vote for the EU parliament which has no power. This is the main reason why the majority of the EU citizens REJECT the EU. Everytime they put a treaty or 'eu declaration of rights' up for vote, people reject it en masse. Do the politicians listen to the people? No, because these treaties get implemented anyway. The only way to get rid of the EU is by voting for even worse alternatives such as communism, fascism or worse, it's a catch-22.. Mark my words, net neutrality's days are numbered in the EU.

  8. Re:Typical muslims on Terrorists Used False DMCA Claims To Get Personal Data of Anti-Islamic Youtuber · · Score: 1, Troll

    You could consider this particular religion a race because it's virtually impossible to abandon. Unless you want your head cut off. So in this case, the label racism could apply. .

  9. Re:Trying to wrap my head around this on Terrorists Used False DMCA Claims To Get Personal Data of Anti-Islamic Youtuber · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd say YouTube faces a hefty compensation, a fine and a criminal investigation. For disclosing personal information, possibly leading to attempted murder, and breaching privacy laws. But. Somehow they cannot trace the accounts posting videos of atrocities.

  10. Re:yum: Could not find update match for bash on Remote Exploit Vulnerability Found In Bash · · Score: 3, Informative

    sudo mv /bin/bash /bin/woosh

  11. Re:Me too. on Why You Can't Manufacture Like Apple · · Score: 1

    They probably had less than 80% of the machines working simultaneously at the peak of the production, then gradually sold off the surplus at a nice profit since they apparently just bought the entire planet's available supply.

  12. Let me get this clear on Why You Can't Manufacture Like Apple · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So, to recap, Apple wants a nicer looking sleep light, and as a result hip replacements just got a lot more expensive.

  13. Re:Surprise? on Munich Reverses Course, May Ditch Linux For Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Do you really expect Betty from accounting to move her screen to another user's system? Jeez, I've been working with computers since the ZX Spectrum, I've used every OS flavor there is but for my desktop machines I still greatly prefer Windows over anything else. Other OSes are either unfriendly, cumbersome or missing lots of features. Why do you feel such a need to push the horror of user-friendliness that is Linux upon regular users? It will save you a penny in the short run but will cost you a boatload of money in lost productivity.

  14. Re:Cinavia? on Xbox One Will Play Media from USB Devices, DLNA Servers · · Score: 1

    Why, it seems you are implying that the presence of a BluRay player would mandate the use of Cinavia in all local media content playback. I really doubt that, since that would mean they're not doing a very good job protecting their license terms. The xbone is just a pc, so If the average pc can do it, the xbone can too.
    Besides, we're talking Microsoft here, not Sony. They will just fork a random recent Media Player branch, which will be hard enough to maintain without the Cinavia protection scheme present. They don't care whatever you watch as long as you buy their machine and an XBL subscription.

  15. Re:Java ME vs. Dalvik on Xbox One Will Play Media from USB Devices, DLNA Servers · · Score: 1

    I wonder, given how Oracle abused its licensing position in Blu-Ray, if the next playback format will come with even stricter licenses. In whose interest is this exactly? (except Oracle's ofcourse) Time for consumer groups to lobby for banning such restricted products. You want to sell playback devices? Then they must be open.

  16. Re:You have to understand on Ebola Quarantine Center In Liberia Looted · · Score: 1, Interesting

    > There's enough bad history with westerners fucking around with Africa
    You mean, like greatly extending the life expectancy of Africans and providing education regarding prevention and hygiene? Really, these Western people you speak of must be some wicked tribe! To be honest, sometimes I think that this has lead directly to the massive overpopulation we see nowadays. Should we have let Darwin in charge?

  17. Re:ROI for drug development on "Secret Serum" Used To Treat Americans With Ebola · · Score: 2

    Because when you are diagnosed with a terminal disease, with the outlook of having only a few days left to spend in agony, and a US drug company approaches you with an experimental treatment that may either cure you or kill you even sooner, are you going to reject?

  18. Re:Well at least they saved the children! on Google Spots Explicit Images of a Child In Man's Email, Tips Off Police · · Score: 1

    Except, at a large tech company such as Google, there are systems and procedures in place to prevent such tampering. You would have to hack yourself through the whole logging chain, which is virtually impossible. As an occasional server admin you may be able to completely erase your tracks on a single system, but when you're dealing with large cloud systems, you're going to have a hard time. I doubt even Google itself could do it without a trace.

  19. Re:Er, that's a bit confusing on The Problems With Drug Testing · · Score: 1

    Where did I claim that homeless person are 'lower beings'? Please speak for your self and refrain from that dick-headed prejudice.
    You have to look at it from a purely biological standpoint. Completely different living and sleeping habits, food intake, body temperature control, and continuous exposure to the outside all result in different metabolism from the general population. That alone will not produce correct results when testing drugs targeted to the general population. Besides, having test subjects who are hardened by living on the streets means, that you have no idea whether you can attribute any of the observed side effects to the drug being tested. e.g. is the subject scratching himself because the medicine makes him feel itchy, or is it a rash from bad hygiene and low vitamin intake?
    Is that so difficult to understand?

  20. Re:Er, that's a bit confusing on The Problems With Drug Testing · · Score: 0

    Actually, I would expect a homeless person to have a completely different metabolism. So yes, that would make them unfit for testing drugs for the general population.

  21. Re: Wow. on Rocket Scientist Designs "Flare" Pot That Cooks Food 40% Faster · · Score: 1

    Have you seen the picture in tfa? It will be a nightmare to clean, unless there is an inner layer smoothing the surface. But that would not be very efficient.

  22. Re:Bad software justifies bad actions... on Microsoft Takes Down No-IP.com Domains · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Because all other vendors produce flawless secure software? Dream on..

  23. Re:Answer: Both on Google To Take On Apple's CarPlay · · Score: 2

    Windows XP was officially supported for over 12 years after release. Apple usually supports its hardware until up to 4 years after release. Android support is usually only offered *before* release date and a few months after.

  24. Re:Answer: Both on Google To Take On Apple's CarPlay · · Score: 0, Troll

    Neither please. Choosing between a big brother-like ad-riddled OS from Google vs a severely restricted vendor lock-in from Apple? I'd rather run my car on Windows than either of these.

  25. Millions of conventional TVs vulnerable too on Millions of Smart TVs Vulnerable To 'Red Button' Attack · · Score: 1

    "Researchers from Dickweed University's Network Security Lab discovered a flaw affecting nearly every TV on the planet. The flaw allows a radio-frequency attacker with a low budget to take control over tens of thousands of TVs in a single attack, forcing the TVs to turn on or off, or switch channels. The attack works by equipping a drone with a powerful universal remote, sending commands to all TVs in a broad range." It's even scarier like this!