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  1. Re:I would rather have that than contraband on Supreme Court Approves Strip Searches For Any Arrestable Offense · · Score: 1, Funny

    So is this health check paid for by Obamacare?

  2. Re:It's misleading to imply these are new cases on CDC Reports 1 In 88 Children Now Affected With Autism In the US · · Score: 1

    For this study, neither since it's kids 2-17. If it was for people 2-40, it wouldn't matter since either date would be include in the age range. If it was for people diagnosed as autistic in 2010 with Aspergers, then yes since that was when you were diagnosed. If it was for people who had an ASD in 2009, no because you had not been diagnosed even though you might have had the disorder then.

  3. Re:Really folks. on US ISPs Become 'Copyright Cops' July 12th · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because violating a copyright is 5 years or $250k fine (or whatever it's up to these days) while 1st degree murder carries a slightly stiffer sentence up to and including becoming a stiff.

  4. Re:If I were to find one... on 'Honey Stick' Project Tracks Fate of Lost Smartphones · · Score: 1

    Poor use of grammar, improper capitalization, and bad punctuation. But this is Slashdot so it's not horrendously wrong really...just par for the course.

  5. Re:well, if you want to be technical... on Ask Slashdot: Who Has Been Sued By the RIAA? · · Score: 1

    No. Only video game roms. And software isos. I think it may just be a warez thing, not a mp3z thing.

  6. It's common sense for the police to treat the man as if he's lying.Then admit you have it. They will believe you are lying and just let you go.

  7. Re:He man not have had a choice on Man Barred From Being Alone With Daughter After Informing Police of Porn On PC · · Score: 2

    Or divorce papers because he had the child porn on his computer.

  8. Re:I thought this was known by now on Man Barred From Being Alone With Daughter After Informing Police of Porn On PC · · Score: 0

    Not only that, but even if it was he's not at a federally funded or operated facility. And even if he was, he doesn't sound like he would be under any of the covered professions that are required to by that law.

  9. Re:I thought this was known by now on Man Barred From Being Alone With Daughter After Informing Police of Porn On PC · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the staff at Penn State read this. :)

    Would Penn State count as a "federal land or in a federally operated (or contracted) facility"?

  10. Police are not your friends unless you help them "catch bad guys."

    And if you look around and don't see any bad guys, guess who the police look at as the bad guy...

  11. Re:Not secure enough on US Appeals Court Upholds Suspect's Right To Refuse Decryption · · Score: 1

    That was funny in 1982. It was funny in the first several decades after that. It hasn't been funny in the multiple daily use of it in the last decade.

  12. Re:The Issue At Hand on Ask Slashdot: Best Mobile Phone Solution With No Data Plan? · · Score: 1

    200MB of uncapped data.

    I get unlimited uncapped data until I reach the cap point.

    I believe you mean you get 200MB of unthrottled data.

  13. Re:In a not so distant future... on Where Next-Generation Rare Earth Metals May Come From · · Score: 1

    Until those who are protecting you find out that if you'll pay $X, then you might be willing to pay $X+$Y where Y > 0. Rinse. Repeat.

  14. Re:Googles Video Super head ends on Google Seeks To Plant Antenna Farm In Iowa · · Score: 1

    Call me crazy, but I have a feeling that Google might have researched this a bit. Verizon didn't seem to have too much of a problem with having a SHE in Normal, IL which is part of the tornado alley.

    I also have a feeling that Google wanted something that didn't rely on anyone else to provide them with their video feed. While it potentially could be cost effective, there is also a non-zero chance of transmission disputes, contract negotiation outages, etc. Having your own infrastructure start to finish eliminates the chance of any company's greed impacting your service, or at least within your immediate control.

  15. Re:Well, Google did that already to MS.. on Microsoft's Antivirus Briefly Flags Google.com As Malicious · · Score: 1

    To be equally fair, so does Google.

  16. Re:Alas, they have to buy spyware with the savings on All-IP Network Produces $100B Real Estate Windfall · · Score: 3, Interesting

    They don't have to buy the spyware. The government will buy it for them.

  17. Re:Let me show you my back door on Job Seeking Hacker Gets 30 Months In Prison · · Score: 1

    After I replied, he told me a story about a programmer interviewing for a position at Darden who had very good qualifications. He was asked the same question and immediately said, "Let me show you my back door", and proceeded to log into a company web site and pull up their web site administration page. The programmer actually seemed shocked when told that there is no way Darden could hire him.

    I guess I could never work at Darden either. I would have to lie to get a job, or if I told the truth they already have admitted they couldn't hire me.

    My past two employers I know have admin or otherwise secure pages that I can almost guarantee haven't changed their passwords. If I were asked that question, I would have to admit that technically I do have a "backdoor", but it's not MY backdoor nor was it anywhere within my control to change the credentials to it. Or I could just lie and say I don't have access, but then starting off an career with a company with a lie isn't exactly putting your best food forward either.

  18. Re:Mathematics on Super Bowl Bust: Feds Grab 307 NFL Websites; $4.8M · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm 120 miles north of the Superbowl, and the FBI paid a visit to our mall and cleaned out one store of their NFL merchandise as being counterfeit. A lot of what they took was jerseys. Authentic game jerseys MSRP for around $200 so I could see an average being around $100.

  19. Re:Alright on White House Refuses To Comment On Petition To Investigate Chris Dodd · · Score: 1

    Grope your genitals, or lock you up for the thought crime of using encryption

    So....we get to choose which they do? I can't guarantee which I would choose, but I can tell you with a great deal of certainty which I would choose.

  20. Re:Let's hope he gets extradited, he'll be better on US Judge Rules Defendant Can Be Forced To Decrypt Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    This is how banks do it (one code unlocks the safe, another, seemingly identical sets of an explosive charge destroying the vault's contents).

    Huh? What would be the purpose of a bank destroying the contents of the vault? I could see maybe a private vault with things you wouldn't want to get out. But the purpose of a bank vault is to either protect the bank's assets or to protect client's assets. If you destroy it, then what's the purpose of protecting it?

  21. Re:Will Rand Paul now be fined $10k? on Senator Rand Paul Detained By the TSA · · Score: 1

    They have threatened saying they could fine up to $11,000 but I've never have found where they actually have fined someone from just walking away.

  22. Re:iLawyer 4G on Preliminary ITC Ruling: Motorola Not In Violation of Apple's Patents · · Score: 3, Informative

    I honestly don't have a clue how HTC survives

    Because they are the leading smartphone manufacturer in the US (at least as of Q3 last year). That doesn't reflect worldwide numbers or revenue generated, but it's nothing to sneeze at either. My last 3 phones have been HTC and I'll continue to buy their phones. Their damn good phones, affordable, and are often hacker-friendly(er).

  23. Re:Lean? on "Learn To Code, Get a Job" According To CNN · · Score: 2

    Comments? What are those?

  24. Re:Google search on One Million Web Pages Attacked By Lilupophilupop · · Score: 2

    Do I see ITT Tech in there as a victim?

    No, that's just part of their Information Systems and Cybersecurity degree program.

  25. Re:Well then on Summary of the M-Edge Vs. Amazon Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Bezos and his leadership seems to come across as an arrogant prick, but maybe that's just me.

    Steve Jobs did believe in reincarnation. I just figured it would have been someone younger, and already not a dominate leader in their industry. It would explain the rounded corners on the Kindles though.