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  1. Re:Geneva Conventions on MPAA Shuts Down Town's Municipal WiFi Over 1 Download · · Score: 1

    So civilians are entitled to less protection during times of peace? Granted, bringing up the Geneva Convention in this isn't fully appropriate for the topic, but it's probably the only cited example they could think of. Group punishment isn't allowed in the US legal system when it concerns normal citizens, is it? I've never heard of a case where the Judge arrested or penalized an entire store of people only because one of them was a shoplifter.

    "Don't do the time if you didn't do the crime". I think the TV cop phrase is "if you're innocent , then you have nothing to worry about".

  2. Re:Wasn't the MPAA who shut down the network on MPAA Shuts Down Town's Municipal WiFi Over 1 Download · · Score: 2, Interesting

    That's what the common carrier principle is for. You wouldn't be liable. From a tech standpoint, though, you might want to know what is dragging down the bandwidth in a specific area. It might be indicating a problem other than a heavy file download.

  3. Re:Mega-D 2.0 on Researchers Take Down a Spam Botnet · · Score: 1

    Yep. Just make sure you uncheck the "hide answer" option. Tools > Options > ROFLCOPTOR Config

  4. Re:Good! on Researchers Take Down a Spam Botnet · · Score: 1

    I'll be happy when they start upselling items from their fully stocked mini-bar.

  5. Re:Lawsuit over "performance royalties"? on Intel's New E-Reader For the Visually Impaired · · Score: 1

    That's the one. Thanks. Mod up for informative, please.

  6. Mega-D 2.0 on Researchers Take Down a Spam Botnet · · Score: 1

    1) Counter-attack researchers
    2) Analysis and evaluation
    3) Rebuild and redeploy
    4) Profit

    Hopefully those hacked machines get addressed quickly. While the botnet itself is down, there's probably a few ways to grab the zombies and make a new system.

  7. Lawsuit over "performance royalties"? on Intel's New E-Reader For the Visually Impaired · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Didn't some group sue Amazon over the Kindle's ability to read text out loud? Is Intel next on the hit list due to this? I mean, for $1,500 you could hire some poor, out of work, minstrel to walk around with you and read articles in real time.

    Granted, they are a bit clunkier than what most airlines allow for as carry on luggage items, but still.

  8. "Our" God made everything... on Origin of Species To Be Given For Free, With FUD · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Therefore he made lies and slander. As such, we may use these tools of God to promote our beliefs in him (not her). Anybody found promoting the idea that maybe, just maybe, that evolution was the tool by which God made life and that the 6 days of creation were not literal 24 hour periods will be stoned, as is also mentioned somewhere in the bible, so it must be biblical.

    FYI, just because Jesus didn't address the nuances on how we came to be doesn't mean it's not more important than his message of forgiveness and love. Quite the opposite.

  9. Calipers on Why Doesn't Exercise Lead To Weight Loss? · · Score: 1

    The best way to consider a weight loss program is this.

    (Starting Weight) + (Muscle Gained) - (Fat Lost) = Current Weight

    Most folks skip the muscle gained consideration and solely focus on the fat loss, thus throwing off the results interpretation. Calipers are cheap and easy ways to measure the change in fat loss, thus allowing for minimal weight changes to still be considered successful. In a pinch, you can also just check the changes in belt notches, jeans fit and whether or not you can see your toes when you look down.

  10. Re:Not surprised on Nokia's N-Gage Service To End After 2010 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I wonder how this will affect their "exclusives". Palladium books had a little Rifts game done for that platform (such a waste) and I wonder if this will free it up for other platforms.

  11. Re:The death of photography makes it possible on Xerox Claims Printable Electronics Breakthrough · · Score: 1

    Buy low, sell before investigated?

  12. Re:The death of photography makes it possible on Xerox Claims Printable Electronics Breakthrough · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So, possibly time to start investing in silver? If they use it as stated, a lot of silver may bet get dumped into landfills as part of trash packaging.

  13. Re:How will my butcher use these? on Microsoft Research Shows Off Multi-Touch Mouse Prototypes · · Score: 1

    Thanks! Nothing like taking a potential discussion starter on what might make for a better mouse and turning it into an anti-PC rant to show how smart you are. I'm so glad I know my place now.

  14. Re:How will my butcher use these? on Microsoft Research Shows Off Multi-Touch Mouse Prototypes · · Score: 1

    If that's the stance you're taking we'll never move to mind controlled computers :(

  15. Uh oh. on WARF and Intel Settle Patent Suit Over Core 2 Duo · · Score: 1

    So does this mean that paying kickbacks and giving "gift" bribes doesn't entitle you to any legal rights?

  16. How will my butcher use these? on Microsoft Research Shows Off Multi-Touch Mouse Prototypes · · Score: 1

    Or anybody with missing digits? A basic mouse can pretty much be used with one finger (not counting the thumb for grip). People with severed digits or even just a cast on may find newer applications a bit too hard to use if they require these interfaces.

    My only other compliant is that they seem to be ambidextrous. I demand a mouse that discriminates against left handed users so my brother won't steal it.

  17. Re:Only 42"??? on Stargate Universe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Real home theaters involve a large stage and having the program's actors re-enact the show you're trying to watch. Sometimes they only require a fee to do it, sometimes you have to kidnap them. I have a list of impersonators in case something I'm watching involves somebody who's passed on.

    Ever since I upgraded to this system, even my porn collection is considered high art.

  18. Re:I volunteer on Google Wants to Map Indoors, Too · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What about reviews and price lists for the parts of those buildings you DO want to go to?

  19. Re:Hold on there... on Gamers Are More Aggressive To Strangers · · Score: 1

    Well, maybe they'll use this study in the next grant application to demonstrate the need to investigate the other variables.

  20. At least... on Gamers Are More Aggressive To Strangers · · Score: 1

    ... they infer there have been studies about this regarding male interaction with strangers in other situations (war and sports). I'm curious how the results would have changed if they couldn't have heard their opponents at all. Or perhaps a different game. A PvP situation in an MMO? Maybe hardcore Tetris action. Either way, it's curious if they can work on harnessing these responses as part of a planned anger therapy or some such. Blow off steam nuking folks online to be civil IRL.

  21. Re:Poor Summary on NCSoft Drops GameGuard From Western Launch of Aion · · Score: 1

    Saying what was and wasn't found would allow programmers to vet their newer creations against Warden. "X was found, but not Y or Z. Let's work on those angles for now".

  22. Re:Hands-free is allowed on For New Zealanders, No More Phones As Sat-Nav Devices · · Score: 1

    Nice sig.

    If you know where you're going, then the GPS is redundant. But assuming you don't know exactly how to get where you're going, then I think it's probably preferable to some (but not all) of the alternatives. Even having a passenger in the car that knows the way can be inferior to a GPS unit (we all have friends that are shoddy navigators).

  23. Re:very pretty on First Look At Wild New "Level 10" Concept PC Case · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've been meaning to talk to you about that. Your 6 year old has been seen beating up /.ers for their lunch money.

  24. Re:Hands-free is allowed on For New Zealanders, No More Phones As Sat-Nav Devices · · Score: 1

    Aside from the fact that you can program your destination before you start driving, can it be argued that the GPS helping you prepare for turns early prevents poor driving actions like multi-lane switches or rear end collisions due to slamming on the breaks to make an unexpected turn.

  25. Re:Cuisine indicates wealth of past cultures. on Cooking May Have Made Us Human · · Score: 1

    Here is an exercise for the reader. The Big Mac is the quintessential item in the American cuisine. What does the Big Mac tell us about American civilization?

    That wealth will make clowns of us all? I don't think it makes much of a statement regarding our "wealth". The reason being that transportation and preservation techniques have improved so much that the effort needed to make such complex foods have dropped. If anything it's flipped. It's easier to go to the store to buy strawberries or apples from halfway across the country (or world) than it is to drive a few hours to get some locally grown but not carried at the supermarket.

    Or did you mean to imply that the complexity of the dish indicates wealth? Fun topic, keep going with it.