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  1. Could that apply to GAG orders on settlements? on It Will Soon Be Illegal To Punish Customers Who Criticize Businesses Online (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Because I think those provisions stand in the way of warning others of a crappy company.

  2. This of course will lead to an awkward debate on UK Plans To Censor Online Videos Of 'Non-Conventional' Sex Acts (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Where stuffy British politicians argue over what is 'non-conventional' without blushing.

  3. By the time you open it, there will be a new ver on Apple Releases $300 Book Containing 450 Photos of Apple Products (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    And you will have the old outdated one.

  4. Apologies: Status update was 4 days 2 hrs early on Facebook Bug Tells Users They Are Dead (fortune.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please accept our apologies for prematurely updating your profile status. Please be assured the status has been corrected, and will be updated at the appropriate time on Tuesday. Sincerely, Facebook

  5. I've certainly seen anecdotal evidence on Mark Zuckerberg Says Fake News on Facebook Affecting the Election Is a 'Crazy Idea' (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    I have seen a great deal repeating, sharing and believing of these stories, I find it hard to believe that these weren't enough to sway quite a few people.

  6. My 5 year old thanks you! on Alibaba Posts $1 Billion in Sales in 5 Minutes on Singles' Day (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    That's a pretty massive savings. here come the blocks!

  7. It's needed, but how to do fairly on Facebook on its Fake News Problem: 'There's So Much More We Need To Do' (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Can it be done fairly and with so much transparency that folks wouldn't confuse it with censorship? It's worth trying.

  8. Their original content is 9/10 of what we watch. on People Like Netflix's Original Content More Than Its Other Content: AllFlicks (allflicks.net) · · Score: 1

    Their original content is 9/10 of what we watch, without it I don't think my family would continue to subscribe. Their movie selection is pretty lousy, and not getting any better, I'm sure the stiff competition limits what they can offer.

  9. I think it's a lot better than a bullet on US Police Consider Flying Drones Armed With Stun Guns (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Much prefer someone fly their drone in, than run into a building shooting, or getting shot.

  10. True for one company, but the issue isn't PC v MAC on Macs End Up Costing 3 Times Less Than Windows PCs Because of Fewer Tech Support Expense, Says IBM's IT Guy (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Anecdotal story of one company, and likely bought and paid for by Apple. If you are really paying that much to maintain your PCs then you a bigger issue on your hands with how you are setting them up and deploying them. Since this is IBM, that is very likely the case, under the constant threat of 'resource actions' much of their higher skilled workers have moved onto more stable pastures.

  11. This is 'almost' as bad as Sony root-kitting peoples PCs to prevent copying. Not quite as bad, but now I see Samsung in same sleazy slimy light I see Sony.

  12. Ask him if he could.. on Interviews: Ask Martin Shkreli a Question · · Score: 1

    Ask him if he could eat poop and die please.

  13. What a crock on Guccifer 2.0 Dumps a Bunch of Clinton Foundation Donor Data (engadget.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    He implies there is some sort of correlation to banks making donations, and tarp funds being distributed. Does $1000 seem like an appropriate bribe for a billion dollars? And since when does the secretary of state have any impact on where tarp funds are distributed? And what's the freaking point when this money is used for charity anyhow, it's not like they are buying paintings of themselves with it.

  14. Think about 'Package Forwarders' on Cops Are Raiding Homes of Innocent People Based Only On IP Addresses (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    Think of the people who receive/re-ship stolen merchandise that were most likely purchased with stolen credit cards. Can they really argue, that they are just performing a service like a mailboxes etc, and not committing a crime?

  15. That apprehension will fade fast, and folks will get to enjoy that time more.

  16. If not they need any public funding withdrawn, and get the ITT Treatment with regards to student loans.

  17. I think we might find out on Olympics Committee Says Non-Sponsors Are Banned From Tweeting About the Olympics (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Goodness knows this one stunk before it ever started.

  18. Shares falling %17 after growing nearly %100, meh on Nintendo Shares Plummet After Investors Realize It Doesn't Actually Make Pokemon Go (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    A %17 pullback after doubling? seriously, that's not hardly a plummet

  19. Very long if they play their cards right. on Pokemon Game Adds $7.5 Billion To Nintendo Market Value In Two Days (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    They need to learn the lesson from World of Warcraft. Take a LOT of that early money, and make more and more content. Also respond quickly to negative feedback/bugs etc.

  20. That's quoteworthy on Pokemon Game Adds $7.5 Billion To Nintendo Market Value In Two Days (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    That's a pretty quotable remark your kid made :-)

  21. A courteous employer deserves more than 2 weeks. on Ask Slashdot: Is It Ever OK To Quit Without Giving Notice? · · Score: 1

    A courteous employer, that cashes out unused Time off, provides severance when laying off employees, even gives a heads up that layoffs might come in bad times, deserves an effort on your part to minimize the impact of your departure. An employer who doesn't pay out all of the left over vacation time, or lays folks off without severance, or is abusive, you can still be the bigger person, but it's not necessary.

  22. This is a friggen advertisment for GeoEdge on HTML5 Ads Aren't That Safe Compared To Flash, Experts Say (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    They are arguing that they will still be relevant, when the vast majority of their usefulness evaporates.

  23. Ah, that's the part that has the alarmed on Federal Court: The Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect Your Home Computer (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    Good argument, Certainly won't change the verdict in this case, but yea that wording is BS.

  24. Not any different, there was a warrant on Federal Court: The Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect Your Home Computer (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    so this is legit.

  25. EFF really fibbed on this one. There was a warrant on Federal Court: The Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect Your Home Computer (eff.org) · · Score: 4, Informative

    There was a warrant, the fight was whether or not the warrant was legit,and the ruling was 'Yes'. From the PDF on EFFs site: The Court held hearings to address these Motions on May 19, 2016, May 26, 2016, and June 14, 2016. The Court FINDS, for the reasons stated herein, that probable cause supported the warrant's issuance, that the warrant was sufficiently specific, that the triggering event occurred, that Defendant is not entitled to a Franks hearing, and that the magistrate judge did not exceed her jurisdiction or authority in issuing the warrant