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  1. Re:How was it broken into again? on Ask Slashdot: Inexpensive SOHO Crime Deterrence and Monitoring? · · Score: 1

    The Columbus Ohio area had a string of people crashing the cars through the side of the buildings to gain entry. The alarms never went off, the security video recorded everything and they played it back on the news. They crooks took mostly smokes and liquor.

  2. Re:Civil Disobedience on Dutch MP Fined For Ethical Hacking · · Score: 1

    Rosa Parks is actually an example of someone who did think it through before hand. She clerked for a lawyer and previously secured the support of him as well as a/some civil rights groups. Her decision to act might have been entirely her own, but she was comforted in knowing she wasn't alone in making it.

  3. Re:Showoff Gets Off Easy on Dutch MP Fined For Ethical Hacking · · Score: 1

    I might have missed something, but the alarming part to me was that the MP accessed the patient information by accessing the company's website from outside the building. I agree that the tech in the lab needs access, but would the lab tech at home or the corner coffee shop need access? And if there is a case where someone outside the building needs that kind of access, wouldn't be better to VPN into the network with a preshared key before allowing that kind of access?

  4. Re:how cares about meteorites? on Residents Report Bright Streak Over Bay Area Friday Evening · · Score: 1

    There really isn't a good Samaritan law in CA and you can be sued for all sorts of crap. (providing the wrong assistance, failing to provide assistance, doing something incorrectly, and so on) I wouldn't be surprised that if there are dash cams in use in CA, they might be a little hesitant to post them.

    Then there was those CSI accident cleanup people who took pictures of some dead girl and passed it around where someone ended up harassing her parents with them. I forget what the outcome of that was but I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't a lot of local laws dealing with what can be done with accident scene footage/pics. Of course there is the free press thing, but it costs money to fight it i guess. I don't see it becoming popular there any time soon.

  5. Re:Cuba on Residents Report Bright Streak Over Bay Area Friday Evening · · Score: 1

    I think the fake appearance of the video is due to the cloud cover. The tail would disburse quickly and not reflect the sunlight or the heat of burning up on entry. Had there not been clouds, you would see it a lot longer. You can see it is behind a set of clouds and illuminating through them.

  6. Re:So he is not using the UN, just the UN on Lew Rockwell: Ron Paul Not Using the State or UN to Control RonPaul.Com · · Score: 1

    Buffet structures his investments to have the least possible tax implications possible. That's a matter of actively saying and thinking, how can I save from paying taxes, then complaining that he doesn't pay enough taxes.

    And yes, he can "not" do things that shelter his income from tax liability if he wanted to pay more. The IRS would not refund that.

  7. Re:It's a race... on Missouri Legislation Redefines Science, Pushes Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    It is avoided by saying simply that science does X and relies on it for be productive when the subject comes up. And regardless of your funny theories, you can save the deeper conversations for elective schools or studies that aren't required for a passing grade or attendance is not mandated by the state.

    And no, a good explanation of a natural event does not mean supernatural causes weren't behind it. I can take a hammer and crush a rock to a smaller size. Likewise, I can put it in a stream of running water for thousands of years and achieve the same thing. It can also erode down a mountain or fall off a cliff for the same results of smaller rocks. Everything in science very well could have been created (even evolution, abiogeneses, the bog bang and so on) and you would have no idea.

  8. Re:Democrat proposes more spending, what a surpriz on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter. It is the system we have and it won't be changed other then to make it easier for gerymandered districts to exploited for the win

  9. Re:Democrat proposes more spending, what a surpriz on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    How exactly do they plan to do that?

    Oh, you must have posted AC for a reason.

  10. Re:Democrat proposes more spending, what a surpriz on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    You are seriously going to claim that Reagan, in his deteriorated mental state (i don't recall), supporting something makes your argument look good? You might as well say it was supported by all the batshit crazy and senile old people. I mean he was suspected of having issues when he was president in his second term. And a decade later, he supports something that seems counter to what he has done throughout his career.

  11. Re:So he is not using the UN, just the UN on Lew Rockwell: Ron Paul Not Using the State or UN to Control RonPaul.Com · · Score: 1

    OK, then you are effectively saying that the US government made the only way to contest the ownership by going through WIPO at the UN.

    ICANN has went against the US government, I wonder why they weren't fired or replaced? xxx domain anyone?

  12. Re:So he is not using the UN, just the UN on Lew Rockwell: Ron Paul Not Using the State or UN to Control RonPaul.Com · · Score: 1

    This type of thing goes on all the time. Even when they were parading around people claiming we don't pay enough in taxes, those people were taking every possible break they could find.

    Some people are just like that. Any little thing and they think they have found the smoking gun.

  13. Re:bio on Scientist Removed From EPA Panel Due To Industry Opposition · · Score: 1

    The seats have gotten smaller. I flew back in 1993 and 1997 and the seats were comfortable, roomy, and quite enjoyable. I recently flew again in 2012 and you are 100% correct. About the only difference in my body other then age is 20lbs and a long beard dropping to just below my ribs.

    While the flights were the same routes, I'm not sure if they were the same airlines. But things have changed a lot on planes..

  14. Re:Build? on DIY Web-Controlled Robot That Takes 1 Hour To Build · · Score: 1

    That's just silly. if you grew the tree, you would be farming. If you cut the tree down, you would be lumber jacking.

    Yeah, I know what your saying. Its a matter of perspective.

  15. Re:Hypothetic worth on Earth-buzzing Asteroid Would Be Worth $195B If We Could Catch It · · Score: 2

    No, because it wouldn't be in the regular market. The space mining plans seem to involve collecting, refining and leave the materials in space to be used to build other things. The materials wouldn't be competing with the like materials in the open market, it would be competing with taking like materials into space.

  16. Re:Build? on DIY Web-Controlled Robot That Takes 1 Hour To Build · · Score: 4, Informative

    When the parts are already made, then not really.

    Think of it this way, when you get a piece of wood, cut it, plane it, drill it, and end up with a kitchen table, you built it. When you buy a kit from IKEA and snap a few pieces together, you assembled it.

    However, the terms are used interchangeably. When is the last time someone who built a computer actually had to lay out a circuit board and soldier parts to it. On the contrary though, when you buy your new dell computer, the assembly involved consists of plugging in the keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, printer and turning the power on.

  17. Perfect for the zombies on DIY Web-Controlled Robot That Takes 1 Hour To Build · · Score: 4, Funny

    I want one of these large enough to mount a shotgun and chainsaw to so I can sit from the roof of whatever building I used to get away from the zombies and clear a path for my escape.

  18. Re:It's a race... on Missouri Legislation Redefines Science, Pushes Intelligent Design · · Score: 0

    The interesting thing is that if religion is not allowed to be taught in school, then anti religion is not either. The first amendment is freedom of as well as freedom from religion. If the schools are bared by the establishment clause from pushing a religion, they should also be bared from pushing against one too. They are supposed to be indifferent and agnostic towards the entire subject of religion.

    I believe that a big cause of the entire pushing religion in school is because science has been used to discredit religion or religious teachings. Had this not occurred, or not occurred in science taught in public schools, it would be a non issue. However, as long as little Johny is coming home saying in science we learned that pastor is wrong and God did not create the world, there will be attempts like this to force the ambiguity or uncertainty to scientific theory.

  19. Re:Not so fast. on Missouri Legislation Redefines Science, Pushes Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    A good majority of what is in the bible, old testament, is actually presented as history. Whether you believe it is accurate history or not is irrelevant as it is presented that way. The accuracy of any claims does not invalidate the purpose of it's inclusion. It's no different then anything being inaccurate in the lead up to the Napoleonic wars in a history book. It is still a history book that included parts to explain later portions of history it covered.

  20. Re:Welcome to Capitalism on Ron Paul Asks UN For Help Geting Control of RonPaul.com Domain From Fans · · Score: 1

    Yawn. Bla Bla BLah.

    Are you a Ron Paul fan who is all butt hurt by this move or something? It means nothing- it's just the way things are done. I would be more concerned about him taking the domains by force then anything but I don't really care.

    You are making a mountain out of a mole hill, Ron Paul was unelectable outside his district, he is a distraction. Hell, he's even got you all worked up posting everything possible to smear him instead of doing something productive.

  21. Re:It's the New You on Is It Possible To Erase Yourself From the Internet? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is exactly true.

    I used to play a game and we did a lot of outside the game strategical collaboration. In doing this, we use Google Docs and everyone who edited some of the papers made gmail accounts under their game persona. Anyways, to cut to the chase, I recently logged into Google Drive which everything was migrated to for a copy of one of the docs. on the right hand side of the page was everyone who collaborated on them and I didn't recognize any of the name. They also had pics associated with the names. It didn't take long to figure out that Google associated them with a live person and put the image from their profile on them. I was also able to look at the Gmail addresses associated with them to find not only the character Gmail address but their main identity on Gmail. I then followed that identity and put a couple clues together from discussions in game and was able to find out an alarming amount of information about them. In one case, I was even able to use Google maps and their street view thing to get a street address on one of them from what she described, pics posted to her face book page, and posts on her friends pages.

  22. Re:Welcome to Capitalism on Ron Paul Asks UN For Help Geting Control of RonPaul.com Domain From Fans · · Score: 1

    lol.. WIPO is the strongest organization to make the case and get results. It is also in the UN so in this case it is synonymous.

    You are making a mountain out of a mole hill and it isn't anything near what you are insisting. His legal team most likely filed the complaint as they are listed on the complaint and they are following ICANN procedure. Regardless of what you think they can do, regardless of what you think they should do, his legal team is going to do what they think is best and Ron Paul or anyone else would be very stupid to ignore legal advice.

    It doesn't mean what you think it means, it doesn't really even matter outside of him pissing his fans off for taking the domain from them.

  23. Re:Insult to Injury on Vote To Name Two Newly Discovered Moons of Pluto · · Score: 1

    I think they prefer vertically challenged now.

  24. Re:I just want to point out... on Spy Drones Used To Hunt Down Christopher Dorner · · Score: 2

    I had a cop say something similar. He threw me against the wall and in his response to the complaint I filed, he said that he put both his hands up making the universal halt sign with both of them while verbally telling me to stop. I then stumbled into them, lost my balance and fell into the wall.

    The video told a different story. It even included a chapter about his describing my mother being a whore. Well, he has a new career writing fiction for another town's police force now. It amazes me that he was still allowed to work on law enforcement. But that's the justice system. From their perspective, it is pronounces just us.

  25. Re:Welcome to Capitalism on Ron Paul Asks UN For Help Geting Control of RonPaul.com Domain From Fans · · Score: 1

    Actually, he is going through WIPO for their Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy which was added to the UN in 1974. The reason he is using WIPO is because it deals with what is called intellectual property and has been used in several high profile cases.

    There might be other avenues. But this is the logical one.

    http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/guide/index.html