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  1. Oh Canada on CNN and CBC Sued For Pirating YouTube Video · · Score: 2

    Why is anyone in Canada paying for a video of snow?

  2. Re: One small step... [Re:How do you...] on Want To Fight Climate Change? Stop Cows From Burping · · Score: 1

    The reason to worry about methane from cows is because that carbon started as CO2 and was converted to methane, a more potent green house gas. Methane is short lived in atmosphere, but the issue is more nuanced than just saying the cows are releasing carbon not sequestered in petroleum. Also need to consider petro based fertilizers used on the cows feed

  3. Hash? on Trojanized, Info-Stealing PuTTY Version Lurking Online · · Score: 1

    Anyone have a hash for the bad file? I didn't see one in the article

  4. Re:Quick fix for the POS POS machines ... on Target Confirms Point-of-Sale Malware Was Used In Attack · · Score: 2

    Needs to be a little more complex. Any easy way around your measure would be to have a compromised jump box somewhere else on Target's network. POS machines send data to jump box, jump box uploads it to internet. Access to the POS VLAN needs to be tightly controlled- but then you need to pull logs of some of them, put patches and updates on them, authenticate users, after a while your VLAN has lots of holes in it.

  5. The Driver on Who Is Liable When a Self-Driving Car Crashes? · · Score: 1

    I don't see why the model should change. The driver of the car would be liable for any accidents caused by their car. This will probably be covered by the driver's insurance. The insurance companies will only insure self driving cars that they consider safe. Insurance companies my even offer cheaper rates to cars with a better track record of self driving.

  6. Re:The Senate did something right at last. on CISPA Seems Dead In the US Senate · · Score: 2

    Bruce Schneier commented on this and has some links that may provide a primary source: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/04/securing_congre.html

  7. Re:Weev is not an online activist. on Jail Looms For Man Who Revealed AT&T Leaked iPad User E-Mails · · Score: 1

    I think a slightly better analogy would be if your unlocked room is in the middle of a public store and maybe hidden behind a clothing rack. The entrance is obfuscated but there are no signs saying no entrance.

  8. Re:News? on Judge To Newspaper - Reveal Name of Commenter · · Score: 1

    Last time I had jury duty it was for a bar fight. There was no physical evidence a fight had even occurred. It felt like a massive waste of time and made me feel foolish for taking it seriously. Not sure how often worthless cases make it to trial but it kind of changed my opinion of the whole thing.

  9. Re:Both Ways on Search Tracking Purports To Show Effect of Racism On '08 Election · · Score: 1

    a factor you are not considering would be how much turnout increased among black voters. This factor would not be captured in the numbers you presented. I don't know or care what the numbers are- just pointing this out.

  10. Re:Nothing to surprising on Marx May Have Had a Point · · Score: 1

    A system that compels people to act any other way would be immoral.

  11. Re:Flying... on Snail Discovered That Can Survive Digestion By Birds · · Score: 2

    I heard everything tastes like chicken

  12. reminds me of OLD node on Last Typewriter Factory in the World Shuts Its Doors · · Score: 1
  13. Re:Capture it! on Asteroid Once Seen As Dangerous Offers Chance For Close Study · · Score: 1

    That is a lot of energy, but we do have 19 years. Some kind of long slow power source would help make more feasible but maybe 19 years still isn't enough.

  14. Re:Hit them back on Wikileaks To Name Swiss Bank Tax Evaders · · Score: 1

    Can you give me some more details? The only people I can think of who do not drive on roads are maybe people who live in cities and just use public transit? If roads are paid for with gas taxes, tolls, and property taxes people in cities will pay higher prices for the cost of goods they buy shipped in on roads (to cover the cost of gas taxes and tolls that are incurred shipping the goods into the city) or pay for roads with their local property taxes. I think roads are a pretty clear example of where people who benefit from them can pay for them with use taxes (gas taxes & tolls) & property taxes.

  15. Re:Hit them back on Wikileaks To Name Swiss Bank Tax Evaders · · Score: 2

    Roads are a really poor example for the point you are trying to make. Roads should be paid for by gas taxes, tolls and maybe property taxes for local town roads. I'm not sure how hiding your money in a swiss accounts gets you out of paying for roads.

  16. Re:stupid on Scientist Infects Self With Computer Virus · · Score: 1

    but now I can't tell if the wifi router has died unless I open the cat

  17. Re:It was nice while it lasted on Ubuntu Moves To Yahoo For Default Firefox Search · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not really laziness, it just feels like it is turning into a crappier product so I don't want to use it anymore. Changing the default search engine seems like it would be the lazier route. Sure I have the ability to choose which search provider I use, but I also have the ability to choose which distro I use.

  18. It was nice while it lasted on Ubuntu Moves To Yahoo For Default Firefox Search · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've used Ubuntu for a few years now and always though it was great. Using a clearly inferior search engine as a default is pretty bogus. I guess I'll just go back to using Debian. Can't say I blame them though they need to make money somewhere.

  19. Re:Akamai? on HTTP Intermediary Layer From Google Could Dramatically Speed Up the Web · · Score: 1

    small nitpick- Akamai redirects requests to the appliance closest to the requester's reslover.

  20. Re:cops on Cops Play Wii During Undercover Drug Raid · · Score: 1

    Are you saying its okay because they are just following orders? I somewhat agree with you but giving enforcers of unjust laws a free pass because they didn't write the laws is not really a good position imho.

  21. Re:Soon they will realize on Neural Networks-Equipped Robots Evolve the Ability To Deceive · · Score: 1

    oblig... Hey baby, wana kill all humans?

  22. Re:i use folding@home on The Science of Folding@home · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    STOP IT! Unless the grant your research facility uses specifies that resources should be used for this kind of research. It is not for you to decide how to use taxpayer money- the responsible thing to would be to shut these machines down at night.

  23. Re:Where is the crossing line for lowering tax rat on Battle Lines Being Drawn As Obama Plans To Curb Tax Avoidance · · Score: 1

    "However, in Canada, the cost-per-person of providing that health care is barely half in Canada...

    So they have 5% higher taxes to pay for it, but are able to avoid spending 8-10% of their income to provide health care for their family."

    So they pay 5% more of their income and their health care costs are reduced by 4-5% of the income? Sounds like they just about break even

  24. Re:Kudos goes to my bank then on Most Bank Websites Are Insecure · · Score: 1

    I ran into something like this with verizon wireless account a few years ago. Every month when I would try and log in my account would be locked out. I don't remember the procedure to get it unlocked but it was annoying. Eventually I tried to get somebody to tell my why my account was being locked or how I could change my user name or anything to make the problem go away. They did nothing and it went away after about 6 months.

  25. Re:One Word on AVG Fakes User Agent, Floods the Internet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually I think on access scanning is a great way to cripple performance : )