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  1. Re:We pirates must unite on Popular Torrent Site ExtraTorrent Permanently Shuts Down (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    File sharing is fine. Piracy denotes *illegal* file sharing. That's what torrent sites are for. If you ask people if they thought "illegally sharing files" was wrong, then they would mostly not say "no!"

  2. Re:WTF??? "... first championed by Spotify" on Music Streaming Hailed as Industry's Saviour as Labels Enjoy Profit Surge (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    When Spotify came out, there was nothing else like it on the market. There were no streaming services that let you build completely custom libraries and playlists.

  3. Re:WTF??? "... first championed by Spotify" on Music Streaming Hailed as Industry's Saviour as Labels Enjoy Profit Surge (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Spotify was fundamentally different from Pandora, as it allowed you to choose the songs you listen to by building playlists and letting you listen to specific songs or albums.

    Pandor and Slacker are basically radio with limited customizability. Spotify gives you immediate access to virtually all music to create your own library.

  4. Re:I remember... on John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95 (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    Because the public doesn't care about them. There's no space race going on today. There are no commies to compete with. There are no new worlds to explore.

  5. The motive is that enterprise IT departments are choosing HP alternatives like Epson and Brother because of issues like this.

  6. Look for this logo:

    http://www.brandsoftheworld.co...

    With the move to chip cards, most companies are doing away with contactless, it seems.

  7. Re:How is the person HIV positive? on Scientists Find A 'Weak Spot' In HIV That May Pave The Way To A Vaccine (futurism.com) · · Score: 1

    Er, no. There are a number of HIV testing strategies in use that test for HIV antigen directly in addition to, or exclusively of, HIV antibodies in the patient's serum.

  8. This is talking about particulate matter and toxic substances released into the air during operation. Modern ICEs are really incredibly clean when it comes to these emissions.

    It is NOT talking about carbon emissions. ICE vehicles emit carbon as they burn fuel, and electric vehicles do not. Electric vehicles can be 100% carbon-neutral in operation if they are charged by appropriate technologies (solar, wind, etc).

  9. Re: slippery slope on Utah Governor: 'Porn Is a Public Health Crisis' (cnet.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Secondhand farts aren't dangerous.

  10. Heat on Architects Design a 65-Story Data Center (computerworld.com) · · Score: 2

    You'd better build the power plant next door. Imagine the energy that thing would consume.

    The Empire State Building uses about 9-10 megawatts peak, and that's filled mostly with people and offices, not high-density servers.

  11. Re:Cam shafts work without the battery on Camless Internal Combustion and the Digital Age (hackaday.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Like fuel injectors and fuel pumps?

    No modern car engine will run without electricity.

  12. Re:The Cloud? No thanks. on Google Is Shutting Down Picasa In Favor of Photos (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Google Photos does tagging, syncing, and (best of all) searching based on context and content. It's kind of rad. You still have the photos on your local devices as you like.

  13. That's because T-Mobile doesn't have the market clout to extort those companies.

  14. Re:Wha? on T-Mobile's Binge On Violates Net Neutrality, Says Stanford Report (tmonews.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The customers don't benefit when the entire industry is harmed. Imagine Comcast and Time Warner metering Netflix to 1 GB/month while letting you use their own video services without metering. Netflix would basically cease to exist, and take their programming along with them.

    This is why net neutrality as a concept exists - so that the delivery companies don't get to decide which content providers are allowed to exist.

  15. Re:Survey methodology? on Surprising Support Among Americans For Purchasing Smart Guns (jhsph.edu) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's a scientific published in a major peer-reviewed journal.

    Go read the study instead of just heading straight to the comments on Slashdot to bitch and moan about how you think they possibly may have conducted their study.

  16. Re:Looks nice , but ... on Building a Laptop Enclosure To Last (makezine.com) · · Score: 1

    If you're a professional photographer working on a 10-year-old motherboard, you're really doing yourself a disservice. The small investment to current-generation CPU would save you an enormous amount of time.

  17. Re:Looks nice , but ... on Building a Laptop Enclosure To Last (makezine.com) · · Score: 1

    There's a reason user-upgradeable portable computers isn't really a thing. It doesn't make sense. There's no advantage to it economically or ergonomically.

  18. Re:So, the credit card company needs to sue? on Judge Tosses Class Action Over Michaels Data Breach Citing Lack of Damages (digitalguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    They might be able to sue, but maybe not. The credit card company is going to have a pretty thorough contract with the retailer that accepts payments via that credit network. It probably covers this type of situation with specified recourse, whether it's a fine, arbitration, liability, etc.

  19. Re:So B&E is legal now, right? on Judge Tosses Class Action Over Michaels Data Breach Citing Lack of Damages (digitalguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The act was criminal, but this isn't about a criminal case. It's a civil case where the users whose information was breached were suing Michael's. The plaintiffs were unable to prove any damages, however, so they can't sue Michael's.

  20. Re:You say performant, I say performance... on Enterprise Datacenter Hardware Assumptions May Be In For a Shakeup (acm.org) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Performance is a noun. Performant is an adjective. I guess he could have said "faster"

  21. Re:who gives a shit? on Wired Thinks It Knows Who Satoshi Nakamoto Is (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    The joke is that you said half a decade and probably meant half a century.

  22. Re:who gives a shit? on Wired Thinks It Knows Who Satoshi Nakamoto Is (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    I think when all is said and done, rock n roll will have been significant for more than 5 years.

  23. Re:Bitcoin is not controlled by its creator on Wired Thinks It Knows Who Satoshi Nakamoto Is (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Whoever created it is sitting on a huge, huge reserve of Bitcoin. Enough that he or she still have some significant influence over the market, if that person decides to wield it.

  24. Re:Wealthy nations? Where on Paris Climate Change Talks Yield First Draft (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I've always been sad they don't teach personal finance in high school.

    This is why.

  25. Re:Wealthy nations? Where on Paris Climate Change Talks Yield First Draft (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    And investments gain interest. Are you 12?