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  1. Re:Too dangerous to keep digitally now? on Kids With Operators Manual Alert Bank Officials: "We Hacked Your ATM" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If security through obscurity was worthless the military would be wearing fluorescent orange uniforms.

    security through obscurity = camouflage

  2. Re:Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets on How Open Government Data Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets · · Score: 1

    They don't NEED it, they want it. If NYC didn't sign teachers', FD and PD union contracts that rape the taxpayers they wouldn't be in the hole.

  3. Unelected(FCC) vs bribed(Congress) on Congressman Introduces Bill To Limit FCC Powers · · Score: 1

    This is not going to end well.

  4. Not a very thorough evaluation on UK Ballistics Scientists: 3D-Printed Guns Are 'of No Use To Anyone' · · Score: 2

    3D printed guns are in their infancy and already quite capable according to these tests in Wired.

  5. Not Serious Without Performance SLAs on Amazon Wants To Run Your High-Performance Databases · · Score: 1

    Why use Amazon when its competitors are offering SLAs?

  6. What has happened in Florida? on Proposed SpaceX Spaceport Passes Its Final Federal Environmental Review · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The government established a wildlife preserve surrounding the Kennedy Space Center and the wildlife has been flourishing there for more than a half century. Because a launchpad is used so infrequently (12 times a year is what SpaceX proposes for Brownsville), it inflicts very little harm on the environment.

  7. More likely Cyborg tech will end humans by 2064 on Can Cyborg Tech End Human Disability By 2064? · · Score: 1

    Computer learning is growing faster than the unintended consequences can be mitigated. It's just a matter of time.

  8. Shooter? The first 3 deaths were stabbings on The Internet Is Now Part of the Crime Scene · · Score: 3, Informative

    He killed 3 with a knife and 3 with a legally purchased firearm. He also tried to kill others with his car.

  9. Re:not gonna happen on Steve Ballmer In Talks To Buy Los Angeles Clippers · · Score: 1

    As long as it's not another racist like Spike Lee.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    When he lost his first chance at winning an Oscar. He announced that the Academy was racist.

    Upon visiting South Africa in the early 90s, Spike Lee told Londonâ(TM)s Guardian newspaper that âoeI seriously wanted to pick up a gun and shoot whites. The only way to resolve matters is by bloodshed.â

  10. Federal law trumps state law - forced arbitration on California Bill Would Safeguard Consumers' Rights To Criticize Firms Online · · Score: 1

    Wait until the online EULAs require mandatory arbitration before you can post something derogatory.

  11. Local Governments equally culpable on Cable TV Prices Rising At Four Times the Inflation Rate · · Score: 1

    http://www.wired.com/2013/07/w...

    Deploying broadband infrastructure isn't as simple as merely laying wires underground: that's the easy part. The hard part - and the reason it often doesn't happen - is the pre-deployment barriers, which local governments and public utilities make unnecessarily expensive and difficult.

    Before building out new networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) must negotiate with local governments for access to publicly owned "rights of way" so they can place their wires above and below both public and private property. ISPs also need "pole attachment" contracts with public utilities so they can rent space on utility poles for above-ground wires, or in ducts and conduits for wires laid underground.

    The problem? Local governments and their public utilities charge ISPs far more than these things actually cost. For example, rights of way and pole attachments fees can double the cost of network construction.

  12. Google should up the ante on Pedophile Asks To Be Deleted From Google Search After European Court Ruling · · Score: 2

    They should create a web site of removal requests with people's pictures and the links to the stuff they want removed. Put a link to it on every Google home page and login page.

    Streisand them.

  13. Felony in Virginia on Anti-Surveillance Mask Lets You Pass As Someone Else · · Score: 1

    There is no religious exception that I can see. I am wondering why people are not arrested for wearing burqas.

    http://www.anapsid.org/cnd/mcs...

  14. Re:Hey Tim on First Arrest In Japan For 3D-Printed Guns · · Score: 1

    What a load of crap. To say that government programs are the answer is insulting to millions of parents that have raised decent, productive members of society without any government assistance.

    If you want to drastically reduce crime you need a least one parent and preferably 2 that are fully involved in their children's upbringing.

  15. Inaccurate title: cause was faulty software on U-2 Caused Widespread Shutdown of US Flights Out of LAX · · Score: 1

    The U2 was the trigger. Any aircraft at that altitude and location would have triggered the problem.

  16. Re:Should Be Illegal on Verizon's Plan To Snoop On Its Customers · · Score: 0

    Which president signed the DMCA.
    Which president created the most expansive government intrusion into our personal life, aka Obamacare?
    Which president continues to sign off on FBI, DHS and NSA intrusions into our personal lives?
    Which president treats the Constitution and other federal law as suggestions?
    Which president has repeatedly lied about his administration's transparency?

    Right, it's the conservatives.

  17. Re:Rights are not things that are given on Brazil Approves Internet Bill of Rights · · Score: 1

    There is no such thing as free healthcare. Doctors and hospitals cost money.

  18. Re:Learning Golf While Young on In a Hole, Golf Courses Experiment With 15-inch Holes · · Score: 1

    'Teaches' doesn't mean teaching always sticks. You can lead a horse to water ...

  19. Re:Sick Society on L.A. Science Teacher Suspended Over Student Science Fair Projects · · Score: 0

    Bloomberg is a hypocrite, not a hero. He's all for disarming the general populace since he has the money to live in a secure home and hire armed guards for personal protection. The rest of us don't have that luxury and must fend for ourselves.

  20. Re:No Law on Why No Executive Order To Stop NSA Metadata Collection? · · Score: 3, Informative

    The facts do not support your statement There are dates in the Obamacare law that the president has unilaterally changed:
    http://dailycaller.com/2014/03...

  21. Re:Sounds like derp. on Should Patients Have the Option To Not Know Their DNA? · · Score: 1

    Yes. Otherwise I suggest you convince our military folks that a bright orange uniform is just as safe as camouflage.

    Camouflage is security through obscurity.

  22. Re:What. on U.S. Court: Chinese Search Engine's Censorship Is 'Free Speech' · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Freedom of speech doesn't mean I have to give you my microphone.

  23. Mandatory arbitration? on Target and Trustwave Sued Over Credit Card Breach · · Score: 1

    I would not be surprised if Target's credit card purchasing process mandates that all disputes must be arbitrated.

    SCOTUS has consistently ruled that these mandates are legal and binding.

  24. Google is NOT free on Why Buy Microsoft Milk When the Google Cow Is Free? · · Score: 1, Informative

    Google treats your data(the product) no differently than Facebook. It is there to be mined for the benefit of the advertisers(the customer) and Google's bottom line.
    https://epic.org/2014/03/googl...

  25. Re:Maybe he should talk to the NHL? on Jesse Jackson To Take On Silicon Valley's Lack of Diversity · · Score: 1

    Or the NBA. They have the same philosophy as silicon valley ... it's all about results.