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  1. Here come the lawyers on Doctor Warns of the Hidden Danger of Touchscreens · · Score: 1

    This sounds too much like an opening for tort lawyers to start suing manufacturers and employers.

  2. Is the F35 still needed? on Almost 1 In 3 US Warplanes Is a Drone · · Score: 1

    At $150M/plane can we afford a plane designed for yesterday's conflicts? UAVs are getting better and will soon surpass the capabilities of manned vehicles.

    If the US had the F35 for the past 10 years would it have made a difference in the Iraq or Afghan wars? In the next 10 years where do we see it making a difference over the F18, F16, A10 or F15E?

    The lifetime cost of the F35 is estimated at $1T.

  3. Block access to SOPA supporters on Net Companies Consider the "Nuclear Option" To Combat SOPA · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Google, Facebook and Amazon should block access from their public IPs, Facebook should shutdown accounts of SOPA supporters and Google should remove search results for them. This includes government IPs and accounts.

    Stop playing nice. Make life troublesome for them.

  4. NEVER give a creditor access to your bank account on Verizon Adds $2 Charge For Paying Your Bill Online · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If a dispute occurs they have your money and you have little recourse. With a credit card payments you can do a chargeback if they take too much. Using your bank's online bill pay gives you positive control, which means you decide how much to pay as opposed to Verizon deciding how much to take.

    Never EVER give a creditor access to your bank account. This includes Paypal.

  5. Re:I Seem To Recall on Denver Must Prove Red-Light Cameras Improve Safety · · Score: 1

    Penalizing all stockholders for the crimes of others is hardly fair. Criminals should not be able to avoid consequences by hiding behind legal incorporation.

  6. Washington's got nothing better to do? on US Bans Loud Commercials · · Score: -1

    What's wrong with the mute button or changing channels?

    This is just another useless regulation that requires hiring more bureaucrats to ensure compliance.

  7. Re:A Little Help Please? on Carrier IQ Responds To FBI Drama, EFF Wants More Information · · Score: 1

    Why buy an Android that's not supported by CyanogenMod?

  8. Re:Does NOT ban hands-free devices on NTSB Recommends Cell Phone Ban For Drivers · · Score: 4, Informative

    The NTSB website does not say anything about a hands-free exception.

    To the 50 states and the District of Columbia:

            (1) Ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices (other than those designed to support the driving task) for all drivers; (2) use the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration model of high visibility enforcement to support these bans; and (3) implement targeted communication campaigns to inform motorists of the new law and enforcement, and to warn them of the dangers associated with the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices while driving. (H-11-XX)

  9. How soon until it's in my Droid? on MIT's New Camera Can Take 1 Trillion Frames Per Second · · Score: 1

    I'm sure somebody is going to shrink it so it can fit in my phone.

  10. Expect their website to be nothing but upsell ads on Verizon Considering Purchase of Netflix · · Score: 1

    Just like the Verizon FiOS site.

  11. How is this not an impeachable offense? on LightSquared Disrupts 75% of GPS Connections In Government Test · · Score: 0

    Somebody in the White House compromised national security to help a political donor.

  12. Netflix is dead when Verizon gets in the market on Netflix CEO Comments On Recent Decisions · · Score: 1

    It will be like the 90's when Microsoft decided to move into markets previously dominated by Wordperfect, Lotus and dBase. Verizon has deep pockets.

  13. To make this work it needs to call cell phones on Reverse Robocall Turns Tables On Politicians · · Score: 1

    And it needs to be annoying both in destination and time of day.

  14. Re:sold to china on Iran's Military Claims To Have Downed US Surveillance Drone · · Score: 1

    All you need is 3 detonated at high altitude and the US is finished.

  15. Robin Hood stole from the Government on Anonymous Threatens Robin Hood Attacks Against Banks · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Let's see Anonymous try that one. Only politicians are legally permitted to do that.

  16. Social security numbers? on New Jersey DMV Employees Caught Selling Identities · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How does providing a SSN verify that the DL requester is who they say they are?

  17. Re:Who decides who's a terrorist? on Senator Wants 'Terrorist' Label On Blogs · · Score: 1

    If the RIAA/MPAA has their way anyone not paying a use fee every time a tune or movie is played would be labeled a terrorist.

    I would also argue that the feds are terrorists for what they did to Gibson guitar.

  18. Re:It is unquestionably a wiretap on Did Feds' Use of Fake Cell Tower Constitute a Search? · · Score: 1

    Citizen's United vs. FEC is a simple 1st amendment issue. If you are looking to lose faith in the SCOTUS look no further than than the Kelo decision.

  19. Re:More accurately... on PROTECT-IP Makes Its Way To the Floors of Congress · · Score: 2

    "You've got to follow the strings, and the ones holding all the strings are corporations. They became more powerful than any government decades ago."

    Right. That's why California, New York, Illinois and many other states are near bankruptcy.

  20. I wonder if Dell has to pay for a Windows license on First Android Device Certified For DoD Personnel · · Score: 0

    Wasn't it a while back that Dell paid Microsoft for a Windows license on all computers even if it didn't ship with Windows?

  21. Re:Invisible Doors, here ya go on 'Invisible Glass' Solves Screen Reflection Problems · · Score: 1
  22. Re:"Someone like Jobs"? on Steve Jobs' Missing License Plate · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's not just private companies required to have gimp spots. I own a condo in Falls Church Virginia, aka The People's Republic of Falls Church. A few years back our HOA was told that a repaving permit for our parking lot would not be granted unless we added a couple of handicapped spots. We had to take the 3 closest spots to the condos and make them into 2 handicapped spots. We lost our visitor spots and we had some seriously pissed off owners who wanted to take the city to court on 5th amendment grounds. BTW, the gimp spots are used maybe once a month.

  23. Title twists the facts on Public Supports Geo-Engineering · · Score: 4, Informative

    There was strong support for allowing the study of SRM. Support decreased and uncertainty rose as subjects were asked about their support for using SRM immediately, or to stop a climate emergency.

  24. Re:I, for one... on The 147 Corporations Controlling Most of the Global Economy · · Score: 1

    Not me. The US government falls into this category and shows no sign of doing anything well except expanding its power over the people and its financial waistline.