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  1. Re:Online property is as real as intellec property on Is Online Property Real? Lawyer Says Sort-Of · · Score: 2

    That's the reason for "sort of". When the answer is cut and dried there's no need for lawyers.

  2. Re:Hmmm, nope. on Why Computer Voices Are Mostly Female · · Score: 1

    Who is JEJ? I Googled it and got a zillion hits, but nothing obvious.

  3. Re:Well, that's it then... on Reuters Reports Death of Gaddafi In Libyan City of Sirte · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So true. The Muslim Brotherhood's motto is "Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope."

    To them democracy and Islam can not coexist.

  4. Why is non-content above getting a warrant? on Feds Shy Away From Raiding Email Without Warrant · · Score: 1

    "An internal email written by the IRS general counsel cites the law and says that its collectors can no longer get the contents of suspected tax cheats' email by sending letters to their ISPs, though it can get non-content information, like who they email and how they pay for their accounts."

    What if the ISP says 'not without a warrant' on this too?

  5. Re:Another benefit of blocking Facebook domains on Facebook Is Building Shadow Profiles of Non-Users · · Score: 1

    What do you do when nytimes.com or wsj.com or some other favorite site refuses to load because the facebook ads or scripts can't load first? I'm seeing this more and more. BTW, I use the MVP hosts file http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

  6. What's their plan when texting becomes free? on Verizon Wireless Changes Privacy Policy · · Score: 1

    Apps like Viber will seriously eat into their bottom line. Will they try and disable it or charge for Viber texts?

  7. why not encrypt everything? on Android Phones Get Dual Accounts · · Score: 1

    does it have a backdoor for big brother?
    why should only business data get protection from thieves and the government?

  8. What stops them from actually doing it? on VeriSign Withdraws Domain-Suspension Proposal · · Score: 2

    They can say they aren't going to do it, but in the end somebody at Verisign can make a unilateral split second decision to shut down any domain they want. Who's to stop them?

    I would suggest it be part of your contract that they won't do this to your domain without a court order and notifying you first. Otherwise find a different registrar.

  9. Re:The strike zone *is* subjective, though. on Ask Slashdot: Project Scope For MLB Robot Umpires? · · Score: 1

    For the strikezone inside and outside of the strike zone are not subjective. I'm sure imperceptible RFID sized sensors could be placed on uniforms to provide an upper and lower limit. The other items are subjective.

  10. Re:Hawk-Eye, and done on Ask Slashdot: Project Scope For MLB Robot Umpires? · · Score: 1

    Not inside or outside. That never changes.

  11. Re:Wouldn't that take a lot from the game? on Ask Slashdot: Project Scope For MLB Robot Umpires? · · Score: 1

    Any true baseball fan wants the outcome determined solely by the players and the coaches. Umpire mistakes are no different than fan interference and diminish the purity of the game.

  12. Does it stop at the phone? on Calif. Appeals Court Approves Cell Phone Searches · · Score: 3, Insightful

    iPad or laptop?

    What if your device contains attorney-client privileged material or other sensitive documents?

  13. Jonny Quest already found them on US Scientists Invited To Russian Yeti Hunt · · Score: 1

    Monsters in the Monestary. The yeti cry was scary.

  14. Criminal charges for HIPAA violations? on SAIC Loses Data of 4.9 Million Patients · · Score: 1

    Who was responsible for transporting and losing unencrypted data with PHI in an unsecured environment? Should be jail time for the boss who approved this.

  15. Re:The problem with the "I'm an asshole" boss on Judge Rules Boss's "Firing Contest" Created a Hostile Work Environment · · Score: 2

    Nixon: Sobel's a genius. I had a headmaster in prep school who was just like him. I know the type.
    Winters: Lew, Michaelangelo's a genius. Beethoven's a genius.
    Nixon: You know a man in this company who wouldn't double-time Currahee with a full pack just to piss in that man's morning coffee?

  16. Re:Abandon all hope, ye who enter here on The Nine Circles of IT Hell · · Score: 2

    Right next to "Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on our part."

  17. Re:5th Amendment on Drone Kills Top Al Qaeda Figure · · Score: 1

    Yemen has a 1st amendment?

  18. There's always barber college. on Robot Workforce Threatens Education-Intensive Jobs · · Score: 1
  19. BATTERY BACKUP on Smart Meters Reveal What You're Watching · · Score: 1

    And what if the TV, STB and various players are connected via a battery backup?

  20. Re:Do you realize what this means? on Anonymous Kills Websites, Cartels Kill Bloggers · · Score: 1

    They should have an accident categories like 'gravity related' or 'darwin award'.

  21. Re:Privatization? on US House 'Creator' of TSA Wants To Kill It · · Score: 1

    Absolutely. The current situation is nothing more than a false sense of security, which is worse than no security.
    Privatizing Air Security

  22. The TSA can't be the best we can do on US House 'Creator' of TSA Wants To Kill It · · Score: 1

    It would be a good start for the kinds of cuts necessary for the bloated federal budget. Next do the BATFE, DEA, IRS and DOD.

  23. Re:Is NASA food different so it generates less was on NASA Sells Space Food, Shuttle Tiles To Schools · · Score: 1

    But couldn't gels be a healthy protein/carb mix or whatever the body needs for a 2 week trip?

  24. Is NASA food different so it generates less waste? on NASA Sells Space Food, Shuttle Tiles To Schools · · Score: 1

    Why not have the astronauts consume gels similar to what athletes use?

  25. Private company can't connect plate with owner on Global Mall Operator Starts Reading License Plates · · Score: 2

    As I read it the mall folks have no access to owner data. This makes the data little different than tracking make/model/color/year. My question is how long do they keep the tag data?