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  1. Re:Libel Fines on UK Bloggers Could Face Libel Fines Unless Registered As Press · · Score: 1

    The people wanted this.

    Care to cite?

    They voted in a Government

    That could be debated.

  2. Re:Sound familiar? on Napster: the Day the Music Was Set Free · · Score: 1

    Yeah I know I'll have to buy the White album again

    Why?

  3. See Also on Napster: the Day the Music Was Set Free · · Score: 2

    Audiogalaxy

    Now acquired by Dropbox :(

  4. Re:I have a better idea... on Richard Stallman's Solution To 'Too Big To Fail' · · Score: 1

    You deserve a 3 digit uuid, at least you got a +5.

  5. Re:Summary on Hotmail & Yahoo Mail Using Secret Domain Blacklist · · Score: 2

    Nailed it.

    I also recall this story - simple point to take from this:

    The reason the emails and hence his servers are being 'blacklisted' is due to the *content* of the message.

    I am sure there are *many* companies out there that send emails out on this scale (and much more/often). I am to lazy to cite but think about it....

    Please bring back the wild west of the internet, not much is free in this world now and I don't just mean in the monetary sense.

    Why is this person being censored?

    Political
    Ineffective algorithms
    Incompetence
    + Add your own

    *Checks tin foil hat*

  6. Re:Another reason to own a dumb TV on Zero Day Hole In Samsung Smart TVs Could Have TV Watching You · · Score: 1

    I think the majority of people who buy an 'Internet TV' will swap out their TV when $content_provider stops working on it.......some $corpations want content to be consumed.

    *sigh*

  7. Re:No problem on Australia's Biggest Telco Sold Routers With Hardcoded Passwords · · Score: 1

    Surely "itsasecret"

  8. Re:The way I read the headline on Aussie Researchers Crack Transport Crypto, Get Free Rides · · Score: 3, Funny

    You should lay off the crack...

  9. Good luck with that. on Is a Wireless Data Center Possible? · · Score: 0

    Even TFA is short on details, how fast is 60mhz? Last I looked the speed of light was quite fast....fibre is tried and tested.....

  10. Is was yesterday. on Europe Joins Forces In Massive Simulated Cyber Attack · · Score: 1

    TFA was posted yesterday, the exercise was yesterday,

  11. Re:Common sense and reason on File-Sharing For Personal Use Declared Legal In Portugal · · Score: 1

    That is younger than 35 - cheers slash

  12. Re:Common sense and reason on File-Sharing For Personal Use Declared Legal In Portugal · · Score: 1

    More than that - I have a number of friends 35 who have 'retired' over there - and more who are planning to do the same.....

    UK citizen....

  13. Re:Must past this test on California Legalizes Self Driving Cars · · Score: 1

    As you seem to like statistics, I don't think the cars will be 'self driving' 100% of the time. If I was 'driving' the car and came accross a steep drop - I would take control.

    Are you expecting to just hop in your car and fall asleep and let your car take you to your destination?

    You might aswell keep dreaming for flying cars all over the place...

  14. Advert/Shill much? on Ask Slashdot: Actual Best-in-Show For Free Anti Virus? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This place really has gone down hill - 'first time submitter' wants to know what anti-virus to use. Information given:

    I have a Acer laptop and I use SoundCloud.

    Any hint to operating system? No. We will have to assume Windows then. Which is confirmed by the first post within a couple of minutes [where is the frosty piss post?] :

    'Windows: Microsoft Security Essentials, free if you have Microsoft Windows XP or higher, and it does work especially for the technical, not too adventerous link clicker. Gives you that extra layer of protection you seem to want for those 'oh shit' moments.'

    From an AC and modded 5 Informative.

    News for nerds - stuff that matters. I remember them days well.

    Feel free to join me over at hacker news.

  15. Re:Simple on Ask Slashdot: Actual Best-in-Show For Free Anti Virus? · · Score: 1

    Yes it would be helpful to know the operating system.....

  16. Running out of power on How Internet Data Centers Waste Power · · Score: 1

    I know of a couple of data centres in the UK which are essentially 'full' even though there is plenty of bandwidth and space. The penalty for using too much power has also increased and enforced more.

    To be fair they are in densely populated areas - both commercial and residential.

  17. Re:The trouble is. . . on Wrong Number: Why Phone Companies Overcharge For Data · · Score: 1

    Change your database....

  18. Your UID is way too high..

    I only clicked on this story looking for funny comments - thank you.

  19. Re:SLA Violated??? on Go Daddy: Network Issues, Not Hacks Or DDoS, Caused Downtime · · Score: 1

    I read somewhere their 'premium dns' service was unaffected - not got a link though.

  20. Re:Why not just do it? on Jimmy Wales Threatens To Obstruct UK Government Snooping · · Score: 1

    Yes I agree it sould be on their roadmap, the issue I see is there is now real need for it at this point and Wikipedia is run by only a few people IIRC [Volunteers?]

    Technically and financially it is very feesable as it is already in place.

    Practically could be quite difficult for a small group of people with a large infrastructure to switch off HTTP.

  21. Video... on Jimmy Wales Threatens To Obstruct UK Government Snooping · · Score: 5, Informative

    Video: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=11355 [Windows silverlight warning!]

    To highlight what we are up against - the chairman wasn't aware that 'kids' these days are able to chat to each other in games using their Xbox - 'Good Lord' was his reaction.

    The committee really do not have a clue, and have no real chance of getting it if the goverment machine gets their way - the witnesses here showed this.

    The 25% arguement is laughable [That being it is claimed that 25% of internet data is not available to collect thorugh current legislation]

  22. If he fails - the masses will except it....

    PR much?

  23. Re:Not a hardware company? on Microsoft's Sneak Attack On Apple: SkyDrive, Not Surface · · Score: 1

    Thank you - I was loosing the will to live after reading this article and comments.

  24. Non story on FAA To Reevaluate Inflight Electronic Device Use · · Score: 1

    Heh - like you would get a signal at that height. I didn't read TFA but the only way you will get a decent signal on a plane will be via a system designed to work at 30000ft by people who would sooner their plane not crash because you sent a tweet.

    How many planes have crashed due to somebody not switching their phone of?

  25. Re:I knew the day would come.... on Tata Intends To Sell Air-Powered Car In India · · Score: 1

    Indeed, that also astounds me ;)