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  1. Then the country falls apart. on Environmentalists Propose $50 Billion Buyout of Coal Industry - To Shut It Down · · Score: 1

    Then the country falls apart because so much electricity comes from coal. Without a replacement it there would be vast blackout crippling large portions of the country. Let's get on it!

  2. Re:LED on Woman Attacked In San Francisco Bar For Wearing Google Glass · · Score: 1

    That LED is impossible to alter/disable/modify/cover? The software that controls that LED is impossible to alter/disable/modify? You must assume the glass is recording at all times because you have no way to tell if they are or aren't.

  3. Re:wtf on Supreme Court Decides Your Silence May Be Used Against You · · Score: 1

    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

    The first amendment doesn't apply.

    If two private parties agree via contract to not talk about something then it's a contractual issue not a constitutional issue.

  4. Difference between reality and fantasy on Video Game Industry Starting To Feel Heat On Gun Massacres · · Score: 1

    For video games to be a cause the shooter has to have a basic flaw. They have to be unable to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.

      To be unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy is insanity. That is the cause of the violence not some silly game.

    Every new art form goes through a blame period. Remember when rock and roll was blamed for causing people to rape and kill?

  5. You have a trivial problem not an extreme one. on Ask Slashdot: Extreme Cable Management? · · Score: 2

    First off you have a trivial cable set up. You're orders of magnitude from "extreme."

    With the setup you mention there's almost an infinite amount of solutions. Tape, twist ties, tubes, velcro, hooks, labels, etc.

    Almost anything will work. Basically you have a laziness problem. When you ran the cable you didn't label it, or loop and tie, or use a cable hook, or do anything.

    I use hooks for mouse and keyboard. Long net cables are wound and tied. Power cables are velcroed together near the PDU.

    Honestly all you have to do is anything but what you're doing is adding cables with no organization.

    When you're up to thousands of cables come back and we can talk about extreme solutions.

  6. Re:Photoshop? on Experts Warn About Security Flaws In Airline Boarding Passes · · Score: 1

    That's a nice story. Too bad men pat men and women pat women so it couldn't possibly be true.

  7. Re:You want ad-blocking, not AV on Ask Slashdot: Actual Best-in-Show For Free Anti Virus? · · Score: 1

    Why would my bank ever send me an .exe?

    You're talking about an unprotectable group. It doesn't matter how strong the door and locks are if the person inside opens it without checking who's there.

  8. Re:It's been said a thousands times before... on The Futility of the Ongoing Piracy War · · Score: 1

    Number 2 is a major factor. One of the largest I think.

    Every baby pirate goes through a phase where they download everything they can because well they can.

    Even after that phase wears off so many things are downloaded that never get unpacked. Since the opportunity cost is almost zero why not down load something that you think you might maybe like. There's no downside to downloading it and never touching it.

  9. Re:Catastrophe on Complex Systems Theorists Predict We're About One Year From Global Food Riots · · Score: 1

    Planes are more efficient than other means of long distance travel I have access to.

  10. Re:What could possibly go wrong? on FAA To Reevaluate Inflight Electronic Device Use · · Score: 1

    You're correct the "bandwidth" arguments is a lie.

    They don't allow voice apps because they don't want people coordinating attacks with them.

    It's impossible to coordinate something with irc, or email, or im, or twitter, or facebook.

  11. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 1

    No I don't. You keep claiming I claim that.

    The 7th circuit is in the US. Thus they've been court tested in the US.

  12. Re:Trust and Compromise on Ask Slashdot: What's Holding Up Single Sign-On? · · Score: 1

    Ok. I'll use your jargon.

    EU Betty only trusts OP Sue. RP Nancy doesn't trust OP Sue. Thus OpenID is not universal. It breaks very simply without trust.

  13. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The claim was that they were unenforceable. I showed they were.

    By your logic every case has to make it to SCOTUS or it doesn't matter.

    And that's it. Try again when you understand the legal system.

  14. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 1

    You could take them to court. But realistically yeah you're fucked either way.

  15. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 1

    If many people say the same inaccurate thing should you only correct one?

    The comment I responded to said EULA weren't valid. My response accurately refutes that. You give a specific example not applicable to the point at hand since there is no download button mentioned.

    The illegality of what they are doing was not mentioned nor responded to so your final sentence is off topic.

  16. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 0

    The 7th Circuit disagrees with you. EULA are legally tested and enforceable in the US.

    ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)

    "The court held that Zeidenberg did accept the offer by clicking through. The court noted, "He had no choice, because the software splashed the license on the screen and would not let him proceed without indicating acceptance." The court stated that Zeidenberg could have rejected the terms of the contract and returned the software. The court, in addition, noted the ability and "the opportunity to return goods can be important" under the UCC."

  17. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 1, Informative

    EULA are court tested in the US. They're very much binding.

    ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)

    "The court held that Zeidenberg did accept the offer by clicking through. The court noted, "He had no choice, because the software splashed the license on the screen and would not let him proceed without indicating acceptance." The court stated that Zeidenberg could have rejected the terms of the contract and returned the software. The court, in addition, noted the ability and "the opportunity to return goods can be important" under the UCC."

  18. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 0

    The feds say they can be enforced.

    ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)

  19. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 1, Informative

    Might is the wrong word. EULA are court tested in the US. EULA are legally binding.

    ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)

    "The court held that Zeidenberg did accept the offer by clicking through. The court noted, "He had no choice, because the software splashed the license on the screen and would not let him proceed without indicating acceptance." The court stated that Zeidenberg could have rejected the terms of the contract and returned the software. The court, in addition, noted the ability and "the opportunity to return goods can be important" under the UCC."

  20. Re:under the DMCA any antivirus software can get s on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: -1

    By null and void you mean fully legal and court tested in the US?

    ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)

    "The court held that Zeidenberg did accept the offer by clicking through. The court noted, "He had no choice, because the software splashed the license on the screen and would not let him proceed without indicating acceptance." The court stated that Zeidenberg could have rejected the terms of the contract and returned the software. The court, in addition, noted the ability and "the opportunity to return goods can be important" under the UCC."

  21. Re:Trust and Compromise on Ask Slashdot: What's Holding Up Single Sign-On? · · Score: 1

    Abe doesn't trust Ben's provider. Ben doesn't trust Abe's provider. Both now exist in silos.

  22. Re:Trust and Compromise on Ask Slashdot: What's Holding Up Single Sign-On? · · Score: 1

    Yes I do have to trust the same people you do. That's the definition of single sign on.

  23. Re:Trust and Compromise on Ask Slashdot: What's Holding Up Single Sign-On? · · Score: 1

    So your position is that since one person doesn't know enough to care about the trustworthiness of a service provider no one should?

  24. Trust and Compromise on Ask Slashdot: What's Holding Up Single Sign-On? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's impossible to find someone everyone trusts.

    Also what happens once the central repository is compromised?

  25. Re:new ending? on Joe Cornish To Write and Direct Snow Crash Movie · · Score: 1

    What happened to the nuke?