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  1. Instagram didn't replace Kodak on The Internet's Network Efficiencies Are Destroying the Middle Class · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Kodak was replaced by a whole slew of companies that make components for digital cameras, cell phones, picture hosting, digital frames, etc.

  2. Hugh Pickens Blog on Why a Cure For Cancer Is So Elusive · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Seriously, how many articles per day is Slashdot going to feature from this guy? Recently it feels at least 3 per day.

  3. Easier... on Backdoor Discovered In Netgear and Linkys Routers · · Score: 1

    Seems like it would have been easier to grab an ethernet cord and plug into the router rather than do a port scan and reverse engineer the firmware....

  4. Only Internet Companies? on Italy Approves 'Google Tax' On Internet Companies · · Score: 1

    Why is this only being applied to Internet companies? There many multinationals in every facet of industry avoiding paying taxes, these kinds of laws should not be limited to new industries they should apply to everyone.

    All countries sould be moving to a model where companies are taxed on money earned within the country which completely negates the importance of tax havens.

  5. Pyramid Scheme on Why Charles Stross Wants Bitcoin To Die In a Fire · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Bitcoin is inherently structured as a pyramid scheme. Users who adopted it early had an easy time obtaining BTC, and they're incentivised to recruit others so their stockpile has value.

  6. Not a Security Bug on Google Fixes Credit Card Security Hole, But Snubs Discoverer · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but Google filtering is simply doing everyone a favour by helping mitigate credit card fraud. Users of Google products and services were in no way at risk prior to the filtering change.

    Why would they acknowledge this? They don't publically acknowledge people flagging inappropriate images and this falls in the same category.

  7. Re:The Huffington Post on Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Yahoo Form Alliance Against NSA · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure either of these qualify them as an internet company ;)

  8. Re:Something has to give, buddy on US Issues 30-Year Eagle-Killing Permits To Wind Industry · · Score: 1

    46mpg is mediocre at best.

  9. Re:Something has to give, buddy on US Issues 30-Year Eagle-Killing Permits To Wind Industry · · Score: 1

    I saw one, but most appeared to be in the 60-70 range and some of the overseas cars are 80-90 mpg.

  10. Oh hey guys, we still exist!

  11. Re:Something has to give, buddy on US Issues 30-Year Eagle-Killing Permits To Wind Industry · · Score: 2

    Really the main advantage of the Prius or other hybrids is their in city mileage, otherwise you should get a small diesel (from europe :( ) which beat pretty much all those bikes.

  12. Re:Something has to give, buddy on US Issues 30-Year Eagle-Killing Permits To Wind Industry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why a cowbell of course.

  13. Activism on eBay Founder Pleads For Leniency For the PayPal 14 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Its odd how online activism is treated much differently than that which occurs in meatspace. Many protests occur in real life where access to buildings or simply roads are blocked yet the treatment of the two types protestors is very different.

  14. Bank Security? on Anonymous Member Sentenced For Joining DDoS Attack For One Minute · · Score: 1

    So bank robbers must also be on the hook for all security guards, surveillance, and the cost of the vault?

  15. Re:That's okay on 62% of 16 To 24-Year-Olds Prefer Printed Books Over eBooks · · Score: 3, Funny

    0.001% of respondants prefer the Town Crier.

  16. Re:price on 62% of 16 To 24-Year-Olds Prefer Printed Books Over eBooks · · Score: 1

    Stores also throw a lot of books in the trash (they tear off the front cover and return to the publisher), so while the per unit cost might be 20% there is additional cost to the publisher if the books don't sell.

  17. Re: How did they prove intent? on Driver Arrested In Ohio For Secret Car Compartment Full of Nothing · · Score: 1

    this was my thought also, if there are visible wires running to it then it's not a secret compartment, merely a compartment.

  18. Re:Step 1, open up the bidding process completely on Healthcare.gov and the Gulf Between Planning and Reality · · Score: 1

    If the government is paying by the hour the entire project should be handled in house so they maintain managerial control.

  19. Re:All or nothing approach is silly on 1.2% of Apps On Google Play Are Repackaged To Deliver Ads, Collect Info · · Score: 1

    Android's permission model is far from all or nothing, it is entirely declarative and applications do not have all permissions (as opposed to the iphone model in which the user is never told what the application can do).

    It would be nice if the Android model presented a little more granular information at times, e.g. its perfectly reasonable for a media application to know a phone call is on going in order to pause, but last I checked this was lumped in with knowing who called and a few other pieces. From a privacy perspective it would also be nice to be able to install applications and deny them certain permissions (e.g. provide an empty contact list, or location data) in Android 4.3 this was available through a hidden menu, hopefully it will become more easily available future versions.

  20. Re: Open... on Judge: No Privacy Expectations For Data On P2P Networks · · Score: 1

    I imagine they were trying to say that as Disney is the copyright holder and was doing the distributing then users are getting the files legitimately. While I agree in principle I don't know that it really follows from the ruling.

  21. Re:Passwords are property of the employer on Withhold Passwords From Your Employer, Go To Jail? · · Score: 2

    As a non-lawyer this seems odd to me given a password is transient knowledge and not a thing a single one person can possess. To me, a more apt analogy might be an employer trying to force a former employee to write down any thoughts they might have had related to their former position.

    I can't recall the details of this case and honestly don't really care, but the city ought to have a had a policy about shared passwords from the start not only to avoid this situation but also scenarios where the sole password holder dies, is abducted by aliens, etc.

  22. Re:Err, wha? on GPUs Keep Getting Faster, But Your Eyes Can't Tell · · Score: 1

    I agree, the 27/30" monitors @ 1920x1080 would hardly be called high-end.

  23. Reaction on NVIDIA Updates SHIELD With Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, Console Mode, New Titles · · Score: 3, Funny

    We've contacted all five users of nVidia Shield and they're quite happy with the update.

  24. Stock IPO on Star Citizen's Crowdfunding-Driven Grey Market · · Score: 1

    Almost always exactly the same thing, share prices spike after they become "available" to the select few.

  25. Sony on 4K Ultra HD Likely To Repeat the Failure of 3D Television · · Score: 1

    Is also a movie studio and is already selling 4k content.