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  1. Re:$0 Now, on Apple's iBooks EULA Drawing Ire · · Score: 1

    Free developer accounts don't give you access to download it. You need at least one paid membership.

  2. Re:$0 Now, on Apple's iBooks EULA Drawing Ire · · Score: 1

    You're still wrong though. Downloading from http://developer.apple.com/ requires a program membership (Mac or iOS), and downloading from the App Store checks your OS version and only gives it to you free if you're on Lion.

  3. Re:Scholarly cloaking on Google Updates Algorithm To Punish Websites With Excessive Ads · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure the journals don't deliberately serve up the whole journal to Google, then block it to you though. They just happen to be web accessible, and Google finds them. Unfortunately they're also heavily linked and highly relevant, so they end up at the top.

  4. Re:I don't believe on Google Updates Algorithm To Punish Websites With Excessive Ads · · Score: 1

    Google does Flash ads too.

  5. Re:except google on Google Updates Algorithm To Punish Websites With Excessive Ads · · Score: 1

    Actually. you might have heard of Doubleclick, one of the most obnoxious advertising agencies in existence. A wholly owned subsidiary of Google. In reality, Google's ads generally ARE splashed over the entire top of the page (Doubleclick, a Google company, actually recommends this - it's called placing ads "Above the Fold" and draws attention to the advertisement ahead of the content) and in fact ARE blinking, loud, animated affairs.

  6. Re:Some people don't need this on Google Updates Algorithm To Punish Websites With Excessive Ads · · Score: 1

    And it seems some of the big-name development toolset vendors are jumping on HTML5 and jQuery as well - Telerik recently released a whole UI kit (including reporting/charting) with enterprise support and all that jazz, so even if you're at a "but we can't use free because we need support!!111!1" type of place there's options.

  7. Re:There are no acceptable ads. on Google Updates Algorithm To Punish Websites With Excessive Ads · · Score: 1

    I know of one site that outright refuses to let you post unless you disable ad blockers. You simply receive a message saying "unable to accept your comment at this time. Please disable your ad blockers and try again".

  8. Re:Not Surprise for MegaUpload on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 1

    Actually, the rule is even dumber than that - go figure. Any copyright infringement performed in the course of business is automatically criminal here, with a 5 year jail term.

  9. Re:Two down... on Filesonic Removes Ability To Share Files · · Score: 1

    I can't see why - "an hero" is perfectly valid English in some dialects (where the "h" is not pronounced at the beginning of the word).

  10. Re:Thigs swinging back to Bittorrent and P2P? on Filesonic Removes Ability To Share Files · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Seeding is becoming incredibly dangerous in countries where the US has too much influence - take a look, for example, at New Zealand's Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2008. A law pretty much written by the US Government (read MPAA and RIAA) which essentially makes it so that once the relevant sections kick in, Warner Music or Disney can get you banned from the internet for six months because they claim to have detected you uploading files over Bittorrent - and the burden of proof is on you, the defendant, not them the accuser. And we both know that the reason the US government pushes laws like this overseas is so that they can weaken the domestic opposition. So while you say "please seed", some people are simply not in a position to.

  11. Re:Not in US custody on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 1

    They're in court for bail hearings. The extradition issue hasn't even come up. (Note: bail decision has been reserved and they've been remanded into custody).

  12. Re:hahaha indeed on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 2

    Wow, you folks sure see conspiracy where there is none. The timing was actually quite perfect - the same time as Kim was having a birthday party which resulted in nearly the entirety of his executive team being in one place! Nothing to do with SOPA or any of that shit (especially since the DoJ doesn't pick the raid time, the New Zealand Police do).

  13. Re:Not Surprise for MegaUpload on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 1

    Hell, he was initially denied entry into New Zealand until he bought $10 million of government bonds (yes indeed, our scummy right wing government sells residency to the highest bidders). He was still denied permission to purchase property even after that.

  14. Re:Not Surprise for MegaUpload on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 1

    My understanding is that we automatically reject extradition for capital offences out of hand, and consider whether the requesting country's penalties are similar to ours in other cases.

    Unfortunately, our government can intervene directly in the justice system, and John Key could easily direct extradition which he is highly likely to do if the court finds against the DoJ - you know, because he really wants that Free Trade Agreement (that the country does not want, because FTAs with the United States are retardedly one sided).

  15. Re:Not Surprise for MegaUpload on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 0

    Copyright violation above a certain value is automatically criminal copyright infringement. And when they made hundreds of millions of dollars off it, it definitely counts.

  16. Re:Not Surprise for MegaUpload on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 5, Informative

    MegaUpload is a Hong Kong company. One subsidiary (MegaStuff) is a New Zealand company.

    And for the love of all that's holy can you learn to spell our country's name right.

  17. Re:Not Surprise for MegaUpload on Megaupload Drops Lawsuit Against Universal Music · · Score: 1

    They could still theoretically be found guilty of criminal copyright infringement, which is illegal and carries a term greater than 1 year which is the minimum sentence for which extradition can be considered.

  18. Re: Yeah...but on How the US Lost Out On iPhone Work · · Score: 1

    New Zealand has a wonderful law all pre-written that we can sell you. You know, to return the favour for that Copyright law you gave us last year.

  19. Re:Simplicity = BAD on Mozilla Offers Alternative To OpenID · · Score: 1

    So, basically, what you're saying is that I'm right at this point in time. Gotcha.

  20. Re:In other words, on Web Developer Sentenced To Death In Iran · · Score: 2

    Yarr, tharr be Photoshop off the starboard bow!

    Oh... wrong pirates.

  21. Re:Browser based... ugh D: on Mozilla Offers Alternative To OpenID · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure SAML can be used in native apps - just that almost no-one does. Ditto for OAuth (the problem with OAuth is that although it can be used for native apps, the OAuth-using services all seem to demand you open a web page so they can display their pretty auth UI).

  22. Re:Simplicity = BAD on Mozilla Offers Alternative To OpenID · · Score: 1

    Ugh, I hate replying to myself. Reading further, it's just a plain crappy system. Yet another third party service that wants me to hand them my entire member base.

  23. Re:Simplicity = BAD on Mozilla Offers Alternative To OpenID · · Score: 1

    Personally, I'd be more inclined to write it off because browserid.org... does not support BrowserID.

  24. Re:Well said, but... on Mozilla Offers Alternative To OpenID · · Score: 1

    It's a handy tool written by Mark Russinovich. Formerly Sysinternals, now Microsoft.

  25. Re:Glad to see Microsoft taking this position on Microsoft Pushes For Gay Marriage In Washington State · · Score: 1

    History itself disagrees with you, sanctimonious asshole. Marriage as a concept is much older than the christian rite, where it was previously a social contract between two (or more, apparently) individuals which didn't even need a religious person to know about it to be considered valid. Hell, it was apparently compulsory for the Romans (and one married simply by living together for a year if one wanted).

    Demons, how I despise preachy religious pricks inflicting their moral high ground on everyone.