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  1. Re:He didn't disclose what he wasn't asked on Unredacted Filings Reveal Claims of Juror Misconduct in Apple vs Samsung Trial · · Score: 4, Informative
    Incorrect.

    the court: okay. welcome back. please take a seat. we had a few more departures in your absence. let's continue with the questions. the next question is, have you or a family member or someone very close to you ever been involved in a lawsuit, either as a plaintiff, a defendant, or as a witness?

    from the voir dire transcript

  2. Re:Water, or some other fluid? on Rover Finds Ancient Streambed On Martian Surface · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Both mercury and bromine could be liquid at reasonable temperatures. Both are also just as unlikely to be in amounts to have streams.

  3. Re:It's not part of the Android ecosystem yet on Google Pressured Acer/Alibaba Because of Android Compatibility Issues · · Score: 1

    I believe you misread my comment.

  4. Re:It's not part of the Android ecosystem yet on Google Pressured Acer/Alibaba Because of Android Compatibility Issues · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure how you arrived to the conclusion that I believe Windows should control any part of Linux. I consider Wine part of the Windows ecosystem becomes it runs Windows applications. Does that automatically make Linux part of the Windows ecosystem? No, my Linux distribution does not run Windows applications "out of the box".

    Alternatively, is Windows part of the Linux ecosystem because I can run Linux applications with Cygwin? No.

    Also, if I'm okay with Google pressuring Acer to uphold their OHA agreement, why does that imply I am okay with Microsoft "controlling" Linux???? One does not lead to the other.

  5. Hypospray on Ultrasound Waves For Transdermal Drug Delivery · · Score: 2

    Woooooo. Sci-Fi gone real! Please tell me it makes the same sound too.

  6. Re:Create your own OS on Google Pressured Acer/Alibaba Because of Android Compatibility Issues · · Score: 1

    While the GP is mostly wrong because that's not what the article is about, it appears that Aliyun has not released it's Linux source code which does violate the GPL that it is under.

  7. Re:It's not part of the Android ecosystem yet on Google Pressured Acer/Alibaba Because of Android Compatibility Issues · · Score: 1

    Or they will think the android app developer is bad and will tell their friends who may have android phones that it's a crappy app.

  8. It's not part of the Android ecosystem yet on Google Pressured Acer/Alibaba Because of Android Compatibility Issues · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It advertises that it runs Android applications?? That seems a little disingenuous as well.

  9. The submitter doesn't seem to understand QR codes on QR Codes As Anti-Forgery On Currency Could Infect Banks · · Score: 2
    This plan in all likelihood would not comprise of URLs encoded as QR codes. It wold be some data that would be matched against some other data, so why would the currency verification involve accessing a URL at all to implant a virus?

    The only way I could remotely see that happening would be if there was a vulnerability in the system that allowed for a buffer overflow attack of some sort. The problem with that is that QR codes only have a limited amount a data, which would make this all but impossible.

  10. Re:It won't happen anyway on NASA Working on Mars Menu · · Score: 1

    I will do it.

  11. Re:Ah yes, the American dream... on Intellectual Ventures Tied To 1,300 Shell Companies · · Score: 0

    Except if your company actually becomes successful, there is nothing stopping China from just taking it and making it state owned.

  12. Re:not exactly an island on Huge Pumice Rock 'Island' Seen Floating In South Pacific · · Score: 1
    A quote from the dailymail article:

    'The rock looked to be sitting two foot (half a metre) above the surface of the waves and lit up a brilliant while colour in the spotlight. It looked exactly like the edge of an ice shelf.'

    Sooo, maybe something big!

  13. Re:Cables double as space heater on USB 3.0 100W Power Standard Seeks To End Proprietary Chargers · · Score: 4, Informative

    Incorrect, there is no IC in the cable. I skimmed over the spec (which is free to download). There are just extra pins deeper in the connector to ID the new cables.

  14. Re:He was surprised?! on When Art, Apple and the Secret Service Collide · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You don't need to give express permission to be filmed in public for noncommercial reasons.

  15. Re:Impressive engineering feat on Gamera II Team Smashes Previous Best Human-Powered Helicopter Flight Time · · Score: 1

    So, there does appear to be a flywheel. However, it looks like it's being used as a capacitor to even out energy flow rather than for long term storage. Would this disqualify it?

  16. Re:TSA as role model? on Georgia Apple Store Refuses To Sell iPad To Iranian-American Teen · · Score: 1

    She said it to the reporter. Did she say it to the employee? Did the employee hear that?

  17. Re:TSA as role model? on Georgia Apple Store Refuses To Sell iPad To Iranian-American Teen · · Score: 2

    So what you're quoting is from the WSB article, however I could not find anything that said that the clerk overheard that it was for a cousin in Iran. Just that they heard Farsi.
    Why not just have in the purchase agreement a clause stating that the product is not allowed to be exported to those countries. Wouldn't that disclaim responsibility (in situations that are ambiguous) for Apple without having to ask their ethnicity?

  18. Re:Take a break on Ask Slashdot: What To Do Before College? · · Score: 1

    Agreed. If you do need the money, just do something part time for the cash. Otherwise, enjoy yourself.

  19. Re:Good, but a little pointless. on Mozilla Shows Off Junior, a Simple Browser Built for iPad · · Score: 2

    So why aren't we all just using Internet Explorer 6

  20. Re:"Charles Carreon (the man who has FunnyJunk)" on FunnyJunk Sues the Oatmeal Over TM and "Incitement To Cyber-Vandalism" · · Score: 4, Informative

    The summary is incorrect. Carreon is not FunnyJunk, and probably not the owner of FunnyJunk (I couldn't figure out who is). He represented FunnyJunk in the legal threats sent to Inman. There doesn't appear to be any lawsuit against Inman by FunnyJunk, but there is a lawsuit by Carreon, a lawyer, (who is representing himself pro se) against Inman, IndieGoGo, ACS, and NWF.

  21. Re:Still pretty alpha on Mozilla's Open Source Project Shumway To Translate SWF To HTML5 · · Score: 1

    Please define "completely". I use Chrome 20.0.1132.17 beta-m

  22. Re:Developers, developers, developers on Steam For Linux Will Launch In 2012 · · Score: 2

    Wouldn't mind a Linux Netflix player as well.

  23. Still pretty alpha on Mozilla's Open Source Project Shumway To Translate SWF To HTML5 · · Score: 2

    The racing demo is the only one that worked for me. The other two examples did not work. Still pretty neat

  24. Re:Developers, developers, developers on Steam For Linux Will Launch In 2012 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I believe all the Humble Indie Bundle games that have Linux downloads are just using a CodeWeavers CrossOver wrapper. At least the ones I've downloaded so far.

  25. what proof that fb is a bigger reason than any oth on Facebook Is Killing Text Messaging · · Score: 1

    er messaging service?

    i would think gtalk being on every single android phone by default is a pretty big reason. as well as things like google voice having free sms. fb messenger seems like one reason, but zdnet just seems to be speculating that it's the biggest reason