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  1. Re:Internet = Ticket to Democracy on New Group Paves Way For 2012 Online Primary · · Score: 1

    The U.S is a democracy vs. a republic by design. The writers of the Federalist Papers thought the general population would be, at least, smart enough to know when they are playing into the hands of the republic. They believed there would be "enough good sense amongst the people" to avoid things like the wrong wing media being able to spin hate into votes against freedom.

  2. I'm lost on New Group Paves Way For 2012 Online Primary · · Score: 2

    A political party with out a defined political stance collecting money for non-existent political candidates?

  3. Why do they need secrecy? on Occupy Protesters Are Building a Facebook for the 99% · · Score: 1

    I would work for complete visibility instead. Use that energy to put people up for elections. Set up a site to let people know who candidates are and where candidates are needed. Give people the ability to participate in writing legislation. Choose candidates that will agree to push that legislation when they get elected. The 1% have money to buy votes for their candidates. If the 99% stay visible and active and get people to vote for their candidates they will make a change.

  4. Can you guess 2 4 digit numbers? on Attack Tool Released For WPS Setup Flaw · · Score: 1

    At first glance I thought the error was something along the line of letting the attacker know the user names so they only have to guess the password. I was mistaken. It literally helps the attacker figure out the PIN so instead of guessing 8 digits you guess two 4's.

  5. Re:Where is consumer protection? on Samsung Reconsidering Android 4.0 On the Galaxy S · · Score: 1

    The amendment isn't about the right to own property. An amendment wasn't needed for that right. It is the right to be secure in person, property, privacy, and protection from the law. You asked what gives people the right to security. I thought I would start at the top.

  6. Re:Where is consumer protection? on Samsung Reconsidering Android 4.0 On the Galaxy S · · Score: 1

    Who granted you that right?

    Some long haired founding father dude.

    Bill of Rights Amendment IV

    The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

  7. Re:It is the customer base stupid. on Prospects Darken For Solar Energy Companies · · Score: 1

    You kind of missed my point; but, getting financing when your late or missing payments the bank isn't going to restructure your financing with additional money in the form of a loan. The bank is more likely going to structure you outside of the house so you can get a good view of the for sale sign in your old front yard.

  8. Where is consumer protection? on Samsung Reconsidering Android 4.0 On the Galaxy S · · Score: 2

    This is a big reason why OEM's should not be able to lock devices from user upgrades. If a company decides to no longer support a device, is the customer's right to continue to use the device in a secure way revoked? Having to go through a process of rooting a device that has a limited life span so it can be kept up to date weakens the user's ability to protect themselves. They should release something which allow users to maintain the device themselves.

  9. Re:When there is financial incentive on More Details On Drug Cartel's Clandestine Communications Network · · Score: 1

    It looked to me to be more like ham radio. "Anyone can use it", if they are licensed.

  10. Not a good move. on Justifications For Creating an IT Department? · · Score: 1

    If you departmentalize IT it will be easier to outsource it.

  11. Re:some detail, best post! on More Details On Drug Cartel's Clandestine Communications Network · · Score: 1
  12. Re:When there is financial incentive on More Details On Drug Cartel's Clandestine Communications Network · · Score: 1

    Because it is earmarked to be sold to someone who will gouge you for the privilege of using it.

  13. It is the customer base stupid. on Prospects Darken For Solar Energy Companies · · Score: 4, Insightful

    China flooding the market, specifically to destroy the competition IMHO, is just half the story. How are people supposed to buy solar panels for the house when they are not even able to make the house payments. Small business owners aren't going to throw up panels any time soon. They rent. Renters aren't going to put up solar panels, their customers are going out of business left and right. Manufacturers with large plants are too busy deciding if they are going to relocate. China needs to learn to let other people make money. A customer base requires someone has an income.

  14. Re:the question is... on New Car Anti-Theft Device Profiles Your Rear End · · Score: 1

    people with glasses don't seem to care, but non-glasses wearers tend to tear up after awhile of that

    Air blowing on the glasses keeps them from fogging up.

  15. Re:Detect differences between full and empty load? on New Car Anti-Theft Device Profiles Your Rear End · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hello boss. Um yeah. My ass is fat. I can't come to work today.

  16. Re:It's not the last on Television White Space Spectrum Approved For Use By FCC · · Score: 1

    Correct. Like the one they had in Mexico.

  17. The browser isn't the game. on Google and Mozilla: Partners, Not Competitors · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I find it hard to believe anyone really thinks letting Mozilla die would be a benefit to Google. It doesn't take a doctorate in Sociology to know people like choice. If they are limited in choices the more likely the choices become "the greater between" style evil. eg Nutscrape v. Internut Exploder. There were fans on both sides. There were haters of the other side. And more importantly, there were haters of both because there were little alternatives (at the time). What Google wants is not to get any of that hate. Keeping them a player and a partner improves the real game, traffic to Google. How people get there is unimportant.

  18. Re:It's not the last on Television White Space Spectrum Approved For Use By FCC · · Score: 1

    There is actually a lot of individual interest in ham radio. At least the frequencies. Most, if not all, is for private packet networks. Unfortunately, people are finding serious road blocks. I hate to say the "r" word; but, it is being so heavily regulated many have lost interest. The fear is that people will create what they had in Mexico, an encrypted grid network set up by the cartel for communication.

  19. DIY AFM on Solar Cells Made From a Spreadable Nanoparticle Paste · · Score: 1

    Help them build an AFM with that nifty 3D printer they like so much.

  20. Re:previous and next patents.. on Apple Files Patent For Fuel Cell Laptops · · Score: 1

    a computer could generate these patent titles and a monkey could do the write ups.

    Oh sure, give our jobs to the monkeys. This is a down economy sir. Shame on you!

  21. Smart move on Apple Files Patent For Fuel Cell Laptops · · Score: 1

    If a patent troll had gotten hold of this patent they would have... oh wait.

  22. collector/c info please on EFF Reverse Engineers Carrier IQ · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Of course we hope people can also send us Profiles from Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, iPhone and "feature phone" ports of Carrier IQ.

    I'd settle for more info about "c" on the machines collecting data.

    grep -H https *.xml

    att-galaxy-s2-defaultProfile.pro.xml: UploadUrl="https://ciqcol01.ciq.labs.att.com:10010/collector/c">
    htc-amaze-tmob-defaultProfile.pro.xml: UploadUrl="https://oddca.t-mobile.com/collector/c">
    htc-evo-sprint-iqprofile.pro.xml: UploadUrl="https://collector.iota.spcsdns.net:10003/collector/c">
    tmob-galaxy-s2-defaultProfile.pro.xml: UploadUrl="https://oddca.t-mobile.com/collector/c">

    I was able to get ciqcol01.ciq.labs.att.com 10010 to respond with telnet; but, it dropped my connection when I sent GET/POST etc. The others didn't respond. I'm assuming they have been moved.

  23. Re:Consumer Expos on the way out? on Microsoft Says Goodbye To CES · · Score: 1

    CES, Macworld and others are increasingly places for smaller 3rd party vendors to peddle their usually cheap (and sometimes knockoff) wares.

    In other words, It is going to be filled with the people Microsoft is going to be suing for patent infringement if they don't pony up. I wouldn't show my face either.

  24. Re:Prior Art? on ITC Judge: Motorola Mobility Infringed Microsoft Patent · · Score: 1

    DEC also had a handheld device, called the Itsy, back before Compaq bought them. It became the iPAQ.

  25. Re:Well... on ITC Judge: Motorola Mobility Infringed Microsoft Patent · · Score: 1

    Enterprise lives and dies by spreadsheets, MS Word documents, custom software tools, and expensive 3rd party applications.

    See. This is the irony from hell. Xwindows allows one to run GUI applications remotely. On a phone with XMPP the office application can be on the phone. A thin client with a big screen could connect to the phone, bring up the desktop version of the application, and the document is still living where all your other data is -- OTFP (on the f*** phone). If Linux phones with X would start getting some love, all this "tripping through Microsoft tangle weed patent troll infested land" bullshit would be a thing of the past.