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  1. Re:Slightly less impressed on Siri Protocol Cracked · · Score: 1

    For that you would want FreeTTS. I'd much rather have something home grown than all my interactions with my phone getting sent to some companies servers.

  2. Re:4th amendment issue? on NYPD Dismantling Occupy Wall Street Encampment · · Score: 2

    A tweet in the middle of the night is not a vacate notice.

  3. Re:repeating a tweet: if just, why 1am on NYPD Dismantling Occupy Wall Street Encampment · · Score: 1

    Because if people had actually received a warning it wouldn't have had a negative effect on the protesters. The major did not properly inform the protesters, ie. no due diligence. The people that were attacked and those that lost property should file a Class Action Lawsuit.

  4. Re:Something not quite right on NYPD Dismantling Occupy Wall Street Encampment · · Score: 1

    Then, in the middle of the night, they make a "public announcement" that nobody can access without twitter so they can shake the place down. The people that were attacked and those that lost property should file a Class Action Lawsuit.

  5. Re:Simpler approach on Scientists Develop Super-Slippery Material · · Score: 1

    It is defined by the way the government defines poverty, a family of four living on less than $22,162/y. The data is from the census. Why would it be "a hit on" Rick Perry? There is no shortage of millionaires, billionaires, and politicians in Texas. And yes, really. Of the people that actually took the time to fill out the census (people not transient or illegally in the country) those are the numbers.

  6. Why is this not considered theft? on Report on Web-Surfing Speeds Finds Pervasive Throttling · · Score: 2

    If they throttle you so your bandwidth does not exceed the agreed upon bandwidth speeds then it should be no big deal. If they shape you below your agreed upon speeds because "it is busy time on their network" it is theft.

  7. Re:WTF does that have to do with IQ? on 2011 Geek IQ Test · · Score: 1

    So it should be about not putting the round peg in the square hole? Damn you geography! Damn you all to heck!

  8. I'll do my best. Not! on 2011 Geek IQ Test · · Score: 0

    If I fail does it mean I'll get to have sex ...with an actual girl?

  9. Re:At this point on German Copyright Group To Collect From Creative Commons Event · · Score: 2

    ASCAP, BMI, SABAM, GEMA... all collect for the same artists. The group that collects "for the artist" depends on where you are when you use the artists copyrighted material. eg. If your a cover band for Hall and Oats and play in Germany you get raped by GEMA instead of ASCAP.

  10. 10% != "well ahead" IMHO on Intel Launches Sandy Bridge-E Series Processors · · Score: 1

    The Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition finished well ahead of the second-place Core i7-990X

    I don't see any benchmark placing the 3960 more than 10% faster than the 990. How can 10%, and under, be "well ahead"? The FPS tests are all under 2% in favor of the 3960. $1,000 + Motherboard upgrade for 2%? With the Icy Bridge you will get a die reduction. This means at least you will get a power consumption drop.

  11. WTF?! on French Power Company Fined For Hacking Greenpeace · · Score: 1

    Why 70-30 in favor of the government? Was the government harmed more than the defendant?

  12. Re:The Teflon effect on Scientists Develop Super-Slippery Material · · Score: 1

    Exactly. There is no mention of how they attach it to something to begin with. Can it only be applied to "low-surface-energy structured materials (such as porous Teflon membrane)? Is it only effective on liquids? It would be nice to know if one could use it "paint" surfaces to protect them from insects, rust, mold, etc.

  13. Re:Simpler approach on Scientists Develop Super-Slippery Material · · Score: 1

    Put the peanut butter jar in the microwave for 3 seconds. The remains will pour out then harden when it cools.

  14. Re:flamebait on slashdot? OK! on A Job Fair For Jobs In India — In California · · Score: 1

    You just described the WTO with minimum wage. You don't apply tariffs to their trade. One of the reasons so many people hate the WTO is because they don't want to apply a minimum wage.

  15. Re:not in the upbringing on Is American Innovation Losing Its Shine? · · Score: 2

    Find a way to make Nerds/Geeks Cool.

    Federally fund free sex for Nerds/Geeks.

  16. Re:It'd be nice if ... on The IOCCC Competition Is Back · · Score: 1

    They did. It failed. They are back to what comes naturally, Erlang. :p

  17. Re:flamebait on slashdot? OK! on A Job Fair For Jobs In India — In California · · Score: 1

    If you don't hire people because you don't want to pay minimum wage you should be jailed for your protection. People not being hired for less than minimum wage should toss a tire around your head and burn you alive.

  18. Re:flamebait on slashdot? OK! on A Job Fair For Jobs In India — In California · · Score: 1

    You will have Mexican workers being paid $2 a day in Mexico and being paid $6 an hour in the US - of course there will be stream of people coming across for $6 an hour!

    A global minimum wage doesn't require a global government only a global agreement. It is something the WTO could do but don't because they are a bunch of rich fucker's bitches.

  19. Re:flamebait on slashdot? OK! on A Job Fair For Jobs In India — In California · · Score: 1

    Agreed. They have to be global

  20. Re:flamebait on slashdot? OK! on A Job Fair For Jobs In India — In California · · Score: 1

    No. You spun that. Minimum wage keeps rich fuckers from moving jobs to some place that has slave labor.

  21. Re:Work visa on A Job Fair For Jobs In India — In California · · Score: 2

    They are looking for Indians to go back and run projects for them so they don't have to pay an agency that handles management. It is cheaper to send someone back and set them up with a $7/h crew.

  22. flamebait on slashdot? OK! on A Job Fair For Jobs In India — In California · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Globalism is failing because of a lack of minimum wage. Rich Republican cock suckers don't give a shit about one countries economy. All it means is wages drop in yet another country and the value of their investments in the global stock market go up. You dumb ass wrong wing radio listening morons can keep regurgitating bullshit from your born again bigot spin doctors or join the fight. Either watch the lying bastards suck down fat paychecks while leading you into the land of indentured servitude while the rest of us "liberals" fight from the land of reality or get a fucking clue. Vote for Perry. He knows how to hand the keys to corporations in other countries while the people that live in his state fall further into abject poverty. Globalism is going to happen whether we like it or not. The way we don't want it to happen, without something to level the playing field ie. minimum wages and expectations, is the way it is happening. Controlling how it happens is up to us people that work for a living, aka "liberals".

  23. Re:I Work With Indian Talent on A Job Fair For Jobs In India — In California · · Score: 1

    It isn't about sending them back so there are more jobs here. It is about sending someone you have confidence in back so they can lead a team of low wage developers in India.
    FTFA:
    Indian companies need experienced people who can step into project management roles up to senior levels, said Bhushan.

    The companies are typically looking for someone with eight or more years of experience and specific domain knowledge. The workers ahould have the ability to lead large project teams and run large Web sites, said Bhushan.

  24. Re:Chained TV on Sony Racing Apple To Develop 'a New Kind of TV' · · Score: 1

    True. However, the cable/satellite companies are profiting. If you could displace an entire industry by taking control of one device would you do it?

  25. Re:Chained TV on Sony Racing Apple To Develop 'a New Kind of TV' · · Score: 1

    Cable box customers pay for the device, pay for bandwidth, pay for the content, and relinquish personal information to a corporate marketing team. I guess stealing that by wrapping it up into just one device is the logical next step. Silver lining: you don't have to buy a cable box.