User: Presto Vivace

Actually the black guy qualifies in anyone's book

On: Obama Significantly Revises Technology Positions

Let me watch him hail a cab on South Michigan Avenue and I will tell you what his skin color is.

ballots are like fireworks

On: Voting Machines Routinely Failing Nationwide

better handled manually. Anatomy of a Credibility Meltdownâ"Revisiting the Voting Machine Controversy

The Intellectual Property Subcommittee

On: Congress May Kill NIH Open Access Research Rules

Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Membership

better than using "curveball"

On: Spy Agencies Turn To Online Sources For Info

Truly everyone researches online, why would intelligence agencies be any different?

I had the same reaction

On: NASA Patents To Be Auctioned

this is our property.

it is a remarkable achievement

On: CodeWeavers Package Google Chrome For Linux and Mac

to have done that in 11 days.

Very Very sad

On: David Foster Wallace an Apparent Suicide

It is a great loss. He will be missed.

Three cheeers for France

On: 4,000 Anti-Scientology Videos Yanked From YouTube

nice to see a government hold them accountable.

Re:color me naive

On: Anti-Net Neutrality Astroturfer Exposed

Good catch, thanks.

anti-astroturfing campaign

On: Anti-Net Neutrality Astroturfer Exposed

PR Bloggers against astroturf

Re:Why get some groups without a reason involved?

On: Anti-Net Neutrality Astroturfer Exposed

To get some internet company to oppose it, you have to pay it about as much as you have to pay to buy it out, because they know their very existance depends on NN. Are you sure? I am not at all sure that Web 2.0, venture capitalists or anyone else knows what is at risk.

color me naive

On: Anti-Net Neutrality Astroturfer Exposed

but I thought Microsoft was on record as pro-net neutrality.

congrats U Maryland!

On: University of Maryland Team Wins Robot Sub Competition

well done!

you can't trust anyone

On: Your Computer and Cell Phone Are Lying To You

very discouraging

Re:Patent Pending

On: The Death of Nearly All Software Patents?

Actually I assume that this ruling will be litigated.

just plain cool

On: First Images of Russian-European Manned Spacecraft

I can't wait.

Florida, always Florida

On: E-gold Owners Plead Guilty To Money Laundering

The service is based in the West Indies, but the directors apparently live in Florida.

The ISS is cool!

On: NASA May Hire Japanese Spacecraft For ISS Service Mission

I don't have any insight to offer. I just think everything connected to the ISS is ultra cool.

information you don't have

On: Viacom Looks For Google Staff Uploads in YouTube Logs

is information you don't have to protect.

what's the use of being popular

On: Viacom Looks For Google Staff Uploads in YouTube Logs

if you don't get paid for it? I think Viacom has a point.

clever

On: Viacom Looks For Google Staff Uploads in YouTube Logs

whatever you think of this, it is very clever on the part of Viacom.

no kidding

On: ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging FISA

It may get to the point where you really wish you'd done something earlier. yeah but at least the ACLU is trying

Re:ISO has failed

On: ISO Recommends Denying OOXML Appeals

This is explains why this decision mattered, because the ISO has discredited itself. Its other standards are now called into question. It is a shame, a real shame.

Where did the development $ come from?

On: Ray Gun Puts Voices Inside Your Head

Is this one of DARPA's toys?

A bad sign

On: YouTube Must Give All User Histories To Viacom

this is a very bad sign.