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  1. Re:Nothing really special on Hackers Find Home In Amazon EC2 Cloud · · Score: 1

    You'd have to identify the vulnerable section of your webapp, fix the code, destroy all your EC2 instances, and then have them all start up and rebuild based on your new, secure codebase. Good times!

  2. Re:And? on Hackers Find Home In Amazon EC2 Cloud · · Score: 4, Informative

    Link next time. I had to waste 10 seconds googling =) http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Poe's_Law

  3. Re:Effect of using the same ring? on LHC Reaches Record Energy · · Score: 1

    Once you've generated the particles you need, can't you keep them in the recycler (like we have at the Tevatron) until you need them? True, you've got the cost of creating them, but I'd think that being able to recycle them until needed is better than not using anti-particles in the experiments.

  4. Re:Pile it on on Sharp Rise In Jailing of Online Journalists; Iran May Just Kill Them · · Score: 1

    I don't think you have to worry about an American->Iranian war anytime soon. I'd worry more about what the Israeli's will do if they feel that the world is allowing Iran to obtain a nuclear bomb. They have much less to lose from a preemptive strike and very good motivation to ensure that Iran doesn't become a nuclear power.

    You know that if the US (Disclaimer: I'm a US citizen) wanted to go war with Iran, we would just have Israel do it and provide weapons and logistics, correct? Not that there's something wrong with that.

  5. Re:Price on CrunchPad Being Re-branded As JooJoo · · Score: 1

    The incentive is it's be a nice toy to have. And $500 bucks for some people isn't exactly breaking the bank.

  6. Re:What "regulatory requirements"? on Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo · · Score: 1

    FAA signoffs for special use of airspace (to and fro suborbit).

  7. Re:One Word on Apple Buys Lala Music Streaming, But Why? · · Score: 1

    I agree that this purchase makes sense, but it seems risky to put forward the cash for something that relies entirely on google and affiliate links.

    Worse decisions have been made in Palo Alto/Mountain View before, so nothing shocks me anymore.

  8. Re:One Word on Apple Buys Lala Music Streaming, But Why? · · Score: 1

    True. If anything, Amazon should've jumped in to grab them to push people to their MP3 downloads.

  9. Re:Pointless hype on How Does the New Google DNS Perform? (and Why?) · · Score: 1

    We had a bunch of customers call and complain that Level3's DNS servers weren't working when they used them for their dedicated servers, so I'm fairly certain Level3 has already started sticking IP restrictions into their DNS configuration files.

  10. Re:Why ISS? on ISS Can Now Watch Sea Traffic From Space · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They we're going there anyway? In essence, they *are* just piggybacking on a bigger launch (the shuttle's primary mission). Your only cost is the EVA time, cost of the device/antenna, and the additional weight for launch.

  11. Re:This raises important questions... on Man Controls Cybernetic Hand With Thoughts · · Score: 2, Informative
  12. Re:Truly open-development, open-source phones like on Why Open Source Phones Still Fail · · Score: 2, Informative

    If AT&Ts network can't handle the traffic from iPhones, why would I ever use an N900 on? Especially with T-Mobile rolling out HSPA in major markets?

  13. Re:Open their blinders with amazing apps on Why Open Source Phones Still Fail · · Score: 1

    Me thinks you not understand how the real world works. People will pay for a phone because there are a) service expecations and b) someone to bitch at when things don't work.

  14. Re:Is a movie theater really a public place? on Woman Filming Sister's Birthday Party Gets Charged With Felony Movie Piracy · · Score: 1

    I agree. But you wouldn't say "Someone killed X, and now we're going to let their copyright live in perpetuity". You would simply make sure that person didn't benefit from it.

  15. Re:Is a movie theater really a public place? on Woman Filming Sister's Birthday Party Gets Charged With Felony Movie Piracy · · Score: 1

    I've already spoken to the local law enforcement regarding this, as well as the county attorney. We're in the clear, and we contract our security out (during construction). This ain't my first rodeo chief ;)

  16. Re:Is a movie theater really a public place? on Woman Filming Sister's Birthday Party Gets Charged With Felony Movie Piracy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I learned this in my concealed carry classes. My state has no legal provision for a property owner to post "no guns allowed" signs. They can post them but they have no force of law. All they can do is ask you to leave if they discover that you are armed -- you haven't actually broken any laws unless they ask you to leave and you decline to do so.

    But those signs work well as a deterrent. I own land where we're building datacenter space on, and while I think the 15 foot fence with barbed wire will do the job, I've put signs up. They say "The use of lethal force is authorized at this installation" every 15 feet. Totally false of course. But it scare off most of the people who would want to cause trouble.

  17. Re:Is a movie theater really a public place? on Woman Filming Sister's Birthday Party Gets Charged With Felony Movie Piracy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We don't come up with special laws because you could murder your great aunt to get at her large fortune. Laws against murder cover that. Same here. We don't need to come up with special laws just to deal with the edge case that someone, somewhere might want to kill someone to open their copyright up.

  18. Re:Is a movie theater really a public place? on Woman Filming Sister's Birthday Party Gets Charged With Felony Movie Piracy · · Score: 1

    Not so. The copyright is owned by the estate of the person, and the estate can pass into ownership of the heirs. Not that I agree with that. No matter what, copyright and patents should *never* continue past death. Not that they should last that long anyway (I think 10-15 years is reasonable for most things, although a bit long for others). You need to balance self-interest with scientific progress.

  19. Re:Is a movie theater really a public place? on Woman Filming Sister's Birthday Party Gets Charged With Felony Movie Piracy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    True. A dead person can't be in perpetual debt, in effect, and indentured servant.

  20. Re:Electric car with problems? Try Hydrogen on Electric Mini Cooper Has Rough Start · · Score: 2, Informative

    So why waste the time and not just burn the petroleum? That way you're not wasting money on fuel cells, poor storage solutions, etc. Hydrogen is a dead end.

  21. Re:Electric car with problems? on Electric Mini Cooper Has Rough Start · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Production can be built anywhere.

  22. Re:Electric car with problems? on Electric Mini Cooper Has Rough Start · · Score: 1

    Lots and lots of single family homes have 220V service, which will charge a Tesla Roadster in about 4 hours. It's 8-12 hours for 120V service. That's solved by having a charging station in the garage that charges all day and then quick charges the vehicle.

  23. Re:Electric car with problems? on Electric Mini Cooper Has Rough Start · · Score: 4, Informative
    Wrong. Over half the lithium in the world is in Bolivia (reserves).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium

  24. Re:Electric car with problems? on Electric Mini Cooper Has Rough Start · · Score: 1

    Batteries are expensive just as engines would be if you only made tens of thousands a year instead of millions or tens of millions. Just like all mass-manufacturing, their prices will come down.

  25. Re:Why? on Electric Mini Cooper Has Rough Start · · Score: 1

    What a horrible test on so many levels, its completely useless to base anything on it.

    Welcome to Top Gear =)