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  1. Re:Hmmm ... on Sony Accused of Pirating Music In "The Interview" · · Score: 1

    I was just going along the same philosophy. Of course the magnitudes are different.

  2. Re:Hmmm ... on Sony Accused of Pirating Music In "The Interview" · · Score: 1

    True, you get some small "value" out of it, but you're not "making lots of money" from it. And the federal government treats these two scenarios very differently.

    Little streams make big rivers in both scenarios. Even Sony gets only a small payment per each movie ticket.

  3. Re:Hmmm ... on Sony Accused of Pirating Music In "The Interview" · · Score: 1

    With "people" I meant us, not Sony guys.

  4. Re:Hmmm ... on Sony Accused of Pirating Music In "The Interview" · · Score: 1

    This is completely different than a pirate downloading some tunes for their personal use, and possibly sharing it with their friends. Sony are making money off of her music and giving her none of it.

    It's not completely different. If you were to pirate a song, you would get entertainment value out of it, without giving the content producers any compensation. It might sound like a small thing when one person does it, but when many people do it, the artist can never recoup the production costs.

  5. Re:Hmmm ... on Sony Accused of Pirating Music In "The Interview" · · Score: 0

    So, once again, if we do this we get crushed under the heel of a team of lawyers.

    But a multinational like Sony does it and I bet they'll just dicker and claim some bullshit like fair use they routinely deny exists.

    Eh? If we do it, people say that no one loses anything if you make a copy, and that sharing has been part of human culture for ages. These people should have nothing to whine about if Sony then goes to do the same thing.

  6. Re:Knuth is right. on Donald Knuth Worried About the "Dumbing Down" of Computer Science History · · Score: 0

    One of the problems this causes is the lack of appreciation for the mathematics that defines computer science

    How does mathematics define computer science?

  7. Re:Gates is a very lucky man on Bill Gates Sponsoring Palladium-Based LENR Technology · · Score: 3, Funny

    Under any other circumstance it seems he would be pursuing a career in alchemy.

    He did say that he might have pursued physics if he didn't end up in computer science.

  8. Re:Lockup issue on Linux 3.19 Kernel To Start 2015 With Many New Features · · Score: 2

    That's something different.

    See this LKML page. Search with CTRL+F for "frequent lockups in 3.18rc4".

    The thread is clearly still going on. As far as I can tell, the bug has not been fixed.

  9. Re:Will RTL8192 still be broken? on Linux 3.19 Kernel To Start 2015 With Many New Features · · Score: 1

    Sounds somewhat worrying. That's a very popular chip.

    There's always a few things you can do:

    - Talk to LKML.
    - Post a bug report in bugzilla.kernel.org.
    - Find the specific patch which caused the regression with git bisect. Canonical has a good guide on the topic (use "man git-bisect" for more info).

  10. Re:24 fps are (or at least were) projected at 72 f on Human Eye's Oscillation Rate Determines Smooth Frame Rate · · Score: 2

    It still good to ponder what flicker could tell us. For example, the 200 Hz LCD backlight PWM frequency causes sore eyes and headaches to many people, so certainly the eyes and/or nervous system are sensing something? Put some white text on a black background on a computer like that and you can see multiple images of the text when rapidly turning eyes horizontally. Of course, as you say, the picture appearing and disappearing is largely a different discussion when compared to motion sensing, but there might be a bridge which can combine these discussions for some benefit.

  11. Re:I RTFA'd, and I still want to know... on Human Eye's Oscillation Rate Determines Smooth Frame Rate · · Score: 1

    The refresh rate, motion bluring and related artifacts are more a function of the screen technology anyway. I don't see the hard core players swearing off LCDs and sticking to CRTs.

    There can also be a digital processing stage in an LCD, which increases latency. With a CRT, the picture signal travels in a fully analog path right away when sent through the VGA connector.

  12. Re: "Looms" is not a transitive verb on Serious Economic Crisis Looms In Russia, China May Help · · Score: 1

    Huh? Please educate me then.

  13. Re:"Looms" is not a transitive verb on Serious Economic Crisis Looms In Russia, China May Help · · Score: 2

    Right, I see it now.

  14. Re:"Looms" is not a transitive verb on Serious Economic Crisis Looms In Russia, China May Help · · Score: 1

    My original title was "Serious Economic Crisis Looms Russia". Would that have been correct?

  15. Re:At a guess . . . on Study: Light-Emitting Screens Before Bedtime Disrupt Sleep · · Score: 1

    Okay! Thank you for the effort.

  16. Re:Parent comment shows exactly what's wrong with on NetworkManager 1.0 Released After Ten Years Development · · Score: 1

    One step away from predesigned usage pattern and you are in conflict

    This is so typical in Linux world. :(

    Stuff has fragile integration and when you step away from the beaten path, weird glitches appear.

  17. Re:At a guess . . . on Study: Light-Emitting Screens Before Bedtime Disrupt Sleep · · Score: 1

    What most people don't know though is that it can cause eye damage in high doses (above 0.8mg) if taken regularly.

    Citation?

  18. FBI evidence on US Seeks China's Help Against North Korean Cyberattacks · · Score: 1

    It seems that even the FBI's evidence isn't watertight. They only claimed that the tools used were similar to attacks that had previously originated from North Korea.

    The FBI said technical analysis of malicious software used in the Sony attack found links to malware that "North Korean actors" had developed and found a "significant overlap" with "other malicious cyber activity" previously tied to Pyongyang. But it otherwise gave scant details on how it concluded that North Korea was behind the attack.

  19. Re:"very advanced"? More likely... on Cyberattack On German Steel Factory Causes 'Massive Damage' · · Score: 1

    How do you know?

  20. U.S. stands by its assertion on North Korea Denies Responsibility for Sony Attack, Warns Against Retaliation · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here's an update: North Korea denies hacking Sony, U.S. stands by its assertion

    The FBI said technical analysis of malicious software used in the Sony attack found links to malware that "North Korean actors" had developed and found a "significant overlap" with "other malicious cyber activity" previously tied to Pyongyang. But it otherwise gave scant details on how it concluded that North Korea was behind the attack.

  21. Sounds familiar on Boeing and BlackBerry Making a Self-Destructing Phone · · Score: 1

    Is this the same phone that was talked about in February?

  22. "But it can be circumvented!" on Boeing and BlackBerry Making a Self-Destructing Phone · · Score: 2

    Cue in the comments on how that security feature is not completely perfect, so therefore it has to be completely useless.

  23. Re:The day the music and freedom died. on The Beatles, Bob Dylan and the 50-Year Copyright Itch · · Score: 1

    Sums up the mickey mouse laws that Sony, Disney and their ilk have created in the industry. It has nothing to do with copyrights it has everything to do with control of content.

    I don't see a problem with Disney still retaining full rights to Mickey. The company still exists and actively uses the character in their works.

  24. Re:The Legit Bay on Anyone Can Now Launch Their Own Version of the Pirate Bay · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That would certainly be an exciting idea! A website about true sharing of free culture and entertainment. Sign me up.

  25. Re:What does this mean...? on Scientists Discover That Exercise Changes Your DNA · · Score: 1

    Testicles generate sperm. Prostate generates semen which then flows to testicles and mixes with sperm.