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  1. Unfortunately, You Can't Remove It. on Is Santorum's "Google Problem" a Google Problem? · · Score: 4, Interesting
    The only way to derank the results it is to drown it out. It is very unfortunate that they did this to his "name", rather than just news about him.

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

    He can reverse this. I remember when Apple's lack of Flash support was in the news, and Apple successfully drowned out much of the negative press by including dense concentrations of the word "Flash" (referring to the camera) in their press releases. They successfully made searches for "iphone flash" show links to their pages rather than to blogs complaining about the iphone not having Flash.

    I personally feel that search engine manipulation is a problem, and while I commend Google's position on their neutrality - I feel some precedence should be given when it involves peoples names. If you have a unique name and somebody blogs bad things about you, you are stuck with those results *for life* every time someone Google's you.

    Because of Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act, the material has been found to be defamatory by a court, as evidenced by a court order, limiting such an option to only those in power, or those who can afford a decent lawyer. It's evil.

  2. This is very bad. on SOPA and PIPA So Far · · Score: 1
    SOPA would have many unintended consequences.

    My specific concern is regarding data centers that utilize shared hosting. Most "Cloud Computing" organizations share IP addresses and DNS server addresses. If they were to block a DNS then not only would the site in question go down, so would all the other sites sharing that host DNS. This is terrible news for anyone who utilizes a colocation data center, as it puts the reliability of your site at risk - even if you aren't doing anything wrong.

    Call your senators and representatives and tell them that SOPA is very, very bad. It MUST be stopped.

    I called my senator. You should too.

  3. 80/20 Rule on Occupy Flash? · · Score: 1
    Here are my real-life stats on my site for the past 30 days. The real-amount of people using iOS devices is still small.

    Operating System Visits Operating System contribution to total:
    1 Windows 1,862 88.62%
    2 Macintosh 119 5.66%
    3 Linux 32 1.52%
    4 iPhone 29 1.38%
    5 Android 25 1.19%
    6 (not set) 20 0.95%
    7 iPad 11 0.52%

    Out of those people, 94.62% of all visitors had identified some version of Flash. My site utilizes Flash heavily.

    I've tried Adobe Wallaby and Google Swiffy, neither does a perfect job converting to HTML5, especially with AS3 files. Edge doesn't support rollovers/hover yet, fortunately actions made it into the latest release. The Flash content on my site views fine on most browsers (including my Droid). Given the small amount of iOS users, I don't plan on converting my Flash content to HTML5 it anytime soon. Until a significant amount of iOS users contribute traffic, I don't see it as much of a problem.

  4. Just an ariel shot on New Video of Apple's Enormous iDataCenter · · Score: 1

    Not much different than the first video".

  5. Re:Halo on Google Releases New Image Format Called WebP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't see that very annoying JPEG halo affect in the WebP image. Compare the blue background around the football player's head.

    EFFECT. Affect is verb and effect is a noun.

  6. Re:It is a phone on Chinese 'Apple Peel' Turns iPods Into iPhones · · Score: 1

    My Samsung Moment lasts a day, at best.

  7. Say it with me .... on Facebook Is Down · · Score: 1

    Redundancy, redundancy, redundancy...

  8. Re:The new Sirius lineup on iPhones, FStream and the Death of Satellite Radio · · Score: 1

    Boneyard is not Buzzsaw, all they play is AC/DC on that channel.

  9. Re:That's pretty damning for the CIA and Bush admi on 10 Years of Translated Bin Laden Messages Leaked · · Score: 1

    Why do you call it "Faux News"?

    You do realize that when it is spelled that way it is pronounced "Foe", right?

  10. Re:I smell a lawsuit. on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 1
    Really? You STILL use Hulu?

    I used to watch shows on Hulu, but they really don't update very often. Seems I've already watched everything I'm into, and I usually opt towards watching TV on 'other' sites.

  11. AOL did this years ago on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 1

    Remember when the internet was sold by how many hours you were logged in?

  12. Re:give users what they really want on Vendors Rally While Windows Sleeps · · Score: 1

    Macs have shitty battery life... My MBP gets 3 hours tops

  13. Displex on Effective Optical Disc Repair? · · Score: 1

    I use Displex.
    Even tho its meant for cell phone screens, it works well on CDs.

  14. Re:ugh on Source Claims 240K Kindles Sold · · Score: 1

    The big market for these are textbooks, that's why I didn't get one. If they offered digital versions of textbooks at a discount price this thing would kill.

  15. It's not spam on Yahoo Blocks Venerable Email List Over False Positives · · Score: 1
    As long as they identify who they are, include an opt-out link, and don't use deceptive marketing it's not spam. Yahoo shouldn't be blocking anything to the masses that is potentially a good email. If I hit "spam" and it's a legit email, it shouldn't effect a guy who subscribes.

    Yahoo should do more to make the whitelisting process more accessible.

  16. AGREED on Usenet Blocking Intensifies · · Score: 2, Insightful

    While Usenet does have useful value, it IS full of kiddie porn.

    alt.binaries.pictures.naturism.family
    alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.young
    alt.binaries.pictures.youth-and-beauty
    alt.binaries.erotica.teen.female
    alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.mclt

    I mean seriously, do any of these usenet categories contribute anything of value to society???

  17. Re:You are a fool for signing a non-compete in the on How To Show Code Samples? · · Score: 1
    The non-compete has inspired me to be very aggressive against my old company.

    Spite goes a long way, and suing an ex-employee because they chose to work for a competitor can instigate a retaliation.

  18. Re:You are a fool for signing a non-compete in the on How To Show Code Samples? · · Score: 1

    Where I currently work they do not require non-competes, and it gives me the freedom to be able to leave my job at will. Just remember, if you sign a non-compete, you will have a difficult time switching jobs. If opportunity knocks, and you have a non-compete, you are pretty much screwed.

    Before signing a non-compete, make sure that your company compensates you extra for the added risk of you being unemployable after you stop working there, otherwise, keep looking. Non-competes almost always have severance pay (hush money) in the agreement, be sure that this amount is enough to live off of.

  19. A scanner hooked to a panoramic head is better on Kodak Unveils 50MP CCD Image Sensor · · Score: 1

    You can get better results with a robotic camera mount hooked up to a zoom lens than this sensor, or even by film captured through a drum scanner. The only difference is this can do it in one shot.

  20. Re:Opera is awesome! on Comparing Firefox 3 With Opera 9.5 On Linux · · Score: 1

    Who uses the new tab button?

    Command + t is much faster

  21. Re:Admittedly.... on Brian Aker On the Future of Databases · · Score: 1

    My database stores the behaviors of visitors to develop predicative modeling applications for a mid-sized online retailer. The data collection process is automated, and responses can fill up the tables very fast. I've found that takes a lot of data to accurately run a regression, as the behaviors of Internet users is pretty much random. In my system, each participant is a row, and each response is a column. Many people tend to revisit the site on a regular basis, and it is not uncommon at all for the click-throughs of certain users to exceed the 1000 column limit over a period of time.

    I don't mind having to break the data up into chunks when it comes time to import the data into SPSS for analysis, however, I do get annoyed by having to store the data in chunks.

    I think there is a high demand for scalability on disgusting proportions, I for one, would benefit from this.

  22. Re:Admittedly.... on Brian Aker On the Future of Databases · · Score: 1

    I agree that there hasn't been enough progress in this field, just slow, incremental improvements.

    I'm constantly having to compromise with the physical limitations of my database, such as having to pick and choose which attributes to delete, as the tables in my Oracle database reached it's 1000 column limit a long time ago. While these limits have forced me clean up the data and consolidate, it's a major annoyance that I shouldn't have to deal with.

    MySql's 4096 column limit is enough to make me want to switch.

  23. Re:This story is idiotic. on Microsoft Prefers Flash To Silverlight · · Score: 1

    Why do you spell it of "Faux News", it would be pronounced "Foh News".

    /doesn't even have a tv

  24. Re:And where weren't they doing this? on Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Others Fined Over Digital TV Notices · · Score: 2, Informative

    The notices are up in my local Sears, and have been for quite some time.

  25. Bah on Silent Microchip 'Fan' Has No Moving Parts · · Score: 1

    Like Static Bars? I use these at work, they put out quite a bit of wind with no moving parts...Nothing to see here... http://www.simco-static.com/data/PLStaticBars.shtml