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  1. Re:Other places on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 1

    In case you forgot, the Japanese (and Asians in general) don't like foreigners.

    Nah, just because everywhere you go people don't like YOU, doesn't mean they don't like foreigners. It really is just you.

  2. Re:Another hobbled MS implementation on Office To Become Fully Open XML Compliant (at Last) · · Score: 2

    What standard has a reference implementation?
    Does HTML 5 have a reference implementation? No.
    Does HTML 4 have a reference implementation? No.
    Does CSS x.x have a reference implementation? No.
    Does ODF have a reference implementation? No.

  3. Other places on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Place To Relocate? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The US is still a great place to live, but assuming you are part of the new trend of US haters, I would recommend you look at the following places:
    1) Vancouver, Canada
    2) Japan (one of the non-irradiated sections)
    3) Norway
    4) New Zealand
    5) Switzerland

    But those would be my preferences, yours may differ.

  4. Re:Free hardware? on Creating a School Computer Lab With Ubuntu For $0 · · Score: 1

    And why can't you use Visual Studio to build applications for Windows 8 exactly? News to me, cause I am.

  5. Re:That's Odd on DOJ Says iPhone Is So Secure They Can't Crack It · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought all you had to do was use a little social engineering and you can do what you want with the data. /ducks

    Worked for Tasha Yar, anyhow.

  6. Re:Is it worth it? on Patient Just Wants To See Data From His Implanted Medical Device · · Score: 1

    Something as trivial as a frequency isn't copyrightable.

    I think you mean that only trivial frequency isn't copyrightable. There are many reasons why frequency would be copyrightable. For example, frequency that changes based on specified events.

    Nor are simple structs (plenty of case law showing that .h files containing structs aren't copyrightable). Complex data structures may be copyrightable, but there's also no requirement to provide the data in this form, it could just be exported into a simple form.

    Correct, but complex data structures are copyrightable. See i4i. See 17 U.S.C. I03(a)(1994). Here's a link for you to harvard law on data structure copyrightability: http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/articles/pdf/v10/10HarvJLTech239.pdf

    Assume that the data structures are not "simple" and are either copyrightable, patented, or a trade secret. True, the data MAY be able to be exported, but could such data be exported in such a way as to fully represent all data collected, and if not, then who would be legally liable if "errors" were introduced, and by "errors" I am referring to an non-exact representation of the data collected? And even if so, who would be responsible for converting the data from that format to one that did not contain said copyrightable/patented/trade secret information? Why would any manufacturer in their right mind agree to such a thing when it would open them up to possible lawsuits and expenses?

  7. Re:Is it worth it? on Patient Just Wants To See Data From His Implanted Medical Device · · Score: 1

    No, but you might have copyrighted (or be a trade secret) the frequency the data is collected, or the structures the data is stored in or examined.

  8. Re:Is it worth it? on Patient Just Wants To See Data From His Implanted Medical Device · · Score: 1

    If you don't like it... Well, you always have the option of refusing to have it done or put in.

  9. Re:Thanks! on Blizzard Says Battle.Net Has Been Hacked · · Score: 1

    Odd, I've never had a problem trying to play alone. And D3 is better because all my characters are online, and all the items floating around in games aren't hacked up versions.

  10. Re:Should have stayed with the Yucca plan on US Freezes Nuclear Power Plant Permits Because of Waste Issues · · Score: 1

    Regulate it, and let the government oversee it. Then let the eco freaks lobby and protest every step of the way. Some parts of it will be 20 before it's completed, I'm sure.

  11. Re:Good on ISPs Throttling BitTorrent Traffic, Study Finds · · Score: 1

    Or they could just do what they are now... Use QoS and throttle down traffic that isn't time sensitive and consumes a lot of bandwidth (bittorrent, mainly).

    Did your service contract say they would deliver your top speed all the time across all types of traffic? No? Oh, if you wanted that, you should have gotten the service that guarantees it. Or gotten the service that guarantees they will handle all traffic the same. Didn't get that one either? Don't like it when it works both ways do ya?

    Cry me a river.

  12. Re:Good on ISPs Throttling BitTorrent Traffic, Study Finds · · Score: 1

    That's a pretty good example. Of course, almost all "all you can eat buffets" have either a maximum plate limit, or a time limit, and none of them will let you come back tomorrow since you can eat more then. It's people like you that make companies have to put stupid things on the label for asprin bottles, like... Not a suppository. Not for use in the eyes. Don't eat the whole bottle at once.

    Sometimes, a little common sense is implied. Wish more people had it.

  13. Re:Converse Petard on ISPs Throttling BitTorrent Traffic, Study Finds · · Score: 1

    Mine do, just an FYI. Comcast regularly delivers 8-10% over what you pay for,

  14. Re:Slashdot has gone batsh*t crazy on SUSE Slowly Shows UEFI Secure Boot Plan · · Score: 1

    If Microsoft forced vendors, or even coerced them into something like that, there would be more antitrust trials both in the US, the EU, and probably a few other countries. It wouldn't be profitable no matter what, so they won't do it even if you think Microsoft is out to get you. It really is that simple.

  15. Re:Read the fine print on Report Cites Highest IT Job Growth In 4 Years · · Score: 2

    Sorry, that should have said 5 new job listings TODAY. I get between 3-10 a day, every day.

  16. Re:Read the fine print on Report Cites Highest IT Job Growth In 4 Years · · Score: 2

    To be fair, I have 5 new job listings in my email from headhunters, and I haven't had my resume online in the past 2 years. They are going that far back to find candidates, granted however, only 1 of those 5 is even close to my pay range -- the rest are looking for about half what I would ask, and while I have three times the experience they want, the pay 4 of 5 are offering is about what I was making straight out of college -- 20 years ago.

  17. Re:Detroit Public Schools HS programming teams on The World's Greatest Competitive Programmer · · Score: 1

    There was in Illinois, but it wasn't a team sport. Everyone competed on their own. I took first place in state.

  18. Re:Good. on Australian Agency Rules Facebook Pages Responsible For Comments · · Score: 1

    Ah! You are correct! In the actual case of a fire, the crack team of censorship specialists will then approve it for playback within 12 hours.

  19. Re:Good. on Australian Agency Rules Facebook Pages Responsible For Comments · · Score: 2

    I don't know. I'm totally with you on that one. It's also illegal to shout fire in a crowded theater, so we should pass a law that every movie goer needs to put on a special mask that has a microphone attached, with noise cancellation technology. Then stream whatever the user says over WIFI over to a network to a crack team of censorship specialists in the backroom of the theater (and the NSA) who will then approve or deny what was said with 12 hours. If it gets approved, then it can be went back wirelessly and played through a corresponding speaker.

    It's important to save us and should be inacted immediately. Maybe we should just implement that across the board and stop all offensive content.

    Next up: variably transparent clothing to prevent nudity in improper places!

  20. Re:Only the retarded use sexual slang on Is Phoenix the Next Silicon Valley? · · Score: 1

    The problem with healthcare is that we are constantly finding new methods to treat things, but as usual, the first are always expensive and as soon as a possibility exists something might help, people demand it, regardless of cost.

    Throw away all the expensive equipment we didn't have 20 years ago, and the batteries of expensive experimental drugs and medical costs will plummet.

  21. Re:Not really surprising. on Ubisoft Uplay DRM Found To Include a Rootkit · · Score: 1

    Of course having the game logic on a remote server is the only way to keep everyone from running around with swords with over 9000 DPS on them the second day the game is available.

  22. Re:Yeah Okay on US Gov't Says They Can Still Freeze Megaupload Assets If the Case Is Dismissed · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Feel free to not be. I'm sure we won't miss you.

  23. Re:A bit over the top on OpenBSD's De Raadt Slams Red Hat, Canonical Over 'Secure' Boot · · Score: 1

    Microsoft has is a monpoly on the companies that are likely to make such ARM tablets

    Microsoft has a monpoly on Google, Samsung, and Apple? I am sure they would like to know that, please write them a letter to let them know of their new owners.

    Ooops, I thought you meant a monopoly. You did say monpoly, which is vastly different. Monpoly must mean you hold 1% of the market. In that case you are right. Microsoft has 1% of the tablet market, and they are evilly wielding that 1% marketshare to force everyone else to do their bidding, lol.

  24. Re:what's it going to run? on World's Most Powerful x86 Supercomputer Boots Up in Germany · · Score: 2

    Greece's deficit.

  25. Re:And still... on World's Most Powerful x86 Supercomputer Boots Up in Germany · · Score: 1

    Yes, but can it run Cysis on my matrix of 3x3 (9 for those that can't multiply) monitors, and then real-time compress it to x.264 for streaming live all at full resolution (5760x3600 @ 60FPS) under wine so it can run on linux?