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  1. Re:So what the fuck is the story here? on Man Licenses His Video Footage To Sony, Sony Issues Copyright Claim Against Him (petapixel.com) · · Score: 1

    And when he made a claim against Sony's video, nothing happened. Again with no evidence.

  2. Apparently the US is the best on Security Researchers Face Revenge of Spy Agencies (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "In many places intelligence services tend to be more civilised than in others -- you would be lucky to deal with them in the US versus wherever else, Latin America, Asia, or Eastern Europe where they take very different tactics, "

    The article is referencing other nations where freedom of speech is less guaranteed...for now.

  3. Re:Does VAT applies to Gold? on EU Rules Bitcoin Is a Currency, Exchanges Are VAT-Exempt (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Bitcoin is limited to 21 million. More gold is sold every month than has ever existed on the planet.

  4. Re:Not as cool as a 007 "license to kill" on UK Government Proposes 'License To Hack' As Encryption Proves Hard To Defeat (thetimes.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm Agent 0x0A! I have a License to Hack (TM)!

  5. Re:Breaking out of the middle of a loop on Bad Programming Habits We Secretly Love (infoworld.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    He's still trotting out "rules" that were in vogue 15 years ago. Break, continue and early return are clean and inserted into every programming language eventually.

  6. Re:GOTOs in C on Bad Programming Habits We Secretly Love (infoworld.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    void cleanup()
    {
    fix_my_mess();
    fix_it_4realz();
    }
    ...
    x = do_stuff();
    if (x == 0){
    cleanup();
    return 0;
    }

    y = do_more_stuff();
    if (y == 0){
    cleanup();
    return 1;
    }
    return 0;

  7. Re:Copy and Paste. on Bad Programming Habits We Secretly Love (infoworld.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But continue is very clear, as is break and return. Goto could go anywhere in theory, so it slows you down as you scan around looking for it.

  8. Re:"The code comes out cleaner"? on Bad Programming Habits We Secretly Love (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    That's especially true of continue and break and early return. Those make code much cleaner and more readable.

  9. Re:alternately: on The Google Employee Who Opted For a Truck Over Bay Area Rents (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry. 1 bedroom. I don't know how I hit 3.

  10. Re:alternately: on The Google Employee Who Opted For a Truck Over Bay Area Rents (dice.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    My wife's cousin got a house in Palo Alto near Stanford. 3 bedrooms, 900 sq ft. Over $1,000,000.

    He joked, "I always wanted to live in a million dollar home. I just thought it would be better than this."

  11. Re:You should have expected this. on Beware: FBI, Other Agencies Might Go After Your Voluntary DNA Records (theneworleansadvocate.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As long as there is a warrant and it is for a single suspect's DNA then it is lawful and I am fine with it. Without a warrant is a different story.

  12. Re:Little is lost "due to ad blockers" on In Battle With Ad Blockers, Ad Industry Fesses Up To Alienating Users (iab.com) · · Score: 2

    Also, Amazon's return policy is terrific. eBay's is non-existent if the seller is a lying scumbag.

  13. Re:Little is lost "due to ad blockers" on In Battle With Ad Blockers, Ad Industry Fesses Up To Alienating Users (iab.com) · · Score: 2

    I've switched to Privacy Badger. It blocks the most obnoxious and dangerous ads, while leaving some of the low key less obnoxious ones. And it's automated and improving every day. I really like it.

  14. Re:Little is lost "due to ad blockers" on In Battle With Ad Blockers, Ad Industry Fesses Up To Alienating Users (iab.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't mind relevant ads if they are low-key and don't take over the browser experience. If you get in my way and block me I will make a note and give you a one-year ban.

  15. Re:Or put another way... on In Battle With Ad Blockers, Ad Industry Fesses Up To Alienating Users (iab.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Carl's Jr keeps on showing me misogynistic ads. I keep not going there anymore.

  16. For those that don't know. The Irvine Company IS the city of Irvine, CA. It's one of the largest cities in Orange County, CA.

  17. Re:Irrelevant on Bernie Sanders Comes Out Against CISA · · Score: 0

    I would say Reagan wasn't a sellout. He did a LOT of things that a lot of people didn't like, almost all of which were for the longterm good of the country...

  18. Re:Just what we need.. on Bernie Sanders Comes Out Against CISA · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The bailouts should have COME WITH Antitrust legislation and a breakup. Especially since the reason we bailed them out is that they are "Too big to fail".

  19. Re:Hipsters fight over limited supplies of juice on Charge Rage: Electric Cars Are Making People Meaner In California · · Score: 1

    My car got hit in the work parking lot and they didn't report it or leave a note. People's food gets stolen all the time at workplaces across the country.

    There have been three people fired at my current job and 2 of them were for these exact 2 reasons.

  20. Re:This is insane on There Is No .bro In Brotli: Google/Mozilla Engineers Nix File Type As Offensive · · Score: 2

    Or go to school. Or drive. I mean, I can understand why some people might frown on breaking up families...

  21. I looked at the time, and Intel lost so much money on CPUs and motherboards that they would have been better off upgrading people to SSDs for free.

  22. What about a belt clip? It worked for Batman.

    Why do you think I wear one?

  23. Re:Don't RTFA on Mozilla Sets Out Its Proposed Principles For Content Blocking (mozilla.org) · · Score: 1

    I didn't see any ads...

  24. Re: Waaaahhhhh!! on Matthew Garrett Forks the Linux Kernel · · Score: 1

    And Linus's first comment is "This is f*cking stupid!" No attempt at civility or discussion about why it's not a good idea and how he doesn't want to hand the whole world over to Microsoft on a silver platter.

  25. Re:Who? on Matthew Garrett Forks the Linux Kernel · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't know OR CARE what color this guy was unless he brought it up. I also don't care if women contribute. But some people were raised by parents that never criticized them at all and they cannot handle criticism in any way. You MUST agree with them or you are EVIL. This guy seems to be one of those.