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  1. What about the children!?!?! on New Campaign Features Internet Trolls On Roadside Billboards (bbc.com) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No seriously. I'd be curious about the legalities of this; can they ensure that the age of the person they're "outing" is an adult? Are their "children online privacy" laws in Brazil similar to the U.S.?

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  2. Teaching Software Development on Inmates Program Logistics App For Prison · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Since the code needs to be audited anyways, it'd be a great chance for an instructor to introduce code reviews and/or pull requests. And maybe during that process, help enlighten other curious inmates as to how the system and programming works.

    -- Jim
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  3. There are other applications on GPUs Keep Getting Faster, But Your Eyes Can't Tell · · Score: 1

    Aren't there are other areas of science that a faster GPU benefits namely structural biology and the modeling proteins?

    -- Jim
    Your website could be better. Getting weekly feedback is a good starting point.

  4. With Photoshop "open sourced" on Adobe Breach Compromised Over 38 Million Users, Photoshop Source Code · · Score: 2

    I can finally write that lens flair javascript library

    -- Jim
    Weekly feedback for your website.

  5. Content Control on Lost Star Wars Footage Found On LaserDisc · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Has there ever been a case where the copyright owner claimed that a video like this wasn't intended for release, initiated DMCA takedowns and successfully repossessed the media? This feels like rare content that content holders would want to protect if possible, maybe even enhance for a future release..

    -- Jim
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  6. Applies to all events? on 30% of Americans Get News From Facebook According To Pew Research Poll · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Facebook makes me personally more engaged and thoughtful of all events, both news and personal.

    It's amazing how I can see someone that I connected with on Facebook in real life and have a vague notion of what they are up to. It makes me feel connected. The same goes for news; my friends all read the new several times a day and therefore gives me a hand on the pulse of current events, even though that's not my intent.

  7. Journalist == Hacker? on Fox Hacks Fark · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So, did this Phillips guy develop the trojan that stole the Fark passwords? Did this guy minor in CompSci?

    So a news anchor has hacked Fark in an attempt to possibly steal source code for their own social networking site?
    This apparently isn't your average local anchor.

    Jim
    RunFatBoy ( http://www.runfatboy.net/ ) - A workout plan for beginners.

  8. Microsoft is so... 1998 on Linux Foundation Calls for 'Respect for Microsoft' · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, acknowledging MS's strengths is a lot like going to your grandparents 50th wedding anniversary; you're thankful for the legacy that they've left behind but at 70 years old and playing Friday night bingo, they're not quite relevant in the same way they use to be.

    MS has lost it's way ( as documented in Joel's "How Microsoft Lost the API War" ) and with applications moving more towards the web as a platform, things don't look to improve.

    Jim
    RunFatBoy ( http://www.runfatboy.net/ ) - Exercise for the rest of us.

  9. Quit Capping the Upstream on FCC Commish - US Playing 'Russian Roulette' with Broadband · · Score: 4, Insightful

    >In his speech, Copps didn't mention McDowell by name, but he did claim that
    >broadband in the US is "so poor that every citizen in the country ought to be outraged."

    I don't know if the average citizen would even realize if their downstream bandwidth were boosted significantly. If my mother can download her web page in 3 seconds instead of 5, I am not sure she really cares.

    The real battle seems to be with the upstream. Face it, sending photos sucks. If I have to do any sort of large .ear deployment over my work's VPN, it sucks even more.

    And to worsen things, I don't believe this is an infrastructure issue. These are obviously artificial caps levied against all users (both the legitimate and abusing customers). Maybe they could throttle the upstream for those with prolonged heightened levels of usage?

    Jim
    http://www.runfatboy.net/ - A workout plan for beginners.

  10. Transparency on Wikipedia Infiltrated by Intelligence Agents? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So maybe the question becomes, should those who contribute more (I don't know what the threshold would be) be required to reveal more personal identification details in order to ensure some level of transparency?

    Jim
    http://www.runfatboy.net/ - A workout plan for beginners.

  11. Turbines on Huge Martian Dust Storm Threatens Rovers · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's too bad these rovers don't have some sort of wind turbines to be utilized for energy. They could have extended an already impressive run.

    Jim
    RunFatBoy ( http://www.runfatboy.net/ ) - A workout system for beginners.

  12. No Bubble This Time on Reddit and JotSpot Acquired · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I don't believe that we will approach a bubble like we did in the late 90's. The very fact that people are apprehensive about such evaluations is a good sign that hopefully things will stay in check.

    37 Signals wrote a good article a while back trying to keep this hype in check.
    http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives2/dont_believ e_businessweeks_bubblemath.php

    Remember, part of an evaluation is function of current value vs. a projection of ROI. How will this investment in Reddit be returned? I have no clue, but the very fact that we're thinking about these issues (as opposed to an all-out buying frenzy in the early 90's) is a better sign.

    Jim
    http://www.runfatboy.net/ - Exercise for the rest of us.

  13. Historical Data Readings on Study Finds World Warmth Edging to Ancient Levels · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How do scientists determine the temperatures from millions of years ago and what range of error do these readings fall within?

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ - Exercise for the rest of us.

  14. The future is in the Stack on The Future of Rich Internet Applications · · Score: 3, Interesting

    While Open Lazlo and other open source client solutions are exciting, I think people generally want a fully integrated, front to backend solution for developing these Rich applications. Sure they provide data binding, but solutions such as Rails that provide server-side functionality to directly manipulate the client side give me a more comfortable feeling.

    I want a full unification of the front and backend. That is why Rails, Turbogears and Cake appear to be more exciting.

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ - Fitness for web 2.0.

  15. Thanks Steve on Steve Irwin Dead · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Steve should be commended for his efforts over the years. His enthusiasm was infectious.

    Unfortunately, while he stood as a model environmentalist, he now stands as an example of the dangers of directly interacting with wild animals.

    Jim
    http://www.runfatboy.net/ - Exercise for the rest of us.

  16. The Perceived Threat of Science on Did Humans Evolve? No, Say Americans · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The current administration has been quite effective in keeping this issue in the public eye and billing it less as an issue of science and more of a threat to society. The issue has taken on the sentiment that if the concept of evolution becomes widely accepted then faith is voided and we enter moral decay (which is obviously wrong, thanks Bush). But it's definitely how a majority of Americans feel. Science threatens their faith.

    Jim
    http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- Exercise for the rest of us.

  17. The key is in the search on MySpace's Trip to The Top · · Score: 2, Informative

    I always thought that MySpace recorded just the right meta-search elements to keep me interested. I tried Orkut and others and none provided a search for individuals who graduated from my highschool.

    Whenenever I enter a new place, whether physical or virtual, I always look for familiar faces. MySpace allows me to easily look for those people.

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- Exercise for the rest of us.

  18. Einstein; inhumane? on Einstein- Husband, Lover and Father · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It's amazing that such a person like Einstein, who wrote countless letters sponsoring his Jewish colleagues to get out of Germany appears to deny the same level of sympathy to his own son.

    >Particular attention is dedicated to Einstein's relationship with his son,
    >Eduard. Einstein found his son's schizophrenia difficult to accept,
    >and on more than one occasion expresses the idea that it would have
    >been better off if Eduard had not been born.

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- Exercise for the rest of us.

  19. Just in time for Leopard on The $899 Educational iMac · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If Leopard has the Windows support that I think it will, this iMac could easily become the next must-have next to the iPod.

    College students want a cheap but stylish machine, yet they don't want to lose their "gaming" functionality. It could be a perfect marriage.

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- Exercise for the rest of us.

  20. Consistent? on Kent State's Facebook Ban for Athletes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I just don't understand why the concern would start and end with Facebook. If you're going to ban such online actvities, why not go to the extreme, and ban any sort of social networking site.

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- Exercise for the rest of us.

  21. Ellington on Good Software for Editorial Management? · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you have 10K to drop, try out Ellington ( http://www.ellingtoncms.com/ ).

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- Exercise for the rest of us.

  22. Fight your own battles. on Tech Workers of the World Unite? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I certainly do not want to belong to an organization where I can only be guaranteed a salary increase across the board next to the same slacker programmer who didn't contribute. You know how I fight the big companies? If the job sucks or I don't think I am being treated fairly, I quit, simple as that. Let your feet do the talking and get the hell out of there.

    The fact is, when the PHBs numbers aren't going to be favorable, then your job may be on the chopping block. But with the same sentiment, when it comes times for initial salary negotiations, take the gloves off, and _fight for every penny_. When the going gets tough, and your team may be part of the downsizing, be sure that you've accounted for such job insecurity/risk.

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ - A workout plan that doesn't feel like homework.

  23. Apple's Confidence on Boot Camp For Suckers? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In economics, the most efficient markets are those that can be directly competed against one another. It's a definite statement of confidence by Apple that they will *support* the means to run a competing OS on their system. This may be the first time (myself included) that users will see the two OS's, side by side. BC is the only economic way of doing this comparison.

    While there may be drivers lacking initially, I have full confidence that the open source community will fill this void. And with both OS's available and with XP trying my patience, maybe I'll finally take the dive full-time into OSX and BC will be a non-issue. :-)

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- A workout plan that doesn't feel like homework.

  24. The obsession with Google on John Dvorak's Eight Signs MS is Dead in the Water · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is where Microsoft stopped innovating. Whenever you get into a "one-up" cold war, your thinking becomes limited to finding features that are just over what the competitor is doing and not necessarily related to what makes the life of the user easier.

    MS has taken their eye off of the ball and has been concentrating on everything but the user.

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- A workout plan that doesn't feel like homework.

  25. Risk Managment on Web 2.0 Goes To Work · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The enterprise will always be behind for the simple fact that any new sort of technology assumes a certain amount of risk and that risk is most apparent when that technology is new.

    Even something as straight forward as a wiki will be seen as a risk. When wiki's were first being utilized, I'm sure every PHB out there was asking the statement, "There's no way we can trust our customers to provide documentation, at least not without some sort of oversight by us!"

    Jim http://www.runfatboy.net/ -- Exercise for web 2.0.