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  1. No it doesn't. You are at a cafe that has microphones installed at the tables for voice-activated ordering. That infrastructure, along with the GPS data that is constantly tracking you, pinpoints you...

  2. Re:Weak != Bad on Investor Tim Draper Announces He Won Silk Road Bitcoin Auction · · Score: 1

    Okay, I'll bite. Do you really think he has amassed all his wealth through dumb fucking luck? Or all VCs for that matter?

  3. Re:Initial Offer on US To Auction 29,656 Bitcoins Seized From Silk Road · · Score: 1

    Agreed. But it would be interesting to find out how they came up with 9x3000 + the leftover. Do they try to limit dividing divisible property to 10 blocks?

  4. Re:Initial Offer on US To Auction 29,656 Bitcoins Seized From Silk Road · · Score: 1

    Really? It's a filtering mechanism based on some assumptions as to what the final bids will be. I don't see anything anti-democratic about it. As Rick Masters said:

    "The fact is that if you can't come up with the front money you're not for real."

  5. Re:My wife borrowed my phone today on AT&T To Use Phone Geolocation To Prevent Credit Card Fraud · · Score: 1

    That's a feature, not a bug :P

  6. Re:Translation? on GitHub Founder Resigns Following Harassment Investigation · · Score: 1

    I'm assuming that there will be no active investigation of GitHub unless Horvath files a lawsuit. To me, I'm curious about the liability of the company because of TPW's wife's actions (IF TRUE). From :

    "She says that the wife of the founder continued to show up at the office, sit next to her and “glare” at her for extended periods of time “as if trying to provoke a reaction.”

    and...

    "HR eventually asked the wife to not be on the same floor as Horvath. But according to Horvath’s recount, “she continued to find her way in and plant herself right next to wherever I was working.” This continued until her exit from the firm this past Thursday."

    Private conversations are going to come down to she-said-she-said, but what about this psycho behavior? GitHub has to be at fault for SOMETHING here...

  7. Re:If I were him on Satoshi Nakamoto Found? Not So Fast · · Score: 1

    Actually, I was thinking the opposite:

    If I were NOT him, how could I parlay this into something worth my while? Grant an exclusive interview for $100k stating beforehand that I am NOT him so there are no misconceptions? Pose in Playgirl? What? He might as well try to turn lemons into lemonade...

  8. Re:Still should be hands free on Using Handheld Phone GPS While Driving Is Legal In California · · Score: 1

    >>German fraulein bitch...

    Talk about the Dept of Redundancy Dept. Tell us how you really feel :P

  9. easy to circumvent on NSA and GCHQ Target "Leaky" Phone Apps To Scoop User Data · · Score: 2

    I often type in and drive to strip clubs and card rooms just to throw the NSA off since those searches are in complete contradiction of my choir boy profile.

  10. Re:The unseen enemy on Senator Dianne Feinstein: NSA Metadata Program Here To Stay · · Score: 0

    "We" voted for her because the alternative was...well...less savory. You can be sure that her support of NSA will be an issue the next time she comes up for re-election, and hopefully, a real Democrat challenger will emerge. But know this--if she withstands the challenge, "we" will be hard-pressed to vote for her Republican challenger...

    Does that answer your rocks-glass-houses question?

  11. Re:Good Luck With That on Brazil Announces Secure Email To Counter US Spying · · Score: 1

    But you haven't addressed the GP's hardware statement...

  12. Re:Not seeing a problem with that. on Indian Government To Ban Use of US Email Services For Official Communications · · Score: 1

    Except when it's a matter of national security...they they are not public property...so they are private...so that's that.

  13. Re:Imagine that on Google Raises Campaign Funds For Climate Change Denier · · Score: 1

    Oh, I think it's important to continuously draw attention to hypocritical actions/statements of corporations, whether it is A or B.

  14. Korean Aviation Culture on Gladwell's Culture & Air Crashes Analysis Badly Flawed · · Score: 1

    I have to admit that when I first heard about the crash, Gladwell's work came to my mind concerning Korean aviation culture. This train of thought was repeated over and over again on Twitter. This article talks about the past and present Korean aviation culture with respect to safety, and I think the writer is objective and reputable.

  15. Re:is it even RESTful? on GIS Community Blocks Esri's Geospatial 'Open Standard' REST API · · Score: 1

    Yes, agreed. As per my other comments on comments, how about "best practices" instead of "standard?"

  16. Re:is it even RESTful? on GIS Community Blocks Esri's Geospatial 'Open Standard' REST API · · Score: 1

    Yes, I realized the difference after taking a longer-than-quick look :-)

    However, I still think there should be some notion of /object/{id} for GET. As per some of the other comments, I agree that what I'm talking about isn't a standard. I think it's more of a best practices implementation thing.

  17. Re:is it even RESTful? on GIS Community Blocks Esri's Geospatial 'Open Standard' REST API · · Score: 1

    So I agree with just about everything you are saying here. I shouldn't have used the term "standard"--how about "best practices?" If ESRI or some other organization wants to put out a "RESTful API," then I think that it should adhere to some "best practices" which, IMHO includes the paradigm that I put forth (and is well-implemented in various web platforms).

    Again, I agree with your stipulation that it is an IDEA or a CONCEPT (I've read the seminal thesis). But with respect to implementation, I think that there's another level that can be achieved.

  18. is it even RESTful? on GIS Community Blocks Esri's Geospatial 'Open Standard' REST API · · Score: 3, Informative

    In taking a quick look a the standard, it doesn't even look RESTful. For example:

    http://<mapservice-url>/layers

    Returns deep copies of all layers and tables as opposed to a list of IDs. Then:

    http://<featureservice-url>/<layerId>

    Returns a deep copy of a particular layer/table.

    How about http://<something>/layers returning a list of layers/tables and http://<something>/layers/{id} returning the particular table/layer? The whole /object and /object/{id} paradigm is missing. And that's just about GET. Regardless 800-lbs gorilla arguments against this "standard," I'd be more inclined to reject it due to its lack of adherence to standards.

  19. Re:They don't get it on Bitcoin To Be Regulated Under US Money Laundering Laws · · Score: 1

    So the fact that the "U.S. is applying money-laundering rules to "virtual currencies" legitimizes BTC, right? I see that as a good thing...

  20. Re:Old news. on Bitcoin Blockchain Forked By Backward-Compatibility Issue · · Score: 2

    TMI :-)

  21. numerous examples, but... on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Feel About Recording Your Entire Life? · · Score: 2

    ...I think this one is the best (as opposed to the ones that are a photo for every day of one's life): http://vimeo.com/40448182

  22. Re:Problem with egos really on CNN Replicates John Broder's Drive In the Tesla Model S · · Score: 1

    I think it's safe to say that if Tesla tech support told him to do something, he should take their advice since they have a vested interest in success. So they wouldn't be likely to advise him to do some ditch driving :-)

  23. Re:Kids on Six Months Without Adobe Flash, and I Feel Fine · · Score: 1

    I am. Or at least I was :-)

  24. life worth living on Six Months Without Adobe Flash, and I Feel Fine · · Score: 1

    I think, but I can't say from experience, that life sans computers is worth living too...

  25. Re:Kids on Six Months Without Adobe Flash, and I Feel Fine · · Score: -1

    Okay, I'll bite. This reply is really modded up as informative? Really? As opposed to funny? Because, as a parent, I can see funny. But reasonable? Really?