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  1. The Language is important on Teens Don't Think CD Copying is a Crime · · Score: 1
    ... you know something is not ok, regardless of the difference between infringement and theft.
    You have it backwards: because we do know something is wrong (with no compensation for the artist), it's more important to understand the difference between infringement and theft.

    Sony/BMG/RIAA offers the solution of extending the old systems of copyright into a DRM future, and blurs the language to further that cause. If you want something different, start by contesting the language, or in this case insisting on it being used accurately. This is a common theme for every change, whether liberal (Queer is our word!) or conservative ("Pro-Life" not anti-abortion.)

    Copying a song is not the same as stealing a bike; and you know that's true.
  2. Re:Interesting...but... on Facebook Launches Developer API · · Score: 1
    Good question. There are a few valid uses, but from the look of it, it appears that the API's crippled such to prevent most of them.

    After briefly glancing at the documentation, it looks like this is only good for pulling information from facebook, but not actually being able to make changes or add information.
    If you work at a school you could build a custom student monitor; make sure all those parties and bad words are exposed.
  3. Re:8% false positives? Absolutely useless. on Biometric Terrorist Detector · · Score: 1
    With an 8% false positive rate, a 30M/year airport would flag almost 8,800 innocent people per day, per airport as a terrorist.
    (30 000 000 / 365) * (8%) = 6 575.34247
    http://www.google.com/search?q=30000000/365*8%25
  4. Re:The fix is easy on Cameroon Typo-Squats all of .com · · Score: 1
    For example, I never will visit ad.doubleclick.net
    I know: no doctype, unclosed tags, unquoted attributes. That site sucks.
  5. Re:Watching the watchers on Wiretapping Charges Dropped · · Score: 1
    In other words, any official with opportunity and motive for abuse of power should be monitored and recorded whenever they are on duty.
    Nixon would agree, but I don't think the current administration would.