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Comment Chinas motives (Score 0) 293

The government justifies its ban on virtual currency trading as a way to curtail gambling and other illegal online activities.

Will the other illegal online activities include, dissent against the govt or telling the world about human rights violations? Looks like its another way to pass a law to restrict their populace.

Comment Q-Ships (Score 1) 13

From http://www.safetyatsea.net/09 Apr 2009, NAVIES should take a page from history to battle piracy by resurrecting the Q ship tactic from the 20th Century's two world wars, a security professional has told Fairplay. Kim Petersen, security chief for TranSystems, said heavily armed decoy cargo vessels could halt piracy cold: "What is needed is some game-changing action by US forces, and for part of the answer we need only look to the allied response to the U-boat wolfpacks ... Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship

Comment Re:WTF! (Score 1) 105

As of 5-19-2009 Haliburton filed a request for reconsideration of their patent application being rejected on 2-19-2009. http://portal.uspto.gov/external/PA_1_0_15H/view/BrowsePdfServlet?objectId=FUWRR4H6PPOPPY4&lang=DINO The NON-Final rejection of all claims, 53 page pdf http://portal.uspto.gov/external/PA_1_0_15H/view/BrowsePdfServlet?objectId=FRDIGQCZPPOPPY5&lang=DINO I would think for this nonsense they could have just skipped straight to the FINAL rejection.
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The Beginning Of the End 8

"Adam was the luckiest man in the world. He had no mother-in-law."

Comment Bankruptcy? (Score 0) 439

After the appeals and such run out, she may or may not be able to file bankruptcy. IANAL, but i found these bits of info interesting. 1)The jury found Thomas-Rasset's conduct to be willful, which means that statutory damages under the Copyright Act can range from $750 per infringement up to $150,000. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/jammie-thomas-retrial-verdict.ars 2)Debts arising from copyright infringement judgments are generally dischargeable in personal bankruptcy proceedings unless the creditor (i.e., the copyright owner) can prove that the judgment constitutes a debt for a "willful and malicious injury" within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(6). Moreover, because the legal standards for "willful and malicious injury" differ from those governing "willful infringement" under the Copyright Act, even a willful infringement judgment may be dischargeable in bankruptcy. http://w2.eff.org/IP/P2P/RIAA_v_ThePeople/P2P_bktcy_memo.pdf

Comment Re:When you have to, try Modafinil (Score 0) 605

Modafinil does'nt work for me anymore. My nuerologist tried Prozac on my fatigue at that point. I'm never gonna take that stuff again. It almost put me in a coma. Advanced Multiple Sclerosis sucks. http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx At least with the fatigue at this level, I don't have 10 day stretches of not sleeping. Now I consider 5 - 6 hours of awake and alert to be a good day.

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