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Comment Re:kim dotcom (Score 3, Insightful) 111

It's less about Kim and more about the elements that come into play in a seizure of tech/files. If Slashdot uses any cloud services or other tech that accesses/points to files then this is relevant to our issues. This also deals with international laws and how they are enforced between jurisdictions. Not many people like Larry Flynt but there is value in seeing how his story played out, the same goes for Kim.

Comment Re:Preserve Cultural Heritage (Score 2) 155

How does dubbing a movie that has nothing to do with Navajo culture help preserve Navajo culture? Not trying to troll, I am asking honestly. It seems a bit insulting, the insinuation being that the whole of their culture is distilled down to their native language.

Not trolling at all-- that's a good question. My thought is that limiting the use of Navajo to the ceremonial marginalizes it to be used only in ritual form. By finding "everyday uses" for it, such as in movies, people form a much more functional use for the language.

I did a paper on Native American Religions. One thing I discovered is that the Cherokee nation has assisted Apple in creating syllabry to be utilized in Appe’s mobile and computer operating systems.
American Indians and the Mass Media p.222

Comment Re:not where from, where to? (Score 2) 523

I stopped playing when they introduced "dailies". I don't like the idea of a treadmill. I play EvE online - there's a treadmill but I don't have to witness it for attribute increase (skill points accumulate by passage of time and implant/attribute selection). isk/gold comes from me from either playing the PvE element or using my business acumen and setting up a few sell/buy orders, doing planet interaction (set up once, and a couple of clicks every week), or more interesting methods like monitoring high risk trade routes and becoming the risk, or salvaging a huge battle. You become useful in the game at the start as being a tackler/interceptor for your corporation/squad.

Comment Re:this is sad, just sad... (Score 2, Insightful) 1078

When you have zero tolerance policies then rightly or wrongly administrators and educators think they have no agency in the matter. Also educators don't have control of the police force they have welcomed into their own school. *DA's and AGs are political animals in "some" cases and this is just a stepping stone to bigger things so riding rough trod over people's lives will not be swayed.

Comment Re:The only winning move.... (Score 1) 435

What happens when the console breaks? An Ars newsie had an interesting journey when he replaced his Wii U since it could not be fixed hopefully those who purchase the new XBox will have a clear understanding of what to expect before purchasing.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/02/fourth-times-the-charm-nintendo-eases-wii-u-transfer-issue-with-store-credit/

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