Comment Slashdot Killed the Video... (Score 1) 91
It now displays, "This video has been removed due to a breach of the Terms of Service."
Comment Litigation-Happy Society... (Score 1) 5
Where even the government will stop at nothing to sue itself.
Comment This is good... (Score 1) 359
Except for the fact that this could be the perfect time to steal one of the school's computers.
The school originally stated that the cameras were activated when thefts were reported. If it's prohibited from activating the security features at all, there may be an enhanced window of opportunity to steal one and get away with it.
Regardless, the school had it coming, activating the cameras without their users' knowledge.
Comment Re:It would seem... (Score 2, Informative) 169
To my knowledge, the Feds are only allowed to restrict image use based on its classified status.
I thought use of the presidential seal was restricted. I've not seen the photos so I dont know if they
have it or not.
I believe that the Seal has a special status to avoid misrepresentation of official statements.
These images, on the other hand, are not currently involved with any sort of misrepresentation.
I also believe that the protection of the Seal is inherited from similar protection given to the British Royal Standard.
Comment It would seem... (Score 5, Interesting) 169
That the Federal Government is overstepping its authority with these images.
To my knowledge, the Feds are only allowed to restrict image use based on its classified status. That is, if it is a matter of national security or not.
Since the Feds are not restricting these images due to security issues, they really don't have a leg to stand on.
You know things are in a sad state of being when even the government disregards the rules of copyright.
Comment Makes me wonder... (Score 5, Insightful) 509
Why anyone trusts PayPal with their money.
Paypal Reverses Payments Made To Indians 509
bhagwad writes "Beginning January 28, Paypal has been reversing the payments made to any Indian provider of services. In addition, Indian users have been unable to withdraw their money to their bank accounts. As a result, a large number of Indian Paypal accounts have negative balances running into the thousands of dollars. The worst part is that users weren't informed beforehand — the funds were just whisked away. Indian providers have gone ballistic, with over 2,000 posts on a thread on the reversal of payments and over 700 posts on this thread about the delay in transfers. Paypal hasn't given any explanation to this behavior other than they're looking into it. Although Paypal claims in the above blog post that payments made for 'Services' are not being reversed, this is not true. All payments not made for 'Goods' with a shipping address have been reversed — in fact, the Paypal e-mail tells the Indian sellers to encourage their clients to lie and claim that they're paying for goods with a shipping address instead."
Comment Re:export 'em (Score 1) 131
Q: what do you call 80 tons of lawyers on a slow boat to China?
A: a good start.
Seriously though, if we really could figure out to export lawyers; it would balance the trade deficit, and just think what it would do for the quality of life domestically.
Wouldn't the idea of exporting lawyers for the purpose of balancing the trade deficit imply that such lawyers actually have value?
Comment Re:I, for one.... (Score 1) 177
While that may be true, the intention of posting such things is to induce some sort of amusement.
It obviously didn't work for you.
Comment I, for one.... (Score 1, Redundant) 177
welcome our new blobular overlords.
Comment Re:Standard safety equipment (Score 1) 541
Actually, steel-toed boots can be a liability if something really heavy happens to fall on your foot. I don't recall the exact weight required, but the steel can either significantly warp or snap and potentially sever your toes.
On the other hand, you'd just have severely smashed feet if you were not wearing such boots.
Comment Re:I hate analogies, but... (Score 1) 594
'Brain Dead'? The police knew the package contained drugs, they watched the guy take possession of them, then commenced with the raid. The only stupid people in this case were the drug dealers who came up with such an obviously flawed scam.
Let me put it this way, if criminals dumped a dead body in the back of someone's car without his knowledge, and the car is stopped by police for whatever reason who then find the body, would you not expect the police to arrest the man (and anyone else in the vehicle), guns drawn, treating him like a potential murderer?
No, I do not expect a person to be treated as a murder simply because there is a body in the back of his/her car. I would reasonably expect that an investigation take place to determine if the dead person had indeed been murdered and if so, by whom. Only with strong evidence would I expect the owner/driver of the car to be treated as a murderer.
There's a phrase, you know. I think it's something like "innocent until proven guilty." Ever hear of it?
Comment Re:This is a duped story... (Score 1) 459
Alright. Even if it's not a dupe, it still would've been nice to use the original submission. What exactly makes the published story better than the one I cited? The answer: absolutely nothing.
Considering that the other one was posted first, I think that that poster deserved to get credit for the story.
Apparently Slashdot disagrees.
Comment This is a duped story... (Score -1, Offtopic) 459
Way to go, Slashdot. You've done it again: another duped story.
Here's the first version of the story posted on
http://slashdot.org/submission/1067553/Thieves-Clear-Out-Apple-Store-In-31-Seconds
Comment Security must be lacking... (Score 1) 3
While rolling steel door covers are standard in most mall and strip mall establishments, Apple has decided to forego their use. There's little merit for the argument of aesthetics, for the covers roll up within the structure of the building when the store is open for business.
This combined with the fact that it is not too difficult to lock up the most portable of these machines in a secure area makes it appear as if Apple almost deserved to get robbed on this one. The store has already been robbed once before, and it is located in a shopping center with several other upper-scale shops.
