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Comment Re:All the Crap (Score 1) 242

by Lucky_Norseman (#39914241) Attached to: Pirate Party Gaining Strength In Germany
I guess that depends on where you live.
Here in Norway there are many who buy a house or an apartment on loan, not to live there but just to rent it out. And the income from the rent pays for the interest on the loan, all maintenance expences and there is still enough left to get a profit.
If someone else can buy my house on loan and make a profit renting it to me, then it should be better for me to just buy it myself with the same loan and pay the interest and downpayments with the money I otherwise would spend paying rent.
Whenever the rent is higher than interest and downpayments on a loan, then buying a house on loan is in my mind a sensible action.

Comment Re:How dare they... (Score 1) 356

by Lucky_Norseman (#39877001) Attached to: Apple Blocks iOS Apps Using Dropbox SDK

Actually the rules are very clearly posted and are in no way confusing. It's much like if I owned a popular jewelry store and told you that you could sell some of your products through my storefront if I took a 30% commission. Then, when a customer comes in to my store you whisper to him "psst, you can get this necklace 30% cheaper. Just meet me at my own private store and we can do business without the owner of this place getting his cut." Customer is happy. You're happy. I, the store owner, am not. I gave you a customer through my own distribution channel and you tried to sidestep giving me what you owe me for that..

It's more like if another customer says "I have a store across the street and I can sell you a fur coat that will make your girlfriend look stunning with that necklace" and the jewelry store owner demanding a 30% cut of all clothing sold to that customer.

Comment Re:And nobody cares.... (Score 1) 185

by Lucky_Norseman (#39861455) Attached to: BlackBerry 10 Unveiled

the ONLY chance they have is to stop the RIM email fees, give away the enterprise server software for free and make it less of a ugly evil turd as well. And finally, tell all governments to stuff it in their ass and revoke all email+messaging interception to regain the trust of the corporate world. yes that means telling the UAE to stuff it in their Bursa.

Why would RIM tell governments to stop email interception, and what does this have to do with BlackBerrry Enterprise Server?
BES is the only mobile mail solution that UAE and other governments cannot intercept.
There was a lot of press when RIM allowed governments access to the consumer messaging, but that only made them equal to Android, iPhone and WinPhones. All of them are equally open to snooping by governments ( and others), the only exception is BlackBerry phones connected to a BES server where the company can have their own encryption key so not even RIM can decode the messages.
Politics

Submission + - Conservatives' trust in science has fallen dramatically since mid-1970s (scienceblog.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: While trust in science remained stable among people who self-identified as moderates and liberals in the United States between 1974 and 2010, trust in science fell among self-identified conservatives by more than 25 percent during the same period, according to a study by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. "Over the last several decades, there's been an effort among those who define themselves as conservatives to clearly identify what it means to be a conservative," said the study's lead author. "For whatever reason, this appears to involve opposing science and universities and what is perceived as the 'liberal culture.' So, self-identified conservatives seem to lump these groups together and rally around the notion that what makes 'us' conservatives is that we don't agree with 'them.'"
Games

Submission + - Details emerge of the PlayStation 4 - Orbis (reghardware.com)

Submitted by Retron
Retron writes: Reports are appearing on the Web of the PS3's successor, tipped for a late 2013 release. Backwards compatiblity with the PS3 is said to be non-existant, with the platform being based on an AMD x64 CPU with a Radeon 7xxx "Southern Islands" GPU. Furthermore, it looks like draconian controls will be put on games, all but snuffing out second-hand sales.
EU

Submission + - ACTA "Could Be Dead By Summer" (techweekeurope.co.uk)

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judgecorp
judgecorp writes: "The ACTA agreement could actually be thrown out by the European Parliament. The European trade committee has decided not to refer ACTA (the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) to the European Court of Justice, and this is "the first sign that this Parliament is ready to reject ACTA," according to Bernd Lange, the Socialists and Democrats trade spokesman."It was a mistake from the beginning to put counterfeit goods and Internet content in the same agreement.”"

Submission + - Tacocopter Startup To Deliver Tacos Using Drones (tacocopter.com)

Submitted by Jeremiah Cornelius
Jeremiah Cornelius writes: "Do You Want Fry and Leela with That?" Dept.
If you live near Silicon Valley, and have a smartphone, then SkyNet is about to serve your lunch. In a private beta, Tacocopter will take your order and deliver to you by drone. Make sure you allow location awareness for their app: with the aid of your mobile's GPS, you'll have guacamole delivered with the accuracy of a Hellfire missle. The Huffington Post manages to sum this: "perhaps the next great startup out of Silicon Valley, which boasts a business plan that combines four of the most prominent touchstones of modern America: tacos, helicopters, robots and laziness." They forgot to note when talking to founder Star Simpson, that she was the geek gal from MIT's Personal Robots Group, who's LED t-shirt caused a TSA ruckus, a few years ago.

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