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Comment I call BS.. (Score 2) 121

None of the linked articles state any charge of breaking the law. Looks like regulators have done an in-depth investigation and found no evidence and have used the media to cover their ass. All we see are accusations that their shopping search engine used to (or may had have) rank results that they participated in higher, and they had captive agreements with business partners. But where are the specific charges and evidence?

  The links states " Google was acting in anti-competitive ways". Leads one to believe that that is not the current situation. With new technology (wonder why we have such long beta services) errors will be made, it's the companies responsibility to create the highest RIO it can. Specifically speaking, if I run a shopping service wouldn't I want to present the most profitable product first? If I am not participating how will I assure future survival and with a publicly traded company, how does this protect the investor?

  I don't buy excuse that they are too scared to litigate or prosecute a violation of law. If it's true, the regulatory agency needs to be replaced, isn't their primary function to uphold the law?

  Recent media coverage seems like, "Hey boss we took the whole fleet fishing for the past few months, spent a bunch of money and came back with an empty hull". The recent media coverage seems like smear to me.

Comment Not new (Score 1) 83

Seeing how the the article is so dense with real content and references, what makes this different from CIH http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIH_computer_virus ?

  This infection was sometimes a real bitch to fix as you had to hunt for the exact bios for the device (which wasn't an easy task), remove the eeprom and flash it. An real PITA and one that Joe Sixpack couldn't fix. A real nasty infection.

Comment Re:Refused to be drawn on specific details (Score 1) 105

" Hell, that one-off front-engine model is better liked than the 914."

  I'd have to disagree. The 914 was a heck of a lot more fun than a 924, 944 or a 928. It sat low, felt like it was glued to the road and still gave ya the boxer, oil-cooled feel. It was a bit scary to drive at the edge due to the fact of the mid-engine. If you start to lose it, it's a 50/50 shot whether brake or throttle input will bring it back. Aside from that, who wants their Porsche to pump water?

Comment Re:Meanwhile, a million people ... (Score 2) 90

". Hobby landscape photographers (who happen to be hanging their camera from a hexacopter) are not on the FAA shitlist."

  The guy that received the cease-and-desist from the FAA for posting his drone videos on youtube would probably disagree. Sure he receives income from views but it's not the primary motivation for flying.

http://motherboard.vice.com/re...

Comment Re:Paranoid, but mostly appropriate (Score 2) 90

" it's a lot easier this way to relax the 400' rule, "

  Here' another perfect example of the FAA over stepping their authority. In uncontrolled airspace anything below 1200 AGL is class G airspace where basically anything goes. It's perfectly legal to fly a remote controlled vehicle
without any permissions or license up to that level.

  The FAA suggested 400' there's no rule.

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