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Comment Re:I don't like that defense (Score 1) 481

by piecewise (#22987674) Attached to: Google Sued Over Privacy Invasion On Street View
"Google is going above and beyond by offering to remove any objected photos, at their expense, and without the need to raise legal action."

Bullshit. They create the need for the expense by doing this in the first place. That's like saying, I go above in beyond and agree to pay for the dent I caused in your car.

Comment Re:Real summary. (Score 1) 878

by Phelan (#22369790) Attached to: Has Ron Paul Quit?
I actually think he is repeating a theory by Paul Johnson from the London School of Economics. He argues that the New Deal prolonged the depression in his book 'Modern Times'. It's actually a pretty good read, a history of the 20th century from an economics perspective
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Top Ten Science Predictions that didn't come true

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radioweather
radioweather writes: "There's an article in the New York Times pushing a something called "the five stages of climate grief" done by a professor at the University of Montana. This got me to thinking about the regular disaster forecasting that we see published in the media about what will happen due to climate change. We've seen this sort of angst broadcast before, and it occurred to me that through history, a lot of "predictions of certainty" with roots in scientifically based forecasts have not come true. That being the case, here is a list of famous quotes and predictions from science "experts"."
The Internet

Time Warner Cable to Test Tiered Bandwidth Caps 591

Posted by samzenpus from the take-only-what-you-need dept.
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "According to a leaked internal memo, Time Warner Cable is testing out tiered bandwidth caps in their Beaumont, TX division as a way to fairly balance the needs of heavy users against the limited amount of shared bandwidth cable can provide. The plan is to offer various service tiers with bandwidth fees for overuse, as well as a bandwidth meter customers can use to help them stay within their allotment. If it works out, they will consider a nation-wide rollout. Interestingly, the memo also claims that 5% of subscribers use over 50% of the total network bandwidth."
Science

Weapon Found in Whale Dated From the 1800s 661

Posted by Zonk from the whale-just-wanted-the-damn-kids-off-his-lawn dept.
LABarr writes "AP and CNN are carrying a story that has forced scientists to re-evaluate the longevity of mammals. A bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt over a century ago. 'Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3½-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old. The bomb lance fragment, lodged in a bone between the whale's neck and shoulder blade, was likely manufactured in New Bedford, on the southeast coast of Massachusetts, a major whaling center at that time. It was probably shot at the whale from a heavy shoulder gun around 1890.' "
Sony

Submission + - 80GB PS3 an "Option" for Other Regions, Sa

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "Following yesterday's announcement that the long-rumoured 80GB PS3 would be hitting South Korean territories on June 19th, Sony Computer Entertainment has issued a statement revealing that they company may consider releasing this model outside of Korea at some point. According to company spokesperson Satoshi Fukuoka, "It could be an option to introduce it in other regions but it needs to be decided by each region.""
Businesses

Submission + - Report: Jobs Backdated Pixar Options

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narramissic
narramissic writes: "While he was chairman of Pixar, Steve Jobs may have improperly backdated stock-option grants. From the ITworld.com article: 'Jobs approved a March 2001 employment contract with Toy Story director John Lasseter that granted Lasseter Pixar stock options priced in December 2000, three months before the contract was signed and when the stock price was at its lowest level of the year.'"
Software

Submission + - Does Richard Stallman Hate Fair Use?

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a_quietamerican
a_quietamerican writes: "According to Robin Good at the MasterNewMedia blog, Richard Stallman is refusing to let him and others post videos of his speeches to YouTube or any other service that doesn't support Free Software. This raises some serious questions about Mr. Stallman's commitment to Fair Use according to the ACT Blog. According to ACT:

Intelligent people can disagree over the scope of Fair Use, but there is NOTHING more clearly covered than public speeches and comments...it is the basis by which journalists and bloggers do their jobs. Yet, Stallman is quite clearly arguing that Fair Use doesn't apply to his speeches and he has the power to dictate how you can watch/listen to them.
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Businesses

Submission + - $25M Virgin Prize to Cleanup Greenhouse Gases

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syguy
syguy writes: "Sir Richard Branson is offering a $25 million prize to anyone who invents a way to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The Virgin Earth Challenge as it will be known is part of Branson's commitment to spend 100% of Virgin's airline and train proceeds, estimated to total $3 billion over 10 years. Making the announcement with 'Inconvenient Truth' star and former Vice President, Al Gore, Branson said, "Man created the problem and therefore man should solve the problem". Only $2.975 billion to go..."

The Mechanics of Motion Sensing 119

Posted by kdawson from the ride-that-dragon dept.
Dr. Eggman writes, "The AP has a short technology piece on the mechanics that go into the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii and PS3 controllers. It also details some of the past uses of the technology and gives a nice overview of just how far the technology has come from the earliest missile-guidance sensor equipment."

Free Geek Robbed 275

Posted by kdawson from the free-as-in-ripped-off dept.
Ellen Wilson writes, "Portland, Oregon, non-profit Free Geek, which turns old PCs into Linux boxen, has been robbed of about $4500 worth of hardware. Portlanders are asked to keep an eye out for suspicious sales of Ubuntu laptops." This blog post has some details of labeling that could help to spot the stolen laptops. BoingBoing picked up the story and added that another local outfit, the Independent Publishing Resource Center, which supports Portland's zine scene, had been hit on the previous night.

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