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Comment Re:Another reason (Score 2) 346

At least we haven't had any World Wars since the UN was founded. There have been also a dramatic decrease in wars between countries. Getting involved in civil wars wasn't the UN's original purpose, but its mission has expended since it has been so successful in preventing other kinds of wars.

And by that logic the TSA has a legitimate claim to preventing terrorists from highjacking more planes.

Comment Re:But how do you know if you know? (Score 1) 358

If he still has a job after news leaks that he was accused of possessing child pornography he won't after law enforcement goes to his employer looking for evidence of embezzling *their* because they can't use the evidence on his computer...

there != their Too bad there is no edit button, huh....

Comment Re:But how do you know if you know? (Score 1) 358

Fruit of the poisonous tree, that evidence would be inadmissible. This is first year law school stuff...

If he still has a job after news leaks that he was accused of possessing child pornography he won't after law enforcement goes to his employer looking for evidence of embezzling *their* because they can't use the evidence on his computer...

Comment Re:Cooperative multi-tasking (Score 2) 358

you are talking rubbish. kernel multitasking != sandboxed app multitasking..

The anonymous that I was responding to was the one that used the term "cooperative multitasking" to describe iOS. Cooperative Multitasking has a very specific definition in regards to operating systems and iOS is definitely not a cooperative multitasking operating system. Once again, if you cared you could type, "cooperative multitasking" into your favorite search engine, click on the wikipedia link, and then read all about it.... If you cared..... Which you must not since you haven't already....

Comment Re:Cooperative multi-tasking (Score 2, Insightful) 358

So IOS 4 used cooperative multitasking (http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/89287-apple-ios-4-vs-android-multitasking-which-approach-is-better-for-users/page__st__160) while I believe android uses a modern pre-emptive multitasking approach. I know IOS 5 has updated multtasking but it is unclear to me if they have gone to a full pre-emptive multitasking scheme.

iOS has always had a full multi-tasking kernel. It is Unix for crying out loud. I would write more, but obviously you don't care because otherwise you would have typed, "iPhone Kernel Multitasking" into your favorite search engine and found and read any of the top articles that the search engine provides. Go on, try it out, if you care at all, which I doubt.... .... And really, for "proof" you grabbed post #161 from random post on some article?

Comment Re:Yet more waste.. (Score 1) 612

Your assessment is.... erroneous.

Providing for the common defense is one of the few constitutional tasks of the Federal Government, and it is spending a tiny fraction on this compared to it's myriad of unconstitutional adventures, such as Welfare, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other stuff it has no legal right to do.

Just because providing for the common defense is a constitionally mandated task doesn't mean this isn't a waste of money. I mean, come on.... The US is borrowing more than $1 for every man, women, and child to pay for just this ridiculus system.... The US military budget is currently the #1 largest in the world and more than ten times higher than #2. Are we expecting to fight the entire world? If not then most of this money we spend on "defense" is is a ridiculus waste of tax dollars....

Comment Re:Pot, kettle, black (Score 1) 441

Yes just like the flagpole the South Koreans erected first? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daeseong-dong

Please you can go back and forth on this mindless drivel for days.

Are you really trying to compare North Korea threatening "unexpected consequences" with building a large flag pole? Disclaimer - I lived as a civilian for two years in South Korea and have a lot of love for that country.

Comment Re:Alternative solution (Score 1) 323

USPTO drops any apple patent that implements obvious designs with established prior art.

If there is established prior art then shouldn't Samsung easily defeat those patents in court? Not saying they Samsung won't defeat them in court. Just saying that if anything really is obviously prior art as far as the patent office is concerned then Samsung has nothing to worry about.

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