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Submission + - Google Asks Federal Judge to Challenge National Security Letters (washingtonpost.com)

mk1004 writes: From the Washington Post comes an article that says Google is petitioning the court, two weeks after the U.S. District Judge in San Francisco ruled that NSLs are unconstitutional because they “violate the First Amendment and separation of powers principles.” It reported that Google filed a petition to “set aside the legal process,” citing a provision that allows judges to modify or deny NSLs that are “unreasonable, oppressive, or otherwise unlawful.” EFF attorney Matt Zimmerman was quoted as saying “the people who are in the best position to challenge the practice are people like Google. So far no one has really stood up for their users.”

Comment Re:Whoa now, PPE is a MUST (Score 1) 761

Yes, certainly, I want the pilot flying the plane I'm in flying half blind because they are wearing glasses that, be definition, MUST restrict visibility. NOT. If you've never seen the goggles that technicians wear when working on high power laser equipment, then you have no knowledge to make statements like you just did. Pilots need unrestricted visibility. Period. Protective gear that would work, especially against lasers of varying wavelengths, would greatly restrict visibility.

Comment Re:Already tarnished for me (Score 1) 107

Repair it yourself. I fixed an off brand HDTV's power supply awhile back. Repaired, not replaced. Took a few hours, including driving to get some replacement components. The cost of gas was more than the parts. If you repair it yourself, maybe you'll appreciate how long it takes to fix electronic equipment today. Even ignoring the cost of replacement assemblies, a few hours of labor charges and you will have paid for a brand new TV. This issue is not limited to Samsung either.

Comment Re:or (Score 1) 158

Yes, the technology is there to buffer video to a hard drive, and to capture several minutes before and after the lights/sirens are activated. And to download video daily to a secure server that would meet evidence standards and would be difficult to circumvent. It's also possible to set up the camera so that it can't be easily 'adjusted' or obstructed by an officer as he exits the vehicle during a stop. But police departments see the dash cams as useful tools only to a point--they don't want any unbiased evidence of potential wrongdoing by one of their own. So dash cams are easy to manipulate; a situation unlikely to change.
Games

Submission + - Missile Command Record Beaten After 31 Years (geekyportal.com)

geekspy writes: Missile Command is a popular arcade game that was released in the 1980, it is also available for the Atari 2600 as well. The aim of this game is to save your base by shooting the incoming missiles from using a beam. In 1982 a player named Victor Ali has set a record score of 80,364,995 by playing the game for 56 hours. Guess what this record hasn't been broken for the last 31 years, but not anymore as a player from Sweden also named Victor (Victor Sandberg) beat the record by scoring a final score of 81,796,035. He played Mission Missile for 56 hours, 5 minutes, and 53 seconds on a single coin and also streamed it live.
IT

Submission + - Lawmakers Listen to Opponent of H-1B Visas (computerworld.com)

mk1004 writes: Patrick Thibodeau at ComputerWorld writes that lawmakers are listening, behind closed doors, to business owners who are opposed to bringing in IT workers using H-1B visas. Reducing H-1B IT workers could make careers in IT desirable again, argues one CEO.

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