Comment I like the OSS pin (Score 1) 100
I like the OSS pin.
Comment Re:12+ (Score 1) 334
You don't get it. All heavy elements are the product of supernovae.
GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony 470
mede writes "In an interesting turn of events, Sony might have stumbled into a tough nut to crack. George Hotz (aka GeoHot) famous for his iPhone hacking achievements, is planning on fighting the big corporation on removing his free speech rights at utilizing his fully paid for hardware. Hotz has always claimed being anti-piracy (since iPhone activities) and says he has never pirated any game or even signed PSN agreements. He's asking for donations to fight Sony back and try to achieve something similar to what was previously accomplished by the EFF with regard to cellphones. I've already donated."
Comment Re:Missed some (Score 1) 178
Like the xkcd 1337 series.
Comment Re:HP is the worst (Score 1) 243
Didn't Sony offer that for an additional charge?
Comment Re:Better than the Average Bear --- aka Hurding Ca (Score 1) 214
Didn't you mean "hirding cats"?
Comment Re:Ethical? (Score 2) 826
The trillions of foreign aid are nothing compared to the hundreds of trillions the US (and the rest of the first world) are leeching from the rest of the world in raw materials and cheap labor. Do you really think US Americans would be better off if they would stop all international trade?
Comment Re:Quality has never been a concern of Rubyists. (Score 1) 206
Yes, I wonder how many gems even have a test suite. CPAN modules are pretty good in that regard.
Comment Re:In Soviet Russia... (Score 1) 579
Why do they need secrecy?
That's the question that sums it all up.
Comment Re:I heard this on the news (Score 1) 164
Bill G.'s stock went from $0.08 in 1986 (split adjusted) to $25. That's a return of about 27% a year for the last 24 years.
Comment Ken Perlin? (Score 2, Interesting) 280
Of Perlin noise fame?
Canada To Mandate ISP Deep Packet Inspection 313
An anonymous reader writes "The Canadian government has proposed new legislation that would require ISPs to install deep-packet inspection capabilities. The proposal includes a laundry list of
surveillance requirements, police review of ISP employees and technologies, and the mandated disclosure of a broad range of
subscriber information without any court oversight."
Comment Re:The British are now like the Terrorists... (Score 1) 629
Well, the terrorists themselves are crazy religious fucks. No doubts about that. But they're only useful idiots. Their leaders on the other hand are politically motivated. Just read any of the statements of Bin Laden, for example. There's a lot of religious gibberish in there, too. But the main message should be clear to everyone. Just read it and you will understand terrorism a lot better.
Comment Re:The British are now like the Terrorists... (Score 2, Interesting) 629
No, really, it's all politics, not religion.
Comment It's nice to know (Score 1) 152
It's nice to know that my servers will still be running after a nuclear holocaust.
