Comment Re:Required reading (Score 5, Funny) 628
The lobster might behave as we would, but I can guarantee you that the lobster is much, much tastier. Speaking of which, I think I need to go for some Lobsterfest tonite!
Comment No chance in hell right now... (Score 1) 227
With the economy how it is, corporations are going to avoid the unknown, specifically the unknown costs involved in moving to FOSS. They know the costs involved with MS/IBM/etc., and are going to stick with them. Good luck, ain't gonna happen.
Comment Re:One perfect solution... (Score 1) 564
There can be only ONE!
Comment Re:Parent is troll (Score 1) 407
He posted as Anonymous Coward. 'Nuff said.
Comment Re:Parent is troll (Score 0, Troll) 407
Closet Republicans are funny.
Comment Re:Am I missing something? (Score 1, Interesting) 407
This "story" was posted on 1/19, the day before inauguration day. Washington Times = Troll paper.
Comment Re:Is anyone shocked? (Score 1) 717
Ford pardoned Nixon, urging the country to move ahead. Like Nixon, Bush & Cheney will never see jail time. Some of their cronies might, but not them.
Comment Re:Is anyone shocked? (Score 1) 717
So you're one of the (approx) 30% of America that believes Bush & Co. did everything legally? I wasn't aware that there were so many fans of fascism in the US.
Comment Is anyone shocked? (Score 2, Insightful) 717
Is anyone shocked by this revelation? I'd be more surprised if investigations and prosecutions actually occur. Somehow, I have a feeling the Obama administration will want to try to move past Bush's abuses of power as soon as possible in the name of "change," rather than focus on all the bullshit that went on during the past eight years.
Comment Re:The Indian Government pre-empted it... (Score 0, Troll) 1141
Hey, at least you have jobs, so please stop whining.
Measuring the "Colbert Bump" 674
An anonymous reader writes "Democratic politicians receive a 40% increase in contributions in the 30 days after appearing on the comedy cable show The Colbert Report. In contrast, their Republican counterparts essentially gain nothing. Moreover, even a cursory analysis demonstrates that despite being a comedy program The Colbert Report appears to exercise 'disproportionate real world influence' — likely due to the 'elite demographic' of its audience." In my home we refer to Stephen as "Loud Daddy" because my child would scream bloody murder when we paused him (and only him) on screen. Even at 8 months old the kid has strange taste.
US Failing To Prosecute Online Criminals 154
Ashlynne9423 writes "A report by the Center for American Progress and the Center for Democracy and Technology has found there is too little action being taken against online criminals, despite rising consumer concern about online safety. The report found that state officials were spending only 40 per cent of case time investigating online fraudsters, preferring instead to concentrate on higher profile solicitation and pornography cases."
The Law and Politics of Battlestar Galactica 321
privacyprof writes "Fans of the show Battlestar Galactica might be interested in our interview with writers and producers Ron Moore and David Eick. Three law professors at the blog Concurring Opinions have an hour-long interview with Moore and Eick about the legal, political, moral, and economic issues raised by the show. The interview is available in audio files; alternatively, people can read a transcript of the interview (Part I) and (Parts II and III). Part I examines the lawyers and trials in the show, how torture is depicted, as well as how the humans must balance civil liberties and security. Part II examines politics and commerce. It explores how the cylon attack affected the humans' political system, and it examines how commerce works in the fleet. Part III examines issues related to cylons, such as the humans' treatment of cylons, how robots should be treated by the law, how the cylons govern themselves politically."
The Knol Hypothesis 80
Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton sends in his latest, which begins like this and continues behind the link. "When Google's VP of Engineering announced their proposed Knol project, where users can submit articles on different subjects and share in the AdSense revenue from the article pages, he didn't mention "Wikipedia," but practically everyone else did who blogged about it. Here's what I think will happen, if Knol is implemented according to the plan: Even though it won't technically be a "Wikipedia fork," it will quickly become equivalent to one, with a "gold rush" of users copying content from Wikipedia to Knol articles hoping for a piece of the AdSense dollars. But I submit this will be a good thing, especially if bona fide experts in different fields join the gold rush as well and start signing their names to articles that they've vetted."
Disney Takes Another Stab at the House of the Future 277
Disney has announced that they are going to take another stab at showing us the "House of the Future". The 5000-square-foot house will appear normal from the outside but will house gadgets like lights and thermostats that automatically adjust when someone enters the room and countertops that can identify food placed on it and suggest recipes. "Millions of Disneyland visitors lined up a half-century ago to catch a glimpse of the future: a home teeming with mind-blowing gadgets such as handsfree phones, wall-sized televisions, plastic chairs, and electric razors and toothbrushes. [...] The $15 million home is a collaboration of The Walt Disney Co., Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., software maker LifeWare and homebuilder Taylor Morrison. Visitors will experience the look of tomorrow by watching Disney actors playing a family of four preparing for a trip to China."
