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Comment Reverse burden (Score 1) 346

IANAL but from what I recall the libel law in the UK is horrifically broken and needs amending and the following is true; 1) If any part of a publication is printed or reprinted in the UK you have a case for libel, and whilst the definitions of printed have changed so it includes electronic media this crazy system has not. 2) You are under a reverse burden of proof, if I say David Blaine is a gitwizard it's up to me to prove that he is indeed a gitwizard, he can just sit back smile polietely and I have to do all the work. 3) Indeed even if I can prove David Blaine is a gitwizard I might still be fined for having caused damage. http://www.libelreform.org/ has more details on how broken UK libel law is.

Comment Ashes to Ashes finale (Score 1) 955

((Contains slight Ashes to Ashes spoilers))


I am quite intrested in the feedback between Ashes to Ashes which just concluded and from what i've read about the lost finale has a similar sort of motiff but managed to give a very satisfying conclusion to Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes explaining the world, the charactes and motivations and just what has been happening.

Contrasting this with Lost which sounds very much like they were trying something similar but didn't dedicate enough time to make it forfilling and as rewarding as the final for Ashes to Ashes which even after watching a second time left me feeling drained but satisifed.

Submission + - Mcafee mishap for XP SP3. (kansascity.com)

Feef Lovecraft writes: Mcafee pushed a update 5958 which causes the svchost of Windows XP machines with SP3 to be misreported as a virus has been causing problems with machines stuck in reboot cycles as essential services are shutdown.

Comment Zoom In 2 - Biodiversity project (Score 1) 256

I've been taking part in a biodiversity project with a little disposable camera and taking a photo every month on the same day and then taking 5 photos with my digital camera of the area around where i'm taking the photo. Otherwise my total would be lower, i'm really looking forward to developing the disposable camera contents as the digital ones have been quite awesome so far.

Comment Re:News for nerds. Stuff that matters (Score 1) 2044

What you will find is what you always find however, the extremes. I personally know a few friends in the States that are doing really not so well just now because they have pre-exisiting conditions and can't get insurance so they don't mind that they have fingers falling off because they can't afford to do anything about it. But again that's at the extreme, obviously for you the system of health care is working quite well, I believe that one of the main purposes of this bill is to extend that system to those who it isn't working out so well for.
Education

Submission + - Five year olds taught net saftey (bbc.co.uk)

Feef Lovecraft writes: A major campagin launched today to teach children some as young as five years old the important of safe guarding their online identity and not talking to strangers.
The campaign is launched on EU Internet Safety Day on the back of a study from last Autumn that suggested 80% of five to seven-year-olds in the UK use the internet and that among nine to 11-year olds, 94% do so.

Submission + - Best Hardware for Linux

An anonymous reader writes: Dearest Slashdotters,

Here we are entering 2010, and I've found myself in need of a new PC. I would like to build my new PC specifically with linux in mind. I don't plan on playing video games although I would like to take full advantage of the eye-candy Compiz has to offer, in addition to some video and graphic editing. As far as I can tell, Intel seems to be the way to go however all the recommendations I can find are outdated.

So, if you had a budget of $6-800, knowing that linux (Ubuntu) was going to be the primary OS, what hardware would you choose that is as up to date as possible with durability / lifespan / eye-candy in mind? Or on your own budget, what would your "ultimate linux machine" hardware specifications be for 2010?
Space

Submission + - Signs of water found on Saturnian moon Enceladus (spacefellowship.com)

Matt_dk writes: Scientists working on the Cassini space mission have found negatively charged water ions in the ice plume of Enceladus. Their findings, based on analysis from data taken in plume fly-throughs in 2008 and reported in the journal Icarus, provide evidence for the presence of liquid water, which suggests the ingredients for life inside the icy moon. The Cassini plasma spectrometer, used to gather this data, also found other species of negatively charged ions including hydrocarbons.

Comment Turning back the doomdsday clock (Score 3, Insightful) 1721

However, I would love if President Obama showed the world how good he is by refusing to accept it stating he has so much more work he still needs to do. However isn't Will Smith giving out the award? I don't think I could refuse an award by Will Smith so I can't blame President Obama if he reluctantly accepts. For what it's worth I still think he is worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, even this soon in as long as he can deliver on the good strong start he has made.

Comment One countries twice? (Score 2, Interesting) 958

Just reliased when I was quite young I visited Germany(East) and now I am older and that wall thing was torn down I have visited Germany. So does that count as two countries or one country twice or nnnng. Plus Scotland, England and Wales; according to the internet each is a seperate country despite sharing the common Great Britian name. So my answer may be higher or lower then I think.

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