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Comment Re:Time to root! (Score 1) 324

by Crayz9000 on Friday December 13, 2013 @12:14PM (#45680815) Attached to: Google Cuts Android Privacy Feature, Says Release Was Unintentional

The AOSP has the code for this, and many distros integrated that feature, for example CyanogenMOD.

I can confirm this. CyanogenMod 11 nightlies (Android 4.4.2) contain the AppOps code and the available launcher continues to work.

Submission + - Water Bottles Create Cheap Lighting In Philippines (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by dryriver on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @04:34AM

dryriver writes: A simple initiative in the Philippines is bringing a bit of brightness into the lives of the country's poorest people. The project is called "Litre of Light", and the technology involved is just a plastic bottle filled with water, and installed in the roof of a slum dwelling. With 50 to 60 Watts of light output during daylight hours, the bottle-light is an environmentally-friendly alternative to an electric light bulb, and it's virtually free.

Comment Re:Why are ISPs in bed with big content? (Score 5, Insightful) 292

by Crayz9000 on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @03:38PM (#42800493) Attached to: Software That Flagged HBO.com For Piracy Will Power U.S. 'Six Strikes' System

It's puzzled me for some time that ISPs are so eager to help with these piracy measures. Can someone explain to my why they are so eager to please when there is no reasonable legal threat against them? (IIUC, the DMCA safe-harbor clauses immunize them.) The same goes for YouTube. Why is Google so eager to go above and beyond the DMCA(*)?

(*) I am aware of Viacom v. Google, but my understanding is the appellate judgment in many ways reaffirms the DMCA safe-harbor provisions.

Easy: Two of the biggest ISPs are also content owners. Time Warner and Comcast.

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