Comment Re:Science schmience (Score 1) 137
Pits of hell melt ice,
Plus too many syllables.
Worst haiku ever.
Schneier's Revised Taxonomy of Social Data 28
Jamie noted that over at Schneier's blog, he has a worthwhile entry on the data in the social networks. He writes
"Lately I've been reading about user security and privacy — control, really — on social networking sites. The issues are hard and the solutions harder, but I'm seeing a lot of confusion in even forming the questions. Social networking sites deal with several different types of user data, and it's essential to separate them."
Comment Free as in speech (Score 1) 232
It's a noble idea to get unfettered, free access to everyone, but if you want to keep business in the loop, you're either going to get extremely draconian with laws and enforcement or you'll have to give up trying to police them altogether.
Free Internet access isn't the big deal here as far as I'm concerned. Libraries provide free Internet access, and while like you say the internet isn't needed, neither are books technically speaking. Having information available for free is a good thing. It's just not something I think we need to be spending a lot of energy providing with tax money and regulations and what not.
Having a Free Internet, on the other hand, is of the utmost importance to me.
Comment Re:Was the Hoover Dam EVER the widest? (Score 2, Funny) 286
That's amazing. I've got the same combination on my luggage.
Comment Re:Another Stab At a Canadian DMCA (Score 1) 237
Impeachment is NOT a vote of no confidence. It is the legislative equivalent of an indictment. It isn't saying "fuck this guy," it's saying "this guy should be in prison."
Submission + - Canada's Telus Ends Sales of Cell-Phone Porn
westlake writes: Telus, Canada's No. 2 phone company, has ended sales of soft core porn to it's cell phone customers following complaints from the Roman Catholic Church and others. Telus was the first North American carrier to offer adult content for download. $3 for stills, $4 for videos. Access to adult content on the web remains unrestricted, but Telus seems to have badly underestimated resistance to the public download of porn and the risks for a carrier in becoming a dealer in porn. Telus bows to pressure, ends phone porn downloads
Submission + - Apple Aperture Explained For Non-Photographers
ConMotto writes: "If you caught the recent Lightroom Vs. Aperture story but aren't a photographer, you might be wondering what the heck Apple's Aperture software does, in plain English."
Submission + - Apple, Cisco settle iPhone trademark lawsuit
warrior_s writes: Cisco Systems and Apple said Wednesday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone.
The agreement allows Apple and Cisco to use the iPhone brand on their own products. Also, the companies said that they would explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, consumer and business communications.
The agreement allows Apple and Cisco to use the iPhone brand on their own products. Also, the companies said that they would explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, consumer and business communications.
Submission + - New Go Algorithm May Help Beat Human Players
An anonymous reader writes: The Birmingham Post reports that two Hungarian scientists have now come up with an algorithm that helps computers pick the right move in Go (an ancient Chinese board game that is still popular in Asia). Though computers have beat top players in chess, even the most powerful computer failed to beat top players in Go. The new method uses two processors instead of one. Though 19x19 board is still tough for computers, "On a nine by nine board we are not far from reaching the level of a professional Go player," said Levente Kocsis at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' computing lab SZTAKI.
