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Comment Re:There is a clear difference (Score 3, Informative) 291

Because a user shouldn't have to read 15,000 word legal documents to understand what could be written in layman's terms in a point form spanning just a few pages.

In addition to full legal documentation, there should be a brief summary in point form for the average user to get a basic understanding of what's what. If he then wishes, he can gain more information from the legalese docs, or otherwise agree.

Comment bandwidth won't be billed (Score 1) 130

It's interesting that even now carriers can deduct bandwidth you use to connect through their app to get some help/assistance or account info. Akin to calling *611 which will not be counted toward your monthly minute allowance.

Which means Carrier IQ could be using up loads of bandwidth, but your carrier will not count it against your limit.

The only way to tell is to install a 3rd party bandwidth usage monitor, or by your battery life.

Comment are you for real? (Score 4, Insightful) 411

Really? The standing ovation of Congress was bad treatment? The Congress applauds Netanyahu more than its own president.

While you're at it, you conveniently leave out Joe Biden's visit to Israel and what a slap in the face to the US that was!

You're either extremely ignorant, or extremely biased. The end result is the same.

The big question is, why is there a dislike of Netanyahu? Nothing happens without reason.

Comment Ethernet over powerline is slow (Score 1) 196

I opted for Ethernet over powerline in my house, to run from 1 floor down to another. Performance / lag times vary, and it is not as good as I would expect. Sometimes there is certain "lag".

It depends a lot on the wiring in the house, so the system is sensitive in that way. The wiring in my house is good, though.

Comment Just wait to install updates (Score 2) 242

Just wait to install updates, service packs, .NET frameworks (or their future equivalent), etc, etc... A fresh XP installation books in less than 20 seconds on my machine, more like 15. Install updates, drivers, .NET frameworks...

And it's nearly 2 minutes on my, relatively lean, machine (nothing in startup), with decent modern hardware (Intel 9550 Quado Core CPU, 4 GB RAM, 10K RPM hard disk). That's all the way past the login process until I can USE the machine. This thing should fly. Ubuntu loads in 30 seconds, fully ready to be used.

Comment Bashing RIM is fashionable now (Score 1) 95

There is no mass exodus to iPhone / Android. Stop spreading hysteria/fud.

RIM is doing reasonably well and only will improve over the next few years. Their products are actually quite good, though the media continues to give it lukewarm reception. There are many shortcomings of iPhone that BB excels at (I would know, I own both devices).

As of right now, there is no replacement for BlackBerry. No other phone is as secure AND gives its users such fine-grained control over firewall and other app access to its resources.

Comment Re:Big Bang Theory proposed by a priest (Score 1) 1345

Interestingly some leading scientists of the day dismissed the theory because it came from a priest, it "smelled of creationism".

Another reason why scientists did not like the Big Bang theory is because it points to a beginning of sorts. And that beginning must be caused by something, or ... someone.

There was a lot of opposition because it was perceived to blow holes in static/creator-less universe theory that they were proponents of.

Comment is today any different? (Score 1) 1345

So we all seem to feel that we have come a long way in terms of our morals. Morals being subjective of course. I don't necessarily disagree with that in general, the Western society has vast improvements in terms of interpersonal relationship and treatment of fellow humans.

But.

In reality, slavery is shaping up again, and picking up momentum behind the scenes, fast. It is simply taking a different form. It will be a lot more apparent in 10-20 years. And it won't discriminate against races, only classes.

Comment what nonsense (Score 1) 1345

1. Which was the point of sacrifices, to cover the shortcomings. Israelite sacrifices were to serve as a reminder that they need a deliverer, because animal sacrifices were not sufficient - they were temporary. Hence the need for a Messiah, the ultimate sacrifice, after which animal sacrifices would cease.

2. Eternal torture is an invention of paganism and perfected by various churches, mainly the official church of the Holy Roman Empire. This teaching is not unique to Christendom, and far predates it. Jews didn't believe in hellfire, neither did the first century Christians. Moreover, hellfire and eternal torture is NOT a teaching of the BIble, but the ignorant masses keep regurgitating it - of course, it is far easier to believe a church authority than to do research yourself.

3. Romans 6:23, Ezekiel 18:4 clearly state that death pays for all sin. We all die, and at death we are even, a clean slate so to speak. There are many other verses too.

4. You can worship Lucifer, who many portray to be the liberator of mankind, who supposedly gave man intellect in the garden of Eden and freed mankind from unjust, vindictive God. So far, the ones who turned to his worship ended up dead.

And finally, how about doing some research before attempting to criticize something. So far you relisted false doctrines of Christianity. You need to recognize that church/organized religion is a political entity. Don't trust it any more than the UN or your government or your neighbor at face value. Prove to yourself what to believe, you will feel better for not being an ignoramus.
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Submission + - Google grabbed locations of phones, PCs (cnet.com)

1800maxim writes: "Turns out, Google didn't grab just the hotspot SSIDs and MAC addresses. As this article from CNET outlines, Google also recorded location data of PCs/laptops, which had wireless cards, as well as cell phones and other WiFi devices. As usual, Google's explanation is that the data collection was accidental, and fails to answer further questions from CNET."

Submission + - Alternatives to Gmail (web and IMAP, paid) 2

TheGratefulNet writes: I want to cut the cord with google and the first step is to find a good email/ISP provider. With all the snooping going on (by governments and the data center raids that happen in the US), I'd like to find an *offshore* (maybe Europe?) provider who emphasizes 'freedom' aspects, such as end to end security, data encryption on local disks, keeping absolute minimal logs/purging them frequently; as well as having a decent enough set of spam filters that they actively maintain. I *want* to pay for the sevice since I don't want ads or to have to spend time blocking stuff. I'd like to support a right-thinking ISP; are there any left, out there? Help me find a trusted offshore ISP that will likely be around and who does not do DPI and other evil things. Any recommendations for well-behaved ISPs out there?

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