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Comment Re:Not as simple as teaching how to ... (Score 1) 328

small correction there: a polygraph doesn't detect anything.

Yes and no.

The polygraph measures and records several physiological indices such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while the subject is asked and answers a series of questions. It is the interpretation of those physiological indices that are used to "detect".

Comment Re:I donated (Score 0, Troll) 114

Actually, it was a good win by GNOME.

No, it was not.

Trademarks have a relationship with the product. Groupon's product had no relationship to GNOME's product.

GNOME saw an opertunity to get a bunch of Open Source Zelots in a frenzy over a closed source commercial platform for - GASP - making money and flew with it.

What a bunch of non-issues, non-news, DRAMA ...

Comment Extortion Web Site (Score 4, Insightful) 301

You all know about the Mug Shot sites? They will remove your mug shot for $500? That's what this crap is. These assholes want to start a whole new angle on this scam: They will remove your police interaction (arrest or no arrest) for a price. Or maybe they will advertise your moment on the front page of their extortion web site.

Comment Trouble Makers With Too Much Time (Score 1) 301

Additionally, 3 years to provide the video is complete bullcrap

Three years is not for a single video, but all of them. And all of them would need to be reviewed before release.

A previous post suggested (and I agree that it's fairly obvious) that not all records produced by public agencies are required to be released.

This yahoo should have to specify parameters that narrow down the request to something in a specific relevant range. Otherwise, it's just some asshole who doesn't like cops being a pain in the ass. It's a "nuisance" request that should be rejected.

You know, these same idiots bleating that these are "public records" and *ALL* public records must be disclosed are the same folks that bash police for being resistant to body cams. It's a shame, but these people come off simply as trouble makers. Remember this case when you opine for body cams in YOUR municipality.

Comment Re:Major /. faux pas (Score 1, Informative) 55

What is the point of linking to the "GizMag" article which is only a regurgitation of the NASA article? Oh, that's right, page views on some Dice website.

If one looks at the top article posters, many (though certainly not all - Hugh Pickens for example, though perhaps a closer look at his links is due as well) are Dice shills. The relationship between articl posters and Slashdot is very incestuous.

Comment Re:Good grief... (Score 4, Insightful) 59

"Something" in this case isn't an old Camaro on blocks, it's a piece of historical construction with the blood of citizens on it.

None the less, it didn't come with the purchase of the building. Thus, Google is correct in asserting that a proper home not in Google's building is appropriate.

This has exactly nothing to do with if or not Google has, as a company, any opinion about this valuable and note-worthy artifact.

By the way, I own a "vintage" and pristine Trabant (really!) ... May I store it in your garage for an undetermined amount of time rent free? You don't really need that space, right?

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