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Comment Re:Government doesn't get it. (Score 3, Interesting) 184

Government doesn't get it. They don't control it.

Not only that, but with the wording they're using, they'd get their ass handed to them in front of a WTO panel.

...it includes regulating foreign online video services such as Google and Netflix, but exempting Canadian services.

Either that, or may be their end game is to also regulate their own Canadian online streaming services and to claim surprise and innocence when the WTO requires them to impose the same regulation on their own industry.

Comment Re:All the evidence is beginning to suggest... (Score 1) 206

When someone with an e-tattoo or an implanted biochip inevitably commits a crime, and evidence of that crime exists on that device within them, do they have a legal right to protect that evidence?

What about when someone with DNA inevitably commits a crime and leaves some DNA behind? Are we allowed to take a DNA swab just out of anyone willy nilly? The answer is no, not yet at least, and not with some kind of due process. In the US and in Europe at least, there are specific laws protecting the privacy of DNA (unless you're a felon, or unless you're in the military).

Granted, the entire male population of three villages in Scotland was once swabbed for DNA for a double rape and a double murder case, but even in that case, those males were only asked to "volunteer" for the procedure, or they would be considered primary suspects. But even in that case, I doubt that such a threat would have worked in a larger metropolis.

So then, the argument might center around the ownership of that DNA. Do you freely give away your DNA to others? Do you freely give your DNA to the government when asked? And what about the DNA of your relatives? More than one person have already been convicted for rape or murder because one of their relatives had DNA on file with the US military for instance.

Comment Re:a shame but... (Score 3, Informative) 246

Looking at that picture I wonder how people can be so amazed by it.

That's exactly the problem. Pyramids are like the Grand Canyon. Modern photography may have gotten super good at capturing a likeness of their image, but nothing actually beats going there in person and seeing those things in real life!

Doesn't even sound hard other than the heat (which was called fucking life back then, cause no one had air conditioning).

Actually, don't believe your hollywood movies, Egypt was lush with vegetation and had plenty water (which provided its own natural air conditioning during the time those pyramids were built). Please read this article and this article.

Considering that it was made with slave labor, makes it even less impressive.

Yes, that was the totally unproven interpretation of the Europeans when they first visited Egypt. And as another poster already replied (and provided a reference), they're now finding physical evidence that this wasn't actually the case.

There's these steps in northern california, laid by like 80 japanese slave laborers like 100 years ago...

If you think the work of 80 laborers 100 years ago is equivalent to the work of ~10,000 laborers ~7,000 years ago, then that's your choice. Personally, I can't even visualize a period of 7,000 years. So if you're not impressed by several supremely huge man-made structures that have stood the test of time for 7,000+ years, then let's just agree to disagree because I am surely impressed by them.

Comment Re:What is the Tesla strategy? (Score 1) 157

2) Dealers will definitely try to sell more gas cars as they break down more frequently

Well, technically the perception is the opposite, that electrical cars are not proven on the road yet. That is why Tesla is required to give out free lengthy warranty support, since they want to gain the trust of their initial customers.

And that's probably why, as you've already said, and which I completely agree with, that dealers are not going to make money for providing over-priced maintenance & repair services (since Tesla is going to be the one mostly footing the bill).

Comment Re:Will download (Score 1) 67

It's not completely Google Maps fault.

A lot of the mapping data it uses is tied to some pretty strict licensing requirements. Of course, now that the open street map data is getting really good in many areas, it's time for Google Maps to filter out the licensed-bound data in favor of the open data, but that's a conflict in the making and Google may suffer some backlash from the third party mapping providers it hasn't purchased yet.

Comment Re:Niggers. (Score 1) 359

There is more to it. Media hide a lot of shit. My family got quite repulsed when I told them the problem of contagion is due to in most parts of that area, the ritual ceremony being drinking the water you use to wash the corpse.

Yes, that's obviously why Western Doctors coming to help are getting infected too.

They're all in it for the cultural exchange.

Comment Re:Real Problem (Score 1) 264

Actually many (not all) of the policemen and policewomen in the U.S. are ex military. They've been trained on the equipment that was donated to the police departments. What we should be asking is why have we come to a time/place that we think we need a swat team knocking on a door for an eviction, or even a low profile drug related arrest.

Actually you would go in with SWAT too, when the person you're invading the house of is ex-military.

Comment Re:How about backing off? (Score 4, Insightful) 167

The day I lost a lot of respect for Open Source is the day they went political.

Open Source isn't a person. It's neither political, nor apolitical. Open Source is a tool that makes sharing software much easier. That is all.

They have their own rules and regulations and you should respect them and not interfere..

Why should I? If a friend of mine in China wants me to give him access to github because its government blocked it for some reason (as it has done in the past), then I will certainly give it to him. Not that I was ever asked, everyone I know in China already pays (or has their own company pay) for a private proxy to ssh through.

You have no right to decide what's right or wrong or to push your means to them,

I have the right to say whatever I want, and they have the right to ignore me. Just like you have the right to say whatever you want, and I have the right to ignore you. The same goes for my government, please feel free to try to influence it. Most people running my government are self-serving idiots anyway.

Comment Re:Has been in Chrome for a while now. (Score 1) 68

the settings discussed in TFA have been in chromes chrome://flags for a least 6 months..

The setting was indeed there in ChromeOS, but for me, the only way I had to login into multiple Google Apps profiles at the same time was to use Xfce4/Ubuntu/Crouton on top of my Chromebook Pixel.

Enable Google Profile Name and icon

It is now the default, apparently.. in Canary.. (the alpha build) but this has been an option for a while now in the regular Chrome builds...... I used it for about a week and wasn't all that fond of it due to it wanting my password.. but maybe it was some option I had enabled that caused that.

It only needs your password once in a while. The rest of the time, it doesn't ask for it.

In any case, note that this multiple profiles settings is for having multiple google apps/gmail profiles, it's not meant for someone to have multiple profiles other than Google Apps/gmail profiles. In that sense, that feature is nothing like the multiple profile setting we used to have on Firefox years ago.

Comment Re:surprisingly useful. Never booted to Linux (Score 1) 68

When doing assignments it typically asks to to write the homework in one of several formats (word, ODF, PDF, text etc.) and upload it through a web page. This simply does not work with ChromeOS. You cannot navigate to the Google docs files from the browser and select a file there to upload.

This "Files" feature is available on ChromeOS since at least one year ago. You should definitely try it again.

Also, you should take a look at the Chrome web store to find some free app/extension that can automate that part of the process to make it easier. The Chrome web store is not that great yet, but it still should have what you need.

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