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Comment Re:Let's not forget (Score 3, Insightful) 280

Is this why US law like DMCA is imposed to me even while I don't live in US? Google removes results based on DMCA notices on all of their sites, not just google.com.

China tries to control it's own Internet. USA tries to control the whole Internet. Which one is worse?

So build your own search engine, open results entirely, and put it out for any to use. No one is stopping you. Well, unless you are in China.

Comment Re:he should think this through (Score 1) 631

She was in the passenger seat(her son had been driving), the car was stopped, and the coffee was hot enough to cause third degree burns, resulting in skin grafts being needed. She just wanted her medical bills paid for, but was eventually awarded far more than that, which was later reduced to medical bills and some pain and suffering. She did nothing wrong. It was McDonald's fault. There were something like 700 similar cases in the years immediately preceding that incident in which major damage was done to the customer from coffee that was unsafe to drink, let alone touch skin.

Comment Re:HTML5 Video (Score 1) 428

Not really. If the day comes that I can't watch videos in firefox, I will simply switch to a different browser. 99% of the Internet using population would do the same. Once firefox's developers start seeing their users leave en masse, they will scramble to include support for other codecs. Unfortunately, by then it may be too late.

Comment Re:An easier plan (Score 2, Insightful) 555

Do you need to know the security protocols and schedules of guards at the White House?
Do you need to know rocket launch codes?
Do you need to know the weak points of military equipment?
Do you need to know about troop movements?
Do you need to know the personal information of soldiers?

At the very least, this information is confidential(soldier's information). Some of these things are Secret(military equipment). Other things are Top Secret(rocket information). You don't need to know any of these things unless you have a need to know it(i.e. You work with the information on a daily basis).

Comment Re:Hmm... (Score 1) 454

Since you seem to wholeheartedly believe this, I suppose I should expect a check from you based on the time you spent in public school? I mean, I paid for you to go to school, and that means you got something for nothing. Pay up.

You should also send a check to me for any time you spent in my state, and thus fell under the protection of police, fire, and ambulance protection. I paid for it, and the various services were on call for you if you needed them.

My area has a higher gasoline tax than many other areas, which helps pay for better roads. If you have driven through my area without stopping for gas, you are getting something for nothing.

Before you send the money, I must tell you that I do not take personal checks.

Comment IANAL... (Score 1, Troll) 3

IANAL, which is why I would talk to a lawyer if I had a question about this type of topic. On the other hand, you could just plow on forward, possibly get sued, and then try to get a precedent for abandonware games set. Of course, I hope you have money to pay for a lawyer if you have to go to court. Which leads back to my first statement...

Submission + - The FCC Wants You to Test Your Broadband Speeds (wired.com) 1

AnotherUsername writes: The FCC is asking the nation's broadband and smartphone users to use its broadband testing tools to help the feds and consumers know what speeds are actually available, not just promised by the nation's telecoms.

By going to http://www.broadband.gov/, users enter their address and test their broadband download speed, upload speed, latency, and jitter using one of two tests(users can choose to test with the other after one test is complete). The FCC is requiring the street address, as it may use this data to analyze broadband quality and availability on a geographic basis.

The FCC isn’t forgetting about those left out of the broadband revolution and is asking those who live in a broadband “Dead Zone” by filling out a report online, calling the FCC at -888-CALL-FCC, faxing the e-mail or even sending a letter through the Postal Service.

The announcement comes just six days before the FCC presents the first ever national broadband plan to Congress. Goals include 100 million Americans with 100 Mbps service by 2010, bringing affordable broadband to rural and urban areas, and helping digital laggards get online.

The FCC is collecting IP addresses, along with physical addresses, but is not asking for names or e-mail addresses. They promise not to release the street addresses, with some exceptions noted in the privacy policy. A free Java plug-in is necessary to run the test.

Comment Re:USB? Software? On a BATTERY CHARGER? (Score 1) 260

You are a moron. The fact that you are now resorting to conspiracy theories leads me to believe that you are much further deranged than what I would have originally thought.

It appears that one of the rules of the crazed zealot is to accuse those people who disagree with them of being a paid infiltrator on a message board.

Comment Re:USB? Software? On a BATTERY CHARGER? (Score 1) 260

Are you seriously equating drunk driving with using Windows? You aren't helping your case at all.

You wouldn't be a crazed zealot if you were telling people to get taxis. However, in this case, telling people to get a taxi would be telling someone to install an anti-virus, security updates, and use safe usage techniques.

What you are actually doing is more like hoping that people who were safe and did take a taxi, are hit and killed by a drunk driver who didn't take a taxi. Disagreeing with drinking is one thing. Wishing disaster/death on people is quite another. One means you are not a fan of an activity. The other makes you a crazed zealot.

Comment Re:sucks to be support (Score 0, Troll) 388

Like I always say, Windows is cheap if your time is worth nothing.

That, to me, is more of a Linux quote than a Windows quote. I used to only use Linux. However, when I needed to install something, it wasn't just a pop in a CD, push Next a couple of times, and forget it. No, I had to search online for packages and files and go through message boards and discussion groups trying to find a hint as to why such and such a program is not working. So, a 10 minute install in Windows would equal out to about a 5 hour install in Linux. Linux is cheap if your time is worth nothing. That's why I pay for Windows. (It is also why I no longer use Linux. Everything I was using in Linux has a Windows alternative. Many times, that Windows alternative either came with Windows, or could be found for free/cheap online.)

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