Comment: Re:Location Services? (Score 1) 374
All this would take is a digital signature. You can ship the public keys with the firmware.
Comment: Re:SMTP port? (Score 1) 459
These blocks are only for people who run their own mail servers. If you're using a mail client, it'll be configured to connect to your ISP's mail server, and nothing changes for you.
Man Loses Millions In Bizarre Virus-Protection Scam 366
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from the security-theater-with-a-human-face dept.
from the security-theater-with-a-human-face dept.
Orome1 writes "A US court has heard that a couple conned at least $6 million from the great-grandson of an oil industry tycoon after he brought his virus-infected computer in for repair. The couple are said to have tricked the composer into believing that, while investigating the virus, they had found evidence that his life was in danger – concocting a story that the virus had been tracked to a hard drive in Honduras, and that evidence had been found that the composer's life was in danger." The victim here, Roger Davidson, may have lost as much as $20 million, after being convinced that he was in danger from a grand conspiracy. Vickram Bedi and girlfriend Helga Invarsdottir convinced Davidson to pay $160,000 monthly, and possibly much more, for their help.
Comment: Re:Plagiarism? or Ghost writing? Outsourcing? (Score 1) 236
It's not a work for hire. The company is being hired on an independent contractor basis, and essays don't fall under any of the classes of work that can be covered under work for hire.
Even if they did, a work for hire in a non-employee relationship requires a signed agreement by both parties, and I doubt a company like this would go to any effort to relinquish their copyright.
Comment: Re:Am I the only... (Score 1) 602
I was horrified because I thought you threw a coach off the top of the building. I swear I'm not making this up.
Comment: Re:Maryland already has this (Score 1) 393
Besides not having to pay for the electricity when they shut off the water heater, you also get a small credit on your bill every month, whether they shut the heater off or not. It's only a few dollars, but it adds up and doesn't inconvenience people too much.
Comment: Google Docs (Score 5, Insightful) 119
I think Google Docs meets every one of your requirements.
Comment: Re:What's the big deal? (Score 1) 483
A large number of Mac users are technically savvy. I switched from Windows to OS X when Windows XP introduced activation, while OS X let you make illegal installs with impunity. (It still does.) I stayed because of the UNIX core. The second Apple changes the value proposition, I'll jump ship, and I think many others will as well.
Comment: Re:EVERY version of Windows? (Score 1) 341
No problem. Hawaii is also civilized.
Comment: Re:Hulu? (Score 1) 829
iTunes (or the producers?) generally offer premieres and catch-up videos free of charge so people get into the series. It's not a bug, but it most likely is for a limited time.