it's Intel that's heating up this battle. someone should watercool Intel before they overheat.

the issue here is NOT about having DNA on file, it's having DNA on file that can be associated with an individual. having tons of DNA data with a full medical history's for each sample would be super awesome for research. research doesnt need names of people, just information/associations with other real world factors. however, if you can be associated with a particular sample then there are a lot of bad guys out there (and good guys with bad ideas) that would love to get their hands on that kind of information.

i'm not ok with the government having DNA on file in a way that gives a direct association. so having DNA_Sequence=Plummer_Joe is bad. what i am ok is with them storing a hash result using my DNA as a key. HashFunction(DNA_Sequence)=9je4H2 and Plummer_Joe=9je4H2 is ok. that way if they actually have DNA (evidence), they can look people up but they cant get DNA arbitrarily.

also, "asking" for DNA by a company should be as illegal as the whole facebook password thing. as a precaution, i'm deleting my DNA.

it's just too bad that the only thing a politician will understand about a hash is that they "didnt't inhale"

what they said:

the truth:

i watched this because i was told "Robots Go Wild" and yet there were no robo-boobies. what the hell?

of course they are going to know when there is going to be a tsunami when the satellites start shooting lasers off the coast of small islands.

"We can provide protection from tsunamis by tellin' yous guys when they gonna hit. it would be a shame if something were to happen to this nice unprotected island. Isn't that right Tony?"
"Yeah boss, it'd be a real shame."

i cant wait for GTA 3 based on real life. "Intellectual Property infringement: 3 stars!"

same article without a paywall: post-gazette site

congressional approval is the worst ever. nobody thinks they are doing a job.

Congress gets an F.

this is your real Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage: an ultimatum to upgrade or be abandoned with no way to fix future issues.

long live linux.

no seriously, think about it.