Comment: Re:WTF? (Score 1) 759
I came to the same conclusion as you at "Comrade Obama".
Jesus H. Christ.
Comment: Re:Not Legal in Europe (Score 1) 759
Yeah, like that diner at the beginning of "The Untouchables" was free not to acquire the protection services offered by that gentleman.
Comment: Re:If microsoft controls the 'keys' (Score 2) 759
Sigh.
Troll: "That ball's color is a mixture of red and blue."
Person: "Um, I see that ball and it's not purple."
Troll: "How does anyone interpret my post to mean that the ball is purple? Where did I say 'Purple'?"
Comment: Unknown? (Score 1) 32
"it is unknown
No, really?
Comment: Re:Coffee = Caffein, Next: Bitter Sugar (Score 1) 312
And after that -- genetically engineering humans so they can reproduce without having orgasms.
Wait, I remember reading a book in which the bad guy (some guy named O'Brien) said, referring to that very thing, "Our neurologists are working on that right now."
What a wonderful world it will be.
Comment: It's all fun and games... (Score 1) 326
...until a pixelated circle of ones in a field of zeroes shows up. In which case, you should not open snail mail letters -- they're likely to say your Dad is not your Dad.
EU Court Adviser Says Software Ideas Can't Be Copyrighted 196
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timothy
from the perhaps-a-bot-but-not-robotic dept.
from the perhaps-a-bot-but-not-robotic dept.
bhagwad writes "The EU continues to ooze common sense as a court insists that software functions themselves cannot be copyrighted. Drawing a box or moving cursor are examples. To quote: 'If it were accepted that a functionality of a computer program can be protected as such, that would amount to making it possible to monopolize ideas, to the detriment of technological progress and industrial development.'" Note that this is a "non-binding opinion by Yves Bot, an advocate-general at the Luxembourg-based EU Court of Justice,"
and that the court "will rule on the case next year."
Comment: Re:Child? (Score 1) 948
My parents would beat the shit out of me if I ever stepped out of line and I still didn't turn into a sociopath.
That's highly debatable.
Comment: Re:... and the problem is? (Score 1) 107
Yeah, like burglars think widespread use of faulty locks is not a problem. Just an interesting little tidbit.
Comment: Re:If Kirk wasn't from Iowa, where would he be fro (Score 1) 368
Eugh. "asked FOR input". Sorry.
Comment: If Kirk wasn't from Iowa, where would he be from? (Score 1) 368
Let's say you were asked from input when the writers were delineating the character way back then. What would you suggest as his origin?
Comment: Re:Without remorse there is no rehabilitation. (Score 1) 161
This reply pleases me. (See #37388954 above.)
Comment: Re:Sleep like a baby (Score 1) 161
Heh. Now, seriously, I hope KM's answer to that made the butthurt asker's butt hurt even more.
Comment: Re:Nice summary, but... (Score 1) 804
Let's also remember the WTC terrorists weren't the first 9/11 terrorists. This guy was.
Steve Jobs: 'We Don't Track Anyone' 373
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Soulskill
from the truth-is-in-the-iphone-of-the-beholder dept.
from the truth-is-in-the-iphone-of-the-beholder dept.
fysdt writes "There has obviously been a lot of discussion about last week's disclosure that iOS devices are maintaining an easily-accessible database tracking the movements of users dating back to the introduction of iOS 4 a year ago. The issue has garnered the attention of US elected officials and has played fairly heavily in the mainstream press. One MacRumors reader emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs asking for clarification on the issue while hinting about a switch to Android if adequate explanations are not forthcoming. Jobs reportedly responded, turning the tables by claiming both that Apple does not track users and that Android does, while referring to the information about iOS shared in the media as 'false.'"
Apple has now been hit with a class-action lawsuit over the location-tracking issue.