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Comment: And to add to my comments... (Score 2) 99

by daveschroeder (#40181829) Attached to: Google Highlights Censored Search Terms In China

You can still do the search by hitting "Search Anyway". Anywhere other than mainland China, this search will work. Just try it. If you're in mainland China and you elect to search anyway, that will result in your connection being reset and will temporarily break your ability to interact with Google. It is China, not Google, that is doing this.

Comment: China is doing the blocking — not Google (Score 2) 99

by daveschroeder (#40181705) Attached to: Google Highlights Censored Search Terms In China

You have no idea what you're talking about.

The search can still be performed, but it is China — NOT Google — that is doing the censoring by interfering with queries which contain offending terms.

Before, if someone in mainland China performed a search containing an offending term, equipment that is part of the so-called "Great Firewall" would interfere with the search, making it appear that the search results page was unavailable or resetting the browser's connection, and then making Google unavailable to the user for a period.

Now, Google is warning you that will happen based on observations of which search terms resulted in China's filters blocking the search results.

Why are there so many ignorant comments on this post claiming that it's "Google" the one doing the blocking? They're not.

Comment: Re:Shocking. (Score 1) 578

by Miseph (#40111131) Attached to: Fox Sues Dish Over "Auto Hop" Ad-Skipping Feature

"Not once they're already produced."

If I told you that you could have a free car, but you had to pay for it before it was free... would I really be offering you a free car?

"I was under the impression that they pay their cable/satellite bill."

Unless they don't have cable or satellite, or if they pirate the signal.

Comment: Re:Finally the private sector is allowed to take o (Score 1) 217

by daveschroeder (#40109467) Attached to: ISS Captures SpaceX Dragon Capsule

So, how have the big traditional space contractors like the Rockwell, Boeing, Lockheed, etc., of old, and now United Space Alliance and United Launch Alliance not delivered on their contracts? Saying that it might cost too much by some measure is one thing, but in terms of space launch to LEO you don't get a better record than ULA. Note, too, that SpaceX is using a significant amount of government infrastructure and personnel to launch and manage its space systems — not to diminish what they're doing one bit.

if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-advice") == 0) { printf("Don't Panic!\n"); exit(42); } (Arnold Robbins in the LJ of February '95, describing RCS)

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