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Comment: Re:DRM is not useless (Score 3, Informative) 142

by bluemonq (#42149527) Attached to: 4 Microsoft Engineers Predicted DRM Would Fail 10 Years Ago

Actually AZW has long been cracked. It was initially done to create DRM-free copies that Amazon could not revoke (remember the incident with 1984?). Of course, there are those who use it to share ebooks without permission to do so. There is even a plugin that integrates into Calibre to strip DRM out of your books,

Comment: Re:This is FUD (Score 1) 162

by bluemonq (#41947703) Attached to: Nike+ FuelBand: Possibly a Big Security Hole For Your Life

Is it really that friggin' difficult to read the summary? 'They shared their activity between each other and she noticed he was active at 1-2AM, when he was supposed to be home.' She didn't gain access to his location, he gained access to the fact that he was moving around. Presumably on most days, he would be asleep, as opposed to being active.

Comment: Re:School inquiry? (Score 1) 170

by bluemonq (#39873539) Attached to: Automated Dorm Room Causes a School Inquiry

He's more than welcome to innovate. The issue is whether or not his modifications violated the terms of his dorm lease, which is ehy residence hall officials want to talk to him. For example, if you sign a lease contract that says you can't drill holes into the walls, and then your landlord heard from folks that you did that anyway, do you expect to be let off the hook for the damages because you've come up with a revolutionary new way of line-drying your laundry?

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