Comment: Article Title (Score 5, Funny) 252
Philips Unveils Sexy Urban Beehive Concept
I'll admit... it's entirely possible that I don't understand the meaning of that word.
Comment: Re:This is what happens. (Score 1) 196
This is what happens when businesses and government consider "intellectual property" to be a great base for an economy.
Why wouldn't they think that? Seems like there's a lot of people making a lot of money in litigation.
Comment: Re:Let's not go overboard (Score 1) 171
The problem is that the moment such a filter is implemented, organizations that already use other methods to get rid of images they don't approve, will demand such filter to be enabled on their whim, without allowing people to opt out.
As long as the organization's you are referring to are not ISP's then I'm fine with this too. If you're on someone else's equipment (eg: work), you are subject to their rules.
Comment: Wikipedia isn't censoring images... (Score 1) 171
they are giving you the option to censor images. I think that's a fairly large distinction.
Comment: Re:No sports on Netflix (Score 1) 574
Not just ESPN... in fact, not espn at all. You're pretty much screwed on just about any live sporting event. I would've given up cable long ago if not for this fact.
Comment: EA = Monopoly (Score 1) 64
EA is better off putting out roster updates. They practically own a monopoly on sports games (particularly the Madden series), and whenever they put out a new "feature", it's usually more-or-less something that benefits them and hurts the consumer. I'm sick of buying half a game, and EA is one of the biggest offenders IMO.
Comment: Pleading the 5th (Score 1) 887
With a warrant, they should be able to decrypt your laptop... but I certaintly wouldn't help them do it. Isn't there something in the constitution about not having to implicate yourself?
Comment: Re:Real Power Buttons (Score 2) 662
But how will the government know what you're doing if your device is turned off?
Comment: Re:US employs 80,000 prisoners for labor (Score 1) 313
"There are presently 80,000 inmates in the US employed in commercial activity, some earning as little as 21 cents an hour."
Well, they do get free room and board.
Comment: not a whole lot of money (Score 2) 418
100,000 dollars really isn't that much money.