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Comment: Re:I can't wait to see this battle (Score 1) 715

by spottedkangaroo (#43739687) Attached to: Google Demands Microsoft Pull YouTube App For WP8
Normally, I'd line up behind the MS bashing, but I think in this case google is super annoying regarding API access. Why doesn't MS have the tools necessary to make a youtube app that works according to the terms and conditions? Failing that, why hasn't google provided one? Just to shaft microsoft on both counts I suspect. And that's kindof annoying. Are they afraid of a little compeition for android? I don't personally feel like WP8 is anything to worry about... but if so, why do they appear so worried?

Comment: Re:Ah, now the delays make sense (Score 1) 223

I think 98% of all deaths in the house are more likely to be the shower. I'm presuming you meant 98% of untrained firearms deaths. The stats for cops are more like a third, but that's the only one I can think of off the top of my head. Where are you getting this number anyway?

Comment: Re:so its like the human immune system? (Score 2) 183

by spottedkangaroo (#42449651) Attached to: Antivirus Software Performs Poorly Against New Threats
It's much much worse than that... A human virus has to get really lucky and accidentally evolve features necessary to bind to our receptor sites. Virus authors, on the other hand, can use virustotal.com to see who can detect their stuff and evolve as necessary to avoid detection.

Comment: Re:Piracy = Theft Analogy (Score 3, Insightful) 432

by spottedkangaroo (#42441409) Attached to: Pirated iOS App Store Site Shuts Down
Presumably because the arrangement of ones and zeros took hours of someone's life... they should really get paid for that. Aside from the lotto winners (angry birds, etc) the vast majority of developers make less than minimum wage off the apps. I have one that's sold close to a thousand copies and I'm still only at about $5.50/hour. So while stealing is clearly the wrong word (since you didn't deprive me of anything); copyright infringement applies and you should really feel pretty guilty -- particularly if you find my app useful.

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