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Comment: Re:The bigger news here... (Score 1) 209

by will_die (#43998617) Attached to: Supreme Court: No Patents For Natural DNA Sequences
It is not that he leaves others to do the questioning it is that he believes, and has written on this, that the Supreme Court should not be asking questions. According to him, and others, the oral agreements are a side show and that decisions should be based on "written briefs and the lower-court opinions in making their decisions"

Comment: Re:depends on what you're going into (Score 1) 656

by will_die (#43877973) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Important Is Advanced Math In a CS Degree?
Use to do that stuff but with satellites and no math was not really needed above basic algebra. The reason were there were people with advanced math skills and a specific team that just did all the funcations and procedures for math.
That area is so tested it is a hassle, on another project, again with a lot of math but specific people for that, we were writing the software in Java but the libraries were in another language it was easier to link to that other language then to rewrite and get them recertified.

Comment: Re:Hulu needs to stay owned by the TV Consortuim (Score 2) 69

by will_die (#43833819) Attached to: Yahoo Joins Growing List of Bidders For Hulu
I am sure yahoo knows that. The value in Hulu is the content and with the price they are offering I am sure there is a clause in the deal that requires them to continue to provide the content as either exclusive or where Yahoo would have access to the content for a period of time before other companies can have access to it.
Alot of companies, including Google, Amazon and Netflicks, think this is the future of TV delivery so having a deal could help Yahoo.

Comment: Democrats at it again; going for the National ID. (Score 1) 365

by will_die (#43689817) Attached to: Biometric Database Plans Hidden In Immigration Bill
So it looks like the Democrats and Chuck Schumer are pushing again for their national ID card.
For those wondering how this would lead to a national ID card think how this would work. If they have to collection all government, state and federal, photos that is going to alot. Just doing a quick inventory of myself there are 7 and those are current and used, if you include past ones that would not be cleared from a database who knows. All of those pictures look different, from hair changes, weight loss, age, etc.
Since they are going to have that many pictures they need a way of linking them which means that each person will need an individual key. Once you have an ID number that is linked to you and this database that is a national ID under any name.

Comment: The numbers are really off. (Score 1) 49

The article says 600,000 smart phone users and that there will be 8 millions in a few years, including tablets. That is really far off.
there are around 3.2 million DoD employees, active, reserve, and civilian. Lets add a bunch of contractors and say an even 4 million. Very few people get black berries most get regular cellular phone, however even the cheapest cell phones have some "smart" qualifications.
there is no way there are even close to 600,000 using black berries, android or apple devices.
that 8 million is even more of a joke are they planning to slap a tablet on to every large weapon around?

Comment: Wait let me get this right. (Score 1) 417

So it uses less gas and generates less emmisions if one truck comes from a single point into a area along a planned path and delivers to everyone instead of having all those individuals drive from the area to the single point?
WOW I would of thought it was the other way.
It is good that these people spent all this time and money to prove that common thinking was all wrong.

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