Comment MADE IN CHINA (Score 1) 1
maybe they ran out of the "Made in China" stickers.
Comment wooof (Score 1) 6
In a recent press release Troke had this to say, "While I appreciate the RIAA's job I believe I should not be fined 7.3 trillion dollars for downloading music through torrents, for my dog has developed an intense interest in Tom Petty and Pink Floyd, no matter what i do they end up on my computer."
Submission + - Man Blames Cat for Downloading Child Porn 6
SupplyMission writes: In one of the rare cases where somebody has actually used a legal defense suggested in an "Ask Slashdot", a man in Florida is blaming his cat for 1000 child porn images that investigators found on his computer. Keith Griffin is being held on $250,000 bond. No word on when he will be appearing in court.
Comment Good intentions, (i see) bad results (Score 1) 647
As a casual marijuana user (once a week at my max) I have never driven while stoned because i believe driving is a responsibility not only to yourself but to others on the road and it requires your full concentration to be safe. I know how non-functional I can become when I am high and do not believe it is a very safe mindset to be in while driving.
I believe noone should drive high and it is my personal belief that is what this device was created to stop, the story does not indicate how long the drugs have to be in the system to be detected by the device, or the length of time they can be detected for. Hopefully it is a very short period of time otherwise responsible casual users will be corralled up by police and jailed for nothing more than responsibly having a toke.
Philips Develops Roadside Drug-Testing Device 647
Al writes "A handheld developed by Philips for law enforcement detects traces of cocaine, heroin, cannabis, and methamphetamine in 90 seconds. The system uses magnetic nanoparticles attached to ligands that bind to traces of these drugs. Once saliva has been placed inside the device, an electromagnet mixes the sample and the nanoparticles. Frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) — the same phenomenon that underlies fingerprint scanners and multitouch screens — is then used to measure a change to the refractive index. By immobilizing different drug molecules on different parts of a sensor surface, the analyzer is able to identify traces of each different drug. An electronic screen displays instructions and a simple color-coded readout of the results."
