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Comment Re:Hmmm ... (Score 1) 312

I agree but I think I would put it differently. I think what we need is absolute free speech, including the ability to tell deliberate lies etc. What we should seek to prohibit are actions with the intended consequence of hurting others. I also think the our public discourse/debate, as well as the laws themselves, should be focused the maliciousness of the actions and consequences, rather than the freedom of the speech.

Comment Re:Prevention and Protection over Punishment (Score 2) 914

You're saying it wouldn't make a difference to a thief if they knew the punishment for robbing a store was either some community service or 10 years in prison? For those among us who are not guided by morality, punishment is the only reason not to perform acts of theft or senseless violence. And regardless of where you think our governments priorities should be, or however much the government can enact policies to prevent crimes, crimes will still happen, and they must be dealt with appropriately. The criminal system needs to be designed with multiple goals: rehabilitation and reform for criminals who have the potential to become better citizens, and the prevention crime through the deterrence of punishment for those who cannot.

Submission + - Acer dualscreen multitouch laptop leaks out (techreviewsource.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: A 15" laptop from Acer that is currently in production and it features dual-multitouch displays, one for the main display and one as the keyboard/mouse. It has a 2.67GHz Intel Core i5 processor and runs Windows 7. No release date or pricing information yet as this unit is still heavily in production/testing phases.
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Submission + - Microsoft helps Russia pursue opposition (nytimes.com)

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asaz989 writes: The New York Times reports that Russia selectively pursues software piracy complaints from Microsoft in order to suppress the opposition — confiscating computers for evidence, searching offices, and the like. Microsoft lawyers usually back the authorities in such cases, even when cases such as that of the environmentalist group Baikal Waves, which went out of its way to buy licenses to prevent police harassment and nevertheless had its offices raided, and its computers confiscated. Microsoft participated in this legal process. Published alongside this story, under the same byline, is a related piece on the collusion of Microsoft lawyers with corrupt Russian police in extorting money from the targets of software piracy investigations. In a responding press release, the company states, 'Microsoft antipiracy efforts are designed to honor both [antipiracy concerns and human rights], but we are open to feedback on what we can do to improve in that regard.'

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