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Submission + - New Zealand broke the law spying on Kim Dotcom, PM apologizes (guardian.co.uk)

Mad Hamster writes: In the latest installment of the megaupload saga, an official study has determined that New Zealand's Government Communications and Security Bureau broke NZ law by spying on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. NZ Prime Minister John Key has apologised to Dotcom and all New Zealanders for this, saying they were entitled to be protected by the law but it had failed them. Link is to writeup in The Guardian.

Comment Re:Never read (Score 1) 238

Go for the original version of "The Gunslinger", not the revised one King published after otherwise finishing the series. Though the latter has more consistency with the other six volumes, the original version is told better and is a greater read. Oh, and if you're anything like me, prepare to be captivated, you'll want to read it all in one sitting.

Comment Here's a BBC story to the same effect (Score 1) 1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11049316

Also, according to Danish news site politiken.dk, "there is no reason to believe he (Assange) committed rape, says Swedish Chief Prosecutor" (my translation, link: http://politiken.dk/udland/1041607/politi-wikileaksstifter-har-ikke-begaaet-voldtaegt-/ though the contents may be updated shortly)

Comment Re:Criminal (Score 1) 966

Regardless of the politics involved, this information was classified and it was marked as such. It was disclosed illegally and the newspapers (at least NYT) have a legal obligation to not print it.

No they haven't. "...paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the Government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell." (US Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black in the Supreme Court decision re the publication of the Pentagon Papers).

Avoiding possible public embarrasment is not a matter of national security and so is not just cause for hiding behind "security" classifications.

These disclosures appear to have nothing really new in them. Their importance is they provide corroboration for what is already known, in particular they document how much the Coalition governmets are lying. It's similar to the Pentagon Papers publication in that respect, and also in that the validity of these disclosures have been researched.by newspapers/magazines known for reasonable standards of journalistic integrity.

Comment An Agile Approach (Score 1) 291

"Agile Database Techniques" and "Refactoring Databases" by Scott Ambler (et. al) both discuss how to augment & maintain existing databases without breaking them and how to incorporate lessons learned as you go. This is good if you need to modify or improve what you already have, and also if you have a megalithic up front data model which turns out to be flawed these techniques can help you avoid having to start all over again.

Link to Ambler's book page: (http://www.ambysoft.com/books/). For the record I have never had dealings with Ambler, I'm merely a dev who found some of his works useful

You'll probably still need a good relational db fundamentals reference. I found Date's book (mentioned in posts above) useful but your mind may not agree with his style, which is mathematician-like.

Comment Re:The internet says "Prince is over" (Score 4, Funny) 450

In all fairness, Prince is touring and performing in Europe atm. This last Sunday he was the final act @ the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, played competently and honestly but imo there was no greatness or star quality to the performance.

The best thing about Prince coming to the festival was Lemmy's remark at the end of the Motörhead performance earlier that day: "I don't know if you know us...well if you're here for Prince, you probably don't". :P

Submission + - HTC Android Smartphone stores browsing screenshots (boygeniusreport.com)

Mad Hamster writes: Boy Genius Report has a story that the HTC DROID Incredible "with Sense UI, will periodically store screenshots of the contents of your web browser". These screenies are stored such that they are not deleted by resetting the device, thus offering opportunities for identity thieves et al. The matter has also been covered by Engadget and Huffington Post.

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