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Comment Re:Why isn't slashdot blacking out? (Score 1) 273

I went to wikipedia today and was disappointed when I saw that I could still access the page. I asked a few colleagues and they all got the SOPA page. It took me a while to notice that I had wikipedia blocked by no-script.

They still don't know how I have access to wikipedia... at least wikipedia left itself up for the geeks.
Iphone

iPad Just Another TV Set? 270

An anonymous reader writes "An iPad is just another TV set, and can be viewed just like an extra outlet. These are the words Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) has thrown toward content providers as demand for consumer viewing keeps shifting to more available sources like Roku, Apple TV, and the iPad, over providers like Netflix, and Hulu, and now Cable TV. Programmers are throwing down the gauntlet as more devices are able to stream video from a variety of providers."

Comment Re:OT NRA (Score 1) 1066

That's funny, I've shot THOUSANDS of rounds out of my guns, never once have they been pointed at another living thing, nor do I plan on EVER pointing them at another living things. I'm shooting real bullets out of these guns, not rubber pellets. If you honestly think that there is no other purpose of having a gun than for killing, you are sadly mistaken.

From your own words, be a man, and stop letting the anti-gun people influence you. Look at countries that have outlawed personal guns, they've got higher overall crime rates, hmm.... interesting.

Comment Re:OT NRA (Score 1) 1066

But I take only a very small percentage of firearms circulating the USA will ever be used for killing deer.

That's funny, I never knew that deer were the only animals that were hunted.

On that point, far fewer guns will ever be pointed at another human, let alone fired at that person, and even less so hitting that person, with an even smaller number of those killing another human. (Yay for never-ending sentences)

So to your point, guns can only be used to kill, be it deer, or humans (from reading your post, that's the only other way a firearm can be used) and no other reason.

The law was written in a different era, you are correct on that bit, however it is one reason we are who we are, and will continue to be that way. We've got guns, for sport, for hunting, and for defense.

The Courts

Jammie Thomas Moves To Strike RIAA $1.92M Verdict 392

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Jammie Thomas-Rasset has made a motion for a new trial, seeking to vacate the $1.92 million judgment entered against her for infringement of 24 MP3 files, in Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset. Her attorneys' brief (PDF) argues, among other things, that the 'monstrous' sized verdict violates the Due Process Clause, consistent with 100 years of SCOTUS jurisprudence, since it is grossly disproportionate to any actual damages sustained. It further argues that, since the RIAA elected to offer no evidence of actual damages, either as an alternative to statutory damages, or to buttress the fairness of a statutory damages award, the verdict, if it is to be reduced, must be reduced to zero."

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