Comment Re: Nice (Score 5, Informative) 1105
He was asking, from the bench, for the plaintiff's response to an amicus brief. The doesn't mean that he supported what the brief said.
Comment Re:Fewer left turns? (Score 1) 363
In that case, feel free to respond to a cultural translation: "Dublin Asks Google Maps For Fewer Right Turns"
And that wouldn't be needed, as over here if a pedestrian has a green man, then any relevant traffic will have a red light. It must be a crazy American thing to give 2 conflicting streams a green light at the same time.
Comment Re:Geolocation is being abused (Score 1) 100
You can't pick where the geolocation service says you are, yet it is used for everything including content delivery and advertisements.
And controlling access to content. "Oh woe is me! I can watch Dr. Who on the BBC website and you can't! How can I fix it?!?!?".
No, he can't watch Dr Who on the iPlayer because his IP is showing up as Irish, and Ireland (aka Eire, aka Republic of Ireland) is not in the UK (not since 1922). iPlayer is for UK residents only.
Comment Virgin Birth != Immaculate Conception (Score 0, Redundant) 478
Oh FFS! Virgin Birth != Immaculate Conception.
I've seen this in numerous places over the last few years. Virgin Birth means there was no sexual intercourse involved in the conception.
Immaculate Conception refers to a particular doctrine of the Catholic Church, which meant that Mary, Jesus' mother, was shielded from original sin when she was conceived, and she was conceived the old fashioned way, with no announcements by any angels.
Submission + - FBI invited to look at Second Life casinos
UnanimousCoward writes: Yahoo! is running an article reporting that Second Life has invited the FBI to tour their casinos, and that the FBI has indeed visited but will not comment. With the U.S. crackdown on Internet gambling, visits to Second Life casinos has increased (using Linden dollars that have been exchanged for "real" currency). From TFA:
Most lawyers agree that placing bets with Linden dollars likely violates U.S. anti-gambling statutes, which cover circumstances in which "something of value" is wagered. But the degree of Linden Lab's responsibility, and the likelihood of a any crackdown, is uncertain.
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