Comment Re:Won't solve a whole lot (Score 1) 364
I know it's not cool to RTFA, but this will not be included in the home versions of Win7
The only way Joe user would recieve this is if they purchased Ultimate
Comment Re:Wait a year (Score 1) 371
Woah. Chill out.
We know he's an M$ employee, and obviously to most people on /. that makes him teh sux0r - but I doubt he's responsible for the company's direction and conduct!
He's nice enough to present what he knows...direct your anger at someone/something that deserves it.
Guess I'm new here.
We know he's an M$ employee, and obviously to most people on
He's nice enough to present what he knows...direct your anger at someone/something that deserves it.
Guess I'm new here.
Maryland Scraps Diebold Voting System 209
beadfulthings writes "After eight years and some $65 million, the state of Maryland is taking its first steps to return to an accountable, paper-ballot based voting system. Governor Martin O'Malley has announced an initial outlay of $6.5 million towards the $20 million cost of an optical system which will scan and tally the votes while the paper ballots are retained as a backup. The new (or old) system is expected to be in place by 2010 — or four years before the state finishes paying off the bill for the touch-screen system."
Submission + - Privacy Commissioner Criticizes Canadian DMCA (arstechnica.com)
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes: "Jennifer Stoddart, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, has criticized the proposed Canadian DMCA in a public letter to Jim Prentice, the Canadian Minister of Industry. Specifically, she's asking them not to protect any DRM from circumvention that gathers and transmits personal data, because that would give abusive DRM makers a legal cudgel to use against anyone who exposes them. The proposed bill, which was recently delayed due to heavy opposition, is thought to contain DMCA-style anti-circumvention provisions that would make it illegal to investigate or remove intrusive DRM, even if that DRM was violating Canadian privacy laws."
