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Comment Re:Did your congressman do his duty? (Score 1) 422

by SoyQueSoy on Friday May 27, 2011 @11:03AM (#36263206) Attached to: Senate Passes 4-Year Re-Up of Patriot Act Provisions

St. George said it best:
"It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."

Submission + - China used prisoners in lucrative internet gaming (guardian.co.uk)

Submitted by SoyQueSoy on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @05:56PM

SoyQueSoy writes: "Prison bosses made more money forcing inmates to play games than they do forcing people to do manual labour," Liu told the Guardian. "There were 300 prisoners forced to play games. We worked 12-hour shifts in the camp. I heard them say they could earn 5,000-6,000rmb [£470-570] a day. We didn't see any of the money. The computers were never turned off."

Comment SUPERIOR MUTANTS! (Score 1) 585

by SoyQueSoy on Friday May 20, 2011 @02:58PM (#36194390) Attached to: The world will end ...

Repent! Quit your job! Slack off! The world ends tomorrow AND YOU MAY DIE!

Submission + - First Brit prosecuted over Twitter Libel (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Tasha26 on Saturday March 12, 2011 @04:57AM

Tasha26 writes: A former town Mayor, Colin Elsbury, made legal history yesterday by being first Brit to pay damages for libel on Twitter. His tweet on polling day said "It's not in our nature to deride our opponents however Eddie Talbot had to be removed by the Police from a polling station" amounted to pure election slur. The Twitter libel was settled at Cardiff High Court with total bill hitting £53,000 (£3,000 compensation + £50,000 legal fees). The fine works out at more than £2,400 per word. After Courtney Love recent £260k settlement in a Twibel case, this case reaffirms that anything posted in the public domain is subject to libel laws.

Submission + - US judge orders Twitter to give up WikiLeaks data (breitbart.com) 3

Submitted by

cultiv8

on Friday March 11, 2011 @09:26PM

cultiv8 writes: "A US judge Friday ordered Twitter to hand over the data of three users in contact with the activist site WikiLeaks, rejecting arguments the move would violate their rights to privacy and free speech.

I think the rapper Ice T said it best, "freedom of speech, just watch what you say""

Comment Re:Made my day. (Score 1) 53

by SoyQueSoy on Thursday March 03, 2011 @11:22PM (#35376338) Attached to: Discovery's Last Go Round, As Seen From the Ground

Hey, you're welcome, and thanks be to you : awarding my first accepted /. submission with "best link of the day" made my evening!

Submission + - Discovery's Last Go Round, As Seen From The Ground (astrosurf.com)

Submitted by

SoyQueSoy

on Thursday March 03, 2011 @03:16PM

SoyQueSoy writes: "Incredible footage of the passage of the International Space Station and Discovery, taken on February 28th 2011 at 17:58UT from the area of Weimar, Germany. A stereoscopic 3D version is also included for your viewing pleasure, as well as footage from February 26. Details about the Takahashi EM400 motorized satellite tracking setup used to make these are on this page..."

Submission + - DHS Eyes Covert Body Scans (computerworld.com)

Submitted by

CWmike

on Thursday March 03, 2011 @03:15PM

CWmike writes: "Documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) suggest that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has signed contracts for the development of mobile and static systems that can be used scan pedestrians and people at rail and bus stations and special event venues — apparently at times without their knowledge. Under consideration: An Intelligent Pedestrian Surveillance platform; an X-Ray Backscatter system that could detect concealed metallic and high-density plastic objects on people from up to 10 meters away; a walk-through x-ray screening system that could be deployed at entrances to special events or other points of interest, which could be installed in corridors and likely scan people walking through it without them knowing it, EPIC said."

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