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Comment lasers (Score 1) 478

You can blind a camera using lasers that produce near infrared light. Check out http://www.naimark.net/project... for some examples.

That leaves detecting the camera and pointing the laser at it. You can either detect the reflections from the lens or the light from the autofocus.

Overall, it's not an easy problem to solve. I don't know that I'd waste my time/money on it.

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Jobs Rumor Debacle Besmirches Citizen Journalism 286

On Friday someone posted a false rumor that Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack on CNN's unverified citizen journalism site, iReport. Apple's stock price went vertical, losing 9% before Apple stepped in and denied the rumor; the stock then recovered most of its loss. The SEC is investigating. PCWorld looks at the hit taken by citizen journalism as a result of this incident. "[The] increasingly blurred line between journalism and rumor is a serious concern for Al Tompkins, the broadcast/online group leader at The Poynter Institute — a specialized school for journalists of all media forms. 'How could you possibly allow just anybody to post just anything under your [CNN] label unless you have blazing billboards that say, "None of this has been verified, we've not looked at any of this, we have no idea if this is true"?' he asks."

Feed Engadget: Deep-brain electrical stimulation brings man out of vegetative state (engadget.com)

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A 38-year-old man who had been in a near-coma for six years was recently awakened via the use of a pacemaker and two electrodes which were implanted deeply in his brain. The electrical device, manufactured by a company called Medtronics, was used to send impulses to the area of the brain regulating consciousness, and researchers believe that the stimulation may be enhancing brain circuits that are still capable of functioning. The man, the first of 12 to undergo the procedure, has gone from a vegetative state to being able to play cards, speak with family members, and take trips outside. While this isn't exactly a new technology -- as doctors have been experimenting with deep-brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's, epilepsy, and brain injuries for some time -- it is a clear sign that there's hope for patients whom the medical community has been, heretofore, unable to treat.

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Comment anti-SLAPP? (Score 1) 666

If a company were litigating via appeal just because they felt they would be able to bury the plaintiff in enough paperwork to make him unable to continue prosecuting the case, couldn't you very well file an anti-SLAPP to their appeal?

I know it's normally used only at the beginning of a case but I would think he could definition file a motion for leave to file the anti-SLAPP and see where that gets him.

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