Submission + - Germany won't prosecute NSA, but bloggers (netzpolitik.org)

Submitted by tmk on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:08PM

tmk writes: After countless evidence the on German top government officials German Federal Prosecutor General Harald Range has declined to investigate any wrongdoings of the secret services of allied nations like NSA or the British GCHQ. But after plans of the German secret service "Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz" to gain some cyper spy capabilities like the NSA were revealed by the blog netzpolitik.org, Hange started an official investigation against the bloggers and their sources. The charge: treason.

Comment Re:Tesla Scam (Score 2) 356

by smack.addict on Sunday May 31, 2015 @10:02AM (#49808977) Attached to: How Elon Musk's Growing Empire is Fueled By Government Subsidies

Tesla has opened their patents up. So, no, these are not Tesla-specific and not of fleeting usefulness.

Comment Shill Much? (Score 1) 631

by smack.addict on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @03:38PM (#48254315) Attached to: Why CurrentC Will Beat Out Apple Pay

Who could possibly have anything positive to say about an electronic payment systems designed by marketers around QR codes and data mining?

Other than MCX shills, that is.

Comment Re:Bob's smokin' crack (Score 1) 267

by smack.addict on Monday September 29, 2014 @04:54PM (#48022621) Attached to: Former GM Product Czar: Tesla a "Fringe Brand"

Cadillac has a luxury version of the Volt that sells for approximately the same price as the Tesla. No one buys it.

The fact is, comparing Tesla sales to Volt sales is idiotic. They aren't remotely similar cars and they aren't remotely competitive.

The Tesla Model S is outselling every single brand in its class. Porsche Panamera sales in California have fallen to non-existent.

I'd bet damn near no one shopping for a car in that price range who drives a Tesla would buy anything else. It's that good.

Comment Schooling Doesn't Make the Technologist (Score 1) 117

by smack.addict on Sunday August 31, 2014 @12:18PM (#47795559) Attached to: Google's Megan Smith Would Be First US CTO Worthy of the Title

The idea that you must have a technical degree to be "worthy" of the CTO title is idiotic. Stupidest Slashdot submission ever.

Submission + - Single European Copyright Title on the Horizon (dropbox.com)

Submitted by presroi on Wednesday July 09, 2014 @01:07PM

presroi writes: It has been 13 years after the last harmonization effort of copyright within the European Union and this period might soon be over. After the election of a new European Parliament in May this year, Jean-Claude Juncker has been nominated to become the new President of the European Commission. He has named a unified copyright his top priority, a statement repeated today at a hearing before the Greens/EFA group in the European parliament (transscript of the question by MEP Julia Reda and his answer in German, Video recording). These statements are coinciding with the upcoming release of a report by the General Directorate in charge of copyright, of which an advanced draft has been already leaked to the internet. The report analyzes four possible policy options, one of which is the introduction of a Single EU Copyright title.

Comment Re:Odd (Score 1) 335

by smack.addict on Monday February 24, 2014 @07:10PM (#46328769) Attached to: Why Nissan Is Talking To Tesla Model S Owners

And then there's cold weather. A 50 mile range becomes 25 really quickly in the cold.

Comment Re:Odd (Score 5, Interesting) 335

by smack.addict on Monday February 24, 2014 @06:57PM (#46328625) Attached to: Why Nissan Is Talking To Tesla Model S Owners

I can't fathom why anyone who can afford a Tesla Model S would buy something else.

Yes, it's electric. But it's also the best damn car on earth.

The only thing Nissan could do to make me consider a Leaf is make it a clone of the Tesla. I don't think they are going to achieve it at the Leaf's price point.

The Leaf's chief issue for its target market is range. And, as another posted, the Nissan dealers are Nissan's worst enemy in selling them.

Comment Odd (Score 4, Insightful) 335

by smack.addict on Monday February 24, 2014 @06:32PM (#46328333) Attached to: Why Nissan Is Talking To Tesla Model S Owners

I don't see the Tesla as competing with the Leaf. The Leaf basically competes with the Volt. It's biggest problem is range. The Leaf suits only a narrow market who either has a very short commute or a relatively short commute with charging at their destination.

There's nothing wrong with that, but it does mean there's necessarily a small audience for it.

Comment Re:Must be more to it (Score 1) 467

by smack.addict on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:17PM (#46263761) Attached to: South Carolina Woman Jailed After Failing To Return Movie Rented Nine Years Ago

Once a warrant is issued, the statue of limitations goes out the door.

Comment Shades of Openness? (Score 1) 168

by smack.addict on Saturday February 15, 2014 @01:22PM (#46255027) Attached to: Google's Definition of 'Open'

If you destroy the value of something the minute you fork it, it isn't open. Period.

Comment Re:Arson? (Score 1) 329

by smack.addict on Friday February 14, 2014 @06:09PM (#46250653) Attached to: Tesla Model S Caught Fire While Parked and Unplugged

There's nothing under the hood other than what you put there. It's a trunk.

Funny point of driving a Tesla covered in a light layer of snow is that the snow on the hood doesn't melt like it does with a gas car.

Comment Re:Batteries dont like cold - not fatal (Score 1) 476

by smack.addict on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @06:16PM (#46095107) Attached to: Tesla's Having Issues Charging In the Cold

It is designed into the Tesla.

Comment Re:Norwegian Issue (Score 2) 476

by smack.addict on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @03:53PM (#46093601) Attached to: Tesla's Having Issues Charging In the Cold

As a side note, the battery on my wife's BMW is reporting issues and she's having to leave it running :)

Gas cars have batteries too!

Summary: Tesla doing fine in the cold, BMW having issues

Comment Norwegian Issue (Score 5, Informative) 476

by smack.addict on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @03:28PM (#46093325) Attached to: Tesla's Having Issues Charging In the Cold

I am in the middle of the polar vortex (-13F today) and haven't been having any issues charging my Tesla. I also haven't heard of anyone else in MN having charging issues. This really appears to be a Norwegian issue moreso than a general Tesla + cold issue.

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