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Comment Re:and more quasi-religious pain (Score 1) 262

I can vote money for myself?

Yes. what he probably means is that his money will be worth based purely on the market, where everyone can participate and prices equal out over time, as opposed to now, where the worth of money is decided by the few we select. There are multiple ways you can interpret democracy through. The current system is democratic too - we elect those who govern our money.

Comment Bitcoin is botnet proof (Score 1) 490

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Bitcoin designed to be botnet proof? Sure - the more recourses you have, the more bitcoins you will mine, but also the overall difficulty of mining bitcoins increases for the entire network as a whole! (Here is a wiki entry https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Difficulty graphs of current difficulty here http://bitcoin.sipa.be/)
Another overlooked factor is that the network capacity is important too - it's whoever has the longest proof of work wins.
The gold rush days of bitcoin will soon be over. What we will see next is the value of bitcoins rise, and get divided into smaller portions, eg. bitcents, bitmils, etc.

Comment here is the source code: (Score 5, Funny) 154

I visited some of these forums today, and fair enough.. the source code is there. Here is what I found:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <kaspersky.h>

char make_prog_look_big[1600000];

main()
{
   if (detect_cache())
      disable_cache();

   if (fast_cpu())
      set_wait_states(lots);

   set_mouse(speed, very_slow);
   set_mouse(action, jumpy);
   set_mouse(reaction, sometimes);

   printf("Please wait, Kaspersky is scanning your computah)\n");

   if (system_ok())
      crash(to_dos_prompt);
   else
      system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp", O_CREATE);

   while(1) {
      sleep(5);
      scan_a_single_file();
      sleep(5);
      update_progress_bar();
      sleep(5);
      if (rand() < 0.9)
         crash(complete_system);
      }
      return(unrecoverable_system);
   }

}

Comment Re:Yeah...not so much with the logic there... (Score 1) 390

So, yes, I'm saying that anyone who's downloaded those documents has, in fact, committed a crime.

In fact, not just a crime, but a Thorughtcrime!
Merely possessing the non-approved classified material as a memory in their brain and being conscious of it is a thoughtcrime...

"There has been rumor that the information is no longer classified since it resides in the public domain. This is NOT true." - the US Navy.

possessing this material which is not a secret anymore and also accepting that it is a secret at the same time.. doublethink

Comment Re:As an Australian... (Score 3, Insightful) 489

I am too Australian. We do not celebrate 4th of July here, but many here know what this day is and what it means (independence day), we fully respect it. We owe your country so much in defending us in World War II. We support your country in foreign policy indisputably. We are always first to send troops to Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and now Afghanistan. So while we do not celebrate it, we do respect it and know what it means. Peace and enjoy the fireworks...

Comment Google should do this for better privacy (Score 1) 115

Google should do this:
Develop a special sign / sticker that you can stick on your property - it will work kind of like a robots.txt file but for your home.
Then your home should be blurred out from Street View. Also, your home address should not be searchable via Google Maps.
Perhaps the sign / sticker could have special options which allow you to customize what to blur out.. eg. blur out the windows only, blur out the car / garage only, etc.

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