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Comment The presents a prisoner's dilemma (Score 1) 501

If I inform on my neighbors, I won't be suspected of being a terrorist. If my neighbor informs on me, I might be considered a terrorist based solely on that accusation. My neighbor might be thinking the same thing. Whoever informs first has the best chance of not being branded a terrorist. Think it can't happen? Read the Gulag Archipelago
Android

Submission + - Brazilians can Now Buy an "iPhone" Loaded with Android (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Andy Prough
Andy Prough writes: If you happen to be in Brazil and have 599 reals jingling in your pocket ($304 US dollars or £196), you can buy an iPhone — that runs Android. Gradiente Electronica, which registered the "iPhone" name in Brazil in 2000, has won the right to sell its iPhone Neo One, an Android phone running version 2.3, Gingerbread (http://www.gradiente.com.br/prod/23/smartphone-linha-g-gradiente-iphone-modelo-neo-one-gc-500-sf-dual-chip-android-23-3g-wi-fi-camera-5mp-cartao-2gb-grafite.aspx). Gradiente won the ruling from the Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), despite Apple's argument that Gradiente should lose the right to "iPhone" because it had not used the name between 2008-2012. Apple retains the right to appeal the case, and Gradiente now has the right to sue Apple for exclusivity in Brazil. If Gradiente wins, the only iPhones sold in Brazil would have a picture of a cute green robot on the box cover.
Crime

Submission + - Lawmakers Say CFAA Is Too Hard On Hackers (rollcall.com)

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GovTechGuy
GovTechGuy writes: "A number of lawmakers are using the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz to speak out against the Justice Department's handling of the case, and application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The controversy surrounding the Swartz case could finally give activists the momentum they need to halt the steady increase in penalties for even minor computer crimes."

Submission + - Monsanto takes home $23m from small farmers (rt.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Seed giant Monsanto has won more than $23 million from hundreds of small farmers accused of replanting the company’s genetically engineered seeds. Now, another case is looming – and it could set a landmark precedent for the future of seed ownership.
Security

Submission + - NASA: huge water loss in the Middle East (go.com)

Submitted by dstates
dstates writes: Water is a huge global security issue. To understand the middle east, you need to understand that the Golan Heights provides a significant amount of the water used in Israel. Focusing on conflicts and politics means that huge volumes of valuable water are being wasted in the Middle East, and this will only exacerbate future conflicts. Water is a serious issue between India and China. And then there is Africa.US food exports are in effect exporting irrigation water drawn from the Ogallala aquifer. Fracking trades water for energy, and lack of water limits fracking in many parts of th world. Think about it.

Comment No problem. We'll just put it on the credit card. (Score 1) 391

by section321a (#30491292) Attached to: Obama Backs New Launcher and Bigger NASA Budget
While I love the idea of space exploration, sooner or later our stupid government will either: a) Figure out we're broke, or b) Have their credit card declined. That day is coming. I know people have heard for years and years that the national debt is a problem and we've been able to keep going, but unsustainable trends won't. As a nation, we have incurred massive amounts of debts (public and private) with very little to show for it. The debt did not go toward investment in future growth, it was consumed. We can't afford to spend what we spend on space now.

Comment Re:Stupid prices (Score 1) 827

by section321a (#29029811) Attached to: US Cell Phone Plans Among World's Most Expensive
The US used to have the same laws, but they were repealed in the 1980's. Opponents of the change knew what would happen and here we are. The American consumer is simply a tool to feed to profit hungry desires of corporate America. (And no, I am not a tree huggin hippy communist. Just a pragmatist that can read and do the math.)

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