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Comment Re:Instead, (Score 3, Interesting) 285

There has been a big discussion about what term can be used to replace the horrible term "Whitespace" when working on Documents and page layouts.

Blank space was suggested. No-go, as Blanc means white in other European languages.

Text free space was suggested. No-go due to the implication that the rest of the text is therefore non-free.

Intentional gaps was suggested. No-go due to the implication that the rest of the text is not intentional.

Last I checked the discussion was round using the term "Areas included for typographic flow", which is a huge mouthful.

Yes, we have got to this stage.

Comment Re: Assange's fears were correct? (Score 1) 452

It's not a crime if it's done outside the country, right?

Probably not. If you were to hack into a bank and transfer the money into your own offshore account, then I'm certain that the country with the bank would have both some law saying that they can extradite you, as well as some treaty with a bunch of other countries that give permission for the extradition. Not that I believe it's okay to charge anyone outside of your country with anything, I'm just saying with certainty that such laws exist.

Depending on the crime and where you live, actually it is. https://publications.parliamen...

Comment Re:Because more laws (Score 1) 114

Oh, come on, we are supposed to be Geeks here!

Implant the camera and have it take a feed direct off the optic nerve. Implant the wireless in the head too with some local storage to cover when there is no signal. Active monitoring so if the signal drops for any length of time agents are dispatched to the last known location.

Much Geekier now!

How about that for your SAR limits?

Comment Re:Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (Score 1) 168

You don't even need to go down to the Firmware level to have companies claim that modifying the software on your device voids the hardware warranty.
Just install Linux on a netbook and see what happens:
http://consumerist.com/2009/12/geek-squad-wouldnt-honor-my-netbooks-protection-plan.html
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/69073.html
http://consumerist.com/2011/02/hp-pretends-linux-voids-netbook-hardware-warranty.html

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