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    Internet Censorship, Kill Switches Violate Human Rights Law

    A right is recognized in the Constitution as something the government cannot substantially infringe upon. Rights cannot be overridden by legislation, because the constitution does not grant the legislature the power to do so. They can be overridden by constitutional amendment. Rights can be...
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    Internet Censorship, Kill Switches Violate Human Rights Law

    The Bill of Rights are limitations on the authority granted to the government by the people.
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    Internet Censorship, Kill Switches Violate Human Rights Law

    The big thing that is wrong with the article is the assumption that blocking access to public transportation is protected free speech. You have a right to free speech, you don't have a right to force others to listen. One of the roles of the government is to keep one group or individual from...
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    Firefox & Safari Continue to Suck Even More

    I would think that any rational measure of when a page is loaded would be when you can see it clearly. If you can see the page faster on Chrome, then it isn't an illusion. It is faster. If Firefox is slower because they decided to fade pages in, then it is because they decided to sacrifice a...
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    Samsung: Steve Jobs' Death 'Best Opportunity To Attack iPhone'

    I find nothing in that email offensive, but I'm sure there is someone out there who will manage to be offended. This does bring up an issue pretty much everyone should be aware of. If your company gets sued, lawyers for the other party are going to get to dig through your company's email...
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    T-Mobile Plans To Bump Their Entire Network to 4G By 2015

    Switching to 4G is likely easier and cheaper than expanding coverage. I don't think it's BS, I just don't think it will make T-Mobile any more appealing for me. My issue with them is coverage.
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    EU Antitrust Watchdog Wants More Out Of Google

    While the EU has the right to regulate their markets, they have used some pretty lame reasoning to justify huge fines in the past, and it is pretty clear that any market leader with deep pockets is going to face huge fines unless they have the appropriate political ties (such as Apple). I...
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    U.S. Senators Petition the President to Rein in NSA

    By having the telephone companies retain the metadata data instead of the NSA? Since the companies are required to turn over the data when they are given a court, and the court issues such orders based merely on an assertion by the government that the data is related to an ongoing investigation...
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    U.S. Senators Petition the President to Rein in NSA

    There is quite a bit of exaggeration due to the media frenzy. The government does have access to the raw data from internet feed entering and leaving the country. Having access to the data isn't a violation of the law. I don't even believe that recording the raw data so that it can be...
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    U.S. Senators Petition the President to Rein in NSA

    More political bull. If the Senator want to protect the privacy and rights of the American people they need to pass a law limiting access by the government to third party data without a warrant. With the exception of one Federal judge who decided to ignore the precedent set by the Supreme...
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    Microsoft Cancels Security Essentials for Windows XP

    The only reason XP has been around so long is that Vista was so unappealing. My old work laptop which was replaced less than a year ago still had XP. I like Windows 7 better, but I fought them trying to upgrade the OS before they were willing to upgrade the hardware because it wasn't enough of...
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    Apple Requests Removal Of Antitrust Compliance Monitor

    The billing rates for Bromwich and his four member staff, all of which are slightly over $1000 per hour are obscene. Apple has shown no indication that they won't continue to violate antitrust law in any way they think they might get away with or profit from. They do need to be monitored. If...
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    Nobody Needs a New TV Anymore

    I've got an LG 60" plasma in my living room and the glare can be distracting at certain times of the day even with the blinds closed. There is still brighter light leaking through. I generally don't notice it, but I can see how it would frustrate people who are more picky. Especially people...
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    Nobody Needs a New TV Anymore

    Sounds like the TV market is changing back to how it was before HD TV. There is no longer the rush of consumers switching over from SD, which created a temporary big market for new TVs. It sucks for the companies that are going to see their sales shrink. It sucks for their workers that will...
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    NSA Building Encryption Cracking Quantum Computer

    I worked in the defense industry as a contractor for about 15 years. I won't claim to know much about how the NSA works. I never worked for them or with them. I did work on some research projects for the Air Force. I can say with a high level of confidence that research generally just means...
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