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    UK Will Require Age Verification for Porn Sites in April

    so, what happens if a US based site doesnt obey UK law?
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    Microsoft Is Deprecating the Old Windows Volume Mixer

    I used to be able to switch between my headphones and speakers by right clicking on the sound icon and selecting the output... now i have to bring up "Open Sound Settings"... its extra steps for the sake of it
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    Court Rules on Merits of IP Address Identification in Open WiFi Case

    The RIAA/MPAA spent about $1m helping write and lobby for a new Copyright law in NZ... part of it was that the person paying for the internet connection is liable... also a correctly filled out infringement complaint is considered evidence of infringement (so if someone accused YOU of yesterday...
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    Pre-Order Sales of Battlefield V Have Been “Weak”

    I have no issue with women in the game... I JUST REFUSE TO DO PREORDERS
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    Toys R Us Is Closing All Its U.S Stores

    Trump is hiring ;)
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    Photos Suggest China Might Have a Hypersonic Railgun

    Only takes a few well placed shots to cause serious damage to a carrier... you dont have to be good, just lucky
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    Texas Rangers Serve Warrant to Apple to Gain Access to iPhone Owned by Sutherland Springs Killer

    As I see it, there are 2 separate issues... 1) Can Apply physically do what the Government asks... if a Judge orders me to do 10000000 pushups in an hour, yeah, nah... not gonna happen 2) is the court order legal, or a fishing expedition... (just because a judge ordered it, doesnt mean its...
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    Twitter Promises “New Rules” after Women Hold Day-Long Boycott

    Formatting went weird, but here you go
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    Sapphire RX 470 Mining Edition Card for Sale in UK

    So, these are based on current chips, so lets say AMD makes 10000 chips a month (random number)... seems to be like they aren't making more chips, which still means a shortage, unless I'm missing something here... miners who cant get a dedicated mining card will still pay over RRP for a gaming...
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    Kill Google AMP Before it Kills the Web

    ahh cheers, I get a few links with it... not all though, might be a localisation issue though why I dont get as many
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    Kill Google AMP Before it Kills the Web

    Anyone got a screenshot of this? I'm not getting anything like this
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    Apple Plans Laptop Upgrades to Take on Microsoft

    Apple could have hired me for $60K a year and I'd have told them what they needed in laptops...
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    Hollywood Fearing Worst Box Office Summer in a Decade

    The local theatre here made tickets $10NZD for all non 3D sessions (was about $17 for an adult) That's not a loss, its loss of projected earnings, they didnt lose the money, they just didnt earn it... they are still grossing money They could claim they are losing $200 Billion because every...
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    Get YouTube's Slick New Design Right Now

    I clicked my account icon in youtube up the top right (firefox), clicked the slider for Dark theme, :)
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    Samsung Confirms the Note 7 Is Coming Back as a Refurbished Device

    I dont care if its 2mm thicker, give me a decent phone with a 5000 mAh battery please...
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    Apple Slams PCs in New iPad Pro Ad Campaign

    Faster than most laptops? I'd like to see them prove that... Also, is MS word free on the Apple store? because it said you just have to download it, no mention of paying for it
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    Denuvo Says Doom Dropped Their Anti-Piracy Tech Because It Got The Job Done

    Are these guys on drugs? Doom was being played from torrents from a day after release date...
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    Deleting Facebook App Could Save 20 Percent Of Your Android's Battery Life

    I have a Huawei P9... it has a white list of apps you allow to run when the phone locks... It's a handy feature... I set Facebook to not be whitelisted
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    USPS Delivery of the Day

    *cough* TSA *cough*
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    Girl’s iPhone Bursts Into Flames Mid-Flight

    I see the USB cable... maybe she was charging it? Story makes for many unanswered questions
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    Apple vs. The FBI May Not Be A War Apple Can Win

    They are only obstructing if they are capable of doing what is ordered... If you were ordered to change into a dog on a DNA level, doesn't mean you can actually do this (Apple have stated there is no back door, and that they cant... so that will be an interesting argument
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    Most Americans OK With Warrantless Internet Surveillance

    between sample size, and the way the question was asked... its a terrible poll
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    Using License Plate Data To Shame Johns

    We decriminalised it here in NZ.. Now the police/government can regulate it (it's illegal under 18, people on temporary visa's cant work in the industry) "Now workplace safety and health rules, developed in consultation with the prostitutes' collective, apply to sex work. Employment disputes...
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    Asteroid Mining Made Legal, US Citizens May Own Celestial Bodies

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/space-mining-us-treaty-1.3339104
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    Dotcom’s Extradition Hearing ‘Ambushed’ With New Evidence

    The raid on his place was done 20 January 2012... As a New Zealander, I find it incredible that 'new evidence' was just discovered :rolleyes: I'm not a fan of the guy, but he deserves a fair hearing, and as his lawyer pointed out previously: the US govt claims copyright infringement...
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    Samsung 950 PRO [Official Thread]

    TBH working my non IT job (shift work), I haven't been able to keep as up to date as I'd like... and I'm in New Zealand, so it'd be an expensive mistake to make
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    Samsung 950 PRO [Official Thread]

    Would this work on an Asus Z97M-PLUS motherboard? I'm keen to buy this drive, but can't find the answer
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    Kim Dotcom Launches Extradition Defense

    As a kiwi, John Key is doing that already... The Judge in this case however at least has shown that just because the US Govt (or NZ Govt) says something, that it doesn't mean its true, or in line with NZ law
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    Dear Microsoft: Please Stop Breaking My Perfectly Good Windows 7

    I liked Vista, but then I only got it with Service Pack 1, and had 4GB of ram back then... way too many people tried to use it on 1GB of RAM or less
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    Facebook Adds Dedicated Shopping Section

    Whats the bet it will end up like a mall or sporting event... only 1 drinks company, only 1 shoe company, etc etc
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    Microsoft’s Mission To Reignite PC Sector May Be Taking Hold

    I wish theyd do a better job with PC gaming, they seem to give mixed messages about wanting to try to kill it so they can promote the XBOX
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    France Rejects Google’s Right-To-Be-Forgotten Appeal

    what if say someone somewhere ordered Google to remove all links to France (say Russia or China), and anything French? How would the French Govt feel I wonder
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    Court Rejects Apple Touchscreen Patent Appeal

    It could end up being applied to the whole EU... that would be pretty damaging to Apple I suspect
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    Android Pay May Be Launching At The End Of The Month

    I'm using Samsung's app here in New Zealand, its nice, but I'd certainly look at using Googles one instead
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    License Plate Readers On Garbage Trucks?

    The real issue is mission creep.. they sell it as an idea to help track stolen cars, everyone goes 'YAY', and next thing you know there are licence readers on every city vehicle and its used as a full city level surveillance package (you get a ticket for jaywalking)
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    Intel's Thermal Solution TS15A Spotted

    What I'm pointing out is that I'm from a small country, and we're about as far south in New Zealand as you can get, and they're out and about...
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    Intel's Thermal Solution TS15A Spotted

    I'm in New Zealand, a friend who works for a PC repair shop can sell me 7 right now :p
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