http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c221 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:47 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c221 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c559 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c559
Seriously congress needs to come up with an easy way to determine when something is fair use and when not to specifically help those who wish to create and more importantly those whose job it is to know.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c202 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:34:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c202 it's as though eye-witness testimony is being edged out entirely.

Eye-witness testimony is notoriously sketchy. The camera, when it captures the whole truth and isn't tampered with, is a lot better than human memories, which can forget, rationalize, etc, and people have been convicted of a crime based on witness testimony when other technologies (i.e. DNA, video tape, etc.) have ultimately overturned those convictions. The problem is that cameras are still really crappy and don't capture everything, and they tend to be directional and may not capture stuff happening on the periphery.

However, it is not being edged out entirely. In most cases, video-tape and other technology enhances what the eye-witnesses saw, giving juries a better idea about what really happened.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101209/09504712210/dailydirt-taking-another-look-nuclear-energy.shtml#c291 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101209/09504712210/dailydirt-taking-another-look-nuclear-energy.shtml#c291
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/liquid-batteries-0214.html

High temperature liquid metal batteries might be useful for grid-scale electricity. Someday?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c194 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c194 Oh, and take this egregious tenuously related dig: I bet EVERY ONE of those savages played violent video games until they could do it in real life. How could violent games possibly lead to any other behavior than savagery?


Once again Blue ignores any evidence contrary to his predetermined beliefs.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121219/09593821438/yet-more-evidence-shows-no-link-between-video-games-actual-violence.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130228/09391122151/video-games-do-not-cause-violence-according-to-former-fbi-profiler.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100609/1109309754.shtml

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090318/0212264165.shtml

There is plenty more where that came from.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130508/10233423003/bug-allows-same-sex-marriage-nintendo-game-nintendo-releases-patch-to-fix-it.shtml#c3856 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:29:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130508/10233423003/bug-allows-same-sex-marriage-nintendo-game-nintendo-releases-patch-to-fix-it.shtml#c3856 And if you want to talk about the constitution, where it mentions religion it is restriction on the powers of congress. Anyone with any sort of reading comprehension can see that. Now, what US constitution are YOU reading?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c544 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:28:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c544
They are not using the content to make money they are using it to show the possibilities that can be achieved within an hour, not 6 months. I would think the NYT would be happy with this as they do not have to spend a small fortune creating a story in a way people enjoy much much cheaper than they would have otherwise.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1602 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1602 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c190 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:24:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c190 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/03160923172/chinese-hacks-google-database-surveillance-targets-highlight-how-dumb-technology-backdoors-are.shtml#c13 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:23:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/03160923172/chinese-hacks-google-database-surveillance-targets-highlight-how-dumb-technology-backdoors-are.shtml#c13
A wall blocks things.
A door allows entry.

While both have vulnerabilities, a wall is much easier to defend than a door.

If you have a door you have to monitor it and allow or deny access as is appropriate.

With a wall you can just sweep off all intruders.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c172 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:22:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c172 Bakersfield California spoke about worries that]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/18265123163/reporters-find-exposed-personal-data-via-google-threatened-with-cfaa-charges.shtml#c577 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:19:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/18265123163/reporters-find-exposed-personal-data-via-google-threatened-with-cfaa-charges.shtml#c577 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1599 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1599

The cop was on a classic authoritarian power trip. "respect my authority"

The real crime here is that the "institutional authoritarian regimes" will not be punished or have a higher authority police them. convenient and a coincidence of authoritarians in general


Cops,principal and security guards should all be sued, fired, maybe even thrown in jail and be granted a criminal record.
It's what they would do to the kids if people didn't stand up in outrage.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c149 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c149
This shouldn't surprise anyone though. The entire system is corrupt from the President down to the lowliest form of authority. It's only gonna get worse.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c144 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c144 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c143 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c143 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c531 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c531 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c137 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/17321623162/released-video-silva-beating-shows-his-last-moments-video-actual-beating-still-missing.shtml#c137
By the way, kids, over-reaction is good reason to NOT throw water balloons at police: yeah, it's minor in absolute terms but police will go wild in practice, and technically in that case be in the right.

Oh, and take this egregious tenuously related dig: I bet EVERY ONE of those savages played violent video games until they could do it in real life. How could violent games possibly lead to any other behavior than savagery?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/18265123163/reporters-find-exposed-personal-data-via-google-threatened-with-cfaa-charges.shtml#c572 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/18265123163/reporters-find-exposed-personal-data-via-google-threatened-with-cfaa-charges.shtml#c572 I'm not sure how anyone could claim that the mere use of Wget constitutes a form of hacking, even under the extremely loose interpretations of the CFAA.

I bet there are a few organizations in Washington DC that would be happy to pontificate on Wget being a dangerous hacker tool used by Chinese cyberhackers to perpetrate cyber-9/11 cyberterrorism on our cybercountry.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c522 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c522
I don't know if it is the fact that the people who created snow fall misled the NYT into paying for 6 months work where it could easily have been done in a few hours even without the tool. Yes there is still the time taken to investigate the story and question the survivors but to say that using them as an example of what is great and what the future could look like is nothing more than rewarding them for their design and hopefully encouraging them to make more of it available on their site.

I am surprised that the NYT could think that pointing to them as a good example of what their software can achieve is bad in any way.

If i was stroll i would have take a story and created a site and used that to show how useful the software is, ignore the NYT give them no acknowledgment for their design and just release it as something new.
With the NYT going so crazy and not thinking they have enabled scroll to get a lot of much needed advertising, something i doubt was their intention to start with.]]>