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• On the post: Dear Motorola: Instead Of Suing Competitors, Maybe Figure Out Why Employees Are Leaving

  

  James ( profile ), 10 Sep, 2008 @ 07:11am

  Re: contracts

  I sign them all the time. I live in Texas. I do not have to follow them because they are not legal in this state but it is standard boilerplate and makes HR feel good.

• On the post: Why Not Just Computerize Sports Refs And Umps?

  

  James ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2008 @ 07:00am

  Read the article

  I read the article and they are not using to overide a bad call, it is used to review questionable home runs and fan interference wit the ball only. MLB has stated that it is all it will ever be used for period.

• On the post: Another Game Innovator Is Shut Down By Copyright Claims

  

  James ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2008 @ 06:36am

  Re:

  It was stupid to call the game "Tris"

• On the post: Microsoft Sued Over User Editable Toolbar Patent

  

  James ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2008 @ 11:49am

  Re: 3M

  Nah, they meant the components in the products like plastic and such. By Sony using 3M rubber and plastics in the radios, it makes the radios better.

• On the post: Killing The iPhone Kill Switch

  

  James ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2008 @ 01:34pm

  Re: Let Users Decide

  Would you be willing to opt out of any support not hardware related?

• On the post: Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police

  

  James ( profile ), 29 Apr, 2008 @ 12:33pm

  Re:

  Probably not. If the machine is on a domain then enterprise admins can bypass bitlocker, so there is already proof that bitlocker can be bypassed. I am sure the key will work even on a stand alone machine.

• On the post: CIOs Need To Learn To Enable, Not Lock Down, Technology

  

  James ( profile ), 25 Apr, 2008 @ 06:12am

  Eactly

  "There was fear, he noted, that the position of the CIO could soon be extinct."
  
  That is the main point. Control is more of a kingdom protection than security.

• On the post: Nobel Prize Winning Economist Explains How IP Rights Are Part Of The Globalization Problem

  

  James ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2008 @ 04:04pm

  Re: hypocrits

  Japan and Europe are big western countries? they are not even western.

• On the post: Do Real World Laws Apply In Virtual Worlds?

  

  James ( profile ), 24 Apr, 2008 @ 04:01pm

  Re: By your arguments

  No really. My bank account is physical goods in the real world even though you access it over the internet.

• On the post: Wal-Mart Plays Hardball on CD Prices

  

  James ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2008 @ 03:55pm

  Hehe

  We sell each unitbelow cost but we make up for it in volume!!

• On the post: FCC Finally Admits Its Broadband Penetration Numbers Are 'Stunningly Meaningless'

  

  James ( profile ), 20 Mar, 2008 @ 10:42am

  Re:

  My Comcast is 9 mb down 2 mb up in northwest houston and no I am not counting the burts. If I did that it would be 15 mb down and 8 mb up.

• On the post: A Short Obit On Arthur C. Clarke

  

  James ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2008 @ 06:15am

  Re: A.C. Clarke

  Ever hear of the Clark Arc? That is the arc of satelites in orbit that bring us tv and cable. The old 8 foot systems.

• On the post: Once Again, Craigslist Isn't Liable For Discriminatory Posts

  

  James ( profile ), 18 Mar, 2008 @ 06:13am

  Re: Re: Is it truly incorrect?

  Um, I did not get to read the original article, the link is dead. Is it individuals or "landlords" that is causing the problem. I, as an individual would feel perfectly justified in posting anything I wanted if i were renting out an extra room in my house if I were living there as well. If I wanted to rent out the entire house, that may be a different matter. I wonder when people wil start claiming racism when people post on a site looking for a single white female with no children for friendship and dating?

• On the post: Why Is Kevin Martin's Opinion On Net Neutrality Different When It's Comcast Than AT&T?

  

  James ( profile ), 10 Mar, 2008 @ 05:06am

  Looking for his next Job?

  It will be interesting to see what his next job is.

• On the post: Apple's Walled Garden Will Hurt iPhone Innovation

  

  James ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2008 @ 11:14am

  Re: iPhone SDK

  Exactly. The iPhone is an Appliance. Not a Computer. I want to sue Sony because the DVD player in my living room is not open source and I can't stream music from it.
  The iPhone works as designed and if you want to program for it you will follow Apples rules.

• On the post: Man Gets 3 Years In Jail For Fake Facebook Profile

  

  James ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2008 @ 08:02am

  It was the Prince

  The guy set up a page for a Prince in his country. That probably changes things a bit. I doubt it would have been a big deal if it was a commoner. remember the crown prince who killed his father the king with an AK-47 and nothing happened to him because he became King upon the death of his father and that made him above the law?

• On the post: Geocache Causes Bomb Scare In New Zealand

  

  James ( profile ), 13 Feb, 2008 @ 05:05am

  Boston police

  Not to seem like a racist, but Boston police have to much hot headed Irish in them.

• On the post: Super Bowl Intellectual Property Insanity: No Big Screen Super Bowl Parties, Trademarking 19-0

  

  James ( profile ), 03 Feb, 2008 @ 05:59am

  Re: the pats are locks

  Rollerball...anyone???
  Jonathan...Jonathan...Jonathan...

• On the post: HD DVD Bets Big On Super Bowl Ad… Yeah, That'll Do It

  

  James ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2008 @ 07:59am

  Re: Blue Ray Winning? Since When?

  I built a media PC with an LG dual format drive. Plays blue ray, HD DVD and DVD. Hooked it up to my tv and sound sytem and voila.

• On the post: German Government Struggles To Tap Encrypted Skype Calls

  

  James ( profile ), 28 Jan, 2008 @ 12:55pm

  NSA

  If you can imagine it, the NSA can do it. Period.

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