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Comment Guess the DMCA Is still in effect. (Score 3, Insightful) 61

"bypassing encryption that prevents unauthorized copying"

Haven't seen this referenced in a long time.

Oh the simpler days when stuff like a Sharpie could be considered as a circumvention device.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.slashdot.org%2Fstor...

And judges ordered people who had the DeCSS source code printed on T-Shirts to take them off in a courtroom.

Comment Re: Slippery slope? They are deep in the mud pool (Score 3, Interesting) 117

Google search has been pissing me off for a while now, specifically its insistence on presenting results that don't have one or more of my keywords. Yes, i know I can put quotes around required words, but I shouldn't have to enquote every word in a query. /Maybe theres a global setting, too lazy to look.

Comment I prefer it this way (Score 2) 92

I think having corporate chat being monitored or logged is a good thing. I communicate professionally and in good faith. Having logs means I have something to point to in case of an issue. If there's anyone I'm comfortable talking with about sensitive subjects, work related or otherwise, we can always take it to a non-corp message protocol, which there are several good options.

Comment No Love for Windows Mobile/Pocket PC? (Score 1) 284

Still have fond memories of my iPaq 6315 rocking the Windows Mobile 2003 OS.

It could (natively) create office documents, do mapping, take pictures, had push email, etc. a few years before the iPhone and Android were a glimmer in the publics' eye. Any apps created for the .NET compact framework could be run without modification on desktop windows.

Them and the Treos were ahead of their time.

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