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Submission + - Too Good to Check

Submitted by davide marney
davide marney writes: A lawyer files a motion to dismiss that is filled with bogus judicial decisions, bogus quotes, and bogus internal citations. The opposing counsel catches them and the judge asks for an explanation. Their answer?

Sorry, Judge, we used ChatGPT and forgot to look it over first.

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Submission + - SOPA makes strange bedfellows (opencongress.org)

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davide marney
davide marney writes: "What do 1-800-Contacts, Adidas, Americans for Tax Reform, Comcast, the Country Music Association, Estee Lauder, Ford, Nike and Xerox all have in common? According to OpenCongress.org, they all have specifically endorsed H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act. A total of 158 corporations have signed up in favor of the bill, and only 87 against. $21 Million has been donated to Congressmen who favor the bill, but only $5 Million to those against. Thanks to OpenCongress for these insights. This goes a long way towards explaining why this bill has so much traction, despite all its negative publicity."

Submission + - Can a garbage heap save us from global warming?

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davide marney
davide marney writes: "In a Washington Post opinion piece, Hugh Price argues that using a decidedly low-tech solution to sequestering excess carbon — making piles of agricultural waste — is better than any "green" technology. Sometimes the easy answer is the right answer. After all, that's how coal forms, and we know that works pretty well."
Wireless Networking

Submission + - White spaces test "rigged" says Google co-

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Davide Marney
Davide Marney writes: "As reported by the Washington Post, Google co-founder Larry Page claims that an FCC field test of white space wireless devices was "rigged" to make the test device fail to detect wireless microphone broadcasts. A Google spokesman explained later that testers had hidden the wireless microphones within the same frequency as local television stations, preventing the test device from detecting them. Paige was on Capitol Hill to boost the company's "Free the Airwaves" campaign."
Government

Submission + - States throw out electronic voting machines

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Davide Marney
Davide Marney writes: "According to the Associated Press, millions of dollars' worth of electronic voting machines banned by U.S. state legislatures are sitting unused in warehouses across the country. Many of these machines cost $3,500 to $5,000 each. Surely we can come up with a good way to re-use all that iron! The peripherals are actually pretty cool: touch screens, built-in card readers, register-paper printers, flash drives that can be sealed. The OS is typically Windows. And, as a bonus, they each come in a extremely rugged carrying case that converts into a stand."

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