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Member since: Feb 9th, 2006

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Obama Drafting Online Identity System, Led by Commerce Department (Switched)

Jan 10th 2011 10:06AM Bad idea. Like, really bad.

Dutch Teen Confesses to Participating in Pro-WikiLeaks Cyberattacks, Gets Arrested (Switched)

Dec 10th 2010 2:47PM @virp

Wikileaks, Anonymous, and 4chan are all separate entities.

Supporting WikiLeaks, Anonymous Takes Down Major Sites in 'Operation: Payback' (Switched)

Dec 10th 2010 10:47AM @Don Spille

Don, I wouldn't condescend to imply that you don't live in the "real world" or that you need to "wake up" but if these diplomatic communications were so vitally secret, don't you think someone in the government would lift a finger to attempt to find the government employee who actually leaked the information in the first place? Shouldn't that be the real focus? Why is it necessary to lock down the free flow of information on the internet just because Hillary Clinton got embarrassed? Do you think there are some "real world" concerns that we should all "wake up" to when the government tries to lock down our free speech in the name of security?

Supporting WikiLeaks, Anonymous Takes Down Major Sites in 'Operation: Payback' (Switched)

Dec 10th 2010 10:23AM @tara
No one has alleged that the sex was non-consensual. After finding out about each other, the two women decided to pressure Assange to take a test for STDs since a condom broke during one of the encounters. Assange ignored them, which prompted them to go to authorities to make a complaint.

I'm completely in support of authorities taking accusations of rape seriously, but does this really warrant an international code-red Interpol manhunt? All to satisfy what is basically the hurt feelings of two jilted women?

Supporting WikiLeaks, Anonymous Takes Down Major Sites in 'Operation: Payback' (Switched)

Dec 9th 2010 4:26PM @terrence

So we shouldn't admire and defend his efforts to expose government and corporate corruption until these serious and pressing "broken condom" issues are resolved?

Supporting WikiLeaks, Anonymous Takes Down Major Sites in 'Operation: Payback' (Switched)

Dec 9th 2010 3:10PM "...let him go to trial and prove he's not a rapist..."
Is that how the justice system works these days?

The Bloom Box: a power plant for the home (video) (Engadget)

Feb 22nd 2010 9:30AM @mattman6

Don't believe the hype. CO2 is a naturally occurring and harmless gas. It is, in fact, necessary for life on this planet.

ROPID the adorable humanoid can jump 3-inches into the air, sweep you off your feet (Engadget)

Oct 29th 2009 9:48AM Not a jump.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping

GE's Smart Grid aims to cut home energy consumption to zero, promote world peace (Engadget)

Jul 15th 2009 11:01AM I had a device on my power meter for a while that would switch off certain appliances during peak demand. It saved me about $4 per month on my bill. When it got hot, my air conditioner wouldn't work. At dinner time, I couldn't cook dinner. It SUCKED. I had it removed.

Zero energy consumption home? It's called a cave. Try living in one. You won't like it.

T. Boone Pickens scouting new home for $2 billion wind farm (Engadget)

Jul 8th 2009 4:15PM Thanks Dorf, but I did read the article. On a two billion dollar plus project, you have contingency plans and legal agreements. You don't just say "oh well, I figgurd on what I wuz gonna do, but it didn't work out... yuk yuk."