* Posts by Madeye

56 publicly visible posts • joined 14 Feb 2008

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Set-top box modders sent to prison

Madeye
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Where does it stop?

The idea that sharing information is illegal gives me the creeps. The problem lies primarily with where the boundaries lie. Suppose I teach some people how to make a website (it's been known to happen), and they go off and make a website that disseminates information on how to crack set top boxes or how to make a bomb.

Surely I have facilitated the actual crime (hacking/bombing) as much as the website owners?

What about those who publish OS exploits? Should they be held liable for any damage caused by hackers, desptie the fact they are providing a public service?

It's a slippery slope ...

Facebook says occupied territories are Israel

Madeye
Paris Hilton

@Anonymous Coward

According to the vast majority of those living there, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ARE Palestine. In the eyes of most of the world, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ARE Palestine. However, the vociferous M-16-toting minority of settlers consider the West Bank and Gaza Strip to be Israel.

As said settlers are much closer to Facebooks key demographic than a horde of stone throwing intifadans, Facebooks management are more than willing to distort the truth to quieten the dissent. As you can see, "accuracy" has absolutely nothing to do with it.

I want an avatar with $$$ signs on it - Paris will have to do in the interim

Madeye
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Storm The Register!

Facebook can call the whole damn lot Planet Mars if it likes - it's not a Post Office and has no legal obligation to accuracy - it is one of the most irritating features of the internet that users of software (web sites) consider themselves owners of said software.

/me storms in the front door of the Register wearing a keffiyeh: "All your website are belong to us"

Texas Instruments sounds alarm on 3G

Madeye
Paris Hilton

The 3G killer app is ...

data transfer. The only thing it's good for. Forget video calling, forget all those other services - the only useful thing a 3G phone does that a 2G can't is shift data by the bucket load. But to my mind that makes it worth it. Ever tried checking into Facebook via GPRS?

Paris Hilton once accidentally left her 3G phone making a video call after retiring for the night - the rest is history ...

US government forces military secrets on Brit webmaster

Madeye
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An eye for an eye

Well, I'd hate to be the one to start anything, but has anyone actually asked USAF why they haven't sorted it out yet ... ?

http://www.mildenhall.af.mil/main/contactus.asp

Major Linux security glitch lets hackers in at Claranet

Madeye

@ Chris

Looks like you've got your lips wrapped firmly around Bill Gates halo *slurp*

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