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I hate judicial creep. Slowly our rights have been eroded but because lobbyists bribe politicians to pass legislation to make it law we're supposed to accept it. Check out the number of posters in this thread saying well it seems bad to patent genes but he broke the law so no sympathy from...

Oh sweet youngster, technically and morally you are right but practically you are wrong. Management will think you added the back doors yourself or were about to add one when you found them. They might call the police who will show up with it in their minds that you are defrauding your employer...

The people interviewed for this article approached this from ethics. I won't discuss the ethics, but I will discuss the practicalities: If you mention it, you will be fired or you will be thought of as a troublemaker. I have never heard of anyone who raised a problem to be thanked by...

I get pissed at how linkedin logs itself into your gmail account to take your list of contacts. I'm equally pissed that google lets them do it.

Blame sagging PC sales on Microsoft. Instead of re-inventing the desktop, they did another Zune. What is crazy was developers warned them they were headed for disaster and they didn't listen. So what happened? Developers like myself read the writing on the wall. I tried Windows 8, and hated it...

Just remember if they were using drones to assassinate fellow citizens without due process that would be okay then. DDoS? Monsters! Go to jail! Explain to me how this justice thing works?

Thanks for a good review. My attention span held for the whole thing. That's rare these days. Looking forward to the show.

Does this revamped Play store still hand out my email and personal details to every provider I download a free app from? Does Google at least warn people it is handing out their personal information now? I stopped reviewing apps when I realized this let the provider trace my comments personally...

It's disgusting really. And equally disgusting that the FCC passed the buck on it. They are too lazy to pick up the phone and call the FTC themselves, who I am sure after many months will respond they don't have authority either. This is why people hate public servants. One way to stop them is...

A far more sensible approach is when X criticizes Y that instead of suing for defamation Y debunks that criticism. At which point X can say well yes you have a point. I stand corrected. That is how free speech works. That's not how lawyers work. In my opinion many lawyers will goad Y into...

"Leaks". Must you use that word, Ars? If it's a leak then you should pack your toothbrush and soap on a rope then turn yourself into the FBI for publishing confidential information in breach of the economic espionage act. Call it what it is: Leak = Microsoft press release. In other news BeOS...

Something else about Erin Brockovich: It was an uplifiting movie, but what it doesn't tell you is the plaintiffs were screwed. Prepare to weep: http://www.salon.com/2000/04/14/sharp/

Ironic what a threat Google have become to our privacy. The problem is respecting our privacy has no value to them but violating them stands to earn them a great deal of money. Governments who look to hang onto power are excited at the idea of Google doing what they could never get away with...

Get with the times HBO because right now you are showing the business nouse Blockbuster. Recognize cable for the dinosaur that it is, and make your shows available on the net. People love you for your quality programming - that is how much goodwill you have! - so stop screwing around and take...

Amen @Shavano! This is the problem. Patents are so full of gibberish they don't meant shit. Seriously: Give it to an Engineer and they will be scratching their heads, but we trust a bunch of idiot judges and lawyers to argue this at great expense.

Poor Apple. Only Fanbois, Lawyers and Shitty Judges can save it from irrelevance. Where is your messiah now?

There are a lot of good books which describe the drug industry using the 'Big Pharma' moniker. Don't be put off my it. The bottom line is: yes, they are businesses and like all businesses they have a strong focus on profitability. They have to choose where to put that money, and developing new...