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Microsoft to Disable Online Windows Activation
CasterPod writes "As of February 28, Windows users who purchased their PC will no longer be able to reinstall without calling Microsoft and answering a series of questions. The move is part of an anti-piracy effort to close 'a loophole that enabled unscrupulous resellers to use Windows XP product keys that were stolen from large OEMs.' Specifically, Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels on PCs are often unused because OEMs preinstall Windows and bypass product activation. The product keys can therefore be stolen and reused. First WGA, and now this."
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I've never heard that expression.
The one I get a lot is "Hung like a Horse".
what i want to know is would they be collecting DNA sample too ? :o
I thought they shot horses, don't they?
Neither of which affects their power. Your point?
So, are you an Idiot or a Troll?
Bush is about to ban stem-cell research via the UN. Now I'm not the greatest chemist but when you get down to that level were defiantly not much more than a chemical reaction, and anyone who thinks otherwise needs either a quick lesson in chemistry or a trip to the doctor to get some anti-psychotics. and I'm I'm not allowed to say that anyone who thinks Jesus is the son of god seriously needs their head looking at, because of the Holocaust.
thank God the internet isn't a human right.
Heh. "Bush is about to ban stem-cell research via the UN"?
Must be some good drugs you're on. Or some really bad ones. I suggest either increasing the dosage, or decreasing it.
Nah, not because of the Holocaust, moron. Basic, simple religious persecution. Essentially, no, you're not allowed to treat anyone different because of their beliefs. Would you like to be persecuted for not believing? (and no, you aren't being persecuted for that.. you think you've got it tough but you're really just an emo with thin skin)
Yeh, good drugs man, hit me with the facts again baby.
" no, you're not allowed to treat anyone different because of their beliefs."
If their beliefs directly affect me I think that I should be allowed to treat them exactly how I like, fairs fair.
I'm not just picking on Christians (thought they currently affect me more than any other religious group) but anyone who trys to convert others to the weird idea that 'humans' are something 'special'.
thank God the internet isn't a human right.
Ok, a lesson just for you:
"Human cloning" != "stem-cell research".
Plus: "One, drawn up by Costa Rica and backed by the United States and 60 other countries, calls for a treaty to ban all cloning, which it calls unethical and morally reproachable". Wow, 61 other nations besides the US are involved here. But no, Bush must be solely responsible, must have brainwashed all those other people. You are an idiot.
Again, you're not actually being affected by anyone's beliefs. You're just a wussy emo who can't handle any deviation from your own beliefs. You are a Big Brotherite of the worst caliber.