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  1. Re:clustering station wagons is the only way forwa on Internet2 Deployment Reaches Major Milestone · · Score: 1

    The thought of simulated wood paneling is indeed compelling.

  2. Re:So what? It's North Carolina... on NC Man Fined For Using Vegetable Oil As Fuel · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that some people have vehicles mostly dedicated to off road excursions. To tax them for road usage based on odometer would be incorrect unless one provides a method of exemption or the lawmakers decide that wear and tear on the environment is just as costly to the public as road usage.

  3. Re:Original headline was correct... on Radiation-eating Fungi · · Score: 1

    They rise incredibly early in the morning, wear beards and suspenders as part of their uniform, and fight while breaking ground with a horse strapped to a plow. They do, however, refuse to use modern firearms, preferring fisticuffs and the cutlass.

    They are like land pirates, but without the eye patches, skull-and-crossbones, and hard liquor.

  4. Hell........NO! on How Far Should a Job Screening Go? · · Score: 1

    'nuff said.

  5. Re:I know why on New York Sues Dell for Poor Customer Service · · Score: 1

    Never....for one moment...think in terms of a company giving a rat's ass about anything except THE BENJAMINS. (that's money for those who don't speak my lang.)

    Dell has competition and believes they have to cut everything to the bone to survive. They're right, but they need to tone down their promises to match the reality of their economic decisions.

    You want native english speaking customer support. OK. You will pay for it one way or the other...through higher computer costs or higher support contract costs.

  6. Re:I know why on New York Sues Dell for Poor Customer Service · · Score: 1

    Well.....??? K'Lyre?

  7. Re:Well, partially. on New York Sues Dell for Poor Customer Service · · Score: 1

    Oxygenation....reformulated gas is all about the O2.

  8. Re:Relax, the tide will turn very soon on A Side Effect of Testosterone Poisoning · · Score: 1

    Nope, they want respect. They would rather be alone and abandoned than disrespected.

  9. Re:You cannot pass! on Prof. Johan Pouwelse To Take On RIAA Expert · · Score: 1

    From the lowest note to the highest aria, I fought him, the Lawyer of L.A and Nashville.
    Until at last, I threw down my enemy and rubbed his nose upon his mountain of money, crying "Bad Dog!". Dark fiber took me. And my lip-synching became like Milli-Vanilli. Stars wheeled overhead in their Cadillac Escalades and each day was as long as Mick Jagger's career or a Moody Blues song. But it was not the coda. I felt another refrain. I've been hired to do another gig and guard against the flaming one's brother...MPAA.

  10. Re:WTF? on Bad Math Causes Explosion at CERN Collider · · Score: 1

    I applaud you. It takes self-control and compassion to apologize in a public forum.

  11. Chicken and egg.... on Zero-60 in 3.1 Seconds, Batteries Included · · Score: 1

    In general, all the technology for EVs is there except for the fuel cells or energy-dense batteries.

    The other elephant in the room is cost. Car companies like GM, Ford, and DCX don't want to risk making EVs or hybrids available that are much above existing vehicle costs. Parts manufacturers can't or don't want to afford to sell them the specialized, low-volume, EV/hybrid-only parts at high-volume commodity prices.

    Toyota bit the bullet and paid to commoditize their technology to some degree. They are very vertically integrated as owners of Denso, a huge and diverse car parts manufacturer.

  12. Re:Yuk on BitTorrent Inc. Introduces Ad-Supported Downloads · · Score: 1

    I nearly peed myself laughing so hard.

  13. Re:What theft?! on RIAA Says Accused Students Are Settling · · Score: 1

    I applaud your argument. It is cogent and concise.

    But the anger from both sides (producer and consumer) is misdirected.

    Consumers are angry because we can now envision and want a world where top quality information is dirt cheap and the information producers still make a living. Info producers are angry because the consumers are forcing this to occur, but over correcting by forcing the cost to zero. And the middle-men are angry because dirt cheap information leaves no room for them.

    We're all just angry because the world is changing and it is making things uncomfortable for us. We all want to be the ones for whom the change benefits and when we see that the rules aren't keeping up with change and causing imbalance, we cry foul and point fingers.

    Our real enemy is greed. Think about it.

  14. Re:Disambiguation on Gas-Powered Boots As Metaphor For Cold War · · Score: 1

    Coke, Kleenex, Pampers, Google etc.....

    If you were first or biggest in the market, sometimes your trade name gets suborned by the general public. Using a suborned trade name is not bona fide proof of any negative personality or intelligence trait.

  15. Re:This means limited exit points from the Matrix! on Unlimited Wireless Plans Coming · · Score: 1

    [WTF] is so difficult with the difference between lose and loose? Uh...speling?
  16. Re:I've got a bad feeling about this on Star Trek To Return Christmas 2008 · · Score: 1

    You are simply pointing out that there is nothing new under the sun. People enjoy twists on familiar stories. That way they are comfortable relating to the characters with minimal risk.

    It's the same principle behind people having favorite actors and stars drawing people to the box office, even when everyone knows the movie premise is crappy.

  17. Re:All formats may be in danger on MP3's Loss, Open Source's Gain · · Score: 1

    DISCLAIMER: Do not construe the following as legal advice.
    The claims (at least in the reissued patent) are narrower than simple time-to-frequency transforms. To infringe, an invention must possess the qualities or features of one or more of the claims of a patent. The claim that contains the reference to the transforms (claim 1) also has other requirements that must be met by an invention before it should be found to be infringing that particular claim.

  18. Re:Nice... on Fair Use Bill Introduced To Change DMCA · · Score: 1

    As much as I would like to bestow upon the **AA the singular honor of viewing my clenched fists with middle-fingers protruding, my conscience bothers me too much to significantly raise the Jolly Roger.

  19. Re:Slippery Slope on Is "Making Available" Copyright Infringement? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps only if it were illegal to have copies of songs by any means.

  20. Re:Gray and pointless. on Reverse Hacker Awarded $4.3 Million · · Score: 1

    The issue is not that the laws of the United States do not apply to the Internet. The laws of the United States apply to citizens of the United States and to the States, territories, and territorial waters of the United States (caveat: there is presently uncertainty in what governmental branch has jurisdiction and what laws apply to military personnel and held geography outside the traditional States and territories, e.g. Guantanamo Bay)

    Even if Carpenter did his hacking in outer space, he is subject to the laws of the United States as a US citizen.

  21. Re:free speech? kiss it goodbye. on Canadian Phone Company Selling Porn · · Score: 1

    Where's your stalker?

  22. Re:Name calling is the only defense on Koreans Advised to "Avoid Vista" for Now · · Score: 1

    The only "ad" that seems to work is "ad hominem".

  23. Re:Tinfoil hats aside on The Replacement For the Battery? · · Score: 1

    ...limited life of motor brushes... "Alex, I'll take 'Motor Technology' for $100."

    "Here's the answer:...DC Brushless."

    BZZZZZTTT!!!

    "What's the prevailing DC motor technology?, ALex."

    DING DING DING!

    "Correct....for $100."

    [cue applause]
  24. Re:We just want to see zee papers on Political Bloggers May Be Forced to Register · · Score: 1

    What is not really valid is your emotionally charged and biased statement that Japan has a superior culture. This is not a statement of fact and is instead a highly arguable hot-button issue. It can, in fact, be dismissed by looking at suicide rates as though they were some form of social commentary reflecting just how superior those who suicided thought their culture really is.

  25. Re:The way I heard it (so to speak) on Autodesk Suing to Keep Format Closed · · Score: 1

    My wife would say "Yes."

    (But please don't tell her)