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  1. Yeah, well... on Congress Asks Universities To Curb Piracy · · Score: 1

    If students didn't want to have congress work against their privacy rights, they should have voted for someone else when the election they were likely too young to take part in was held!

  2. Re:Great. on Death of the UMPC? · · Score: 1

    Or they could take that platform and make it stable, efficient and lots of productivity wouldn't be lost. Or they could invest in stuff like UMPCs.

  3. Great. on Death of the UMPC? · · Score: 1

    And when, exactly, are Intel and Microsoft going to focus on something useful?

  4. I hope so. on Do We Really Need a Security Industry? · · Score: 1

    Otherwise, who's going to guard my porn while I'm out?

  5. Re:Wait a minute... on Student Arrested for Making Videogame Map of School · · Score: 1

    Look, after 9/11 everything changed.

  6. Re:Hammers? on Student Arrested for Making Videogame Map of School · · Score: 5, Funny

    A hammer is a terrorist tool because you couldn't crucify Jesus without a hammer! See? They hate Jesus! And freedom!

    Look, I found a terrorist song!

    If I had a hammer I'd hammer on the freedom
    I'd hammer on the infidels
    All over this land
    I'd hammer out patriots
    I'd hammer out christians
    I'd hammer out apple pie and baseball
    All over this land

  7. Now I understand how we screwed up Iraq so badly! on Student Arrested for Making Videogame Map of School · · Score: 1

    Only terrorists use maps!

  8. Okay... let me get this straight... on Soldiers Can't Blog Without Approval · · Score: 1

    So the insurgency which we've almost defeated since it's in its last throes will use the computers in their caves where they hide to destroy freedom by reading blogs of soldiers and learning secret information with the computers they don't have... or... wait... what?

    I totally can't keep my propaganda straight.

  9. Re:Big Surprise on Ad-Supported Free Music Downloads Doomed to Failure? · · Score: 1

    On the other hand, so much commercial pop drivel these days essentially is advertising...

  10. Re:James Doohan WW2 Vet on Ashes of Doohan Sent Into Space · · Score: 1

    It's one of those things that, once you know about it, you can't stop looking for it. Like Peter Falk's glass eye.

  11. Re:James Doohan WW2 Vet on Ashes of Doohan Sent Into Space · · Score: 5, Informative

    Which cost him one of his fingers (and thankfully that's all). He tried to hide it as often as he could, but there are a few episodes of Star Trek where you can see his missing index finger in a shot or two. Also, unknown to most people, he provided the voices of a lot of the supporting and incidental characters in the animated Star Trek show. He always had a talent for voices.

  12. Re:Not to mention total darkness for half the year on Canada to Build 40MW Solar Power Plant · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Yes, Canada is just one big wasteland. Its people live in igloos and spend their time putting mayonnaise on the walruses they rely on for survival. The igloos are a perfect defense against flying hockey pucks which periodically soar across the Canadian landscape. Also, we can't trust their prescription drugs to be of the same quality as American drugs.

  13. 3-D Virtual Workplaces? on Sun Surges Into Research, Virtual Worlds · · Score: 2, Funny

    "We'll need to do a meeting with Bob in accounting. He's the giant floating eyeball with tentacles."

  14. Re:Obligatory on Jack Valenti, Dead at 85 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Whoever rated this a 0 might want to go look up the entry on Valenti in Wikipedia. Specifically for his comment on the Beta VCR.

  15. Internet [n.] on A Succinct Definition of the Internet? · · Score: 1

    A pornographic media delivery system with occasional alternative uses.

  16. Re:Viva la? on Sony Takes on YouTube with Video-Sharing Site · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised! (Because it's in a Sony proprietary format)

  17. Re:Oh, great on FDA Considers Redefining Chocolate · · Score: 1

    This was 3 or 4 years ago, so probably not. I honestly don't remember the brand. I kept the bottle for a while as a novelty, but I don't have it anymore.

  18. Re:Hey! on RIM Offers BlackBerry Service Without the BlackBerry · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, when THEY call the meeting and it's just the two of you and they have to stop every 10 minutes to check their blackberry because they're bored, then maybe they shouldn't be calling the meeting in the first place.

  19. Hey! on RIM Offers BlackBerry Service Without the BlackBerry · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great! A service I would never pay for is now on two different platforms! Now people can be even more annoying during meetings!

  20. Re:Oh, great on FDA Considers Redefining Chocolate · · Score: 1

    I once bought a drink (can't remember the brand) which was a peach flavored non-carbonated thing 'made with real fruit juice!' The 'real fruit juice' was pear juice. How does that work?

  21. Re:Wifi in cafes on Time Warner Customers Get Free Wi-Fi Hotspots · · Score: 1

    Not true here in the U.S., especially not at many Starbucks which use T-Mobile to charge unrealistic prices ($10 for a 24-hour pass?!). Thankfully, there are sites like wififreespot.com which help you find the places that don't charge. I am always amazed when businesses that have people waiting around for ages (laundromats, hair salons, etc.) don't offer free wifi to attract customers, but it's so rare. Maybe this will change things...

  22. Wait... on The Germs' Drummer Arrested For Carrying Soap · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't the soap make them The Germless?

  23. Great. 2 million players. on Wal-Mart Begins Massive Push For HD DVD · · Score: 1

    I still don't have a good reason to upgrade. Like the majority of people (at least at present), I don't have a big-screen HDTV.

  24. Do they know for certain on Boston Bans Boing Boing From City Wi-Fi · · Score: 1

    that it was banned recently? It might have been banned for ages. The local free WiFi banned Craigslist and this is L.A. where Craigslist is used by tons of people to find entertainment industry work.

  25. Wouldn't it be novel... on NY Governor to Target Violent Video Games · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wouldn't it be novel if, instead of telling us how the poor children need to be protected from violent video games or movies or comic books or sinful negro music, a politician who claims to be concerned about our children's welfare has a major campaign to get them better medical care and education?