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  1. Re:But but but... on Apple Cuts Off Linux iPod Users · · Score: 1

    I thought Apple had embraced open source

    That was last week, now they're in the Extend phase.

  2. Re:How do homeopaths wash dishes? on Science vs. Homeopathy · · Score: 1

    I would have no problem with it if the only laws they say applied are magical ones. Applying scientific analysis leads to the conclusion that it acts as a placebo, which is an interesting field of study in its own right but is contrary to the claims of proponents.

  3. Re:I think Mundie has a point on Gates Successor Says Microsoft Laid Foundation for Google · · Score: 1

    So, we lost Archie and Veronica thanks to Jughead?

  4. Re:Dodgy. on Software Company Sues Popular Australian Forum · · Score: 1

    Fucking bullshit. They have been the premiere forums for IT choice in Australia for over a decade and are peerless in their stature. Every software company in Australia that I know of, and many outside are represented on their forums with a professional presence, allowing instant feedback to the people who make the decisions. It is unparalleled in the world as far as I can gather for the access to industry insiders. They deliberately sever ties to any advertising or other industry pressures, the only advertising they do is for their hosting providers who host them as a courtesy to the Australian online community. Your slander is unsubstantiated bullshit.

  5. Re:I am so glad... on Free Pascal 2.2 Has Been Released · · Score: 1

    EricTheGreen, keen, lean and mean, cleans machines supreme, gleans obscene fiends
    GGP was whimsical, so it's time to get rhythmical, forget the political just chill to the pacifical
    Didn't they mention, I'm in main contention, onomatopoeia retention is at maximum affection
    I'm a smartarse, loudmouth rude uncouth bastard, so dont mind my darstardly ways,
    just gaze into the future my friend, time isn't at an end, it forever extends.

  6. Re:INVADE! on Russia Tests World's Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb · · Score: 1

    Actually, the US had Uncle Sam, though I hear he's being replaced by Big Brother.

  7. In other news on Sun Acquires CFS/Lustre, Becomes Windows OEM · · Score: 2, Funny

    Botnet creators announced that they would work together with Sun to utilise their new Microsoft capabilities to the fullest extent.

  8. Re:My real fear about this issue on Software Company Sues Popular Australian Forum · · Score: 1

    I agree, it would set a very scary precedent. I've found Broadband Choice immensely helpful over the years finding ISPs, all thanks to the in-depth user feedback. The court claim reads like any typical forum thread, which is why I have faith this will be thrown out at the first opportunity. While not having a constitutional protection of free speech, we do have rights enshrined in common law which should apply here (IANAL etc.)

  9. Re:Congress provided a shield for this on Software Company Sues Popular Australian Forum · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Except, of course, where an Australian judge deems it fit. Extradition's a bitch.

  10. Re:Translated Article Text on Canadian Bureaucrats Don't "Think Different" · · Score: 1

    Motus, stops bent!

  11. Re:Serious privacy issue on Swedish Company Trials Peer-to-Peer Cellphones · · Score: 1

    As opposed to, say, intercepting those calls at the base station? This seems to be a way to avoid these eavesdropping posts, or at least stop the governments and telcos monopolising them.

  12. Re:Privacy Concerns Anyone? on Swedish Company Trials Peer-to-Peer Cellphones · · Score: 1
    Better than being routed through a CIA/NSA/DoD listening post.

    That, or just use tinfoil.

  13. WHo are you kidding? on What Are the Advantages/Disadvantages of Game Schools? · · Score: 1

    Just get a pure computing or maths degree. Don't waste your time on shoddy art schools - there's little chance of meeting a successful developer that way. Instead, form an ad-hoc company with some fellow like-minded students while getting your degree and start developing. Join the local industry association to meet developers and entrepreneurs, while focusing on your core skills at university. Use your university time to read all the old SIGGRAPH journals, or whichever topic in the game sphere takes your fancy. The tools for game design are identical to other software, it's all in the application of those concepts.

  14. Re:Your Rights Online?! on Retailer Refuses Hardware Repair Due To Linux · · Score: 1

    I should have the right to change the contents of my harddrive without voiding a hardware warranty, online or offline!

  15. Re:Mixed Reaction.... on Free Pascal 2.2 Has Been Released · · Score: 5, Funny

    Assuming alliterations are always apparent admits absence of afterthought. Learn that linguistics leverage lost lines, lest ye languish. Parent poster presumably postulated the Pascal premise presuppositionally. Defined, 'I wonder how much orphaned legacy Delphi code there is out there looking for a support route.' distinctly diverges to 'Does destitute Delphi data desire duplicate development designs?'

  16. Re:Polar Photography on Seven Wonders of the IT World · · Score: 1
    That's a fantastic picture, thanks. I'm fairly sure Antarctica is populated all year round. It is far easier to get to than the ISS, and I'm sure most scientists would feel a similar thrill staying at either one.

    So I checked, and according to the Australian Antarctic Division:

    No more than a few thousand in the height of summer, going down to hundreds over winter. The most populous antarctic centre is McMurdo Base on Ross Island, south of New Zealand, operated by the United States. Australia's four stations have winter-time populations totalling around 80 in winter, rising to perhaps 200 in summer. In addition, marine scientists spend a lot of time on research boats in the Southern Ocean during the summer months.

    So there you have it. Thanks again for the pic, and don't fret, APOD is never off-topic!

  17. Re:I hope... on Seven Wonders of the IT World · · Score: 1, Funny

    It was an amazing concept. Who would have thought to make a personal music player using a pocket sized playback device that you listened to through headphones? A truly revolutionary device.

  18. Re:What, the "Sponsered Links" section? on Google Sued Over Deceptive Search Results · · Score: 4, Informative

    The article skims the details of those involved. The ACCC is one of the few worthwhile government departments, who basically prosecute breaches of consumer rights like false advertising. The Trading Post is the most popular classified ad newspaper and website, of which the majority of ads are for cars and motorbikes. It is very likely that the ACCC will get their way, which probably means the Trading Post gets charged for fraudulently posing as an affiliate or representative of the dealerships. It is far from clear how Google will be affected, but already google.com.au seem to have pulled the sponsored links from the top.

  19. Re:Yea right on Smarter-than-Human Intelligence & The Singularity Summit · · Score: 1

    Pfft roads? They've got nothing on rocks - they haven't reproduced for millions of years and they're everywhere!

  20. Re:Of course... on Smarter-than-Human Intelligence & The Singularity Summit · · Score: 1

    I'm afraid I don't feel good, Dave.

  21. Re:File under "Who gives a shit" on Underground Mac Community Foils a Coup · · Score: 1
    He's got a life... he's a mysterious, dangerous agent in the mysterious dark caverns of the Mac Serial Underground, a shadow world where people are known only by a cryptic screenname and danger lurks at every corner.

    It's either that, or just the bad lighting in the basement.

  22. Re:Subterranean Homesick Blues on Underground Mac Community Foils a Coup · · Score: 1

    No, it just means that after two years, they were going to be the first ones to venture out of Moms basement. Luckily their plans were overthrown, and the real world is safe once again.

  23. Re:New Zealand != Australia on Police Busted When Tracking Device Found On Car · · Score: 1

    I know! They'd never do a page about Goatse.. aww crap.

  24. Re:Sue the police? on Police Busted When Tracking Device Found On Car · · Score: 3, Funny

    he is in the Grand Old Pedophiles and Corrupt Thieves and Draft Dodgers and Deserters Party, which has become little more than a machine of immoral cowardly thieves stealing as much as they can from the public tills.

    You'll have to be more specific I'm afraid, I still can't tell which party that is.

  25. Re:Good going from the PR dept. on Police Busted When Tracking Device Found On Car · · Score: 1

    I'm highly dubious that even if the courts would allow tracking of his car, that they would allow the same for his daughters and flatmates car. Still, the proof is in the pudding, this still could be up front and legit even though it stinks of something very fishy going on.