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  1. Re:This just in... on New Hampshire Cops Use Taser On Woman Buying Too Many iPhones · · Score: 1

    Potential exporter.

  2. Re:Intelligence is... on Goodbye, IQ Tests: Brain Imaging Predicts Intelligence Levels · · Score: 1

    I think that's called experience.

  3. Re:Finally proof! on US Census Bureau Offers Public API For Data Apps · · Score: 1, Interesting

    But they promise to never misuse that data, remember!

  4. Re:GPL is poison to business on Why Desktop Linux Hasn't Taken Off · · Score: 1

    The GPL "you must distribute source" part only applies if you distribute the modified binaries. If it is kept within the company, you don't have to distribute the source. AFAIK, anyway.

  5. Zeno's Paradox on The Laws of Physics Trump Traffic Laws · · Score: 1

    I've been wanting to use one of Zeno's Paradoxes to disprove that I was speeding (because, officer, motion is an illusion). I haven't had the balls yet mostly since they've been long disproven by calculus.

  6. Halting Problem on Escaping Infinite Loops · · Score: 4, Funny

    So we've solved the halting problem.

    By making it the user's problem?

    Wait a second...

  7. Re:Duh... on Nigerian Email Scam Victim Sues Bank, Loses Appeal · · Score: 1

    You know, when you sign up for a bank account, you are signing an agreement on how they handle deposits, checks, etc. That, and you endorsed the back of the check, saying "I trust this person/entity". The shits on your lap now if it goes sour.

  8. Ah yes, I see this all the time at work... on The Placebo Effect Not Just On Drugs · · Score: 1

    An IT variant: "You were the last one to touch my computer, so it must be your fault".

  9. Re:Without any evidence? on Online Forum Speeding Boast Leads To Conviction · · Score: 1

    I got a ticket for "running a stop sign" after a rent-a-cop was chasing me with his lights on for a couple miles. I hadn't done anything wrong, other than anger him. I got tired of looking like a retard with a little rent-a-cop car behind me with it's blue light flashing around. So I stopped at a small town's police department. On the way, I rolled through one of the stop signs. I said this guys been following me for no real reason. Me, the real officer, and the RAC argued for a bit. He accused me of speeding. I said, "How fast was I going?", he said "too fast". I said, "You're just mad because I flicked you off, and you want some kind of revenge. Get over it." Then he claimed that I "ran a stop sign" within this town's jurisdiction. The guy was yelling and clearly agitated... and insane.

    After the RAC finally calmed down the police officer I was speaking to was letting me go. Then the chief came out and told the officer to write me a ticket for running a stop sign. There wasn't a solid time or location put on the ticket. Long story short, I show up for the court date and it's thrown out. After getting lectured by the judge about what an "amateur" I am and that I would have "buried" myself if I kept asking questions. You know, questions like: "Which stop sign did I allegedly run?"

    I could have picked a better town to stop at, or just continued to school and gone to class. That probably would have been more hilarious

    I'd go on about how they made me wait till last to discuss my not-guilty plea, accused me of being "the loudest in the court room after repeated requests to be quiet" as part of my "character" for prosecution, but that's another story. The town's not known for it's nice police and justice force...

  10. Re:Zero Gravity? on Doctor Invents 'Zero Gravity' Radiation Suit · · Score: 1

    How can inertia be dry in the first place?

  11. Re:Why I prefer physical media on Most Console Gamers Still Prefer Physical Media · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't care what format it is as long as I don't have to be connected to license servers--which may or may not be running--every time I want to play.

  12. Already canceled mine... on Time To Ditch Cable For Internet TV? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I cancelled mine not too long ago. We just weren't using it all that much (me and the gf). We have a home server with Mediatomb, and she's got abc.com, and our homemade antenna.

    I spent just over 30 minutes "cancelling" the cable service. I was on hold for about 28 of those minutes. Don't tell me they don't do that on purpose... grrrr

  13. Re:captain obvious on Warez Moving From BitTorrent to Conventional Hosting Services · · Score: 1

    No, he's right. Except, they only have to accept exact amounts.

    That is, if you a have a $12 pizza; you want to pay with a $50 note, they don't have to.

    If you show up with 1,200 pennies, they have to. Period.

  14. Re:That's why I stopped using Wordpress on WordPress Exploit Allows Admin Password Reset · · Score: 1

    Actually, I have. but as someone mentioned a few posts down, I doubt it's as secure as I'd like. It was mainly just to see if I could. See, I'd like a website that maintains itself, so I can maintain all the projects I put on the site, instead of the site itself.

  15. Re:how dumb on Man Jailed After Using LimeWire For ID Theft · · Score: 2, Informative

    Being a computer tech. and mechanic, I can say yes, we do.

  16. That's why I stopped using Wordpress on WordPress Exploit Allows Admin Password Reset · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I was tired of constantly having security issues and having to upgrade. Isn't there less feature-filled blog app out there that's all lightweight and whatnot?

  17. Re:It's unclear why this is a bad thing on College Credits For Trolling the Web? · · Score: 1

    What part of the Wege Document didn't you get?

  18. Re:In related news... on Linux Reaches 1% Usage Share · · Score: 1

    hm, so true.

  19. Re:Starting to pack my things... on Cablevision To Offer 101 Mbps Down, No Caps · · Score: 1

    Yup, me too. What a shame. Stuck with Time Warner, I am.

  20. Wait, don't you mean easy on windoze... on Intel Cache Poisoning Is Dangerously Easy On Linux · · Score: 1

    oh noesss my linux!

  21. Re:I don't think this kid is as innocent as you... on College Police Think Using Linux Is Suspicious Behavior · · Score: 1

    I agree completely that he doesn't deserve unfair treatment, but I'm (or at least I was), that the kid isn't being prosecuted "just" because he uses linux/a command line, like most of the comments seemed to say.

  22. Re:I don't think this kid is as innocent as you... on College Police Think Using Linux Is Suspicious Behavior · · Score: 1

    Not a troll. I wasn't stating anything from a legal perspective either... but as others have stated: The warrant does have merit, and it also has sensational aspects to it. The police always throw everything they can on warrants to make sure it sticks. The kid, from my POV, isn't innocent, and this isn't some vibrant civil rights violation.

  23. I don't think this kid is as innocent as you... on College Police Think Using Linux Is Suspicious Behavior · · Score: 2, Interesting

    would think. The warrant is junk, yes. But the kid, judging from what the warrant cites, was asking for it. Also, the cop seems to be a real cop.

  24. PETA should see this... on Sheep Herding LED Art · · Score: 1

    Maybe they'll all have heart attacks and perish.

  25. My life is now complete. on Tesla Coil Imperial March · · Score: 1

    That was awesome. Although, I wish they showed more of that fluorescent action at the end.