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  1. Re:So Impeach Him on Computerized Election Results With No Election · · Score: 1

    The US President is just running up a balloon to see how well his third term prospects are doing. Tim S

  2. Re:Crazy Chef Sato on Creativity Potentially Linked To Schizophrenia · · Score: 1

    I say two out of ten may be crazy; the smart ones are real good at faking sanity. Tim S

  3. The Right ISBN on Why New Systems Fail · · Score: 1

    978-1438944241 Tim S.

  4. Re:Quite Honestly on Launch of First International FOSS Law Review · · Score: 1

    What? When, did the EU start accepting "software patents"? Tim S

  5. Re:You are standing in a dimly lit room on Judge May Take "Fair Use" Away From Jury · · Score: 1

    I think I would rue being eaten by a grue; but, I never knew what a grue was. Tim S

  6. Re:This is just wrong... on Swine Flu Kills Obese People Disproportionately · · Score: 1

    Please, just the fats.
    Tim S.

  7. Re:Whatever happened to replacements for the shutt on Endeavour's Launch Once More Delayed · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yes, it would create jobs. But, I am guessing it would not be the correct type of jobs.

    The correct type of jobs only employ people who are the correct type of people.

    The correct type of people are people who will vote for Obama in the next election.
    Or, at least voted for him in the last election.

    Tim S.

  8. Re:Well... yeh. on Swine Flu Kills Obese People Disproportionately · · Score: 1

    Anyone who "can not" lose weight is, quite simply, doing something wrong. Sure, they could be part of the .001% of people with a gland problem but let's be serious and talk about the overwhelming majority.

    I can say that I am NOT doing something wrong. My problem seems to be that I need to do more of the right thing. I need to exercise more, but it is very hard to exercise once you get out of shape. My asthma is one of several things (health type issues) that work against me. I seem to have hit a block that I am having problem getting by. My max weight was 265 lbs. currently 230 and I can not seem to get below 220 and stay there. Two weeks ago was at 225; then the whether changed. Now, just going outside makes my asthma act up. Note, for me dieting was never a way to lose weight. I always had to exercise. My diet was only good to prevent weight gain. Tim S.

  9. Re:The law is on London's side on UK's National Portrait Gallery Threatens To Sue Wikipedia User · · Score: 1

    I maintain that viewing the photos from a website is legal. You are implying that if you view the photos and then copy them that it violates the copyright of the photos when you viewed them, I disagree. I do think a site might require you to agree to a license; and then the courts could be involved to determine if the license was violated. Viewing an photo on a web-site is NOT illegal based on latter actions of the viewer. Tim S.

  10. Re:The law is on London's side on UK's National Portrait Gallery Threatens To Sue Wikipedia User · · Score: 1

    If a person puts an photo on a Web-site that means they give defacto rights to an user to view it. Note: This does not give them rights to upload photo to another site; but, it certainly means they have the website permission to view it.

    The Computer where the user looked/uploaded it is the location of any possible copyright crime/transgression. There is not real IT person who can claim where the web-server that the user got the photo from had a crime committed on it. Note, I can see the location of the user computer and/or the site it was uploaded to have criminal jurisdiction of the crime. But, the Web-site the user downloaded it from does not; this assumes the Web-site was authorized to display the photo.

    Tim S

  11. Re:What if I asked on Searching Google, Where Internet Access is Scarce · · Score: 1

    How much wood would a wood-chuck chuck if a wood-chuck could chuck wood?

    Traditional Answer is
    "As much wood as a wood-chuck chuck if a wood-chuck could chuck wood."

    How many cans could a canner can if a canner could can cans?
    In my opinion, "canner can" another form of the wood-chuck question.

    Tim S.

  12. Re:The law is on London's side on UK's National Portrait Gallery Threatens To Sue Wikipedia User · · Score: 1

    NPG says the servers they were copied from are in the UK. And that's probably true. The wiki server they were uploaded to and the copier may well be in the US. It's a finer point of law where the copying is deemed to have taken place.

    Only to Lawyers, to an IT person the copying took place on the user computer.
    The website was public; all websites photos are copied to the user computer.
    The possible illegal copy was made when the photo was uploaded to the new Wiki server.

    Tim S.

  13. Trick Question for all ATT and Version Workers on Nanopillar Solar May Cost 10x Less Than Silicon · · Score: 1

    If the old method costs 1 dollar to make per unit.
    And, the new method only cost one tenth as much.

    Does to new method cost
    A. 10 cents
    B. 0.10 dollars
    C. 0.10 cents
    D. A and B
    E. B and C
    F. None of the above.

    Tim S.

  14. Re:excellent progress! on Laser Treatment Could Save the Sight of Millions · · Score: 1

    Now all they need to do is train the sharks not to eat the old people during the procedure.

    That must be where the idea of that surgery costs an "arm and a leg" started. Tim S.

  15. Re:Have a think about this angle. on Safe Harbor Spells Win For Kaspersky In Malware Case Against Zango · · Score: 1

    Am I going crazy here, or did what I just type make complete sense?

    I think what you said made complete sense; but, in no way can I confirm or deny your sanity. Tim S.

  16. Re:very dangerous practice on Japanese Creating "Super Tuna" · · Score: 1

    Honestly, the argument the GP is making is that we should, by our inaction, allow some poor people in some far away country to starve to death. Those poor people consume far fewer of the earth's resources than the average American. If the GP really wants to make a difference and free up some resources, maybe he should start with himself.

    That was almost what I was thinking; [under Cap and Trade] assassins should get Carbon credits for each kill for them to sell to industry. Should the amount be prorated based on individual? Just Joking (I hope.) Tim S

  17. breathing tax? on What the US Can Learn From Europe's Pollution Credit System · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Any Idea how they are going to tax breathing?
    I know they have not said they are going to do it; but, see option 3 I think the Libs will like it.
    The way I see are
    1. Flat rate per person
    2. Prorated based on the weight of person
    3. Just tax the calories in food.
    (Carbon production in people is closely related to calorie intake)
    Tim S

  18. Re:Really?? on US Open Government Initiative Enters Phase Three · · Score: 1

    We have two wars going on with no real plan to get out of either.

    Which two wars are you talking about? If Iraq and Afghanistan, I think our plan for Iraq might work OK. If Afghanistan and N. Korea then you are correct we have no exit plan. Tim S PS: When are we planning to leave Germany and Japan?

  19. Re:WM Has It on Allegedly Rigged Product Demo In SAP Suit Goes Missing · · Score: 1

    Exactly what I was thinking. Tim S

  20. Re:American Liberals on Bitterness To Be Classified As a Mental Illness · · Score: 1

    I like the way liberals invent solvable reasons why the obvious solutions will never work; and, claim the solvable issue can NOT be solved. Example, problem Global Warming; solution Nuclear Power. I posted about it when Union President Obama stopped the work nuclear disposal system out west. The posters on this site said the main reason Nuclear Power would not work is NIMBY; that is a fixable problem; if, the US Government and Press would do its job of explaining the Nuclear Power pros ans cons compared to all other major Electrical generation systems. Tim S PS: I am pro solar and wind; I just know they are not yet ready to supply all the USA power needs.

  21. Re:naaahhhhh on Obama Taps Charles Bolden To Lead NASA · · Score: 1

    The nation's 15-year-olds make a poor showing on a newly released international test of practical math applications, ranking 24th out of 29 industrialized nations, behind South Korea, Japan and most of Europe. U.S. students' scores were comparable to those in Poland, Hungary and Spain.

    http://www.usatoday.com/educate/mathscience/article-math2.htm If you can NOT use the math what worth is it. Tim S

  22. Re:States rights on US To Require That New Cars Get 42 MPG By 2016 · · Score: 1

    So, A single bug in the law takes effect in all 50 states instead of a single one. Democracy is an experiment some times it is nice to see what happens with slightly different laws. For example, I would NOT want the federal government to take over educational till DC schools are above average in the USA. Tim S

  23. Re:Alternate story? on Man Arrested For Taking Photo of Open ATM · · Score: 1

    Isn't Knowing the law a prerequisite?

    I would bet money, I am broke so not much money, that it is NOT required; It is NOT even required for a house member to read and understand earmarks/amendments submitted to make laws done by his office staff. Tim S

  24. Re:Fools! on When Comets Attack · · Score: 1

    So, he was a fanatic who did not support Direct Power for anyone. That is not really common in that century or this century. Tim S.

  25. Re:nuclear power helps to solves Global Warming. on What's Getting Cut From Science Part of the Federal Budget · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you think Global warming is a major problem; but, the politicians are not going to try to solve the problem with a real solution. Does this mean you agree the politicians are just using Global warming as a reason to tax and tax. NOTE: The president if he really thought GW was a major can solve the NIMBY issue without a lot of effort. Tim S