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  1. Re:NO. Make it an unconventional punishment. on US Supreme Court Upholds Indefinite Confinement · · Score: 1

    I have some bad news for you, you damn jaywalker

    Only a crazy person would risk his life just to avoid a crosswalk. He must be detained indefinitely!

  2. Re:This just in... on HTML Web App Development Still Has a Ways To Go · · Score: 1

    Yes there is a big debate about stored procedures if you should use them or not

    Seriously? I have no idea why someone would NOT use them. Unless they are lazy and/or don't know how to use the tools at their disposal. Sure, I don't use them for stupid little hacks and whatnot, but at least for production code I do.

    Where is this debate raging?

  3. Re:HTML5 Canvas not supported on this browser. (IE on Beautifully Rendered Music Notation With HTML5 · · Score: 1

    I prefer, and pretty much only use FireFox, but I notice that the FF numbers are not broken down into major versions like IE is. Possibly because it likes to auto-upgrade itself, but presenting it like that seems to hint at at least a slight bit of dishonesty.

  4. Re:Cccess to unlocked car = can damage it, duh on Hacking Automotive Systems · · Score: 2, Informative

    I would guess it's related to the Anti-lock Brake System, which needs to calculate how much force should be applied and how rapidly.

  5. Re:No... on Sprint's $199 HTC EVO 4G Gets Release Date of June 4 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyone downloading this many movies is a pirate, put simply.

    Arr, I resent that ye scalawag! I've too much time on me ship to be watchin' movies, and 3G coverage be spotty on the sea.

  6. Re:A few bad apples on Seattle Hacker Catches Cops Who Hid Arrest Tapes · · Score: 1

    And priests.

  7. Re:Obstruction of justice on Seattle Hacker Catches Cops Who Hid Arrest Tapes · · Score: 1

    That would be a HIPAA violation.

  8. Re:I wonder how long until it "accidentally" leaks on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 1

    I don't recall that caveat. Was that on the third, smaller tablet with all the footnotes and the bibliography?

  9. Re:I wonder how long until it "accidentally" leaks on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 1

    So someone has sat down and decided this?

    Not someone, a large group of scholars did. And it's not to point out what parts are good and which are negotiable -- the red parts are supposed to highlight things spoken by Jesus himself. Not necessarily exact quotes, but ideas that came directly from him.

  10. Re:I wonder how long until it "accidentally" leaks on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 1

    Imagine if religion was allowed to blend with Law in the U.S. Now imagine the more radical folks who tend to push those agenda and the 'ideals' they strive for.

    Basically, imagine the Republicans are in charge of everything.

  11. Re:I wonder how long until it "accidentally" leaks on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He's attempting to redefine "tolerance" as "loving acceptance", which is all too common these days.

  12. Re:If a Buddhist gets offended by lampooning on Extremists Warn South Park Creators Over Muhammad In a Bear Suit · · Score: 1

    I'm curious what you are trying to get across with your response, because it in neither supports nor contradicts the parent post. If you think that koan has anything to do with violence, you really don't understand it.

  13. Re:Gotta love... on Extremists Warn South Park Creators Over Muhammad In a Bear Suit · · Score: 2, Informative

    Do you have any idea how many muslims there are in the world, vs. how many have committed terrible acts in the name of their religion? That ratio could be considered "isolated incidents" as well. Granted, my gut reaction is that the M ratio would be higher than the C, but it's still a very small percentage.

  14. Re:Shadow of the Colossus on Roger Ebert On Why Video Games Can Never Be Art · · Score: 1

    So its scarcity defines it as not-art? It seems that everyone has their own definition of art, and none of them make any sense.

  15. Re:Shadow of the Colossus on Roger Ebert On Why Video Games Can Never Be Art · · Score: 1

    Then movies, as a medium, are not either. Nor are books (that one's easier to defend), paintings, sculptures, songs...

  16. Re:Shadow of the Colossus on Roger Ebert On Why Video Games Can Never Be Art · · Score: 1

    No, it would have to communicate the same feeling to some reasonable amount of people for it to count.

    I am sure there are many people who have felt great anger at points in certain video games.

  17. Re:The future is now on What Is the Future of Firewalls? · · Score: 1

    Changing a tire requires operating a jack and removing a couple nuts. It's a very obvious process.

    Checking fluid levels means opening the hood which, by itself, is a terrifying prospect for many of the idiots with cars out there. Then you have to know which fluids are in translucent tanks with fill lines (usually just wiper fluid, but not always) and you have to locate dipsticks for the others, know that you first have to wipe them off, knowing whether the car should be off or on, cold or warmed up, etc.

    Then all bets are off if one of the fluids are low: where does each liquid go? Sure, you might assume the average person can figure out the screw-off cap that says "Oil" is where the oil goes in. But have you ever worked helpdesk? People will call, frantically asking what to do when a dialog box comes up with just an "OK" button. I will never again assume that people can understand the obvious when it isn't on something with which they are already very familiar.

  18. Re:Leave the networking stuff to the networking te on What Is the Future of Firewalls? · · Score: 1

    The only reason I can think of having a GUI automated management tool is so some dumbass that doesn't know what he's doing can appear to manage firewalls.

    The only reason I can think of having a high level programming language is so some dumbass that doesn't know assembly can appear to write programs.

    Some things are better off getting simpler over time. Yes, having a proper network engineer to manage your firewalls is best. But not everyone can afford -- or even needs to hire one. If their network can now be protected relatively well because of a GUI config tool, when it was not protected at all before, everyone on the Internet is better off as a result.

  19. Re:When you buy it... on In Defense of Jailbreaking · · Score: 1

    You are a bit off in your reasoning. We aren't electing a copyright czar... if someone gets 100% of the vote and happens to dislike cats, it doesn't mean everyone hates cats now. It just means the voters are able to tolerate his dislike of cats.

    The majority of voters can tolerate the politicians' stances on those restrictions. Actually, it's more likely that they are uninformed or just don't care, but they are not actively supporting that one position, they are allowing it to happen.

  20. Re:Slippery slope... on Military Asserts Right To Respond To Cyberattacks · · Score: 1

    -1, Wooooooosh!!!!

  21. Re:Get rid of the Necklace... on How To Build a Winscape · · Score: 1

    They don't expect you to do that. That part is a gimmick feature for parties or something. Of course, though, without that it's just a really expensive digital picture frame.

  22. Re:Affordable on The 1 Terabyte SSD Arrives · · Score: 1

    Yes, you do have a different definition; your definition is entirely wrong. One item's affordability is in no way affected by the price of another item, regardless how similar it may (or may not) be.

    Many SSDs are quite affordable for many people. A $100 1TB drive is just cheap -- in price and, I suspect, in quality.

  23. Re:Oh, look.... on NASA Unveils Sweeping New Programs For Next 5 Years · · Score: 1

    Actually, I'll do it for you.
    20 people with 10% unemployment means 2 are unemployed.
    year 11: 1m balance + 200k taxes - 200k wages = 1mil
    year 12: ... well, it's the same.

    Hey, I just balanced the budget! Vote "me" for president!

  24. Re:Oh, look.... on NASA Unveils Sweeping New Programs For Next 5 Years · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Now run those numbers with an employment rate that is sane.

    The government does not pay for half of the population, nor do we have 50% unemployment -- it's about 9.7%, which is higher than usual. And most of the other 90% still pay taxes.

  25. Re:Human Spaceflight is no longer NASAs job on NASA Unveils Sweeping New Programs For Next 5 Years · · Score: 1

    Remember that whole dot-com bubble that inspired tons of people to get into technology and create amazing things like the Google search engine? Yeah, that's private sector.