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  1. Re:Deep pocket lobbyists will get you everything on Copyright Scholar Challenges RIAA/DOJ Position · · Score: 1

    For some reason I thought the making-available theory had been successfully challenged in open court, and was no longer being used.

    I haven't been watching that carefully though, and I may well have misunderstood (or be mis-remembering).

  2. Re:Yay! I uake 3! yay! on Advanced Open Source Engine Based On Quake 3 · · Score: 1

    Dude... Q3A came out more than 10 years ago.

  3. Re:Wow I'm First on Microsoft Ending Mainstream Support For XP · · Score: 1

    Except when they can get away with it?

    Seriously, we are in the middle of a financial crisis based largely on companies making money producing products NO ONE wanted.

  4. Re:Blame me on Antarctic Ice Bridge Finally Breaks Off · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Good for them!

    I do the same thing here in Boston. Plenty of people here resent the truly unpatriotic - SUVs with magnetic Support the Troops ribbons, during wartime, in an economic and energy crisis.

    If you don't have the decency to be ashamed, there are people that will risk their lives to force you to pay an asshole tax, either in brake pads, or insurance premiums, or 100 other ways you don't yet perceive.

  5. Re:DVDs on Coming Soon, 250 DVDs In a Quarter-Sized Device · · Score: 1

    No, we're not. We're living in the present and everything we do is part of the past. I hate it when people say we're living in the future. It sounds ridiculous.

    Maybe it sounds ridiculous to you, but most of us are living in the future. ... See? We're still alive! Well anyway, I am.

  6. Re:You can't knock Kalypso Media on Four Add-ons Planned For Sins of a Solar Empire · · Score: 1

    The sky is not falling. I first played Sins from a bittorrent copy. I already had stardock installed, and I had no problems playing in single or multiplayer.

    I played it for a couple of days, and then when I realized I had a jones for some more, I uninstalled and bought a copy.

    Talk about harsh DRM...

  7. Re:Opus retires? Dood! on Opus the Penguin Retired · · Score: 2, Funny

    more of a metal group for Opus and Bill the Cat.

    Heavy metal, weighty brass... Opus played the tuba.

  8. Re:There is a downside to peaking early on 7th-Grader Designs Three Dimensional Solar Cell · · Score: 1

    The phrase "literally nuts" is neither linguistically sound nor particularly descriptive - although kudos for invoking Godwin's Law in your rebuttal. I am now going to make the gross generalization that you are an ignorant white American male that is under the mistaken impression that your beliefs are facts upon which the foundations for civilization should be rebuilt.

    Good luck with... all that.

    And back to the topic at hand: that 12 year old kid is frighteningly smart! Hope his invention pans out. It would be a real coup for the solar industry.

  9. Re:No harm, no foul on University Brings Charges Against White Hat Hacker · · Score: 1

    Yes, and if he had been standing behind you on a train platform, he was able to push you to your death - but I don't think that qualifies as murder.

  10. Re:Rock bottom on In MN, Massive Police Raids On Suspected Protestors · · Score: 1

    Racism and sexism have been erased?! Holy shit, that's great news! I can't wait to tell my sister, who still makes about 70 cents on the dollar compared to me. And I will sit here and hold my breath while I wait for the people responsible for these most recent violations to be held responsible.

    Sparky, you *are* a tool, in every sense of the word.

    If this sentiment is confusing or nonsensical to you, consider that the fault may not lie with the message. After all, what does a hammer know of the carpenter's will?

  11. Re:Upcoming Mythbusters Special! on CC Companies Scotch Mythbusters Show On RFID Security · · Score: 1

    The whooshing sound you hear is an X-Men reference traveling and high speed 3 inches above your scalp.

  12. Re:Tea Party redux on Diebold Admits Ohio Machines May Lose Votes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please mod parent up.

    Civil disobedience is where we need to be now, to prevent us bleeding-heart liberals from needing to learn how to care for small arms.

  13. Re:Open Voting on Diebold Admits Ohio Machines May Lose Votes · · Score: 3, Informative

    The tree of liberty needs to be watered by what again? Is it hugs and puppies, safe in their comfy beds? I can't quite remember.

  14. Re:Cue the rationalists.... on Watching China Turn Off the Pollution · · Score: 1

    Damn next thing you'll be telling me the big yellow ball in the sky has nothing to do with this global warming?

    Of course, it's all so obvious now! Monty Burns was right - we just need to blot out the sun!

  15. Re:Indeed they were: on Batman Discussion · · Score: 2, Funny

    Boy, the way the Bee Gees played
    Movies John Travolta made
    Guessing how much Elvis weighed
    Those were the days
    And you knew where you were then
    Watching shows like Gentle Ben
    Mister, we could use a man like Sheriff Lobo again
    "Disco Duck" and Fleetwood Mac
    Coming out of my eight-track
    Michael Jackson still was black
    Those were the days

    Bart was feeling mighty blue
    It's a shame what school can do
    For no reason, here's Apu
    Those were the days

  16. Re:You Americans on Congress Tries To Strip Power From Anti-Wiretap Judge · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just because someone shows integrity doesn't mean he's one of the good guys.

    That is exactly what it means. An opponent is someone showing integrity and approaching the system from their own different position. The bad guys are the ones undermining the system entirely. You may be politically opposed to this judge (and I would guess that I am as well, if he was a Bush nominee), but he's still one of the good guys.

    We can come together as a country and kick the criminals out, even if we aren't all of the same political bent. In fact, we basically must, if we hope to return the Republic to the people.

  17. Re:i want to kill myself on RIAA's Throwing In the Towel Covered a Sucker Punch · · Score: 1

    If you're going to slit your wrists, remember to go deep. You need to seriously sever an artery, which means you have to get all the way past the dermis and a little into muscle. Pills & booze is harder than it sounds, but some decent pills or booze can reduce the pain of slicing up your arm. Plan ahead! Get a fresh razor blade and put it in a matte knife - it should provide both the speed and depth that you'll need.

    Remember, cut *lengthwise* from wrist to elbow, not sideways. It's a harder angle, but more effective. Also, a tub full of warm water will reduce the chances that you'll clot after you pass out. Also, be considerate. Make sure you have enough time alone, and then leave a note outside the door to call the police. Don't make friends or family find you.

    Good luck!

  18. Re:huh? on Porn Found On L.A. Obscenity Case Judge's Website · · Score: 2, Funny

    Personally, I think the whole story is bull.

  19. Re:Oh, Rick Perry, what the hell on Texas Governor As E3 Keynote Speaker Causes Strife · · Score: 1

    I thought that was Matthew Perry?

  20. Re:yes it is. on Whitehouse Emails Were Lost Due to "Upgrade" · · Score: 1

    Unless... he's you...

  21. Re:Transit passes... on NXP RFID Cracked · · Score: 1

    Knowledge is Power
    Power Corrupts
    therefore

    BURN THE WITCH

  22. Re:John Titor on Large Hadron Collider Sparks 'Doomsday' Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Oh come on! Mod parent funny! Remember Dan Quayle? That goober...

  23. Re:Not good enough on Patriot Act Haunts Google Service · · Score: 1

    Quest, I believe.

  24. Re:Vendor lockin is a myth on From "Happy Hacking" to "Screw You" · · Score: 3, Funny

    Potayto, potahto...

  25. Re:Read some more on IT Workers Split For McCain, Obama · · Score: 1

    That would be a little difficult, considering Falwell has been dead for awhile....

    Not nearly long enough.