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  1. Re:Good luck with that on EFF Sues To Overturn Telecom Immunity · · Score: 1

    he said "toe to toe".

    The insurgents know damn good and well they can't beat the USMC in a stand up fight. They would be stupid to even try, that's why they fight a guerilla war. They are fighting against the will of the American public to keep the Marines over there.

    Don't agree with, or have any interest in an argument about, the Iraq war. Just pointing that out.

  2. Thats it! on Software Holds Cell Phone Calls While Driving · · Score: 1

    outlaw cars! Problems solved.

  3. no, the word was "Bird" on Banjo Used In Brain Surgery · · Score: 1

    buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh ummm maow maow buh buh ummm maow moaw

  4. a shocking statement. on Microsoft's Ethical Guidelines · · Score: 4, Insightful

    that might be the dumbest thing I have ever read on any messageboard anywhere on the net.

  5. if you are getting pr0n via SSTV... on DIY Live Photos From ISS · · Score: 1

    you are doing it wrong.

  6. Re:First post on Steve Wozniak Predicts Death of the IPod · · Score: 1

    I can't argue with you over the experience you had with an ipod, please don't take this reply as such.

    I also completely agree that iTunes sucks. It is approaching real player levels of suckitude, and I would have said that wasn't possible before having to use it with my iPhone...having said that,

    I have to read the manual or look something up online? GET OFF MY LAWN!!!

  7. Re:the excitement about finding water on mars on Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow · · Score: 3, Interesting

    but maybe there is just enough in some places that it can support life...which would mean that there is life on 2 planets in our solar system...which means that it almost certainly exists somewhere else in the galaxy too, which is kinda exciting to me.

  8. we know that... on Nevada Businesses Must Start Encrypting E-Mail By Oct. 1st · · Score: 1

    but if you run a business and aren't tech savy you don't.

    I already deal with having to encrypt everything in my current job (electronic medical claims). Believe me, there is still a ton of money to be made, even if you don't sell the software to them.

  9. Re:Sure, But Only the Paranoids Survive on Political Viewpoints Linked To Fear · · Score: 1

    mod up....even if it hurts.

  10. Re:sorry on Huge Arctic Ice Shelf Breaks Off · · Score: 1

    I disagree sir.

    A good Bourbon is also quite tasty on the rocks...Although it is Whisky on the rocks, so your statement that only Scotch is acceptable for whiskey on the rocks is still true I suppose.

  11. hah! on Defining Video Game Addiction · · Score: 1

    I thought the EXACT same thing...

    ofc, this is coming from someone that cried when they got home with the 2600 ver of pac man and realized after about 10 minutes what a steaming load of shit it was.

  12. Re:Not accurate. Consistent. on Timing Technology Behind Olympic Record Results · · Score: 1

    machines are not perfect either

  13. I am, and I always laughed at that line. on Magpies Are Self-Aware · · Score: 1

    I thought it was just gibberish...should have looked it up I guess.

    sorry for laughing at you Iggy.

  14. Re:Save the Franchise? on LucasArts Embargoes "Clone Wars" Reviews · · Score: 1

    excellent games, and more entertaining than all the new horseshit combined.

  15. biggest problem I have... on LucasArts Embargoes "Clone Wars" Reviews · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The guy already had enough money for several lifetimes. He was in a position to make any movie he wanted with the prequels, he could have taken it anywhere, it was going to make money anyway...and he fucking cashed in, then he cashed in again.....then he cashed in AGAIN.

    How much money is enough?

    Fuck you Lucas.

  16. Re:I already kind of do this... on Let Your Theme Song be Your Password · · Score: 1

    I don't know if I would say "incredibly easy", but I am completely willing to accept that you know more about it that I do. The example given was made intentionally simple, I don't use only major chords for actual pw's. Throw in a few minor seventh or diminished/augmented chords and it uses more characters.

    There are lots of mnenomic's you can use, I am sure this isn't the best...it's just one that works for me.

  17. I already kind of do this... on Let Your Theme Song be Your Password · · Score: 1

    not using files, but I do use music to create passwords...or at least pw that I want to be very secure.

    I use guitar chords, pick a phrase from a song, and make the chord name/fingering the password.

    ex: E022100A*02220D**0232
    *=a string you don't hit. Use any special char for it.

    can be as long as you feel like typing and it's easy to remember (if you play guitar, would work for just about any other instrument I would imagine)

  18. Re:Lousy video on HTC Dream (Android) Video Emerges · · Score: 2, Informative

    Did you notice how the guy had to punch several of the icons over and over again to get them to respond?

    I have the same problem on my iphone 3G...esp any buttons close to the corner of the screen

    it looks like it had an issue when he tried to flip it.

    my iphone also does this every now and again. Not enough to bother me, but it does happen.

  19. among my favorite Cartman quotes on Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves · · Score: 1

    "Great news guys! We're all gonna die..."

  20. Re:It's easy... on New Olympics Scoring: No More Perfect 10.0 · · Score: 1

    Shooting and archery seem more like tests of skill than sporting events to me. I know that you could probably cite something else that would fit the definition I gave and point out that it isn't much more than a test of skill either. My answer would be that it is a test of skill that involves a ball/finish line.

    Boxing and matial arts are.....well, they are martial arts.

    Weight lifting, however, is a good one. The winner is always going to be the strongest person on that day, it isn't really judged (outside of following the form for that event I think). My only answer is that I would rather watch curling than weightlifting.

  21. It's easy... on New Olympics Scoring: No More Perfect 10.0 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    no ball/goal = not a sport.
    or
    no finish line = not a sport

    After having this argument several times that is the definition I have settled on. Please point out any exceptions you can think of.

    I am not at ALL saying that it isn't difficult if it isn't a sport...just that it isn't a sport.

  22. Re:Do it on Blizzard Tries To Forbid Open Sourcing Glider · · Score: 1

    They could sue me and I would still buy SC2 and D3...

  23. Re:Real question: Why can they? on Software Price Gap Between the US and Europe · · Score: 1

    having 66% of our income taken to pay for socialized medical care Plain wrong. You just pulled that figure straight out of your arse. Oh and would you rather we left poor people to die?

    I (an American) used to think this same thing (that Euros paid crazy taxes for healthcare). Then I looked it up one day, it isn't actually true. No time at work to research it, but I am curious to know the percentage we pay in the USA if you factor in the total cost of your insurance plan (including what your employer pays). I don't think that socialized medicine is a good idea, at least not in the USA, but there's no point in arguing that here.

    but in the US it's so ungenerous you see people literally starving and that's what leads to a massively higher homicide

    You Sir pulled that out of your arse. We have a higher homicide rate, IMO, because guns are legal, not from starving hordes of homeless ravaging the countryside...and with the political clout that the NRA has that isn't changing anytime soon. IIRC We actually rank very close to EU countries in total crimes per capita, although it is much more likely to be homicide over here. Strangely enough, I don't think we are anywhere near the top countries in homicides though.

  24. I don't listen to music on media player... on Worm Transcodes MP3s To Infect PCs · · Score: 1

    ...but I do sometimes watch video on it. It will give a message along the lines of "the file you are trying to open doesn't match the extension"

    It gives you a yes/no choice asking if you still want to play it. I am positive that yes gets clicked 98% of the time...."shut up computer! Just show me them tittys!"

  25. Re:Data vs Program on Worm Transcodes MP3s To Infect PCs · · Score: 1

    WMP should only initiate such a download from a secure and authenticated source on the internet or use its own pre-defined sources, like windows update.

    Great idea...the kind that makes too much sense to ever happen.