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  1. Ok, I'm sold on Algorithms Can Make You Pretty · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now, which port on this computer do I stuff my wife in?

  2. Re:"Lost" to piracy on Ars Examines Outlandish "Lost To Piracy" Claims and Figures · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If it's crappy, why is getting pirated? That doesn't make sense.

    Because civil disobedience is an excellent way to show your disapproval of bad business models.

  3. Re:Interesting on Aquaduct Bike Purifies Water As You Pedal · · Score: 1

    The amount of additional cooling provided by the effective wind over the body is linear with speed

    No, it's linear with drag, which according to what you say, goes up by the power of your speed.

  4. Re:Interesting on Aquaduct Bike Purifies Water As You Pedal · · Score: 1

    You shouldn't really be losing sweat on your bike, except to evaporation. The "wind in your face" greatly increases the efficiency of sweating on a bike. Well, unless you're on very rugged terrain where you don't often get up to speed. As for pee, well, if you have to pee when riding a bike, you are clearly not pushing yourself hard enough.

  5. Re:iPhone??? on EU Wants Removable Batteries In iPhones · · Score: 1

    So you know of other devices besides iPod's and iTouch's and iPhones that don't already meet this directive?

  6. Re:He's a genius on Steve Wozniak Predicts Death of the IPod · · Score: 1

    I just checked newegg, and the only models of sansa that were cheaper than their equivalent ipod were the ones that come in sizes smaller than the smallest ipod. So uh, I call bullshit, I guess

  7. Re:Not blocking on Steve Wozniak Predicts Death of the IPod · · Score: 1

    You wasted your money then. There is no lock-in when it comes to the iPod. Unless of course, you are an idiot and purchase DRM. Surely, you're not an idiot tho....right?

  8. Re:Since the Summary Is Poor. . . on DMCA Exemption Time · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why are private libraries invalid in your world? They were extremely important as the foundation of public libraries. You know why? buncha idiots thought asinine restrictions were good for sales.

  9. Re:STOP WITH STORY TAG on TiVo Wins Appeal On Patents For Pause, Ffwd, Rwd · · Score: 1

    For $DEITY sake stop tagging stories with story tag or the gets it!

    To tag a story with story once is misfortune, to tag a story with story twice is annoying, to do it three its enemy action!

    You're right. Obviously, they should tag stories with the "comment" tag and vice versa. Fucking ingenious!

  10. Re:...especially if you get a break on your insura on Ford To Introduce Restrictive Car Keys For Parents · · Score: 1

    Tell me something. With all the safety features that have been added to cars in the last 30 years or so, from seat belts to air bags, all peddled as something that would keep our insurance rates from going up, how come everyone's auto insurance keeps going up, *never* down.

    You see, a greater percentage survive accidents now. That means hospital bills. Those are WAY more expensive than funeral home bills.

  11. Re:Oh dear, you are back on A Look At the Warhammer Community · · Score: 1

    EQ was completely obliterated by the fracturing of its playerbase when sony released EQ2 compounded with the launch of WoW. Sure, EQ might still be running, and profitable, but it lost about 80% of its playerbase when WoW launched. That is significant.

  12. ok, its not wow on A Look At the Warhammer Community · · Score: 1

    Ok, its not wow. So is it better or worse than wow? 'cause one is going to cannibalize the other.

  13. Re:Made for hackers on Linux Turns 17 Today · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And it was a negative term "to hack" long before a small group of programmers started misusing it. Because the general populous perceived the word akin it's etymology, to the public the word could only be used to describe something malign.

  14. Re:Made for hackers on Linux Turns 17 Today · · Score: 1

    It is currently meant for hackers

    OMG SHUT IT DOWN!!!

    lol, that was back in the day when nerds actually mistook the word hacker to be a positive reference. (I hear some still do... the poor souls..)

  15. The dark side (tm) on Getting Paid To Abandon an Open Source Project? · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can't begin to imagine the power of the dark side.

  16. Education would fix that on Netbook Return Rates Much Higher For Linux Than Windows · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seriously, put some videos on there that explain how to do common tasks. Tasks that are better on linux than on windows. (Like finding/installing cool toys/software/games). Make the videos right there on the desktop. Once consumers find out they can do the things they want, and easily, they will like it.

  17. Re:There is no problem here on Microsoft Treating "Windows-Only" As Open Source · · Score: 1

    Then they would get sued for trademark abuse and a court would order them to stop.

  18. Re:There is no problem here on Microsoft Treating "Windows-Only" As Open Source · · Score: 2, Informative

    OSI is not a governing body, so their opinion on the matter is largely irrelevant.

  19. Re:There is no problem here on Microsoft Treating "Windows-Only" As Open Source · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, "open source" means no license restrictions on what you do with the code.M

    Every single "open source" license out there completely contradicts your statement.

  20. Re:goodluckwiththat on Future Sony MMOs Will Be On Consoles · · Score: 1

    Ok, so how many of those subscribers on that chart were from consoles then?

  21. Re:goodluckwiththat on Future Sony MMOs Will Be On Consoles · · Score: 1

    And where would it be if they had made that a PC game? Right. Much higher and more profitable.

  22. Re:goodluckwiththat on Future Sony MMOs Will Be On Consoles · · Score: 1

    Yep it's not like anyone played FFXI or anything.

    Ya, that's about right

  23. goodluckwiththat on Future Sony MMOs Will Be On Consoles · · Score: -1, Troll

    mmo's on consoles... sure. Ya, that will be real successful. /sarcasm

  24. Re:OT on Oregon Judge Says RIAA Made 'Honest Mistake,' Allows Subpoena · · Score: 3, Informative

    what is the point of tagging every story with 'story'?

    also, the little ! above the tags.. I thought maybe I could 'vote' a tag as incorrect with it, but I've tried so hard to coerce my pointer over the ! only to see it disappear.

    ! (pronounced 'bang') is the logical operator for NOT. The tag gui just makes it easier for you to put a ! in front of a tag you put in, you know, like in case you forgot. But ya, it's a horrid interface really. Needs a lot of polish. The 'story' tag is the sytem-type tag. It's more for the firehose than anything else. (all +5 comments hit firehose with the system-type of 'comment', go figger).

  25. Honest? on Oregon Judge Says RIAA Made 'Honest Mistake,' Allows Subpoena · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The words "honest" and "RIAA" don't even belong in the same sentence. /sigh