User: Melbourne Pete

It's hardly a picture of him anyway

On: Muslim Groups Attempt to Censor Wikipedia

The earliest depiction of the prophet on wikipedia was made 700 years after his death by some guy who, obviously, had never met him. For all we know, that image probably bears more of a resemblance to the flying spaghetti monster than it does to Muhammad.

Re:If you've done nothing wrong

On: FBI To Spend $1B Expanding Fingerprint Database

DNA "fingerprinting" however is not normally subject to human error

Tell that to the rape victim (Victoria, Australia) who had the police knock on her door one day because her DNA was found on a murdered kids clothing. As it turned out, she had nothing to do with the crime. The guys at the forensics lab must have had her DNA sample stored in the same used pizza box that they kept the murder victim's clothes in. If humans are involved it's subject to human error.

Life May Have Evolved In Ice?

On: Life May Have Evolved In Ice

I take it they have met my ex.

Re:Memory loss

On: Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Memory Loss

What side effects?

Being unemployed and having the sex drive of a frozen burrito

Cool. I won't notice a thing.

As far as I'm concerned

On: Microsoft Believes IBM Masterminded Anti-OOXML Initiative

When Microsoft and IBM attack each other we all win.

We've come so far

On: New 4100 Lumen Flashlight Can Set Things On Fire

Finally, we have a torch that can both provide light and a source of fire. Wait a minute...

Great

On: New Robot Can Help You Find Your Way

if the answer was yes it provided directions, otherwise it just recommended nearby shops and restaurants.

Wonderful. Now we have walking, talking spam. I'll bet I'm one of the first people on the planet to be fined for telling a robot to fuck off.

Re:How long have we been saying it?

On: Pirate Yourself, Become a Best-Seller

Hell, if I ever felt the slightest shred of guilt in pirating, the industry sure has cured that!

I know what you mean. My bank charged my elderly mother overdraw fees on an account that they themselves overdrew with their other fees - fees on fees if you will. The whole thing has certainly changed my view of the heist I did last month I can tell you!

Re:Why not state it plainly?

On: The Video Game Industry Goes Political

They've decided to form an organization to pool resources and pay off politicians.

Funny, I always used to think this (corporate lobbying) was a bad thing. But now that it's for something I care about, I'm all for it!

You'd want to think twice

On: California Utilities to Control Thermostats?

I'm not sure I'd want to be making too many complaints to the electricity company about my power bill. They could make things pretty uncomfortable for you if they took a disliking to you!

Looking at Africa on the map

On: Privacy International Releases 2007 Report

I'm sure the people of Zimbabwe will be relieved to know they live in a country that "consistently upholds human rights standards." Seriously, who put this thing together? At least be honest and have a "we don't have a clue" color.

Re:Wow, how slightly irritating...

On: Major Australian ISP Pulls OpenOffice

I just can't bring myself to be outraged about this. Oh, come on! You can do it!