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  1. Re:Not so fast.. on Russia Recalls Modern Warfare 2 · · Score: 1

    Then I don't see why you think you didn't get anything out of it. If you're so isolationist, you shouldn't have lent money to the Entente in the first place. Also, don't forget the Dawes plan.

  2. Re:Not so fast.. on Russia Recalls Modern Warfare 2 · · Score: 1, Troll

    We did that in WW1 and got nothing out of it

    You mean apart from getting the money you lent to Britain and France back? The Lusitania was an excuse just as much as Franz Ferdinand was.

  3. Re:Well ... on Microsoft Buys Teamprise, Will Ship Linux Tools · · Score: 1

    Q: Is this Community Promise legally binding on Microsoft and will it be available in the future to me and to others?

    A: Yes, the CP is legally binding upon Microsoft. The CP is a unilateral promise from Microsoft and in these circumstances unilateral promises may be enforced against the party making such a promise. Because the CP states that the promise is irrevocable, it may not be withdrawn by Microsoft. The CP is, and will be, available to everyone now and in the future for the specifications to which it applies. As stated in the CP, the only time Microsoft can withdraw its promise against a specific person or company for a specific Covered Specification is if that person or company brings (or voluntarily participates in) a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft regarding Microsoft’s implementation of the same Covered Specification. This type of “suspension” clause is common industry practice.

  4. Re:Fully integrated Mono on Linux with Eclipse? on Microsoft Buys Teamprise, Will Ship Linux Tools · · Score: 1

    MonoDevelop?

  5. Re:Who...cares? on openSUSE 11.2 Released · · Score: 1

    (I tend to think the other way: How can I run Nautilus, KTorrent, KRDC, and GMountISO in Windows.)

    Explorer, uTorrent, built-in remote desktop or VNC client of your choice and Daemon Tools, respectively. The issue isn't with specific software but functionality, and you aren't helping Linux by pretending that it can natively do everything Average Joe wants.

  6. Re:Needlessly alarmist on China Lauds iPhone App That Spreads Gov't Views · · Score: 1

    The BBC would be totally nonfunctional as a party mouthpiece. It's not the same as Chinese state media at all.

  7. Re:Needlessly alarmist on China Lauds iPhone App That Spreads Gov't Views · · Score: 1

    The BBC isn't state owned. Anyone with a television is forced to pay the license fee, by law, which is basically tax, but they have no government control.

  8. Modding consoles? on Microsoft Disconnects Modded Xbox Users · · Score: 1

    Aww, look at all the console kids wanting to be PC gamers.

  9. Re:Not that I like DRM, but... on Regulator Blocks BBC DRM Plans · · Score: 1

    But the BBC imports them anyway, the only difference is that now you can't watch them online.

  10. Not that I like DRM, but... on Regulator Blocks BBC DRM Plans · · Score: 1

    Not that I like DRM, but how is the consumer better off with no imported shows than with DRM-laden imported shows?

  11. Re:"Obviously lifted" not so obvious on Did Microsoft Borrow GPL Code For a Windows 7 Utility? · · Score: 1

    So what? There's only one logical way to parse a file format.

  12. Re:"Obviously lifted" not so obvious on Did Microsoft Borrow GPL Code For a Windows 7 Utility? · · Score: 1

    But his "proof" is disassembled right? That means he named all the local variables himself according to what the thinks the source was. Also there's no reason two pieces of code parsing the same file format would look any different.

  13. Re:Bias exists for a reason on Going Head To Head With Genius On Playlists · · Score: 1

    The thing is that most pop superstars aren't actually very talented. People who write just as entertaining or better music generally don't make it because of pure bad luck.

  14. Re:I say this with some knowledge on the matter on Why a High IQ Doesn't Mean You're Smart · · Score: 1

    What do you get out of mensa?

  15. So it's ridiculous on Murderer With "Aggression Genes" Gets Reduced Sentence · · Score: 1

    So it's ridiculous when a statistical genetic correlation is taken as an excuse for a lack of self control, but it isn't ridiculous when bulimia and daydreaming get treated with drugs?

  16. Re:Overpopulation on Plowing Carbon Into the Fields · · Score: 1

    Women's rights don't come into it. People don't have 14 kids because they're not allowed to abort them.

  17. Re:Linksys NSLU2 on Low-Power Home Linux Server? · · Score: 1

    What do you mean a normal system? He's running a home server here. All you do is flash it with upslug2, then SSH in and do whatever you want. It has a huge amount of documentation and it's dead simple really.

  18. Linksys NSLU2 on Low-Power Home Linux Server? · · Score: 1

    You might want to consider a Linksys NSLU2. It's a tiny NAS with two USB ports for storage but you can flash Linux to it and make it do whatever you want.

  19. Re:I sure hope they get this patent on Apple Seeks Patent On Operating System Advertising · · Score: 1

    a company utterly obsessed with aesthetics, good design, and usability

    That's only what they want to be perceived as. Apple fanboys would probably even support this shit if it came to it.

  20. Re:Watermark on Disney Close To Unveiling New "DVD Killer" · · Score: 1

    Why can't it be posted to thepiratebay?

  21. Re:Turn the tables on Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law · · Score: 1

    Do you think biology has no influence on history?

  22. Re:Turn the tables on Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law · · Score: 1

    I very much doubt that incest, especially in the immediate family, is anywhere near as ubiquitous as homosexuality in animals and humans, and there's probably a good reason for that. But then again, you're the expert.

  23. Re:Turn the tables on Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law · · Score: 1

    Besides, contraception is bad for procreation too but I don't hear you complaining about condoms.

  24. Re:Turn the tables on Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law · · Score: 1

    Do you seriously believe that gays would suddenly turn straight if homosexuality was illegal? Really?

  25. Re:Turn the tables on Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law · · Score: 1

    No, I'm saying that even though banning all incest isn't strictly rational, it still has an absolute benefit. Banning gay marriage doesn't. Read harder next time.