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  1. Re:It ain't no Team Fortress Classic on Changing the Rules of a 15-Year-Old Game: Quake Live Update Causes Controversy · · Score: 2

    You seem to have misspelt WFA.

  2. Re:votevotevote.net's Sample Size on Nate Silver's Numbers Indicate Probable Obama Win, World Agrees · · Score: 4, Informative

    And you're going to then utilize that as evidence that the rest of the world hopes that Obama wins? Surely this site isn't even worth mentioning in a news context.

    Please take it as given that the rest of the world is crying out for Obama to win. Both your parties are crazy, but the Democrats are somewhat closer to being actual human beings.

  3. eh on Ask Slashdot: Seamonkey vs. Firefox — Any Takers? · · Score: 1

    Some of us never stopped using Mozilla.

  4. Todays climate on Steve Jackson Games Shows Off Their Latest Tabletop Games at SXSW (Video) · · Score: 1

    Its saddening dice games and decade old card games have become SJG's main product. I should probably buy more GURPS stuff.

  5. Truth on ITC Judge: Motorola Mobility Infringed Microsoft Patent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The European Patent Office was right.

  6. Re:Stella Artois is not a bad beer on Boost Your Wi-Fi Signal Using Only a Beer Can · · Score: 1

    The microbrewery industry began in the UK, and several European countries are big into brewpubs. Regular CAMRA events and local off-license shelves demonstrate no limit to innovation in the field, that is the tradition.

  7. Re:Who pays? on British ISPs Fail To Defeat Digital Economy Act · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The ISPs won't pay for this. The costs will be passed on to their users as always. And since it's a level playing field, one ISP won't gain an advantage over others.

    Incorrect. This only applies to ISPs with over ~400,000 users. More ISPs would of supported this, but there aren't many with a lot of users. This act promotes heavy users to migrate to less popular ISPs.

  8. Re:Lets Stop Expanding This Rights Nonsense on Berners-Lee: Web Access Is a 'Human Right' · · Score: 1

    The guy providing food has the same rights, and expects to be provided the shelter and protection. The guy who builds the state funded homes expects the other guys burden of providing food to be met. Humans work in group, to increase everyones 'rights'.

  9. Re:Bad Science book on Bad Science Writer Talks About the Placebo Effect *NSFW* · · Score: 1

    I had his book until my ex girlfriend burnt it in a ritual book burning of my belongings. Who said fundamentalism was dead? I also recommend his site www.badscience.net

  10. Figures on Sony Says PSP2 "As Powerful as PS3" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Figures the first 4 posts sum up the /. crowd.

    - HATE Sony
    - Laugh at hype
    - Panic over battery life
    - Linux support

  11. But the commentards! on Playstation 3 Code Signing Cracked For Good · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Thousands of commentards said this couldn't happen. How can people on the Internet be wrong?!

  12. Re:It's all being worked on on The DNSSEC Chicken & Egg Challenge · · Score: 1

    Nice, but slide 13 is bork.

  13. Re:let me clear your mind. on UK Asks News Outlets Not To Publish WikiLeaks Bombshell, US Prepares For Fallout · · Score: 1

    Ignorance is bliss!!

  14. Re:let me clear your mind. on UK Asks News Outlets Not To Publish WikiLeaks Bombshell, US Prepares For Fallout · · Score: 1

    mod up, even con supporters think hes a bit of an ass.

  15. Re:What does Wikileaks get from this? on UK Asks News Outlets Not To Publish WikiLeaks Bombshell, US Prepares For Fallout · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is absurd. I opposed the Iraq War too but it's not a "war crime". The previous regime was in violation of the ceasefire agreement that ended the Gulf War and numerous UN resolutions passed subsequent to that agreement. The Iraq War was perfectly legal under American and international law. It was a foolhardy adventure that distracted us from more pressing concerns but it was not illegal or a war crime.

    The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan disagreed.

    Furthermore, the UK Attorney General could only get the invasion to be legal in UK law through Resolution criteria dating back to the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Allegations he was pressured into giving the OK lack sufficient evidence.

  16. Re:Yes but on British Gov't Releases Spending Data · · Score: 1

    Monthly, she lives close to her constituency. Since the numbers called are redacted I can only assume shes been ringing plenty of excluded-minutes numbers.

  17. Re:Spot the waste on British Gov't Releases Spending Data · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Public? How about the shadow cabinet? I imagine the ousted party is very interested in this, and aptly qualified to understand it as they had been spending the money for the past 13 years.

  18. Re:Yes but on British Gov't Releases Spending Data · · Score: 1

    Plenty of information is already available, for instance just this week I checked my MP's phone bill. Bitch spent £120!

  19. Re:The way to go on British Gov't Releases Spending Data · · Score: 1

    His point is the MoD lacks the cash to fill it with aircraft, hence it is a wasteful expense.

  20. Re:What's the deal with the rush of TSA stories re on TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    Oh don't talk Daily Mail type bollocks. The vast majority of inmates are in prison for crimes that have long been illegal - violent crime, theft, burglary, rape, fraud etc.

    Indeed, classic criminals like the 10,000+ people in for drug specific offenses like posession. Since over half of property crimes are drug motivated, with shoplifting at 85% and burglary at 80%, does it not make sense to deal with the source of the problem rather than apply CCTV band aids so my brother and your friend don't need to treat their home/property like a bank vault?

  21. Re:What's the deal with the rush of TSA stories re on TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    I take your anecdote and raise you. My brother had a jet ski robbed from his drive this week, they took out his CCTV before nicking it. It was only outside due to lack of space. Amusingly, it was broke and they'll never get a key for it. He has now expanded his CCTV network in response. Good luck to your friend.

    According to the Met 3% of robberies are caught on CCTV, so its easy but incorrect to correlate crime reduction with camera expansion. Considering the many laws that have been introduced since 1995 I'm unsurprised prisons are fuller than ever.

  22. Re:What's the deal with the rush of TSA stories re on TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    What most alarmist articles about CCTV Britain don't mention is the fact that millions of the cameras are privately owned covering mostly private property and not networked in any way to the police or government. The privacy aspect only becomes an issue when large aggregate data is processed, something of more concern for drivers with the national GATSO camera grid fining speeders regularly. The real reason for concern is their general uselessness in preventing crime or convicting captured criminals. We're not beating 1984 yet.

  23. Re:I'm torn on Is the Number Up For the Residential Phone Book? · · Score: 1

    In my country, phone lines operate separate to residential power.

  24. Re:That sucks on Segway UK Boss Dies After Driving Off Cliff · · Score: 1

    As someone from Yorkshire, I know he was well established in the charity scene and his loss will be felt around the region. He donated across the spectrum and encouraged other wealthy individuals to do so. Not all of us forget so quickly.

  25. Re:Yeah, not quite. on PS3 Jailbreaks Galore Released · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah this won't get exciting till I can hack my PS3 with Twitter...