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  1. Re:Fine on Security Firms Fined Over Never-Ending Subscriptions · · Score: 1

    1. Defraud users of hard-earned cash
    2. Pay kickback in form of "fine" to government
    3. ???
    4. Profit

  2. One marketing executive... on Publishers Want a Slice of Used Game Market · · Score: 1

    One marketing executive, who did not want to be identified for fear of angering GameStop and other retailers

    He must be a good one to get such an undeserved soapbox for a foolish idea.

    That, or this story is bogus.

  3. Re:A year? on UK Police Want Plug-In Computer Crime Detectors · · Score: 1

    And just what sort of compensation would you consider just for the loss of your irreplaceable personal data, for any length of time?

    Umm... $US1000 per song?

  4. Re:Yes and perhaps... on Lightweight C++ Library For SVG On Windows? · · Score: 1
  5. I was preparing on Japan Launches 'Buddha Phone' · · Score: 1

    I was preparing for an onslaught of +5 insightful.

  6. Re:Easy to remember false answers. on Calculating Password Policy Strength Vs. Cracking · · Score: 1

    Cheers for that.

  7. Re:How to fix all of this on Craigslist Fights Back, Sues SC Atty General · · Score: 1

    And if I'm the CEO of Apple, and someone doesn't like their iPhone and can't get a refund because they're past the purchase date allowance, if they sue me because they feel wronged, do I pay for it myself? Unreasonable plan.

    Perhaps not as unreasonable as the iPhone's. Also, the idea of 10,000 anti-war activists suing the president sounds more like democracy than the current system.

  8. It goes to show on "Noob" To Become The Millionth Official English Word · · Score: 2

    It goes to show that even after a million words, humans still have a lot to learn.

  9. Re:Perspective? on Adult Website Use At Work Leads To Hacker Conviction · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Saying this is disturbingly close to burning people at the stake is like saying uploading a picture is hacking.

  10. Re:Kind of like... on MPAA Says Teachers Should Camcord For Fair Use · · Score: 1

    By Cyric's curse! A gelatinous bloarb!

  11. These comments make me happy on Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train? · · Score: 1

    To be sitting on a bus reading, on a road legally -exclusive- to buses, watching thousands of cars go by on the road that runs parallel to it.

    Except, they don't go by. They crawl along in the traffic. They all look angry, and there's never more than one person to a car. Traffic that stretches for kilometres (I'm in Australia) could be solved with ten buses.

    I guess people really like driving, or something.

  12. Re:Other Variable Cost on Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train? · · Score: 1

    Still beats the cost of carjacking.

  13. Re:I'm sure... on Pirate Party Banned From Social Networking Site · · Score: 1

    +1 Punny

  14. Re:Change the name on Pirate Party Banned From Social Networking Site · · Score: 1

    I don't vote for a party that is "taken seriously on the political scene". I would only vote for a party that is "taken seriously on the humanity scene."

    I suspect there are many more like me.

  15. Re:Travesty? on Klingons Cut From Final Star Trek XI Movie · · Score: 1

    WELSSSSSHHHHYYYYY@!#@$

  16. Re:Related Question: Interference in a Lab? on Bluetooth Versus Wireless Mice · · Score: 2, Informative

    I set up a training workshop with a number of cheap Microsoft mice, and yes, they did interfere with each other. These were standard RF, not Bluetooth. I would venture to say Bluetooth mice uniquely pair with your PC and would not have the same problem, though someone else may correct me.

    The upside however was that the range was fairly small so I was able to separate them enough to minimise interference. I would still probably recommend wired mice if you're going to have a lot of them, though.

  17. Re:Robustness on Using the Internet To Subvert Democracy · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's not subversion, but one could still consider it forked.

  18. Re:You Would Think... on Google To Remove "Inappropriate" Books From Digital Library · · Score: 1

    Welcome to the Santa Monica research facility.

    Enjoy your complimentary coffee and headcrab.

  19. Re:Big Pharma is evil, but... on Drug Company Merck Drew Up Doctor "Hit List" · · Score: 1

    The motivating force behind humans is not life, it is pleasure. Without pleasure, life is meaningless.

  20. Re:solution to the 'anonymous' problem: on Slashdot Mentioned In Virginia Terrorism Report · · Score: 1

    I lol'd.

  21. Re:Let me be the first one to say it ... on Pirate Bay Trial Ends In Jail Sentences · · Score: 1

    The nearest thing to it I know, is watching fundamentalists trying to rationalise dinosaurs.

    Isn't that what you're doing?

  22. Re:RTFA on Australia To Build Fiber-To-the-Premises Network · · Score: 1

    "Private company" is code for "government funds the system with taxpayer money, but the taxpayers don't own the asset".

  23. Re:ha ha on Columnist Fired For Reviewing Pirated Movie · · Score: 1

    The internet is still very young, we have yet to see what it can really do.

  24. Re:How long before ... on Hints of a Link Between Autism and Vinyl Flooring · · Score: 1

    Don't be so hasty. Slashdot Nazis are rarely that predictable.

    Oh, hello Godwin.

  25. Re:This is just sheer stupidity. on Cold War Standoff Over ISS Toilet · · Score: 1

    Take your pick.