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  1. Re:This is *why* we need laws! on Meet the Spammers · · Score: 1

    if you cant see the difference, or the reasoning behind civil rights laws... take a look at history.

  2. Re:Good application of the TiVO on Nielsen to measure TiVo usage · · Score: 1

    ummm. sure.

  3. Re:CR vs. portability on Suddenly a JPEG Patent and Licensing Fee · · Score: 1

    png files show up just fine in any webbrowser

  4. Re:I'm waiting for the xBox. on Apache Binaries Available for PS2 Linux · · Score: 1

    Actually, thats not a linux program. Just a generic proof of concept program from the xboxlinux team.

    Foot, meet mouth. You're gonna be spending a lot of time together.

  5. Re:Completely legal? on Xbox Runs Its First Legal Homebrew App · · Score: 1

    why would you knowingly use a totally flawed analogy...it's not even close.

  6. Re:Hit the nail on the head on Rental Car Companies Watching By Satellite, Again · · Score: 1

    hah fucking hah.

    Just so you know

    Contracts can be illegal.
    Hell, an unfair contract can be determined AFTER the fact, to be nonbinding.

    So...if we the people think allowing them to track their property that is being rented, and collateraled(via insurance) against just so they can charge you for potential damages, is wrong. So be it.

  7. Re:Religion, 'the soul', and teleportation on Laser Beam Teleported · · Score: 1

    the soul you have is electricity....

  8. Re:Clue check in the camera department on Logitech Pocket Digital Review · · Score: 1

    ummm
    i have a sony dsc75 that I carry with me for all my spur of the moment shooting. I have several lenses and filters for it as well.

    It is a rangefinder camera. With a lens on it, you can NOT use the viewfinder. Theres one point for LCD

    Digital cameras have all kinds of neat settings that you can adjust that arent available on SLRs...and more importantly you can PREVIEW with the LCD...not only depth of field but exposure and shutter settings as well. Plus any effects you add.

    Another POINT.

    And of course...digital slr cameras start at about 1500...

    So...for snapshots...no you dont need an LCD, but boy is it nice! Even cameraphobics can see how it is probably gonna turn out. Compared to point, shoot, pray. :)

  9. Re:How is this news for nerds? on Beijing Newspaper Spoofed by The Onion · · Score: 0, Redundant

    keyword, coward. :)

  10. Re:Effects of technology on the tv industry on Judge Says Sonicblue Doesn't Have to Monitor · · Score: 1

    how the hell do you know? ;)

  11. Re:leader to 2 billion people on Copy That Floppy? Go To Jahannum (Hell) · · Score: 1

    Common sense is necessarily absent in religion.

  12. Re:Taco's strawman argument on Eminem #2 on Gracenote... Before Release · · Score: 1

    jealousy...........sweet sweet jealousy.

    And what do YOU listen to mr. high and mighty?

    Im sure it must be so intellectually stimulating, eh?

  13. Re:That's +4 funny? on Eminem #2 on Gracenote... Before Release · · Score: 1

    guy who's just intelligent and self-conscious to realize how fucked up he is, but who's talented and funny enough to make it fun for other people to listen to, as long as they don't take him seriously

    Mod this up. I never used to like rap, but am liking some of it more and more for the entertainment value. Ive always enjoyed eminem since I first heard him. Its funny, its timely. He raps about things everyone can appreciate...not just the ghetto or being a gangster. He does have an intelligence, not bookwise, but far superior to other cookiecutter /gun/bitch/blunt/ rappers. Not to mention the incredible skill he does has as a lyricist. I love how people tear apart diff genres of music, its like out of some kind of fear...or...like every other "I hate country/fords/asians/cheerleaders" out of ignorance, or just boredom. Defining yourself by what you don't like is easier than finding your likes and just enjoying them.

    I dont like a lot of music, and wont listen to it. But I have listened to bits of every genre...and like any other musician, I can appreciate the musical aspects of ANY type of music. Its not that hard, only requires half a brain to realize that everything takes some sort of skill whether or not YOU think it was worth it.

    I mean honestly. How pathetic are all you slashdotters who waste your breath, your energy and your time to "hate" and try to tear apart and tear down something you can't even come close to affecting. Its like a kid throwing a tantrum in the sandbox. *Hmmm... I wish I could build a castle like that. (WHACKS CASTLE DOWN) "Nah nah, youre castle sucked! Anyone could do that"

    Too bad, not many of you could ;)

  14. Re:Public access to CCTV on UK to get Public Wireless LAN · · Score: 1

    US POP: 287,116,334
    UK POP: 59,647,790

    US Area: 9,629,091 sq km
    UK Area: 244,820 sq km

    Sorry...we are talking about two completely different sports. I respect the UK, and actually have little problem with cctv in public places. However I also support our right to bear arms. Criminals tend not to register or legally obtain s, or apply for carry permits. ;)

    Cant compare apples and oranges.

  15. Re:Quake Rally on Augmented Reality Quake · · Score: 1

    "Lose the launcher, Pinto boy."

  16. Re:Snowcrash on Slashback: Moonbase, Schools, Entropia · · Score: 1

    amen

  17. Re:This doesn't surprise me... on Workstations 'Dirtier Than Toilets' · · Score: 1

    along those lines the dirtiest part of a bathroom is the door handle...so, unless yours swings outward ;)

  18. Re:California highway signs really suck on Hacking the Highways · · Score: 1

    cant get theah from heah

  19. Re:Don't try this at home. on Fighting Back Against EULAs · · Score: 1

    ummm.
    NO
    the contract would then be void since it differed from the one the originator signed.
    This is the whole problem. Contract law should apply to EULA, cause thats what it is. And if it did, no EULA would stand.

    Read other posts...the gas cap one is a perfect example. The software was already BOUGHT and PAID for. I cant sell you a car...sign it over, then force a contract on you.

  20. Re:Da Vinci on Provigil Extends Your Day? · · Score: 1

    i doubt this would work
    i believe the reason 4*20min/30min naps work is because the deprivation eventually forces it to be REM sleep.

    4-5hrs wouldnt be enough to force(atleast not initially) and the halfhour/hour nap would just be stage 1-2 not rem.

    And...your suggestion 4-5 night, 1-2 afternoon may work.... you might make rem after an hour..but then its 5-7 hours of sleep anyway. might as well sleep 7 straight

  21. Re:More legitimate use for secret taping on Senate Bill Would Make Clandestine Video Taping Illegal · · Score: 1

    entrapment requires coercement. entrapment also can't be committed by regular citizens.

  22. Re:One phrase : "http://Cryptome.org" ! on FCC Reinstates CALEA Surveillance Capabilities · · Score: 1

    i would love to buy a cd but a $100 is a little much ;]
    Theres something to be said about pricepoints, sure the info is worth much more than that...but I bet the number of people buying cds would increase exponentially if the price were lower =-]

  23. Re:Cell phones and the like. on FCC Reinstates CALEA Surveillance Capabilities · · Score: 3, Insightful

    exactly, I see nothing wrong with storing your gps coordinates whenever you start moving your car until it becomes stationary again.

    Little things add up. You need to balance the privacy violations with the good. Now, the problems with todays legal system is not what Law Enforcement is allowed to do, its how often and how easy it is for them to justify and get 'permission' to do it.

    And by the way, there is no OPTION. We should have life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All laws enacted LIMIT our fullscale freedom. They arent enacted to add to, or enhance. If you try the 'option' bs then we can all agree that everything but eating and sleeping is optional in life. Its a pathetic argument. Point is: We start with EVERYTHING, every opportunity. Those are limited for the good of everyone(Ie: killing people is not legal.) by laws. Basically...its not about priveleges, its all about limiting your initial 3 rights. =-] (Sure some 'priveleges' are created from those limits)

    So...how much do you want to give up today? =-]

  24. Re:Cell phones and the like. on FCC Reinstates CALEA Surveillance Capabilities · · Score: 1

    dude youre right.
    I think there should be locator devices on all cars.

    Cars are frequently used in criminal activities because of their mobility. I'm not saying this post is right or wrong, but at least they aren't putting beacons on your body.. While criminals could just switch to say, walking, to do their bidding, cars are a lot more convenient. Even if some do change their plates/cars every two days.

  25. Re:Well... on Should Virus Distribution be Illegal? · · Score: 1

    umm no
    a virus in a noncompiled form where its instructions can be examined is like a book on how to kill someone. Which there are plenty of, and which are legal.