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  1. Re:Typical on Amazon Pulling Out of Texas Over $269 Million Tax Bill · · Score: 1

    And running how many local businesses out of business, because of unfair competition? No surprising that an anonymous coward would back the huge corporation, in favor of small business owners in Texas.

  2. Re:Typical on Amazon Pulling Out of Texas Over $269 Million Tax Bill · · Score: 1

    The point is why should Amazon not pay taxes when local bookstores in Texas have to? It's unfair competition, which is what large corporations want. How many local businesses went under because they couldn't compete? Just pay your damned taxes, like everyone else and STFU. No taxes = no modern society. That is just a basic fact.

  3. One amusing aspect. on Sony Gets Geohot's Hardware, But Not YouTube/Twitter User Info · · Score: 1

    From everything I've read, Hotz didn't actually do the work to get the master key, and basically tried to take credit for other people's efforts. I wonder if he still wants to take the credit?

  4. Typical on Amazon Pulling Out of Texas Over $269 Million Tax Bill · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Another corporation that doesn't want to pay its share...

  5. Re:This is how I see it. on Why Debian Matters More Than Ever · · Score: 1

    Considering that these days, around 870 of those are just Ubuntu remixes, I'd say no. :D

  6. This is how I see it. on Why Debian Matters More Than Ever · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Ubuntu disappeared tomorrow would the Debian team notice?

    If Debian disappeared tomorrow would the Ubuntu team notice?

    Now ask yourself. Who exactly isn't relevant?

  7. Re:By what authority? on MPAA Threatens To Disconnect Google From Internet · · Score: 1

    I've been saying for years that if We The People want some representation in government, we really need to pool our funds and hire a powerful lobbying firm to represent us!

  8. Re:So much for Open Source on Java Floating Point Bug Can Lock Up Servers · · Score: 1

    Yes because this will surely bring down the world of Open Source for good!

  9. Re:First to bitch about lack of Linux games! on Putting Up With Consolitis · · Score: 1

    That was very annoying. I bought UT3 also thinking there would be a Linux client for it. They even showed screenshots of it running in Linux, at one point. Frankly I've given up on Epic Games. It's a shame they went the way they did because every PC game they made until the UT3 engine had Linux clients. The thing I'm curious about is if id will actually follow through with a Linux client for Rage. Since they're not an independent shop anymore, I hope it doesn't impact Linux clients, and source code releases.

  10. RF on Oxford University Tests Universal Flu Vaccine · · Score: 1

    Poor Randall Flagg...

  11. Re:Blindly copying "features" from poorly designed on USB Autorun Attacks Against Linux · · Score: 1

    Well that's the nice thing about Linux though. No one is forcing you to use those features.

  12. It's bad but not the end of the world. on USB Autorun Attacks Against Linux · · Score: 2

    Linux servers, that run on command line don't have these issues. I know this is shocking to some people, but 99.99% of the world doesn't really give a shit about what you have on your home pc's hard drive. Security is good, but paranoia isn't. Anyone that actually cares about safeguarding their data won't be running a server with a GUI on it anyway. Even the Apache Foundation had to learn this the hard way.

  13. Say it isn't so. on Anonymous Isn't Anonymous Anymore · · Score: 0

    You mean the group that uses the image of a theocratic Catholic terrorist, as their symbol of freedom, are really just a bunch of morons? I'm SHOCKED!

  14. Re:Dammit on Sarah Palin Seeks To Trademark Her Name · · Score: 1

    Based on what? The fact that she's the first lady, or married to a Democrat, or that she tried to get kids to eat healthy, which in PalinLand is an assault on our liberties?

  15. Re:1st Amendment on Sarah Palin Seeks To Trademark Her Name · · Score: 2

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXL86v8NoGk

    Yep just a total fabrication. You poor victimized conservatives... :(

  16. Success. on Big Brother Friends Facebook · · Score: 1

    If the measure of success in our society, is to work for corporations that would treat their employees like chattel, then I'll always be proud to be a "loser".

  17. Walled Paradice. on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Now the people telling you exactly what apps you can and can't use, partner with people that tell you exactly what to think.

    1984 indeed. iTelescreen.

  18. Re:And on Microsoft Makes Chrome Play H.264 Video · · Score: 0

    Yeah just ask Google, they'll be honest!

  19. Re:And on Microsoft Makes Chrome Play H.264 Video · · Score: -1, Troll

    If you're using Chrome, you've already proven you don't care about the app phoning home.

  20. Re:And Yet, No Ogg Theora in IE on Microsoft Makes Chrome Play H.264 Video · · Score: 1

    Depends on your definition of "choice" Does the average user care about the choice "to use free software that doesn't have patents", or about the choice to "watch this video I wanted to see"?

  21. c'mon! on Microsoft Makes Chrome Play H.264 Video · · Score: 1

    I eagerly await a wall of text explaining why this is actually an evil move by MS, and how .h264 is the devil's codec that will steal the internet from all of us!

  22. Re:I'm confused. on Universe 250+ Times Bigger Than What Is Observable · · Score: 0

    I'll be glad when we have better answers than "the big bang". It explains the cosmic background radiation, but presents more questions than it answers, and I simply don't think it's accurate.

  23. Sold! on Firewalls Make DDoS Attacks Worse · · Score: 4, Funny

    Firewalls are a waste of time. I just disabled mine and am ready for some smoo

  24. Re:Deja Vu. on Sony Wants To Put Your Game Saves In the Cloud · · Score: 1

    Steam supports online and offline saves, saving key binds, (TF2, L4D2, and the HL2 games hve done that for a long time). Not all 3rd parties use the feature though.

  25. Deja Vu. on Sony Wants To Put Your Game Saves In the Cloud · · Score: 1

    Welcome to 2 years ago on Steam.