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  1. Re:A law isn't a law... on NJ Bill Would Prohibit Anonymous Posts on Forums · · Score: 1

    Surely the Supreme Court of NJ will see it for what it is and overturn it

    These are the same idiots who changed voting laws midstream so an ethically challenged Senator could be replaced on the ballot by a cadaver on the longstanding legal tradition of "fairness" (I kid you not), so I doubt they care about what is legal, just about what ensures their kickbacks.

  2. Re:If supply is fixed, let'd adjust demand. on Has World Oil Production Passed Its Peak? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Something tells me at the tune of over US$1 Billion a day, those Arabs are crying all the way to the bank.

    But I'm wondering how we're 'running out' considering that they still haven't put a pump on the seven sisters in Saudi Arabia which have been pumping continuously since the 1950s?
    The US also has vast reserves, we're just not allowed to touch them lest the animals that don't live in the area get harmed.

  3. Re:How can we take this seriously... on GIMP Not Enough for Linux Users? · · Score: 1

    Oh, er, uh...he-he. Yeah. That IS funny.
    Gotta be careful on the dot. All that is typed in jest is not read in jest and all that.

    I just get fed up with the cavalier attitude that folks can pick whatever they want and then someone holds up a half-baked alternative. No, I don't mean GiMP, so hold the flamewars for other folks.

    Carry on.

  4. Re:How can we take this seriously... on GIMP Not Enough for Linux Users? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Boy, you're missing the point.
    This isn't about current 'Linux using webdevelopers', this is about folks who need certain tools to get things done.
    And this is ignoring folks who work in products that won't respond because they KNOW they'll never be built on Linux (.NET, Lotus Designer, Dreamweaver, etc.)

    Some shops require certain tools be used, like it or not. You want folks to be able to make a business case? Make certain that every app they'll need is ported.
    Don't offer half or 3/4 baked alternatives. Mac OS X is justthisclose, but still lacks certain toolsets.
    Linux isn't even in the fucking game.

    Look, I love the penguin. I feed the penguin. But don't put down folks WHO YOU NEED to cross over. Yes, some folks NEED these tools because of some PHB. Help them make the case. Don't act all 1337 because you can hand script some animation foo on GiMP.

    Idiot.

  5. Re:It is true! on 30th Anniversary of Gates' Letter to HCC · · Score: 1
    But did you read the next sentence?
    Nothing would please me more than being able to hire ten programmers and deluge the hobby market with good software.

    Would hate to suggest some slashdotters don't fill the bill. Er, uh, so to speak.
  6. Re:Duh! on IE7 Bug Reports Flooding In · · Score: 0

    Why would you use a beta for production work at all?

    So he could complain about Micro$oft and appear 1337.

  7. Re:ODF, Romney, and pro-tech presidental candidate on Romney Continues ODF Support With New Appointee · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    So he's a moderate and charismatic southern Democrat with a strong fiscal record

    There are no moderate and charismatic southern Democrats...well there were, until he enacted the largest tax increase in peacetime history and then was impeached 3 times.
    But I don't see what this has to do with ODF. Are you that blindly partisan that you're afraid of a Republican getting mad props just this one time?
    Are you his son or nephew or something?

  8. Re:Damned if they do, Damned if they don't on No Anti-Virus in Vista · · Score: 1, Funny

    but I'm afraid Windows wins hands-down for me in terms of networked permissions.

    BBBBWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA.
    *wipes tear*

    Oh, you're serious. Nevermind

  9. Re:Question from the Impatient.... on IBM Sets DB2 Database Free (Beer) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Alright, I have mod points to burn, so I'll bite...

    It's because IBM specializes in killing applications. See Lotus Notes, Ami Pro, OS/2, etc.
    Cripes, not that long ago, Oracle was dying to gain Informix market share because Informix was the DB. Sadly, they could open it tomorrow and I doubt anyone would blink.
    Good job, IBM. Why don't you do everyone a favor and buy Windows?

  10. Re:Heh. From TFA: on The Most Desired Linux Ports · · Score: 1

    Can it run on FreeDOS? The old stuff, I mean.

  11. Re:Sufficiently low orbit. on Old Spacesuits are Potential Satellites · · Score: 1

    So the atmosphere is basically an incinerator.
    I guess we know where they pull all the #2 now.

  12. Re:First maybe? on Ancient Flaws May Leave Mac OS X Vulnerable · · Score: 1

    Yes, it has no viruses, but do you really think it's more stable and secure than say, OpenBSD?

    You know Darwin has a BSD core, don't you?

  13. Re:Carry on, by all means! on New Star Trek Title In The Works · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Yeah, but it seems the ST games/whatever have always kind of fallen short.

    Nevertheless, I have always stated that Star Trek and pr0n are the backbone of the internet, whether it's the quest to perfect the utility of machines in a Roddenberry-esque Platonic quest, or the search for hot chicks with green skin.

    Having said that, I am interested to see if this game doesn't suck.

  14. Net free? on MySpace Users Revolt Against Murdoch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Who ever suggested the net was free of censorship?
    Seriously.

  15. Re:I don't get it on Fakes, Coming to a Store Near You · · Score: 0, Troll

    So yes, lack of quality IS a problem - it's not just IP whine.


    So are we FOR the Government this time or against it, I forgot to bring my scorecard.
    Apologies.

  16. Re:What about Google Pack? on Google Video Store Announced · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, looks like the standard iLife suite on a Mac.
    Surprised MicroSoft hadn't 'thought' of this yet.

  17. Right on Give Mac Explorer to the People? · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    As if IE doesn't have enough exploits right now.

  18. Let me be the first to say... on Fructose Linked to Obesity, Diabetes · · Score: 3, Funny

    That I welcome our Fructose Overlords.

    (BTW, anyone else skeptical of getting info from a Dr. Dick Johnson?)

  19. Re:Project Tracking log on Webpage Building Guides for the Uninitiated? · · Score: 1

    basically.. I want an iPOD.. not a PDA

    iPods and PDAs do two different things...do you want to play music or schedule/email/store contacts?

  20. Re:Project Tracking log on Webpage Building Guides for the Uninitiated? · · Score: 1

    Is this a joke?
    You do know about freshmeat, don't you?

    Of course, you could always just set up a WP blog.
    (I'm just wondering if I've been trolled.)

  21. Re:The mouse click heard 'round the world? on Cyber Attacks on US Linked to Chinese Military? · · Score: 1

    You mean espionage like the Russian pipeline explosion?

  22. Re:...the more they stay the same. on The End of Indie Retail? · · Score: 1

    Those who read the Book of Gord knew this day was coming.

  23. Re:Ever notice . . . on Mastering Ajax Websites · · Score: 2, Informative

    JavaScript has some nice features that you won't find in any reference book or 'teach yourself' whatnot.

    In fact, I'm surprised at how agile the classes and objects can be. Once you get a handle on arrays and start thinking along the lines of JSON for your asynchronous work, you'll be ahead of the game. (Not you personally, just 'you' generically.)

  24. Re:Ever notice . . . on Mastering Ajax Websites · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's why I use COMET (Common Object Meta Event Transactions) instead of AJAX.
    It keeps my websites Spic and Span.

    Oh wait...

  25. Re:Huh? on Australian Senator Wants to Censor the Net · · Score: 1

    You're saying the head of the "National Socialists" was not a Socialist, eh?

    And can you name one political leader on the right who has called for censorship? Not the Pat Robertson wackos, but someone like Al Gore or Hillary Clinton who have called for it. Hint: there's only one dude, I just want to see if you can name him. Meanwhile I've named two Leftists without breaking a sweat.

    BTW, have you even heard of Frank Zappa?