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  1. Peak oil a conspiracy? on Real ID: You Can Still Fight It · · Score: 1

    Dude, that's so flat earth of you.

  2. Douglas Adams is missing too... on A Non-Dogmatic History of the GUI · · Score: 1

    Heck, the HHGTG had a GUI and took voice commands... and the radio play was in the late 70's... :)

  3. Reverse the question... on Red Hat Founder Offers Help in Apple vs.Tiger Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Otherwise, US trademarks would have no standing in Canada...

  4. I'm nearly speechless on Lawsuit Says GPL is a Price-Fixing Scheme · · Score: 0

    I just have no idea how to respond to such lunacy...

  5. It's actually greek... on Time Travelers' Convention · · Score: 2, Informative

    Jesus is greek for Joshua... apparently Jesus's actual name... go fig - as the catholic church originally used greek as their official language until Pope Victor I changed it to latin (his native language).

    BTW, if you want good alternate history regarding Jesus - I highly recommend Chrisopher Moore's "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal".

  6. Yeah, the BSOD... on Microsoft to Launch 64-bit Windows on Monday · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...has somuch more useless information that you need a dual monitor set up just to read it.

  7. Re:Bipolar? on Experimental Transistor Breaks 600 Gigahertz · · Score: 1

    Damn you... I wanted to get in with the whole manic depressive thing... I was so excited about it... but now I'm just laughing on the outside...

  8. Freedom of speech on U.S. Blogger Breaches Canadian Publication Ban · · Score: 1

    Well - for what it's worth... his freedom of speech could have two negative outcomes:

    1) the guy testifying would have completely biased his own court case - meaning that he has no chance of a fair trial (we don't have the fifth ammendment)
    2) the guy's testimony could get thrown out... making it simple for the government corruption to go unpunished.

  9. Re:My perspective on U.S. Blogger Breaches Canadian Publication Ban · · Score: 1

    Bad luck for you, eh?

    Nope, I say it quite proudly.

  10. My perspective on U.S. Blogger Breaches Canadian Publication Ban · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Disclaimer: I'm Canadian.

    Yes, there is a publication ban. However, Canadian courts have no jurisdiction outside of Canada's borders. Just as US courts have no pull inside of Canada's borders.

    If there was a publication ban on a case in the states - Canadians could feel free to ignore it.

    However, if this is a Canadian posting on a US blog site... he should be prepared to spend some time in jail.

  11. Re:I've read the PDF pages on the site... on Firefox Hacks · · Score: 1

    I didn't know I needed one before I knew it existed - shit eating troll boy.

    I didn't read a whole guide about it - I read one PDF - shit eating troll boy.

  12. Re:I've read the PDF pages on the site... on Firefox Hacks · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And you're a shit-eating troll...

    I don't have time to poke about every feature of a browser - I'm glad that you have nothing better to do with your time as it means that you aren't as much of a danger to society by contributing via your "gifts".

  13. I've read the PDF pages on the site... on Firefox Hacks · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...and I found out about editCSS and webdeveloper extenstions from there... they rock.

  14. 2checkout isn't bad on Recommendations for Website Payment Systems? · · Score: 1

    Onetime payment and then they charge you a fee on each transaction...

    Similar to paypal actually...

  15. Re:Canada? on UK Officially The Most Hacked Country · · Score: 1

    While Canada has 10% of the population of the states there is a greater availabilty of broadband connectivity.

    So it's an apples and oranges comparrison to try and directly extrapolate the numbers... a better comparrison (from what I've been told) is to compare Canada to California.

  16. Oh my... on Joss Whedon to Write/Direct Wonder Woman · · Score: 1

    That would be nice...

    Hmm, when I first read the title it came into my brain as "Wil Wheaton" rather that "Joss Whedon"... and while I really like Wil... that would be a different movie entirely... ;)

  17. Re:Can you really FFWD commercials? on TiVo vs Microsoft vs HDTV Cable · · Score: 2, Informative

    You either have to be watching something already recorded - or start watching something a few minutes after it's already started (rewind to the start of show... and ffwd through commercials)...

  18. Re:Football? on Canadian Privacy Law v. E-Mail Harvesting · · Score: 1

    No, Canadian Footbal... we actually introduced it to the states... you just made it popular. ;)

  19. Re:Judging by every single other funded IT project on Canada to Give Ubisoft Grants · · Score: 1

    It's a little different since part of it is tax related... so they actually have to have an income. ;)

  20. Re:What the hell is a fansubber? on Fansubbers Under Fire · · Score: 1, Funny

    I know that's the first thing I wondered... I had to actually read the article to find out what the hell they were talking about... ...and then discovered that I didn't care. ;)

  21. Um... we had a pinto... on Build Your Own Rotary-Dial Cell Phone · · Score: 1

    We had a 1971 pinto in 1990... ;) Ran great...

    I bought a rotary phone a couple of months ago in Toronto at Active Surplus... cost me $9.99

    I remember 8-tracks and vinyl - never owned any of my own though.

  22. Joss Whedon on Ask Wil Wheaton Anything (Part Deux) · · Score: 1

    Ever had a chance to work with Joss Whedon?

    Do you wanna? If so, what kind of project would it have to be?

  23. You play D&D, right? on Ask Wil Wheaton Anything (Part Deux) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Since you're a writer and an actor - do you find you have a flair for being a DM?

    As geeky as it sounds - if I were going to a con (like penguincon) I think it would be tres cool/geeky to have a door prize/charity auction/whatever of you running a D&D session. :)

  24. Penny Arcade Rocks... on Ask Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...my tiny self-centered world...

    Will you guys be my friend?

  25. Re:are they gonna open source it? on Red Hat Acquires Netscape Server Products · · Score: 1

    The second article says that they are going to... The press release may say it in marketing-speak...