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  1. Re:We need gas control! on New York Passes Landmark Gun Law · · Score: 0
    They took them from the Jews though.

    On November 11, 1938, the Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm Frick, passed Regulations Against Jews' Possession of Weapons. This regulation effectively deprived all Jews of the right to possess firearms or other weapons.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Germany#The_1938_German_Weapons_Act

  2. Re:use encryption on Julian Assange: "Online Totalitarianism Is Near, Entire Nations Are Intercepted" · · Score: 0

    I'm probably being silly here, but what good does SSL do if the one who's looking to watch you can sit in the middle and intercept any keys you send over the network?

  3. Re:I see on Ubuntu Will Now Have Amazon Ads Pre-Installed · · Score: 0

    You guys don't seem to get it here. The normal users don't care. Those just migrating for the first time don't care. They either weren't doing "intensive" tasks in the first place, so there's no learning curve involved beyond what they would experince on any GUI if they decide to do intensive things later. For those that will be moving for the first time, they expect something different.

    When it comes to this Amazon business, this is something normal users are totally accustomed to, and many may actually enjoy. The "mass migrations" you guys keep talking about are those who should probably be using mint, or straight debian in the first place. You don't, won't, or can't understand that the work that goes into Ubuntu costs money that can only be recouped in the space it has some clout, and wiggle room, in. Enterprise may already have a support contract, but Ubuntu's presence there isn't enough to start re-negotiating contract terms. Ubuntu can only make moves on the consumer space to really start influencing income and enterprise. Look at the influx of enterprise support of Apple/Android products. This has been due their success in the consumer market causing them to make strides into enterprise. Microsoft is so deeply entrenched in enterprise that going straight for it on its grounds would be a terrible idea.

  4. Re:Slashdot effect or crappy game? on Battlestar Galactica Community Game Diaspora Has Arrived · · Score: 1
  5. Re:If you don't have javascript, you're a bot? on Company Claims 80% of Facebook Ad Clicks Are From Bots · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you're an average user, you don't disable javascript. I think that's the logic here. There was a large discrepancy between the number of views without javascript, and what one would expect for a normal sample of internet users.

  6. Re:Suitcase? Mice Nuts! on Bryson Crash Reveals Threat of Headless Government · · Score: -1
  7. Re:Ron Paul on House Passes CISPA · · Score: -1

    No, he simply didn't vote.

  8. Re:Comcast's memo in reaction on Netflix CEO Accuses Comcast of Not Practicing Net Neutrality · · Score: -1

    If you want your internet provider to like your choice of media subscription then go find one that specifically is. If not, go ahead and get Comcast.

    Surely you're joking. Most places are very lucky to have a choice between two ISPs (that are essentially the same company). Satellite does not count, caps prevent streaming.

  9. Re:Blockade is useless anyway on Dutch Pirate Party Dragging BREIN To Court · · Score: 0

    The pirate bay is serving as an excellent distraction. Governments obsess over it, while thousands of other sites continue business as usual. The longer the pirate bay is at the forefront, the longer we have access to everything else.

  10. Loophole on Dutch Pirate Party Dragging BREIN To Court · · Score: 2

    As much as I like to see this kind of "stick it to the man" attitude, this is merely the exploitation of a loophole. This will not last. I'll be very interested in seeing what they come up with next though.

  11. Dirty Bomb on Coming To a War Near You: Nuclear Powered Drones · · Score: -1

    If one of these gets shot down, or crashes, over hostile territory, would it be considered an attack on that nation's populace? I'm sure there probably wouldn't be much immediate damage, but surely it would cause long-term health concerns. Of course I don't know much about reactor designs, maybe they have one that's not very harmful.

  12. Disable Advertising on HDTV Expert Alfred Poor Tells You What to Buy and What Not to Buy (Video) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So if I tick that little disable advertising checkbox to the right will I stop seeing stories like these?

  13. Re:Trade off on Flatworms Defy Aging Through Cell Division Tricks · · Score: 1

    I'm definitely not one who follows ID. It just seems like there's usually some sort of disadvantage to being "immortal." That disadvantage usually seems to involve cancer because telomerase seems to be useful in the prevention of cancer. I don't know enough to speak beyond that though.

  14. Trade off on Flatworms Defy Aging Through Cell Division Tricks · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder what they sacrifice for this? I'm guessing they are highly prone to cancer or something. I'm nature I doubt they live long enough for problems like that to manifest.

  15. Obama is a communist on Google+ Unblocked In China; President Obama's Page Flooded With Comments · · Score: 2

    Apparently a commenter added that Obama could, and should, be a member of the communist party. It would be fun to see fox news take that and run with it.

  16. Re:Valve... on Steam Prompts OS X Graphics Update · · Score: 1

    http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2010-08-12-valve-on-steam-part-two-interview In the second half of that article (sorry, couldn't find it anywhere login isn't required) Doug Lombardi denies a Linux client is being developed.

    "Q: Final question, and one I'm sure you're not super-keen to answer, but I promised one of our tech guys I'd ask it. What truth is there to rumours that you're also working on a Linux version of Steam?
    Doug Lombardi: There's no Linux version that we're working on right now. ... "

    Just thought it might be relevant.