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  1. Re:Not just UCSD -- Stanford Too on UCSD Vs. Free Speech, Round 2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sorry, go back and read your defense.

    The Leonard Law protects you from "disciplinary action" should you violate a university policy that violates your free speech rights.

    And you only get to file in court if there is a disciplinary action.

    Being told to stop is not a disciplinary action.

  2. Re:2 years? You've got nothing on me. on UCSD Vs. Free Speech, Round 2 · · Score: 1

    I highly suggest you use that courtesy-reply envelope to tell the alumni donation fund exactly why you won't be donating this year.

  3. Re:Freedom of speech is a noble thing on Indymedia Server Raided by FBI · · Score: 1

    Your home address and telephone number are public information too.

    Enjoy!

  4. Re:OMG! on Star Wars TV Show · · Score: 2, Funny

    "George Lucas is gonna sue!!!" - Chris Rock ...oh...wait...

  5. Re:Easy... on Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile Phone · · Score: 1

    and how many phones support this feature?

    thats what I thought, only Nokia (and probably not all Nokia phones at that)

    In a country where you can't even send/receive SMS on all phones on all networks, something like this will take a very very long time to take off.

  6. Re:Yay for progress on Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile Phone · · Score: 1

    Yes, but the question is how do you get a cellphone to display the barcode?

    Can you imagine how many competing, non-interoperal standards would appear if it was implemented in the US?

  7. Yay for progress on Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile Phone · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is pretty neat because it makes scalping (which is illegal in the US) almost impossible.

    Unfortuneately, most people in the US don't have a phone that would be compatible with this system

  8. Re:Change the name on MS-Sun Agreement Leaves Opening For OO.org Suits · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sun can't change the name of OpenOffice.org (the .org is part of the name btw). They can change the name of StarOffice which is their branded version of OpenOffice.org.

    And I doubt the legal agreements are so loose that simply changing the name of the product invalidates the contract. They pay the lawyers big money for a reason.

  9. Re:11 years! on Zero Gravity Flights for the Rest of Us · · Score: 1

    What the hell does that matter? The FAA just regulates who can fly what, where, and when.

    These guys spent 11 years with the FAA because the FAA kept telling them "No" probably for a large variety of legitimate reasons.

    What does that have to do with big government and civil disobedience? (no hyphen is needed)

  10. No on Linux-only POWER5 server From IBM · · Score: 5, Informative

    My question is, will it boot up Apple's OSX Server?"

    No, because OSX does checks to look for Apple-specific hardware on boot.

  11. Re:multiple Emails... on Beat Spam By Not Using Email · · Score: 1

    I'd say the AC tops you..why? Because he doesnt get serious stuff. Just "porn" and "more porn".

  12. Re:Not buying it on Is IP Property? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget Barbara Boxer (D-CA*) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA*).

    *CA = Disney

  13. Re:"not trying to spread fud" on Ballmer on Linux · · Score: 1

    Is that free as in Beer?

  14. Re:Oh, so he was a priest!? on Busted For Using Library Wi-Fi Outside The Library · · Score: 1

    I put no words in your mouth. You are the one that implied that because he was a priest he might be involved in kiddie porn.

    I just pointed out how that is bigotry towards priests (and Catholics/Christianity as you showed in your next comment) and how that is exactly the same as showing assumptive bigotry towards any group of people.

    You're the one being an troll here and you tell me to fuck off?

  15. Re:First RTS game on NYT Profiles Creator of Black & White and Fable · · Score: 1

    North and South on the NES was also an RTS game to some degree.

  16. Re:Firefox on Mozilla.org Relaunched · · Score: 1

    They're just covering their asses here. Remember that it is still a beta. Do you really expect them to try to install each build over every previous build on every single OS they release for?

    Please.

  17. Re:Oh, so he was a priest!? on Busted For Using Library Wi-Fi Outside The Library · · Score: 2, Informative

    That's pretty damn insensitive and bigoted of you.

    In fact, the cop did make some kind of comment to the priest about kiddie porn, which was entirely unappropriate.

    How would you like it if people assumed you were a member of the KKK simply because you are white? Or a violent gang member because you are black? Or an illegal alien because you are latino? Or that you eat dogs and cats because you are Vietnamese? Or that you live in a single room apartment with 20 people because you are Chinese?

    It's bigotry, profiling, and absolutely unacceptable, no matter who it is directed at.

  18. Re:Unlikely on Apple Introduces New G5 iMac · · Score: 1

    Obviously you aren't in the corporate purchasing line at all.

    A) 40GB HD is more than adequate for anyone in a corporate office who doesn't need to deal with huge chunks of data locally.

    B) Odds are if you are a "corporate" client, you do your own volume licensing on MS products anyways. And on the corporate line, Dell only charges $60 more for XP Pro over Home.

    But you're right on the LCD.

  19. Re:Advice on Surviving College With Gear And Sanity Intact? · · Score: 1

    Been there, Done that, Doesn't Help.

    Although my current girlfriend might be impressed...I'll try running it by her.

  20. Re:Nuclear fusion? on Odds-on Science · · Score: 1

    that's fission, not fusion, and is the principle already used by nuclear power plants

  21. Re:A lost metaphor brings out my inner language na on On the Supercomputer Technology Crisis · · Score: 1

    It's seed corn. Seed, as in, what you don't eat, but save to plant next year.

    Kids these days.


    Maybee they did mean feed corn. As in corn that's harvested specifically to be fed to cattle.

    Geezers these days.

  22. Re:Less popular than 53 more things to do in zero on Hitchhiker's Guide Trailer Online · · Score: 1

    I prefer this explanation that I came up with.

    The ship runs on a probability drive right?

    Q: What's a well-understood symbol of probility/chance?
    A: A pair of dice.

    Q: How many dots are there on a pair of dice?

    A: 42....

  23. Re:Watch out, speeders! on Ariane Launches A New Way To Get Online · · Score: 1

    That is a really good question. Will this interfere with radar detectors. I understand that maybee the satellite broadcast isn't strong enough, but what about someone's base-station? Does anyone actually know?

  24. Re:Disabled people should revenge on Odeon Orders Takedown Of Copycat Site · · Score: 1

    the American Disabilites Act (ADA) implemented in the 1970's

  25. Re:Disabled people should revenge on Odeon Orders Takedown Of Copycat Site · · Score: 0

    Its not required by law. In general, British disability-accessibility laws are nonexistant compared to the US.