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  1. Re:Time wasted explaining a slash vs. backslash on Tim Berners-Lee Is Sorry About the Slashes · · Score: 1

    Are you saying there is a backlash afainst the backslash?

  2. Re:Because malware never comes with legal software on BSA Says 41% of Software On Personal Computers Is Pirated · · Score: 1

    1. Is simply not true. Adware and spyware are common in commercial software.
    3. If you *have* paid for it, it could be infected. That's why you scan everything.

    That would explain why the documentation for most commercial programs say to turn off antivirus software before installing...

  3. Re:Just Don't See How This Could Be A 'Trap' on Windows Server Trusts Samba4 Active Directory · · Score: 1

    "Come into my parlor" said the spider to the fly.

  4. I'm not worried... on How Dangerous Could a Hacked Robot Possibly Be? · · Score: 1

    As long as the robots don't find religion and decide to wipe out the human race again like they did about 150,000 years ago.

  5. Someone mod me down on Monty Python 40 Years Old Today! · · Score: 2, Funny

    So I can say "I'm being repressed! See the violence inherit in the system!"

  6. For the non Eagles fans here on Is Cloud Computing the Hotel California of Tech? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The relevant lyrics are:

    We are all just prisoners here, of our own device

    You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave

    And

    They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast

  7. Re:5 Simple rules of Microsoft licensing on Ballmer: Don't Expect Simpler Licensing Soon · · Score: 1

    I love that book. I've always said that deals with the Devil are legally binding since he has most of the Lawyers.

  8. 5 Simple rules of Microsoft licensing on Ballmer: Don't Expect Simpler Licensing Soon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rule 1: You are out of compliance.
    Rule 2; If you have reviewed your licenses and purchased additional licenses to cover any license shortages (plus additional licenses just to be safe), See rule #1.
    Rule 3: If you think you understand Microsoft license agreemenents, you are either delirious or just not paying attention.
    Rule 4: If you are a lawyer for Microsoft in charge of writing license agreements, see rule #3.
    Rule 5: See rule #1.

  9. Re:Just what America needs! on Honda's Answer To the Segway · · Score: 1

    Go for the original in environmentally friendly transportation - horses! And when your old model wears out, you can recycle it into glue and dog food!

    When cars first came upon the scene they were considered by many to be less polluting than the horses they replaced as cars don't sh*t on the road.

  10. Re:Geez on Wolfenstein Being Recalled In Germany · · Score: 1

    I wonder what actually happens to a German person if they ever catch a glimpse of a swastika. I assume it's something terrible, if their government goes to such great lengths to protect them from setting eyes on the symbol, even in fictional game

    Possibly the same effect as nipples on American TV viewers?

  11. Perhaps the Iranian gov. isn't at fault? on Iranian Government Cuts Off Internet Access Again · · Score: 1

    It could be the Iranian equivalent of the MPAA/RIAA is just forcing the Iranian ISPs to kick file sharers offline.

  12. Re:Actually... on Dead Salmon's "Brain Activity" Cautions fMRI Researchers · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fish are capable of all sorts of feelings for humans.

    Just ask Kanye West...

  13. Re:Overlords on Dead Salmon's "Brain Activity" Cautions fMRI Researchers · · Score: 1

    Shouldn't be too much different than our current rulers, other than they will start to stink a little sooner...

  14. Re:what a horseship contract on Skype Founders File Copyright Suit Against eBay · · Score: 1

    Waste of a perfectly good ship. Put them on the iceberg and let it melt. That way global warming is doing some good for a change.

  15. Re:My guess is... on Garlic Farmer Wards Off High-Speed Internet · · Score: 1

    So I guess my investment in a company working on GE garlic to enhace its vampire-repelling properties was money wasted then...

  16. Re:My guess is... on Garlic Farmer Wards Off High-Speed Internet · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't irradiated garlic be even more effective in warding off vampires? In fact it could mutate into a form of garlic that seeks out and attacks vampires on its own...

  17. Re:Almost competing on Windows 7 Upgrade Can Take Nearly a Day · · Score: 1

    The 30 minute estimate was conservitave. It may well have been less than that, I was working on 2 other things at the same time.

  18. Re:Mono on iPhone Gets .Net App Development · · Score: 1

    Isn't Mono the KISSing disease?

    I think their groupies probably have worse diseases than mono...

    Sorry, Wrong KISS.

  19. Re:Almost competing on Windows 7 Upgrade Can Take Nearly a Day · · Score: 1

    It's still much faster than a Gentoo install...
    I don't know about upgrades and low end hardware but a clean install of Win 7 RTM 64 bit took about 30 minutes on my quad core 8GB desktop.

  20. Re:Seems odd... on Russia's New Official Holiday — Programmer's Day · · Score: 1

    I thought yesterday (Sept. 11) was police officers, firefighters, and millitary day...

  21. does wiretapping actually make us more secure? on A History of Wiretapping · · Score: 1

    Yes, unless you get caught.

    Richard M. Nixon

  22. Re:Could you please reboot xatl0as36? on Microsoft Aims To Cure Server-Hugging Engineers · · Score: 1

    If you were using real server class hardware with out-of-band management capibility (HP Insight Manager, Dell DRAC or whatever IBM or SUN use) the only time anyone would need to touch the hardware is when there is a hardware failure or upgrade.

  23. Re:Hooray! GDT!!! on Tolkien Trust Okays Hobbit Movie · · Score: 1

    Maybe you should stick to Disney if you want something less depressing.

    Apparently you missed the news tha Disney bought Marvel.

  24. Re:Coming to a Store Near You on China Considering Cuts In Rare-Earth Metal Exports · · Score: 1

    Red LEDs are soooo 1997. Blue is the new red.

  25. Re:Nothing will happen on Lawsuit Claims WGA Is Spyware · · Score: 1

    Corporations should face jailtime for any crime or activity that would result in a person being incarcerated.

    That may sound like a good idea, but the net result for such a law would be that every US corporation, from IBM and Microsoft down to Joe's Pizza House, would re-incorporate outside of the US.