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  1. Re:Freedom to take pictures in public spaces on Photographers Face Ejection Over Lenses · · Score: 1

    They'd be entitled to ask you to leave, and if met with resistance, they would have a similar entitlement to compel you to leave, with whatever force reasonable.

    Otherwise, I totally agree. And I'm not excusing this strangely paranoid behavior that these businesses are exhibiting, but I can't deny them the right to be strangely paranoid. Instead, I can deny them my custom.

  2. Re:Freedom to take pictures in public spaces on Photographers Face Ejection Over Lenses · · Score: 1, Funny

    > they can't stop me from taking pictures in what is considered a
    > public place ... For the record, I know shopping malls are
    > privately owned...

    One of these things is not like the other.

    *Businesses* allow *customers* access to *their* property on *their* terms. Don't agree? Try pitching a tent in the food court.

  3. Re:Putting the puzzle pieces together on Third Undersea Cable Cut · · Score: 1

    Of course, I forgot... DUN DUN DUN!

  4. Re:Putting the puzzle pieces together on Third Undersea Cable Cut · · Score: 1

    If this was a tapping, it wouldn't have made international news -- the outtage wouldn't have lasted more than a few minutes at worst.


    In a perfect world, yes. If I were overseeing such an operation, however, I'd be certain that while I was implementing the tap there was a very noticeable diversion.
  5. Re:Not embryonic? on Stem Cells to Treat Brain Injury in Children · · Score: 1

    Not meaning to butt in here, but as the ever-eloquent "drsmack1" isn't responding to your question, I thought I might. I may not have anything to say that is a benefit to you personally, but hear me out. You should know that there *are* people who are against abortion/embryonic stem-cell research/etc. that are also strongly opposed to fertility treatments that result in excess embryos. I happen to be one. Just wanted to clear up the impression you may have that all anti-abortion advocates suffer from the lapse of logic that you point out. Thanks for the question.

  6. Re:At the risk of a rantfest: IP's the problem on Is There Such A Thing As A Final Cut? · · Score: 2, Informative

    > Actually, the line was "Where the cut off your hand if they don't like your face" changed to "where the land is immense and the heat is intense".

    Actually, the original line was "Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face. / It's barbaric, but hey, it's home." Google it.

  7. Re:Economics on Critical Shortage of IT Workers in Coming Years · · Score: 1

    it's my hope that not everyone bases their philosophy on trashy movie quotes.

  8. Re:Have you guys heard about on Which is Better, Firefox or Opera? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not trying to be snarky, this is a serious question: How is IE cross-platform? Are you considering 95/98/ME/XP/NT/2003 to be different platforms?

  9. Re:Thunderbird spotlight plugin PLEASE on Third Parties Already Taking Advantage of Tiger · · Score: 1

    Two years ago?!?

    So that's where they got the idea for desktop search being integrated in the OS. It's your [Apple's] own fault! :D

  10. Re:Living without a tv is entirely possible on Our Ratings, Ourselves · · Score: 1

    you're just jealous because you're still wasting your life watching sitcoms. :D

  11. Evolution is a myth? on Scientists Find Soft Tissue in T-Rex Fossil · · Score: 1

    Re-read your post and replace any reference of "dinosaurs lived with tool-using humans" with "evolution is fact".

    Many people believe in evolution without proving it to themselves. Just food for thought.

  12. Re:Dinosaurs are a myth on Scientists Find Soft Tissue in T-Rex Fossil · · Score: 1

    Too bad the parent will never get modded up due to the topic's unpopularity. Sir, if I had points, you'd get an insightful.

  13. Re:iSatan on Re-Imagining Apple · · Score: 1

    Neverminding the original price of the Apple I.

  14. Like Risk? Try Diplomacy. on Fun Tabletop Games? · · Score: 4, Informative
    If you like alliances and political intrigue in Risk, I heartily recommend Diplomacy. Simultaneous movements (everyone moves at once) make for some very interesting situations. There are all sorts of resources online for Diplomacy: I've played with people all over the world at Diplomacy 2000, and I've never even owned a board. There are quite a few open source boards/adjucators (they do the logic behind the moves to determine movement success/failure). Of those, I recommend jDip, a feature-rich cross-platform java version.

    The game can get a bit involved, and there's a slight learning curve (very slight, especially if you've done Axis & Allies). Not for everyone, but it's worth a try if you like Risk.
  15. Re:Google Local versus MS Search on Google Local, Definitions, & Registrar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Let's be clear about which feature Microsoft got better... Yes, they discovered my location accurately. However, any local searches I do on msn return absolutely useless results. I live in Nebraska, and the first result I get for "pizza" is a radio station from northern Alabama? Where's the sense in that?

    I'll admit that my location is relatively rural, and that Microsoft may not want to bother with indexing businesses in a community of ~40,000, but apparently Google had no problem doing it, with their beta.

  16. Re:Forget about Britney! on Inspecting MSN Search · · Score: 5, Funny

    > what about "natalie portman naked petrified hot grits"?

    It's really odd you mention that. That's exactly how I got *here*.

  17. Re:Lack of rational thinking on Harvard Pres Says Females Naturally Bad at Math · · Score: 1
    Even though Gray's Anatomy is a fairly aged manual, I believe that it's a well established fact (take a look at the male/female pelvis) that there are indeed differences between a male and female physiologically speaking. Here, I'll excerpt it for you so that you don't have to bother:
    Differences between the Male and Female Pelves.--The female pelvis (Fig. 242) is distinguished from that of the male (Fig. 241) by its bones being more delicate and its depth less. The whole pelvis is less massive, and its muscular impressions are slightly marked. The ilia are less sloped, and the anterior iliac spines more widely separated; hence the greater lateral prominence of the hips.
    If you don't trust that source, I propose you pick up any body-building magazine and compare and contrast the male and female figures contained within. Then if you're still convinced otherwise I would suggest that yours is a blind faith.
  18. Re:Your Sig on Major Climate Change 5,200 Years Ago Could Repeat · · Score: 1

    I was mainly referring to your sig (implying Solomon being big enough to consume the verses you linked to), but yeah, I agree with your assessment that this 'climate change' is well within Biblical timelines. Interesting, don't you think?

  19. Re:Your Sig on Major Climate Change 5,200 Years Ago Could Repeat · · Score: 1

    Damn the context, eh?

  20. Re:answer in short on More Exploding Cellphones In The News · · Score: 1

    > Consumers are indeed jaded enough by the warnings of "do not cram this up your butt"

    Though those warnings are oddly applicable when cell phones are concerned.

    Yes, as a matter of fact I do feel shame for linking there.

  21. -- MOD PARENT INSIGHTFUL on Is The 'CSI Phenomenon' Good For Science? · · Score: 1

    There's more truth here than humor. Sitcom-guzzling, tivo-worshipping folks baffle me with the tripe they submit themselves to.

    Why are we so stuck on entertaining ourselves, even unto the detriment of our society?

  22. Re:Alien thunder on Titan's Alien Thunder · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, Uranus us full of methane. Who'd have thought.

    Wait a minute...

    Hey everyone, I think I've found the source of this "Alien Thunder".

  23. Re:That explains those mysterious hirings on Breaking Google's DRM · · Score: 1

    Sure, it was an anachronism. Nevermind that the entire cast was speaking modern english. :D

  24. Re:That explains those mysterious hirings on Breaking Google's DRM · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... All I said was those search results are good enough for Jehovah!

  25. Re:Cost? on Rumors of Next Generation of Ipods · · Score: 2, Funny

    > Yeah, but how much thinner will your wallet be?

    Just guessing... 2mm?