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  1. "Who's watching the watchers?" on AOL Monitor Accused of Luring 15-Year-Old for Sex · · Score: 1

    The watchers are watching the watchers.

    Sounds like SOMEBODY didn't read the article.

  2. Font exception is ridiculous... on Unintended Consequences of Using GPL Fonts · · Score: 1

    ...a hack that is similar to code written by firt year undergrads.

    (Well sone first year undergrads, anyway...)

    Make the exception generic enough to apply to any content - a line should be drawn between the code and the content.

  3. Re:Not Convinced on LED Evolution Could Spell The End For Bulbs · · Score: 1

    Put them behind a shade.

  4. So I take it... on How to Prevent IP Theft by Your Own Employees? · · Score: 1

    ...that releasing the code under the GPL is out.

  5. Re:If MY genes don't survive the cataclysm... on The Top Three Reasons for Humans in Space · · Score: 1

    Well of course the dictionary is correct... however the Zeitgeist of the English speaking epoch chose to overload its vocabulary well - in this case atleast.

  6. If MY genes don't survive the cataclysm... on The Top Three Reasons for Humans in Space · · Score: 1

    ...then I couldn't care less about the rest of humanity.

    Law of the Jungle.

    Why do you think they call it the human RACE anyway? becuase we are all competing for survival.... against each other.

  7. Re:Scumbags use linux? on Tux Enlisted for U.S. Defense Program · · Score: 1

    Vint Cerf was Canadian? APRANET was a Canadian govt undertaking? Damn, I (along with the rest of the world) must have been mistaken all these decades....

    Go back to sipping your Moosehead and staring at women in baggy sweaters.

  8. Re:Scumbags use linux? on Tux Enlisted for U.S. Defense Program · · Score: 1

    The perhaps people around the world can stop using US technology developed to commit "war crimes" like the internet, TCP/IP...

  9. Re:the new gpl on Tux Enlisted for U.S. Defense Program · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Freedom can be a real bitch when *your* agenda is trodden upon.

  10. ...no significant progress in over 30 years... on The Baby Bootstrap? · · Score: 1

    If anyone can't see why they pulled the plug on crap like this, they need a lobotomy.

  11. Martian Nanotech Swarms on Earth... in 2038 on Robotic Nanotech Swarms on Mars... in 2034 · · Score: 1

    Famous last words: "Lookitthat!"

  12. Re:Halfassed NASA Eggheads? on NASA's Deep Impact Moved Into Cruise Phase · · Score: 1

    Yes, becuase I have no clue as to just what you are alluding to.

  13. Re:Best advise on Comprehensive Guide to the Windows Paging File · · Score: 1

    It doesn't piss us off nearly as much as Linux fans get when I say "LINE-icks".

  14. Re:Expand your awareness ... on Benioff and Weiss To Write Ender's Game Script · · Score: 1

    Troy was a long overblown homage to the concept of man-on-man love.

  15. Re:Nitpicking on GCC 4.0 Preview · · Score: 1

    Not true - VC++ compiles for Alpha and PPC. Not that these versions are sold any longer, but they still exist.

  16. Re:Nero on Nero Burning for Linux · · Score: 0, Troll

    christ write it yourself then you sniveling piece of shit

  17. Re:This is the Problem with NASA on Senator Calls on NASA to Service Hubble · · Score: 1

    Mikulski is Jr Senator in MD.

    Space Telescope Science Institute is in MD. Goddard Space Flight Center is in MD. Mikulski is a great defender of NASA's budget. They better listen to her if they like getting $.

  18. Well they surrender to everyone else.... on Publishing Exploit Code Ruled Illegal In France · · Score: 1

    ...why not the hackers too?

  19. Re:Heinlein came up with this... on Microwires Can Replace The DVD-ROM · · Score: 1

    We workaround this limitation today quite handily.

  20. You could have just built from the cmd line... on When Should You Quit Your Job? · · Score: 1

    ...and writen rather than pushing the build button in VS. While you were at it you could have taken a swimg at Mono (just because your emplyer doesn't support it doesn't mean you can't build under it just for giggles.

    But hey, why think about something when you can just quit over somehting so trival as a set of tools.

    Now that I think about it, I think your whole story is made up to earn the adoration of the linux fanboyz.

  21. Re:PR before performance, I always say on Is Your OS Tough Enough? · · Score: 1

    Just maybe the reason Longhorn is late is because they are doing exactly what you are asking of them...

    Hmm.

  22. Re:University IDs on Magnetic Stripe Snooping at Home · · Score: 1

    The same with CareFirst medical insurance cards.

  23. Fix the threading model and I am on board on The Case for FreeBSD · · Score: 1

    'nuff said.

  24. Re:Huh on Optimizations - Programmer vs. Compiler? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sort of correct.

    According to the language definition, a constant 0 in a pointer context is converted into a null pointer at compile time. That is, in an initialization, assignment, or comparison when one side is a variable or expression of pointer type, the compiler can tell that a constant 0 on the other side requests a null pointer, and generate the correctly-typed null pointer value.

    Check out section 5.2

    http://www.faqs.org/faqs/C-faq/faq/

  25. Any distro on Building a Linux Computer Lab for Schools? · · Score: 1

    Select "Install Everything" (or it's equivalent).