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  1. Re:Eritrea? on Sharp Rise In Jailing of Online Journalists; Iran May Just Kill Them · · Score: 1
  2. Re:Iran can't take much more of this on Sharp Rise In Jailing of Online Journalists; Iran May Just Kill Them · · Score: 1

    I predict something large and violent, but I don't think it will be a revolution. Maybe an Iran style Tiananmen Square.

  3. Free Food on What Do You Look For In a Conference? · · Score: 1

    Free food and an open bar is a huge plus.

  4. Re:To Everyone... on Man "Beats" World of Warcraft · · Score: 1

    As long as he is enjoying it, where is the harm?

    Why can't this be his life and why is it less valid than someone who spends all day and night watching and thinking about something else just as trivial such as Sports or being a vicarious scientist or politician?

    If he is happy, then I say: right on, good for you, good luck in 3.3.

  5. This is ... on Brain of Patient H.M. Being Sliced, Streamed Live · · Score: 5, Funny

    Zombie Pr0n.

  6. Re:First on Danish DRM Breaker Turns Himself In To Test Backup Law · · Score: 1

    There is a thin line between courageous and stupid. I support the guy for being so bold.

  7. Re:malware... on Black Screen of Death Not Microsoft's Fault · · Score: 3, Funny

    The malware is Windows 7.

  8. Not Really a Huge Deal on EA Flip-Flops On Battlefield: Heroes Pricing, Fans Angry · · Score: 1

    What this means is that if you plan to play for free is that you will need to stick to the all around weapon you are given to start with. Each class has a choice of three primary weapons, one that you are given that is general purpose, and then one each for long range and close range. There are some specialty weapons, like as Gunner class, I will have to stick to using dynamite and powder kegs rather than my trusty bazooka. That much hurts, but it's still going to be a free and fun game I can play when the WoW servers are down.

    This is a fun little game and I even tossed them a few bucks due to enjoying it that much.

  9. Re:Second Flamebait on US Congressman Announces Plans To Probe Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    Religion is not the only institution that has been misused by the misguided in order control other humans with ill intent. Science, Government, Corporations, these are not immune. This is not a problem with religion as much as it is a problem with people themselves. To think that the horrible things that have occurred in the so called name of some religion is due to that region itself is utterly naive. Power corrupts anywhere you find it and people take advantage of that power. To make broad assumptions and categorize people by their religion and race is wrong. You cannot target every Muslim due to 9/11, you cannot target every Jew due to Gaza, and you cannot target me because of some moron. This all disgusts me and because it’s personal to me, I will take the role of the angry person to let you know it's not okay.

  10. Re:Second Flamebait on US Congressman Announces Plans To Probe Wikileaks · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Forgot to login, but yeah that was me.

  11. Re:Second Flamebait on US Congressman Announces Plans To Probe Wikileaks · · Score: 1

    As and Irish Catholic I have never been so disgusted with slashdot as I am now. I've been trolled and down modded, but when racial slurs and relgion bashing are considered insightful, especially against myself, it may be time to find myself a new site.

    The slashdot groupthink modding system is starting to turn into a sort of facism in itself.

  12. Re:The Guild on Online "Guilds" Mirror Real Life Gangs · · Score: 1

    Mod this down before more people see Wesley Wheaton [sic] in a kilt! Great show though. Did not see the ending coming either, but it just makes me angry that I have to wait for season 4...

  13. The Time Evens Out in the End on Should You Be Paid For Being On Call? · · Score: 1

    I started to do the math and stopped when I figured the amount of time I spend working on the weekend and after hours was roughly the same as the amount of time I spend posting on /.

    If you are my boss reading this, I'm just joking. Seriously though, they let me leave early enough and with lunches and breaks all seem to work out to roughly the same time.

  14. Re:LFG... on Online "Guilds" Mirror Real Life Gangs · · Score: 2, Funny

    You are no match for !

    After a thorough analyzation of your playing styles and personalities adjoined with data from my own personal unsystematic numeral initiator your odds of winning are 33.33% with the three repeating of course. In addition I just watched Season 3 of The Guild.

  15. Re:As a long-time contributor on Contributors Leaving Wikipedia In Record Numbers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I had the same experience. The current editors are, to sum it up, condescending territorial piss heads. They view the articles as thier own personal domain and anyone attempting to add anything is treated as an invader. This has sucked all fun from adding information and taken away and feeling of being part of a community.

  16. Re:To Name One on Prison Terms For Spammer Ralsky, Scientology DoS Attacker · · Score: 1

    You can put a racing stripe on a turd, but it's still a turd.

  17. To Name One on Prison Terms For Spammer Ralsky, Scientology DoS Attacker · · Score: 4, Informative
  18. Re:Make way for the ambulance chaser! on Xbox Live Class Action Being Investigated · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think the problem that is being raised is that MS agreed to allow the users to use the servers for a set amount of time and cost. MS terminated that agreement without reimbursing some of the users for the time they already paid for. While they do have the right to control who has access, the lawsuit is saying that MS does not have the right to end their paid agreement early without returning the money they accepted.

    I didn't read the article and I'm not a lawyer, but I do pretend sometimes.

  19. What they really are being used for on US Government Using PS3s To Break Encryption · · Score: 1

    I.T. Guy gets called into his Bosses office:
    "PS3s, huh? What? On invoice... right, ooooh, those PS3s... oh, hmm yeah I ordered those, they are for... uhm... they're for breaking passwords to... crack down on... hmm, child pornography. Right! Yeah, that's what they are for. The guys are just finishing testing the... the hardware. I'll go check on them."
    *Runs back to desk and hides copies of Modern Warfare 2*

  20. Re:It's easy on NASA Attempts To Assuage 2012 Fears · · Score: 1

    "We learn from history that we learn nothing from history." - George Bernard Shaw

  21. Nuclear Technicians on CERN Physicist Warns About Uranium Shortage · · Score: 1

    I think I speak for a great many nuclear technicians when I say:

    D'oh!

  22. Re:Moonshine on NASA's LCROSS Mission Proves Lunar Ice Suspicions · · Score: 1

    Moon Whiskey would have its own distinct taste to the refined palate. A Scotch connoisseur can tell you what region of Scotland a Scoth comes by the taste. A lot of the the taste comes from the local water used in the distillation process giving Scotches from certain regions distinct tastes.

  23. Moonshine on NASA's LCROSS Mission Proves Lunar Ice Suspicions · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Anyone else really want to use this water to make liquor? Even if coke just bottled it, I'd drink some moon water.

  24. Re:Oblig on NASA's LCROSS Mission Proves Lunar Ice Suspicions · · Score: 4, Funny

    My humor tastes are too dry for your water puns.

  25. Use Parental Controls on Easing the Job of Family Tech Support? · · Score: 1

    They are there to control the parents, are they not?