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  1. Re:Quip on Contracts on Would You Die To Respect a Software License? · · Score: -1

    The "freedom to encumber" works is like the "freedom to punch someone" ... They are both 'freedoms' that only exist at the expense of others. -- Gregory Maxwell, discussion on licensing

    It must be awesome to have a name like "Gregory Maxwell"; all your quotes sound authoritative.

  2. Oblig. on Making Closed Software Act Like It's Open · · Score: 0, Funny
  3. Re:Ageism on Suspension of Disbelief · · Score: 0

    Meh. Minorities can't be racist, women can't be sexist. Good luck reforming society.

    To the contrary: one of the main stereotypically-racist groups (white South Africans) is a minority.

  4. If you can dodge a class action lawsuit... on Microsoft Dodges Class Action In WGA Lawsuit · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you can dodge a class action lawsuit, you can dodge a ball.

  5. Re:sigh on Police In Britain Arrest Man For Bomb-Threat Joke On Twitter · · Score: 1

    Absolutely. But where else is there to go where they speak English and don't have conscription or identity cards? The US - nope, it's support our troops or get out over there too. Australia - rampant net censorship. New Zealand - pray-as-you-go welfare.

    Let's see... Zimbabwe's right out. I would suggest Oz or NZ but you already discounted those. South Africa could be a good option, although the affirmative action is overboard. That leaves... Canada!

  6. Re:Badware? on Massive Badware Campaign Targets Google's "Long Tail" · · Score: 1

    When did the word badware appear? Is it because some people couldn't cope with Malware?

    Same thing really - after all, "mal" is "bad"... in Latin

  7. Re:I said it yesterday, but... on Google Under Fire For Calling Their Language "Go" · · Score: 1

    Now that you mention it... since it's not the first language to be called Go perhaps they should call it Go2.

  8. Re:paper in your wallet on Best Tool For Remembering Passwords? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, wait...how did you know my password?

    He didn't know your password. He just typed "********" but you saw it as "hunter32" because that's your password.

  9. Re:Lucky on 1Mb Broadband Access Becomes Legal Right In Finland · · Score: 1

    Lucky them. Here in NYC, Time Warner just released a 50/5 Mb DOCSIS 3.0 plan... For a whopping cost of $99.95/month.

    Here in Johannesburg the best I can find for $99.95/month is 4 megabit download 512kilobit upload speed with a 5 gigabyte monthly cap. It seems strange to see people who have insanely fast virtually unlimited cheap internet complaining. I guess it's all a matter of perspective.