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  1. Re:We could be unseen and should *not* be messagin on Physicists Call For Alien Messaging Protocol · · Score: 1

    The ultimate in security through obscurity!

  2. no, the story is correct on Kinect's Grandaddy Running On an Apple IIe In 1978 · · Score: 1

    They were using an early version of Apple's Time Machine application.

  3. Excellent trend on The iPad Will Get Playboy In March · · Score: 1

    At this rate, there will be naked chicks in The Economist by 2014!

  4. Re:He only donated enormous amounts of money... on Bill Gates Is More Admired Than the Pope · · Score: 1

    And running a software company is not the same as slinging dope.

    True. You have to pay for your first hit of Windows.

  5. Circular argument on Bill Gates Is More Admired Than the Pope · · Score: 1

    That just proves the superiority of Microsoft XP's EFS! =MORE reason to admire Gates, not less!

  6. Shouldn't blame Gates for this on Bill Gates Is More Admired Than the Pope · · Score: 1

    Hey, never underestimate the power of "Has never covered up a massive multinational paedophilia ring" on your CV...

    To be fair, that's just because there have been a lot of bugs in the code. The productivity tools to cover up a massive multinational pedophilia ring will come standard in Office 2012.

  7. Drug testing the Patent Office? on Microsoft Patents Looks-Are-Everything Dating · · Score: 2

    What a great idea! You should patent that.

  8. Re:Assange gets arrested. on OpenLeaks — 'A New WikiLeaks' · · Score: 1

    Likely, you would keep secret the name of any 15 yr old girl you raped and killed in 1991. Unless she herself comes forward, but she can't do that if you killed her, now can she?

    Do you see the problems with this logic yet? There's a reason there's such a thing called burden of proof.

  9. Re:Assange gets arrested. on OpenLeaks — 'A New WikiLeaks' · · Score: 1

    Because it they are given such protection by the Constitution as a check against the government pulling the wool over the eyes of its citizens. This prevents a government-controlled media, and allows for information to spread.

    No; the Constitution protects the citizens' rights to freedom of speech and of the press. Nowhere does it mention being a member of a "news organization."

    It [Government pressure for censorship] has been tried many times, the government is virtually never successful.

    You might want to check your history. You won't have to go too far back to find examples.

    Only when a real, imminent threat to US citizens lives can be demonstrated can the government take action, and it must go through a federal judge first. Even then, if I remember correctly, the government cannot stop the distribution of the information, they can only punish it after the fact. There was a NY Times case regarding this in I think the WW2 era, but I don't remember exactly.

    That sort of specificity and clarity is the sort of thing that makes me think you have no idea what you're talking about. You're probably thinking of the "Pentagon Papers" case, but pretty much every sentence you wrote is incorrect.

    Journalists get extra protections, but they also have a responsibility to the public. They can and do face legal action for intentionally lying about the facts they are representing.

    As others noted, this is flat out wrong.

    You can view membership costs here and there is a link at the bottom to apply.

    Wikileaks has not become a member of any news association, and as such are not considered members of the press. That means they don't get a lot of the extra protections members of the press receive .... They could just become members of the press and be done with it, it isn't all that expensive to join.

    You're joking, right? You think membership in IAPA, a regional organization, is the definition of "journalist"? Are you saying that the only reason people are hounding Wikileaks is because Assange didn't pay dues to this organization? You do realize how absurd that sounds, don't you?

  10. That's a relief but we still need improvement on Chrome Does Have a Caps-Lock Key After All · · Score: 1

    I won't be happy until they bring back the NUM LOCK key!!!!!

  11. you misunderstood on Jailtime For Jailbreaking · · Score: 1

    "Jailbreaking" refers to what the suspect plans to do after they throw him in prison

  12. True!! on Causing Terror On the Cheap · · Score: 1

    Something that kills less people per year than farm animals is not something to be wasting money on.

    That's right. What we really need to do is divert those resources to where they're most desperately needed, in the global struggle against violent farm animals. The U.S. has very few strategic resources devoted to the real threats; we waste money on TSA body searches while our strategic cow-tipping arsenals decay. If we're not careful we will soon be living George Orwell's nightmare.

  13. Sweet! on Scientists Attach Bar Codes To Embryos · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally, a use for my :cue:cat!!!!

  14. Re:So what you're saying is... on Facebook To Own the Word "Face" · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just use a synonym. I suggest "mug." MugSuite has a nice ring to it.

  15. Terrible on Facebook To Own the Word "Face" · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is like a slap in the face to the public!

    Wait, what do you mean I owe Mark Zuckerberg a thousand dollars for this slashdot comment?

  16. Ultra-Thin Alternative to Silicone - FINALLY on Ultra-Thin Alternative To Silicon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This day has been a long time in coming. I'd like to congratulate everyone involved. Younger folks may not realize how important this news is. Thanks to this we FINALLY have a slashdot headline where "Natalie Portman" is actually on topic.

  17. There's a workaround on iPhone Alarm Bug Leads To Mass European Sleep-in · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just use Apple Time Machine to get to work on time.

  18. Because on Texas Supreme Court Cites Mr. Spock · · Score: 3, Funny

    the judge lost his copy of John Stuart Mill?

  19. Re:Cool on USB 'Dead Drops' · · Score: 1

    FREE KEVIN

  20. Simpler explanation on 1928 Time Traveler Caught On Film? · · Score: 1

    It's an iPhone 5, duh. It's obvious -- Apple's been porting parts of OS X to iOS for a while now; did you think they wouldn't eventually port Time Machine?

  21. yeah but on DOS Emulator In and Out of App Store · · Score: 3, Funny

    you can't spell it without CIALIS either so at least we know that after the revolution we will all be aroused.

  22. That's not what they were trying to do on China's Official Newspaper Pans iPad — Too Locked Down · · Score: 1

    They were trying to distinguish it from the ruling Libertarian Party there.

  23. he tried that on The World's Most Expensive iPhone · · Score: 1

    It didn't work because he was holding them wrong

  24. Re:Power PC Processor on Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley Dishes On Steve Jobs · · Score: 1

    Very true! I remember some tests were done in the 90s running Linux on Motorola, Intel, and PPC chips, and PPC came out clearly ahead in terms of bang for the buck processors.

  25. Re:Synesthesia on Background Noise Affects Taste of Foods · · Score: 1

    This sounds like a specific case of Synesthesia

    How can you hear what this sounds like when it's just an article on a web page? You must have synesthesia...