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  1. Re:Well they did silence you... on Man Wins Partial Victory In Circuit City Arrest · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If "Ignorance of the law is no excuse" is valid when prosecuting, then the police damn well should know every one on the books.

  2. Re:Thank you, Daniel on Daniel Lyons of Forbes Admits Being Snowed by SCO · · Score: 1

    So how does keeping the word the same so that people still know what it is make it any less offensive?

  3. Re:From the Spiral Frog FAQ on Universal Offers iPod-Resistant Music · · Score: 1

    MS *HAS* a music player. And it doesn't support this DRM.

  4. Re:Uh, right. on Defending Sony Against the Church Of England · · Score: 1

    Manchester is far, far older than the Empire State building. Just assume these buildings are "copyrighted". Even using the recent reconstruction of the 1800's (instead of the 1400's of when it was started), you're well out of copyright.

  5. Re:Uh, right. on Defending Sony Against the Church Of England · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why do they have to get permission? For a movie where it's done on location, that's understandable. But if it's done completely through CGI?

  6. Re:Casual review then? on Sony Dismisses Critics of Lair · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Most PC games suck too. Sturgeon's law.

  7. Re:Propoganda and Delusion on Thompson and 2K Come To Blows Over Manhunt 2 · · Score: 1

    So you (if you're the same AC. Seeing as you're too chicken to comment even pseudonymously), explain how it is a tabloid, with support.

    If you're not Jack, you'll be able to come up with a coherent argument for your position.

  8. Re:I'll believe it when... on Thompson and 2K Come To Blows Over Manhunt 2 · · Score: 1

    Come on Jack, at least get the guts to log in.

  9. Re:Copyright is only good when it comes to the GPL on Linux Wireless Driver Violates BSD License? · · Score: 1

    That bit sounds remarkably like "Mike Cox" from the ZDNet boards. It just seems like his style.

  10. Repeat after me on Watermarking to Replace DRM? · · Score: 1

    Watermarking *IS* DRM

    It's just a passive form, not an active one.

  11. Old news on Bring Down Internet Explorer In Six Words · · Score: 1

    A badly formed INPUT tag has been known to take down IE since at least 2003.

    Bigger news is why is it still there?

  12. Re:Thank You 360's Crappy 7GB DVD Drive! on GTA IV Delayed Into Next Year · · Score: 1

    PS3 is an overpriced piece of fail. That doesn't mean that MS didn't make some big mistakes (#1 being HDD is not standard) too.

  13. Re:FOSS games on The Completely Fair Scheduler's Impact On Games · · Score: 1

    Currently, yes. But it's possible despite exhortations to the contrary. It's just going to take someone willing to do it.

  14. Re:FOSS games on The Completely Fair Scheduler's Impact On Games · · Score: 1

    So Linus accepts every patch into the kernel?

    Control can be maintained, even in FOSS projects.

  15. Re:FOSS games on The Completely Fair Scheduler's Impact On Games · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It depends on the artist.

    Are you saying all of "Snow White" was drawn by one person? All 24 fps, 83 minutes worth?

  16. Re:What suits? on Price Cut Leads To PS3, PSP Sales Boost · · Score: 1

    Shareholder suits.

    360 sales are way down, 60%, according to MS' own figures.

  17. Re:What??? on TimeWarner DNS Hijacking · · Score: 1

    Damn if I know. It's taken me 20-30 minutes at time to convince them problems are with their mail server, not my computer. If someone mention telnet and SMTP in the same sentence, just escalate them.

    Maybe because this one was initiated by them and not me?

  18. Re:Is there an easier and more effective way?? on TimeWarner DNS Hijacking · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Knowing them, yes, and probably not a good idea.

    A while back, I got a "your computer is infected" notice from them. I checked all my computers, the Windows ones with tools that weren't even available to the public at the time, and zero, zip, nada. Everything was clean, sniffs showed nothing out of place.

    Finally talked with someone with a clue, and they classified my SpamAssassin install as a DOS on their name servers because they were caching the negative responses from the various blacklists.

  19. Re:Windows coders on Major Security Hole In Samsung Linux Drivers · · Score: 1

    Installers won't let you install programs in $HOME

    That's a bug in the installer. I've written stuff under Windows that installs from Guest on up.

  20. Re:As expected on Don't Hold Your Breath For FFXIII · · Score: 1

    Third, not second. There's FF X-2. Also Dirge Of Cerebus if you want to count action games.

  21. Re:That's it, Blu-ray is toast (dont be naive!) on $99 HD-DVD Player Coming Soon? · · Score: 1

    Like the five free Blu-Ray movies with purchase of the player (including PS3) is signs of HD-DVD having the upper hand?

  22. Re:Oh My Fucking God Sony on Sony Displays New PSP, Polished Games At E3 · · Score: 1

    It's a good start. Still not enough for a $499 (minimum) system.

  23. Re:Oh My Fucking God Sony on Sony Displays New PSP, Polished Games At E3 · · Score: 1

    XBox is made by Sony or Nintendo? News to me.

  24. Re:Just want to point out... on Microsoft's OOXML Formulas Could Be Dangerous · · Score: 1

    Someone implementing the standards probably wouldn't be in that position.

    Someone using software implemented the standards will be. So you can't use "verified against standard X" for any level of confidence in the results. So why even bother with a standard?

  25. Re:Guess what? on Microsoft's OOXML Formulas Could Be Dangerous · · Score: 1

    Then why, pray tell, isn't that in the standard?