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  1. Re:Obligatory Triumph Quote... on Working iPod Halloween Costume · · Score: 1

    It's not a rip off when he gives credit because then it's a quotation.

  2. Re:The truth about our near term space future on Astronaut Wants Space Program With No Frills · · Score: 1

    Well what if they did find oil on Mars? Would that maybe pique someone's interest?

    yeah, I guess the presence of fossil fuels on Mars would help answer that whole "life on Mars" question.

  3. Re:Skeptical on Footage From Star Wars: Episode III · · Score: 1

    Battles would last seconds, maybe less, since they're mind force wielding jedi with precognition.

    Not so sure about that. Yoda sees what Dooku is going to do. But Dooku sees that Yoda sees what he is going to do and changes. But then Yoda sees that Dooku sees that Yoda sees what Dooku is going to do and changes. Then Dooku sees that Yoda sees that Dooku sees that Yoda...great, now I've gone all crosseyed.

  4. Re:Should the government really be providing this? on Utah Cities To Provide High-Speed Net Access · · Score: 1

    Is the job of the government to provide high speed internet service to homes? As much as I like the sound of inexpensive bandwidth, if it's directly the government's service, there is a large potential for filtering or other restrictions on access, and a much greater threat for logging one's activities. I do not like this idea.

    I would think that if the government was providing your internet access and censoring it that would be unconstitutional. You know, free speech and all that.

  5. Re:I don't think this is news....... on Nintendo To Launch New Machine Next Year? · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately for the world, that leaves only one option - it must be Virtual Boy II!

    The horror! The horror!

  6. Re:Something to worry about... on 'Reversible' Computers More Energy Efficient · · Score: 1

    So, what do you plan to do with your 3 exahertz Pentium 17?

    Heat my house.

  7. Re:RTFA on The Matrix Going Massively Multiplayer · · Score: 1

    He must be new here, too.

  8. Re:Meanwhile In Court... on Belkin Routers Route Users to Censorware Ad · · Score: 1

    Your argument is flawed. Dr. Pepper isn't a Pepsi product.

  9. Historic Period? on Three More Solar Flares · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is quite a historic period for solar activity.

    How so? The Sun has been around a lot longer than we've been monitoring it. This could be nothing in the Sun's history.

  10. Re:A question about the Sun's behavior on X17 Solar Flare Sends 2B Tons of Plasma at Earth · · Score: 1

    You'd think it would have gotten better considering its had billions of years to practice.

  11. Re:A question about the Sun's behavior on X17 Solar Flare Sends 2B Tons of Plasma at Earth · · Score: 1

    Think about it - the earth occupies a pretty small percentage of real estate around the sun - so there's a pretty small chance that a CME will send stuff our way.

    Plus, we're a moving target and we all know the Sun has really bad aim. Maybe the Sun has finally figured out how to lead us properly.

  12. Re:10 times? on Comparing Online Music Offerings · · Score: 1

    i guess this was put in to avoid mass duplication on CD's.

    Because after you've burned it once you can't just copy it like a normal CD in your favorite CD burning software. The restriction just doesn't make sense to me.

  13. Re:Loophole you could drive a truck through on Telemarketers to Target Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    Might there be some sort of liability connection with the outsourced telemarketing? The telemarketing company is acting as the agent of the widget company.

  14. Re:Loophole you could drive a truck through on Telemarketers to Target Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    IANAL but trying to remember my one law class. Even if the calls physically came from out of the US if the company has any sort of presence in the US they are subject to US laws and the call center isn't making the calls, the company is. So the law should still hold even if the calls originate from out of country. It's hard to believe any company trying to sell you something would have no physical presence in the country.

  15. Re:If they're breaking the law.... on File-Sharing Ethics Taught In Classrooms? · · Score: 1

    Because - for the zillionth time - copy right infringement is not theft, and not a criminal offence.

    Then why does the FBI need to warn me every time I watch a movie?

  16. Re:We shouldn't depend on Government on More on the Orbital Space Plane · · Score: 2, Informative

    Don't you mean Apollo 1? Apollo 8 was the first trip to the moon whereas Apollo 1 ended with a fire on the launchpad during a test, killing all 3 astronauts.

  17. Re:Microsoft =wants= it to be about the GPL... on Is the SCO Lawsuit a Good Thing for Linux? · · Score: 1

    I wish I had mod points right now.

  18. Re:WTF? That name is already taken, try again. on XForms Becomes Proposed Recommendation · · Score: 1

    So I guess you're not fond of satellite radio?

  19. Re:Use a tape adaptor on Low-power FM Transmitters Banned in UK · · Score: 1

    Did you bother to read the product description or the post you're replying to? The iTrip runs off the iPod power supply so no batteries. The parent poster was asking how to listen if you only have a CD player (meaning no tape deck).

  20. Re:Ironic on Inquiry Into RIAA's Piracy Crackdown Tactics · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it's an issue. I once bought some stuff an electronics store and then went next door to a book store. The purchases I was bringing in set of the alarm. The woman at the checkout said "Have you been to Circuit City?" "Yes" "That always happens". They knew I was going to set it off on my way out and I could have just filled my bag with stuff and they wouldn't have noticed.

  21. Re:Ironic on Inquiry Into RIAA's Piracy Crackdown Tactics · · Score: 1

    uess we'll just have to get our music old school style. I wanna ask Winona Ryder for some tips.

    It would probably be better to ask a successful shoplifter for tips.

  22. Re:Training on Skydiving Across the English Channel · · Score: 1

    Yeah, so I mean he's a potential candidate. Forgive me, it's early.

  23. Re:Training on Skydiving Across the English Channel · · Score: 1

    Yeah, previewing is good. I mean he's a potential candidate for the Darwins. Oh well.

  24. Training on Skydiving Across the English Channel · · Score: 2, Funny

    From the BBC article:
    "Mr Baumgartner had prepared for three years for this flight, with rigorous training including strapping himself on to the top of a speeding Porsche."

    Are we sure this isn't a Darwin Award?

  25. ACLU on Citizens' Protection in Federal Databases Act Introduced · · Score: 3, Funny

    Glad to know my ACLU membership dollars aren't going to waste.