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  1. What about dogs? on Scientists' Mouse Fight Club · · Score: 1

    Serious question:
    How is this different from Michael Vick? Just because they wrote a paper instead of collecting paper?

  2. Re:Shirley, it. must. be. a. mistake. on AU Band Men At Work Owes Royalties On 'Kookaburra' · · Score: 1

    I can't find the reference, but I'm pretty RMS himself has described the GPL as a necessary evil.

  3. Re:Schools? + Broken link on AU Band Men At Work Owes Royalties On 'Kookaburra' · · Score: 1

    Given that my school (in the USA) had to throw out many of their photocopied sheet music and and purchase brand new official copies back around 1995/96, I would say not. That and the amount of sheet music we would have to buy for the advanced music classes.... In the USA, not fair use, apparently.

  4. Re:Lesser names? on Surveying the Challenges of Linux On Cortex A9-Based Laptops · · Score: 1
    Where's my mod points now?!

    Mod parent up!!!

  5. Re:I also want to know if they copy my pics! on Photo Kiosks Infecting Customers' USB Devices · · Score: 1

    It's easy for those so accustomed to ignoring, if not outright protesting against, copyright to forget that it is intended to protect them as well.

  6. Re:sig on Miscreants Exploit Google-Outed Windows XP Zero-Day · · Score: 1

    That wouldn't really fit in the Mini packaging. How about calling it a Mac Pro Mini? or perhaps the iCram?

  7. Re:whoopie on Utah Attorney General Tweets Execution Order · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He's probably innocent anyway.

    Reference, please?

  8. Just printing? on Best Browser For Using Complex Web Applications? · · Score: 1

    If your problem is with the way the browser lays out the print, how about using a server side library to translate the reports to pdf, png, svg, or some other predictably printed form? If the prior is not a possibility, then there is always the option of a separate print stylesheet which uses nothing but absolute values, such as mm, in, or pt. Be sure to use the same measurement system for ALL components, and do not rely on margin, border or padding. Also, stick to only known and common fonts likely Times New Roman, Helvitica and Courier New. This will make your print outs fairly consistent between browsers (at least those which support the separate print stylesheet).

  9. Re:Aim for the real problem. on Stem Cell Tourist Dies From Treatment In Thailand · · Score: 1

    I, for one, am proud to be a hypocrite.

    • I smoke, yet I tell those who do not they should not start.
    • I swear, yet I tell my children not to (at least until they are old enough to understand how the act of swearing lowers the level of intelligence others may perceive them to be at (16 yrs IMO in case you're wondering)).
    • I have thrown away my income rather than saving it as I would advise anyone else.
    • I have run stop signs/lights and other street signals, yet I presume others will obey the same signals.

    There are many things in which I am a hypocrite. However, for the vast majority of those things, it is my experience that I feel gives me the credit and authority to advise others against it. Personally, I find it hypocrisy for those without the experience to advise or judge those who would choose otherwise. How's that for circular logic?

  10. Re:Aim for the real problem. on Stem Cell Tourist Dies From Treatment In Thailand · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure about the road to Perdition, but if you're looking for Purgatory, you will likely want Memorial Blvd.

    source

  11. sig on Miscreants Exploit Google-Outed Windows XP Zero-Day · · Score: 1

    RE your sig: http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MC438LL/A?mco=MTgxNTgzODA Looks like GNU and DNF need to get with the program.

  12. Re:1990's? on Time To Dump XP? · · Score: 1

    And still I worry each time the BSA comes to my door. Sure little boy tell me you're just selling popcorn! I see you trying to eye me computer setup all the while.

  13. FaceBook Games on Military Taps Social Networking To Hunt Insurgents · · Score: 1

    And here I was hoping for something a little more like FarmVille .... We could call it DroneVille or maybe DroneTown, maybe DroneWorld?

  14. Re:This Presidency was supposed to be competent... on Amazon Seeks 1-Nod Ordering Patent · · Score: 1

    Humour lately?

  15. Re:my typo s/useful/useless/ on Amazon Seeks 1-Nod Ordering Patent · · Score: 1

    Have you ever smelled a carp? After it has been lying on the sandy beach of a warm lake for a day or two? I think the OP meant carp. Carp aptly describes today's patent system.

    "Carp are known to invade lakes and ponds leading the native aquatic wild to extinction. Once the native wildlife has deceased, the carp will then travel to another body of water to repeat the process" -- Wikipedia

    Substitute carp for software patents and aquatic references for equivalent small business terms and the statement holds true.

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    +5 insightful for invalid wikipedia reference which nobody bothers to verify before modding
    oh, wait I wasn't supposed to point that out

  16. Re:So what? on Wikileaks Was Launched With Intercepts From Tor · · Score: 1

    Your mom uses terrorists to ... nevermind.

  17. Re:Having been in a similar situation before... on How To Take a Big Vendor To Small Claims and Win · · Score: 4, Informative

    One can plead the 5th at any time that one may legally implicate oneself in a criminal action.

    1) If the question is highly relevant to the state's case, then at that point the person pleading the 5th will be taken into an ADA and have immunity papers drawn up for your part in the alleged action. Once they have been offered immunity for the action they are pleading the 5th against, they are no longer able to claim the 5th as they can no longer be implicated. If after all of this transpires, they were hiding behind the 5th and had no logical fear of self incrimination, they will be charged with contempt of court.

    2) If the question is not highly relevant to the state's case OR the DA feels they can make a better case against the pleader, prepare for a nasty criminal investigation. Pleading the 5th is not an admission of committing a criminal act but it is a good jump off point for an investigator. One cannot be arrested for pleading the 5th, however detectives can still begin looking for the smoke and mirrors. Anything that is found by detectives most certainly will be used against the pleader.

    Hopefully this helps your understanding of the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution as it is (IME) practiced. Been There, Done That (TM)

  18. Re:Mankind's fault. on The Sun's Odd Behavior · · Score: 1

    The above link is proof that the gulf oil 'leak' is really a conspiracy by the PostgreSQL lobbyists to quash the competition on MySQL! We must not let this stand!!!