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  1. I agree! on Aussie Students Face Jail Over Music Sharing Site · · Score: 1

    Why put people in jail for robbing the liquor store.

  2. Re:Greed on iTunes Music Store - 'Coolest Invention of 2003' · · Score: 1

    But that 50million in profit was only for one segment of Apple's whole business. That may or may not be enough to for Apple to have an overall profit.

  3. Just a pet peeve of mine but... on 1st Real Internet-Option Election in North America · · Score: 1

    A PIN number would be a Personal ID Number Number.

  4. Re:Don't forget the meteor shower on Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight · · Score: 1

    yeah but it peaks next week. When the moon won't be so full.

  5. Re:Good for them on Apple Makes no Profit from iTunes · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Quicktime for Windows didn't make me want to switch to a Mac, and iTunes for Windows won't either.

    (Mac OS X might though)

  6. Re:A programmer is to blame... on Belkin Routers Route Users to Censorware Ad · · Score: 1

    Yeah and in this "we're outsourcing more and more jobs to India" job climate that kind of atttitude gets you fired.

  7. Re:Edwards, OpenSource, & Macs (From Campaign on What the Candidates are Running · · Score: 1

    BLOG and BLOGGING are not words. Try using the words journal and writing in their stead.

  8. Re:Oh brother on What the Candidates are Running · · Score: 1

    Why not? Million voted for Bill Clinton because he was 'cute'.

  9. Re:How nice on Microsoft Forgets To Renew Hotmail.co.uk · · Score: 1

    That's illegal.

  10. Re:Organizations Do This to Themselves on New Wireless Security Standard Has Old Problem? · · Score: 1

    Christ, who the hell are these people? I wonder if their parents had any children who lived.

  11. You need to rethink what you are doing. on Norton Antivirus 2004 Ad Blocking - Tough Call? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What are you selling? Okay, why isn't IT paying the bills? Having 50% of your revenues come from banner ads is not going to be viable forever.

  12. Re:the poor artists on Legal US Music Downloads Beat CD Single Sales · · Score: 1

    Maybe people need to be educated on reading and understanding contracts before they sign them?

  13. Re:Flaimbait on The Linux Documentation Project Turns 10 · · Score: 1

    You're preaching to the choir, for the most part. What I was trying to get acorss is that not everyone who wants to use Free Software has the time or knowledge to start hacking on it.

  14. Re:I'm a poor student livin' on loans on Students, ISP Sue Diebold · · Score: 1

    Re-read the promissary notes of most of your student loans......that money is for books and tutition, not for a lawsuit.

  15. Re:Someone's very happy on Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant · · Score: 1

    Well up until this year Phillip Morris was also a in the food business.

  16. Re:Watch out for Napster scam on New Napster Off To A Solid Start · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.napster.com/terms.html

    Go near the bottom. You had to cancel in 30 days.

  17. Re:Good - let's get this tested right away on FCC Proposes Fining AT&T Over DNC Violation · · Score: 1

    Um, no. This was about ATT not following the previous law. And even if it was about the fed's DNC list, that takes at least 3 months to have any affect.

  18. Re:Flaimbait on The Linux Documentation Project Turns 10 · · Score: 1

    So because I have principles ( software should be free) but not the Python skills, I shouldn't use it?

  19. Re:Watch out for Napster scam on New Napster Off To A Solid Start · · Score: 1

    Did you cancel before 30 days?

  20. Re:Sign the HR2239 petition. on E-Voting Done Right - In Australia · · Score: 1

    How ironic that you are using a non verifiable petition to try to get a House bill passed to make real life e-voting verifiable.

  21. Re:Greatest engineering marvel? on A Pipeline, An Earthquake, No Problem · · Score: 1

    Or the Horseshoe Curve. NOW that was impressive.

  22. Re:Funny americans... on Symantec Says No To Pro-Gun Sites · · Score: 1

    Well you try to get into my house sometime, see how much that buckshot hurts.

  23. Re:On The NRA on Symantec Says No To Pro-Gun Sites · · Score: 1

    Both of those rally's were already planned. Sure they should have cancelled, but why?

    I know a lot of NRA members and not one of them has killed another human.

  24. Re:An apple a day..... makes you fat? on Hackers On Atkins · · Score: 1

    if you read the book, you'd see that the elimination of carbs is a short term ( 4-5 weeks) thing.

  25. Re:liebold [ly]? on Slashback: Diebold, Cluster, Radiation · · Score: 1

    Stop blaming poor investment choices on Enron.