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  1. Re:You just did it again. on Microsoft Abandons Gay Rights Bill · · Score: 1

    Apparently only white folk register to you as "men" or "women".

    apparently you're trying to put words in my mouth. my point is simple: if the law is an "everyone is equal" blanket, why do certain groups feel that they need special protections? these laws do nothing but give people the idea that if you're gay, you're special and need special treatment. it's simply not true. i work with people of all sorts of races, gay and straight, and we all get along just fine.

    why is this even an issue in the tech world? aren't we the casual, easygoing field where everyone is accepted for what they know and learn?

  2. Re:this is crap on Microsoft Abandons Gay Rights Bill · · Score: 1

    you're being an apologist. both of those groups of people are protected by numerous state, federal, and local anti-discrimination laws. minorities are even given an unfair push with affirmative action. what's next, special government provisions to force people to hire gays?

  3. Re:this is crap on Microsoft Abandons Gay Rights Bill · · Score: 1

    i know what you're getting at, and it's not right. i'm in a hurry today, so i'll rephrase just that part:

    everyone is equal under the law, as human beings. there are gay women, gay blacks, gay hispanics, gay indians, and gay men.

    all ethnic groups and genders are protected from discrimination.

  4. this is crap on Microsoft Abandons Gay Rights Bill · · Score: 1

    since when is there a gay or straight box to check on any employment form, housing application, or loan form? never.

    no one will know you're gay unless you flame it all over the place. stop seeking attention. i personally have no problem with it at all, but you're already equal to the rest of us, just like women and blacks are equal under the law.

    if i were an employer, i think i should have every right to not hire someone who comes to an interview and deliberately goes over the top with their gayness just to prove a point.

    moral: no one cares (or should care) what you do in your bedroom. just dont let everyone know about it. i sure don't.

  5. and pretty soon on Music Industry Drafts Code of Conduct for ISPs · · Score: 3, Funny

    ISP ads will feature "No RIAA CoC Restrictions!"

  6. Re:Linux or OS X? on Free Software on a Cheap Computer · · Score: 1

    OS X is the only OS to use on it.

    he's not trolling, he's right! it's too bad he didn't log in to post that.

    currently, OS X *is* the only desktop os that's worth two shits on PPC, plain and simple. it's the best of both worlds, aesthetic beauty and functionality; unix power and windowed simplicity.

    if free software can come up with useable and coherent answer to aqua running on a free darwin, bsd or linux kernel, please give me a call.

  7. total bs on Midsize Businesses Not Considering Linux? · · Score: 1

    i work for a company with about that much revenue, and we run entirely on linux, have mysql support contract, etc.

    anyhow, isn't 250 - 500 million a pretty small range to call "midsize"?

  8. Re:DFSG? on GPL 3.0 to Penalize Google, Amazon? · · Score: 1

    very interesting, i stand corrected...

  9. Re:DFSG? on GPL 3.0 to Penalize Google, Amazon? · · Score: 1

    you're == you

  10. Re:DFSG? on GPL 3.0 to Penalize Google, Amazon? · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the Debian guys and girls...

    girls? are you're fuckin kidding me.

  11. Re:Not for those who have been blind since birth.. on Ophthalmologists, Physicists Design Bionic Eye · · Score: 1

    this is interesting, cuz i have been blind in one eye since birth, but i "learned" to see. if the resolution got a lot better, i wonder what it could do for me?

  12. Re:not the first... on Google Adds Satellite Imagery to Maps · · Score: 1

    mappy.fr surrenders to Google, film at 11!

  13. well, i thought it was interesting on How Motherboards Are Made · · Score: 1

    but why are motherboards not made in the US?

  14. Re:Wait a minute. on New Photovoltaics Made with Titanium Foil · · Score: 1

    no...not ignore it, i just assumed there was a way to circumvent it. he mentioned the cause being due to bacteria forming in the stagnant water and releasing greenhouse gases (i'm assuming co2 and methane, i dunno). the bacteria aren't necessary for the power to be produced, so get rid of the bacteria.

  15. Re:This has all been gone over before... on New Photovoltaics Made with Titanium Foil · · Score: 1

    i'm sure we have some way around that. i don't think it should count as a con because it's not a direct byproduct of producing the power (like in burning fossil fuels).

  16. Re:This has all been gone over before... on New Photovoltaics Made with Titanium Foil · · Score: 1

    how does hydroelectric cause "high greenhouse gas releases"?

  17. Re:here's how it goes on Large Prize Offered For Writing Mac Virus · · Score: 1

    i couldn't figure out a way to work the ??? in

  18. here's how it goes on Large Prize Offered For Writing Mac Virus · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. symantec employee writes mac virus.
    2. fine print in employment contract says that virus effectively belongs to symantec.
    3. symantec keeps the money and comes out in the black on mac antivir software for once! ..or maybe not :)

  19. Re:Other news sites removed by Google on Google Begins Removing AFP From Google News · · Score: 4, Insightful

    for the sake of the free press, i would think National Vanguard should stay.

    but of course, that would make me a great big evil racist...

  20. i dont wanna give anyone any ideas... on The Solar Death Ray · · Score: 1

    but what if we threw something like this together on a (pulling number out of ass) 1000x scale, put it in orbit, and pointed it at something on earth. would that work?

  21. Re:nope on IBM Unveils Anti-Spam Services to Stop Spammers · · Score: 1

    hah, i should've logged in...

  22. Re:um what about this? on Business Models: Napster to Go vs. iPod · · Score: 1

    how can you not play cd's that you have burned, tho?

    still - this is a real problem.

  23. um what about this? on Business Models: Napster to Go vs. iPod · · Score: 1

    From the site:
    *It is necessary to maintain a Napster subscription in order to continue access to songs downloaded through the Napster service.

    i've seen this in print ads as well. does it really mean that you can get all the songs you want and only play them as long as you pay? how does this work? what if i download 10,000 songs and cancel my subscription?

    there's a catch in here...

  24. yay more fragmentation on Kubuntu, ArkLinux Announce KDE 3.4-Based Releases · · Score: 1

    reminds me of that very old ben franklin engraving - join or die.

  25. Re:XMLHttpRequest? on Web Design Garage · · Score: 1

    i'm not sure, but i did it twice to try and see what was happening. as plain text, i pasted the url, then added tags and the url again as the link text. it made that broken one both times. not sure what happened...