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  1. Re:Just wondering? on US Internet Control To Be Topic #1 In Rio · · Score: 1

    Name a country that does a better job of protecting freedom of speech. The US is not perfect, but name another country that has something similar to the Bill of Rights in their constitution. And don't bother with a place like China where the constitution is written giving the Government permission to ignore anything in the constitution.

  2. Re:Thank Big Tel/Cable on Netflix May Already Be Killing Blockbuster? · · Score: 1

    Wow, my worst case is four days if I return on a Friday. Any other weekday, I get two days.

  3. Re:You gotta be kidding. on OpenOffice.org 3.0 Wants to Compete with Outlook · · Score: 1

    Abiword or Lyx.

  4. Re:You gotta be kidding. on OpenOffice.org 3.0 Wants to Compete with Outlook · · Score: 1

    And did you have a License for MS Office for that computer?

    I have created an autorun slideshow by copying Impress to the CD. It is not hard, but it sometimes you have to approach the problem from a different POV.

  5. Re:"Yeah, those suspicious e-lectronics". on MIT Student Arrested For Wearing 'Tech Art' Shirt At Airport · · Score: 1

    I went to a highly technical school that had students like this. My dad works for a major airline and I have flown more times than a commercial pilot just starting out. I believe greatly in standing up for our rights.

    I saw what the girl was wearing. She was holding onto playdough. Evyone was justified in detaining her.

  6. Re:force feedback on The Wiimote As Yoda Intended - A Lightsaber · · Score: 1

    From the movies it would appear there is a lot of friction between two light sabers. Most technical "descriptions" say that the lightsaber is a magnetically controlled plasma flow. So it would make sense that they would stick when in contact.

    I think a gyro scope in the wii remote would be greatly beneficial to simulate many games.

  7. Re:Ads on False Ad Clicks Cost Google 1 Billion Dollars A Year · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I have clicked on adds to buy a product, but it was for products I was looking to buy anyways. I figure i can help support a site without costing me anything extra.

  8. Re:Worrisome on When Ethics and IT Collide · · Score: 1

    I have to go through DB tables on an SMSC to troubleshoot issues with SMS. Now I could setup an SQL query not to show the Message text, the row has about 18 fields and it is a lot easier to just type select * instead. And this presumes I don't have a valid reason to view the message contents, which sometimes there is a valid reason.

    So technically I violated privacy, but if you complained about an email problem, it would be reasonable to expect that the sysadmin will end up seeing your email message.

  9. Re:I don't get it on Users Trash Wal-Mart On Its Facebook Site · · Score: 1

    I should have the right to punch any smoker. If you want to smoke, then do it in the privacy of your own damn home. When I am in public I should not have to tolerate an assault on my health from other people.

  10. Re:"Even women should be able to beat it" on Arm Wrestling Machine Recalled for Breaking Arms · · Score: 1

    In college, I weighed in at 175 and was only 5'7. My BMI calculated through the pinch test was 14. This is backed up as at the time, I was denser than water.

  11. Re:Focus on the "science" portion. on Putting Anti-Evolution Candidates On the Spot · · Score: 1

    ID has no place in a science class just as evolution has no place in a religious studies class.

  12. Re:Extrapolation of probability using two variable on Scientists Offer 'Overwhelming' Evidence Terran Life Began in Space · · Score: 1
    You don't even know what DNA and RNA are do you? DNA is a phosphate sugar polymer, where a phosphate alternates with a pentose (deoxyribose) sugar. RNA is similar except it uses ribose for the sugar. Ribosomes do contain some proteins but RNA has catlytic capabilities onto itself.

    Where did the instructions encoded into the DNA originate? From clay. Go read up on abiogenesis and clay.
  13. Re:Extrapolation of probability using two variable on Scientists Offer 'Overwhelming' Evidence Terran Life Began in Space · · Score: 1

    DNA and RNA are proteins, but are the blueprints for proteins. RNA is used for short term transcription of proteins while DNA is longterm storage. Most theories say that RNA came first. The importance of clay in the summary is that clay has a structure remarkably similar to RNA. It is thought that clay was the first transcription substrate and RNA came from existing proteins later.

  14. Re:What about Canada? on Google's $10 Local Search Play · · Score: 1

    The issue summed up by google requireing their "contractors" to fill out a W-9. Complying with the tax code of one country that you are based in is relatively simple. It becomes more complex to comply with multiple countries.

  15. Re:Anyone who gets overcharged for anything on Courts Reject Tech Corporation Bans on Class Action Suits · · Score: 1

    MetroPCS, if you happen to live in one of their Areas. Flat rate pricing with no contract. I've had them for over 5 years.

  16. Re:I don't get it... on Alltunes.com Lets Users Download AllofMP3 Songs · · Score: 1

    It is arguable that the long term effect of perpetual copyright is an erosion of our other freedoms. There is a correlation, and what level is there a causation?

  17. Re:I don't get it... on Alltunes.com Lets Users Download AllofMP3 Songs · · Score: 1

    Apple only makes about $.20 from a song which is about how much AOMP3 charged. The majority of the rest went towards legalized minimums of copyright royalties. Hence a legal venue is not going to be any cheaper than Itunes.at least until we do a major overhaul of the system.

  18. Re:iPhone questions on Activation Problems in iPhone Paradise · · Score: 1

    CDMA can roam but it depends on the intercarrier agreements. All the carriers I have heard of with roaming data are the smaller rural carriers partnered with Sprint and other rural carriers.

  19. Re:And? on Activation Problems in iPhone Paradise · · Score: 1

    With LiIon, a charge of 50% only uses 50% of a charge cycle. Because of the complex circuitry in a LiIon battery, it does not suffer from memory effects.

    Of course, using WiFI, Edge, Music, et cetera, will drain the battery more than just keeping a phone on standby. So the battery will probably wear out faster from having to be recharged more often.

  20. Re:*sigh* Corproations have too much power on Exxon's Brute Squad Hacks the Yes Men · · Score: 1

    One needs gasoline about as much as one needs electricity. And the Oil companies receive public subsidies. Seems like there is a strong case that they should be regulated like a pulic utility.

  21. Re:They want me to upgrade on SWSoft Out of Compliance With the GPL · · Score: 1

    Most companies do 'a' and so that do not have to provide source to any three years later.

  22. Re:Just sync Sunbird/Lightning with Google Calenda on Mozilla Sunbird 0.5 Released · · Score: 1

    Automatically import email calendar invites? Send email calendar invites from your work account? Pop up reminders for meetings.

    For my private life, I use Gcal, but for work I need something a bit more.

    And yes, I use Thunderbird/Lightning in an Outlook/Exchange environment.

  23. Re:Yay AMD on Theo de Raadt Details Intel Core 2 Bugs · · Score: 1

    There is the Via C processors.

    They are low power cpu's loosely based on the Cyrix core much like an Athlon X2 is loosely based on a K6.

  24. Re:What a load of hysterical rubbish. on CA Bill Limits Skin Implantation of RFID Chips · · Score: 1

    Like they do with drug testing? What are you smoking?

    The last time I had a a job that did not require a drug test was over a dozen years ago, and those same companies now do require them.

  25. Re:don't repeat, get a graduate degree on Graduate with Bad Grades or Repeat a Year? · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you pursue a master's degree later in life, your GPA really won't matter. It only matters if you try to pursue a Master's or Doctorate right from an undergrad program.