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  1. Re:Flawed theory on After Monty Python Goes YouTube, Big Jump In DVD Sales · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes it is.

  2. What does it do to healthy memories on Playing Tetris Is Good For You · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So, what does playing tetris do when you're trying to store normal memories, like where you put your glasses?

  3. Re:Obvious.... on Why the Widening Gender Gap In Computer Science? · · Score: 2, Informative

    There's a difference between a stereotype and a culture.

  4. Re:Let me attempt to translate... on Lego Loses Its Unique Right To Make Lego Blocks · · Score: 1

    Not everyone will agree with me, but I still look for LEGO on the brick. If it doesn't have that, it's crap. I've got bricks that are older than I am and they still work fine. I have trouble believing some garbage maker like Mega blocks will be able to manage that.

  5. Re:Who Chooses? on First Mars-Goers Should Prepare For a One-Way Trip · · Score: 1

    I would think that we'd need to see which one a massive asteroid crashes into last in order to settle the debate.

  6. Re:Libertarians say Federal Reserve is Theft. on Greenspan Tells Congress Bad Data Hurt Wall Street · · Score: 1

    Right. We need an iPhone backed currency.

  7. Re:We Can Only Hope the Same Happens to Obama on McCain Campaign Protests YouTube's DMCA Policy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don't worry. They'll reform the DMCA. The new version will be identical except for a provision excluding political campaigns.

  8. Re:eh on Linux Rescues Battery Life On Vista Notebooks From Dell · · Score: 1

    Were your parents grown in a lab?

  9. Re:Dear Constituent (a letter from your government on US House Limits Constituent Emails · · Score: 1

    My children's future is gone. They spent it already. This is mortgaging my grandchildren's future.

  10. Re:Why use Gecko? on Why Mozilla Is Committed To Using Gecko · · Score: 1

    How do you know you are 45% old? Don't you have to know when you are going to die in order to know you are 45% old?

    Let's see....

    If I'm 45% old now, that means I'll live to be 84... ;-)

  11. Re:The center of whatnow? on US Failing To Prosecute Online Criminals · · Score: 1

    Google is your friend.

    Center for Democracy and Technology:

    http://www.cdt.org/about/

    Center for American Progress:

    http://www.americanprogress.org/aboutus

  12. Re:First amendment on EFF To Appeal Court Order Vs. Subway Hack Demo · · Score: 1
  13. Re:Okay there you go on Hans Reiser Leads Police To Nina's Body · · Score: 1

    A woman went to her doctor for a follow-up visit after the doctor had
          prescribed testosterone (a male hormone) for her. She was a little
          worried about some of the side effects she was experiencing.

          "Doctor, the hormones you`ve been giving me have really helped, but
          I`m afraid that you`re giving me too much. I`ve started growing hair
          in places that I`ve never grown hair before."

          The doctor reassured her. "A little hair growth is a perfectly normal
          side effect of testosterone. Just where has this hair appeared?"

          "On my balls."

  14. Re:Sad on Hans Reiser Leads Police To Nina's Body · · Score: 1

    Just my opinion, but screw him. I say society can get along fine without him. He's a nerd. If he's allowed to code in jail he won't even notice that he's being punished. Let him rot.

  15. Re:Let's correct this flawed analogy. on Online "Public" Spaces Don't Guarantee Rights · · Score: 1

    > "Next you know, someone is going to tell me I can't have free speech
    > in the home I rented from someone else!"
    > "If I can't go into my rented house, and in privately owned property
    > i'm renting and say what I want, you are
    > oppressing me!!!"

    It would depend on the lease agreement. If you signed an agreement that gave the landlord permission to remove any posters from your walls, it wouldn't be oppression. Just a really weird lease.

  16. Re:exorcism please on Lawyer Who Subpoenaed Blogger Seidel Sanctioned · · Score: 1

    Only the ones they've bought and paid for.

  17. Re:Drugs Drugs Drugs, Which are good which are bad on Media Dustup Pits Bloggers and Wired Against NYTimes · · Score: 1

    No. It's obvious: hit them on the nose with a rolled up dog.

  18. Re:Trade + Wild + People = Extinction = No trade on EBay Pressured To Block Sales of Ivory Products · · Score: 1

    > They didn't evolve.

    > The selection pressure caused the genetic mutation, that *already existed*, to become prominent in the population.

    That's called "evolution".

  19. Re:Lawyer he may be... on GPLv3's Implications Hitting Home For Lawyers · · Score: 1

    >In other words: "user error"

    Now, when you say "user error" are you saying an error made by a user, or are you saying an error made by a developer. Or maybe you really meant to say it was a software error.

    I'm so confused.

  20. Re:Great on DataStorm V1.0, a Full-Auto Floppy Disk Cannon · · Score: 1

    First time I downloaded it to a machine at work and used a SUN4/50 Spark IPX to write the floppies. Every time a disk ejected, I stuck another in. It took two days.

    The next update I downloaded them over a 14.4 modem to my shiny new Pentium PC. It was hell.

    For >10 years every time I needed a floppy I had to cross out the Slackware label & write the new contents under that. I don't think I ever had to buy another floppy disk. I just threw out the last of them last weekend.

  21. Re:Logical positivism to the rescue... on Is Mathematics Discovered Or Invented? · · Score: 1

    If mathematics is discovered, it belongs to everyone. If mathematics is invented, it can be patented.

  22. Re:Get Amiga Emulator... on PC Gaming Suggestions for Console-like Fun? · · Score: 1

    PONG is free at last!!!!

    Woohoo!!!

  23. Re:NSLs on FBI Lied To Support Need For PATRIOT Act Expansion · · Score: 1

    Yo Ta,

    If you actually read what *I* wrote, you might see the point I was making.

    Why do you think they're secret? Do you really believe it's because the terrorist would win if the details got out?

    They're secret so that insignificant pieces of paper like the constitution won't interfere with their use. If no one knows how they're being used, no one has a reason to complain.

    Besides, I was making a joke. Don't get your panties in a twist. Thanks.

  24. Re:NSLs on FBI Lied To Support Need For PATRIOT Act Expansion · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You don't understand. They can't be constitutionally suspect because you can't talk about them. That's the whole point to them being secret. If they weren't secret, the first person to receive one would have gone straight to court, and the whole thing wouldn't have gotten this far... ...oh, I see. You just haven't had your re-education training yet. Don't worry. Someone will be along shortly to help you readjust.

  25. Re:Metric School Terms on Calculating the Date of Easter · · Score: 1

    > And they get (unpaid) breaks every 4-5 hours (also mandated).

    Got any reference to cite for this? I've been unable to find any U.S. federal law that mandates breaks. State laws differ. In Pennsylvania, the only mandated breaks I've been able to find are for workers who are 14-17 years old, or seasonal field hands working more than 5 hours.