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  1. Re:Bribe on Microsoft Rewarding Employees Who Phone It In · · Score: 1

    What? Since when did you not have to pay Apple money to start developing on their platform?

    Since they released Dev Tools for free in 2001, and continuously since then.
    Duh.

  2. I don't know... on Over 40,000 John Doe Copyright Troll Cases Dismissed · · Score: 1

    I thought Teen Anal Nightmare 4 was much better. It was the first one they filmed of course (under its original title Starfish Whores), and then after they did 5 and 6, they went back to the beginning of the saga.

  3. Re:Syfy is to science fiction... on Does Syfy Really Love Sci-Fi? · · Score: 1

    And then there's the History Channel doing shows about Hell and other historical locations...

  4. Re:Glen Cook is another on LotR Rewritten From a Mordor Perspective · · Score: 1

    Definitely check out the Black Company novels. Cook is a fine writer, with a flair for creating sympathetic nasty SOBs.

  5. Re:Founding Fathers on Employer Demands Facebook Login From Job Applicants · · Score: 1

    It was actually pretty close to 50-50 during the Revolutionary War. The folks who remained loyal were called Tories. Thousands of them fled to Canada, the British West Indies and even back to England when the rebels won.

  6. Re:What a shitbag... on Teenager Tries To Hire Hitman Via Facebook · · Score: 1

    Good, an honest explanation why the USA has one of the lowest murder rates and smallest prison populations in the world.

    You forgot the sarcasm tag.
    For those too lazy or delusional to check, the USA has one of the highest murder rates and the absolute highest prison population in the world.

  7. Re:I think Beck has started to believe his own con on Glen Beck Warns Viewers Not To Use Google · · Score: 1

    You have a few semi-valid points, but you blew it big time by listing global warming. Because that IS real, and it stands a very good chance of doing in technological civilization. And we are apparently too damn arrogant, ignorant and/or greedy to do what is necessary to head it off.

  8. So what do you get from jailbreaking? on Microsoft To Work With Windows Phone 7 Jailbreakers · · Score: 1

    Does this mean you can go to more websites that don't have any apps for Win Phone 7, instead of just the default set of websites that don't have any apps for Win Phone 7?
    Cool.

  9. Re:$100/mo vs $10: No Brianer on Why Dumbphones Still Dominate, For Now · · Score: 1

    No Brianer? Aww, the episodes that feature Brian are my Family Guy favs!

  10. Re:Propaganda on DARPA Wants To Know How Stories Influence People · · Score: 1

    Ever watch the real-reality show "48 Hours"? It follows actual homicide cops as they investigate actual cases.
    Watching it regularly has taught me that in the real world, useful forensic evidence is extremely rare. The vast majority of solved cases get solved because somebody rats out the perp(s).

  11. Re:What, people use it to stream lo-quality music? on Last.FM To Require Subscription For Mobiles and Home Devices · · Score: 1

    Wire and the Gang of Four, good stuff.
    I am old but classy - I have both of those bands, and many others, on CD.

  12. Why quietly unfriend anyone? on Who Unfriended You, and Why · · Score: 1

    Make it a public event. Post a detailed explanation for why this person no longer deserves to share in your wonderful Facebook existence. If you dare.
    As an added benefit, this will probably cause some folks to unfriend you.

  13. Re:Irony. It's in the game. on Spam Text Prematurely Blows Up Suicide Bomber · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, even...

    You mean this actually happened prior to 1990? :rimshot:

  14. Re:Death threats, my ass... on ACS: Law Withdraws Pursuing Illegal File-Sharers · · Score: 1

    4chan threats are usually much more creative than simple death.

  15. Re:You won't get me to use Bing any time soon ... on Google vs. Bing — a Quasi-Empirical Study · · Score: 1

    Bravo to you! I shall start doing the same.
    Along with Bing, some of the products I will now shun include Miller Lite and Budweiser...
    Hmmm, I suppose it is logical for beer ads to be particularly dumb.