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  1. Re:Stupid on Iranian Players Blocked From World of Warcraft Due To Trade Sanctions · · Score: 1, Insightful

    how about we we spend that money on FTTH to US residents first. Oh wait that would be socialism

  2. Re:When will the whining stop? on Why Juries Have No Place In the Patent System · · Score: 1

    and I don't suppose that apple's actions couldn't be interpreted as "WAAAAAHHH We don't want any serious competition"

  3. Re:I disagree; Bill is an idiot. on Bill "The Science Guy" Nye Says Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children · · Score: 1

    creationism is just a symptom of a much more fundemental problem.

    I see what you did there

  4. Re:Universal service. on Would You Pay an Internet Broadband Tax? · · Score: 1

    (sarcasm)But that would be socialism (sarcasm)

  5. Re:Rural folk on 19 Million Americans Cannot Get Broadband Access · · Score: 1

    the money exists but is being used for Payoffs/campaign contributions *bribes* to politicians, and Salaries to C*O's

  6. Re:100% - 7% Paying != 93% Piracy on Ubisoft Claims PC Piracy Rate of 93-95% · · Score: 1

    that sounds like RIAA/MPAA math.

  7. Re:The core question.... on Ubisoft Claims PC Piracy Rate of 93-95% · · Score: 1

    do you mean the same serial number hitting from multiple IP addresses at the same time?

  8. Re:What about Ron Paul? on A Call For Science Policy Debate Among Presidential Candidates · · Score: 1

    +5 Good analogy

  9. Re:I Declare Shennanigans on AT&T Defends Controversial FaceTime Policy Following Widespread Backlash · · Score: 1

    C*O Pay.

  10. Re:Not too sure on this on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    this is a recent development?

  11. Re:Begging to be gamed on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    that would probably not work, since 1. The insurance companies are major campaign to politicians 2. the Insurance companies will adjust the financial numbers to get the results they want.

  12. Re:Begging to be gamed on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    and I'm sure there are "gray areas" around that that the insurance companies can and will exploit to hide the truth.

  13. Re:If they want something to object to.... on Saudi Arabia Objects To Proposed .gay gTLD, Among Others · · Score: 1

    maybe it's a pork site and it's about bacon (drools)

  14. Re:Webcam ransomware on Inside a Ransomware Money Machine · · Score: 1

    why not unplug the webcam when not being used?

  15. Re:There's your problem... on The Internet Archive Starts Seeding Over a Million Torrents · · Score: 1

    I think the GP was wanting something without waiting a few days for it to ship.

  16. Re:You do not think large enough on Carriers Blame the iPhone For Data Caps and Increased Upgrade Fees · · Score: 1

    what, and sacrifice Profits? won't somebody think of the stock price! (please note: the above is intended to be sarcastic)

  17. Re:Why don't they use Facebook/Microsoft? on US Viewers Using Proxies To Watch BBC Olympic Coverage · · Score: 1

    wouldn't it have been easier for them to post AC?

  18. Re:This is the backwards era on Flight 4590 Didn't Kill the Concorde; Costs Did · · Score: 1

    I think that can be blamed on two things, one. the lack of the financial leadership to look at investments for anything longer than the next quarter. and secondly the fact that if anything goes wrong all parties involved will be sued into bankruptcy and beyond.

  19. Re:This is who the gunman should have attacked on Leaked IFPI Report Details Anti-Piracy Strategy · · Score: 1

    so who would be a candidate with a realistic chance of winning who are not puppets of the **AA?

  20. Re:twisted pair, twisted logic on Who Really Invented the Internet? · · Score: 1

    well, relative to you I am, but I'm just getting tired of everything being turned political lately

  21. Re:twisted pair, twisted logic on Who Really Invented the Internet? · · Score: 2

    why would I RTFA, since no one else does

  22. Re:twisted pair, twisted logic on Who Really Invented the Internet? · · Score: 1

    how did this turn political?

  23. Re:Wrap rage...? on Apple Gets the Importance of Packaging; Why Doesn't Google? · · Score: 1

    I don't know about you but I find the box and tape you mentioned to be a lot easier than the plastic clamshell packaging that some companies use

  24. Re:I will always remember this partnership negativ on NBC Purchases MSNBC Rights From Microsoft · · Score: 1

    you seem to have a lot of anger towards microsoft. And I'm talking above and beyond the normal level of animosity towards MS on /.

  25. Re:The This American Life Program on Chicago Tribune Stops the Journatic Presses · · Score: 1

    You'd be surprised, behind a lot of what appear to be scummy businesses are people who really believe they're doing the world a great service. From seminar leaders to pyramid schemes to cubicle monkeys, a significant percentage of people really believe in what they do for a living.

    and I believe the clinical term for that is a Sociopath