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  1. Re:Bias in academia on UCLA Students Urged to Expose 'Radical' Professors · · Score: 1

    'Cause, you know one thing that libertarianism creates? Legalized Enron.Another thing? Lake New Orleans.

    I was under the impression that both occurred under Republican and Democratic leadership, but perhaps I was wrong. If you let me know the Libertarian politician who caused either one, I'll write them a stern letter...er, email.

  2. Re:Bias in academia on UCLA Students Urged to Expose 'Radical' Professors · · Score: 1

    Liberal, in that people can do what they want as long as it doesn't hurt others. Conservative, as they expect each person to bear the cost for what they do.

  3. Why not come up with a list on UCLA Students Urged to Expose 'Radical' Professors · · Score: 1

    ...of professors who encourage discussion of all sides of an issue?

    Of course, self-proclaimed liberals and conservatives would rather punch someone in the nose than pat them on the back, but perhaps a libertarian group could do something like that.

  4. Re:i love meaningless data on Genetic Database Hits One Billion Entries · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyone care to translate this into volkswagens, or libraries of congress?

    I keep forgetting, how many Volkswagens to the Ferrari?

  5. Re:If they weren't farmers, they'd be on their own on Bad Press For Gold Farmers Affects Chinese Players · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You did, however, type three complete sentences. They are not grammatically perfect, but they are about what I'd expect on a MMORPG in response to a query.

  6. All it takes is for Google or MS to tell them "no" on BellSouth Will Charge Providers For Performance · · Score: 1

    Their customers would not stand for blocking either internet searching or security updates.

  7. Charge for performance? on BellSouth Will Charge Providers For Performance · · Score: 1

    Does this mean it will be free, or are they actually going to start paying other people?

  8. Re:Bonus feature: terrabytes right out of the box. on The Yellow Machine in Review · · Score: 4, Funny

    It would sound better if you sang "Yellow RAID Machine."

  9. I can see someone abusing this on Google's New Click-to-Call Service · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ..especially if they have the phone number of someone they don't like.

  10. Just like the First Citywide Change Bank on Microsoft Loses $126 Per Unit on XBox 360 · · Score: 1

    They make their money on volume.

  11. Re:type manager ? WTF ? on 'Type Manager' The File Manager of Tomorrow? · · Score: 2, Funny

    He's still going strong. Apparently he wasn't sacked. What now?

    Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.

    Møøse trained by YUTTE HERMSGERVØRDENBRØTBØRDA

  12. Re:type manager ? WTF ? on 'Type Manager' The File Manager of Tomorrow? · · Score: 4, Funny

    who the fuck gave this guy a license to make up new technical definitions on the fly ?

    Those responsible have been sacked.

    Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...

  13. Re:Adobe was there first ;-) on 'Type Manager' The File Manager of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    Not to mention, "Type Manager" is a terrible name for "application that manages files of some type".

    I suppose "AMFiST" is out of the question?

  14. Re:Love text adventures on Loyalists Preserve Past Through Text-Only Games · · Score: 4, Funny

    You have to realize, though, that we only use words like "xyzzy," "zorkmid," and "blorple" on formal occasions.

  15. Re:Time should be decided by the UN on U.S. Scientists Call for a Time Change · · Score: 3, Funny

    Arrgh, this means my comment will be rated -1 redundant. I bet you are a Brit trying to keep the poor Colonial down.

  16. One country controling the Prime Meridian on U.S. Scientists Call for a Time Change · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...is clearly out of step with the natural aspirations of the rest of the world. What if they were to use that control for evil purposes? I think the UN should wrest control of the "top-level meridian" from those monopolists in the UK forthwith!

  17. The IPv4 scarcity issue is a myth on IPv6 Still Hotly Debated · · Score: 4, Funny

    There are plenty of addresses in northern Alaska that aren't being used. "Peak IPv4" indeed.

  18. Re:Magnesium Cubes on High-End Aluminum PC Cases Make A Comeback · · Score: 1

    Magnesium? Blah, that's sooo 20th century. Titanium cases with anodized colors are where it's at.

  19. Re:Think for a second. on Googling May Break Copyright in Canada · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think they're aiming at things such as torrent & eMule search engines not Google and Yahoo.

    Good thing lawyers and businesses always follow the spirit of the law rather than the letter of it.

  20. Re:For the unaware on Conquering the LaGrange Points? · · Score: 1

    There are five LaGrange points in the Earth-Moon system as well, and those are quite a bit more useful.

  21. They'd better hurry on China Plans Deep Impact Mission · · Score: 1

    ...since aliens are going to start placing interplanetary real estate off limits starting in 2010.

  22. Re:stupid reporters on China Plans Deep Impact Mission · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was NOT named for the movie, in fact the project was named before the movie was made.

    The next thing you'll claim is that Armageddon isn't a made-up name at all, but based on some old book.

  23. Re:It's Always The Stinking Rats... on Rats 'Cripple' NZ Web Access · · Score: 1

    While you're at it, find the two-legged rats who couldn't bother to put in a redundant backup plan.

    I have only one leg, you insensitive clod.

  24. I'll ask my local government to condemn it on MIT Physicists Create New Form of Matter · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm pretty sure I can put it to much better use than MIT.

  25. Re:Does this mean the public can now seize patents on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 1

    I was wondering about the same thing myself. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are all considered property, and if the government can confiscate it and hand it over to another private party, it shouldn't be restricted to real estate.

    What's to stop the court from saying "Paramount, you've screwed public for the last time with Enterprise, we are now confiscating your Star Trek property and handing it over to Pixar."

    / my original post is in the depths of zeroland with the rest of the A.C.'s.