User: Eso

Re:How many /.ers are politically active in ICANN?

On: ICANN At-Large Candidates Nominated

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
-- Vice President Al Gore

All this and more Al Gore jokes, quotes, etc... at the Al Gore Dance web site... Oh my god, I've become a troll!

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Re:Miscellaneous points

On: ICANN At-Large Candidates Nominated

In an interview the day after he made his claim that he invented the internet, was asked of Gore:

"Why did you make that ridiculous claim?"

Said Gore, "I was tired from staying up all night inventing the camcorder."

All this and more at The Al Gore Dance, a site rife with jokes about everyone's favorite democrat.

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Re:The Audacity

On: Paying Twice For Windows

Hmm... I am a minor, and I recall hearing that people under the age must have a guardian sign for them in most contracts... so when I click "I Agree" is that contract invalid because I am a minor?

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Re:Way OT, but is Slashdot Hypocritical?

On: Fred Moody Says Linux Worst Operating System Ever

Microsoft is a collective, and it has a character flaw...

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Re:WHAT STEAMING HYPOCRISY

On: Fred Moody Says Linux Worst Operating System Ever

I'm inclined to agree... many here are gulty of double-standards.

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Implications for OUR misuse...

On: Advertisers Agree To Privacy Restrictions - Kinda

Let's all make funny aliases, then surf erratically, et cetera, and mess with the data collected...

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I like banner ads...

On: Advertisers Agree To Privacy Restrictions - Kinda

Especially when people click my ads...

Hmm, I haven't clicked /.'s ad yet today...

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Re:To make things clear

On: Against Intellectual Property

Hehe, your right. Maybe he should Open Source his book...

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Last one, I swear...

On: Against Intellectual Property

Surely there is no better indication that intellectual property is primarily of value to those who are already powerful and wealthy.

That's Open Source... it takes from the rich, gives to the poor, and doesn't touch the middle. Kinda reminds me of communism...

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Another snippit

On: Against Intellectual Property

The biggest owners of intellectual property have sought to expand it well beyond any sensible rationale.

You know... I can't think of a corporation when I read this... none are coming to mind... *coughmicrosoftcough*.

Although it's rumoured that the major oil companies are cartelling again...

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Re:f!p!

On: Against Intellectual Property

It's funny when there a dozen messages, all saying first post.

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Sharing...

On: Against Intellectual Property

...promotion of non-owned information, and fostering of a more cooperative society.

Yeah, like that will ever happen... welcome to capitalism baby!

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Re:I'm not going to buy this.

On: G4 Powerbooks Predicted For January 2001

Let's all go out and buy Powebrook G4s! I'm only about $(way) short...

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Re:Streamlined

On: G4 Powerbooks Predicted For January 2001

Personally, I prefer the thin and simple design of the current Powerbooks to that of the iBooks.

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Re:*Droooool*

On: G4 Powerbooks Predicted For January 2001

Did anyone seen Compaq's iPaq? Now there was a blatant ripoff...

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Re:I hate to say it.

On: G4 Powerbooks Predicted For January 2001

In Terminator 2: Judgment Day, when the teenager was cracking the credit card codes, I believe he was running DOS.

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Measurement

On: G4 Powerbooks Predicted For January 2001

I have to agree... FLOPS is a much more relevant measurement than hertz... just because something spins faster, doesn't mean it processes faster.

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Boo hoo

On: G4 Powerbooks Predicted For January 2001

*sniff sniff*

My LC can't run Linux68k...

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ATI

On: G4 Powerbooks Predicted For January 2001

After ATI's info leak, and Apple's reprimand, the Rage 128 Pro video cards were no longer bundled with (I think) the latest batch of iMacs.... will ATI chipsets be used with the Powerbook G4s?

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Re: Legal Advice

On: Napster Shut Down Until Trial

Speaking of legal advice, aren't I allowed to have MP3s for trial purposes, as long as I delete them within 24 hours?

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Up here...

On: Interview With Mike Sklut

I live in Canada...
My father is a teacher in this small town, so we had free unrestricted net access since about 1993, when I was 9. My parents never censored my brother and I, and instead encouraged us to become familiar with computers. Now, I have a part-time job as a technician, and my brother is a network engineer. My parents simply provided the tools to learn, and encouraged learning.

Eso

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Nope...

On: Solar Flare May Produce Geomagnetic Storm

Sorry, there are already four people in the Fantastic Four... thus you we would be a fifth. While "The Fantastic Five" would still follow the naming convention (by being an alliteration, I think), they would have to shell out the cash for new uniforms.

Eso
This is my sig, and I'm sticking to it:

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Re:American violence

On: Happy Independence Day, Jose

Canada owns you all.

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Well, at my school...

On: Girls Don't Want To Be Geeks

I am a good math student (and also come pretty close to exactly fitting that typical 'geek' stereotype), I headed the math club wherein I assisted people, jocks, nerds, whoever, male and female, that were less numerically inclined. I think most of them were willing to overlook the 'Coolness Factor' when they found out what their midterm math marks were.

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