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  1. Re:Blank Reg on U.S. National Identity Cards All But Law · · Score: 1
    Good luck! In some places, like here in GA you have to change your D/L every time you move to a different county! What fun!

    Every time you move to a new address in California. (really!)

  2. Blank Reg on U.S. National Identity Cards All But Law · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service.

    So how possible would it be to get by without one? Regarding

    Practically speaking, your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal standards."
    I expect that would cross the line of States Rights. Perhaps they could enforce it for interstate transportation, but within my state I think there would be a fight against such a thing.

    Might as well start writing the check out now to help fund the fight against this thing.

    Geez, you'd need to have spent half your life on drugs and alcohol to think this is a good idea and sign it into law.

    "Aus Passe!"

  3. It's not Perversion... on Microsoft Reverses Stand on Discrimination Bill · · Score: 3, Insightful
    He also says that he doesn't think Microsoft should be involved in most public policy issues."

    Only those which involve guaranteeing a continual source of piles of money large enough to roll around naked in.

    i wonder where they stand on evolution/creation regarding monkey-man Ballmer...

  4. Re:From Bloody Kansas to Backward Kansas on Kansas Challenges Definition of Science · · Score: 1
    The process that is being debated in Kansas is not 'Let's go back to only Creationism", but rather, 'Let's teach both Creationism and Evolution and let the students decide."

    Fine. Whose version of Creationism? It may take more than 2 semesters to cover many of the major beliefs. This is important, you see, because the Constitution forbids the promotion of any one religion by the state, so to be fair all must be given equal time. Judeo-Christian-Islam, Hindu, Various Native American-Central American-South American, Buddhist, Shinto, and so on. Live in a diverse population center and see where your fits in. Of course, the way things are going, Kansas will probably be full of chinese and asian-indian immigrants in a decade or two.

  5. Re:But They Say That Every Time on Initial ROTS Reviews Hit the Internet · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Former Fan: Your Jedi mind tricks won't work on me this time. Sure, you got me to see the Phantom Menace, and I regretted it. You coaxed me into seeing Attack of the Clones and I swore revenge. This time, NO WAY. My mind is too strong!

    Sith Master: What totally drives Anakin to the dark side is he finds Jar Jar with Padme making tadpoles. Anakin slices, dices, chops and juliennes him.

  6. Re:Dark matter and lightsabers on Initial ROTS Reviews Hit the Internet · · Score: 0, Troll
    Because, let's face it, SW is really all about the lightsabers. You know you want one, and so do I.
    I want and need one, but I'm afraid that the rest of you couldn't be trusted with one.

    If they really did exist, they'd probably run on Windows and flake out, need upgrades or get infected anyway.

    blue lightsabre of death!

  7. Re:No it won't on Initial ROTS Reviews Hit the Internet · · Score: 1
    And this time qui gon Jin gets to shoot first.

    He doesn't shoot, fool, he's a jedi and uses a lightsabre!

    The Gungans will fire upon the Trade Federation Bot Army first!

  8. Re:Poll? on Initial ROTS Reviews Hit the Internet · · Score: 1
    The first "missing poll option" troll will be: "downloading it now. Fsck the MPAA!"

    Yeah, but the problem with so many of these is the heads of that guy and those two robots in the front row who never shut up.

  9. Re:You know... on Kansas Challenges Definition of Science · · Score: 1
    Error at 1: Universe Stack Overflow
    Killed all instances of process 'creator'

    See, I knew this was tricky and all. I knew it when I asked myself, "So, where is the universe?"

    Before it was where it is now, where was it?

    Astronomy is fun if I look at the stars, galaxies, phenomena. It's mindblowing when I think of the scale and physics involved. It excedes my capacity when I try to rationalize wrap-around-universes, parallel universes, etc. It's sometimes a comfort just to know that The Turtle Moves.

  10. Re:Oh Boy! on Kernel, Shell Boots on DS Linux · · Score: 1
    So where'd you buy this mythical $150 Linux PDA? I'm interested in picking one up for myself...

    Sadly the deal is likely long over.

    Some time back there was this deal which /. covered regarding buying Zaurus PDA's from HSN for some absurdly low price and further having 25% or something like that knocked off the price for your first ever purchase from HSN. Postage and all I got mine for $175, with dock, software and everything. It's even got a little keyboard.

  11. Poll? on Initial ROTS Reviews Hit the Internet · · Score: 5, Funny

    I will see RotS:
    • Been there, done that.
    • First showing.
    • First day.
    • First week.
    • First month.
    • Never.
    • I'll watch it at CowboyNeal's when he gets the DVD.

    Even Spielberg chimed in, while making a plug for his travesty of War of the Worlds.

    "You'll cry at the end."

    baaaawwwwlll! I want my money back!!

  12. Only the tip of the Iceberg, though on Kansas Challenges Definition of Science · · Score: 1
    The article says that the motivation for the redefinition is to open the door for equality of consideration in biology class between the theory of evolution and the belief of intelligent design.

    Ok, the intelligent design of whom?

    1. Observe battle lines being drawn
    2. Set up your stall selling weapons, shields, armor, bandages, salves...
    3. ...
    4. Profit!!!

    You know it'll be the lawyers winning this one, no matter what.

  13. Re:Confused on Kansas Challenges Definition of Science · · Score: 1
    I'm a little confused. I don't see anything wrong with the definition above ! I beleive its more complete and doesn't seem to be pushing any creationism around !

    The thing is, schools are there to teach children to how to learn for themselves. Not hammer ideas into their heads (that's honestly the job of the parent/guardian)

    What you have going on is a battle for the souls of the children in public school classrooms.

    The ID people better watch out, the fastest growing 'faith' is wicca, which also appears to fit nicely in with ID, among dozens of other beliefs.

    be careful what you wish for, you may well get it

  14. Re:From Bloody Kansas to Backward Kansas on Kansas Challenges Definition of Science · · Score: 1
    Parent poster's Method

    1. Observe belief system that you disagree with

    Oh, I'm a christian, too, but I think this is all a tempest in a teapot. I'm too concerned with important things than to stand around knocking heads together over creation/darwin/ID, etc.

    I just see that actual comparison going on and for that matter take issue with it.

    Sometimes it does truly appear that irony is dead and spinning in its grave.

  15. Re:You know... on Kansas Challenges Definition of Science · · Score: 1
    The problem is that the concept of a supernatural being begets far more questions than it answers.

    1. Such an advanced creator could only have been created by even more advanced creator.
    2. See 1.

  16. From Bloody Kansas to Backward Kansas on Kansas Challenges Definition of Science · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Scientific Method:
    1. Observe shit happening.
    2. Form hypothesis of how shit happens.
    3. Use the hypothesis to predict the existence of other shit happening or predict measureably new happenings of shit.
    4. Perform experiments to test predictions by independent experimenters under similarly controlled conditions.

    New Kansas Method:

    1. Observe shit happening.
    2. Find example of similar shit happening is religious texts.
    3. Use the passages in religious texts to predict other shit happening or how much shit will happen next time under similar circumstances.
    4. Don't do it again!
  17. Re:Oh Boy! on Kernel, Shell Boots on DS Linux · · Score: 1
    so spend $500 on a linux pda as opposed to a $150 ds?

    Already have a Linux PDA :-)

  18. Oh Boy! on Kernel, Shell Boots on DS Linux · · Score: 4, Funny
    Now I'll be able to play NetHack on a DS!

    or maybe I should just stick to playing it on a linux pda and stop throwing money away...

  19. Re:Teach a man to Phish on Phishers Using Keystroke Loggers · · Score: 4, Funny
    Exactly. I saw this guy the other day on the street with a sign that said "Will Phish for food."

    Give a man a fish and he'll be fed for one day.

    Teach a man to phish and he'll steal for the rest of his life.

  20. Review or whole book? on Firefox and Thunderbird Garage · · Score: 1
    I've used thunderbird for a while and get a bit bummed when it loses my bookmarks and profile, which it seems to do about twice a year.

    Ook

  21. Re:Dumbest. Story. Ever. on How Lightsabers Work · · Score: 1
    ... Becuse these things DON'T REALLY EXIST. If the article instead described how the original ligtsaber effect worked in the movies ...

    They did have shows on how this was done, back about 1977, all the magic of a Gould computer cracking this stuff out. Pretty impressive, then, for us people contending with IBM 360's and PDP 11's

    I fill a tube with thetans and wave it at scientologists

  22. Killing with Care on Revenge of the Sith a "Blood Bath" · · Score: 1
    Ok...
    I guess we need to figure out how we kill Jedi in a soft well meaning conservitive and correct manner. (They can't all whisk away to ghosts can they? What's that about anyway?)
    Besides, I'd rather not watch an hour and a half of G.I. Joe style combat.

    Exactly it. It's perfectly acceptable in today's new whiled order for them to die heroically in battle, fighting the forces of evil, etc. If they were to simply be led into a room and gassed it wouldn't be right.

    Watch for yellow ribbons 'I support the remaining Jedi in their heroic struggle against the Evil Empire'

  23. Blood, blood, more blood. on Revenge of the Sith a "Blood Bath" · · Score: 1
    Natalie Portman is in it you insensitive clod. Who needs a script?

    Yeah, but you can pretty much see that she's going to add her litres of blood to the bath. On a positive note, Jar Jar probably will too, only it'll be green or something.

    everything must go, gotta clear the decks for setting episode iv

  24. Cussin' on Revenge of the Sith a "Blood Bath" · · Score: 1
    Not true. Swear words are also ruining American society.

    You'll know swearing has gone a long way towards acceptance when "F*** this s***" is an example in elementary school grammar.

    "That is correct, 'F***' is the verb and 's***' is the noun"

  25. Imagine the Possibilities on India Launches World's First Stereo Imaging Satellite · · Score: 2, Interesting
    3D from Space with 2.5m resolution. You could...

    • See your house from anywhere!
    • Get cool 3D images of Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Everest, Uluru, etc.
    • Map for video game use
    • See who keeps sneaking their $&^%@ trash into your can.
    • See volcanoes, jets taking off/landing, tsunamis, etc.
    • Conduct industrial/military espionage at an all new level!
    • Watch W. squirm, trying to talk the indians how they should run it, what they should and shouldn't be looking at, etc. (probably done behind close doors, all hush-hush, though.)
    • Maybe see a space shuttle launching! (I know that would be über-cool!)
    • Be bored stiff after 20 minutes, thanks your years of ADD training by TV and the internet.

    Six Indian spacecraft are already observing the earth with a wide range of instruments."

    Though probably none are currently tracking CowboyNeal.