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  1. The unfortunate thing about... on Slashback: Blaster, Sabers, Canada · · Score: 1

    being able to download legally, but not upload even if you didn't know you were because intent is not needed means that you are now infringing upon someone's copyright when a person looks over your shoulder and reads the book that you're reading.

  2. Re:Is this even legal...? on RIAA Sues 12-Year Old Girl · · Score: 1

    Of course it is. I sued my dad in small claims court at 14 (long story).

    Remember, the court sees minors as adults only when we do something bad (I'm 17).

  3. Re:Crime and excessive punishment on Inquiry Into RIAA's Piracy Crackdown Tactics · · Score: 1

    Amount artist is paid per album said song is on divided by the number of tracks.

    About 2 cents, maybe?

  4. Re:If it can be used to "protect the children".... on Wozniak Unveils WozNet · · Score: 1

    Think you're the only one? I'm 17.

    In order to protect me since apparenbtly every teen was driving home too fast from 11-12 to be home before curfey, they changed the curfew to 11PM. Now all those accidents are between 10-11. So much for work!

    Went to WalMart yesterday. They had Mercon V transmission fluid on sale. I took a year of schooling in car mechanics at HS, but I can't buy Mercon V because I'm under 18. I can't buy a battery, I can't buy oil, not even washer fluid because of "safety reasons"
    Why? Some idiot parent lets their kid drive out to the middle of nowhere to walmart to buy some motor oil to huff.

  5. Re:PA Broadband on Verizon Permitted to Default on PA Broadband Deal · · Score: 1

    I live in Williamsport, PA, pop approx 50,000. I have cable internet in my suburb of PA, actually its own village, Salladasburg, 300 people. Out in the sticks. DSL is also available in Williamsport.

  6. Re:Acceptance of older bills on New US $20 bills Released, Colors & Layout Change · · Score: 1

    YEah. I still see old $20's all the time. (This will be our 3rd style Federal Reserve Note.)

  7. Re:On a related note.. on World's Most Powerful Laser · · Score: 1

    I've always heard it pronounced the latter way, and I'm an east coaster.

  8. Re:Bush and Cheney arrest records. on On The Collapse of Complex Societies · · Score: 1

    Just a bit under 30 years ago. Wow. Yep. They've been driving drunk every day since then!

    Also remember that it was a LOT different to get a DUI then than now.

  9. Re:Email cost $0.00 on Russia to Offer Space Mail · · Score: 1

    We spent many thousands (millions?) inventing a pen that would write in the low-gravity of space. Finally, we came up with a pen that had a nitrogen-charged inkwell to push the ink out.

    The russians used a pencil.

  10. Re:Err, you aint gonna get no free energy. on Energy From Vibrations · · Score: 1

    i walked to the store, turned on a gas pump, and set the autopump on. I lit a match and threw it in the puddle of gas. I think the resulting explosion released a few more Calories than my walking to the store.

  11. Re:Old quote on Secret Empire · · Score: 1

    now now, gore knew just as well as bush that you dont go for the popular vote, you go for the electoral vote. Just because he's dumb and DIDN'T, and his voters couldn't punch his name doesn't mean he should get to be prez.

  12. Re:Smoke more on Lose Weight The Slow, Boring Way · · Score: 1

    as about a half-pack-a-day smoker, you're not even kidding. Of course, as soon as you try to QUIT, ya gain a ton more.

  13. Re:Another devious tactic of Intuit's on Intuit Sued Over Product Activation · · Score: 1

    I clicked the link. I was still charged.
    Bastards.

  14. Re:Big deal on The Riddle of Baghdad's Battery · · Score: 1

    Now, I dont really have a stand on the war...

    <i>Let's not be so quick to forget that we almost lost WWII because countries like the US didn't get involved soon enough. </i>

    Problem is, right now, there IS no war. Let Iraq do what they want. They aren't bothering us, or anyone else. If it keeps me from going poor since gas is almost $1.70 a gallon in my area of Pennsylvania where the average salary is $26,000, so be it. Bush is seeming more and more to me like he wants to finish his daddy's vendetta. Go after al-Qeida first, and if you havent spend all of my Social Security by then, STOP. Don't become the World's bully, enough people hate us as it is. And they're right. Look at that area. First, they lose their homes to a bunch of religious types who claim that this is their home turf for some reason or another, and the whole world supports them. In fact, we send them billions a year. Not too happy about that. Then, some of the more well-to-do countries build weapons of mass destruction to defend themselves. Why is that bad?

  15. Re:Great Essay on Why Nerds Are Unpopular · · Score: 1

    Uh, there IS, Bucko.

  16. Re:Boycott RPAA and MPAA! on P2P File Sharing Could Cost You A Bundle · · Score: 1

    Not all theatres uphold them. The chain theatres do, but I happened to discover a very very nice theatre with low prices ($5, $4 matinee), great seating (reclining stadium style, like an armchair), and they let people under 17 see R-Rated movies. I'm 16, and I've taken my (13 year old) brother there many times. Great theatre.. If you're ever in central PA, check out the Roxy Theatre in Lock Haven

  17. Re:Where the hell are kids getting the money? on Congress To Consider Age Limits On Violent Games · · Score: 1

    Well, I'm 16. Working two jobs, I bring in about $800 a month during the school year, and about $1600 a month in the summer.

    If you want what you want, you have to be resourceful. A little lying about your age here, fake ID there, card company that issues cards to minors over yonder, etc.

    I think age rules are all nonsense. I've been driving since I was 12, but didn't get a license until 16.5. I've been working since 12, but never had a "real" job til 14 (child labor)... and I had to lie about my age to get a checking account up until last year. I've got better credit than my parents, and i can't even use it.

  18. Re:May I check your ID.... on Congress To Consider Age Limits On Violent Games · · Score: 1

    Not only is it not a felony, it's not even a LAW. I always take my money to the independent theatre that's a half hour away because it's nicer, cheaper, and they let anyone who's over 14 see R rated moves. No ID, no nothin'. Much, much nicer than the United Artists theatre.

  19. Re:i'm fairly certain we pay for this already on Rosen Floats ISP Fee Idea -- Charge Everybody! · · Score: 1

    we do, in "audio" CD-Rs... the blanks that can be used in either a computer CD-R or a standalone copier. However, standalones only accept the "music" type.

  20. Re:I'll miss mine on SAUNAAB · · Score: 0

    Yup, it's on saabnet =)

    Too bad you've gotta get rid of the saab...
    1988 900S =)

  21. Re:I am Off Topic on Internet Taxation May Be Imminent · · Score: 2

    Ah yes. City streets. The minor already pays the gas tax and the state income tax. Covered.
    Public water supply? Last time I checked, water service wasn't free.
    Play in the city parks? All they do is make the community service felons clean them up.
    911? All volunteers.

  22. Re:new word fun: on NASA Announces Enviromentally Friendly Jet Fuel · · Score: 2

    no, an aerosol is droplets in air. Gasfied would be the same as rendered gaseous.

  23. Re:why only 4 cities on AT&T/DoCoMo Deal For W-CDMA Deployment In U.S. · · Score: 2

    That's for TDMA, not their Next Generation Services (GSM/GPRS).

  24. Re:why? just why W-CDMA? on AT&T/DoCoMo Deal For W-CDMA Deployment In U.S. · · Score: 2

    They ARE going GSM/GPRS. But that's 2G/2.5G. The upgrade path for GSM/GPRS is UMTS, better known as Wideband CDMA. CDMA as Verizon, Sprint, and Alltell use it will go the CDMA2000 path. CDMA 1xRTT is 3G, i believe.

  25. Re:Oregon yearly motor vehicle license fees on Oregon Considers GPS-based Road Taxes · · Score: 2

    wow, $15/yr is cheap? I payed $20 for 4 years.