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  1. Re:Only prudent. on Koreans Advised to "Avoid Vista" for Now · · Score: 1

    So, DirectX 1-9 were just fine with you, but DX10 is beyond the pale? Boy, is this ever an old problem that you've discovered...

  2. Re:Who does the picking on Why Don't More CIOs Become CEO? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "and none of them are capable of bridging that gap."

    But you are, because you're better than them? Mr. Pot? Mr. Kettle. Mr. Kettle? Mr. Pot.

  3. Re:The trampling of the constitution.... on US Attorney General Questions Habeas Corpus · · Score: 1

    "i should have every right to own a nuclear weapons and a m60 machine gun."

    Since it's stated explicitly as "the right to bear arms", I think that the Constitution explicitly addresses all small arms. So, M-60's are totally fine.

    The Constitution doesn't address artillery (the antecedent of modern bombs and missiles), so there's a little more gray area there.

    But, I think the Founders clearly meant, "If you can carry it, you can carry it."

  4. Re:And IX too on US Attorney General Questions Habeas Corpus · · Score: 1

    "you will see people suggesting executing, lynching or murdering the AG"

    I wouldn't advocate any of those. I definitely would like to see him tried for treason, and I'd like to take a good look at his oath of office and see if we can throw in perjury.

  5. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! on FCC Nixes Satellite Radio Merger · · Score: 1

    Rebuild the Death Star? FCC says "Cool! Watch out for snub fighters!"

    Merge two niche radio markets? Nuh uh. Not gonna have any of that. No interoperability for you!

    The FCC should go back to policing wardrobe malfunctions.

  6. Re:Nothing wrong with NIAP itself on U.S. To Certify Labs For Testing E-Voting Machines · · Score: 1

    Are you two trying to corner the market on acronyms? Because, seriously, the military has some GAME. Y'all better step up.

  7. Re:Opaque Audits on U.S. To Certify Labs For Testing E-Voting Machines · · Score: 1

    Good ol' security by obscurity! I hear that's the best kind.

  8. Re:At $500,000... How long to pay back the cost? on Solar Power Eliminates Utility Bills in U.S. Home · · Score: 1

    Hmm. One Tesla Roadster, or two Lotus Elises? That's not a hard decision AT ALL.

  9. Re:Unintended Consequences on The Return of the Fairness Doctrine? · · Score: 1

    "News outlets exist today for every possible political and social affiliation you could want."

    If you define "affiliation you could want" as "on the one-axis continuum between liberal and conservative", you're right.

    If you're interested in substantive analysis, and not jingoistic black-vs-white idiocy, your choices are a little more constrained.

  10. Re:car mechanics do it too on Is A Bad Attitude Damaging The IT Profession? · · Score: 2, Informative

    If everybody came to work with claw hammers and sawzalls, I think you'd probably see more staff carpenters.

    People interact with computer systems a little differently than they interact with walls and floors. Why do I have to explain this to you?

  11. Re:FUD much? on Inside the iPhone — 3G, ARM, OS X, 3rd Partyware · · Score: 1

    Well golly, if you say so!

    Yeah. No. You know this, how exactly?

  12. Re:Talk about sensationalism, on Apple is DRM's Biggest Backer · · Score: 1

    Since I don't know what his views are, I can't really say, can I?

    Thing is, I don't think YOU know what his views are, either. You can make whatever assumptions you wish.

  13. Re:I too think it may be good on OLPC Says No Plans for Consumer Release · · Score: 1

    Freedom is more important than preventing abuse.

  14. Re:Put the CPU on the backside! on AMD Aims At New Standard for Motherboards · · Score: 1

    "if there is a free flow of air."

    That's a big freakin' "if". It's a much better idea to locate the CPU inside the case where you can control the airflow, rather than outside the case where people will jam it into a too-small cabinet and wonder why it keeps crashing.

  15. Re:SRI on Gates Foundation Revokes Pledge to Review Portfolio · · Score: 1

    "those religious whackos who demand..."

    Seems to me like anybody should be free (or should I say Free) to demand anything they want, seeing as how a demand is simply somebody saying what they'd like.

    If that demand were to acquire the force of law, indeed there should be more strictures. But anybody should be able to write angry letters (or press releases) about anything they wish.

  16. Re:Right... on No Third-party Apps on iPhone Says Jobs · · Score: 1

    Be that as it may, it can't and won't replace my Treo if I can't install software on it.

    Which is very unfortunate...frankly, I'm surprised that Jobs is so shortsighted.

    Now, Cingular, on the other hand...I'm not surprised AT ALL that they are this shortsighted. Wonder where this decision came from...

  17. Re:My thoughts on Does Income Inequality Matter? · · Score: 1

    "be overly concerned in the companies well being"

    Stockholders have NO concern for the company's well being. They have GREAT concern for the stock price. These two factors are often not well correlated.

  18. Re:Economic pyramids.... on Does Income Inequality Matter? · · Score: 1

    You might consider that ethnicity and nation of origin are not the same thing.

  19. Re:PeerGuardian? on MPAA Caught Uploading Fake Torrents · · Score: 1

    I musta missed that option, because it spanked almost every site I visited. I'll look again.

  20. Re:This just sound like scaremongering on MPAA Caught Uploading Fake Torrents · · Score: 1

    "that same person has probably downloaded other pirated movies"

    I think that's what they call the Tom Sawyer's Mom theory of prosecution.

  21. Re:PeerGuardian? on MPAA Caught Uploading Fake Torrents · · Score: 1

    Too bad it completely destroys your internet connection, otherwise it might be helpful.

  22. Re:Is it possible... on iPhone Faces Uncertain Market · · Score: 1

    Maybe it went from $6 to $7...don't recall. Pretty sure it's Asurian. My provider is Sprint.

  23. Re:Is it possible... on iPhone Faces Uncertain Market · · Score: 1

    Hence: "Maybe. This was easier. YMMV."

  24. Re:Is it possible... on iPhone Faces Uncertain Market · · Score: 1

    Three weeks ago. I was paying for the higher-end service plan that covers loss, not just physical damage. When I had a cheapie camera phone, it wasn't worth the money. With a Treo, it was definitely worth it (to me). Again, YMMV.

    I've also just gotten a flyer that they're bumping my monthly by $1 to $6/mo, which I'm not thrilled about. However, it suits my needs. If it didn't, and if I'd had a bad experience, I wouldn't keep paying them.

  25. Re:Is it possible... on iPhone Faces Uncertain Market · · Score: 1

    "can not do Google Maps" Yeah, it can. You can use kmaps, or the first party Google maps app. I use both for different things.

    "can change to wide screen mode" You're gonna have to explain this to me. How do you change to wide screen mode with a square screen?