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  1. Re:Get Canonicall OUT of Debian environment on Open Source Is Not a Democracy · · Score: 1

    Ubuntu has becoming? That's unpossible!

    And hence the name of the fork of became "Unbuntu."

  2. Yes We Can on House Passes Massive Medical Insurance Bill, 219-212 · · Score: 1

    Have no cost controls whatsoever for health insurance companies and force everyone to buy it.

    How is this not more corporate welfare? Which follows big bank welfare? Which follows car company welfare? Which follows big pharma welfare? (medicare drug benefit).

    And I voted for change and health care reform. How can we cram welfare reform down on people, but never companies?

  3. Re:First rebellion on Obama Backs MPAA, RIAA, and ACTA · · Score: 1

    There you go. You have successfully brought the old slashdot by argue ip laws but ignoring the executing congressmen bit. Maybe because everyone wants to do that now?

  4. Re:Our budget deficits are catastrophic, too on Former Astronauts Call Obama NASA Plans "Catastrophic" · · Score: 3, Insightful

    >Cutting NASA with respect to the deficit is like putting a bandaid on your finger while ignoring the sucking wound in your chest.

    Actually not. A little bit of money here, a little bit of money there, an earmark there, another over there, and not before long you're swimming in red ink.

    It's unfortunate that the republicans had to piss away the equivalent of moon trip in Iraq that we now need to have this discussion. If people don't like this, they need to hold those people who continue to be loudmouths on TV legally accountable for their decisions (Cheney, Rove).

  5. There are less expensive alternatives on Why Are Digital Hearing Aids So Expensive? · · Score: 5, Informative

    There is the songbird brand of hearing aids that are far less than a traditional hearing aid. The disposable (400 hours of use) is $80 USD plus shipping. The permanent one is $280.

    Secondly, I might would consider a pocket type hearing amplifier with a traditional earphone. It may save on expensive batteries and be easier on the ear physically.

    The higher cost of hearing aids came from the miniaturization, and the price has stayed high. However, with surface mount components now readily available, I expect that there will be more competition in this space.

    I commend you for taking care of this. I have a family member that refuses to admit to his hearing loss, and it truly can be a miserable experience being around him because he takes offense at things that people did not really say, but that he misheared.

    Also, you are in my thoughts/prayers during this time of unemployment struggle for many of us.

  6. Similar principle on New Heat-Reduced Magnetic Solder Could Revolutionize Chip Design · · Score: 1

    Is involved with the metcal hand solder station, with the twist that there are magnetic particles in the solder.

  7. Wait on PC-BSD 8.0 Release Focuses On Desktop Use · · Score: 1, Funny

    The BSD community is no longer beleaguered??

  8. Three failures??? on Jimmy Wales' Theory of Failure · · Score: 1

    Doesn't three failures break a Wikipedia rule somehow??

  9. Re:A previous irrelevant quote on Perth Game Company CEO Takes IP By Night · · Score: 1

    Look at the youtube video. It specifically alleges file copying, and does not mention machine theft at all. Why would you need to take servers when all you would need to do is stick the source files on a thumb drive?

    There seems to be conflicting stories about the server theft.

  10. A previous quote seen here on slashdot on Perth Game Company CEO Takes IP By Night · · Score: -1, Troll

    "He just made a copy, nothing was lost. It's not stealing."

  11. In other words on Utah Assembly Passes Resolution Denying Climate Change · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Climate change is gay.

    Love,
    Utah.

  12. Re:HTTPS on Iran Suspends Google's Email Service · · Score: 1

    Then their prophet-dude probably received a revelation

    Actually the military has taken over the government. Any involvement from the Imams is largely symbolic.

  13. Re:Where is the Outrage... on Europe's LHC To Run At Half-Energy Through 2011 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's no one's fault really. It's just the Higgs Boson once again making sure that cern never uncovers its Cthulhu like existence.

  14. Re: As usual, please refrain from blindly chiming on Mozilla Accepts Chinese CNNIC Root CA Certificate · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, youre so new here, youre still dripping wet and covered in placenta.

    And a Chinese, heavy metal laden one, at that.

  15. Re:Screw PHP, I write everything in C on Facebook Rewrites PHP Runtime For Speed · · Score: 4, Funny

    I develop my webapps in C and I even wrote my own httpd to improve performance.

    C is for lazy coders if you ask me. I hand code and tune assembly language programs on an altair 8800 flipping switches on the front panel. As all real programmers should do.

  16. Re:Kindle v. iPad on Amazon Pulls Book Publisher's Listings; Ebook Wars Underway? · · Score: 1

    Apple has wasted an opportunity to redefine the tablet market, and instead given us an oversized iPod Touch that doesn't fit in anyone's pocket.

    You forget one thing. Apple has always been very dynamic with their products. The very first ipod was bulky and limited. But look at how far it has come with the ipod nano. I suspect the same will be the case for the Ipad. As they leverage newer technologies they will refine the ipad. Look for an OLED screen based Ipad soon, that's even thinner. Manufacturers love selling to apple, and they get preferential treatment over most anybody for part supplies. If there ever was a use for the word "synergistic," this would be it.

  17. Re:This has its perks on Making It Hard For Extraterrestrials To Hear Us · · Score: 2, Funny

    So if aliens invade, it will be for solely their own entertainment, not for economic reasons.

    Unless they invade so they can suck our brains with a straw. Which case that would be for both entertainment and economic reasons.

  18. Begs the question on Dinosaur Feather Color Discovered · · Score: 1

    Could Carrot Top be evolved from the "Carrot Bottom" dinosaur??

  19. Re:You've hit the nail on the head on CES Vendors Kicked Out of Hotels For Showcasing Wares in Room · · Score: 1

    "I would definitely question the legality of CES being able to kick you out of a hotel suite for having business meetings."

    There's a recession on. I can't help but think there is more than one attorney looking for a meal ticket, courtesy of CES.

  20. That's how on Prions Evolve Despite Having No DNA · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That must be how the Crystalline Entity came into being.

  21. Re:The Worm Turns on China Luring Scientists Back Home · · Score: 1

    Yup. It's a shame we ran out of Nazis to help with the space program though.

  22. I blaspheme on Ireland's Blasphemy Law Goes Into Effect · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How exactly is this "news for nerds" again, and not "news for atheists?"

  23. Re:Copyright BS on Court Orders Shutdown of H-1B Critics' Websites · · Score: 1

    >The answer to your question: The Berne Convention, which affixes copyright on anything written down anywhere.

    As usual, a legal question appearing on slashdot is like opening the door to the clown car at the circus. It is established law that treaties cannot override constitutional rights. Yes, I know the politics in Washington are corrupt, but that does not change previous high court decisions.

  24. Re:Takedown demand contradiction? on "Lawful Spying" Price Lists Leaked · · Score: 2, Informative

    like the ones in question, are within the scope of copyright law but not the spirit.

    No. This is a list if facts, and as such not copyrightable. Things like phone book numbers, lists of addresses, dates, and price lists (as this is) are not copyrightable. But it also should be remembered that we have the most pro-corporation government in history, and this could change if there was enough congressional interest - as both the Copyright Term Extension Act and the DMCA shows even though there is little or no public benefit in doing so.

  25. I don't see the problem. on Woman Filming Sister's Birthday Party Gets Charged With Felony Movie Piracy · · Score: 5, Funny

    unfortunately two "very shot segments" was enough to make theater managers want to press charges.

    Shooting at anybody is grounds for assault with a deadly weapon. I didn't know they put guns in camcorders now. Fortunately that she will be out on parole sooner than if this was actually a copyright violation.