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  1. Too Bad on No Federal Do-Not-Spam Registry For Now · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should have a do not spam list. It will kill off at least one segment of spam. Spam mails trying to sell you a list of valid email adresses.

  2. Re:ATTWS on Cell Phone Customer Service Ranked Next to Last · · Score: 1

    ATT was having really bad computer problems. I think that it may have been down for a month.

  3. Re:Speaking of the download manager on Firefox/Thunderbird Plugins: Is Less More? · · Score: 2

    That bugs the shit out of me.

  4. Re:Excellent for the Chinese Market on Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Unveiled · · Score: 1

    I expect the volatility of sulfer and lithium are why they make good batteries.

  5. Re:Better than nothing on Hybrid Cars Don't Live Up to Mileage Claims · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Careful driving in a regular gas car vastly improves the millage also.

  6. Re:Do not underestimate the EU on de Icaza: Rest of World Will Force US Into Linux · · Score: 1

    Do you mean US or EU?

  7. Re:Cola Contests on GPS Cell Phone in Soda Can Form · · Score: 1

    Well you know that the marginal income tax rate depends on your total income.

  8. Re:Cola Contests on GPS Cell Phone in Soda Can Form · · Score: 1

    It is not capitol gains tax. It is regular income tax.

  9. Re:It will take care of itself... on What Happens To Your Data When You Die? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Those smug bastards in the future can go screw thems selves what have they done for me?

  10. Re:Excessive story can kill a game, too. on Sam Lake on Video Game Storytelling · · Score: 1

    Cheaters? you are worried about cheaters in a single player game? Do you wory about people peaking at the end of the book also?

  11. Re:Many many problems on California Panel Recommends Dumping Diebold · · Score: 1

    I have never had to produce any sort of ID to vote in the US. I did not have to to register to vote either.

  12. An elegant solution to a vexing problem? on AT&T Wireless Announces Music ID Service · · Score: 1

    I can't imagine paying for this service. Is it doing well in Europe?

  13. Re:Tivo... on You're Watching Less TV · · Score: 1

    There are lots out there. I just got one from samsung with a DVD recorder in it as well.

  14. Re:Saving people from themselves... on Broadband Access Leading to Internet Breakdown? · · Score: 1

    What is wrong with say Zone alarm or Black Ice?

  15. Re:Can someone please sort this mess ? on DVD-RW Incompatibilities? · · Score: 1

    If they did it would mean there was someone with monopoly powers that said this is the standard like it or lump it.

  16. Re:Detroit on The ROBOlympic Games · · Score: 1

    Yeah but you have to live in Michigan.

  17. Re:QE Hospital in Selly Oak, Birmingham... on Using Employee-Owned Technology in the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    I just did this. Both the phone and the CRT worked fine.

  18. Re:Drill Sedna for oil on Melting Europa · · Score: 1

    I think it happened around 1970. But maybe the tea pot dome scandle was when it happened.

  19. Re:I actually used this... on Review Of Verizon's New Wireless Network · · Score: 5, Informative

    Try this:
    http://www.ka9q.net/5220.html

  20. Re:Why can't America get this right? on Orange County: More E-Ballots Cast Than Voters · · Score: 1

    The people asking for these machines in California belong to that arch conservative group the ACLU.

  21. Re:Lesser of the evils on Cities Building Own Fiber Networks · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Are you serious? I don't think that free fiber for all will make any difference to any political campain.

  22. Re:old news on Evoting in India, Maryland · · Score: 1

    I was listening to NPR about this. The had some comments from a sale guy from the Netherlands saying that he did not know what all the fuss was about a paper trail. The machines in the Netherlands did not have a paper trail and every body was OK with that.

  23. Re:Can you smell the shareholder value now? on USENIX Responds to SCO; Fyodor Pulls NMap · · Score: 1

    Sco is trying to get money for other peoples distibutions I don't think that they care much about sending out CDs if they can get the same money when you buy an other guys distribution.

  24. Re:No more drivsway-moments? on Timeshifting: Cram More Into Life · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can listen to them over the web.
    http://cartalk.cars.com/Radio/Show/

  25. Re:Huh? on Two Spam Filters 10 Times As Accurate As Humans · · Score: 1

    I don't know about you but I sometimes make mistakes and delete the wrong mail.