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  1. Mysitfied as to it's apeal on MySQL 3.23 Declared Stable · · Score: 1
    I never ceased to be amazed the lengths people will go to to install a substandard database product like MySQL when Postgres is as free, and far more capable. It even ships with some Linuxes, fer crying out loud.

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  2. Re:Fair Use on Nintendo Sues "Daily Radar" Owners For Pokemon Shots · · Score: 1
    The law simply states "the factors to be considered shall include". It is NOT a four-part test in which you must meet all criteria to be considered "Fair Use".

    I'm afraid you're quite wrong. There is that little "AND" conjunction at the end of number three.

    And if you don't believe me, you can argue with the judges that agree with me.

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  3. Re:Fair Use on Nintendo Sues "Daily Radar" Owners For Pokemon Shots · · Score: 1
    How do you figure this aint it?

    Because there is a four part test. Part one is...

    (1)The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

    The purpose and character of the use is commercial in nature.

    Lets look at the amount and substantiality of the portion of the work.

    • Over 100 screenshots
    • 250 images of Pokemon characters
    • Copied the cover style of the official strategy guides completely

    Nintendo holds copyrights on all their work, video games included. As the right holder, they have the exclusive right to reproduce and copy the work.

    This isn't fair use. Its theivery.

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  4. Fair Use on Nintendo Sues "Daily Radar" Owners For Pokemon Shots · · Score: 4
    Imagine Media thinks it has 'fair use' to publish screenshots, but what is IP and what is 'fair use,' I guess we'll see when they go to court."

    Imagine Media needs to fire their lawers. Fair use is well defined in the law. This ain't it.

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  5. Re:We're going to need deep sea technology on Sea Floor - Surface - Satellite - Shore · · Score: 1
    If subjected to more than 3 atmospheres of pressure, humans are limited in the amount of time they can spend in that environment before requiring decompression.

    Just a pedantry note to an othewise well written comment: Decompression requirements are a function of time and depth, not just depth. Enuough time at *any* depth will eventualy put you into an obligated decompression mode, and one can be at 3ATM guage and not obligate for decompression. For air, I think US Navy tables give you ~10 minutes before you are obligated, while recreational tables will be more conservative.

    $0.02 worth!

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  6. Thats because you're a troll, moron on The Object Oriented Hype · · Score: 1
    Of course thats not how you remember it. You are a troll, and have no foothold in reality.

    I'm quite sure you don't remember your paper getting a point by point dissection from people like Tom Christiansen, Randall Schwartz, Tad McClellan, and Uri (God Love Him). Of course, those are folks who generaly Know What They Are Talking About.

    You, on the other hand, are someone who Doesn't Know What They Are Talking About, as you continue to prove over and over again. You should go back to the accounting department, where you can impress all your payroll clerk friends with your *vast* techincal knowledge.

    The rest of us are just laughing at you. Again.

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  7. Re:Author is a USENET troll/pest on The Object Oriented Hype · · Score: 2
    No doubt. He is a well known troll on comp.lang.perl.misc. When he showed up there the first time, he was pissed that Perl wasn't Visual Basic, then he went away for a while. When he showed up again, he was pissed that Perl wasn't COBOL (seriously). The truth is that he has escaped from the accounting department, and fancies himself an expert on whatever topic he read about last. However, it doesn't surprise me that the moronators that moronate /. thought his rantings worthy of their own ariticle.

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  8. Re:Here come the hand wringing liberals! on Supreme Court Rejects Free-Speech Challenge · · Score: 1
    I know I don't want to pay some state worker to wank to porn on my tax dollars, do you?

    I'd much rather my tax dollars were spend on keeping those pervs locked up.

    Sheesh.

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  9. Re:Bunch of drunk students on Monolith Reappears In Middle Of Lake · · Score: 1
    I know the people that built it and put it up.

    They didn't move it.

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  10. Twasn't the same people. on Monolith Reappears In Middle Of Lake · · Score: 1
    They told me so. Someone kiped their Monolith, and stuck it in the goose poop.

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  11. Re:The first rule of hacking... on Monolith Reappears In Middle Of Lake · · Score: 1
    There's a reason bird sanctuaries are off limits to casual idiots. Granted this time of year there aren't going to be nesting birds, but unless the people who did this are bird experts they have no idea whether they were doing any damage.

    It's not realy a bird sancuary. It's where the geese that shit all over the park go to sleep.

    There is considerable opinion here that the geese that shit all over the park aught to be turned into Tiny Tim's Christmas dinner, but that sets off the "Meat is Murder" kooks, and the Seattle City Council only listens to kooks.

    It is even a bit of a stretch to call Greenlake a lake. It's realy a poluted run off slough with a park around it. All the trendy people go there to be seen roller blading and walking their nice dogs, which also shit all over the park.

    Frankly, if they shot all the geese and dog walkers, it would be a much nicer park.

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  12. Re:Racism does exist on Racism At Microsoft? · · Score: 1
    If someone has been brought up to think that Black people like me are less intelligent then he is just because of the color of my skin, then the next time I am up for promotion with a White counterpart, even if I might be more qualified than he is, in my superiors eyes, Black people are just not intelligent enough to hold that position, and I will be denied the position. Now, this is Racism. How do I know??? I have experienced it in the Tech field.

    I know this may be a radical thought, but have you considered that mabey you weren't the most qualified applicant, and one of those white guys was?

    I know tons of engineers that think they're the most qualified for damn near any position you have open. Most of 'em are wrong.

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  13. Re:Denial : The Enemy Within on Racism At Microsoft? · · Score: 1
    First of all, Indians and Asians, though they may still be minorities, do not have the stigmas or problems that blacks and Hispanics do in this country, so pointing at them and saying "see, there's no racism here" is hardly relevant.

    Thats exactly right. If them blacks and hispanics were as good at math as those asian folks, they wouldn't have no stigma, either. And them indians just need to stay off the sauce.

    It no longer surprises me that the moronators moronate this stuff up. Friggin' idiots.

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  14. Re:Bellevue is Hell on Monolith Appears In Seattle · · Score: 1
    I be an Enumclaw High School Graduate.

    WooHoo!

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  15. Re:Bellevue is Hell on Monolith Appears In Seattle · · Score: 1
    Judgemental is my thing!

    I'll take your word that yer not a yuppie scumbag, but I've got my eye on ya. One word about upgrading the Explorer, and yer outta here.

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  16. Re:Me = Dumbass on Monolith Appears In Seattle · · Score: 1
    What, so artists should work for free?

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  17. Bellevue is Hell on Monolith Appears In Seattle · · Score: 1
    Seattle is a nice city with some cuture.

    Bellevue is a concocted strip mall full of souless yuppie scumbags in oversized SUVs sipping lattes and yacking on celphones.

    If you work there, I pity you. If you live there, I hate you.

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  18. Re:Typical. on Monolith Appears In Seattle · · Score: 1
    Absolutely. We get realy sick and tired of people moving out here and then doing nothing but bitch about how much better it was wherever the hell they just came from.

    But you stay out there in New Youk. It's better there. You'd hate it here. Realy.

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  19. Re:Are there geeks in Seattle? on Monolith Appears In Seattle · · Score: 1
    No geeks. We are eminently cool, and would kick sand in your face, were there a sandy beach here.

    Also, we're very handsome.

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  20. The Bomb! on Monolith Appears In Seattle · · Score: 1
    Mabey they should see how long it takes to get SPD out to beat it into submission.

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  21. Since we're thanking the Academy on Rethinking Virtual Community: Part Three · · Score: 1
    I wish I could thank Katz for not writing this seriese of articles, but he went and did it anyway.

    However, we can thank him for for posting something he's said a thousand times before, and being completely predictable and boring. I am glad no brain power was actualy wasted THINKING about anything before he wrote YASCLODE (Yet Another Self Congratulatory Load Of Drivel Essay).

    On the bright side (always an optimist!), we can celebrate that this is the last part in the series.

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  22. Quite Ordinary? on Ask An Ordinary Teenage Slashdot User · · Score: 1
    You are quite certain that you are wholy unique, and misunder stood. You are quite wrong, as you go on to tell us in great detail.

    Loves games,

    And this makes you different from the rest of the 16 year olds in the world?

    Uses AOL but tries to look cool: Never have, never will..I have a decent cable connection,

    Spending time on line makes you different from all the other 16 year olds in the world?

    Does not play sports: You've got me there, but I golf during summer.

    In combination with...

    I have an extremely intelligent girlfriend, many non-geek friends, and I'm co-editor-in-chief for both our yearbook and newspaper

    Participating in other non-curricular activities other than sports is a very unique and unusual thing for 16 year old high school kids to do.

    That's just a few..but if you're still convinced I'm predictable, make a few stereotypes

    What better stereotype could I paint that the one you just gave us. You are a pretty typical 16 year old kid. When you're older, you'll understand that.

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  23. Re:Interview a Middle Aged Slashdot Reader on Ask An Ordinary Teenage Slashdot User · · Score: 1
    Yes there are. They are still idiots, but have taken that first, important step.

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  24. Re:Ask a Middle Aged Slashdot Reader on Ask An Ordinary Teenage Slashdot User · · Score: 1
    It doesn't work if you stand there with your finger up your nose giggling like a retarded chimpanzee. It doesn't work if you run home and cry into your pillow when Sally Stinkypants tells you no.

    For the rest of humanity, it's worked for generations.

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  25. Re:Fave Language? Wish List for Future Languages? on Ask An Ordinary Teenage Slashdot User · · Score: 1
    Last thing, cause I just have to get this off my chest. Flame away if you really feel like it will accomplish something. Why the hell are we asking questions of some 15 year old?.

    Testify, Brother! Except for that Perl thing, where you're just ... well ... wrong! Perl reads like English. Problem is all all those folks speaking Esperanto.

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