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  1. Re:Orphan works on Canadian Music Industry Copyright Class Action Settled · · Score: 2

    Which is difficult if the artist cannot be contacted.

    Some of the artists on the list included Beyonce and Bruce Springsteen. Not exactly artists
    that are hard to find, that is if they bothered to try...

    The latter, at least, lives in New Jersey. They sent a courier with a cheque, but he turned back as he was afraid of getting a Snooki on him.

  2. Re:Sigh on ECS Shows Universal PadFone-Like Tablet · · Score: 1

    What you REALLY want is this.

  3. Re:This is a SIGNIFICANT problem on No Moon Needed For Extraterrestrial Life · · Score: 1

    I had four moments in a single non-timecube moment.

  4. Re:Please explain on No Moon Needed For Extraterrestrial Life · · Score: 1

    Tentacles might be nice for some things though.

    The Japanese prove that rule 34 is invoked here.

  5. Re:Certifications don't impress... on Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get? · · Score: 1

    If that's the case, I stand corrected: you have run into a batshit insane scenario.

  6. Re:Certifications don't impress... on Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get? · · Score: 1

    If they asked for a TS/SCI, it's probably not something HR decided, but rather the fed who awarded or is overseeing the contract. Since you are looking at DoD (or maybe DoJ, DHS, etc.) work, I'm guessing that the CISSP may also be a contract requirement.

    Don't blame HR weenies (who CAN be weenies) when they may be in a situation where their hands are tied.

  7. Re:Does this mean a fundraiser to secure the serve on PBS Web Sites and Databases Hacked · · Score: 1

    To be safe, they're going to have to close over 9000 ports.

  8. Re:"lese majeste" on US Citizen Visiting Thailand Arrested For Blog Posting · · Score: 1

    (suspected enthusiasm for underage ladyboys, dubiously ethical business dealings, meddling in local revolutionary politics, or something)

    About fucking time.

    And on topic for a change.

  9. Re:makes sense on RMS Cancels Lectures In Israel · · Score: 0

    Knock, Knock.
    Who's there?
    Troll.
    Troll, who?
    Apparently, this is a troll. WTF?

    TBH, it wasn't much of a joke either.

  10. Re:makes sense on RMS Cancels Lectures In Israel · · Score: 0

    Joke, troll... I don't bother with the fine distinctions.

  11. Where is the ladyboy commenter? on US Citizen Visiting Thailand Arrested For Blog Posting · · Score: 2

    How can we have a story on Thailand and the guy who puts the term 'ladyboy' in every comment hasn't posted?

  12. Re:Capital Offense on Arrest In $740M NYC Time and Attendance System Case · · Score: 1

    I don't think that I'd want to eat a consultant; but we could probably achieve similar results by simply sentencing for the possession of however much cocaine the proceeds of their fraud could have purchased...

    Make sure that is for buying rock, not powder.

  13. Re:How about a fair compromise instead? on RMS Cancels Lectures In Israel · · Score: 1

    Awesome. They're finally going to cut RMS in half.

  14. Re:It's Ironic on RMS Cancels Lectures In Israel · · Score: 1

    No food costs necessary. He seems to be happy eating toe cheese.

  15. Re:makes sense on RMS Cancels Lectures In Israel · · Score: 0

    So sad. Classic troll, five hours in, and no bites.

  16. Re:Content is king.. on Major Release of Miro Aims to Compete With iTunes · · Score: 1

    Cart before the horse in this question. Apple chooses not to write their software to do the task you would like it to do (talk with non-Apple portable music players). But they have made it fairly easy to do the same for people who care to. I've never looked into it myself, but I'm guessing that nobody has done this yet because it would make it too easy for other manufacturers to become free riders. That said, I would have thought that at some point, some coder would throw something together for devices that mount as a USB mounted hard drive. I suspect there is more to it than I have implied.

    As far as Palm, they felt it easier to lie to the system about the identity of the device than to write whatever plugin was necessary. Why they did it this way is beyond me, as they felt more like bitching and whining than explaining, in technical terms, why the proscribed solution was unacceptable to them. I should also note that the particular way in which they lied broke the USB standard if one is being particularly strict at reading it.

  17. Re:Stay away from my daughters Duke on Duke Nukem Forever Goes Gold · · Score: 1

    And a white knight arrives. Might I suggest 'mangina' should you ever deign to get an account?

  18. Re:Content is king.. on Major Release of Miro Aims to Compete With iTunes · · Score: 1

    Sync API is open. Nothing preventing manufacturer of Android device 'foo' from shipping a plugin for iTunes. Talk to them.

  19. Re:What the summary fails to mention... on T-Mobile Joins the Capped Data Bandwagon · · Score: 1

    C'mon, you know this begs for a car analogy.

    It's like giving you a 300mph car and a pint of fuel.

    If the auto companies were not in collusion with big oil, this would work.

    I swear it's true; I read it on the Internet.

  20. Re:Oh boy... on Falun Gong Sues Cisco · · Score: 2

    How far do you go back with this, anyway? If such a suit were to succeed then the followup would be Jews vs. IBM.

    IIRC, they've sued Damiler-Benz and VW. If they didn't sue Dehomag, I'm pretty sure they have sued IBM.

  21. Re:Oh boy... on Falun Gong Sues Cisco · · Score: 1

    Whatever the Chinese gov't does in China is legal. By definition, considering the type of government they have. Does the US even have any laws that prohibit US companies from participating in such oppression?

    Richard Nixon said something similar once...

  22. Re:Reasonable Doubt on Computer Records Hold Key In IMF Head's Sexual Assault Case · · Score: 2

    Fortunately the accused in our system don't have to prove anything, just convince the jury that there's reasonable doubt. If it boils down to a he-said/she-said situation, that shouldn't be too hard. If there's further evidence of sexual entrapment, even easier.

    But, no matter, he'll have been replaced at the IMF even before a pre-trial hearing, so the goal will have been met and it doesn't matter what the judicial outcome is.

    Shame that the presumption of innocence does not apply to rape in practice.

  23. Re:Summary of comments on Australian Journalist Arrested, Released After Detailing Facebook Flaws · · Score: 1

    Until your comment that is.

  24. Summary of comments on Australian Journalist Arrested, Released After Detailing Facebook Flaws · · Score: 3, Informative

    Australians defending their government against Americans talking about how crazy it is.
    People applying their IANAL interpretation of laws... of other countries.
    A frost pist that is off topic.
    Several jokes about Foster's.
    Retort that 'real IrishmenAustralians don't drink Foster's.
    Jokes about 'Facebook police'.
    Question about Men at Work.
    Defense of vegemite.
    Vegemite vs. marmite discussion.
    Complaints about submission/slashdot in general.

  25. Re:Let's hope for another radical GUI change! on 9 Features We May See In Ubuntu 11.10 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Another radical GUI change couldn't make things any worse, could it?

    I've altered our bargain. Pray I don't alter it again.