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  1. Re:HF on Internet Is Easy Prey For Governments · · Score: 2

    Shortwave radio is unstoppable.

    And since we can do IP over shortwave, the internet is unstoppable. Well, provided you aren't trying to download something like the bloated abortion that is Slashdot 3.0.

  2. Re:identity's? on Anonymous Isn't Anonymous Anymore · · Score: 1

    But for a very large portion of this website. Douche.

  3. Re:the comments on Slashdot sadden me on Wikipedia Works To Close Gender Gap · · Score: 1

    Ahh, so that's what a mangina looks like.

  4. Re:More benefits than you think on Wikipedia Works To Close Gender Gap · · Score: 1

    While getting his BS, my brother was in some women's studies class or perhaps psychology of sexism or who knows what. It wasn't by choice. He found himself one of two men in a group of 20. And he was the only one to get an A in the class.

  5. Re:Why is this a problem? on Wikipedia Works To Close Gender Gap · · Score: 1

    Hell, you could be a non-sexual species with gray skin.

    We already have those here; we call them Unix-geeks.

  6. Re:Why is this a problem? on Wikipedia Works To Close Gender Gap · · Score: 1

    What makes you think his gender is relevant to the discussion?

  7. Re:Let that be a lesson to you! on Woman Gets Revenge Courtesy of Google Images · · Score: 3, Funny

    He dated an American woman. That's pretty much sufficient to expect any sort of drama.

  8. Re:How the mighty have fallen... on Sony Sends DMCA Takedown Notice To GitHub · · Score: 1

    Bull. One diverse company just means you can boycott them in many different ways.

  9. Like Denis Leary said about cigarettes... on Congressman Introduces Video Game Warning Label Legislation · · Score: 1

    This guy’s goin’ from country to country to try and make the warnings on the packs BIGGA!! He wants to make the whole front of the pack the warning. It doesn’t matter how big the warnings are. You could have cigarettes CALLED warnings, we’d still buy ‘em. You could have a black pack with a skull and crossbones, called TUMORS and smokers would be lined up around the block to buy ‘em.

    Fine. Put a warning on the games. It lets me know which ones are the good shit.

    (Yeah, I know, Leary is a ripoff of Bill Hicks, blah, blah, blah. History is written by the living.)

  10. Re:CYA Culture on The Rise and Rise of the Cognitive Elite · · Score: 1

    Holy crap, the only thing truly deserving of a 'funny' mod in years.

  11. Re:Usual bullshit... on Microsoft Sues TiVo · · Score: 1

    Not to mention that IBM was concerned about monopoly prosecution at that time.

  12. Re:I have another option on BBC To Dispose of Douglas Adams Website · · Score: 1

    Good lord, the US forced a digital rollout, do you mean you guys can't handle rolling out encryption to a smaller population?

  13. Re:I have another option on BBC To Dispose of Douglas Adams Website · · Score: 1

    You extend your day by an hour, thus losing recreation or sleep time. Don't know about you, but I know those two things are worth more to me than dealing with some petty bureaucrat.

  14. Re:I have another option on BBC To Dispose of Douglas Adams Website · · Score: 1

    The TV licencing letters are twice as long in Wales though as they insist on making them bilingual.

    I'm amazed the Welsh have any letters left.

  15. Re:I have another option on BBC To Dispose of Douglas Adams Website · · Score: 4, Funny

    I will stand here and wait for the TARDIS to arrive and for The Doctor to save it.

    Seriously, how improbable is that?

    Even if infinitely improbable, for this job, we're in good shape.

  16. Re:Good lord... on New Mega-Leak Reveals Middle East Peace Process · · Score: 1

    Hey, you were the one missing the days of the GNAA...

  17. Re:My grandmother is one of them... on 60% of AOL's Profits Come From Misinformed Customers · · Score: 1

    I wrapped up that part of my life about 2.5 years ago. At the time, I was using Verizon's wireless card. Had a few spots in the midwest, a couple in PA, and several in the south with issues. Granted, it was much better overall than the others, and there were plenty of places where I could play Warcraft without trouble. All that said, I'm happy not to have to rely on it any longer.

    BTW, my brother referred to the sleeper as a prison cell on wheels.

  18. Re:Good lord... on New Mega-Leak Reveals Middle East Peace Process · · Score: 1

    And rape. Don't forget the rape.

  19. Re:Good lord... on New Mega-Leak Reveals Middle East Peace Process · · Score: 1

    What? The Spanish Inquisition? I didn't expect anyone to bring that up in this discussion.

  20. Re:Good lord... on New Mega-Leak Reveals Middle East Peace Process · · Score: 1

    YHBT. YHL. HAND.

  21. Re:If Microsoft was doing this on Google Submits VP8 Draft To the IETF · · Score: 1

    If Microsoft announced a non-patent encumbered (to the best of their knowledge) codec and released the specification of the format to the IETF, we would not be screaming bloody murder.

    I'd be out in the streets, speaking in tongues, for surely if this happened, the rapture would be upon us.

  22. Re:The real question is on 60% of AOL's Profits Come From Misinformed Customers · · Score: 1

    What's AOL?

    I'll tell you when September is over.

  23. Re:My grandmother is one of them... on 60% of AOL's Profits Come From Misinformed Customers · · Score: 1

    Internet connection on my cellphone is faster and cheaper. Do you not have internet connections on your cell phones in the US?

    We have a larger network than you do. Physically and number of nodes. We also have several incompatible carrier technologies that exacerbate this problem.

  24. Re:My grandmother is one of them... on 60% of AOL's Profits Come From Misinformed Customers · · Score: 2

    I used to be an OTR truck driver. There are TONS of places where you can't get a Verizon signal.

  25. Re:My grandmother is one of them... on 60% of AOL's Profits Come From Misinformed Customers · · Score: 2

    Be honest: after you got that sucker apart, you had NO idea how to put it back together. That's what killed it. It's ok. We've all done it once.