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  1. Re:Why did they think this would work? on Nokia: the Sun Can't Charge Your Phone · · Score: 1

    He just needs to plug it in backwards.

  2. Re:Would love to see some naval battle on Iran Tests Naval Cruise Missile During War Games · · Score: 1

    nobodies laughing, we just realize that once they fire on a carrier.. well... there's no "oops.. we didn't mean to do that, now listen to us..." to it. If America really wanted to, they could fight the war entirely airborne & remote. No occupation, naval or ground forces, necessary.

    That's right. Don't fire on carriers. Limit yourself to attacking research ships and consular ships.

  3. Re:Would love to see some naval battle on Iran Tests Naval Cruise Missile During War Games · · Score: 1

    Is that what Canada uses for their currency?

    No, their currency looks like this.

  4. Re:Firesale pt. II on RIM's Playbook On Clearance · · Score: 1

    I was on the store and selected a 64 GB model but closed the window. Thankfully reality hit. We already have an iPad, iPhones, Samsung Captivate, iPod Touch... I don't need to spend $299 on what will soon be an unsupported trinket.

    Chiropractic practice in the shitter?

  5. Re:You know what they're doing... on RIM's Playbook On Clearance · · Score: 1

    Huh. I didn't know that Columbia Upstairs Medical College opened a school of business.

  6. Re:What about subsidized phones on Chile Forbids Carriers From Selling Network-Locked Phones · · Score: 1

    "Farming equipment"? Cute...

  7. Re:Pragmatism can be dangerous on Are Engineers Natural Libertarians Or Technocrats? · · Score: 1

    Watch a few episodes of "Locked Up". Solitary confinement ain't necessarily all it's cracked up to be.

  8. Re:If It's Not Broken... on What's Keeping You On XP? · · Score: 1

    Kernel branches back to 2.0 (released in 1997) have maintainers who can update if required. The longest lived branch to date was the 2.4 branch (2001) , which last got a release Dec 2010.

    So, wait, kernels ARE operating systems this week?

  9. Re:It still works. on What's Keeping You On XP? · · Score: 1

    > ...OS X was compromised faster than Windows...

    Source please? That's not my experience, nor does it match what my friends say or what I've read in the press.

    The usual citation for this is Pwn2Own. One interesting thing to note is that the winner gets the hacked machine. Since the Mac is more valuable, it makes sense to focus efforts there.

  10. Re:Libertarians? on Are Engineers Natural Libertarians Or Technocrats? · · Score: 1

    No, I think most of that lot aren't internet addicts.

    right... They were shitting in porta potties but had generators and chargers for free for people to keep their iPhones and netbooks hooked to the web.

  11. Re:Like in Texas. on Why Politicians Should Never Make Laws About Technology · · Score: 1

    Like in Texas.

    The only state where gun ownership such as you're obviously refferring to that is effective is Arizona. In every other state it appears to be a criminal offense to simply talk about gun ownership, the consequences being that only criminals have guns, and Texas is a consequence of those views. Only in Arizona are people allowed to carry without QUITE AS MANY restrictions as in all the other states.

    I believe New Hampshire is the least strict in the nation regarding gun ownership.

  12. Re:Rare and of no economic value, huh? on Rare Moon Mineral Found On Earth · · Score: 2

    I think the point was that it can't be used for anything

    Just like my brother's advice. Occasionally, he comes up with something that seems insightful, but it's still totally worthless.

    Let me guess, your brother is Bennett?

  13. all conjecture on Why Do All Movie Tickets Cost the Same? · · Score: 0

    Until someone with inside knowledge posts, this is all conjecture. Mine is that the distributors charge based on a per person basis that is relatively fixed. This may have to do with the antitrust cases that forced the studios to divest themselves of movie theatres. Second is that it's simpler for the ticket booth people. Or, it was prior to computerized consoles. It's also easier for mom and dad to drop their brats off at the theatre. Give each kid a $20 and let them figure it out.

  14. Re:Free software wouldn't have helped on Why Richard Stallman Was Right All Along · · Score: 1

    Reading more of the linked file, it seems like things line up very strongly with "kernel is gpl v2 ONLY" regardless of all of the other blather. But, I stand by my other statement. I've had to spend ~$25k to go to an appeals court to get a lower court ruling overturned where the lower court made a blatant error in black letter law.

  15. Re:Free software wouldn't have helped on Why Richard Stallman Was Right All Along · · Score: 1

    I suppose some of that depends on the quality of the judges and lawyers involved in any litigation. But to a person not trained in the twisted perversities of law, it seems you are correct.

  16. Re:wow, what did people do before facebook? on Facebook a Factor in a Third of UK Divorces · · Score: 1

    Probably the smart move. In my case, it made little difference. Gender trumps most everything else.

  17. Re:Free software wouldn't have helped on Why Richard Stallman Was Right All Along · · Score: 1

    So which is it? Seems rather contradictory to me.

  18. Re:wow, what did people do before facebook? on Facebook a Factor in a Third of UK Divorces · · Score: 5, Funny

    it must have been much more difficult to dig dirt when people wanted to divorce without saying they wanted out :)

    My ex dug through my slashdot comments.

  19. Re:... and the demand for this is where? on Slow Start For Mobile In 2012 Presidential Campaign · · Score: 0

    Really? I would...

    The whole "being a fucking bigot" thing is a huge turnoff for me...

    So fuck 'em in a way as to inspire them to drop an angry deuce.

  20. Re:Free software wouldn't have helped on Why Richard Stallman Was Right All Along · · Score: 2

    IIRC, that bolded section is not present in the LICENSE.txt included in the linux kernel sources.

  21. Re:Geek perspective: websites on Belarus Bans Use of Foreign Websites · · Score: 1

    But does he Minsc words?

  22. Re:How about mass disobedience? on What Could Have Been In the Public Domain Today, But Isn't · · Score: 1

    I'm saying I don't believe your opinion either. Unless you back it up with some facts.

  23. Re:Am I being held back somehow? on The Un-Internet and War On General Purpose Computers · · Score: 0

    I was polite the first time I responded to you, the second time I just thought you were being a douche, now I know your a worthless fucking troll too stupid to even use google

    do us all a favor and go fuck yourself

    Why would I do that when your mom is so willing?

  24. Re:Juries decide facts, judges decide law on Actual Damages For 1 Download = Cost of a 1 License · · Score: 1

    It was much better before southern juries began using them as a means to refight the Civil War.

  25. Re:How about mass disobedience? on What Could Have Been In the Public Domain Today, But Isn't · · Score: 1

    No, I'm saying that neither of you has provided one thing to prove either of your opinions. Both are full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.