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  1. Re:both blocking and unblocking - which wins? on TrapCall Service To Bypass Caller ID Blocking · · Score: 0

    So you let anybody into your house without knowing who they are?

    I like to know who I am talking to before I answer the phone.

  2. Re:Oh, that's all right then on Facebook Scrambles To Contain ToS Fallout · · Score: -1

    Oh I wish I had some points.

  3. Re:How much MORE is this costing us? on Senate Passes Another Bill To Delay Digital TV Transition · · Score: 2, Funny

    >We switched to digital TV long ago in Finland (Honestly, I can't
    >understand how you guys in the promised land of TV can be so
    >far behind in this matter.

    My experience, from living in various countries, is that the US is generally a bit behind the curve when it comes to consumer electronics technology, such as tv. We do tend to have more interesting things to watch on our tvs though.

    Please tell. Quote your source.

  4. Re:Uninstall what you don't want from Windows too on Is Microsoft Improving Its Image? · · Score: 1

    Since it is so easy to turn things off in Windows then how do I do it? I want to turn off this virus I got surfing the web.

  5. Re:Ouch on Why Mirroring Is Not a Backup Solution · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Working at several hosting places I would say,you are correct. Never trust a hosting service backup. I always told our customers to never trust our backup. Sometimes backups just never happened. They are not high on the list of things to keep working.

  6. Re:I hope this helps this problem on FTC Kills Scareware Scam That Duped Over 1M Users · · Score: 1

    But where the fun in that?

  7. Oh no! on Halliburton Applies For Patent-Trolling Patent · · Score: 1

    Does this mean I can not troll on Slashdot?

  8. Re:Oh, so YOU're the guy ... on Boston University Working On LED Wireless Networks · · Score: 1

    Or the blind person in the passenger side and drive the car backward.

    As stated before do not have any weed in the car.

  9. Re:It's built into banking. on Wall Street's Collapse Is Computer Science's Gain · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hey where are my mod points?

  10. Re:Damnit!!! on Wall Street's Collapse Is Computer Science's Gain · · Score: 1

    I feel this financial melt down is because of people trying to keep up with the Jones's. The financial institution were gambling that the economy would hold steady.

  11. Re:Overreaction... on Security Flaw In Yahoo Mail Exposes Plaintext Authentication Info · · Score: 2, Funny

    More to the point, if you are using one of these free ad ageny supplied services you surely are not using it for anything important or sensitive anyway.

    Are you?

    You give the general pubic to much credit or are you joking?

  12. Re:It's a natural right that is wasteful to suppre on China Wants UN To Help Trace Sources On Internet · · Score: 1

    Free speech is a natural right.

    No! Free speech is not a natural right. We just live in a country where we have free speech.

  13. Re:What was wrong with her pc? on User Charged With Taking ISP Tech Hostage · · Score: 1

    damn where my mod points?

  14. duct tape? on Why Corporates Hate Perl · · Score: 1

    I thought Perl is considered duct tape if the internet. It is ugly but it works.

  15. Re:No on Let the Games Be Doped · · Score: 1

    And swimmers should swim naked. :-D

  16. Re:No on Let the Games Be Doped · · Score: 1

    That cork is already out of the bottle.

  17. Re:hooray sortof on ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging FISA · · Score: 1

    ("americans are dumb, they elected george w bush twice and he is ruining the world" "lol yeah")

    Yes, I know we are dumb. There have been worse leader out there.

  18. Re:Interesting... on ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging FISA · · Score: 1

    I think the Government need to protect us from falling down STAIRS!!!!!. :-P

  19. Re:Puget Sound on The Impact of Low Salaries At Apple · · Score: 3, Funny

    He living on the wrong side of the mountains to observe you being arrested for getting to close to J, K and L pods.

  20. Obama going to win on Prediction Markets and the 2008 Electoral Map · · Score: 1

    Obama going to win, because he is taller, better looking and great at giving speeches. It does not matter about the who is better qualify or will do a better job. I just hope they just do not press the big red button.

    Time to sing a song "Smiling Faces Sometimes".

  21. Re:One of My Observations Is on NSF Research Reveals Chain Letter Travel Patterns · · Score: 1

    Just wonder who your friends are? I did not see many political chain email while Mr Clinton was in office. But I have been getting a boat load now that Mr Bush is there. Oh my Father-in-law makes sure I see them.

    Some how I after reading a few I wanted to defend Mr Bush, so I stopped reading them. :-)

  22. Re:sure.. patterns on NSF Research Reveals Chain Letter Travel Patterns · · Score: 1

    That part of the patten. :-)

  23. Re:Never did understand on First Caller-ID Spoofers Punished · · Score: 1

    You are over rateing the general pubic.

  24. Re:this just in... on Iron Man Released · · Score: 1

    But does it run Linux?

  25. Re:Call Jon Stewart on What's Wrong With the TV News · · Score: 2

    I am sorry Cobain who? Who cares? Just another pop/rock/hollywood star. We have way to many to care about them. Give me an sciences/political figure. I other word someone who changes our lives.