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  1. At least they are paying attention. on Senator Leahy Calls for RFID Technology Hearings · · Score: 1

    It is helpful that they are starting to get an understanding of the implications. Here's to being hopeful that some decent privacy laws will be enacted.

  2. $2000/year on SpamHaus Behind .mail Top-Level Domain · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Give me a fucking break. I'll stick with my .com for now.

  3. Re:May I be frank. on BPI Threaten Uploaders With Legal Action · · Score: 1

    Stealing is bad, copying bits isn't stealing, it's copying. Big difference.

    Copyright infringement isn't theft. Can you steal an idea? No the person that had it still has the full right and ability to use it. You can however copy an idea. Same idea just the propaganda from your sources of information have warped your brain.

    Copying a page in a magazine is no more theft than copying a music track. It's about fucking time the music industry changes. $18 for a CD that costs $0.05 to manufacture?

    Fuck'em. BTW Morals are just made up bullshit (kind of like religion).

  4. Re:lying liars and the lies they tell on Why You Should Choose MS Office Over OO.org · · Score: 1

    Bush doesn't lie, he tells "truthities".

  5. Re:Aliens on Always Look on the Bright Side of Life · · Score: 1

    You left out breasts. Those puppies will pack a theater.

  6. I would like to see a study. on Extreme Programming Refactored, Take 2 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Take a problem, and two teams of similarly formed people, give them the same project, and see what happens. You make one team go XP and one go traditional.

    I bet traditional would do better in this test because you'd need defined docuements to code. Now if you took those same two teams and gave them my boss (feature creep, no dev schedule, sells a feature before it's developed, etc), the XP team would live and the traditional programmers would be bald from pulling their hair out.

    In development I've found you just go with the flow and try to keep your sanity.

  7. Shouldn't that be .3 today on Happy Birthday Mac OS X · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since it is 10.3?

  8. Re:I had heard..... on Guildhall at SMU Game School -- How is it? · · Score: 1

    All that needs to be said is SMU. Fucking hottest women ever. Although if you're there to be a game programmer it's very unlikely you'd get one of these.

  9. Re:Using Google to extort Google? ;-) on Man Accused of Attempting to Extort Google · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought that was beer?

    At least that's Homer's view.

  10. Re:Hollywood declares war on a classic on War of the Worlds Remake · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Lol, as stupid as the Republicans are that listen to his wanna be Rush oxy^H^H^H Limbaugh liberal hate show, it wouldn't surprise me if they believed it. Maybe if it were a bunch of Aliens invading to put Clinton back in office or something it would help stir the moronic right wing believers into a new Amendment "Against Alien Insurgents".

  11. Not really on Using Employee-Owned Technology in the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    In the real corporate world he'll get blamed and the boss will go on his way. I've seen it happen often.

  12. Doug, is that you? on Using Employee-Owned Technology in the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    You bastard, get back to work!

  13. If you read the article on Tom's Hardware Investigates Michael's Computers · · Score: 1

    They couldn't get a non-existing computer. I'm shocked they didn't perform tests on it.

    Maybe you should quit watching John Stossel if he offends you so much.

  14. Re:That's okay on New SQL Server Release Slips to 2005 · · Score: 1

    What? Are you nuts. $799 for a database is nothing in the grand scheme of a business. Hell $1250 isn't either. But getting Oracle for almost 1/2 of MS SQL Server is good in my opinion.

  15. better yet on MPAA Puts Words in Mouth of CA Attorney General · · Score: 1

    Send PDF files that are encrypted from editing.

  16. Re:That's okay on New SQL Server Release Slips to 2005 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    SQL Server 2005? is going to be great. However, if I had to choose the *best* database I would go with Oracle without a doubt. Every tool other database manufacturers are trying to mirror generally come from Oracle. Plus they support Linux which makes buying very expensive hardware a problem of the past. Hell you can get a license for standard for $799.

    Unfortunately my job runs SQL Server 2000. Having cut my teeth on PL/SQL, Transact is a nightmare because it is so limiting.

    I'm actually looking forward to Yukon because the marketing ad sheet shows some really cool features. The only question is will they deliver and when will it be?

  17. Lol on I, Robot Trailer Available · · Score: 1

    That's exactly the defense I like morons taking.

    Everyone else jumped off the bridge. Integrity is dead.

  18. Re:Related Question: Benefits of Voluntary Service on U.S. Plans Targeted Draft for Computer Personnel · · Score: 1

    Wrong. What people want is a free fucking ride.

    Stupid lazy people want everything for free but don't want to pay for it. Look at our country as an example. People are fat (don't want to moderate intake or exercise), people are lazy (notice how production actually increased once people started losing their jobs), and people will do anything to get something for nothing (Fear Factor).

    People are lazy, stupid and for the most part worthless. This is why the propaganda the Bush Administration sells. When he says one thing and does another, why doesn't anyone notice? (see first sentence).

  19. Re:Related Question: Benefits of Voluntary Service on U.S. Plans Targeted Draft for Computer Personnel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's the selling point. I have a company. I saved about 10k in taxes. I hired no one.

    It's not a direct translation from tax cuts = jobs. When businesses get a tax cut it all doesn't re-enter the economy. When the government takes in money it is spent (actually Bush spent an extra 500 billion this year). Which do you think will help the economy more 100% spending or something less.

    Granted simple economics and math elude most people but the "businesses create more jobs" bullshit is getting old. I guess you forgot that businesses hired people when Clinton was in office and taxes were supposedly high.

  20. Re:Related Question: Benefits of Voluntary Service on U.S. Plans Targeted Draft for Computer Personnel · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Tax cuts do have their intended effect, less government money available.

    You've got to wonder when it will eventually dawn on people that running 1/2 trillion dollar deficits is going to cost us eventually (actually it costs us now as well).

    Almost 50% of our governments generated revenue goes toward paying interest only on the national debt. We went from a 10 trillion dollar surplus to a 5 trillion dollar deficit over the same 10 year period with this asshole in office. What's his plan for the next 5 years?

    That's a 5 trillion dollar negative swing. And for what? My dad gets an extra 100k because he has lowered taxes? Wow! Way to go Republicans. Fiscal Responsibility my ass.

    BTW have you ever noticed how all Bush does is pander to the stupid? Abortion, let's see, nothing has changed and they've had control for 3 full years. Ever wonder why? They are pandering to the stupid religious right. How about this gay marriage issue. What does the shmuck do? Proposes an amendment (which he knows will never get passed). More pandering. Every day I lose more confidence in the ability of the American citizens to make intelligent decisions about who governs this country.

  21. How about this. on U.S. Plans Targeted Draft for Computer Personnel · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Why not have a draft based on political belief. That way you can draft all the Pro-War republicans and leave us hippies at home. Oh wait, Republicans join the national guard and don't actually have to report to duty.

  22. Re:Sim City? on G-rated Simulation Games? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hard Hat Mac
    Oregon Trail
    Every child should cut their teeth on an Apple II with these ancient games!

  23. Re:Do people have to cheat at everything? on Arcade Golf Game Fraud Scandal Revealed, Probed · · Score: 1

    This is pathetic. What kind of loser would waste their time to make a firmware patch to assist in playing golf! Lol, the world never ceases to amaze me.

    Hell they should try Tiger Woods Golf 2004, it's easy as can be.

  24. Re:Tell the truth, dammit on Baystar Confirms Microsoft Behind SCO Investment · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As long as the Bush Administration is in office MS can do whatever they want.

    Pro-Business/Anti People votes do have a cost.

  25. Re:Steve Jobs as CEO can redefine "necessary" on Pixar Switches to Mac OS X and G5s · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here you go dumbass.

    They contribute back to GCC, BSD, etc. They don't however give their GUI Cocoa/Carbon away for free to OSS. If you don't like it, don't use it. If you don't want people using free software to enhance their products, don't release it as OSS.

    I hate when people bitch about someone following the license software is released under. BTW, did you build BSD? Didn't think so.