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  1. Re:"sanctity" has no legal relevance on Appeals Decision in USTA vs. FCC (CALEA) · · Score: 2

    There is a constitutional right to the free exercise of religion, explicitly conveyed by the 1st amendment. Of course, getting the Supreme Court to remember that (cf Employment Division v. Smith) is a completely different matter.

  2. Re:Hmmm on Microsoft Porting Applications To Linux (Really!) · · Score: 1

    My name is Grelli! And I AM CANADIAN!

    I'm sorry, you have the wrong 12-step meeting. This one is for slashdot addicts. ;-)

  3. Re:Hmmm on Microsoft Porting Applications To Linux (Really!) · · Score: 3

    There is no one way sign on this bridge!

    Sure there is: down. Surely I'm not the only one who can't shake a mental image of the Tacoma Narrows bridge.

  4. Re:I like your thoughts on Appeals Decision in USTA vs. FCC (CALEA) · · Score: 1

    It's because all the would-be moderators have been trolled and have responded in his thread, thereby effectively preventing them from moderating him in any direction.

  5. Re:Imagine... on Appeals Decision in USTA vs. FCC (CALEA) · · Score: 1

    Legal arguments are all about slippery slopes. History has proven it's entirely unreasonable to rely on arbitrary stopping points.

  6. Re:The FBI was probably worse under Bush on Appeals Decision in USTA vs. FCC (CALEA) · · Score: 1

    That's because the republicans were all summarily pardoned before the republicans lost the presidency. It's kinda hard to get a conviction when you're not allowed to serve an indictment.

  7. Re:English on English Language And Its Effect On Programming? · · Score: 1

    "Teachers of English" isn't any less ambiguous, because it could be interpreted as meaning "teachers who teach English folk". Perhaps you should try "teachers of the English language", which is far more verbose than doing a prefix construction: "English-language teachers".

  8. Re:GUI OS under 70 meg on Microcontroller Linux · · Score: 1

    I could've sworn macos8 only installed on *040s, so are you sure you crammed it onto an unmodified LC? Of course running and installing are two completely different chores....

  9. Re:New Linux Port on Microcontroller Linux · · Score: 1

    Which one? The middle finger, I suppose.

  10. Re:One reason *not* to link ... on Debian 2.2 Potato Is Stable · · Score: 5

    Hey, if you are in Poland, you're probably doing something else with potatoes anyway. ;-)

  11. Re:Could an old... on GNOME, Security, Linux, and Cable Modems? · · Score: 1

    From the article: "I know I could use a spare machine as a firewall and run Linux's IP masquerading. My only spare machine, however, is an old 486dx2-66 with an NE2000 ethernet card. Not exactly a speed demon, and speed is exactly why I got a cable modem."

    That would be a "no".

  12. no on Intel To Pull Plug on RAMBUS, Use SDRAM? · · Score: 1

    Just without the chutzpah to try.

  13. Not allowed on Adobe Sues Over Tabbed Widgets · · Score: 2

    Now I'm torn[.]

    Nope, sorry. That's not allowed. It violates Adobe's other patent, on tear-off menus. You'll be hearing from their lawyers in the morning.

  14. Re:Purpose of Copyright on Abandonware And Copyright Laws · · Score: 1

    I correct people's grammar when they mistakenly "correct" other people's grammar, anonymous coward.

  15. Re:"Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999" on RIAA Reversal On 'Work For Hire' Legislation · · Score: 2

    AFAIK, only Illinois has a constitutional provision prohibiting the combining of separate matters into one legislative bill. There is certainly no federal equivalent, as suggested by the most cursorary glance at C-SPAN.

  16. Re:Purpose of Copyright on Abandonware And Copyright Laws · · Score: 1

    "Fast" is an adverb. "Slow" is not. If this is a bug, then it's a bug in the English language, not in the instant application thereof.

  17. Re:Sun supports it because on AMD Releases X86-64 Architecture Programmers Overview · · Score: 3

    "Just wait for McKinley!"

    Right. The last time there was a McKinley in the public spotlight, he got assasinated. By an Anarchist. Parallels, anyone?

  18. Re:64 bit processing is just a "check box" feature on AMD Releases X86-64 Architecture Programmers Overview · · Score: 2

    Sure databases and heavy duty scientific computing benefit from the vastly larger address space, but day to day gaming, office tasks, web
    surfing, mp3 listening and Natalie Portman porn viewing (I had to say it) won't benefit much at all.


    That's only because you're letting yourself be shortsighted. When faster processors emerge, you'll start seeing a real market for interactive 3d virtual-reality Natalie Portman.

  19. Re:As usually slashdot line noise is high on AMD Releases X86-64 Architecture Programmers Overview · · Score: 1

    It is not without a cost but the cost is way less than Itanic.

    Hmmm. At least the Titanic didn't sink until after its commercial launch, which did sell lots of seats. At this rate, Itanium isn't going to get out of the dockyards.

  20. Re:Cooling? on Getting Closer To DNA Computing · · Score: 1

    And what would petrifying the device accomplish? All you'd end up with was a lump of rock shaped like a computer, incapable of processing anything.

  21. Re:As interesting as the slow legal system is... on NY DeCSS Case: Final Briefs Online · · Score: 1

    It's "affect". You already exist, and so it couldn't effect you -- bring about your existence. And if some moderator mods me down for being helpful, I'll go apeshit.

  22. Re:About solar power... on Solar Powered Colocation · · Score: 1

    You have it wrong. Nuclear fission is post-solar power, as it uses elements created in the supernova death of stars. Nuclear fusion is pre-solar power, as it uses hydrogen isotopes that were created in the big bang and have nothing to do with stars.

  23. parallel on States Sue Record Companies For Price Fixing · · Score: 2

    This is parallel to the FTC's action, which was settled by an agreement not to engage further in these price fixing methods. The state lawsuit goes beyond that and seeks monetary damages.

  24. Three words on States Sue Record Companies For Price Fixing · · Score: 3

    The three words that scare the crap out of the RIAA?: Northern Mariana Islands. That's right, we're not just talking about the full sovereign force of twenty-four states plus Puerto Rico. This action has been joined in full by the Northern Mariana Islands. Don't you see? The Northern fucking Mariana Islands!

  25. Re:what does the money get used for? on Debian Wins $25K Award From LinuxWorld · · Score: 2

    Well, can you buy $25,000 worth of shiny boxes, then? Shiny boxes just kick ass.