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  1. Re:Now down for the rest of it on Canadian Telco Admits to Blocking Union's Website · · Score: 1

    You might want to read the charter, particularly section 32. The CHARTER only applies to governments. Provincial Bills of Right apply elsewhere.

  2. Re:Now down for the rest of it on Canadian Telco Admits to Blocking Union's Website · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The canadian charter only applies to dealings between people and government. For dealings with businesses, you need to look at the provincal human rights codes.

  3. Re:Coming to America on Riot Control Ray-Gun for Use in Iraq · · Score: 1

    And who decided what "peaceful" is?

  4. Re:Holely Cheese on Viewing Files on the Web Considered Possession? · · Score: 1

    I'm gonna guess a lot of people surfing the web don't know what a cache is nevermind how to clear it.

  5. Re:How close are Matrin and RIM? on Governments Take Sides In Blackberry Patent Suit · · Score: 1

    I only questioned it. It's foolish to question the government? I think I know who the fool is.

  6. Re:Why Is It Called a "Blackberry"? on Governments Take Sides In Blackberry Patent Suit · · Score: 1

    Why is it called an Apple...It's not apple, nor can I eat it, without serious bodily damage at least.

  7. How close are Matrin and RIM? on Governments Take Sides In Blackberry Patent Suit · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I shook Paul Martin's (Prime Minster of Canada) hand outside the RIM headquaters in Waterloo this past summer during the election. I wonder how close of a relationship Mr. Martin has with RIM and how this played into the Canadian government's decision to get involved.

  8. Re:You're missing the difference. on Tsunami Satellite Images · · Score: 1

    800000 don't die in genocides every year and the world ignored the one in rwanda until too late.

  9. Re:A thing I don't understand on Tsunami Satellite Images · · Score: 2, Insightful

    An American life is worth more that Sri Lankian life or any other life in the eyes of the US Government and Media.

  10. Re:Wow on Medical Students Profile Middle-Earth's Gollum · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, cause students should spend every second on serious study. That's the way to stay sane.

  11. This is the begining of the end... on Blogging Sweeps China · · Score: 1

    ...of the current government in China. It'll one day, not to long from now, end with political protest, but the government will be virtually dead by then due to the internet.

  12. Now all we will get is bloatware on Winamp Down for the Count · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I like winamp since it doesn't suck up many more processor cycles or bytes of memory than necessary to play MP3s, at least relative to the other bloatware out there. It also doesn't have a million features I don't need, just a few that I never use. RIP

  13. Re:There is hope for my waning faith in Americans. on Court says: 'Terror Fears Can't Curb Liberty' · · Score: 1

    True, since I wasn't born in the US. Nonetheless, I'm guessing most American presidents have made typos at some point (or made handwritting mistakes, whatever one would call those).

  14. There is hope for my waning faith in Americans. on Court says: 'Terror Fears Can't Curb Liberty' · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe soon someone will see that this whole security thing is a farce. Saying it has prevented terrorist attacks is like Bush holding up a stick and declaring the stick repels Gorillas. -- Well you don't see any gorillas do you?? It's a farce and it's freaky that you're all falling for it!

    Stop being lemmings. Question your leaders. Listen to Jon Stewart!

    You put men on the moon; there has to be some smart people in the country...get them out of the closet...and make one of the president. PLEASE!

  15. Re:Music will continue on UK Record Industry Sues 'Major Filesharers' · · Score: 1

    I said it would continue and that particular argument is not valid. I didn't say it was ok. Are you unable to make the distinction? You've set up quite the straw man.

  16. Music will continue on UK Record Industry Sues 'Major Filesharers' · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Music has exists about as long as humanity...it doesn't rely on the current model of sales and profit, and music will continue to exists if the commerical system surronding it colapses. So, any arguments about safegaurding the future of music are fatally flawed.

  17. Re:Problem Solved on Global Warming Expected to Intensify Hurricanes · · Score: 1

    Wow. At the risk of being called a troll, that's probably the dumbest thing I've read all week.

  18. I detest the Republicans but... on Hackers Take Aim at Republicans · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ....I believe they have a right to speak. I believe that we should listen to everyone's ideas. I believe blocking them will only serve to infuriate people which will only help them in November.

  19. Re:Typical - So typical on The New York Times On Earth's Magnetic Flip-Flop · · Score: 1

    The poster's lack of attention to detail has turned the articles 10 to 15 percent reduction (a relative value) into a 10 to 15 percent strength (an absolute value).

    While this comment is in essence correct, both values are relative to the original strength. An absolute value would be to say the fields has lost 1 telsa not a certain percentage.

    But the author is still correct, the slashdot summary is very misleading. A 10-15 percent loss in strength and my compass still works. At 10-15 percent of it's strength my compas would probably be useless.

  20. Maybe they'll figure this out someday on Apple's iTunes DRM Cracked? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    One day they'll figure out that computers have made the marginal revenue for producing a song ~= $0. The whole music industry needs to undergo a revolution to stay profitable and I don't think anyone has figured out what that revolution needs to be.

  21. Re:ACLU to help out? on Symantec Says No To Pro-Gun Sites · · Score: 2, Insightful

    While the ACLU does not support the constitutional protection of individual gun ownership (incidentally nor do I), I would be shocked if they wouldn't support the gun lobby's right to saw what the want and not to be censored.

    "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
    -- The Friends of Voltaire, 1906

  22. Re:Universities in Canada? on CS Master's Degrees - US vs. EU Programs? · · Score: 1

    Waterloo introduces Scheme in Second year (about 1/4 of a course, though that may have changed since I took the course).

  23. Re:bah...we should screww H and just use this on Cheaper, Cleaner Hydrogen Without Platinum · · Score: 1

    It will still take energy to do this, and will create air polution when you burn it. At least you cut out the latter with H.

  24. Re:Not again... on Solar Powered Helios Plane Destroyed in Test Flight · · Score: 0

    Ok, that looked fine in preview. Grrrr.

  25. Not again... on Solar Powered Helios Plane Destroyed in Test Flight · · Score: 1

    Helios held the record for highest prop propelled plane altitude at 96,863 (set 2 years ago) and was making preparations

    I 96,863 what's????? I hope NASA knew what was feet, metres, etc. They seem to have a problem with that.