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  1. Re:Even Stranger...... on Microsoft Poland Photoshops Black Guy To White One · · Score: 1

    I don't think you were supposed to identify with or agree with Archie, any more than you were supposed to agree with Al Bundy's misogyny or Karen Walker's alcoholism. The portrayal of those flaws is so over the top you're meant to laugh at the flaw, not with it.

  2. Obvious on Criminals Prefer Firefox, Opera Web Browsers · · Score: 1

    Of course they use non-IE browsers; they probably either spend considerable time exploiting IE, or at least are aware that IE is often exploited. I'm sure criminals who break into houses through open or poorly secured windows have wrought iron bars on all of their own.

  3. Re:WTF? on Apple and AT&T Sued, Again, Over 3G · · Score: 1

    Sure, but a) they are a business advertising a product and have a legal obligation to ensure their advertisements do not misrepresent their products' features and b) they are a party to a contract and have an obligation to uphold their end of that contract.

    Nobody's forcing you to choose Apple/AT&T, but nobody's forcing Apple/AT&T to advertise and agree to terms they can't meet.

  4. Re:As a fan, I hate to say this on Billy West Says Futurama Might Return To Fox For 6th Season · · Score: 4, Funny

    In the end, it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures...

    The Tyrannosaurus rex.

  5. Re:Doesn't matter. on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 1

    Glider does not bypass warden. Glider is stealthy and is not detected by Warden.

    The word is not 'bypass,' it's 'circumvent.' Glider circumvents Warden by avoiding detection.

    Glider is not a tool that "accesses elements of a copyrighted work". It is a tool which accesses elements of a copyrighted work that you, as the user/developer, have a legal license to access

    As you state, Glider is a tool that accesses elements of a copyright work. Everything starting with "that you" does not matter, because the DMCA does not permit you to make a circumvention tool just because you have a license.

    In other words, Glider does not bypass protection mechanisms granting you the ability to access copyrighted work without a license.

    Again, you've added words that don't matter under the letter of the law. All that matters is that something accesses elements of a copyrighted work and circumvents access control mechanisms to do so. It doesn't matter if you bought it. For example, people who buy a DVD cannot legally create or distribute DeCSS (or modern equivalent).

    Repeat after me: the DMCA is not about preventing copyright violation. It is about the copyright holder controlling the work once it's in your hands.

  6. Re:Doesn't matter. on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter what the overall purpose is; Warden could be intended to act as a profanity filter or prevent overweight bearded men from playing female night elves named Sextasia, as long as it does so by controlling access to elements of a copyrighted work, i.e. the game.

  7. Re:Blizzard is doing a lot of damage to the indust on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 1

    The problems are:

    1) They sell software as well as the service. Their terms say you can only use their software with their service. The legal enforcement of this could have far reaching consequences.

    2) Their enforcement of those terms is through the courts, where the arguments of their lawyers stretch laws like the DMCA or the validity of EULA's to cover more and more ground. Once there's precedent it affects everyone, not just WOW players or gold farmers.

  8. Re:Doesn't matter. on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 5, Informative

    He understands the difference, and his findings don't rely on Glider breaking the EULA. Basically he said that since Warden controls access to certain parts of the game by checking for software that accesses these parts in an unapproved manner, and Glider attempts to bypass these checks, the DMCA applies.

    In other words, a tool that a) accesses elements of a copyrighted work b) evades protection mechanisms to do so violates the DMCA. Maybe the issue isn't with the judge, but with the law he's interpreting.

  9. Re:Just goes to show you on Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA · · Score: 1

    You mean: don't live in a country with a law like the DMCA.

  10. Re:Lack of imagination? on Google Challenging Proposition 8 · · Score: 1

    Maybe the idea is to say it often enough, and show it often enough, that it stops giving people the gross outs.

  11. Re:Oh no! on Carefully Timed Jerks Could Power Space Elevator · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, there's really only two: one involving rude people and one involving masturbation. Of course, the second one makes the [head explodes] tag all the more understandable.

    There's one additional joke to be made about the relevance of your username to this topic left as an exercise to the reader.

  12. Re:Who really wrote the answers? on McCain Answers Science Policy Questionnaire · · Score: 1

    Did farmers and ranchers in 19th century Kansas have time to be informed citizens? Did steel factory workers and meat packers in the early 20th century have time to be informed citizens? Did the non-aristocratic members of the thirteen colonies have time to be informed citizens?

    Consider the ease of acquiring information today compared to any other time in history. Do you have to travel into the nearest city to get your news from pamphlets or single page newspapers? Consider how long it takes you to buy food from the store. Are you spending a couple hours walking to a market every day, and spending the rest of the day in front of your wood stove? Consider the length of your working day. Are you out on the fields sun-up to sun-down, or spending 14 hours 7 days a week laying a railroad?

    Face it: people today have the most time and the most resources to make themselves informed. They would rather spend it taking advantage of the most entertainment ever available, but hey, seeing fat people and midgets get knocked around on "Hole in the Wall" looks pretty fucking hilarious so what do I care.

  13. Re:Algo source code on Algorithm Names Powell 'Ideal' Vice President Candidate · · Score: 2, Funny
    Nah, that's not remotely realistic. It probably looked like this.

    public static String pickIdealVP(Party party)
    {
    //Very funny, Steve. Make sure to fix this before release.
    String s = "Colin Powell";
    return s;
    }
  14. Re:AI is a moving target on Whatever Happened To AI? · · Score: 1

    Judging from my own, dogs are quite capable of asking "What makes you think you're so different from me?", immediately after "Where the hell is my hamburger?" It's all in the eyes.

  15. Re:Verb Tense is Your Friend. on BioShock 3 Confirmed Despite Lack of BioShock 2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If verb tense is your friend it's likely unique in that regard. :)

  16. Re:BioShock is one thing... on BioShock 3 Confirmed Despite Lack of BioShock 2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    SHODAN was a great nemesis, sure, but doesn't it get old and predictable fighting the same enemy ad nauseum? (You'll be sorry when she becomes a farce and joins Bowser on a cart racing game.)

    System Shock 2 was awesome largely because you didn't know it was SHODAN until halfway through.

  17. Re:Wireless Security on What Examples of Security Theater Have You Encountered? · · Score: 1

    I know someone who's wireless SSID is "DepartmentOfDefense," and someone else with (for their neighborhood) an even scarier SSID: "ImmigrationServices."

  18. Re:Oh Sure on What Examples of Security Theater Have You Encountered? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, it's almost security theater if you consider the gun owner as the audience and actor simultaneously. Basically, someone owning a gun for self defense makes themselves feel more secure against a very rare threat by exposing themselves to a common one.

  19. Re:activation on Penny Arcade Game Sees Record Breaking Numbers · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Yeah, that online activation is terrible, far worse than:
    • Creating an account at the game's website
    • With an email address!
    • And a real name!
    • And a credit card number!
    • And a billing address!
    to get the game in the first place.
  20. Re:The crux of the exploit: on NULL Pointer Exploit Excites Researchers · · Score: 1

    You're correct of course, but I've read many a forum post containing the assertion that VC6 is the better/best IDE even if the compiler is outdated. I like VS2008 and CodeBlocks just fine, but I can see their point. All the more reason to decouple the compiler from the IDE.

  21. Re:They forgot one... on Large Hadron Collider Sparks 'Doomsday' Lawsuit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously one of the scientists will have wandered into the collider as well. Although his or her superpowers will not be as powerful/deadly/cool as the convict's, their determination, faith in humankind, and good heart will allow them to narrowly win in the end, no matter how badly the odds look to be stacked against them.

    They will still have a hard time getting laid, though.

  22. Re:Thank God on Blizzard Sues Creator of WoW Bot · · Score: 1

    Yeah, thank god someone is trying to extend the notion of copyright to cover the interaction with their product just so you can play a game.

    I know botters suck, but do we really need the law to help us with this?

  23. Re:Its about damned time... on US House Rejects Telecom Amnesty · · Score: 1

    Is there an organization with the size and power of the NRA dedicated to defending the first amendment? When I try to think of one, I can only think of the ACLU.

  24. Re:thats great and all.. on A Congressman Who Can Code Assembly · · Score: 5, Funny

    But does he know LOLCAT?

    OH HAI

    IF MY_COOKIE.YOU_EATED_IT
      GOTO JAYL
    IF U.BE_TAKIN(MAH BUCKET)
      GIV_MEH_BAK(MAH_BUCKET)
      GOTO JAYL
    IF U.KILL(MY_MANS O MY_WOMANS)
      GOTO LECRIC_CHARE

    GIV_MEH(ALL_U_MONEY * .4)

    KTHXBYE

  25. Re:Readme.txt from the torrent on Reznor Follows Radiohead, Offers Free Album · · Score: 1

    We encourage you to share the music of Ghosts I with your friends, post it on your website, play it on your podcast, use it for video projects, etc. It's licensed for all non-commercial use under Creative Commons.
    This indicates that Ghosts I is under a CC license, but does not indicate Ghosts II-IV is under a CC license. NIN is just acknowledging that you can find it on piratebay, not suggesting that it is there legally.