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  1. Re:Why... on Why Have PDAs Failed In The iPod Era? · · Score: 1

    And as everyone knows, no one would EVER buy an iPod because it was cool and to show off!

  2. Re:What could possibly go wrong? on Busted For Using Library Wi-Fi Outside The Library · · Score: 1

    How can it possibly be illegal? If it would have been perfectly OK for him to do it inside the building, what does it matter that he's on the other side of some wall?

  3. Re:Trouble on Smart Glass Blocks Infrared - But Only When It's Hot · · Score: 1

    They usually use those inside the building...

  4. Re:One problem on Living Without a Pulse · · Score: 1

    I think it would be bad to have CPR done to you if you had any type of artificial heart ;)

    <Paramedic> "That had better have been a rib cracking :("

  5. Fitting on Appropriate Music for Callers 'On Hold'? · · Score: 1

    I recently called my cable company and was put on hold. I nearly died laughing when I heard the song they were playing: "All By Myself".

  6. Re:Last Word For Tonight on LUG Pres Resigns Over Military Linux Use · · Score: 1

    You say you resigned because you are opposed to the war in Iraq. What does that have to do with Linux? The only connection is that the Armed Forces may use it. What else could your resignation have an effect on?

  7. Re:But that means on Is the Universe Shaped Like a Funnel? · · Score: 1

    How do you suggest we get outside the universe? You'll cause the universe to implode!! ;)

  8. Re:I wonder on Automobile Black Box Sends Driver to Jail · · Score: 1

    Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms says that anyone charged with an offence has the right "not to be compelled to be a witness in proceedings against that person in respect of the offence". I don't think you could honestly say that if the police want to use "black box" data that they are forcing someone to testify. They are only presenting evidence.

  9. Re:A simple an obvious answer on Technology Spontaneously Combusts In Sicily · · Score: 1

    ur SO COOL u insutled windows!!!

  10. Re:So Warez is legal in Canada? on Music Industry Loses In Canadian Downloading Case · · Score: 1

    After reading the Order, it is apparently not against Canadian law to place a file in a directory where P2P apps can share it. Interesting.

  11. Re:So Warez is legal in Canada? on Music Industry Loses In Canadian Downloading Case · · Score: 2, Informative

    I believe it is legal to download anything for personal use, but it is still illegal to actually distribute copies.

  12. Re:if only canada did this on U.S. Plans Targeted Draft for Computer Personnel · · Score: 1

    They'd probably work you until you could pass the entry requirements ;)

  13. Re:well on 'They Can Sue, But They Can't Hide' · · Score: 1

    So because your father is a good person, everyone who ever sues a doctor must be a filthy liar only in it for the money? What if the doctor really did screw up and shouldn't be practicing? Does the plantiff in a lawsuit in that case deserve to be blacklisted from seeing competant doctors?

  14. Re:I thought that this was common knowledge. on NYC Crosswalk Buttons are Inoperative · · Score: 1

    The idea is that if you know for a fact there is a pedestrian waiting, you can extend the light so things don't get screwed up while cars wait for the person walking.

  15. Re:shot down? on Automagic No-Fly-Zone Enforcement · · Score: 1

    I am not a pilot ;)

    The way I understand the FAA's rules, once a pilot declares an emergency, they can do whatever they need to do in order to ensure the safety of the airplane and everyone aboard.

  16. Re:Escrow on Developers Lose With Proprietary Software · · Score: 1

    So then the real issue is that developers lose when companies lie to their clients, not when they use closed-source software... Sometimes I don't know why I bother reading Slashdot.

  17. Re:Another one for the compost pile on Windows Is 'Insecure By Design,' Says Washington Post · · Score: 1

    You can send bulk mail without Windows, so I don't know why you're acting as if Windows is the only way to send a malicious email.

  18. Re:Philips Branding? on New Longhorn Screenshots Leaked · · Score: 1

    Maybe because it's Phillips hardware. Way to look at a picture!

  19. Re:RedHat is NOT microsoft... on The Increasing Cost of Red Hat Linux? · · Score: 1

    RedHat is a business. They exist to make a profit for themselves and shareholders. Period.

  20. Re:its already happening (and a bit too late) on Global Warming To Leave North Pole Ice-Free · · Score: 1

    Of course this all means that the planet is overheating because a temporary increase in temperature in certain places always ends up lasting forever!
    ::rolleyes::

  21. Re:Why reinvent the flippin' wheel? on USPS To Provide Personal Identity Certification · · Score: 1

    How is someone supposed to know that you are, in fact, who you say you are? Just because the signature is used doesn't mean that someone didn't just type in any old name they felt like. It just means the message hasn't been altered.

  22. Re:Big Brother is EVIL and we all know it. on Gates on Digital Restrictions Technologies · · Score: 1

    ::rolleyes:: Your formatting doesn't change the fact that it said CHANNELS TO the network will be secured. It didn't say that the Internet will only work with Palladium.

  23. Re:Designed for Windows XP? How? on Office Depot: Windows XP Apps Must Be Microsoft-Approved · · Score: 1

    You could try looking at the Microsoft website. [/newsflash]

  24. Re:How long before... on Build Your Own LCD Bus Schedule · · Score: 1

    Had you read the post at all, you would see that they're talking about Winnipeg which is a city in Canada. We don't have any DMCA and all parties are located within this city.

  25. Re:consoles are EVIL on New Starcraft: Ghost Trailers · · Score: 1

    great...wonderful...IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER!!! i dont know about any of the rest of you, but i dont have the odd $500-1500 to shell out for a new pc.