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  1. First of all, Bush was out of office 3 years by the time we actually pulled out of Iraq.

    The point is the US should have never been in Iraq in the first place.

  2. Re:The Dangers of the World on Parents Investigated For Neglect For Letting Kids Walk Home Alone · · Score: 1

    ... they "might get kidnapped."

    My response would have been "stop watching Fox News."

  3. HAHAHAHAHA ,,,, on Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina Considering US Presidential Run · · Score: 3, Funny

    ,,,, breathe .... HAHAHAHAHAHA!

    Glutton for punishment? Didn't the stomping in the 2010 Senate race teach her anything?

  4. Re:*Dons asbestos suit* on Anita Sarkeesian, Creator of "Tropes vs. Women," Driven From Home By Trolls · · Score: 1

    Obviously not. Which merely makes the point about trolls even stronger.

  5. Empty Threat on Major ISPs Threaten To Throttle Innovation and Slow Network Upgrades · · Score: 1

    Internet access outside of the major metropolitan areas sucks today. Will the ISPs threats make it worse? Maybe.

    But since US internet access is far, far worse than the rest of the world, it matters not in the long run.

  6. Freedom of Information Law on Police Departments Using Car Tracking Database Sworn To Secrecy · · Score: 2

    I'm sorry, but no Connecticut (US) municipal department can sign an agreement like that without being in violation of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. Any contract, documentation, or proposal involving a municipality is a public document.

    Too bad, so sad.

  7. Said the Fox ... on SEC Chair On HFT: 'The Markets Are Not Rigged' · · Score: 1

    ... while standing at the door of the hen house.

  8. Pot Meet Kettle on Wal-Mart Sues Visa For $5 Billion For Rigging Card Swipe Fees · · Score: 1

    Walmart made $13bln US in profits last year ... half of which accrues to the Walton "family."

    'The anticompetitive conduct of Visa and the banks forced Wal-Mart to raise retail prices paid by its customers ...

    Anti-competitive? Hypocrites.

  9. OK ... What's the Real Reason? on Facebook Buying Oculus VR For $2 Billion · · Score: 1

    I've read the marketing fluff .... what's the real reason Zuck parted with $2bln? There has to be profit in there somewhere.

    Follow the gold, and show me the money.

  10. He [Michael Hayden] is currently a principal at the Chertoff Group, a security consultancy co-founded by former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Hayden also serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University School of Public Policy and was elected to the Board of Directors of Motorola Solutions effective January 4, 2011.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hayden_(general)

  11. Re:Stop with the excuses. on NYT: Healthcare.gov Project Chaos Due Partly To Unorthodox Database Choice · · Score: 1

    Since the law has been passed almost the entire implementation has been up to the administration.

    I think you meant:
    Since the law has been passed almost the entire implementation has been up to the bureaucrats.

    FTFY.

  12. Re:First Amendment on Encrypted Email Provider Lavabit Shuts Down, Blames US Gov't · · Score: 2

    He can't speak on this matter most likely due to having been issued an National Security Letter

  13. Re:I'm glad this is coming out on USPS Logs All Snail Mail For Law Enforcement · · Score: 1

    "... when the Congresscritters made this legal via the Patriot act."

  14. Re:Fixing the problem on NSA Building $860 Million Data Center In Maryland · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Vote them out AND remove their lifetime, taxpayer-funded, free health care.

    See how fast the health care system gets fixed.

  15. More Dead than Alive on NetWare 3.12 Server Taken Down After 16 Years of Continuous Duty · · Score: 1

    âoeNetWare 3.12 Server Taken Down After 16 Years ...â

    Required a wooden stake.

  16. Re:No way... on Homeland Security Stole Michael Arrington's Boat · · Score: 1

    The simple fact that none of the anti-gun people will even attempt to start the amendment process is proof that they don't think the pre-purchased congresscritters agree with them.

    FTFY

  17. Basic Math on Illegal Downloading Now a Crime In Japan With Increased Penalties · · Score: 3, Informative

    Population of Japan: ~128 million
    Estimated Illegal Downloads: 4.38 billion

    That works out to be a 34 songs per person per year in Japan. Somehow the mathematics just aren't there ....

  18. Re:Patent violation on Government Lawyer Says Patent Trolls Are a 'Concern' · · Score: 1

    You can't be a real patent troll .... real patent trolls are carnivores.

  19. Re:The actual problem on The Underground Economy of Social Networks · · Score: 1

    It needs to be pretty much removed from modern life. Attracts the slimiest motherfuckers.

    No, no, no! Advertising keeps all of them in single location! Much easier to target them!

  20. Computers ... on Free Speech For Computers? · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... can have rights like humans when the State of Texas executes one.

  21. Leave the equipment, take the cannoli. on Ask Slashdot: How To Evacuate a Network · · Score: 3, Informative

    Walk out with your backups, and save the people first.

  22. Re:Seriously?? on Flame: The Massive Stuxnet-Level Malware Sweeping the Middle East · · Score: 1

    âoeWe'll try to stay serene and calm
    When Alabama gets the bomb.â

  23. A Good Thing on Publishers Warned On Ebook Prices · · Score: 1

    ... increased prices are somehow a good thing and is the result of 'collusion'.

    There, fixed that for ya.

  24. Re:AOL are still going? on AOL To Buy Huffington Post · · Score: 2

    Site Information for huffingtonpost.com
    Alexa Traffic Rank: 128 Traffic Rank in US: 31
    Sites Linking In: 40,775

    Site Information for dailykos.com
    Alexa Traffic Rank: 3,775 Traffic Rank in US: 860
    Sites Linking In: 10,523

    Site Information for drudgereport.com
    Alexa Traffic Rank: 430 Traffic Rank in US: 85
    Sites Linking In: 6,977

  25. Big Media ... now Big Pharma on DOJ Ramping Up Crackdown On Copyright-Infringing Sites · · Score: 1

    Which "high campaign donation" industry will the US gubmint protect next?