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  1. from the... on Iran Continues to Censor Internet Communications · · Score: 1

    From the obvious department?

  2. Re:Inept school officials on Felony Charges For H.S. Hacking · · Score: 1

    Yeah I forgot to proof what I wrote.

    But your right and I've changed, from now on if I have putty and I know a criminal that needs it I'll always give it out.

  3. Re:Inept school officials on Felony Charges For H.S. Hacking · · Score: 1

    or the students could have paid by the rulz. I have no putty for people who comit a crime and don't bother to at least check to see what the punishment is. It's like darwinism of the hacker world.

  4. I didn't think this was a big mystery. on Low-Hanging Moon Explained · · Score: 2, Informative

    I heard on various shows that it's because it's closer to things that our mind knows are big when it's close to teh horizon, trees buildings towers etc. When it's high in the sky there is nothing around it.
    Some one on some show said that if you bend over doubled and look through your legs at the moon, no matter where it is in the sky it will appear large as well for the same reason

  5. Re:What is that price? on Software Piracy Seen as Normal · · Score: 1

    Gotcha. I agree. I now use iTunes to get my audio fix.

    Like I said I'm now past 24 hours of straight work, I just didn't catch what you meant. Sorry

  6. Re:What is that price? on Software Piracy Seen as Normal · · Score: 1

    Um isn't anything bought or sold in the capitalist market over inflated in price. I mean isn't that how companies make a profit. It's up to the consumer to determine if the amount is too drastic.

    I think your overestimating people. People will do something just because it's convenient as well. Lets face it, it's more convenient to copy a cd from a friend than buy it for yourself. People will also do something just because they are cheep. People break in to cars just to steal change out of the center console. Their are a lot of reasons why people some people pirate software or music etc and even if it was free people would still get the software in a means that the author did not intend just because. Look at the NYT website. You don't have to pay anything you can give them bogus information but people here still complain when linking to a NYT article then someone posts a link for them all. Is this the way the NYT wants people to access their site? Nope. So there are many reasons why people will do something the law says illegal. above are two of them, just lowering the cost won't make all the people stop. Even if iTunes overtakes P2P I don't believe everyone will give up P2P.

    I had a point when started but for the 2nd time this week I'm approaching 24 hours worked straight. Go to college they said, get a job in IT they said...

  7. Re:You are expendable pawns. on Pentagon Creating A Database Of Students · · Score: 1

    The military is welfare painted as glorious
    Painted how? As a way out? Sure. Is that such a bad thing? Thats why my fatehr enlisted during the draft, as a way out of a bad situation. He didn't regret it and he was proud of me when I joined ROTC in college. Had it not been for a heart mummur(sp?) I would be in the Air Force right now.

  8. Re:Sign me up! on Jeff Bezos's Space Company Reveals Some Secrets · · Score: 1

    I usually don't reply just to say something was funny...

    But that was funny.

  9. Re:Smart? Yes. A Nut? Perhaps. How about both? on World's Biggest Hacker Held · · Score: 1

    So you saying it's not illegal until your told to leave? So if you find someones front door unlocked and they are on vacation you can stay their until they get back?

    How about posted as AC becuase you are completely wrong.

  10. Re:Have you seen the pics? on TIE Fighter Case Mod · · Score: 1

    Kinda like the The United States of no

  11. Re:Why not just download XP Pro, its just as illeg on Free Upgrade From XP Home to XP Pro Lite · · Score: 1

    It looks like you make these changes before you accept the EULA I wonder if you could use that for an angle. Besides violating the EULA is more of a gray area than outright downloanding a copy of XP Pro. At least in my humble oppinion

  12. Re:"Thumbnail sized" versions might be legal on The Other Side of BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    I don't think you think they would allow you to show the whole video? The thing with thumbnails is that you can't show less than one picture you know what I mean 1 frame is all you have. I think it will be like audio where you can use 30 second clips. Thats how it works with songs right?

    I could be wrong.

  13. Re:That old stereotype? on Zalman Showcase Massive P4 Heatsink · · Score: 1

    Now I'm totally off topic but I feel like you called me out. I set mine for 1920x1200.

  14. Re:Awesome on ATi's Multi-GPU CrossFire Graphics Card Unveiled · · Score: 1

    funny how you posted a comment about linux being able to do everything windows can in a post about gaming.

  15. Re:That old stereotype? on Zalman Showcase Massive P4 Heatsink · · Score: 1

    When I saw the page I didn't see the whole picture and I didn't think it was all taht impressive. Then I scrolled down and saw the pack of smokes....

  16. Re:The Obvious on Steering Wheel Checks Alcohol Consumption · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Don't you ever get tired of looking for ways to blame the parents. You do realize that no matter how much you try to educate someone there is always the possibility that no matter what they will end up doing exactly what you told them not to. Children make mistakes and the law does provide for punishment of the parents for their children's actions. This guy goes out and makes a tool that might be able to help the situation and you jump all over it. It does have uses beyond teenage drunk drives you know that right. It could be installed at the request of a judge after an ADULT gets convicted of DUI. Hell I could go out and buy one just in case I don't trust my own opinion of whether or not I'm drunk. It doesn't have to be just a tool for lazy parenting as you like to make it sound.
    For the record I don't think it's lazy parenting, I think it's giving more tools to help parents. As Ronald Regan said "trust but verify"

  17. Re:In Soviet Russia on Kazakhstan's Spaceship Junkyard · · Score: 1

    Don't you mean rocket seek cows?

  18. Re:One More Reason to Keep Win2K on No IE7 For 2k, Now In Extended Service · · Score: 1

    why?

    just because they wont be supporting a product that is EOL it doesn't mean that parts of the source code will wont be used in current or future products.

  19. Re:Not P2P on Terrorist Link to Copyright Piracy Alleged · · Score: 1

    I see a small problem with your reasoning. It would be like me saying polygon = paralellagram = square

    It's only true all of the time from right to left not from left top right.

    I wanted to finish this but I'm at work on a three day weekedn and my brain has gone to mush.

  20. Re:justice on Vigilante Hackers use Old West Tactics for Justice · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Aren't we the same people that worry about the goverement taking away our right of do process with the Patriot act. I'm sure the goverment probably uses some of the same reasoning. "It would take month to get this court order to tap the phone line"

    That said I really don't care about these sites getting defaced, if they accidently deface a legitimite site well then I think they should be punished.

  21. Re:I'm not a Californian on Tinfoil Hat House · · Score: 1

    I love when people get all pissy without RTFA or in this case watching the video (WTFV).

  22. Re:My account is safe. on Over Half a Million Bank Accounts Breached · · Score: 2, Interesting

    lol

    The sad thing is this weekend I got two of those emails from differnt 'banks'. I wonder how many people fall for them. I actually tried to contact the real bank of the first email but their contact us page was impossible so there wasn't anything I could do.

  23. Re:Are they really? on Cuba Switching to Linux · · Score: 1

    Wait what was that sorry I missed you last comment, I was in the middle of a very intense game of mine sweeper.

  24. Re:Mmm, air on ISS Oxygen Generator Fails for Good · · Score: 1

    If you living in a bubble and you haven't got a care, then you better watch out cause were gonna steal your air. Cause what you got is what we need and all we do is dirty deeds we're the Space Balls! Watch out! Watch Out! Were the Space Balls.

  25. Re:40 Gigs of Ring Tones on Bill Gates: Cellphone will Beat iPod · · Score: 1

    So basicilly all your arguments come down to:
    "I like shinney things"