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  1. That seemed like a pretty informative, well-sourced refutation. I wasn't expecting that. Thanks. I appreciate it.

  2. Re:I love where I live on Seattle Finds Facebook in Violation of City Campaign Finance Law (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Keep whinging. Be thankful that most of these are 'sin' taxes and not an across the board state income tax.

  3. Why do you expect the world to coddle your child? on YouTube Says It Will Crack Down On Bizarre Videos Targeting Children (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    "The first line of defense for YouTube Kids" is parents...parenting.

  4. Snitches get stitches on A Japanese Company Is Giving Nonsmokers Longer Vacations (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I'm sure that all of those non-smokers are always diligently working while in the office.

  5. So Network Capital is one of the good guys on The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers In Dead-End Jobs (msn.com) · · Score: 1

    'They were not in real careers,' said Tri Nguyen, Network Capital chief executive. That's a pretty disgusting attitude from Mr. Nguyen. I won't be doing business with Network Capital.

  6. Re:Testosterone levels on Japan's Population Falls At Fastest Rate Since 1968 · · Score: 1

    Sorry that you picked up the evil Dr. Bronner's soap off of the shelf.

  7. That brogrammer vision thing on How Tilt Went From Hot $375 Million Startup To Fire Sale (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 2

    And after reading more than half the article, I still had no idea what the company actually did. Guess that I am not one of those thinkfluencers who could see their vision. *shrug*

  8. It's right there in the FAQ:Don't torrent over Tor on Windows DRM-Protected Files Used To Decloak Tor Browser Users (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is kind of no-brainer since it says, right in the Tor Browser FAQ [Section B], not to torrent while using the browser:

    "Don't torrent over Tor
    Torrent file-sharing applications have been observed to ignore proxy settings and make direct connections even when they are told to use Tor. Even if your torrent application connects only through Tor, you will often send out your real IP address in the tracker GET request, because that's how torrents work. Not only do you deanonymize your torrent traffic and your other simultaneous Tor web traffic this way, you also slow down the entire Tor network for everyone else."


    https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html.en#warning

  9. A private repository! In the cloud! on Google Launches Private Android App Stores · · Score: 1

    I like this. All privacy issues aside, this is similar to keeping to maintaining your own local, debian repository. But, 'in the cloud'. Have any Linux distros attempted this?

  10. Re:Whats next? on 'No Refusal' DUI Checkpoints Coming To Florida? · · Score: 1

    An attack on the U.S. Government? Really? Are you that cowardly and fearful that the release of some government documents can be construed as an attack upon our nation? You make me ashamed.

  11. Google Prime Time? on YouTube Legally Considered a TV Station In Italy · · Score: 1

    Hell Yes. Now I can catch Italian Law and Order re-runs. I'm glad someone is thinking of the children for once.

  12. Namebench DNS tool on Beware of Using Google Or OpenDNS For iTunes · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This afternoon, I found a tool from Google Code called namebench which tests response times against multiple DNS servers and give recommendations based upon a number of query types. The results returned when checking the 'censorship tests' were interesting. Seems a number of sites (wikileaks, isohunt, stormfront) returned 'incorrect' results across DNS servers. I'm going to try this over the next couple of days and see if any of my browsing speeds improves.

  13. Re:There are always standouts in crowds on Fark Creator Slams 'the Wisdom of Crowds' · · Score: 1

    I hear that they eat babies over on Bannination.

  14. that's thweet! on New York Times Bans Use of Word "Tweet" · · Score: 1

    This thread needed a LISP joke.

  15. Re:Keanu on Neuromancer Movie In Your Future? · · Score: 1

    That would be the beverage Ice-T, not the chiller, Cube.

  16. Re:I Actually Side with Dick's Estate on Nexus One Name Irks Philip K. Dick's Estate · · Score: 1

    In fact, the Cisco Nexus data center switch has been on the market since around January 2008, IIRC. I don't remember hearing any fuss made by the estate when it came to market

  17. Re:Good indie music? on MySpace-Imeem Deal Leaves Indie Artists Unpaid · · Score: 1

    Siouxsie and the Banshees never recorded "Oh Bondage, Up Yours". That was X-Ray Spex.

  18. Too shy shy. hush hush.eye to eye on eBay vs. Craigslist Courtroom Fisticuffs Start Today · · Score: 2, Funny

    KijijiJooJoo back together again like it was 1983.

  19. Re:Good to see game developers put their foot down on New Aliens Vs. Predator Game Doesn't Make It Past AU Ratings Board · · Score: 1

    Hey, I was just trying to elicit a good story and you gave us one. Sure, the folks in the gun industry are 'just like us'. What's your market cap..?;-)

  20. I want a phone on Why Open Source Phones Still Fail · · Score: 1

    How about I just want a phone that works? Unfortunately, it has come to the point where I need to be an IT geek to maintain my phone. What's next? Will I need to apt-get to get the latest release of my phone's firmware? It's a phone, fer crissakes, not the comm to my starship's bridge.

  21. Re:Good to see game developers put their foot down on New Aliens Vs. Predator Game Doesn't Make It Past AU Ratings Board · · Score: 1

    Ruger isn't that big of a company. I actually met their CEO once upon a time. Guess what? He was flying commercial.

    He has better things to spend his money on?

  22. Re:Except of "exclusive titles". on Modded Xbox Bans Prompt EFF Warning About Terms of Service · · Score: 1

    Really? And are you conspiring to play said game? Sounds like collusion to me.

  23. Blood of Christ? on What Drugs Do Astronauts Take? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Aldrin took communion on the moon? I had never heard that.

  24. Re:I think you've already decided... on Ethics of Releasing Non-Malicious Linux Malware? · · Score: 1

    I don't want schadenfreuede, I just want to read that PowerPoint where my boss told me that we were secure, this year.

  25. Re:Who is Brian Eno? on Brian Eno Releases Second iPhone App · · Score: 1

    Who is Brian Eno?

    He's a pervert. From an interview with Chrissie Hynde (lead singer/guitarist of The Pretenders): ' "He just didn't come on like someone with an extensive collection of breast bondage literature in the bathroom," she noted.'