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  1. Re:People let it happen on British Police Demand Access To Encryption Keys · · Score: 1

    I'm not happy that New Yorkers are willing to subject themselves to 'random' searches.

    Why not? What do you lose? A couple minutes maybe? Oh no!

    Remember that the freedom you have to move around is the same freedom terrorists have to move around. So something has to give. A couple minutes of your time here and there is hardly a sacrifice.

    That said, I do agree that three months is much too much time to sacrifice. Suspicion is not an excuse to take away three months of someone's life.

    A balance needs to be found.

  2. Re:A couple of questions on Google and Microsoft Lob More Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    That's interesting, but I'm with Google on this. If the non-compete is valid, Microsoft's issue is with Lee, not with Google. They signed no contract with Google.

  3. Re:Meow! on Google and Microsoft Lob More Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    I am not happy about this because it detracts from the focus of innovation.

    Uh... not really. The laywers take care of this. It's not like the developers have to stop in their tracks until the case is over.

  4. Re:I don't believe it on Driven to Distraction by Technology · · Score: 1

    most of the time you just can't just ditch people

    You need to start acting insane around people. Do that and the "people wanting to talk to you" issue takes care of itself.

  5. Re:Vista!! Could Visa Sue Microsoft?? on Longhorn's Offical Name is Windows Vista · · Score: 1

    No, especially because the companies aren't even in the same business.

  6. Re:Running out of ti.. names. on Longhorn's Offical Name is Windows Vista · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows Vista, that doesn't sound quite right. I think they're running out of names.

    Since they've been using the name 'Windows' for the past 20 years, I wonder why it took you this long to figure that out.

  7. Re:What should be done. on Firefox Greasemonkey Extension Security Problem · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is why Firefox makes you whitelist a site before downloading an extension.

    Forcing you to intentionally accept extensions is not a big security threat at all.

    This is just a bug. Bugs happen. It's been fixed already.

  8. Re:3rd Leading Cause of Death... on Meet Web Hypochondriacs · · Score: 1

    My bet is that all of the legit cases against doctors are because of doctors that are doctors for the money and not because they wanted to be doctors.

    People that are in careers just for the money has got to be the biggest cause of the lack of quality we see in almost everything today.

  9. Re:The Web on Meet Web Hypochondriacs · · Score: 1

    The web is giving a false sense of knowlege.

    It's not the web. It's people that create a lot of false information. Poeple have been believing them for centuries. The Internet just gives people a place to publish whatever idea they want, regardless of if it's true, to the world.

  10. Re:I like the old style on Multiple-Target Hyperlinks for the Masses · · Score: 1

    It's just plain old HTML. Under the textbox when posting there's a little heading that says "Allowed HTML". Those are all the HTML tags you can use in a post.

  11. Re:It doesn't have to be that complicated on Multiple-Target Hyperlinks for the Masses · · Score: 1

    While this is cute, I wrote a highly similar script in JavaScript. It takes one button and expands it out (like flower petals) into multiple buttons.

    While looking cool, if someone has JavaScript disabled, all those fancy links become unreachable and unusable.

  12. I like the old style on Multiple-Target Hyperlinks for the Masses · · Score: 5, Funny
  13. Re:Seems expensive on Update on the Optimus Keyboard · · Score: 1

    I'd like to know who is producing it.

  14. Re:Unanswered Questions on Update on the Optimus Keyboard · · Score: 2, Informative

    Am I going to have to hit the appropriate key every time I switch apps?

    You would use the appropriate key to switch apps.

  15. Re:How Much Paperwork Can a Lawyer Process? on AMD Subpoenas to Stop Document Destruction · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Aside from a insignificant (relatively speaking) award and the lawyers getting paid, I can't remember one tech company suing another and actually coming out on top of the market years later. Perhaps they are doing this for deterrence purposes? ie, to keep Intel from continuing its practices during the trial?

    Remember that AMD's sales are not declining because of Intel, as Netscape usage shrunk because of IE. AMD has been growing, but has seemed to hit a cap, or a block in the road that they can't pass because of Intel's actions. So during this trial, they won't be losing or dying, but they'll simply be at a stand-still. Once Intel's actions are eliminated, AMD will be free to continue growing.

  16. Good news for AMD on AMD Subpoenas to Stop Document Destruction · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Even without Toshiba, or the other 22 comapanies that have not responded or made a decision yet, AMD still has some big guns on their side.

    Those 9 companies are big names and could win the case for them if indeed they have the evidence AMD is hoping for.

  17. Re:If only... on EU Closer To Rejecting Software Patents · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let's all keep our fingers crossed that common sense prevails.

    Knowing the kind of "sense" that is common today, quite frankly I hope you're wrong.

  18. Re:I don't get it on Creator of Sasser Worm Goes on Trial · · Score: 1

    He only wanted to write a piece of code and see how far it would spread.

    I only wanted to build a bomb and see how much it could distroy.

  19. Re:Hardware Translucency in Linux on Longhorn Preview · · Score: 1

    Whenever you get around to writing it.

  20. Re:Logo on Longhorn Preview · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The review discussess little besides the eye candy.

    That's because there wasn't anything else to talk about. From TFA:
    "But it doesn't yet exhibit any breakthroughs in productivity, or promised features such as security improvements and smarter connections to handheld devices."

    Everyday, Longhorn seems to be more like XP with a new look.

  21. Re:Wow... on Sunscreen Not So Good for You? · · Score: 1

    Don't have unprotected sex, and don't have sex with people if you don't know where they've been.

    There, that should get rid of most of the AIDS problem.

  22. Re:Two Lessons on Sunscreen Not So Good for You? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    2) Research causes cancer in lab-rats.

    This is why, when I hear "Breaking news! [Insert super common thing here] causes cancer!" I turn a deaf ear. Everything causes cancer these days. Each one of those cancer-causing studies usually ends up being a scientific fad that's proven wrong with time.

    I'm sure you can find a study that proves that water causes cancer. Afterall, every person that has ever gotten cancer has had gallons of water throughout their life time.

    Don't trust studies farther than you can throw the scientist.

  23. Re:Whats the current score? on Sunscreen Not So Good for You? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Condoms: dont have holes

    Actually, condoms have one hole. It's if they have more that you're in trouble.

  24. Re:bittorrent is next on Owner of the Word Stealth 'Protecting' Rights · · Score: 1

    I've been doing a hard refresh of that page several times per minute for the last 10 minutes. I plan on continuing.

  25. Re:"We'll catch Google" on Ballmer: 'We'll catch Google' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The biggest problem is that they can't seem to release relevant software on schedule with the desired features.

    This is the biggest difference between Microsoft and Google. Google doesn't announce it's developments years in advance. Thus, there's no rush, no pressure, and you can never be behind schedule. They also can't break any promises since there weren't any made to begin with.