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  1. Re:Obligatory ShieldW0lf post on University of Florida Student Tasered At Political Rally · · Score: 1

    I agree completely. Thanks for articulating exactly what I would have done a far worse job of trying to say.

  2. coup? underground movement? on Underground Mac Community Foils a Coup · · Score: 1

    If that wasn't a joke, These people seem way too full of themselves.

    Who the hell are those people anyway? I have never heard of any of it.

  3. already went to the supreme court on Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License · · Score: 1

    Dudley Hiibel already took this to the supreme court who said that you must show an ID to a police officer when asked.

    http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2004/0 2/62438

    What makes this interesting is that Ohio, apparently has a law that says they can't ask for it.

  4. Re:ecosystem development? on 10-Day Patch Guarantee Not Mozilla's Policy · · Score: 1

    I was wondering the same thing.

    Then I read he was at a Pajama (pyjama?) party and it all made sense.

  5. What else do they decide to forward or not? on University of Kansas Will Not Forward RIAA Letters · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Do they forward other things sent to students? Have they just decided not to forward these items?

    Will they accept packages/letters for students and then just make arbitrary decisions about whether or not to forward them on?

  6. Whatever. on Kids Say Email is Dead · · Score: 1

    That is all just, like so... Whatever..

  7. Re:Browser usage on Firefox Now Serious Threat to IE in Europe · · Score: 1

    Just guessing here. You are an American?

    With an inferiority complex?

  8. Lots of transactions don't need signatures anymore on Are Contactless Payments Really Secure? · · Score: 1

    Gasoline hasn't needed a signature for years whether it is under $25 or not.

    Most any online purchases don't need signatures. Some ask for the special 3 digit code, but many don't.

  9. Visio for Linux on Microsoft Doesn't Care About Destroying Linux · · Score: 1

    Can we get a version of Microsoft Office for Linux then?

    It isn't so much the word, excel and Access, but VISIO and Powerpoint would both be useful. Especially Visio.

  10. Exclusive ATT deal was dumb on AT&T Vs. Apple Store At the iPhone Launch · · Score: 1

    I was baffled by the exclusive deal they made with AT&T. Surely they would have done better without that deal.

    I can't wait to see the European version. What are they going to do here? Will only 1 provider for each country get the phones? Will they be unlocked or unlockable?

    Surely Apple knew this would be a problem. Why did they then choose to launch exclusively with AT&T?

  11. Debate? on Boeing's New 787 Wings — Amazingly Flexible · · Score: 1

    'There's a raging debate within the engineering team to see if we should break it or not,' says [787 General Manager Mike] Bair.'

    I can't believe there is really a debate about that!

    Of course we need to see it break.

  12. Yay Freedom on Google May Close Gmail Germany Over Privacy Law · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What the hell, Germany?

  13. No problem on How-Not-to-Hire-U.S.-Workers Law Firm Fires Back · · Score: 1

    It seems like I'm one of the few people here who has no problem with the video.

    Sponsoring someone for a job isn't a trivial matter, and this firm is helping them comply with the law and do something that the company, for whatever reason, has decided that they want to do.

    I'd actually like to see it a bit easier for companies to sponsor people and allow them to come in legally. Why have so many hoops for legal entry for people who will have confirmed jobs when they get to the US?

  14. alrighty then... on BBC Kicked out of School Over Wi-Fi Scaremongering · · Score: 1

    Man, that was one crazy report. I couldn't even watch all of it.

    Only in England could something like that happen. That was just ludicrous. And SOOOO English.

  15. Re:Why run a script? on Why Are CC Numbers Still So Easy To Find? · · Score: 1

    Obviously, the CC vendors would have to pay a fee,

    If they were unwilling to do anything about a problem they found out about 3 years ago for free, I doubt that they are going to want to PAY anything to find out about still more problems.

  16. too pricey here too on Microsoft Cracking Down On Indian Retailers · · Score: 1

    Here in Spain, Windows XP costs €249 in any store that sells it. That is US$336. That price is just insane for Windows XP.

    And Vista? €329. (US$444). No one is going to pay that for an OS that should be costing about €69 and €99 respectively.

    It's no wonder that half the people in the company I work for have switched to SUSE, Debian or Fedora. Most of the ones who aren't running a linux OS are running Windows 2000. We have maybe 5 copies of XP in the whole company of about 750 people, and to the best of my knowledge, Zero of Vista.

    How can they seriously expect to sell their stuff at those prices? And Spain is a booming market right now. If they are trying to charge those kinds of prices in a thirld world country like India, that just isn't going to work.

  17. Keybard and Monitor on Microsoft Says Your Phone is Your Next PC · · Score: 1

    As long as I can plug a full sized keyboard and monitor into it, I might can get on board with that. Otherwise, I am pretty content for my Computer and my phone to be two separate things.

    Oh, and the few devices that I have had to work with that ran Windows Mobile have been quite slow and had quite a few windows errors. The Nokia phones I have used over the years have never had any of those problems.

  18. Re:The Camerons are spot on: on Microsoft Details FOSS Patent Breaches · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I would also like a "-1 Idiotic"

  19. No DSL here without landline on Landline Holders Increasingly Older, More Affluent · · Score: 1

    If I could get high speed internet in Spain with no landline, I would get rid of my landline, but I am required to have it for DSL here, and cable internet is not available in my building.

  20. Yay, Webcams on OLPC Project Rollout Begins In Uruguay · · Score: 5, Funny

    What initially made them more enthusiastic was the possibility of taking photographs and filming each others with the included webcams.'"

    What could possibly go wrong?

  21. huh on Transform a Regular LCD Into a Touchscreen · · Score: 1

    Well, im reading that and thinking wow, that is interesting.

    Until I get to: The gadget is priced at around $100 and seems a good alternative for Photoshoppers.

    Im not much of a phtotoshopper, but what unmet need does this meet for photoshoppers?

  22. Re:What the hell? on To Verizon, "Unlimited" Means 5 GB · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Somehow, I don't think they care.

    It is just easier for them to sell something called "unlimited" than it is to sell something called "limited to 5GB".

  23. and? on 65% of Americans Spend More Time With Their PC Than SO · · Score: 1

    Geez, you say that like it is a BAD thing.

  24. Re:syslinux on USB Drives — Recovery? · · Score: 1

    That is awesome. I would really like to get a decent linux bootable image on one and carry it around with me. One that could read NTFS partitions, and if possible one with that NT password recovery utility written on it. When I get some more free time, I will work on that.

  25. nosey bankers on Student Makes a Million Online, Gets Deported · · Score: 1

    A bank worker became suspicious when Wang regularly sent money back home to China and alerted police

    Wow, some people just can't mind their own business.