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  1. - And from now on, stop playing with yourself! on George Orwell Was Right — Security Cameras Get an Upgrade · · Score: 1
  2. Re:Hrmm on Math Whiz Breaks Calculation Record · · Score: 2, Funny

    How long did it take to write this post?

  3. Re:Why is this shocking? on EU Pushes to Limit Internet Speech · · Score: 1

    How does pure (read, I suppose, laissez-faire) capitalism even comes close to recognizing artificial entities such as corporation? The very fact that an institute of a corporation exists -- that is, is recognized by law -- is itself an indication of governmental involvement, and thus a restriction on the famed "free market". And it's all downhill from there, isn't it?

  4. Re:But... on DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF · · Score: 1

    Major premise: A person is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
    Minor premise: OJ was not proven guilty in the court of law.
    Conclusion: OJ is innocent (legally speaking; your opinion may vary, of course)

  5. I thought about that and more... on Dealing with the Unix Copy and Paste Paradigm? · · Score: 1

    ...but only questions, no answers...

  6. Re:ONE good thing on Big Brother Will Be Watching You In Florida · · Score: 1
    The only people who have anything to fear are those that are trying to hide something.


    Since when is trying to hide something a crime? And when was the last time you told your mummy all the details about your latest sexual experience (provided you had any)? What? You don't tell your mother that? What have you got to hide?

  7. Re:My fellow Slashdotters on Northwest Sued for Divulging Customer Information · · Score: 1

    There are. Like Bob Barr.

  8. Re:Google says... on IT Contractors and the ADA? · · Score: 1

    The poster is a W-2 employee of his contracting agency; he may be a contractor to the client but he's an employee to the middleman, AFAIK.

  9. Re:Let's see... on IT Contractors and the ADA? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, because no one who was telecommuting can spend a few minutes/hours on the phone finding a lawyer who would do free consultation. Or call the local department of labor or employment and see what they say.

  10. Re:Well... on 8th Grader Suspended for Using 'net send' Command · · Score: 1

    I wonder if you law-and-order types ever lighten up. "He did something wrong!", "He disrupted a class!" Geez, the kid learned something cool to do with a computer, and just said "Hey!". Then again, maybe all classes just appear to be about teaching something (like computers) but in effect are there to teach everyone discipline and be-like-everyone-else-ism. Get too creative, and you're taught, effectively, never to do anything like that again. Be a good little robot. Fuck you all.

  11. Re:I don't understand on Tax Preparation Software for 2003? · · Score: 1

    Mr.President, welcome to Slashdot.

  12. Re:How soon.. on Police and Lawyers Love E-ZPass · · Score: 1

    Even if you get a fine notification, they will dismiss it if you show that on the date in question your EZPass was in good standing (and registered to the car shown on the letter). I've gotten quite a few notifications and all of them dismissed.

  13. Re:Grow a skin for God's sake... on Pornographic Spam And The Workplace · · Score: 1

    So how come you are so worked up then? :)

  14. Re:It's a matter of timing on Supreme Court Will Hear Pledge of Allegiance Case · · Score: 1
    Of course senators and reps will be able to sing "God Bless America." Supreme Court justices will be able to mention God. Bush will be able to make his decisions based on his faith


    Very good point. All these people, SC Justices, Senators, Congressmen, US President are (or supposed to be) competent adults, and do whatever they do of their own choosing. A child being forced to recite something by a school, attendance in which is mandatory, is a totally different story.

  15. Re:It's a matter of timing on Supreme Court Will Hear Pledge of Allegiance Case · · Score: 1
    One does not need to acknowledge a supreme being to express humility. It takes little more than acknowledging the existence of the universe as a whole to be humbled.


    Total Perspective Vortex for every child entering
    our schools.

  16. Re:It's a matter of timing on Supreme Court Will Hear Pledge of Allegiance Case · · Score: 1
    You are pledging allegiance to our COUNTRY


    But this is kind of meaningless, especially
    given USA's (great, I think!) lack of coherent
    ethnic identity. After all, you may probably
    pledge allegiance to France, and think that the country of the French people transcends the Bourbons , Napoleon, the Republics, the vichy, etc. But what the hell does the country of
    USA mean, since it's ever-changing BY DESIGN, almost.

  17. Re:Makes sense to me..... on California Demands Licensure For VoIP Providers · · Score: 1
    protect the consumer from fraud, illegal wire taps


    Ah, they protect people from Herr Ashcroft and
    company? Well, then, I, for one, welcome our
    new licensing overlords.

  18. Re:The priviledge of being American on TIA Project to End · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, we do not. We extend rights to all people,
    until it is proven that they are criminal
    (terrorist, illegal in US, etc.) at which
    point rights are taken away.

    That's a bit harder to understand than
    "terrorists should have no rights", but
    I hope you'll manage.

  19. Re:The priviledge of being American on TIA Project to End · · Score: 1

    Capitalizing "Our" makes you sound like
    some sort of emperor, who has a puppet
    president. Hmmm, then again...

  20. Re:The 52 most dangerous American officials on TIA Project to End · · Score: 1
    And too bad they have banned it in North America


    Banned? What?? Source, please

  21. Re:Don't be late on Are You On Time To Work? · · Score: 1

    Your employers set up the rules, as a good employee you should respect an abide by those rules.

    You maybe should abide by them, if you want
    to keep your job, seeing how there are many
    silly rules in the world anyway, but respect is too much to ask. It's
    not in the contract, my friend.

  22. Re:Divide and Conquer on No Americans Need Apply · · Score: 1

    But by doing that you deny certain freedoms
    to your fellow citizens who own the company -
    that is, to hire who they want.

  23. Re:Divide and Conquer on No Americans Need Apply · · Score: 1

    That implies a sort of right to a job that
    you have over them. Why is this so?

  24. Re:Heh.. on Florida's Version Of TIA May Spread To Other States · · Score: 1

    That'd be Voter Intent Awareness :)

  25. Re:I respectfully disagree on On Obtaining Appropriate Compensation... · · Score: 1

    Look at it from the boss's perspective - you just had to bribe an employee to stay.

    That's a pretty silly perspective. "No
    you just had to bribe a candidate to come
    on board." What the hell does that mean?
    "You just had to bribe the pizza delivery
    driver to feed you."