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  1. Re:Missed a lot... on A History of Storage, From Punch Cards To Blu-ray · · Score: 1

    And the paper format that Byte (or Compute, I forget which) magazine tried to get adopted in the 80's, a form of which appears on shipping labels today.

    It was Byte mag. They always programs in Cauzin Softstrip format. I always wanted to get a reader back in the day. Never did, though.

    To be honest, though, I think most of those were Softstrip ads, rather than Byte articles, but I could be wrong.

  2. Re:You Have Stolen From Your Bandmates & the R on Lars Ulrich Pirates His Own Album · · Score: 1

    It's a chain. I'm assuming that since Lars is rockstar, he probably lives in or near Hollywood, and therefore we are referring to the BdB in Universal City on CityWalk.

  3. Re:Then again on Bionic Eye Gives Blind Man Sight · · Score: 1

    "I see," said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.

  4. Re:In other news... on Microsoft Windows, On a Mainframe · · Score: 3, Funny

    And in still other news, Netcraft reports a sudden drop in mainframe uptimes.

  5. Re:Blurring only targets makes them easy to pick o on Calif. Politican Thinks Blurred Online Maps Would Deter Terrorists · · Score: 1

    This bill would prohibit an operator, as defined, of a commercial
    Internet Web site or online service that makes a virtual globe
    browser

    It's not just the Big 3, but any map services, including those with no presence in either CA, or the US.

  6. Re:okay, fine, turn it around on dude... on Calif. Politican Thinks Blurred Online Maps Would Deter Terrorists · · Score: 1

    . Or the quagmire that is illegal immigration...etc, etc.

    Except that the CA State Assembly should *NOT* be worrying about said quagmire, it's a Federal matter.

  7. Re:Blurring only targets makes them easy to pick o on Calif. Politican Thinks Blurred Online Maps Would Deter Terrorists · · Score: 1

    Unconstitutional on it's face. CA cannot enforce its laws upon the rest of the US (or the world).

  8. Re:i see the future on The Lower Atmosphere of Pluto Revealed · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's "Gravitationally Challenged" planet, you insensitive clod!

  9. Re:Worthy of Mordor? on MediaSentry & RIAA Expert Under Attack · · Score: 1

    Those lawyers exist, but they are currently busy destroying the SCOundrels.

  10. Re:null or not null, that is the question on Null References, the Billion Dollar Mistake · · Score: 3, Informative

    Undefined behaviour. A reference must refer to a valid object. Also, dereferencing the null pointer (ip) is undefined behaviour.

  11. Re:What's the problem? on George Riddick — the One-Man RIAA of Clip Art · · Score: 1

    But, just for fun let's say I can prove only I make/sell those jeans. Well, if I know I'm the only one who sells the jeans, and I didn't sell you the jeans, and you're wearing the jeans... ...Then yeah, you either stole the jeans or are in receipt of stolen property. Just like in the current scenario.

    Or he bought them from your client who resold them.

  12. Re:Ahh, fair use on George Riddick — the One-Man RIAA of Clip Art · · Score: 1

    The late Ed Foster talked about this on the [now defunct] Gripelog.

  13. Re:IAAL (I am a Lawyer) on Judge Orders Record Company Execs To Duluth · · Score: 1

    Next thing, you'll be telling me that they have the Internet on computers now!

  14. Re:Right, but.. SFW? on Judge Orders Record Company Execs To Duluth · · Score: 1

    he wants the principles involved

    The record companies have no principles. If, however, the principals involved show up, that's another mattter.

  15. Re:Unfortunately I doubt it on Judge Orders Record Company Execs To Duluth · · Score: 1

    No, the ruling was overturned, because it was based on the "making available" argument.

  16. Re:Allow me to quote Robert Browning on Small Robots Could Build Landing Site For Moon Base · · Score: 1

    If you read my post, I said that I believe there is no financial or technical justification needed.

    And no, suspension of disbelief is not the same.

    I understand your POV, that the cost is too much. My POV is that the cost be damned, it's something that we need to and will do, due to our nature.

    Shall we agree to disagree?

  17. Re:Allow me to quote Robert Browning on Small Robots Could Build Landing Site For Moon Base · · Score: 1

    I want it to occur as well. However, I want HUMANS OUT THERE. I was looking at it metaphysically, if you will... I really believe that something in our nature makes us want to go out there in person.

  18. Re:All that scary green and blue stuff! on Small Robots Could Build Landing Site For Moon Base · · Score: 1

    Hell, most sane humans would pick the moon over MN...

    [ducks and hides from all those MN'ers]

  19. Allow me to quote Robert Browning on Small Robots Could Build Landing Site For Moon Base · · Score: 1

    "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?"

    And also George Mallory, when asked why he wanted to climb Everest: "Because it is there."

    In other words, we want to go there because we're human. It doesn't NEED a technical or scientific justification.

  20. Re:Avoid the target area!! on Small Robots Could Build Landing Site For Moon Base · · Score: 1

    Just remember Silverman's Paradox: "If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will".

  21. Re:Did His Contract Specify "Internal Waters"? on How To Rack Up $28,000 In Roaming Without Leaving the US · · Score: 1

    I'm on an AT&T phone, I don't roam onto Sprint unless I have to

    If you're on an AT&T phone, you will NEVER roam onto Sprint. Sprint is CDMA. AT&T is GSM.

  22. You beat me to it. on NASA Funding Boost, But No Shuttle Extension in Obama Budget · · Score: 1

    Thanks. Gemini 8 was possibly an even more dangerous situation than Apollo 13.

  23. Re:Hoax? on First Solar Eclipse Recorded From Moon · · Score: 1

    Of course, there is no moon.

    The moon is a ridiculous liberal myth.

  24. Re:at least something on Motor Made From Liquid Film · · Score: 1

    Where WMD = "Washing Machine Device"

  25. But I hear that the fuel cell blows up on Sony To Unveil New Fuel-Cell Prototype · · Score: 1

    whenever you try to use it to power your PC to run BitTorrent.