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  1. Re:So many ways to make a point on James Powderly of Graffiti Research Labs Detained In China · · Score: 5, Funny

    Disrespecting the athletes by marring the games with these protests is no better than what happened in Munich in 1972.

    His laser wasn't that powerful.

  2. Re:This is good news ... on Watchmen Delayed, Or Worse · · Score: 1

    Yeah, my first thought was an image of Moore standing in front of a column of flame, laughing.

  3. Re:How true was this? on Leaping the Uncanny Valley · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd say it is pretty hard to dispute. We need mechanisms for identifying someone with say, the early stages of leprosy or birth defects (finding the right mate, etc.).

  4. Re:WTF? on The DIY Dialysis Machine · · Score: 1

    Sorry, of, not if.

  5. Re:WTF? on The DIY Dialysis Machine · · Score: 4, Funny

    And the "Think if the Children" image was born.

  6. Um, on Obscura Digital Demos "Minority Report"-Like Display · · Score: 1

    So how exactly does this work? I'd hate to find out that it is just a hyped camera trick that looks awful from any other angle.

  7. Re:iPhone SJ version on iPhone Nano To Be Launched By Christmas? · · Score: 1

    Why, it could only be a touch with fewer features?

  8. Re:Spotted Owl? on The Ridiculous LexisNexis Search that the Justice Department Used · · Score: 1

    Taste great?

  9. Re:perhaps they realize.. on Have Modern Gamers Lost the Patience For Puzzles? · · Score: 1

    Agreed, the bonus levels were pretty tough.

  10. Re:Space Madness! on Apollo 14 Moonwalker Claims Aliens Exist · · Score: 1

    "Would you NOT brief said Astronauts beforehand? No procedures, no protocol, not even a heads-up? Really?"

    I seem to recall that NASA has a history of not briefing astronauts concerning equipment malfunctions for fear that they may freak out and jeopardize their life/mission.

  11. Re:I tend to masturbate at home during work breaks on Online Colleges Could Spy On Students – By Law · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes, you can either buy back the footage for a minimal cost or cease activity when watched by administrators.

    In all seriousness, isn't this why we have proctors, so that someone can watch you while you perform tasks required for your grade?

  12. Re:no sale, here, then on Inside Apple's iPhone SDK Gag Order · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I couldn't agree with the parent more. From the marketing side they tend to have this hippy/hipster persona, but on the ground they are a straight time warp from the 80. That alone has kept me from having anything do to with their content selling businesses. I have no intention of being the old woman with the snake.

  13. Re:Who is the Drizzle? on Slimmed Down MySQL Offshoot Drizzle is Built For the Web · · Score: 1

    Sad, I thought the same thing.

  14. Re:Key line on Oyster Card Hack To Be Released, In Good Time · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I could be wrong, but I don't think the Diebold fiasco was ever officially denounced and called a bad thing. It got certain people in office and kept others in. I think the powers that be would consider that a rousing success.

  15. Re:Buying ATI = idiocy on AMD Loses $1.2 Billion and Its CEO · · Score: 1

    But then Intel would have nothing to buy out if/when AMD goes belly up.

  16. Tinfoil Hat, perhaps. on US ISPs Announce Anti-Child-Porn Agreement · · Score: 1

    OK, I have no evidence to back this up and I'm certainly not trying to troll, but I've been around long enough to know that when big business has the chance to make more cash and get a larger market share they do. They aren't stupid.

    Alright then, we have this anti-child porn cartel, whats to keep them from saying, "You aren't in our group so you are either too irresponsible to be in this business or you are in favor of little kids getting raped, so we're going to blocking your traffic."?

    If you had the chance to kill off all of the mom and pops in a single blow (aka local telcos), why wouldn't you? Is there a cost for joining this club? I mean they need money to run, right?

    There are a lot of small ISPs who have dropped news groups years ago, for fear of getting labeled as pro-child porn but does this mean anything?

    Once again, I'm not trying to troll, I'm just a little suspicious of any massive trade groups intent.

    Also what about news groups on Google? Are they the enemy as well?

  17. Re:Steve's brain? on Inside Steve's Brain · · Score: 1

    Just a stupid vista joke, thats all.

  18. Re:Steve's brain? on Inside Steve's Brain · · Score: 1

    "So I guess Steve's brain is pretty smart there. I mean he got you buy a Mac and/or iPhone and made you think you were hurting someone while doing it. You dumbasses, that is why I use Vista."

    So you could hurt yourself?

    Too easy, I know, I know.

  19. 3..2..1 on P2P Set-top Boxes To Revolutionize Internet · · Score: 1

    Am I the only person who had a mental image of the Cisco Systems campus breaking out into the Hallelujah Chorus when I read this headline?

  20. On the plus side.. on ISO Recommends Denying OOXML Appeals · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I can demand that all clown shoes must be measured in cubits and have it made the clown shoe standard. That doesn't mean people will use it.

  21. Re:"so-called"? on Nancy Pelosi vs. the Internet · · Score: 1

    Thankfully, Time Magazine [time.com] is still independent and objective enough to tell both sides.

    Until the next product comes down the pike that they can provide free advertising for -er get the scoop on. Time is only upped in the lack of reporting by Parade. Hell, Weekly Reader and Boys Life out report Time Magazine.

  22. Re:"so-called"? on Nancy Pelosi vs. the Internet · · Score: 1

    We'll keep the "Invasion" and call it a tie.

  23. Re:"so-called"? on Nancy Pelosi vs. the Internet · · Score: 1

    I'd say that left lean is more about populism than any left-wing agenda. If it were really left you would hear more from the US press about "our downtrodden brothers to the south", not "illegal invaders head north".

  24. Re:H.G. Wells - WOTW on Sci-Fi Books For Pre-Teens? · · Score: 1

    I'll have to agree. I read this one when I was 11 or so and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. Well's descriptive language is pretty underrated. I've only read it once and large parts of it are still seared into my brain.

  25. Re:anyone remember vrml? on W3C's Role In the Growth of a Proprietary Web · · Score: 1

    I'm probably wrong here but didn't VRML it kill itself via multiple patents across multiple companies and a continued shift from usable markup to nebulous mess?