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  1. Does it really matter? on Amazon Delaying Public Domain Submissions On Kindle · · Score: 1

    Gutenburg + mobi converter = PD on kindle.. ( and lots are already in the proper format )

  2. The children on RIAA's Elementary School Copyright Curriculum · · Score: 1

    Are the future.. Train 2 generations of children and you have effectively changed the future to your bidding.

  3. Home server +ssh on Microsoft Rushes Out Office Web Apps Preview · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have my own self hosted 'web apps'. I own my data, i keep control of it.

    I would be wiling to bet if everyone got together and wrote some PHP based office suite that you could run on your own pc, or a basic web hosting service you pay for, it would give both google and Microsoft a run for its money.

  4. Re:*sigh* on ASCAP Says Apple Should Pay For 30-sec. Song Samples · · Score: 1

    I agree that is the ramification, i don't see congress losing that power as an issue.

  5. Re:Enough is enough - Time to amend the Constituti on ASCAP Says Apple Should Pay For 30-sec. Song Samples · · Score: 1

    Easy, not that i dont agree with the concept of what the 5th offers, i just feel that 11+ were not worthy of an amendment. They may ( or not in some cases.. ) be valid things points, and put into law, but i dont feel they belong in the *constitution* itsself and adding them was abuse of the 5th.

  6. Re:Enough is enough - Time to amend the Constituti on ASCAP Says Apple Should Pay For 30-sec. Song Samples · · Score: 1

    Yes, i realize that.

    But beyond that i don't think it should be in there in the first place, i don't personally acknowledge amendments 11+ as being valid. Its 1-10 only.

  7. *sigh* on ASCAP Says Apple Should Pay For 30-sec. Song Samples · · Score: 1

    Where did i say they were not part of it? I said they shouldn't be.

    I only posted one line, it shouldn't have been that hard to read and understand it.

  8. Re:Enough is enough - Time to amend the Constituti on ASCAP Says Apple Should Pay For 30-sec. Song Samples · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I agree its an issue, but something as trivial as copyrights should not be part of the very foundation of our country. Its not THAT critical.

  9. *yawn* on ASCAP Says Apple Should Pay For 30-sec. Song Samples · · Score: 1

    Idiots. This sort of nonsense is working out so well for RIAA i guess they want in on the ( sinking ) boat too. Next they will want a part of our tax dollars since most of us have ears and might listen to a non-licensed performance.

  10. Power PC on After 8 Years of Work, Be-Alike Haiku Releases Official Alpha · · Score: 1

    I understand the issues and why they didn't, but its too bad they couldn't continue the PPC line for those of us about to be abandoned by Apple. Be was really cool on power PC and i still have my old CDs.

  11. Torrent? on After 8 Years of Work, Be-Alike Haiku Releases Official Alpha · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ya damned pirate.. you know only pirates and terrorists use p2p

  12. More proof of current bloat on Netbooks Have a Huge Impact On the PC Industry · · Score: 1

    Most people don't need the garbage that is being pushed out.. This just proves it.

  13. ripped legally bought music on Japan's Cell Phones May Get DRM, At Music Industry Behest · · Score: 1

    Keep dreaming.. that will be banned too.

  14. "its for the kids" on Trust an Insurance Company's "Drive-Cam?" · · Score: 1

    Always seems to get people to toss out common sense and allow things that are just ludicrously invasive.

  15. Hell no on Trust an Insurance Company's "Drive-Cam?" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is just another way to indoctrinate kids into a world where they have no privacy and accept constant surveillance by corporate America ( and the goverment ) as the 'norm'. This is rather offensive and i hope people boycott the companies that are offering this.

  16. Remain Open? on Oracle To Increase Investment In SPARC and Solaris · · Score: 1

    While its hopeful now that they have stated plans to keep investing time and money, will SPARC and Solaris remain open, or is the plan to close them off? ( if they do, who cares of they invest...)

  17. They patented data association? on Facebook Ordered To Turn Over Source Code · · Score: 1

    Im sure someone can find prior art for this and get it tossed out. Data normalization is, um, well normal practice.

  18. Of course they say its illegal on Microsoft Blasts Google Book Deal · · Score: 1

    They didn't get a piece of the pie.

    Whiners.

  19. Re:F-em on Apple Pulls C64 Emulator From the App Store · · Score: 1

    Shouldn't have to, it should support me doing what i want with it out of the box.

  20. Re:Not always solved. . . on Does Your College Or University Support Linux? · · Score: 1

    There are always exceptions but 99.9999% of the applications that would be required would work fine in either native *nix, wine, or a VM. And i realize that wine is not going to run a lot of things, its why i mentioned using a VM.

    Also, vmware ( workstation, not free, but i think they have edu discounts ) does have rudimentary 3D support now, and yes, VB is working on it and shouldn't be long..

  21. Cool on Windows 7 Reintroduces Remote BSoD · · Score: 1

    Ah the good old days of early IRC, watching people go poof on a regular basis.

  22. treat digital media like physical objects on DRM Take II — Digital Personal Property · · Score: 1

    Bad idea, as it will just validate the crap the entertainment industry is pushing about IP 'rights'.

  23. Why does it matter? on Does Your College Or University Support Linux? · · Score: 1

    A lot of 'services' like wifi, or citrix don't really care what OS you are running, so why do they *need* to support it? If you get stuck with a 'windows only' application they *require* you to use, you can run it under wine, or inside a VM worst case. Problem solved.

  24. F-em on Apple Pulls C64 Emulator From the App Store · · Score: 0

    Its my device, i should be allowed to do whatever i please.

  25. I still don't understand the rational on Apple Pulls C64 Emulator From the App Store · · Score: 1

    Why the hell does apple care if i can run basic on a C64 emulator, or an Atari 800... I suppose they also ban any languages but their blessed ones? ( like python or java for example )