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  1. Fighting Ideas on U.S. Joins Hollywood in War on Piracy · · Score: 1

    While i agree you cant 'win' with a fight against ideas, you can suppers them by instilling enough fear in the populace not to admit their 'ideas' ever again in public.

    Oh, and not that i agree with it, but the WTO has effectively torn down all resemblance of 'independent states' in the world. And undermines a countries sovereignty.

  2. Re:Democracy... on Government Adds Consumer Databases To Mining Queries · · Score: 1

    Umm what democratic society are you speaking of? I dont think there is a single on on earth currently.

    ANd no, the USA is NOT one, never has been. Its been a republic since day one. ( somewhat perversed by greed, but still the same basic structure as its always been )

  3. yet another excuse on U.S. Joins Hollywood in War on Piracy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is yet another excuse to trash our privacy rights and increase monitoring of the average citizen.

    And you WILL like it, or we may decide to detain you.

  4. Fear on Pope Advised Hawking Not to Study Origin of Universe · · Score: 3, Insightful

    what is the pope afraid of?

    Why does it matter that someone like Hawkings studies it? If god is real, then he will discover that.. If god is not real, then that will be discovered. In the end only the truth matters, regardless of which answer is 'found'. ( not that i ever expect that question to really ever be answered, there will ALWAYS be doubt.

  5. Steve Jobs on Apple Losing Touch With the OS Community? · · Score: 1

    You are speaking of a differnet Steve Jobs. The one in charge now is vastly different then the one in the garage back then. Times change, so do people. Insane success tends to do that to a person.

  6. This is a good thing on Labs Compete to Build New Nuclear Bomb · · Score: 1

    While it wont slow down the idiot terrorists since they dont care if they die for their cause, it will have an effect on large hostile countries like China. If they know can melt them at will, they will think twice before attacking first. Worked well between us and the Russians, so it will work again.

  7. End of harassment of customers? on RIAA Claims P2P Has Been Contained · · Score: 1

    Does this mean the harassment of customers and p2p users will cease? Or does it just encourage them.

    Not that i believe their 'facts', its all about marketing.

  8. Re:BSD? on Google Earth v4 Released - Linux Support at Last · · Score: 1

    No i wasnt kidding, last time i looked it wasnt supported. Havent bothered to go back since. For me if im not supported TODAY, companies often lose my business forever.

    But ill go back and take a look.

  9. BSD? on Google Earth v4 Released - Linux Support at Last · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about bsd and osx support? any chance?

  10. Re:Why is Ghost a kludge? on Remote or Unattended Installation Solutions? · · Score: 1

    I tend to agree, if you use it properly Ghost is NOT a kludge at all. Perhaps his process is, but not the tool.

  11. Normal Business Hours on Two Jobs and Retire Early? · · Score: 1

    Does anyone in any position higher then 'peon' actually work a 'full day' and just go home anymore? No. we all stay late often, and take work home with us.

  12. How? on Psychopharm Going 'Mainstream' In Schools? · · Score: 1

    Local doctor.. We live in a pill pushing world, its not hard to have a doctor perscribe this stuff. its like candy.

  13. Public Data on More Warnings Against Oversharing on MySpace · · Score: 3, Informative

    No one should be suprised this is happening. The job market is tough and HR will use anything they can to weed out the freaks. The hiring process isnt free, and every loser they deal with costs the company money.

    Not saying you are a loser beacuse you have a stupid webpage, but its not worth the risk if you have stupid stuff posted up there.

    And if you think that is invasive, wait until you get a 'security clearance audit'.. Then they come to your house personally..

  14. Silent installs on Web 2.0, Meet .Net 3.0 · · Score: 1

    Umm how many people got Net2 runtimes via autoupdate, while they are on 24/7 broadband? Few people will even know it came, so the raw size of it wont matter to most people in the long run.

  15. Bingo on Rosen Believes RIAA is Wrong about P2P Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Yes, its all about what your employeer wants, and the all mighty buck.

    Everyone has their 'sell-out' price. Apparently the salary she was being paid while at the RIAA was past that price for her.

  16. End user encryption? on Court Backs Broadband Wiretap Access · · Score: 1

    Ok, so the VPN circuit is fair game and subjet to be monitored, what if you use heavy end to end encryption? Are you committing some abstract act of 'interference with the authorities' and inviting a raid?

  17. Save $, lose customers on Techies Asked To Train Foreign Replacements · · Score: 1

    Personally i refuse to deal with a company who outsources major parts of their business to other countries.

    While they may be legal in their actions, its uncool.

  18. Users install software? on Microsoft Employees May Lose Admin Rights · · Score: 1

    What on earth? Dont they have an enterprise software distribution system? Why are they not using their own product, SMS?

    How can they control anything with that many users that just 'install at will'. Sheesh.

    Sure they are 'techincal users', but management should be taking a more active roll in what is going on.

  19. Ban 'uncomprimised' encryption on Zimmermann, Encrypted VoIP, and Uncle Sam · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just make it illegal to use any form of encryption that the government doesnt have keys for.

    Then breaking out content wont matter.

  20. Constitution trumps everything on Gonzales Says Publishing Leaks Is A Crime · · Score: 1

    While morally i agree with you, i dont think that argument will go far when you are sitting in a cell, under 'detainment'.

  21. Good idea for whom? on Microsoft Introduces Pay-as-You-Go Computing · · Score: 1

    Its actually quite a good idea for Microsoft, and other vendors. Long term monthly payments from consumers, regardless of the garbage you put out.

    Sort of like cable TV.

  22. what would linus know? on Torvalds on the Microkernel Debate · · Score: 1

    Not a hell of a lot about modern microkernels..

    Now, ask him about a traditional old-fashioned monolithic kernel, he knows quite a lot.

  23. Re:Wow, what a great comparison of 70s-80s vs now on Gadgets, Then & Now · · Score: 1

    And when you got there, you had to generate your own power to make them work.

  24. Wrong idea on Server Monitoring With Munin And Monit · · Score: 1

    I dont think he meant the *client* side. He want to monitor windows servers.. Or at least thats what i would be asking in that situation.

  25. I still watch Beta on Video Games and the Hi-Def Format Wars · · Score: 3, Funny

    So i doubt it will have much of an impact on me.

    Though i might upgrade to one of them fancy color tvs i keep hearing about sometime this summer.