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  1. Re:Evacuation Chaos? on Anticipating Earthquakes · · Score: 1

    People don't necessarily even need to get out of the city... just out of and away from tall buildings. If you live in a house you could just camp out in your backyard and be safe.

  2. Re:sounds sinister on Dark Energy Confirmed · · Score: 1

    You need to make up your mind before we decide what to do with you.

  3. Re:In the name of security on Phone or Tracking Device? · · Score: 1

    Haha... Slashdot user worried about girlfriends. Nice try.

  4. Re:Stop the presses! on EU Says Microsoft's Abuses Are Ongoing · · Score: 1

    Microsoft continues anti-trust practices

    Umm... you got that backwards. A 'trust' is company or group of companies working closely with each other to corner the market. (dictionary.com: A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or an industry.)

    The anti-trust laws are there to prevent that from happening.

  5. Re:Why wasn't MS split? on EU Says Microsoft's Abuses Are Ongoing · · Score: 1

    Giving away close to, if not free software at a ..</i>
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    Just to claify... this sofrware is almost free as in beer. Guess we could call this Malt software.

  6. Re:In related news... on Bent Fibers Put Networks At Risk · · Score: 1

    Interesting. We do gigabit ethernet though... Can your findings be extended to CAT 5e or CAT6?

  7. Re:And in related news.... on Bent Fibers Put Networks At Risk · · Score: 1

    Really? Guess you don't believe in fibreoptics then

  8. Tell SCO How Much You Love Them on SCO Wants $699 for Linux Systems · · Score: 3, Funny

    SCO Sales and product enquiries

    1-800-726-8649

    How many phone calls will it take to empty SCO's coffers?

  9. Re:Too much crack! on SCO Wants $699 for Linux Systems · · Score: 1

    I think people who lose the big picture and choose to attack Copyright law as a whole are completely naive.

    Creating qulity music, writing good books, creating good software all take effort. Without some kind of copyright protection most of that would cease to exist. Even the so-called "Copyleft" really has meaning only because of Copyright law. Without that Microsoft would be able to take your code an use it as their own.

    The problem lies with unreasonably long copyright terms, and more pertinent to the SCO case... legal loopholes that allow SCO to go on a defamation rampage without declaring the facts. European laws don't allow this, which is why they folded very quickly in response to the LinuxTag C&D. If they were to continue their smear campaign in Germany they would have to make the infringing code public.

  10. Re:good faith discussions on SCO "Disappointed" by Red Hat Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    The difference between GIF and the allegedly copied code is the former was a patent violation, this is a copyright violation.

    You can still be liable for past copyright infringements. You aren't liable if you used patented ideas BEFORE the patent is granted/publicised.

  11. Re:SnowBalls Chance in Hell on SBC Fights RIAA Over DMCA Subpoenas · · Score: 0
    just a faceless, mindless machine


    Given that Bush is president, I do see what you mean my mindless.

  12. Re:Second fucking post on Python 2.3 Final Released · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OK, so morse code is detected as ASCII art, but that huge limp phallus is not?

  13. No takers for "subscription"? [Somewhat OT] on Python 2.3 Final Released · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OK, somewhat off topic, but I notice there are no comments posted before it becomes visible to the general public.

    Are there no takers for Slashdot's "premium" service?

  14. Re:NO! on Morse Code Migrating To The Net · · Score: 2, Funny

    OK, I think speak for a lot of us when I say... what the fsck are you talking abt?

  15. Re: First Morse code post! on Morse Code Migrating To The Net · · Score: 1

    Slashdot discriminates against us morse code users. Calls us lame, no less. Looks like ASCII art. hmrph.
    Junk characters indeed!!!!!</i>
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    In case you're wondering... when you type a subject with too many .s and -s it says
    <blockquote>Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted!
    Reason: Your subject looks too much like ascii art.</blockquote>

    If you move it to the body, it says to remove the junk characters.

  16. First Morse code post! on Morse Code Migrating To The Net · · Score: 1

    dit dit da dit -- dit dit -- dit da dit -- dit dit dit -- da -- dit da da dit -- da da da -- dit dit dit -- da!!!!!

    Slashdot discriminates against us morse code users. Calls us lame, no less. Looks like ASCII art. hmrph.
    Junk characters indeed!!!!!

    dit dit dit -- dit dit da -- dit!!! dit dit dit -- dit dit da -- dit!!! dit dit dit -- dit dit da -- dit!!!

  17. Re:I like the rotational kinetic battery on Rechargeable Batteries - Yes or No? · · Score: 1
    Its a battery that doubles as a bomb!


    OK, this just in from the dept of Homeland Security. No batteries on planes. If you wear a pacemaker you will be treated as a suicide bomber.

  18. Nuclear+Bioterrorism? on Microbes for Bioremediation · · Score: 2, Funny

    So do we end up with a bunch or radioactive microbes then? Now you can have nuclear+bioterrorism all rolled in one easy-to-deploy package!!!

  19. More hot news!!! on New Testing Version Of Linux 2.6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somebody just submitted a patch!!!! Go download it from the bitkeeper NOW!!!!

  20. Re:Stupid! on Gates: Microsoft IP Finds Its Way Into Free Software · · Score: 1

    Doesn't Apple own a patent on "look and feel" lawsuits. Heck everything else is patented these days... why not types of lawsuits :)

  21. Re:Allan is right (and FSF money will be there) on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 1

    but not named after Geneva, for obvious reasons!

    Oh why not? It could have been called Geneva Convention 2.0. Or maybe Geneva Convention Expansion Pack

  22. Re:False Security on U.S. Biometric Passports By Late 2004 · · Score: 1
    you're STILL not 100% sure, just a lot surer.

    Just because we have metal detectors and xray scanners on board doesn't make us 100% sure that someone won't sneak a weapon on board. They're false security. Lets get rid of them.
  23. Why does everything have to be abt 9/11? on U.S. Biometric Passports By Late 2004 · · Score: 1
    How they tie this to '9/11 fears' is curious considering the hijackers had valid paperwork."


    So the 9/11 terrorists had valid passports. Are there no security issues beyond 9/11?
  24. Re:So, no more AOL/Netscape support? on The Mozilla Foundation · · Score: 1

    In other words...

    1. Mozilla development and advocacy becomes a non-profit organization.

    2. OL/Time Warner contributes all the same money that they used to contribute.

    3. ???

    4. Non-profit!!!!

  25. Re:How? on Filesharing Up 10% After RIAA Threatens Users · · Score: 1

    Does that amount to entrapment? Any lawers out there???