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  1. Comcast Network Engineers will be busy on FCC Asks You To Test Your Broadband Speeds · · Score: 1

    Surely, those Net Admins at Comcast will be looking at this and figuring out where the test is connecting to, and then modifying their configurations so that their filtering/slowdown settings do not interfere with a users ability to get FULL speed just to the testing site.

  2. Re:Grinding your eyeball? on The U.S. Navy's Doctrine of Laser Eye Surgery · · Score: 1

    I had PRK done on one eye, and Lasik done on the other. My doctor was not comfortable doing lasik on one of my eyes and said the PRK eye didn't have enough tissue to cut the flap and leave enough "wiggle" room to do any corrections in the future. I had both eyes done at the same time. The kicker is, my PRK eye turned out better than the Lasik eye, and is more comfortable. (Note: Only had it done 6 months ago, and am still getting used to it). The recovery and pain sucked though on my PRK eye. It was swollen shut for 2 days, and then took a week to look normal again, although I could see perfectly with that eye the whole time. My Lasik eye on the other hand had no pain afterwards, but is less comfortable now (ie: I can tell something was done to it, but not painful). Given the choice again, I probably would have PRK done on both eyes, just not at the same time.

  3. Re:It's the airline's property.... on Airport ID Checks Constitutional · · Score: 1

    Have you flown recently? I fly every week, I have NEVER been asked for my ID by an airline employee. I have been asked for my ID everytime by a government agency, you know, the same people that let first class flyers cut to front of the security line in a federal tax funded operation.

  4. Re:No particular, but any? on Airport ID Checks Constitutional · · Score: 1

    I don't need a driver's license to ride as a passenger in a car.

  5. Re:You can on Sorting Through the Analog to Digital TV Mess · · Score: 1

    The GI Bill doesn't pay for college, it's a reimbursment program. Trust me, I fell for it too. If you don't have the money to pay tuition, it does nothing for you since you do not get reimbursed until after you finish a sememster.

  6. Re:ASP.net and sourcesafe. on Visual Studio Hacks · · Score: 1

    Might get me flamed but:
    Move Web Project
    File Menu
    Source Control Item
    Change Source Control Menu Item
    Remove Source Control Bindings
    Rebind to new project

    Get UnSource Controlled Copy
    Open Project
    Get Latest Version (if you want it)
    File Menu
    Source Control Menu Item
    Remove Source Control Bindings
    Done - you now have an un-source controlled copy.

  7. Pretty Easy Fix on Senator Carper Calls for Tax on Online Porn · · Score: 1

    Pretty easy fix for this
    Dear Customer, thank you for purchasing 200 mb's of storage on our systems. YOu price per month is $19.95. Feel free to browse our extensive collection of free materials and save them to your storage area.

  8. Re:Quote from TFA on Shrimp Bandages Clot Blood Faster · · Score: 1

    As an ex-military person, I can tell you that M16 bullets do not go through a body cleanly. They are designed to tumble in the air, and once they hit something (or someone) they also tumble, fragment, or break-apart. You can read more about it here at wikipedia

  9. Re:Content on Doubleclick? on Report on Last Decade of Online Advertising · · Score: 1

    I used to have them all blocked, and then management signed a deal to serve Doubleclick ads on our site. Had to take the /dev/null routes out so that management could see the ads :-)

  10. Re:The U.S.S. Slashdot? on Gaiman Naming Auction · · Score: 1

    The U.S.S. Profit? (now waiting my 20 seconds)

  11. Re:This is just one more reason why... on Dot Con: How Infospace Took Investors For A Ride · · Score: 1

    Big difference: The government doesn't trust ME with my money. Even after Bush's plan is put into place, how much you wanna bet I cannot just take the small percentage and SAVE it as I like. I'll bet you I have to INVEST it.

  12. Re:What's wrong with raising gas taxes? on California Wants GPS Tracking Device in Every Car · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Bigger, faster cars do more damage to the roads and kill more people each year, so it makes sense that their drivers should have to pay more in gas taxes.

    I'm going to bet you that my fast car did not kill any more people than your car did last year.
    Just kidding, I understood your point. But here's a point for you: my car gets about 5 more miles per gallon when I'm going 80 miles an hour versus the standard 55. And how is going faster causing more wear on the road?

  13. Not in the article on Vonage Says VoIP Traffic Blocked By Providers · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know what companies Vonage is complaining about? I didn't see it in the article.

  14. Re:Considerations on EFF Asks How Big Brother Is Watching The Internet · · Score: 0
    Dear Boss, <br/>
    I have enclosed all the information regarding inquiry about the all the information regarding our implementation of the Widget feature. Although all of these items are available electronically, and were easily indexed by our document system, I have taken the time to print them out and Fed-ex them to your office. The shipment contains 23 boxes. In addition, since this is not my job, I am charging you 23cents per document and $15 per hour for the time spent investigating this. <br/>
    P.S: If you had search for "Widget Specs" on our intranet, you would have received the same documentation.
    <br/>
    The point I'm trying to make is:
    • 1) WE are the FBI's boss
    • 2) We HAVE THE RIGHT to this information
    • 3) We ALREADY PAID for this information
    • 4) Put the damn information online - or atleast ship it to me on a CD - why kill a tree?
  15. Re:root for Afilias on The Race Is On For .net · · Score: 1

    I happen to know people at Afflias. I also know for a fact that they have Oracle licenses that were purchased when Affilias was formed. (2001'ish) I cannot imagine spending the money on Oracle and not using it. This of course doesn't mean that they couldn't use Postgres too.

  16. Re:There is a difference between P2P and Betamax on MGM v. Grokster Date Set · · Score: 1
    There may well be a difference in it's use, but there isn't a legal difference, and that's what the court should be concerned about.

    I could easily observe that most use of guns (by civilians) is used for illegal matters (murders, robberies, etc) because I do not hang out with a bunch of hunters that may use their rifles for legal purposes every weekend of the year.

    Even if I did agree with your argument, in the BetaMax case, it obviously had some support because distributors released movies in BetaMax format.

    But because this new format is not something the **IA doesn't support and hasn't released anything on, it there should be illegal?

    To put it another way, what if the **IA came up with a technology where they could release movies/songs over the P2P networks that they accepted, and did so on a small scale. Would the 2 cases then be similar?

    If you answered yes, then there is plenty of indi-music available available which is probably much like the early adopters of BetaMax movies which then makes these 2 case equal again in your eyes.

  17. Re:Exception made for Philadelphia on Verizon-Pushed WiFi Bill Becomes Law in PA · · Score: 1

    So how does one "bargin" with a company regarding a LAW? If the LAW says something cannot be done, then Verizon can't come along and say that it can "in this case."

  18. Re:Party like its... on Human-Powered Spam Filtering · · Score: 1

    An LLC is a legal business entity in the United States. A Corporation is also limited liability. It does not mean the company is not liable, it means that the owners are not (financially anyway). It's a "step up" from a partnership or sole-proprietorship, where the owners are financially responsible for all debts of the company. With an LLC (and Corporation) the company's debts are in no way tied to the owner. That's all that the "Limited Liability" means.
    (Note: I'm not trying to say that either business entity is better than the other)

  19. Re:Citywide WiFi? on Philadelphia Considers Free Citywide Wireless Access · · Score: 1

    A little off subject, but: If you're ever been walking around the new "Independance Center" (where the Liberty Bell is), late at night, you better not have your laptop on, because the "National Park Rangers" there are widely known to harass people there all the time. It's an underground story that somehow doesn't get press. They will stop you and ask for your identification for no reason. They WILL handcuff you if you fail to provide ID. Just thought you would all like to know what's happening in the birthplace of liberty.

  20. Re:Given the people I share the road with... on NTSB Recommends Black Boxes For All Cars · · Score: 1

    With your list of those hurt/killed by car accidents, you also gave the reasons for the accidents. The guilty people already knew they shouldn't be driving, shouldn't be driving so fast, etc. A black box isn't going to keep a person from driving when they know they shouldn't be. Take it as is it, a black box is an unbiased witness to an accident.
    Take a plane's black box for example, it doesn't STOP a plane from crashing, it helps determine why.

  21. Re:Linking is free speech! on Saudi Webmaster Acquitted of Terrorism Charges · · Score: 1
    I can't beleive transmitting electromagnetic waves over copper and then having an electron gun draw it on a monitor is speech!

    I do hope your joking about that comment. For your information, here's the first amendment: (emphasis mine)

    Amendment I - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791.

    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

  22. Re:There's no such word as "virii" on First IA64 Windows Virus Released · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The purpose of written language is communication, pure and simple. If you understand what I'm saying, then I am using the language correctly. If you disagree that virii is not a word, that's fine, but you also understand that I think that virii is the plural of virus, and therefore communication and understanding has taken place, and therefore the language is effective. If you do not want your language to change, I suggest you move to France where the language is controlled A LOT more than here.

    Your pet-pieve may be misspoken or written language, my pet-pieve is people like you who put up barriers to communication because of technical difficulty on your part.

  23. Re:Not only not allowed- shouldn't on Comcast Thinks About Stopping Zombies · · Score: 1

    How about me, who works at home and sends mail back to my corporate mail server via SMTP? I pay for Comcast to give me Internet service. Part of that service requires Internet connectivity to port 25. Now that they may block my outbound port 25, that is 50% of the ports I use (port 80,HTTP, being the other). (Ok, I also use 443). So am I supposed to get a refund since they are only offering half the service they previously were?

  24. Re:Great, but what about spam from outside? on FTC Porn Spam Regulation Now in Effect · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry mister Architect, I'm just the general contractor, I asked the concrete guys to help me out and pour the foundation. It's not my fault the building fell down, I didn't do the work.

  25. Re:Sigh on MIT's Stata Center Dedicated · · Score: 1
    There is no legitimate justification for keeping track of who opens these doors," Stallman says. "You can just leave these doors open, and the building would have the same amount of security as most of the rest of the campus."

    Heck, by his reasoning, I don't need to make my computer more secure, because there's others out there that aren't.