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  1. Re:Bad news on FCC Allows Bells to Sell Your Telephone Usage Data · · Score: 2

    Prove it.

  2. Re:What rights? on FCC Allows Bells to Sell Your Telephone Usage Data · · Score: 2

    What's described here is not what I signed up for.

    Yeah but the ability to change the rules in the middle of the game was there when you signed up.

  3. Re:Interesting on Teaching BattleBots in High School · · Score: 2

    Until you realize that the children most in need of fully-funded public education come from families who, even with the voucher grants, can't afford to send the children to "proper" schools.

    Hmm... I thought the vouchers paid for the entire cost of education. I guess I can see how that would be a problem if it doesn't. Yeah, you're probably right. Thanks for the info.

  4. First Google, then Amazon... on Amazon Introduces Web Services Interface · · Score: 2

    When does Slashdot release an API to their website?

  5. hackers? on House OKs Life Sentences For Hackers · · Score: 2

    "House OKs Life Sentences For Hackers"

    Is slashdot using that terminology too now? I guess it's now OK.

  6. Re:Okay, this is pretty much it. on House OKs Life Sentences For Hackers · · Score: 2

    Recall that recently, certain charges were dropped against Massoui because a commercial airliner was not specifically mentioned as a 'means of transportation' in the applicable federal law.

    So what? We don't need to charge him with breaking 950,000 different laws. If he was getting away with something without having any law apply, then you might have a point.

    For instance, a man can punch a pregnant woman in the stomach repeatedly, causing her to have a miscarriage, and the worst crime he can be charged with in many states is simple assault.

  7. Re:Except on House OKs Life Sentences For Hackers · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That murder is usually a State, not Federal, matter. In the case of a hacker, who may be operating across State lines, it is proper for the Federal Government to get involved.

    If you kill someone across state lines, you can be charged federally with murder or negligent homicide or whatever.

  8. What about the phone book! on Search Engines Take Their Time Disclosing Paid Links · · Score: 2

    I want to know which of those yellow page entries are paid for, damnit!

  9. Re:Interesting on Teaching BattleBots in High School · · Score: 2

    And vouchers are the death of public education. It pains me to see you care more about inanimate objects than the growing disenfranchisement of the low-income working class.

    Huh? How does a voucher system contribute to the disenfranchisement of the low-income working class? Are you SERIOUS?

  10. Re:Interesting on Teaching BattleBots in High School · · Score: 2

    Tell that to the loser... I bet his feelings are hurt. And what about the robot? Prove to me that robots can't feel pain and then maybe I'll agree with you.

  11. Interesting on Teaching BattleBots in High School · · Score: 2

    Teaching violence and destruction to our nation's youth in order to increase the corporate revenues of Comedy Central. Thank God vouchers were deemed constitutional.

  12. Interesting on Teaching BattleBots in High School · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Teaching violence and destruction to our nation's youth in order to increase the corporate revenues of Comedy Central. Thank God vouchers were deemed constitutional.

  13. oops, wrong **AA on MPAA Goes After Its Customers · · Score: 1

    ~s/song/movie/g

  14. Re:False Positives on MPAA Goes After Its Customers · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's very easy to eliminate false positives. You do a search on the P2P network for songs whose copyright you own. Then you download that song, and check that it is "yours". Whatever IP address you made the TCP connection to is breaking the law.

    As an efficiency step, you can save the checksums of the verified songs which are yours.

  15. Message on If You Had Something to Say to Future Generations...? · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you feel inclined to share, what kind of message would you leave to the future children of Earth?

    Don't blame me, I voted for Nader.

  16. Interesting on Congratulations! You've Been Subpoenaed · · Score: 3, Funny

    What is Slashdot's policy?

  17. What's the agreement say? on Cable Companies Saying No to WiFi Sharing · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Mine says I "may not connect more than 5 computers at a single location" and that I can't "resell the Service or any portion thereof," but it doesn't say anything about giving it away for free (assuming fewer than 5 computers at a time are connected).

    Telocity is great. I have nothing bad to say about them.

  18. Censorship on HavenCo Doing Well · · Score: 3, Informative

    Wonder if others will see this as a way of making money out of beating censorship?

    Here's a list of some companies making money out of beating censorship.

  19. Re:Nice target on Nintendo Hires Walking Gamers · · Score: 1

    Plus, it is already outside of the store, so a quick get-a-way is much easier.

    Yeah, but it's all attached to the kid and everything. Why not just steal some old ladies purse and then you can buy whatever you want?

  20. Re:Nice target on Nintendo Hires Walking Gamers · · Score: 2

    How long until some kids beat this guys ass and take the game?

    Why not just steal the games from the store he's out in front of? Seems a lot easier.

  21. Privacy Concerns? on Nintendo Hires Walking Gamers · · Score: 3, Funny

    Doesn't anyone have concerns about Nintendo collecting information on how good of a game player they are? Sure, you say, you might have nothing to hide, but what about others that do?

  22. Re:Pet peeve? on Web Designers Ignoring Standards and Support IE Only · · Score: 2

    Yes, but it doesn't bitch about people not making cross-browser sites.

  23. Pet peeve? on Web Designers Ignoring Standards and Support IE Only · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Fix the page widening bug in slashdot then get back to us about not creating cross-browser compliant sites.

  24. DMCA violation on The Reverse Challenge: Winners Announced · · Score: 1, Redundant

    We all know that reverse engineering without the permission of the copyright holder is a violation of the DMCA, and doing so "willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain," such as to win a contest like this one is a criminal offense. Since it's a criminal offense, the victim (the copyright holder) doesn't even have to step up and admit that s/he's the copyright holder.

    Sounds like a good test case.

  25. Commercial blocker on EFF And MPAA On Broadcast Flags · · Score: 3, Funny

    The broadcast flag is used as information stating that the program may not be redistributed.

    As long as they only turn on the flag during the commercials, sounds like a great idea!