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  1. Re:"League of Legends gaming franchise" on For League of Legends Creator Riot Games, Big Data Is Serious Business · · Score: 2, Informative

    More accurately: isn't it just one rip-off? It's just DotA.

    Seeing as League of Legends was created by the guy that created DotA he didn't rip it off he just decided to take his own work and develop it into a successful business instead of relying on the ever trustworthy Blizzard who has the best intentions for all their community based developers

  2. Re:Obligatory question on South Korea Surrenders To Creationist Demands On Evolution Textbooks · · Score: 1

    You are arguing a philosophical world view.

    Your argument: "I believe there is no Supernatural creator that exists outside of the boundaries of the natural world."

    You can only observe the natural world using tools designed to explore, evaluate and quantify the natural world (science and everything here is fine). You have concluded from this that is all there is and there can be nothing beyond. (philosophy)

    Science can not explore anything outside of the natural world so demanding proof for the existence of a Supernatural creator that exists outside of the boundaries and confines of a natural world seems illogical to me.

    The leap from "I observe the world in this way therefore there is nothing beyond my world" is I think the issue here. Could you please briefly explain to me how you came to this conclusion that there can exist nothing beyond the scope of what you can observe?

    Not trying to stir you up just seeking to clarify the point that Science and a Naturalist world view are not one in the same thing

  3. Re:If selling is legal.. on Selling Used MP3s Found Legal In America · · Score: 2

    You're not transferring over P2P networks. You're duplicating something and transmitting the duplicate without actually losing the utility of the object yourself.

  4. Write to your MP on Controversial Cybercrime Bill Introduced In Australia · · Score: 1
    Handwrite a letter and get up in arms about it!

    Constituents writing a letter scares politicians and when it's done by hand they get even more spooked. Pen to paper equates to genuine concern.

  5. Security through Obscurity = FAIL on OS X Crimeware Kit Emerges · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now we will see if Mac users are just as stupid as Windows users

  6. Re:Conscience votes on Conroy Still Hell-Bent On Internet Filter · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Worst part is policy isn't even dictated by representatives. It's dictated by media frenzy or party hollowmen. The ABC's hollowmen is actually a very realistic representation of governance.... Just not as funny

  7. Re:In Summary on Court Grants RIAA Summary Judgment Motions vs. Limewire · · Score: 1
    In answer to your question this is probably the best excerpt:

    First, Dr. Horowitz has not opined on the parties’ state of mind, but rather has provided information on the design and functionality of the LimeWire program. See, e.g., Horowitz Report 56 (“Although Lime Wire LLC professes to be agnostic about what files are transferred using LimeWire, LimeWire’s feature set is optimized for downloading popular audio files.”); id. 57 (noting that the design of LW’s “user interface” supports the download of music files); id. 66 (opining that the use of a “Classic Rock” genre category has the effect of generating search results containing unauthorized works); id. 70 (discussing that some of LimeWire’s features are “potentially confusing” to users).

    I guess what I'm really not getting is, if Joe Schmo gets caught using his 1979 Impala to haul illegal copies of Free Willy DVDs, will the RIAA/MPAA sue Chevrolet?

    GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment on the claims against Gorton and Lime Group for inducement of copyright infringement, common law infringement, and unfair competition

    It's about the intention of the company. If GM was marketing cars on the sole basis of "This car has so much boot space you can haul illegal DVD's to sell" then the money grubbing associations might be entitled to get annoyed

  8. Re:Well written, and informative, but... on Ogg Format Accusations Refuted · · Score: 1

    Yes Rullgard's piece from the excerpts seemed to be technically incorrect. However I was simply trying to point out that the response piece imho was long winded and to convoluted to be effective.

    And as other people point out there are some underlying issues in the format but if people don't like it they don't have to use it :)

  9. Re:Well written, and informative, but... on Ogg Format Accusations Refuted · · Score: 2

    This was well written?

    The authors response in no way enticed the audience to keep reading.

    Informative yes... Well written I don't believe so. But his admission to poor documentation is a nice sign of humility you rarely see in today's world

  10. Do the same with Life Sentence Prisoners on Cows On Treadmills Produce Clean Power For Farms · · Score: 1

    I'm sure people will get all up in arms over this but why not put prisoners on a treadmill or exercise bike and make them generate electricity.

    Have them do it on a rotating roster and you have base load power...

    Just a thought

  11. Re:Military Applications on Fatal Flaw Discovered In Invisibility Cloaks · · Score: 1

    Why use snipers when you can just launch a cruise missle and destroy the entire town?

    I'm pretty certain they considered it considerable collateral damage in Iraq

  12. Re:People are fighting ACTA = Useless on US Rejects Demands For ACTA Transparency · · Score: 1

    Not sure how you reasoned any of this but I'm really sorry for any pain caused to you by people that share the same spiritual beliefs as me.

    As for the ACTA well the majority of the time I'm against governments that try to anything outside of the scrutiny of the public they represent of course some national security issues may require information to be with held... Not sure how the US seems to justify it or my precious Australia for that matter.

    Oh well it's an election year here so time to start letter writing!

  13. Re:WTF? Just ask the patient. on Could Colorblindness Cure Be Morally Wrong? · · Score: 1
    It alludes to the issue of saying that your genetic make up is not good enough. I believe it was a popular concept in the late 20's early 30's called Eugenics a man named Hitler put it into practise. As pushing-robot (1037830) wrote:

    but where does it end?

    Lets hope not in a world where you have to have to meet a minimum standard

  14. I think Georges Lemaitre would disagree on Liberalism and Atheism Linked To IQ · · Score: 1
    Monsignor Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest, honorary prelate, professor of physics and astronomer at the Catholic University of Leuven. He sometimes used the title Abbé or Monseigneur.
    .

    Lemaître proposed what became known as the Big Bang theory of the origin of the Universe, which he called his 'hypothesis of the primeval atom'.

    No reasons why faith & science can't co exist

  15. Re:Use the Immune System on New Wave of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When antibiotics and antiviral research was first being used, they used methods of stimulating the immune system to a better response. But when chemicals proved easier, research switched to that. If we can get the immune system to fight them off itself, we won't have these problems.

    Yes but then large pharm companies will have no money.

    Stop suggesting things useful and life saving at the expense of profit!

  16. Re:I see some possibilities here on Aussie Film Industry Appeals ISP Copyright Case · · Score: 1

    Have you ever been outside of a city in Australia??? I've lived here my entire life and have seen deadly snakes and spiders in the suburbs. Seen roo's down the highway... never seen a wild emu they'd be interesting I think

  17. Re:Very good (from someone who's taken BOTH)... ap on Why Programmers Need To Learn Statistics · · Score: 1

    Lief's a BALANCE people, & there are very few "absolutes", because people are not "binary". Human beings have a LOT of "shades of grey" (or, is it "gray"?? Inquiring minds, want to know, lol!)

    The answer to this important question is grey. I read it in a book so it has to be true

  18. Brag about it and get snapped! on Australian Police Database Lacked Root Password · · Score: 5, Informative
    They had an entire episode on one of the current affairs TV shows here in Australia dedicated to cyber crime. The very next day this article came out.

    The way they were talking on the TV show you're lead to believe they worked hard and displayed decent technical knowledge and skills. Nice to know my tax dollars pay for a department that doesn't even have a secure server. However according to the article the police stated that it was a seperate network with no actual worthwhile data or connection to the real network

  19. Re:Did it not occur to PALM that this is BAD? on Palm Pre Reports Your Location and Usage To Palm · · Score: 1
    I was actually considering purchasing a Palm Pre as my next phone... till now

    who the f**k do they think they are?

  20. But does it play... on Moblin 2.0 Released, Intel's Linux For Netbooks · · Score: 1
    My netbook serves primarily 3 functions
    1. Web Associated activities most heavily flash related because that's how everyone rolls now
    2. Word Processing I'm a P/T student Essays & Reports :(
    3. Music & Movies

    If I can't do all these things out of the box on a Linux distro I'm going to fall back to windows because after messing about with the relatively mainstream RH & Debian based distros I can't be stuffed reading through forums to work out how to tweak for making things work in Linux anymore.

  21. Re:Australian Labor Governments on An Australian Space Agency At Last? · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure the sale of Telstra went into funding all federal employees super annuation liability the government has on their records of course the current government got rid of that "future fund" and we still have the monopoly and nothing to show yet but the NBN might remove Telstra's monopoly more so on local data

  22. Re:Not very good blocking software on Australian Censorship Bypassed Before Live Trials · · Score: 1
    Your post is bound to be filtered out by my government overlords sooner or later.

    On the other hand do you have a proxy server you can lend me to filter the internet through?

    Please let me know before it's too late and my internet is cut o

    <THIS POST HAS BEEN TERMINATED BY THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT>

  23. Re:Why highlight the lack of MS2007 export? on OpenOffice.org V3.0 Sets Download Record, 80% Windows · · Score: 1
    LOL.

    By that logic I should be able to drive on the left side of the road in the US because my default mode is the left side of the road much like Office 2007's default is to use M$ formats.

    Accommodating for other peoples requirements/needs/desires within reason is a good way to foster a peaceful and harmonious relationship.

  24. Suggestive selling works on OpenOffice.org V3.0 Sets Download Record, 80% Windows · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I recently re-built my windows PC due to hard disk failure and I was installing the Java VM as it's required for my university portal.

    When I was installing the VM it prompted me to download and install open office. Now as I already have a licenced version of Office 2007 Ultimate edition (which I got for $70 yay M$ sweet selling to uni students) I did not proceed to download it as there was no point.

    I think the whole suggested sell method employed by fast food restaurants also works with software

  25. Re:A new age of micro-transactions? on South Korea's Free Computer Game Business Model Hits the US · · Score: 1

    This pay for customisation has been around in online games for a very long time with vendor support before WoW even existed. Imbalance is part of life in all things if someone spends 18 hours a day 7 days a week developing any skill set it's most probable they will have superior abilities to a person who dedicates 1 hour a month to that same skill set. If a child has an allowance and wants to spend it on pre-pay game cards what's the issue?