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  1. It is infinitely much easier... on New RedHat Kernel Patch Illegal to Explain to U.S. Users · · Score: 3, Insightful

    to trick someone who isn't free to believe he is, than it is to trick someone who is free into believing he isn't.

    Think about it.

  2. Progress on Copyrights/Patents are Public Domain? · · Score: 1

    in oder for ideas to progress they must have both creation and spread.

  3. That seems a bit off as well on Copyrights/Patents are Public Domain? · · Score: 1

    I thought the theory was without some kind of protection, authors would never find it worth their while to do the work necessary to come up with and develop works and ideas.

  4. That miracle is merely propaganda. on Copyrights/Patents are Public Domain? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Saying that the people are empowered doesn't make it so. Being able to vote does not mean that you have any power. The vote in America is nearly as meaningless as the vote in Iraq. The very design of the vote in America ensures a plurality. (def 4a) Believing that does not make a person apathetic. But believing that, what is there to do?

  5. That's right.... on Copyrights/Patents are Public Domain? · · Score: 4, Funny

    If they want their property, they can come and rip it out of my brain!
    Just make sure they file an Affadavit describing what brain cellls they expect to find it in, but they should expect to find a fight on their hands.

  6. It doesn't matter how smart you are. on New "Secure" Xbox Cracked In Under A Week · · Score: 1

    At least once you reach a certain level of smartness. After that, it's just a matter of applying what's there, and the question is one of

  7. Basic on If Programming Languages Could Speak · · Score: 1

    What do they mean it never learned the alphabet?

  8. Joke: on The Case of the Missing Rocket Belt · · Score: 1

    Conclusive proof that rocket belts drive you crazy.

  9. Inlining on Pre-Processers for Inlined C Code? · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't inlining make things worse?

  10. Mmm, Tasty on Over 100 Frog Species Discovered in Sri Lanka · · Score: 1

    But how will they taste sauteed with a little butter?

  11. When you consider that once it's been fixed on Slashback: DRM, Eldred, Aridity · · Score: 1

    the odds are 0 of getting the trojan'd version, I don't like those odds at all!

  12. And here I was led to believe he had the right... on Sodium + Private Lake = Fun · · Score: 2, Funny

    conditions... but it appears his house is *still there*. What a let down.... The butterflies are cool though.

  13. Japanese... on Slashback: Dilemma, Privacy, Chess · · Score: 2, Informative

    nissan can mean "daily output" or "daily visit" or, and this may be a stretch "2, 3" I searched for it here: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/ wwwjdic?1C

  14. In fact, it's an even more certain death... on Slashback: Dilemma, Privacy, Chess · · Score: 1

    Which reminds me of the shooting spree near DC.

  15. Wait! The hand is writing something.... on Walk-Thru Virtual Environment · · Score: 1

    Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin

    Huh? What?

  16. I wouldn't know.... on Walk-Thru Virtual Environment · · Score: 1

    I don't see any smog outside my window in Muncie, IN, USA and I doubt that Bush sees any smog when he's on his ranch...

    I wish they'd get this war over with so they'd go back to not pretending that they actually care about the citizens of the United States.

  17. One has a moral obligation... on BitKeeper EULA Forbids Working On Competition · · Score: 1

    to be themselves, and to use all power at their disposal to bring about the realization of their vision.

  18. Except that the wireless card sends it... on WEP Keys in Mac OS X? · · Score: 1

    and the AP doesn't have to ignore it, and it would seem antmo's doesn't

  19. What does "Wep key index" mean then? on WEP Keys in Mac OS X? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Google seriously bombs out on this one "wep key index"
    Oh wait, when I search for wep "key index"I get much better results.

    BTW do you have the latest drivers. I think they're at http://www.apple.com/airport/ though the page appears very airport Base Station-centric

  20. You don't understand freedom. on BitKeeper EULA Forbids Working On Competition · · Score: 1

    Any granting of freedom deprives others of a freedom. If you grant someone the freedom to not have his face smashed in, you automatically deny everyone the freedom to smash his face in. The only way to ensure any freedom is by taking away other people's freedom.

  21. Who am I to impose my vision? on BitKeeper EULA Forbids Working On Competition · · Score: 1

    I'm not the original poster, but that is one of the phrases I find annoying. I exist with the capability to impose. Existence alone is sufficient. I need nothing else.

  22. And if the other post wasn't enough for you... on BitKeeper EULA Forbids Working On Competition · · Score: 1

    width* height, enough said.

  23. Funny, I've sent many queries to Google... on Cable Wars: Cat 6 vs Cat 7 vs. Cat 5e? · · Score: 1

    and I havent been getting any usenet hits... Am I doing something wrong?

  24. Knowledge is power... on Cable Wars: Cat 6 vs Cat 7 vs. Cat 5e? · · Score: 1

    Of course, none of that tells us why any of that is a good choice. I'm tired of the worlds rush ahead without clear information mentality...The United States is not alone in that department.

  25. My mom had a degree without a name... on A Name for My Major? · · Score: 1

    Do you really need one?