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  1. If I could, I'd ... on Georgy Tells Why She Should Be California Gov · · Score: 1
    short the whole state.

    The Republican minority is going to shut down the whole state if either Davis or Bustamente wins and the Democratic majority is going to ignore anybody else (especially if they come in with 15% of the vote).

    Republicans: Not winning elections is no longer an impediment

  2. Of course they have a strategy on Samba Team Points Out SCO's Hypocrisy · · Score: 4, Insightful
    It's called "Say anything to keep in the news. Run up stock price, allowing parent company to use stock to do complicated asset shifts to make itself seem more profitable then it really is. Have corporate officers sell inflated stock to suckers who aren't paying attention to the underlying issues. Cash out and live the good life."

    The final components, "Sink face first in rancid dung in pit of hell. Writhe for all eternity." are an unintended consequence.

  3. ...the FCC made a big fuss... on FCC Lifts AOL IM Limits · · Score: 2, Interesting
    What you don't seem to understand is that if AOL/Time Warner (soon to be back being just Time Warner) is not allowed to solidify, amplify and expand it's market position, then the terrorists wi... wait, that one doesn't really fit here.

    Seriously, since the current administration sees deregulation and tax "relief" as being the solutions to every business problem (real or imaginary), this isn't unexpected. And remember, what's good for AOL/TW is good for ...ummm, Steve Case?

  4. If homeless people can't be tagged, tracked ... on Gov't Proposes Massive Homeless Tracking System · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    branded and eventually rounded up for "relocation", then the terrorists win.

    Plus it's really good practice for later with potential future enemy combatants (those who don't vote correctly, express non-patriotic views, etc.)

  5. How EXACTLY would this benefit Halliburton? on A Fully Distributed Power Grid? · · Score: 2, Funny
    If it doesn't, then it obviously isn't proper energy policy.

  6. ...assuming code was too. on "Stolen" SCO Linux Code Snippets Leaked · · Score: 2, Insightful
    That was SCO's plan. To get you to assume that because it seems that the two comments are practically the same that

    a) The Linux comment was copied from the System V code
    b) That the actual code involved was also copied
    c) That the actual code was copied from System V to Linux

    This in fact proves nothing.

    First, the comments are NOT exactly the same. Parts are, but a good section isn't. There is a whole additional component there in the System V part that SCO decided to mask.

    Second, we have no way of knowing from this where these comments originated. We don't know who wrote it, under what license, how it got into either code base and whether it went from one to the other or from some place else into both.

    Third, We've no proof that the code was copied from anywhere to anywhere. It wasn't shown and I'm not willing to assume anything when it comes to SCO.

    Fourth, even if the code itself was copied, we again have no proof as to the path of it's dissemination.

    This is a lot of smoke and mirrors. Pay attention to the man behind the curtain.

  7. Stolen Comments!!! on "Stolen" SCO Linux Code Snippets Leaked · · Score: 5, Funny
    The fact that SCO refused to show code fragments that they claim are stolen, but felt free to display this purloined comment indicates the root of the problem:

    The System V comments have been stolen!!!

    Obviously no actual code has been used. But the comments, the key component of the intellectual property that makes up SCO, has been lifted near verbatim and ruthlessly incorporated into Linux. Oh, the injustice.

    When will it end?!?

  8. It was Aschcroft that ... on Talk About A Security Hole, Go To Jail? · · Score: 1
    decided on this new, far more restrictive interpretation. He was PROSECUTED under W's administration.

    That's what counts.

  9. You're forgetting a few things on Talk About A Security Hole, Go To Jail? · · Score: 5, Interesting
    a) The company did nothing about the flaw for over six months after it was reported
    b) They continued to advertise their webmail services as secure despite knowing that they were vulnerable.

    He should get all of the users of the service together and class-action sue Tornado for knowingly lying to them about the security of their service.

  10. This is the perfect interpretation ... on Talk About A Security Hole, Go To Jail? · · Score: 3, Insightful
    for this administration. This so meshes with the Ashcroft security paradigm.

    No more of these disruptive "warnings" of vulnerabilities. If you warn people about the real dangers they face instead of giving them vague color-coded faux-warnings, then the terrorists win.

  11. MIMO: Multiple In, Multiple Out on New WiFi Standards, Double the Data? · · Score: 3, Funny

    This has to be the single dirtiest-sounding technology I've come across yet. I like it!

  12. Prosumer-grade digital camera? ... on Sony Shoots For 4-Filter CCD, 8 Megapixel Camera · · Score: 3, Funny
    Feed the baby, wife and self, pay the mortgage, etc.?

    Decisions, decisions.

  13. If it's OSS and peer-reviewed ... on RPC DCOM Cleanup Worm Appears · · Score: 1
    Umm, I hate to tell you this but, it's a worm. An anonymously released worm burrowing into unpatched systems across the internet. Scanning networks, taking up bandwidth. Altering people's systems without their permission, consent or knowledge. Probably violating federal law.

  14. I, for one, ... on RPC DCOM Cleanup Worm Appears · · Score: 1

    welcome our new Robot Overlords.

  15. I feel very comfortable ... on RPC DCOM Cleanup Worm Appears · · Score: 5, Funny

    turning over my network to a well-meaning worm. I trust that it will properly protect my network. I believe that the teeth I put under my pillow magically are turned into quarters. I am confident that Microsoft has resolved this RPC implementation problem. I have faith that Microsoft's security initiatives are on track. I am sure that elves fix my shoes when I fall behind on my work.

  16. HEY! You'll see it ... on The Death of A Universe · · Score: 1

    when it's ready. And when you're ready to receive it. And most importantly, when you're worthy. Now go chastise yourself and prepare for the coming of DNF. GO!

  17. W has decided: on The Death of A Universe · · Score: 3, Funny
    Entropy is the cause of the East Coast Blackout. Or as he put it, "enteropie".

    Oh, and Karl Rove has declared that entropy was created during the Clinton administration and a partisan Congress has prevented W from eliminating it.

  18. Actually ... on Playing God with Monsters · · Score: 1
    that was exactly what I meant.

    Tori couldn't act her way out of a pre-scored three-month soaked paper bag. Randy was her equal in every way.

  19. Randy was on "Sunset Beach" ... on Playing God with Monsters · · Score: 1

    The daytime soap Aaron tried to make a go of a few years ago. Randy has all of Tori's acting talent, and none of her fake body parts.

  20. While "The OC" smells of Spelling ... on Playing God with Monsters · · Score: 1

    It's not actually his. You can tell because it doesn't feature Tori or Randy Spelling.

  21. Spoiler alert: on Robots for Air Force Protection · · Score: 1

    The future Governor Joke of California is a robot too in the movie. In real life, who can say.

  22. Remember: Out of control evil robots ... on Robots for Air Force Protection · · Score: 4, Funny

    don't kill people, ...oh wait. They do.
    Never mind.

  23. I'd just like to reiterate: on Robots for Air Force Protection · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I, for one, welcome our new Skynet Overlords.

  24. Angel's Revenge on Playing God with Monsters · · Score: 1

    I LOVED Angel's Revenge. I still have my Shame-O-Meter.

  25. iTMS doesn't on Microsoft, OD2 Start European Music Service · · Score: 1
    Thats what many companies do.

    That was sort of my point. iTMS has a consistent price for singles: $0.99. Hot new, golden oldies, prerelease, iTMS exclusives. Seems a bit more user friendly to me.