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  1. The New York one has been fairly effective on FTC Moves Forward With National Do-Not-Call List · · Score: 2

    So far, the New York version has been fairly effective at stopping telemarketers from calling. I'm shocked, though, that the W bunch would have kept this thing going forward. My guess: they'll tank the lawsuit from the DMA and then say "We tried.".

  2. Procrastination! on Real World Linux Security, 2nd Edition · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was going to put that on my list of things to watch out for.

  3. If you people are going to continue ... on Still More RIAA News · · Score: 4, Funny

    to ruthlessly point out the factual, logical and mathematical "imprecisions" that underly the fight against savage piracy, then you are going to make it that much more difficult for the industry to successfully try and execute these heinous criminals who plague society.

  4. Nude Super Mario Brothers???!!!??? on Top Ten Most Collectible Video Games · · Score: 2
    I'm not going to be able to sleep for a week just on the mental image of that and that's your favorite?

    It doesn't help that I'm commingling the video characters and Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo. Oh, that's bad.

  5. But we can't look ahead to the future because ... on David Brin On LOTR · · Score: 2

    we're going back, Back to the Future! (now available on DVD for the first time).

  6. Nuclear Wessels on Critics Pan Nemesis · · Score: 5, Funny
    Where are the nuclear wessels?

    Remember where we parked.

    Ahh, the classics.

    I don't even have your number.

    Computer, on.

  7. I don't want my pain taken away. I NEED my pain. on Critics Pan Nemesis · · Score: 5, Funny

    What does God need with a starship?

  8. I know this IS /., but ... on Russia's Role in the ISS in Trouble · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    don't you mean ISS?

    Of course, they might have had a role in the trouble with IIS, but I place most of the blame on Bill.

  9. Vinyl Re cord? on Inside One Of the Last Vinyl Record Manufacturers · · Score: 2

    What is this re cord of which you speak? I have heard tales of the time before, the time of the turn table and the black scratchy circle. Is this your re cord? If so, how can the laser properly read the re cord?

  10. Another fun workaround on CodeWeavers Release Server Version Of CrossOver · · Score: 3, Interesting
    With Palladium, they could make the Office code dependent both on the hardware element (on the server) and on the signed, authenticated software for it to be running on.

    They could charge exhorbitant fees for full "security" auditing of software before signing it so that Office et. al. can run on it ("We have to protect the security of these key applications.").

    This would require Codeweavers to pay up for each distro that they support, paying MS to audit the security of the product. And they in theory would require new audits for each revision. Hell, they could charge separate fees for different build options.

  11. What are the Microsoft licensing requirements? on CodeWeavers Release Server Version Of CrossOver · · Score: 5, Insightful
    First off, do they allow this sort of distribution? If so, what sort of a license does one buy?

    Of course, the cynic in me would enquire as to how long people think it will be before they explicitly forbid this sort of thing.

  12. Remember lingerie? on New Mad Max Film · · Score: 2
    We're partners, pal.

    You! You can run, but you can't hide.

    We've all lost someone we love.

    The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla!

    Be a shame to blow it up.

  13. He hasn't taken good care of his skin on New Mad Max Film · · Score: 2

    He just looks quite a bit older then he is.

  14. When Cyberdyne and Skynet get ahold of this ... on Dark Fiber: A Case In Point · · Score: 2
    we better all watch out.

  15. Open discussions and Anonymous Cowards on Because Only Terrorists Use 802.11 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    are a clear violation of the Homeland Security Act and all participants ("citizens" or not) will be immediately detained for as long as is necessary to combat this scourge against free society.

    Next week, we will determine that free society is a clear violation of the Homeland Security Act, and anybody trying to exist in one will be detained for as long as is necessary to combat this scourge of free society.

  16. Flaming Nerf Ball? on Vintage Toys & Tech Photos · · Score: 3, Funny
    I have all their records.

    And I play their video game.

    Read the comic books.

    And enjoy their iced coffee.

  17. RIAA/MPAA is holding the cow hostage on Gateway to Ship PCs with Pre-Installed DRM Music Files · · Score: 2

    If Gateway didn't do this, we'd all be eating talking cow steaks in a week. Those cruel, vicious monsters.

  18. As they mention, OS X has shown a way on Usability and Open Source Software · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The combination of OSS underpinnings with the Aqua interface, designed as a commercial project, shows the functional results of one of their solutions. It isn't necessarily the only way, but it gives hope that the other approaches can be successfully navigated.

  19. But then Kirk will ... on SETI@Home Revisits Its 100 Best Signals · · Score: 2
    start grabbing women by the shoulders.

    And we'll have to find the nuclear wessels.

    And we'll screw up the time line by creating transparent aluminum.

  20. Called me when they've perfected ... on Fuel Cell Powered Backup System · · Score: 5, Funny
    dilithium crystals.

    Anything less is simply a stop-gap measure, not worth exploring.

  21. I find them obvious ... on Secure Interaction Design · · Score: 3, Insightful
    and I disagree with them entirely.

    I actually do disagree with the first: making the path of least resistance the most secure oft leaves the non-obvious approaches open to exploitation.

  22. Red Mountain Ski/RedHorse Records also blocked on The Great Firewall of China - Samples of Filtered Sites · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Quick perusal of the list showed that www.ski-red.com is also blocked, as is www.redhorserecords.com. Perhaps they are blocking sites that have red as a URL component.

  23. But in that case ... on Understanding the Microprocessor · · Score: 2

    we'll never get a grip because "Can't touch this".

  24. Unless of course on Understanding the Microprocessor · · Score: 2

    you're using a liquid crystal display to watch Buffy, Dawn, Spike, Xander, Anya, Giles (assuming he's still alive) and Willow as they work to defeat The First (From beneath you, it devours).

  25. While they don't tramp about ... on Spielberg's Taken · · Score: 2
    the people who study mountain gorillas are there in the open. They avoid staring at the gorillas in the eye (as that is provocative), they keep quiet so as to not interrupt the flow of their interactions, but they aren't hidden (They couldn't be. Gorillas travel all day for food and the researchers travel with them). They don't dress up as gorillas.

    I would doubt that the researchers in the wild drug and drag the gorillas (it would provoke the whole troop).