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  1. According to industry calculations... on $500M Piracy Ring Busted In China · · Score: 1

    They way the industry calculates losses from copyright infringement, this adds up to a net haul of what, 200 cd's?

  2. Re:Fair use on RIAA Forces YouTube to Remove Free Guitar Lessons · · Score: 1

    They say he is depriving people of "profit!" somehow, not actually sure how, since when musicians learn a work they generally want to have the recording of it to play along to.

  3. Re:Hah. on Intelligent Design Ruled "Not Science" · · Score: 1

    Everything people of faith say is just sort of invented out of their own minds, and faith beliefs.
    Science is based on fact and truths, not faith and beliefs.
    The sum of facts and truths bring us to knowledge.
    Faith and beliefs will only bring you to religion.
    And if you look around the world today at what religion can bring, with sectarian and religious violence, it becomes quickly obvious the pitfalls of choosing beliefs over facts.

    Where is the proof that God demands faith?
    What are the "facts" which bring one to this "knowledge"?

    Remember when the Catholics debated the "existence" of Purgatory?
    What were the "facts" which led them to their "conclusions"?
    IT'S ALL MADE UP NONSENSE!

  4. Which Linux Patents is Microsoft Infringing? on CBC News Interprets GPL - Poorly · · Score: 1

    "Microsoft has been actively pursuing deals with Linux distributors similar to the one it signed last November with Novell Inc., in which both companies agree not to sue each other for patent claims and to partner to make their operating systems more compatible."

    Why would Microsoft seek protection from patent suits?

    Is there open source code in Microsoft applications?
    Or are they infringing on proprietary vendor code?

  5. Re:Problems on A Field Trip To the Creation Museum · · Score: 1

    If one is sincerely stupid enough to believe all this crap, no intervention from society will stop it.
    What this "Creation Museum" teaches me is that mankind is not far very evolved from from his reptilian ancestors.

  6. The Truth Is... on Boys with Longer Ring Fingers are Better at Math · · Score: 1

    The truth is the *more* fingers boys have, the better they are at math.

  7. Re:Heading off at the pass on Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky · · Score: 1

    Those are a whole lot of beliefs.
    Where are the facts that substantiate all that?
    Facts lead to knowledge, faith only lead to beliefs.

  8. Re:Of course entry-level windows is cheaper... on Dell Ships Ubuntu 7.04 PCs Today · · Score: 1

    The Ubuntu machine ($599) comes default with 512MB RAM, whereas the Vista box $699 comes default with 1GB RAM, (Vista can't run on 512MB RAM most likely).
    Bump up the Ubuntu machine with 1GB RAM and it's $649.
    Still $50 cheaper than the Vista box.

  9. Re:97 billion USD can buy a big chunk of the MPAA on Dell Linux Details · · Score: 1

    Or fund the Iraq war for 2 years. Oops, I guess it would be all spent already.

  10. Why Does It Have to Go Out With A Bang? on The Palm OS Ends With a Whimper · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The whole point of palm OS was that it delivered what was needed with simplicity, and no bloat, like it's rival at the time Windows CE.
    A simple to do list, contacts, calendar, a memo pad was the core of the experience, and allthat you needed a PDA to do.

  11. The Phone Companies Are Obviously Out to Bilk Us on Texting Teens Generating OMG Phone Bills · · Score: 1

    Why can't the phone companies simply employ a plan which changes according to our usage?
    Because the profit enormously from our inability to correctly guess our expected usage.

  12. How can you lose $400 million dollars? on A Chip on DVDs Could Prevent Theft · · Score: 1

    How can the industry count $400 million dollars of losses of sales from people who obviously never intended to pay?

  13. Re:A simple solution - make them stronger by... on Cell Phones Aren't Killing Bees After All · · Score: 1

    Maybe we can make breed a drug resistant fungus, rather than fungus resistant bees...

  14. I must admit on HP Dishonors Warranty If You Load Linux · · Score: 1

    The cooling fan in my Sharp laptop never runs under Linux, only in Windows does it run properly at different speeds.
    Obviously there are some hardware ramifications possible...

  15. I've Never Used a Mac on Windows Expert Jumps Ship · · Score: 1

    I've never used a Mac, and I'm not terribly interested to, if iTunes is any indication of how working on a Mac is.
    Seriously, Apple really needs to rework iTunes to make it as impressive as Mac users say Macs are.
    It's Windows users only exposure to how Macs work, apart from the irritating Quick Time program.

  16. Re:Mohammed eh? on Western Union Blocking Money Transfers to Arabs · · Score: 1

    You've just proven how people can get it wrong; it's John Lydon.

  17. Re:Or it could be used on Police Launch Drones Over LA · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There is no money in missing children, lost hikers, and fire zones.

    More likely, expect it would be used in revenue enhancement, driving infractions with exhorbitant ticket costs, etc.

  18. It may be misanthropic but... on Hawking Says Humans Must Go Into Space · · Score: 1

    To hell with mankind.
    Have you seen how this species treats one another?

    If he can barely survive on a *planet*, how long can he survive on the fragile, technology controlled capsule?

    Seriously, if he can't get along with his fellow man on a country or continental size land mass, where the environment nurtures him with free, unlimited oxygen, easy water and food, how can he survive space?

    In outer space, I give him 3 generations, max, before being swallowed forever by the hostile, unforgiving eternal void.

  19. Re:that sucks on How Palm's Treo Got Boost From BlackBerry Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Ok so how do I remove hot sync?

  20. It's Nice that the NYC subway Maps are so Guarded on NYC & SF iPod Subway Map Controversy · · Score: 1

    There was a time when there was a map next to each and every door in the subway cars, and also a list of the stops that the train you were on made, above the windows.
    Instead of maps, now there are ads.
    So now, what should be freely distributed public knowledge, is becoming a well guarded secret.

  21. If It Has a Moon, It's a Planet on How Would You Define a Planet? · · Score: 1

    If it has a moon, it's a planet. That's my definition.

  22. "But who will be in the driver's seat?" on The Future of the Car · · Score: 1

    "But who will be in the driver's seat?"

    Some very wealthy folks, as the price and scarcity of petroleum rises.

  23. It's the NLRB on NRLB Redefines 'Your Own Time' · · Score: 1

    It's the NLRB, not the NRLB. Get some proofreaders Slashdot.

  24. Wait a minute... on Senator Carper Calls for Tax on Online Porn · · Score: 1

    "Senator Tom Carper (D-Del) is calling for a 25% tax on all internet pornograpy. The money is to help police fight online child pornographers."
    Why should geeks, and programmers be the ones paying for protecting children from child pornographers?

  25. Re:Software yes, hardware no. on One Step Away from Changing Daylight Savings Time · · Score: 1

    The subject is conservation of energy, the proposal is quite laughable when one examines America's energy conserving habits, beginning with the passenger trucks we use for daily travel.