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  1. Re:just a thought on UK Becomes Sixth Country to Implement EUCD · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ahhh....i thought there would be
    What i meant tho was having a public website which holds the key (i guess you could say something similar to a torrent site). If they download it, it still isnt in any meaningful format (because its encrypted), but if they download the thing then decrypt it using the key to which it becomes usable, does that mean that they can be prosecuted under the law they made? I guess it would be legal for the copyright owner to download but for any of these other organisations which arent the official copyright owner, yet are the ones to pursue the users in question, what legal right do they have?
    Im guessing i could be laughed out of court but heck its slashdot and its for the cause! :P

  2. just a thought on UK Becomes Sixth Country to Implement EUCD · · Score: 3, Interesting

    what if we encrypted the songs with a key. A website held all the keys (which arent illegal to host). Now technically if any organisation (RIAA,ARIA etc etc) broke the encryption then they will be of their own act right? If they download the key and decrypt it...they will also be guilty of the crime..
    maybe someone can implement this idea!?! or maybe im just smoking too much crack rofl

  3. three words on Rules for Teenage Internet Access? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    BAN MSN MESSENGER!

  4. Re:Internally Geared on Bicycle Tech Drivetrain Advances Showcased · · Score: 1

    exactly right
    they have put so much research into stock standard gearing that there isnt really much of a need for it. I guess the only advantage tho of internal gearing would be less wear and tear but in that it would be a real bastard to service and clean if grit got in unlike any of the normal gearings on bikes nowadays. The greatest advance in the modern age of bikes has been the use of disc brakes instead of vbrakes (for certain styles of riding - mountain riding where normal vbrakes wouldnt function because of the rider going thru water).
    for now tho ill stick to my shimano XT's :-D

  5. i know what job i would love to be interviewing... on What's the Worst Job Posting You've Seen? · · Score: 1
  6. star trek on Segway-Based Robot Opens Doors · · Score: 0

    i thought spock said in the simpsons episode that it was 2 guys opening the doors....hmm makes ya think

  7. im more worried about the fact that on Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant · · Score: 1

    how did this guy get the plutonium to do this stuff? Did Lennie send it to him?

  8. Re:What are these? on Sun Donation Spurs Linux Cluster at Purdue · · Score: 1

    big ass hard drives to store their mp3 and pr0n collections.

  9. this makes me laugh on Sun Donation Spurs Linux Cluster at Purdue · · Score: 5, Funny

    In addition to the Sun Mircosystems gift, Morgan J. Burke, director of intercollegiate athletics, will announce a $1.2 million gift from Cisco Systems Inc. that is enabling Purdue sports fans to access real-time football game data via wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs)

    havent they heard of a little device called an AM radio?

  10. Re:what about all 3 major OS's on Mac OS X 10.3 vs. Linux · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Let's take DVD+RW support

    If you read the notes below the table you will find:

    Virtually every DVD+RW equipped Windows PC on the market today supports DVD+RW functions transparently at the system level, usually with a packet-writing driver that meshes seamlessly with the standard Windows method of saving files to any available volume.

    It covers 802.11b, but not 802.11g or BlueTooth.

    Maybe he made it fair for all by using the older standard. Remember its only recently that 802.11g has been as affordable as 11b.

    You could be right about it being a terrible site for comparison but you havent submitted any that are better so ill assume from the comments that your a mac fanboy ;-P

  11. what about all 3 major OS's on Mac OS X 10.3 vs. Linux · · Score: 4, Informative

    I came across this article a while ago
    its not up to date but its a pretty good comparison

  12. Re:Zowie on IBM's Blue Gene powered by Linux · · Score: 1

    to me this seems just like one bigass penis extension competition....reminds me of a simpsons episode

    Lisa: What's so special about this game anyway? It's just anotherchapter in the pointless rivalry between Springfield and Shelbyville. They built a mini-mall, so we built a bigger mini-mall. They made the world's largest pizza, so we burnt down their city hall.
    Homer: Heh heh heh. Yeah, they swore they'd get us back by spiking our water supply. But they didn't have the guts.
    Marge: [drinks tap water, sees the walls start to run] Ooooh. The walls are melting again. [giggles]
    Chicken: [getting out of the oven] Personally, I think I'm overdone. [flies away]

  13. yeah but... on IBM's Blue Gene powered by Linux · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    will it run half life 2?

  14. Re:I own a record store. on Aussie Music Industry Sues ISP Over Filesharing · · Score: 1

    lemme guess...your from nigeria right?

  15. Re:Another example on Common PC Video Games Used To Treat Phobias · · Score: 1

    the sims - hot date shows how to pick up women...sadly in real life im a geek n it doesnt work :-/

  16. Re:drm? on Wired: Sony Prototyping Personal Video Player · · Score: 1

    i did post it as the 5th-ish comment and none of the other comments were referring to DRM as for my grammar...i posted an AC correcting it you blind troll!

  17. drm? on Wired: Sony Prototyping Personal Video Player · · Score: 1

    why can i see this thing only playing sony titles only?

  18. Re:SCO on ACCC Asks SCO To Explain Themselves · · Score: 0

    Homer simpson quote in the episode where he goes to university to study physics with the "nerds"

  19. Re:SCO on ACCC Asks SCO To Explain Themselves · · Score: 2, Informative

    true, but they still are alive and kicking in oz for certain platforms but are being phased out by linux, solaris or *bsd

  20. Re:SCO on ACCC Asks SCO To Explain Themselves · · Score: 2, Interesting

    sco cant explain...sco cant sell in oz... simple :-)

  21. Re:Oh Why on What Counts as Music and Why? · · Score: 1

    number 8 *burrrp*
    number 8 *burrrp*
    number 8 *burrrp*

  22. Re:Obligatory analysis on LOTR:Return Of The King Trailer · · Score: 1, Funny

    does anyone else read that link as the ONIONring.net?

  23. bah bluetooth on Bluetooth for Homebrew Robots? · · Score: 1

    At uni we experimented with our lego mindstorms bricks and integrated/hacked in 802.11b to send/recieve commands/data to the units.
    (apologies for the many /'s)

  24. tetris? on Nintendo Announces Wireless GBA Adapter · · Score: 1, Funny

    So when can i play tetris against someone else simultaneously?

  25. tax? on Red Hat Posts Its Best Quarter Yet · · Score: 1

    is that before or after the impending sco "tax"?