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  1. Re:Now, next on the list. on RCMP Won't Go After Personal Filesharers · · Score: 1

    Argh, hate to reply to myself. I also wanted to mention the courts at various levels have repeatedly ruled possession laws unconstitutional but due to pressure and threats of economic punishment from the south the laws don't change.

  2. Re:Now, next on the list. on RCMP Won't Go After Personal Filesharers · · Score: 1

    Exactly. I attend the legalization march each year, most recently billed as "The Toronto Freedom Festival". You'd be hard pressed to find opposition to such a change outside of strict authoritarian circles. Even then their argument usually consists of "But it's illegal".

  3. Now, next on the list. on RCMP Won't Go After Personal Filesharers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    While we're deciding not to go after people for petty things: How about they stop going after people who commit truly victimless crimes like smoking a joint?

    Both will piss the United States off to the same extent.

  4. Re:Word Processor on Transitioning From Developer To Management? · · Score: 1

    Of course because trying is the first step to failure.

  5. Re:Upgrade complete on Sun Moves Into Commodity Silicon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Get back to Eve-Online!

    /me wants a Jovian processor.....

  6. Re:tagged "fuckroland" on The Physics of Beer Bubbles · · Score: 1

    FAIL on my part oh well, flaming in public, c'est la vie. My hobby exposed :(

    Don't act like you've never done it... except the several of you that will, I'm in no position to make comments :P

  7. Re:tagged "fuckroland" on The Physics of Beer Bubbles · · Score: 1

    Don't like it?
    Don't read it!



    This would be the point of a filter, Roland. (shhh about this being ac as well.)

  8. Everything? on Facebook Acquires Parakey's Web OS Platform · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What about bootstrapping the system. I'll venture a guess of no before even rtfa.

  9. Re:Hate to be a killjoy, but... on The Dusty Concern for the Mission to Mars · · Score: 1

    Whats the point of learning anything about it if you don't intend to go there. If we're so afraid to risk a few of our best that are fully aware of the risk involved why are we bothering with sending any probes at all. The money in that case could be better utilized with a primary focus on bettering human life on earth. Why bother with a big rock that will always be very far away from us at all.

    Also before anyone starts with the arguement about the tertiary earthside benefits of developing and sending the probes and rovers consider the potential benefits derived from learning to live in self contained spaces for long periods of time for humanity on earth.

  10. Re:Something is seriously wrong with this list... on Ocarina of Time — Best Game Ever? · · Score: 1

    Was going to waste everyones time with a brand new post, but I'll just reply here because it's semi related.

    What?! No Fallout/Fallout 2. Lord thunderin' I'm playing through Fallout 2 again for because I'm some form of addict appearntly, any media mention of a fallout game and I dig out my copies. I loves me those games.

  11. Re:Hate what? on Microsoft to Offer Free Online Storage · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Google hasn't burned it's social credit with tech types, yet. I'm not claiming they will, and I'd like to think they won't.(Why yes I am interested in buying a bridge why do you ask?) I think the might hate and fear is a little strong but not far off in meaning.

  12. Re:Captain Pike on Brain/Machine Interfaces Approaching Usefulness · · Score: 0

    I guess Captain Pike got stuck with an old model, dating all the way back to 2005...

    Even in the utopian future of Star Trek we still shaft our veterans.

  13. The poll. on Top Irritating Words Spawned by Internet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The poll also showed that respondants had a desire for children to 'get off their lawn'.

  14. Umm? on Has Open Source Jumped the Shark? · · Score: 1

    I may be missing something, but what? If you don't want to work on a commercialized open-source project, ummmm I don't know... How about don't?

    Take the source and make hippie-love-fest-2.0 thats the point of open-source no?

  15. Re:This is news? on AOL Security Compromised by Teenager · · Score: 1

    And just cause that's autobiographical doesn't mean anything mods!

  16. This is news? on AOL Security Compromised by Teenager · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean I won't even go with the obvious AOL bashing. But is it really news that Teens are committing computer crime? Isn't that the stereotype? The pimple faced dateless wonder in his parents basement 'pwning' the 'g1bs0n'?

  17. Re:"slashdottit!"? on Top 10 April Fools Stories · · Score: 5, Funny

    I renounce my previous post and am now going to gouge my eyes out in an attempt to stop the burning.

  18. Re:"slashdottit!"? on Top 10 April Fools Stories · · Score: 5, Funny

    "slashdottit!"

    This must be the slashdot equivalent to farks "boobies". I for one welcome our new full chested over-ladies?

  19. Re:Oh No! The Maple Syrup Supply is unsafe! on Canada Rejects Anti-Terror Laws · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Negative, the cell that was arrested intended to attack Toronto.

  20. Re:What's the point? on Ask CCP About EVE Online · · Score: 1

    What am I missing?

    Appearently the entire game. Eve is many things, you can play it for an economic sim, or you can fight things, plus many activites. The one thing eve is not is a flight sim. Flying actually takes little time now, they removed the time sink it used to be with 'Warp to 0km'.

  21. Re:Since when ? on NPR Looks to Technological Singularity · · Score: 1

    Not phones with TV, Video phones in North America usually refers full duplex video conferencing.

  22. Re:Since when ? on NPR Looks to Technological Singularity · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They got the video phone right, it is possible as others have pointed out. What they got wrong was the market, and they were futurists after all so who can blame them on that.

    The problem with the video phone is that I can't roll out of bed and answer it. Video conferencing does have it's uses, but I need time to prepare so I don't look like my usual pile of ass who just rolled out of bed. That might make the telemarketers stop calling tho... hmmm

    It wasn't technology they guessed wrong, unless you count not having those things the jetsons did, instantly groom and dress out as you got out of bed. Now that would make the video phone take off.

  23. Re:misinformation on Spam from Taiwan · · Score: 1

    How people are so casual about the facts is beyond me.
    You should try it sometime it can be loads of fun.

    Other then adding democratic to the name because as I mentioned above I am some form of monkey, I really didn't go into anything you said. Thanks for adding to the discussion, but I didn't cover any of the facts you're claiming I'm casual about.

  24. Re:Taiwan China ... on Spam from Taiwan · · Score: 1

    Ok it's early and you are right I am adding Democratic cause I'm some form of monkey. Damn you communists and your tricky name tricks. Anyway :P while I ment rogue as EVERYONE has pointed out, what I said was no less true, the PRC does consider them 'red' :P Ok yea I'm grabbing at straws there.

  25. Re:Taiwan China ... on Spam from Taiwan · · Score: 1

    Ask a person from Taiwan where they are from and they will say China. I know that because I've worked booking appointments for visas to the U.S. One of the things to get straight when someone said they were from China was that the Democratic Peoples Republic of or Republic of. They both refer to them selves as from China.