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  1. Re:Heh heh heh on AT&T Wireless Phone "Upgrades" Aren't · · Score: 1

    This isn't an old configuration, just a diffrent one. From what I can tell AT&T oversold and cluttered up their frequency. That said the N-Gage is TriBand it would seem that once again your mess of a phone system is to blame.

  2. Re:if women like liv tyler go there on British School Offers Elvish Lessons · · Score: 2, Funny


    Well some of us don't think about things like that.
    </roadtrip>

  3. Re:Capitalism getting way out of line on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    And why not, it is entirely possible the librals will lose the next election might aswell stuff it up for the next government.

    There are many other issues with this agreement to name a few:
    - A "positive" is that Australia will be allowed to export beef to America... *fineprint*in 18 years
    - The agreement allows for more American TV to be shown in Australia if the government should so choose, however if one government allows an extra 10 hours of viewing per week and is ousted in the next election the next government can't lower it. All this can mean is more reality TV and I dont like it.

  4. Re:WRITE, damn it!! on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    Send a telegram or registered post, to make sure they get it.

  5. Re:laws must be passed in parliament on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    And.... the law must pass through the Governer General. If the Queen dont like it, it dont get passed.

  6. Re:And, of course, white Australia more-or-less be on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 2, Funny
    And, of course, white Australia more-or-less began as a great big prison for politically inconvenient persons (Perth notwithstanding).

    Correct, Perth is still a great big prison.
  7. Re:Compulsory Voting on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    Pfft for $37.50 you dont have to vote, but why wouldn't you. If you dont vote then you can't complain about what our politicians are doing.

  8. Re:Thanks to Firefly... on Firefly Movie Gets The Green Light · · Score: 1

    Ic giet gecwedan eald Englisc ge insensitive clod!

    Dictionary

  9. Re:Curse of the F's on Firefly Movie Gets The Green Light · · Score: 1

    Should of started the show with an L, lets face it LEXX is the shittiest sci-fi should to slither onto our TV screens in many a year, and its still going strong.

  10. Re:LucasArts Executive Says... on Sam & Max Sequel Canceled · · Score: 1

    As a test they should tell said marketing team that it is a 3D FPS and see what conclusion they come back to you with.

  11. Re:English article on Two-Legged Home Robot, Coming Soon To Japan · · Score: 1

    Whats the japanise word for irony?

  12. Re:Bomb 'Em on Infinium Labs Threatens HardOCP Again · · Score: 1

    Furthermore googlefight shows HardOCP as the winner by far.

  13. Re:Better control experiment... on Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thats nothing, one day me and a few (lady) friends decided we would go to our local adult bookshop for a look around for an 18th birthday present. Obviously I had no problems being seen entering such a place with two attractive women at my side so we went and had a look around. A few giggles and $15 later we emerged with a plastic... massage... device deftly sealed up in a brown paper bag. We were pleased with our purchase and decided to get along with our day.

    Our next stop was at the local Target supermarket so we entered and had a look around bought some CD's and went to leave. Not so fast unfortunatly a hidden anti-theft tag was atached to the phallus of my girlfriends new best friend. This lead to an interesting conundrum, we had the option of:
    a. Showing a 14 year old girl (who was clearly working her first day) and a few interested onlookers what was in the bag.
    b. Waiting for the Cops to rock up and then showing them what was in the bag.
    c. Attempt to tell her what was in the bag whilst keeping as diplomatic as possible.
    It should also be pointed out that it was infact me holding the bag and this was not something I would like to be seen with.

    Ultimitly we were able to communicate the contents of the bag and one quick peek and a sheepish smile later we were on our way. I learnt a valuable lesson that day my friends. Don't forget your towel (of al foil).

  14. Re:Making good money with F/OSS on Young Programmer, Stop Advocating Free Software! · · Score: 1
    My question the programmer addressed in this letter is, why on earth would you work for a for-profit organization without requiring compensation?


    Me personaly, I contribute to OSS for free because it looks good on a resume to say that you've programmed at least a small part of a reasonably popular peice of software that your prospective employer is more likely to have, seeing as its free.
  15. Kama Whoring with ad free versions on Anatomy of Game Development · · Score: 5, Informative
  16. Re: Stolen Laptop Alarms on Stolen Laptop Alarms · · Score: 1
    The theif police are dubbing "The Smartarse."


    He is also wanted in relation to a series of break ins at burgular alarm factories, prisons and police stations.
  17. Re:wtf? on DeCSS Trade Secret Case Comes to an End - Again · · Score: 1

    So placing said secret on freenet wouldnt be illegal because there is no actual way to tell if said data actualy exists on the network.

  18. *cough* on MS Security Chief: Windows Never Exploited Until Patch Available · · Score: 1

    *Cough* Winnuke *cough*

  19. Re:The Sharecropper Analogy on Microsoft Beta Includes Built-in Virus Scanner · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry but no one yet has pointed out that if Microsofts products suck then the third-party businesses are in no trouble. There is a built in firewall currently in Windows XP as I'm sure many people know, I am also sure that people are well aware of the general suckyness of said firewall and as such people still are using third-party firewalls that do a bangup job.

    Also many people seem to forget that Netscape 4 was the digital equlivent of a metric shitload of crap. It didn't support anything even remotely resembling a standard and it took roughly three hours to load. Internet Explorer, whilst not perfect, was better then Netscape by far. Thus Netscape lost the race and IE has been infront for years.

    People seem to also forget the virus scanners in DOS and Windows 3.11, namely because they too sucked.

    Lets face it if Microsoft produces a superior product then the AV companies will have to take notice, otherwise people will (for the most part) continue using their current AV programs and lets face it most sysadmins will be savvy enough to realise that they should stick with their current AV at least untill we can guage the effectiveness of the new Windows AV. Last time I checked site licenses seemed to be a steady source of income.

  20. Re:Interesting!! on Visual Autopsy Of An ATM Card Skimmer · · Score: 0

    In Australia it is relitivily common for the cashiers to offer the machine to you so you can swipe your own card, if they dont you can always ask them for it. It seems a reasonable request I dont understand why more countrys havent adopted it.

  21. Re: Metric System on Visual Autopsy Of An ATM Card Skimmer · · Score: 1, Informative


    Actualy the Human hand is base 11 because you have 10 fingers and zero is represented with no fingers being up. If you were to grow two more fingers you would have a base 13 pair of hands and that would be way out.
    </nitpick>

    IIRC If we were going for optimism we would have e/2 fingers on each hand however IANAMP (I am not a maths prof.)

  22. Re:Sithu Thein's comment is the most interesting on Girls in the Gaming World · · Score: 0

    Sweet merciful crap! Not only was your argument coherent it also included a bibliography.

    +1 Groundbreaking

  23. Re:laws on An Ignition Interlock In Every Car? · · Score: 0
    When you go in for a prostate exam you doctor dosen't treat you like a diseased-ridded leper or some pervert taking the test for shits and giggles.


    He doesn't? Oh dear god no.... I thought it was weird when he smelt his fingers afterwards.
  24. People have been copying works for centuries on FBI Anti-Piracy Seal · · Score: 0

    Not many people realise this but in shakespeares time people known as memorisors were sent into plays to memorise the entire thing and create cheap knockoff plays (much like a cam rip) clicky

    Piracy has been going on over the ages and the entertainment industry has yet to go bankrupt, the sooner they accept it as part of the business the sooner we can get back to watching our dvd-rips.

  25. Re:laws on An Ignition Interlock In Every Car? · · Score: 0

    I live in Australia where you will lose your lisense if you dont give a breath test and quite honestly I dont see what all the fuss is about. You speak of your "humiliation of being forced to blow into a plastic tube", what humiliation? Seriously if you are humiliated by blowing into a plastic tube you have a few suprises comming to you at your first prostate exam but I digress.

    I'm not sure how it works over there but here if you havent been drinking then you blow into the plastic tube and continue on your merry way and possibly flashing your lights at oncomming traffic to inform them of the Booze Bus up ahead. If you have been drinking and you blow higher then 0.05 BAC then you have to go with them into the booze bus to take a blood test, if after the blood test you are below 0.05 you can continue along on your merry way also. Conversly if you are over the limit your up shit creek without a paddle and you are going to have a fun time walking home.

    How could you think this is a problem? Would you prefer simply blowing into a plastic tube every now and then or being hit by a drunk jackarse who decided that they were "good to drive".

    As an aside, here in Australia you only need to be 18 to drink and its oh so sweet.