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  1. I'm betting that Martians are behind this on More MyDoom Gloom · · Score: 4, Funny
    Earth has really been pissing Mars off lately:

    1) Earth landed a multi-ship advance scouting party on Mars this month

    2) An earth leader with a track record for aggression speculated in a speech about the resources that might be plundered from Mars

    3) Earth announced that it was preparing a full scale manned invasion of Mars by 2050

    4) SCO sent a letter demanding payment to Martian citizen Marvin, just in case he uses Linux in his Space Modulator

  2. Why does everyone always disparage ... on Another Serious MSIE Hole · · Score: 2, Funny
    mime types?

    They can be quite good - especially when they pretend to be in a glass cage.

  3. After listening the demo's, all I can say is on Yamaha Releases Singing Synthesis Software · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Don't quit your day job, Mr. Hawking."

    (No disrespect intended).

  4. Re:What is infringing? on Kazaa to Sue Movie, Record Companies · · Score: 4, Funny
    Does anyone have any idea what part of Sherman's IP was redistributed?

    I think it was the 192.168. part.

  5. New superlative: on Spirit Sends Debug Information to Earth · · Score: 4, Funny

    Extreme Remote Debugging

  6. They forgot about Marvin on Spirit Rover Communications Error · · Score: 2, Funny

    and they have made him VERY angry indeed.

  7. It's getting serious - I hear SCO is considering.. on One Company's Response to SCO · · Score: 3, Funny

    turning the entire matter over to the RIAA.

  8. The modern world is binary on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 1
    Both of you are right/wrong

    Sorry, in today's world you can't split the nickel and there's no change from a dollar.

    Either you are fer me or agin me, no matter how stupidly I might behave. There is no time for anything that's not black or white - only liberals think in color. We must act against people we don't like and strong-arm friends into showing our gang colors. Any issue, no matter how complex, must be distilled into a PowerPoint bullet or sound byte. Someone is either left or right, good or evil. You either use Linux or you use Windows.

  9. Re:Both of you are right/wrong... on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 1
    Politicians work for themselves.

    Politicians are puppets that simply carry out the moves of puppet masters. This has never been more clear than it is today (Got Oil?)

    Everything else you describe is the content of the play, not the puppet.

    If you meant that politicians are "in it for themselves", I agree - all employees are.

    At one time, there may have arguably altruistic politicians, but altruism is antithetical to success in the modern political environment.

  10. Re:Duh. on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 1

    According to the article, the whole matter is still being investgated on several fronts. The text that you so conveniently quote only adresses one aspect.

  11. Re:Duh. on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry that you are so sadly deluded. It's really OK to unwrap the flag just enough to see the truth.

  12. Re:Duh. on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 1
    Well since the republicans, democrats, libertarians, greens, commmunists, etc all work for the same team

    The people

    Specious argument or joke? Either way, instead of "The people", you should have said:

    "The corporations and wealthy individuals that finance (the politicians) and for whom (the politicians) do their bidding.

  13. Duh. on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 5, Insightful
    If one of your coworkers leaves his file cabinet unlocked and you want something out of it is that stealing??

    By want, I assume that you meant took. Maybe yes, maybe no.

    But when you competitor does, it's pretty clear that it's theft.

  14. I AM a crook! Dang, I mean on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 1

    I am not a crook! Yeah, yeah, I know, read the telapromoter thing.

  15. With apologies to Samuel L. Clemens, on UK Music Industry Stomps on Imported CD Seller · · Score: 1
    Everyone complains about the these bastards, but no one does anything constructive about it.

    Damn it, when will people get the message and do something about it? The recording industry cabal will never mend their ways and no-one not advances the cause by stealing from them. It's time to write them off, get rid of them and move on.

    The way to get rid of them is not to steal from them, it is to boycott them. Starve the f***ers out of their coke and mansions and out of existence.

    I have been boycotting for 10+ years (sic), turned to alternate sources of music and have found a wealth of fantastic material, none of which feeds the pigopolists. The bonus is that I have found much better and more varied material. And I don't have to look over my shoulder constantly. Yes, it has taken a little more work to find, but I'm not accepting the spoon-fed (or is it force-fed) price-fixed crap that the recording industry cabal tries to pass off as music (or "product" in their vernacular). I have to work at it and look for it, but it has been more than worth it.

    What is needed is a movement, so please get moving. Put some effort into it and you'll find tons of music that doesn't feed the pigopolists. All it takes is a little work and the rewards far outweigh the effort spent.

  16. Proper Grammar Takes A Holiday on Can P2P Filter Copyrighted Content? · · Score: 1
    Los Gatos-based Audible Magic Corp. has created a copyright filtering system that is currently used by CD pressing plants and a small college town in Finland which chief executive Vince Ikezoye said can distinguish between different versions of the same song.

    It takes a small college town in Finland to distinguish between different versions of the same song? What is their method? Perhaps they all go down to the local pub, form two teams, write out the bit patterns long hand, shout back and forth and consume many beers:

    Team A: "Beet 1,204,933 - Uena!"

    Team B: "Yah!"

    Team A: "Beet 1,204,934 - Uena!"

    Team B: "Yah!"

    Team A: "Beet 1,204,935 - Zaero!"

    Team B: "Yah!"

    Team A: "Beet 1,204,936 - Zaero!"

    Team B: "Neigh!"

    Team A: "Beet 1,204,936 - Zaero!"

    Team B: "Neigh!"

    Team A" "Uuuurrrpp!"

  17. Reminds me of ... on RealNetworks Sues Microsoft Over Antitrust Issues · · Score: 1
    ...a completely unrelated old joke. It goes like this:

    Once upon a time, a herpes virus decides to sue another herepes virus...

    Nah, never mind.

  18. Is there a wrist version? on Global Dimming · · Score: 1
    ...is measured by seeing how much the side of a black plate warms up when exposed to the sun, compared with its flip side, which is shaded. It's a relatively crude device, and we have no way of proving how accurate measurements made 30 years ago really are. "To detect temporal changes you must have very good data otherwise you're just analysing the difference between data retrieval systems," says Ohmura.

    More fool me - I always thought that scientists used cesium clocks when trying to detect temporal changes. It turns out that they just use a black plate.

  19. Re:Good... on Latest Maps of the Internet · · Score: 0

    It's spelled Albicoykee, Doc.

  20. Re:For canadians only... on Puretracks.com Enters The Online Music Fray · · Score: 1

    You, sir, are a master baiter.

  21. Re:For canadians only... on Puretracks.com Enters The Online Music Fray · · Score: 1
    That dog cracks me up...

    Celine or Rush?

    FMTPO!

  22. Longhorn To-Do List on SunnComm Says Pointing to Shift Key 'Possible Felony' · · Score: 1

    ...

    14,321) profit

    14,322) eliminate ability to disable autorun

    14,323) profit ...

  23. "will still got" on Virus Knocks Out U.S. Visa Approval System · · Score: 1

    10 Must preview after edit.
    20 GOTO 10

  24. "Virus Knocks Out U.S. Visa Approval System", but on Virus Knocks Out U.S. Visa Approval System · · Score: 1

    the illegals will still got in using American Express.

  25. Re:For those unfortunate times... on 42-Volt Autos · · Score: 1
    That's the funniest thing I've read here all week.

    My mod points are overdue - if had had them I'd mod you up.