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  1. Re:Realistically, guns as a self defense mechanism on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 1

    I can live with the nightmares, as long as I'm alive to wake up from them.

  2. Re:Secondary market is the real problem. on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 1

    And yet the DC gun murder rate is the highest in the country

  3. Re:What a moot issue on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 1

    Why do you think that the purpose of the 2nd amendment is revolution? Where in the 2nd amendment or in any of the papers published during our founders times was that claim made?

    Have you read the federalist papers, and the various other writings of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin?

  4. Re:hopelessly outgunned... on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 1

    Give it time, there are those who do.

  5. Re:It's easy to avoid on eBay vs. Romania's Online Scammers · · Score: 1

    I actually went in to the post office, filed the complaint, It was under $200. A short time(2ish weeks) later I received a duplicate(new serial) M/O. Then Converted it back to cash.

  6. Re:It's easy to avoid on eBay vs. Romania's Online Scammers · · Score: 1

    I've gotten my money back. and they do investigate.

  7. Re:It's easy to avoid on eBay vs. Romania's Online Scammers · · Score: 1

    Commiting fraud with a USPS money order is a federal crime. You can chargeback, and you can get your money back. and they can go to prison.

  8. Re:Queue half-life jokes on Valve Plans For More Half-Life Beyond Episode 3 · · Score: 1

    Or you could have waited, shopped around and gotten orange box for $25. I know I did.

  9. Re:Sooo.... on Google's Ban of an Anti-MoveOn.org Ad · · Score: 1

    They do, however most of their campaigns do not mention the other brand because their ad team believes that mentioning the other name can help give the competition "mind share". In other markets(car for example) the competing brands aren't just mentioned, but shown.

  10. Re:That would be "Farnham's Freehold". on Heinlein Archives Put Online · · Score: 1

    He mentioned Ginny, and then wrote her off as a purely fantastic objectification of women.

    Interestingly enough RAH actually responded to this very criticism, and agreed that he did use this formula, but defended it by pointing out that each of these characters is directly based on living human beings.

  11. Re:This links to a *STORE*, people... on Heinlein Archives Put Online · · Score: 1

    Not free is fine, but where is the total access payment option.

  12. Re:This is really bad news for me. on Nasdaq to Delist SCO Sep 27 · · Score: 1

    Yes, the broker collects interest on the loan, and a servicing fee above that.

  13. Re:This is really bad news for me. on Nasdaq to Delist SCO Sep 27 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Short selling is typically a long term(30-90 days or more) option. Its not a day trading option for sure. You really should do some sort of research or reading before you spout off knowing nothing.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_selling
    http://www.investopedia.com/university/shortselling/shortselling1.asp
    Just for a couple examples.

  14. Re:Trackballs and buttons don't mix on Mouse or Trackball? · · Score: 1

    I prefer the MS Intellimouse trackball. similar config, but the wheel is under the middle/ring finger. and its white. I've got one on every system I own, and spares JIC. It does require periodic(monthly) cleaning, but its awesome for comfort. You can see one here on EBAY

  15. Re:Backstop that lock... on The Study of Physical Hacks at DefCon · · Score: 1

    No, but if you kill a burglar and put their head out front on a pike, the rest will get the hint.

    Check with your HOA to make sure heads on pikes are approved lawn decoration.

  16. Re:Nevada is a One-party Consent to Tape State on Dateline NBC Mole Outed At DefCon · · Score: 1

    Registration forms? names? credit cards?

    at defcon?

    its cash on the barrelhead, no names, no questions.

  17. Re:What? What country are you living in? on A Year In Prison For a 20-Second Film Clip? · · Score: 1

    Its private property, and the contract on the back of your ticket allows them to search you.

  18. Re:You can't on Privacy Group Gives Google Lowest Possible Grade · · Score: 1

    time and system resources are $$$. make no mistake. Especially when dealing with the magnitude of data Google has.

  19. Re:About damn time on Best Buy Accused of Overcharging · · Score: 1

    Um wow, what a ripoff, 2x the size for exactly 2x the price. the classic ripoff, is " Take a look at these much higher quality 256MB sticks of 2700 at 39.99"

  20. Re:Sucks to be SCO. on Hearing Date Set for SCO vs. Novell · · Score: 1

    Once IBM finishes, loose will be a very good descriptor.

  21. Re:What?! on MIT Media Lab Making Programming Fun For Kids · · Score: 1

    VB includes all the basic commands print, input, goto, gosub, set/let, for/next

  22. Re:Kind of a concern on Landline Holders Increasingly Older, More Affluent · · Score: 1

    Rest of the world
    Caller pays $$$ always.

    US
    Landline users pay a flat fee for unlimited outgoing calls. And they would balk at the premium the rest of the world pays to call mobile phones.

  23. Re:Good point. on Why Microsoft Won't List Claimed Patent Violations · · Score: 1

    AKA

    200 LB gorrilla(MS) Meet 2 ton charging elephant(IBM)

    HAND

  24. Re:Who else... on ESA's Cluster Spacecraft Makes Shocking Discovery · · Score: 1

    YOu could have at least posted the answer too.

  25. Re:Sampling? on Hybrid Cars to Get New Mileage Ratings · · Score: 1

    Because the people who do that sort of thing own cars that need it more often than new cars.