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  1. Re:Yes, please. on PayPal vs Google(Buy) · · Score: 1

    They aren't a bank, they are a money courier service, and no I'm not a shill. I'm just tired of misrepresentation. Yes, ~.01% of paypal transactions go wrong, yes, that number is close to 1Million. Deal with it.

  2. Re:Rule of broken thumb on Tracking the Cracks · · Score: 1

    Safe, in this case, means failing elegantly.

  3. Re:Paper doesn't mention open source model on When Bugs Aren't Allowed · · Score: 1

    All components of the beaurocracy in government will use Eminent domain to sieze objects of use, and USUALLY will pay, as that is the principle of Eminent domain.

  4. Re:*spit take* on Everquest I and II Slated For Expansions · · Score: 1

    Well since Platinum/Titanium are $19US, why wouldn't you own most expansions?

  5. Re:Bah on SCO Amends Novell Complaint · · Score: 1

    IBM and Novell won't let it be laughed out of court without a final binding judgement.

    1. Kill
    2. Burn
    3. Salt the earth
    4. Burn the salt
    5. Drown the Ashes in brine

    Trust me, IBM knows how to make sure this battle is only fought once. Any company that has lasted over 100 years in the technology business obviously is doing something right.

  6. Re:Wookies, Anyone? on SCO Amends Novell Complaint · · Score: 1

    This is C3P0 during the Jedi battle, right after he loses his head.

  7. Re:Waste of money unless your taxes are simple on Best Tax Programs? · · Score: 1

    Or you could just spend a few minutes and figure it out yourself. It really isn't that hard. and with the premium version of taxcut or quicken, it saves having to spend time downloading the forms and instructions. Granted, I'm in a bracket where I get almost everything back, but I've had to deal with the long form on paper before, and its not that complicated.

  8. Re:So... on Scientist Pushing for Early Use of Stem Cells · · Score: 1
    I must be missing something here. You think condoms don't prevent transmission of STDs?
    I KNOW that condoms don't prevent transmission of std's. They don't even prevent pregnancy. In a scientific study where condoms were used Correctly and consistently 1 out of 10 females still got pregnant over a years time, and viruses are much smaller than sperm.
  9. Re:So... on Scientist Pushing for Early Use of Stem Cells · · Score: 1

    Actually, so far, there is only one certain way to Avoid HIV. Don't shoot up and don't have sex. Barring attack with a bodily fluid, you won't get it. But that is the only dirty little secret. Condom programs have made matters worse with the myth that you can safely have sex with an infected person.

  10. Re:They call hackers researchers now? on Exploit Released for Unpatched Windows Flaw · · Score: 1

    A hacker TYPICALLY will not have malevelolent intent, but most hackers ... Defcon, 2600, phrack, etc are more typically Chaotic Neutral, and will not intentionally cause damage, but won't be concerned if it occurs in the course of freeing or expanding knowledge. If a component gets "used up" in the pursuit of knowledge that is just a casualty, and not to be worried about.

  11. Re:They call hackers researchers now? on Exploit Released for Unpatched Windows Flaw · · Score: 1

    Cleave.

    Context is always important.

  12. Re:I don't like them either... on Earbud Headphones May Cause Hearing Loss · · Score: 1

    Not the "bud" style, but the Over the ear bud ear huggers seem to fit quite comfortably, I've had to experiment with a couple since I had my favorite pair pull apart at the headphone jack, Sony over the ear buds SUCK, the off-brand, awesome. There is a soft rubber tube that forms over the ear and hugs it fairly snuggly without too much ear penetration, which is half the problem with buds. The other half of course is volume management, which is made worse by stuffing the buds halfway down the canal.

  13. Re:Monopoly anybody? on Fate of High-Def DVD up to Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    Beta format lost. I don't think we can trust the public on choices like this. Power to the Sheeple.

  14. Re:Anti Competitive on Fate of High-Def DVD up to Microsoft? · · Score: 1

    If By internet you mean before Algore invented it then yes I accept your definition, if you mean afterward, you are sadly mistaken.

  15. Re:Your Sig... on Fate of High-Def DVD up to Microsoft? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I know K&R use Foo and Bar. I think I've seen it in pascal references as well.

  16. Re:So how is that going for ya? on Judge Blocks Ban on Violent Video Game Sales · · Score: 1

    That happened this past year, in case you weren't paying attention. SCOTUS decided that minors could not be executed.

  17. Re:Nonsense on 12 Days of Gaming · · Score: 1

    You mean that movie about the prison fight club with the inmates getting privileges, and the guards getting paid wasn't a documentary.

  18. Re:Easy on How Would You Design a Captcha for the Deaf-Blind? · · Score: 1

    Or you could just have an 800 number option for people who choose to skip the captcha.

    If you are having difficulty with this image call 18XX-XXX-XXXX. Problem solved. The Telephone is the wheelchair ramp to the internet.

  19. Re:Depends on if it's true or not on Juniper Sues Message Board Posters · · Score: 1

    If those people were fired, and it was scandalous, and wasn't public knowledge,

    would a reasonable person suspect something underhanded was being done to keep it out of the public eye.

  20. Re:What the fuck is this again? on Impressions From A Second Shipment 360 Owner · · Score: 1

    Or you could install it in a ford pinto, and start both of them running... THEN kick the rear bumper until one of them experiences catastrophic failure.

  21. Re:Well good on Federal Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    Ok, so there is a bacteria out there that is known to eat EVERYTHING it encounters. And what to our suprise we find, that when exposed to Nylon it eats it. WHAT A SHOCKER.

  22. Re:Well good on Federal Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    An Indifferent Atheist isn't religious, but they are a fairly rare breed in my experience.

  23. Re:Well good on Federal Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    No, Baldness is a HAIR STYLE. Sometimes it is chosen, sometimes it just happens, but it is a state on the spectrum of hair. Just like a mowhawk, beehive, or crew cut. A hat to hide your baldness isn't a hair style, but thats another argument.

  24. Re:Well good on Federal Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    Atheism as lack of belief logically would lead to indifference toward other people's religious practices. Whether it is carrying a bible or praying on a hilltop skyclad, but what I commonly see from "Atheists" is taking of offense to my religious practices, sometimes in an active militant manner. THAT form of atheism is religious. That is the form of atheism, most practitioners of other religions frequently encounter, and thus refer to as religion. I've met a VERY few a-religious atheists who chose to either ignore, or comment neutrally regarding other peoples practices.

  25. Re:Well good on Federal Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    The universe however is still a closed system.