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  1. Re:Lies on New Tool Cracks Apple's FairPlay DRM · · Score: 1
    There's no such thing as a licence to use. Back up in the thread for a full discussion. Copyright law does not restrict use. It only restricts creating copies, distributing them, and public performance.
    I din't say anything about use license... I said Use RIGHT. I "own" a set of windows 95...a,b,c,PLUSa,PLUSb. do I have the "right" to make a "copy" and use that. Yes or no??
  2. Re:Another museum with IBM machines on IBM's Mainframe Dinosaur Turns 40 · · Score: 1

    Those number are approximately equivilant to the American SSN.

    I've read all the chicken little stuff on google. What it boils down to is that IBM then as now sold tabulating and data tracking solutions. What the customer does with it is largely the customers business.

  3. Re:Lies on New Tool Cracks Apple's FairPlay DRM · · Score: 1

    Yes, and that license implies merchantability. Fair use is not the direction that you want to go.

    Fair use as others have explained says "I violated copyright because"...
    I'm a teacher
    I'm Weird Al
    I quoted 2 lines from Tom Clancy and listed him in the footnote
    That is fair use

    When you buy a CD or a WMA or an AAC you are paying for a license to listen to a song and that implies Merchantability. IF something interferes with that listening experience then go around it. IF I lose my key for VB6 I still have the right to use it.

    ********UNTESTED AS YET***********
    If I buy a CD at a thrift store I have the right to use it

    If I buy a book at a used book store I have the right to read it, or re-bind it... If I rebind it I **MAY NOT*** have the right to resell it without including the appropriate copyright notice.

  4. Re:Another museum with IBM machines on IBM's Mainframe Dinosaur Turns 40 · · Score: 1

    Yes, it is disgusting that a giant corporation who built and sold census machines built and sold census machines to a sovereign government which later commited atrocities... Just horrible. They should be flogged.

  5. Re:Google has AFAIK a wonderful track record on Speculating About Gmail · · Score: 1

    Ok, Yes IBM sold census machines, yes Nazi Germany bought some... correlation and contribution OTOH aren't quite so clearcut.

  6. Re:domain name registration/information on Attorney Mike Godwin Answers 'Cyberlaw' Questions · · Score: 1

    Actually, they don't... they use ANI.. call id can be blocked or dropped with little difficulty. OTOH spoofing ANI is non-trivial.

  7. Re:Administration hasn't done anything bad on Weapons in Space · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you think the war in Iraq ended at any time in the last 10 years your hat is on a bit tight...

    In point of fact there was no period longer than 3 days without shots fired on both sides and likely Iraqi military casualties. The only reason it didn't make the news was that there were no "allied" casualites... primarily due to the technological advantage.

    but Iraqi forces fired AA weapons at the aircraft patrolling the "no-fly" zones as quickly as they could rebuild/resupply the AA sites and just as quickly they were bombed to pieces... perhaps the sanctions weren't working.

  8. Re:It's not a matter of tree count on Chainsaw-wielding Robotic Submarine · · Score: 1

    no particular reason seems to be the consensus...

    instinct/habit of some sort(see todays poll)

    although I've read stories from cruel people about giving soluble items to raccoons near a stream and watch them "wash it" till it's gone...

  9. Re:Did I miss out on Ireland becoming the 51st sta on How To Catch A Scammer/Spammer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The jury is still out on that question.

  10. Re:It's not a matter of tree count on Chainsaw-wielding Robotic Submarine · · Score: 1

    Originally learned about it in school..

    checked google for 'raccoon food washing myth'.

    And since raccoons eat crayfish and other aquatic life... it would make sense to hang out at the stream...

  11. Re:True on Computerized Time Clocks Susceptible to 'Manager Attack' · · Score: 1

    oddly enough food service is also frequently an exempt group. Take the time to read the posted(required by law) employment regulations at your place of business. Either on or off clock depending on local regulation.

  12. Re:It's not a matter of tree count on Chainsaw-wielding Robotic Submarine · · Score: 1

    Actually, they don't...

    wash their food. And I'm shocked that someone on slashdot is still perpetuating that old myth.

  13. Re:Yes on Death by Coffee? · · Score: 1

    6 gallons of water(over 24 hours) with no other intake will be fatal, but if you take your salt tabs and eat your pretzels and some peanuts you will likely be fine...

    6 gallons of water as fast as you can chug it will be almost invariably fatal... since you will be unable to void fast enough... although your body MIGHT take over and cause you to void both ways... FUN FUN.

  14. Re:5 gallons on Death by Coffee? · · Score: 1

    over 24 hours 5 gallons would be merely unpleasant, but make sure you get your salt tabs... otherwise you will drown. I've done 3 gallons over an 8 hour work day with nothing more than major bloat... and I typically drink 2-3 gallons daily... so 5 would be heavy, but not necessarily fatal.. OTOH 5 gallons as fast as you can drink it with no electrolytes will jack you up HARD.

  15. Re:UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE THAT MUCH CAFFEINE! on Death by Coffee? · · Score: 1

    Not at all fun... and don't forget the auditory and visual hallucinations, and I'm not talking about pretty colors... but concussion stuff.. quad vision voices.. etc. Nasty nasty.. I did a 6 pack of the 24 oz diet dew in under an hour and was thrashed for the rest of the day... no vomiting, but nausea, shakes vision... not doing that again.

  16. Re:Me Scared? on Omniscience Protocol · · Score: 1

    Well thats Mulder's fault for not turning off wake on lan and wake on modem.

  17. Re:No more imagination.. on War of the Worlds Remake · · Score: 1

    Torque was actually not THAT bad.

    Studly male lead: I live my life a quarter mile at a time
    Hot female lead: That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my life

    I'm not saying it was great, but the tongue in cheek moments made it worth watching.. not sure I would have payed 7 bucks, but it wasn't 2 hours of my life I want back.

  18. Re:Take it outside God-boy on 15 Mutations Resulted In Increased Brain Size · · Score: 0, Troll

    4. Individual Lutherans and other protestants smuggling jews out of germany and france and hiding them as well.

    The Roman Catholic church is not the whole of Christianity(some would argue that it isn't a part) and the whole of Christianity is not the Roman Catholic church. There have always been "Christians" outside Rome and at times they have even been hunted by Rome.

    The principle(s) of seperation of church and state in the US and other places are a direct result of the abuses of the church-state in those instances you referenced.

  19. Re:ENG 201 on Tracking Social Networking In Shakespeare Plays · · Score: 2

    So, communicating clearly and coherently and having your message understood isn't important to you.

    Check.

  20. Re:I don't get it on Orange County: More E-Ballots Cast Than Voters · · Score: 1

    all non-felon citizens are part of the well regulated militia. see http://www.sss.gov/

  21. Re:I don't get it on Orange County: More E-Ballots Cast Than Voters · · Score: 1

    A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.Here is what it really says FREE state being the key... free of what? taxation without representation... tyranny etc...read the Federalist papers

  22. Re:Dark-roasted coffee is "better" than medium on Coffee is a "Health Drink" · · Score: 1

    You are right and wrong... espresso is made by forcing hot water (215+ degrees F) through coffee grounds. Yes.. a pump is used.. but only to keep the water liquid.

  23. Re:Oh really? on MS Security Chief: Windows Never Exploited Until Patch Available · · Score: 1

    Sure, any point not demonstrably at the edge can be defined as center.. given the other parameters

  24. Re:Time compression on Timeshifting: Cram More Into Life · · Score: 1

    Sorry 7E1

  25. Re:Time compression on Timeshifting: Cram More Into Life · · Score: 1

    you could transmit 7N1...