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  1. Re:Impossible on Shakespeare In Klingon? · · Score: 1

    It's hard enough to translate Shakespeare into another natural language without losing a great deal (see Doug Hofstadter). Given the limited vocabulary of Klingon (see your Klingon dictionary), you will get a lengthy, tedious baby-talk retelling.

    Since it's Klingon, you're more likely to get a lengthy, tedious baby-talk reyelling.

  2. Re:I work at an international litigation consultin on Prosecutor Loses Case For Citing Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    > I'm not sure what's sadder, that someone I work with has done this, or that the other side doesn't even understand how bad it is...

    Perhaps if the fact taken from Wikipedia was unambiguously true? Just because you are in a court case doesn't mean you have to disagree on everything you can.

    If the fact is unambiguously true you'll also be able to find it somewhere other than Wikipedia.

  3. Re:Adblock on Retargeting Ads Stalk You For Weeks After You Shop · · Score: 1

    Everyone starts using adblock at the same time. Then, you see a crash of the economy of the free internet. Good plan.

    Depends how you use Adblock. Some of us only block the annoying ads.

  4. Re:EVEN sillier on Retargeting Ads Stalk You For Weeks After You Shop · · Score: 1

    For certain products, that makes absolute sense. Take, for example, network-attached storage devices. If you bought one, you might buy others.

    Under those circumstances, wouldn't it make more sense for the ads to start showing a few months later rather than immediately after the purchase?

    Apparently the article is just about advertising things you might purchase over and over, which makes sense in a pushy salesman kind of way.

  5. Re:Awesome! on Shakespeare In Klingon? · · Score: 1

    You'd think that the two people who speak Klingon would be the ones performing in the play.

    That's why they're going!

  6. Re:Did anyone else on Prosecutor Loses Case For Citing Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    Try to find the story on wikipedia?

    No, but I look forward to reading the discussion on why it should/shouldn't be merged with their disclaimer!

  7. Re:backups are important. on What 'IT' Stuff Should We Teach Ninth-Graders? · · Score: 1

    Being able to restore is meaningless if you don't have a backup to restore from.

    Which is why you should always test your backups regularly.

  8. Re:If it violates an amendment on Full-Body Scanners Deployed In Street-Roving Vans · · Score: 1

    Neither. If no one is allowed to wear clothes, then there is no "peeking under clothes" law being broken. Look for a "Only terrorists wear clothing" slogan on a billboard near you.

    I'd feel sorry for the people living in the northern states come winter.

  9. Re:Dead format for dead people? on Company Presses Your Ashes Into Vinyl When You Die · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile, records I've got from the 50's still sound great.

    I'm not usually one to sing vinyl's praises but I found a box full of records from 1940-1960 in the garage of my new house and they also still sound great. Meanwhile, I have CDs from 1990 that sound like crap from all the scratches.

    Though knowing my kids, if I got pressed into vinyl they'd reshape me into an ashtray.

  10. Re:This was a Triumph on Company Presses Your Ashes Into Vinyl When You Die · · Score: 1

    It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.

    With your comment, that is!

  11. Re:Can't remember who said it first on Developer Demands Pirate Bay Not Remove Torrent · · Score: 1

    Hey look guys! It's Pojut, trolling for hits to one of his online services again. If its not his crappy blog its his last.fm page.

    It's definitely a bit of self-advertising but the post was also on-topic. Reading through some (I did not read more than a page) of his older posts the only other advertising I see is in his sig. Hell, if I didn't have to deal with NDAs I'd probably mention my services every now and then too.

  12. Re:Taking it in Stride on Developer Demands Pirate Bay Not Remove Torrent · · Score: 4, Informative

    Did I miss anything?

    F) Profit!

  13. Re:Taking it in Stride on Developer Demands Pirate Bay Not Remove Torrent · · Score: 1

    At least hes taking it in stride and realizing that you can't fully protect your software. Its better than trying to sue them for millions and looking like an ass.

    I'm pretty sure he came up with this idea in a fit of rage. He not only created successful free advertising for himself but he managed to make a fool of the person who cracked his software.

  14. Re:Can't remember who said it first on Developer Demands Pirate Bay Not Remove Torrent · · Score: 4, Informative

    Many people (including myself, hint hint) wish that their work was popular enough to show up on torrent networks.

    You aren't anyone unless your stuff is available in a torrent.

    I see your music is available for download on last.fm but I couldn't find you on Jamendo. If you want exposure I highly recommend setting up an account there. As a bonus, you can also take donations if people like your music.

  15. Re:Le sigh on FCC Fights To Maintain Indecency Policy · · Score: 1

    If I hadn't responded to you I'd mod you up. ;)

  16. Re:...because on FCC Fights To Maintain Indecency Policy · · Score: 1

    If people didn't have sex, methinks we wouldn't have the current crop of anyone :).

    Reminds me of a good joke. "Sex is hereditary. If your parents didn't have it, chances are you won't either."

  17. Re:Le sigh on FCC Fights To Maintain Indecency Policy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Our society would be a much, much better place if "kill" had the same vulgar and obscene connotations as "fuck".

    I think our society would be a much better place if "fuck" didn't have such vulgar and obscene connotations. I'd rather see a cock or two on my TV than another graphic murder show. If acknowledging the existence of all the bad things that happen in the world is a good thing, why isn't it a good thing to acknowledge the existence of the good things too?

  18. Re:But on Many Hackers Accidentally Send Their Code To Microsoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    That explains why they enter through the back door.

  19. Re:Time on Video Showing Half a Million Asteroid Discoveries · · Score: 1

    I used Greasemonkey with the Youtube Video Download script. It embeds a button on the page and doesn't involve external sites. It's pretty handy if you watch/keep a lot of stuff on Youtube.

  20. Re:Nothings confirmed... on UVB-76 Explained · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me guess. You were president of the Tautology Club back in school.

    If you're right, he was.

  21. Re:If you're looking for fun, you're doing it wron on Fun To Be Had With a 10-Foot Satellite Dish? · · Score: 1

    5 - Interesting ?

    Are you all mad. It's a joke ! If you did that for real you'd crash into random objects as it'd be completely uncontrollable.

    I'm sorry, but your post just made it sound even more fun!

  22. Re:Improper Use of the 3 Step Process on Fun To Be Had With a 10-Foot Satellite Dish? · · Score: 3, Funny

    IAAUGL

    I Am An Underpants Gnome Lawyer?

    Probably. Or he choked on an orange while dictating.

  23. Re:Broadcast a cryptic signal for years on Fun To Be Had With a 10-Foot Satellite Dish? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Since governments don't actually acknowledge number stations, what would be the harm of starting your own?

    To give it an even geekier twist it could start with "three... one... four... one... five...".

  24. Re:Astronomy? on Fun To Be Had With a 10-Foot Satellite Dish? · · Score: 2

    I don't get it. How would a 10' dish help him achieve first posts?

    "Hey CmdrTaco, I'll trade you this 10' dish for letting me get first post."

  25. Re:How do you anticipate weak points on Teacher Asks Students To Plan a Terrorist Attack · · Score: 2, Funny

    Didn't britian found austrailia to get rid of it's terrorists?

    Britain only claimed the eastern half, and not just terrorists ended up there.

    Oh, right, I'm on Slashdot, what I meant to say was "whoosh".