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  1. Re:But what jail will be big enough? on House Bill to Make File-Sharing an Automatic Felony · · Score: 1

    Quiet, before the RIAA starts lobbying for executions!

  2. Not too good on DVD Burner Round-up · · Score: 1

    Honestly, I've known Cliés to be pretty slick (I love my PEG-NV90) in the past, but this thing is just plain hideous. Did Sony fire their design team or something?

  3. Makes Sense... on Microsoft Wins Homeland Security Contract · · Score: 1

    Microsoft's security track record is pretty comparable to the department of homeland security's...

  4. Re:I wonder... on Matrix Reloaded on DVD Before Revolutions · · Score: 1

    Sure, where else would they get the ability to use so many processors in parallel, if not stealing it from SCO?

  5. Running Linux, eh? on Linux-Controlled Segway Robot · · Score: 1

    I guess that reduces the platforms that don't run Linux to what, Toasters and Pencil Sharpeners?

  6. Re:Just one point though.. on Marriage May Tame Genius · · Score: 1
    The wife assumes you are with the mistress,
    The mistress assume you are with the wife,
    So you can go to the lab and get some work done.

    Of course this requires two nigh-impossible things - namely a wife and a mistress.

    Hardly impossible, just difficult to maintain if they both know about each other

  7. Damn! on Marriage May Tame Genius · · Score: 1

    I would've been able to think of a clever comment, but ,you see, I just met this girl...

  8. Re:Forget about prohibiting video game sales . . . on Courts Block Washington Violent Game Law · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean Windows isn't a game?!? Damn, after all those hours I spent trying to play chess with that damn paperclip...

  9. Re:disabled your phone line? on Sony Recalls 18,000 VAIO Laptops · · Score: 1

    It's not that you've disabled the line, it's that you've disabled the VIAO's ability to handle incoming calls. Apparently, when this is done, they don't route the electricity properly, so it is just dispersed into the laptop's frame.

  10. So, it appears that... on Review Of Yopy 3700 Linux PDA · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...They've finally ported Linux to the GBA:SP. 'Bout damn time, too...

  11. Re:The End of File Sharing on The New Yorker on Business Process Patents · · Score: 1
    Compulsary licensing under fair terms should be enforced

    The problem with that is who decides what fair terms are. The judiciary? I'm certainly not in favor of increasing their already-abused power.

  12. Re:This is why ... on Gator-style Overlay Ads Are Legal, Says Court · · Score: 1
    If third party software is allowed to replace the ads on a web page, then it is certainly legal for you to remove ads from the web pages you see. This decision strongly protects ad-blocking software, and that's a good thing.

    You're making the (regrettably) unfortunate assumption that courts give equal protection to corps and individuals.

  13. IPv6? on Messaging Over IPv6 Headers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hah, typical slashdot, this is a dupe. There was already a story on Science Fiction today.

  14. Deep Space 6? on Deep Space 6 Publishes New IPv6 Status Pages · · Score: 2, Funny

    I figured IPV6 was more like Deep Space Nine, neither one's going anywhere...

  15. Re:I read, but on Hormel Sues Over SpamArrest Name · · Score: 1
    Good God, man, you're right! I mean, if they let their trademark into the public domain, any old company could go ahead and start selling low-quality spam knockoffs!


    Wait a second...

  16. I can never get motivated to buy a card on GF FX 5900 Ultra vs. ATi Radeon 9800 Pro · · Score: 1

    Simply because we seem to alternate between classic UT and Counterstrike at LAN parties, with a bit of Starcraft thrown in now and again. There's simply no reason to buy a card when you're running games half a decade old.

  17. Time to upgrade! on GF FX 5900 Ultra vs. ATi Radeon 9800 Pro · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, damn! Four more FPS! For only $499 (plus tax ans S&H)! Where's my credit card...

  18. Probably doesn't matter on RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers · · Score: 1
    And they also need to be very careful about snagging people who are sharing songs that the bands don't mind being shared.

    Probably doesn't matter. Remember, the arists are slaves to the companies; the copyrights aren't theirs to control.

  19. Re:Potential to end Reign of Terror on RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers · · Score: 1

    The problem is, as much as any of us might hate it, these people are breaking the law, and the RIAA has every right to sue them. This cannot be good, as the cases will be won easily, and will discourage P2P.

  20. Wanna clarify that? on SMS, SARS, And Censorship · · Score: 1
    And the steps the Chinese government is taking to make sure it does not happen again.

    And Optimist might think they were talking about the outbreak here, not the messages.

  21. Re:IBM says on IBM Responds To SCO: Business As Usual · · Score: 1

    What good is a lawsuit Mr. McBride, when you have no code?

  22. I believe this is known as... on Making Ice Cream With Liquid Nitrogen · · Score: 1

    ... Ice Cream, MIT Style

  23. The sky is falling! on Hydrodemolition Robot Crushes With Water · · Score: 1

    GAHHH! We cannot give robots destructive powers, they'll kill us all! Have you people learned nothing from The Matrix?

  24. What is IPv6? on Pentagon Wants IPv6 by 2008 · · Score: 5, Funny

    All I've heard is that Duke Nukem: Forever is supposed to have built in support for it...

  25. No Dice on Kazaa/Altnet To Pay Users For Trading Content · · Score: 1
    The first question:
    "Where do we send the check?"

    Not something I'd want to put in the hand of Sharman. Even if they don't want to disclose info, the *AAs would be lining up to sue for it.