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  1. Re:Americans should just stop with big engines! on Auto Mileage Standards Raised to 35 mpg · · Score: 1

    But then how am I going to drive up that long steep grade to my house at 90 mph?

  2. Re:What about the plagiarized material? on Wikipedia to be Licensed Under Creative Commons · · Score: 1

    Example?

  3. Re:Alter the agreement subtlely on Non-Compete Agreement Beyond Term of Employment? · · Score: 1

    He wasn't bound to a new agreement, and he kept his job. What's wrong with that?

  4. Re:I have a problem with this on FCC To End Exclusive Cable For Apartments · · Score: 1

    The tenant is paying the bill for the service, not the landlord. The tenant should be allowed to choose if it's reasonable to do so. The cable companies are mostly responsible for maintaining the service anyway.

  5. Re:Thats why I love Amazon.com on Best Buy Customer Gets Box Full of Bathroom Tiles Instead of Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    That's assuming the product is actually sold by Amazon and not one of the many shady retailers they host.

  6. Re:The Constitution v. FEC on Colbert's Run For President May Be Criminal · · Score: 1

    How is Congress abridging freedom of speech? You're free to give money to any candidate you want.

  7. Re:Maybe a better way would be... on Higher Tuition For an Engineering Degree · · Score: 1

    Most science/engineering schools already charge materials fees (even when no materials are actually consumed).

  8. Re:Legal Analysis on Executive Order Overturns US Fifth Amendment · · Score: 1

    You fail at reading comprehension.

    "except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger"

    This exception only applies to people in the military.

  9. Re:gah. on Robots Teach Autistic Kids Social Skills · · Score: 1

    It's not about not fitting social norms, it's about the complete inability to be social with anyone. And no, most scientists and mathematicians do not have autism.

  10. Re:Driver problems in Vista, but not Linux? on New Review Compares MythTV to Vista MCE · · Score: 2, Insightful

    To be fair, you're comparing a product released every few months to one released every few years.

  11. Re:This really....sucks. on Final Season of Battlestar Galactica Confirmed · · Score: 1

    Lost is mostly filler/bullshit.

  12. Re:Lawyer time on IT and A National Security Letter Gag Order · · Score: 1

    Are you a lawyer?

  13. Re:essential human nature on NASA Can't Pay for Killer Asteroid Hunt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    omg. uppercase letters are so uncool.

  14. Re:Latte? on Astronaut Has 'Wasabi Spill' in Space · · Score: 1

    In the US it's short for "cafe latte" (espresso and milk).

  15. Re:Baytsp was used for the job? on YouTube AntiPiracy Policy Likened to 'Mafia Shakedown' · · Score: 1

    You're so badass! Fight the power!

  16. Re:Sale has already been completed on Amazon Adjusts Prices After Sales Error · · Score: 1

    At least in California, all tips have to go to the employee or employees.

  17. Re:theft is theft on Amazon Adjusts Prices After Sales Error · · Score: 1

    You're right, but I think the point he was trying to make was that it's not the CC company's business that the price was unreasonable. All they care about is whether or not the transaction took place as authorized. If Amazon believes customers owe them money, they should get each customer to authorize another transaction and take it to court if they refuse.

  18. Re:I don't think you fully realize the consequence on Teens Prosecuted For Racy Photos · · Score: 1

    The child is the victim when child porn is produced. How can someone be the victim and the perpetrator of the same crime?

  19. Re:Jesus on Teens Prosecuted For Racy Photos · · Score: 1

    What you're forgetting is that they don't have to be prosecuted. They could be instead required to get counseling or psychatric help. Don't you think that's a better solution? I would compare it to suicide. Suicide is illegal, but we don't throw people in jail for attempted suicide, we make them see a shrink.

  20. Re:Tracing: yes for music, no for bullets on Startup Tries Watermarking Instead of DRM · · Score: 1

    They can pry my right to shoot people anonymously from my cold dead hands!

  21. Re:Not protected by Fair Use Law on ABC/Disney Shuts Down Blog Exercising Fair Use · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's only one factor that has to be taken into account. The law doesn't say "it must not have a negative effect," it says that the effect is one of the factors to be considered.

  22. Re:So, you worked for Starbuck's, eh? on Starbucks Responds In Kind To Oxfam YouTube Video · · Score: 1

    People will pay more if it sounds fancy, even if they just make it up.

  23. Re:But can blocked IPs create accounts? on Wikipedia Blocks Qatar [Updated] · · Score: 1

    Blocking account creation is optional.

  24. Re:Bleh, the end of the post is a party pooper on Give an Internet Freedom Disk · · Score: 1

    That's for creating an image and burning it, not for burning a pre-made image.

  25. Re:another great site for opera (slightly OT) on Boston Globe to Blogger — "Stop Using Opera" · · Score: 1

    Won't the two just merge eventually?