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  1. Re:Hulk vs Donald Duck on Disney Buys Marvel For $4B · · Score: 1

    It's already happened (a piano duel in Who Framed Roger Rabbit).

  2. Re:Security Breach! on Keeping Up With DoD Security Requirements In Linux? · · Score: 1

    What if he's just a contractor? (I'm speaking rhetorically...most likely a contractor would just get fired).

  3. Re:Well maybe. on Palm Pre Does Not Get US Tethering Either · · Score: 1
    The person with the contract with AT&T, no matter how much they want to go to Verizon, are SOL until the end of their contract term.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_termination_fee .

    Note that AT&T prorates their early termination fee (see the AT&T Service Agreement).

    Also, if they (AT&T) changes the contract (for example, by raising a fee), you have 30 days to cancel your service with them without incurring an early termination fee. However, I have no idea if you still have to pay the subsidy for the cell phone.

  4. IE Tab on Internet Explorer 6 Will Not Die · · Score: 1
    For all the people that have to use IE 6/7/8 to view and/or access websites...why not use IE Tab?

    http://ietab.mozdev.org/index.html

  5. Re:I don't live in the US you insensitive clod on Tiered Data Plans Coming To the iPhone? · · Score: 3, Informative
    Live rates at 2009.05.19 13:55:38 UTC

    130.00 NZD = 78.1904 USD

    (According to www.xe.com)

  6. Pacman font on Comic Sans, Font of Ill Will · · Score: 1

    http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/data/thumbnails/3/CRACKMAN.jpg
    Seriously, what other video game has a character that *is* part of the font?

  7. Re:Correlation on What Carriers Don't Want You To Know About Texting · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't the person you texted simply text their reply?

  8. Re:Nice summary on Unix Dict/grep Solves Left-Side-of-Keyboard Puzzle · · Score: 1
    Try looking here (assuming the language you're using to play is English):

    www.hasbro.com/games/adult-games/scrabble/home.cfm?page=Tips/wordlistsqwo

  9. Report it to the local media on Student Charged With Three Felonies For Finding Security Flaw — and Report · · Score: 1

    If I had found something like this, I would have reported it (anonymously of course) to as many local investigative reporters that I could contact. That way, even if the school's administration wanted to find out who did it, hopefully the media wouldn't give me up as a source.

  10. The Switzerland rebuttal on Landing IT Work Overseas · · Score: 1

    Nobody who is law abiding in Western Europe carries a gun.

    What about Switzerland? Last time I checked, they were still considered to be in Western Europe.

  11. Re:Here's the thing on Judge Munley is So Out of My Top 8 · · Score: 1

    You don't consider libel or slander (whichever applies here) & defamation of character to be crimes?

  12. He won't get 60 years if convicted on UK Hacker Loses Extradition Appeal · · Score: 1

    Assuming he is convicted (hung jury, plea bargain, or maybe even get off if lucky), he won't get 60 years. Why do people (apparently, mostly outside of the US) think that he'll get the full sentence, or even serve the full sentence? He can appeal, get time off for good behavior, concurrent sentences - there's probably a few other things I can't think of offhand.

  13. Re:New 3G Data plan is $30/month on AT&T To Offer No-Contract iPhone · · Score: 1

    Have you checked with your (or your wife's) employer to see if you can get a discount? I get 17% off my Sprint bill monthly (except for the phone insurance plan). AT&T would be 10% discounted, T-mobile would be 8% & Verizon Wireless 17%.

  14. Re:Based on? on Roundest Object In the World Created · · Score: 2, Informative
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)#Avoirdupois_pound

    Quote:

    In the United States, the (avoirdupois) pound as a unit of mass has been officially defined in terms of the kilogram since the Mendenhall Order of 1893.

  15. quit whining on The Red Team Wins · · Score: 1

    Their redshirt-wearing hockey team won the Stanley Cup, didn't they?

  16. Re:World's Greatest Detective on Hans Reiser To Reveal Location of Wife's Body · · Score: 1

    pot/kettle/black :)

  17. Re:Kudo to their support team on Explosion At ThePlanet Datacenter Drops 9,000 Servers · · Score: 1
    I am definitely backing up my stuff and switching providers the moment they come back online.


    And you don't already have backups because...?

  18. Re:Usability testing WHAT?? with girlfriend on Usability Testing Hardy Heron With a Girlfriend · · Score: 1

    Just refer to the release by its release number (8.04) - especially in a business setting. Is that really so difficult?

  19. Re:Texting 1 time password on Best Way To Avoid Keyloggers On Public Terminals? · · Score: 1

    In the US, it's about $10/month for unlimited text message plans from most providers. There are also newer plans that roll unlimited texting into the monthly fee.

  20. Re:While we're at it... on Laser Pointers Classed as Weapons in Australia · · Score: 1
    Cars have to be registered, & their drivers licensed. There are also additional restrictions based on the jurisdiction (speed limits, must use a hands-free device, teens can't drive after a certain time, etc).


    Trains have to be certified & their operators/engineers licensed.


    Hospitals have to be accredited, & the doctors & nurses working at them have to be licensed.


    Given the above facts, why would it be a surprise to license/regulate a hazardous device?

  21. Re:Microsoft Device on Google Looks to "White Space" Spectrum · · Score: 1

    After February 17, 2009 (if not sooner), you won't be able to get the analog signal for Channel 5 anyway. Does the digital signal go out that far?

  22. Re:abra-ca-de-ridiculous! on MD Bill Would Criminalize Theft of Wireless Access · · Score: 1

    The law says unauthorized access. Presumably, coffee shops with wifi access are giving their customers authorization to access their WAP ( Panera has a splash screen that comes up when you open your browser after a connection).
    Here is the link to the bill under discussion:
    http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb1377f.pdf

  23. Re:Reason Behind the Attacks on The Secret China-U.S. Hacking War? · · Score: 1

    Because that junk is actually made in China, maybe?

  24. I call BS on Pentagon Hid Magnitude of Data Loss From Recent Breach · · Score: 1
    I think these guys are lying. If you were a Chinese hacker that compromised the US DoD computer system, would you
    1. Brag about it, thereby embarrassing China & pissing off the US or
    2. Say nothing in the hopes of getting paid again?

    Hell, it could have been the DoD paying these guys to say this in order to get more funding, or the Chinese government spreading disinformation, or these guys taking credit for someone else's hack, etc.
  25. Why was the Air Force tasked with this? on Ask the Air Force Cyber Command General About War in Cyberspace · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why should the US Air Force be tasked with this, instead of DISA or NSA, neither of which is tied to a specific branch of the military?