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  1. anonymity is a must sometimes.... on Anonymous Online Publication - Fad or Trend? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    One of the websites I operate is an unofficial website for an organization that is run by control freaks, They do not tolerate any kind of discourse or criticism. If this website did not operate anonymously there would literally be zero discourse or discussion for the members of this organization. This has been proved by the few times members were outed by there often comments or by telling the wrong person there screen name. Any member outed has always suffered some form of consequences. The consequences have run the gambit from harassing phone calls, mysterious visitors appearing at there work area who are intimidating and actually messing with there finances by with holding work. In a perfect world we wouldn't need to post things anonymously but in the real world many organizations stifle criticism in any manner available. Free speech is usually not free. Having said this I realize there is always a danger of people using this service when they have an ax to grind with someone or some organization. These people can be balanced with commentary by the offended parties. In the end I would rather err on the side of an open discussion.

  2. The Diff? on Five Webloggers Jailed In Iran · · Score: 1

    Reading some stuff on the INTERNET, and in the NY Times these days I was under the impression that here in America we were the 'official police state of the world'. Now I see the difference! We don't jail people for there speech. Well at least not yet although I biddy that some people wish we could.

  3. worms are worms..... on Slate On Worms That Plug Security Holes · · Score: 1

    No, no, no. We don't need no stinkin worms. If someone really wants to white code how about doing it via a program like adaware? This way it is by choice that we introduce variant code into our systems. Oh wait..... Isn't that anti-virus software? Nevermind...

  4. Battle of the formats...IDE vs SCSI ? on Where are the High-Capacity SCSI Drives? · · Score: 1

    Could it be the VCR vs beta max syndrome? Or something more sinister..... I am going to put on my afdb ( http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html ) and think about this....

  5. cdrom instruction set... on Silly Product Instructions? · · Score: 1

    I personally like the first step in almost any software install via instructions printed on the cdrom package: "1. Insert into cdrom."

  6. train them? on Train Your Own Replacement · · Score: 1

    Sure I'll train them. I might teach them all they know but not all I know.....

  7. use ohms law on Testing Electrical Capacity of New Offices? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Use ohms law to figure out power consumption. e=i*r volts = amps * ohms or p=e*i Power(in watts) = volts * amps Oh..... Just go here: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Sample_Projects/O hms_Law/ohmslaw.html or here: http://www.knovel.com/knovel2/Toc.jsp?BookID=687

  8. Re:Yahoo Calendars is GREAT on Handhelds Syncing w/ Web-Based Calendars? · · Score: 1

    Ditto on Yahoo. I sync it to my outlook with there sync utility and then I sync to my zaurus.

  9. Re:I'm carrying my PDA on Do People Really Use Their PDAs? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I got bored of it when I first got it (Palm 3) but I have been carrying it again as an e reader. It is great on my commute (Smaller than a book). The address and appointment features comes in handy too but I wouldn't carry it just for that reason.