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  1. Re:He is the government on Congress Tries To Strip Power From Anti-Wiretap Judge · · Score: 2, Informative

    The title of the case was "AL-HARAMAIN ISLAMIC FOUNDATION vs GEORGE BUSH, [et al]". So you are correct. Although, to be fair many cases involving the executive branch are titled "United States vs blank", so the press gets in the habit of describing the executive branch as "the government". And I believe it is a internationally widespread custom to describe the administration as "the government".

  2. Re:Ruling Overturned on YouTube Must Give All User Histories To Viacom · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't see anything about the users' viewing history in that article. It says he overturned the order for search and video identification algorithms.

  3. Please tell me on YouTube Must Give All User Histories To Viacom · · Score: 1

    ...there's some law that prohibits Viacom from using this data for purposes outside the scope of this lawsuit.

  4. Re:What do you get with knighthood? on Stephen Hawking Turned Down Knighthood · · Score: 1

    I just figured out what knighthood gets you. It gets people talking about your wang on the internet.

  5. Maybe the women aren't to blame? on Studies Confirm That Bad Boys Get More Girls · · Score: 1

    Couldn't the "bad boys" simply be choosing to have more mates? Of course they are! It's the nice guys who generally want to be monogomous, settle down, have a family and all that. Naturally the "bad boys" who don't care about monogomy are going to be the ones who bounce from mate to mate. And another new study has found that men who like ham sandwiches tend to eat more ham than the average guy.

  6. Re:The REAL reason 3rd parties don't work in the U on Third-Party and Independent Ballot Status · · Score: 1

    Couldn't disagree more. Without polls it would be impossible for the public to unify behind a candidate. You'd have TRUE spoilers. Theoretically, two COMPLETELY identical candidates could split their share of votes, allowing a candidate with as little as 34% of the vote to win.

  7. Pollution on Insurance Industry Warned of Nanotechnology Risks · · Score: 1

    There's been plenty of discussion about asbestos/mesothelioma type problems, or about the grey-goo scenario. But I wonder about the more mundane problems of what sort of chemical reactions may take place when nano particles are released into the envioronment. Are nano-tube fragments really inert, or will they make some kind of unexpected chemical reaction that will cause widespread pollution. Or even, will simply their presence alone cause environmental problems when they mix into the topsoil?

  8. Element 225 on It's All About the Ununpentium · · Score: 1

    "dudupentium" teehee

  9. Re:Charging more on Game Piracy Results in Lower Prices? · · Score: 1

    I'd say the prices are simply based on supply and demand. Piracy means a large supply of games, so those are inexpensive. But having all those inexpensive games available generates more demand for the console, thus the higher price. The whole idea of "passing on savings/expenses to the consumer" is BS. Just some marketing propaganda that advertisers use.

  10. I hope they recylcle jingles on Recycling TV Ads · · Score: 1

    Keepin' cool you find, is a state of mind. The refreshing attitude! Things get hot, cool is all you got! Doin' it country cool! Masengil!

  11. Re:Its to count the number of people w/o javascrip on Do Not Call Site Has AT&T Stats Tracker? · · Score: 1

    I think your courier font is scanning my brainwaves.

  12. Not Spam on Is the Dean Campaign Spamming? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's not spam. He's not trying to sell you anything. He's running for office. This is a great inexpensive way to compete against politicians who have more advertising funds. Far less annoying than TV ads, too.

  13. It's nice but on Bamboo Bike A Reality · · Score: 1

    A hemp bicycle would be much better.

  14. First Post! on The Interplanetary Internet · · Score: 1

    It's not easy for a Martian to get first post, thanks to the lag. But I think I finally did it!

  15. How do you verify your vote is counted? on Interview with Voting Machine Company Reps · · Score: 1

    It seems to me that this debate about the problems with electronic voting only demonstrates the problems inherent in any democratic system. Mainly the problem of the voter being unable to verify that his vote has been counted correctly. Even with a paper ballot where you can verify the correct hole has been punched, there is still absolutely no way to verify that your vote actually gets counted correctly. Even if there were a list of each citizen and who they voted for, such a list could be fabricated.

  16. Robots Taking Over The World on Brain Prosthesis Ready For Testing · · Score: 1

    This is how it begins.

  17. Re:american moon missions on Europe Heads for the Moon in July · · Score: 1

    Man walking on the moon was "the big one". If you can't understand that, then you don't have a heart. It was something people had dreamed about since the cavemen. Besides, the Soviets were working very hard on their own manned moon mission.

  18. Too geeky for me on Accidental Privacy Spills · · Score: 1

    The whole world gets a rare and fascinating peek through the looking glass into the world of the ruling class. And all you geeks can talk about are these internet issues. Email this and Palladium that, blah blah blah. Sad.

  19. Must... resist.... on NASA Gives Up On Pioneer 10 · · Score: 1

    ... urge to... anthropromorphize... space probe!

  20. I can hear the creationalists response now on Evolution Endorsed by Steves · · Score: 1

    "Only people named 'Steve'? Well, that's not very scientific."

  21. Non-random factors defeat traders too on Fooled by Randomness · · Score: 2, Insightful

    For instance, if every single person in the world is bullish on the stock market then you can bet that the markets will start to decline immediately because everyone who can get into the market already has, and there are no buyers left. So there are factors that tend to ensure that most people will lose money.

  22. Re:hitchcock stock scam on Fooled by Randomness · · Score: 1

    I believe his name is "Warren Buffet". Seriously, though, that is an ingenious scam. Much more easily propogated in this age of email spam, too.

  23. King of the Nerds on Why Nerds Are Unpopular · · Score: 1

    I went to a very large high scool. There were definitely some nerds there who were popular among the other nerds. The nerds had their own heirarchy. Hard to explain that using the author's logic.

  24. Advertisement? on Gloss Plastic Could Eliminate Auto Painting · · Score: 1

    Hmmm... almost sounds like an ad for GE. You don't suppose?... Nah, couldn't be.

  25. Re:Bachelor of Arts in Anime coming soon on More Anime College and University Courses Being Offered · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just remember there's much more to Japanese culture than just the parts of it that are infantile, tasteless caricatures of American culture. (like anime)