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  1. Re:Copyright is main US industry, while not others on Russian President: Time To Reform Copyright · · Score: 2

    You forgot the most egregious example, John Fogerty. As some might know, he was the lead singer of a little band called Creedence Clearwater Revival. The band broke up and John went solo. The music label for CCR (which owned the rights) ended up suing him as a solo artist, claiming that he copied his own song.

  2. Re:Copyright is main US industry, while not others on Russian President: Time To Reform Copyright · · Score: 1

    "Also it should be clear that their product is based on the Disney one but does not come from Disney" We can't even get people to do not click on links for v14gr4.. you think they'll discern that derivative works aren't made by the original IP holder after XYZ corp makes a Mickey porn? If I'm Disney, I wouldn't bet on it...

  3. Re:Sorry to sound apologetic... on Google Founders' Jets Caught On WSJ's Radar · · Score: 1

    And there was the guy who flew into the IRS building last year.. and the kid in florida a couple months after 9/11.

  4. Re:In other words on Jeff Bezos Calls Sales Tax Requirements On Amazon Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    The banks and credit card companies are headquartered in two states that are very friendly to them, Delaware and South Dakota. Delaware has no sales tax, and South Dakota has no income tax, and this is possible largely because of our love of credit cards. They're not going to force the credit card companies to collect sales taxes for other states.

  5. Re:I wonder if he really said that... on The Cost of US Security · · Score: 1

    Never heard of him..

  6. Re:If We Hadn't Had Terrorists, We'd Have Invented on The Cost of US Security · · Score: 1

    Yes, they opposed nation building. But nation-building was not considered "tough-guy" military action.. it was spun as something that is weak. They did run on increasing the size of the military. And Cheney, of course, was a well-known hawk prior to being elected Vice-President and was a founding member of PNAC which called for increased military spending.

  7. Re:If We Hadn't Had Terrorists, We'd Have Invented on The Cost of US Security · · Score: 1

    So the military was using 4 year-old imagery of a country they had occupied for 2 years? Sure...

  8. Re:Save yourself the trouble.... on Can Computers Be Used To Optimize the US Tax Code? · · Score: 1

    You are incorrect. But that is the exact reason why taxes are withheld at each paycheck and not paid in a lump sum at the end of the year. Those who don't have withholding (for example, self employed), have to pay quarterly.

  9. Re:I was more impressed by: on TEPCO Unveils Plan To Deal With Fukushima Crisis · · Score: 1

    Better tell all of the chemical manufacturers that inert tanks with nitrogen about your "discovery"..

  10. Re:Revisionist on Blender 2.57 Released — and It's Easy To Use! · · Score: 1

    Windows has had virtual desktop capability for quite some time, though not 100% perfect. I recall reading an article ~8 years ago that had the API and walked you through the implementation, and it appears MS has released their own implementation called "Desktops".

  11. Re:Welcome to the real truth on Feds Prep For E-Gov Shutdown · · Score: 1

    Hogwash, see link below. I also find it amusing that most people bleating about how BLS numbers are 'rigged' didn't start talking about changes in BLS methods until January 2009, and then they only talk about the changes that occurred under Democratic administrations... http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpiqa.htm#Question_5

  12. Re:Tax junk food on Arizona Governor Proposes Flab Tax · · Score: 1

    I'd guess very few coffee drinkers (except those who don't add sugar) have a good idea of how much sugar is actually in there. First off, if you buy it at Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, etc., you have no idea how much sugar is used. Even if you specify "x sugars", each individual clerk's unit of sugar will be different, and depending on how frantic it is, the clerk might just toss a bunch of sugar in and hope it's good enough (and it usually is.. I worked at a DD). If you make your own coffee (or get it at the office), you might use one of those sugar pourers. There is no way to measure when you just pour it in like that. You might use sugar packets, but there is no standard sugar packet size. And even if you spoon it from a dish, I don't think I've seen anyone level a teaspoon of sugar for coffee. Plus many 'teaspoons' are not an actual teaspoon. So it's really only sugar cube users who would have a good idea on how much sugar they're putting in, and IME that's very few people since you pay a premium for cubes.

  13. Re:Let's hope they don't screw it up. on Utah Works To Repeal Anti-Transparency Law · · Score: 1

    No, that's bullshit. If you're against a bill, you veto it. Even if you know the veto will be overridden and want to save some time, be nice, whatever, then you still don't sign the bill. It automatically becomes law in 10 days (not counting Sundays) if the Governor doesn't take action. Actually in this case since I believe the legislature adjourned shortly after passage, it would become effective 20 days after adjournment.

  14. Re:Multitaksking on Senators To Apple: Pull iPhone DUI-Check Alerts · · Score: 1

    [Citation Needed]

  15. Re:I'm going to quote an old robot saying on Blogger Fined $60K For Telling the Truth · · Score: 1

    For obvious reasons, these kinds of discussions and rulings are done with the jury not present. So they likely had no idea. The idea of suing a juror is absurd.

  16. Re:Duh? on Angry Birds Exec Says Console Games Are Dying · · Score: 1

    A perfectly meaningless statement, given that there are multiple manufacturers of Android devices. But that was the point, I suppose.

  17. Re:Open source vs proprietary on Richard Stallman: Cell Phones Are 'Stalin's Dream' · · Score: 1

    Breaking a license agreement is not breaking the law. And as you are no doubt aware, the enforceability of various license terms in civil court is unclear, and reverse engineering in certain contexts has been found to be a fair use.

  18. Re:On Shakey Ground on Prepare For Massive Wave of Earthquake Scams · · Score: 1

    You apparently don't think so, given your subject...

  19. Re:This is gonna be very rant like on Is Software Driving a Falling Demand For Brains? · · Score: 1

    Could you kindly point out where anyone is discussing making profit illegal?
    Talk about a fuckin strawman...

  20. Re:Political show on Scientists Cleared of Misusing Global Warming Data · · Score: 1

    "Told you so" doesn't really work that well in politics. Just ask John Kerry.

  21. Re:Its not the speed that is the problem. on Obama Calling For $53B For High Speed Rail · · Score: 1

    Please use links. This USDOT source says that Amtrak gets about 70 p-m/gal, after you do the conversion. http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_04_26a.html

  22. Re:Causes vs circumstances on Road Train Completes First Trials In Sweden · · Score: 1

    "Keep right except to pass" does not magically turn into "yield to faster traffic". It is very common for me to be passing someone, with another driver up my ass (and another car 1-2 car lengths ahead). There's nowhere to go if they pass me, and there's nowhere for me to move over. They can fuck off.

  23. Re:And some of us marginalized on Mail Service Costs Netflix 20x More Than Streaming · · Score: 2

    I'm on 768k and Netflix (via Wii) usually works fine without rebuffering. It prebuffers for a couple of minutes, which can be a little annoying, but still better than waiting 1-2 days for the disc (or longer if you're watching a TV series on multiple discs).

  24. Re:This one makes some sense on FBI Seeks Suspect's Web Game Records · · Score: 1

    One key difference that has been pointed out is that for almost all examples of violent rhetoric from the left, the person who made the comment apologized and acknowledged that they were wrong. You really don't see the same from the right. If anything, they tend to dig in.

  25. Re:Can it be disabled? on New Cars Vulnerable To Wireless Theft · · Score: 1

    Your dealer is an idiot.