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  1. Re:Cleanflix, not Walmart on Cutting out the Naughty Bits Ruled Illegal · · Score: 1, Insightful

    5 minutes before a child is born, it's a human being but it's still legal to abort it.

    You fail to mention that it's only legal when the health of the woman is at stake. Take your strawman and go home. The vast majority of abortions involve a blob of cells.

  2. Re:Helping extremists? on FBI Foils Attack by Monitoring Chat Rooms · · Score: 3, Informative

    All of the material in the NYT article was already public.

  3. Re:Expand the alphabet - don't just change spellin on Is Simplified Spelling Worth Reform? · · Score: 1

    That only works if you already know how to spell the words. Otherwise, it's as good as Ancient Greek.

  4. Re:Earnest, but flawed argument on Is Simplified Spelling Worth Reform? · · Score: 1

    P-aw-sta sounds like a Long Island accent.. but there's enough people of Italian descent in that area that the LI accent doesn't apply to p-ah-sta.

  5. Re:Simple solution on Is Simplified Spelling Worth Reform? · · Score: 1

    Your link says author unknown, but we all know the author is Gallagher!

  6. Re:What happened to nationality? on UK Gives Go-Ahead to Gary McKinnon Extradition · · Score: 1

    Richard Reid was prosecuted through the criminal courts and is currently held in SuperMax in Colorado.

  7. Re:Extradite == make an example of on UK Gives Go-Ahead to Gary McKinnon Extradition · · Score: 1

    Guinness is Irish you stupid fuck!

  8. Re:Where in the Constitution is this allowed? on Congress May Add Record Requirements to MySpace · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Because, in case you forgot your elementary lessons, the Judiciary decides what is and is not constitutional, not you. They have consistently ruled for the past 80 years that the interstate commerce and general welfare clauses have broad scopes. Rhenquist did try to pull back the commerce clause a bit, but was only slightly successful.

    Again, not that I necessarily agree with the Court's decisions, but that's the reality.

  9. Re:Where in the Constitution is this allowed? on Congress May Add Record Requirements to MySpace · · Score: 1
    Keep reading.

    The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States

    The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority
    Not that I necessarily agree with the Court's interpretation over the years, but you can't just cherry-pick a few lines out of the Constitution. That's not how it works.
  10. Re:Unlawful to record your home? on NH Man Arrested for Videotaping Police · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Since this happened on the doorstep, I don't think it qualifies. However, I don't know NH case law on this aspect. Furthermore, if there was a clear sign and the officer maintained their presence in the area, they were giving implicit permission.

  11. Re:This is absurd on so many levels on NH Man Arrested for Videotaping Police · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't think this episode is representative of NH. It sounds like your typical cop abusing their power.

  12. Re:Solution: A $5 Sign? on NH Man Arrested for Videotaping Police · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Hey dumbass, "the Gannons posted warnings about the system, Janet Gannon said."

  13. Re:DC on Why Aren't Powergrids Underground? · · Score: 1

    Those holes aren't "overlooked". The problem is that closing those holes would cripple the system. Having to check or scan luggage for a MARC train? Ridiculous. Having to use a ticket agent just because you're committing the sin of using cash? Absurd.

  14. Re:Leave it to New Jersey on Library Chief Criticized for Requiring Subpoena · · Score: 1

    Vaffanculo!

  15. Re:I think Ice Cube said it best on Data Theft and Corporate Irresponsibility? · · Score: 1
    One could make the argument that Congress is supposed to police Congress.

    Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members... Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.
  16. Re:Why doesn't poison kill the host? on Army Sent to Fight Millions of Invading Toxic Toads · · Score: 1

    In a similar vein, why doesn't the Xenomorph's saliva burn through itself?

  17. Re:I for one welcome our new Soviet Masters on Government Adds Consumer Databases To Mining Queries · · Score: 1

    Damn right you will.

  18. Re:Desktop replacement ready? on Hands on: Google Spreadsheets · · Score: 1

    The summary is poorly written. The "undocumented features" are in Google Spreadsheets, not Excel. RTFA, pages 3 and 4, for more info.

  19. Re:Bad Design on The Question of Robot Safety · · Score: 1

    But there should have been some other fail-safe measure

    No, there should not have been. This system was properly protected by a fence to prevent operators from coming within the range of the machine. In order to service the machine, it should have been properly shut off and a lock or tag applied.

  20. Re:I fail to see how that was the robot's fault on The Question of Robot Safety · · Score: 1

    All of those reasons should earn you summary dismissal. The safety rules are there for a reason. It's pure PEBKAC, not bad interface design.

  21. Re:Damn US-centric website on IT Meets the World Cup · · Score: 1

    The problem is that every other sport in the US is shown for free. The rare exception off the top of my head is boxing. The pay sports channels are almost all gone.

    Furthermore, there aren't that many common liquids more expensive than $3/gal. Water and soda only are if you extrapolate the per gallon price from a 12 or 20 oz. bottle. Brand name soda is available for 2L @ $0.99, which makes it ~$2/gal. Water in bulk is ridiculously cheap. 100% Juice is the only one that I can think of right now that is routinely over $3/gal.

  22. Re:One of my first jobs on A Cleaner, Cheaper Route to Titanium · · Score: 1

    HF on the fingers? Hurts to the bone, don't it? You're supposed to wear more than just the lab coat.

  23. Re:Minor edit on Microsoft Talks Daily With Your Computer · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The "d" in "supposed" is increasingly seen as redundant

    By who, exactly?

  24. Re: High Definition Radio? on High Definition Radio and New Content Alternatives · · Score: 1

    Care to point me to the reference for "standard English"?

  25. Re:FUD Rules! Shame on slashdot... on The Worst Bill You've Never Heard Of · · Score: 1

    OK, so I haven't read the link.

    Then don't fucking comment. You simply CANNOT pull 4 words out of a bill and suddenly claim to know what they mean. Your understanding is wrong, wrong, wrong.