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  1. Re:Good thing on Black Screens For Unauthorized Copies of Windows · · Score: 3, Funny

    What requires WGA anyhow?

    * Microsoft Marketing
    * Microsoft Sales
    * Microsoft Legal
    * Bill Gates' wallet
    * Steve Ballmer's wallet

    I'm sure there are more that you can think of.

  2. Re:South Park on Scientists Discover Cows Point North · · Score: 1

    No... I'm thinking about all the cow episodes.

  3. Re:I'll admit, I'm a bit confused on Newegg Defies New York Sales Tax Law · · Score: 1

    The idea behind a use tax is that it is not the purchase that is taxed, but the use of the purchased item

    What if I buy something and then stick it on a shelf and never use it?

  4. OT: Re your sig on Newegg Defies New York Sales Tax Law · · Score: 1

    Isn't Benford's Corrolary just the contrapositive of Clarke's Second Law?

  5. Re:Pot kettle on Phil Zimmermann Replies To CNet On Biden · · Score: 1

    A sane, rational discussion of the US-ian political spectrum????

    What are you trying to do, destroy any flamewar?

  6. South Park on Scientists Discover Cows Point North · · Score: 1

    There just *has* to be a South Park joke somewhere in this....

  7. Re:Vacation... on Has Google Lost Its Mojo? · · Score: 1

    Uh... what?

    You're thinking of Martin Luther King's birthday (1/16, then Monday-ized).
    Washington's birthday is now (more or less) combined with Lincolon to be Presidents Day (usually the third Monday in Feb.

    And also, "Remember to add 14 days for all the Amerika == Teh Gratests
    So other countries don't have national holidays? Thanks for the info.

  8. Re:Only 6.8Mbps? on East Coast Broadband Fastest In USA · · Score: 1

    Lucky SOBs.

    I live in Los Angeles, and I get 768Kb. Cable would be about 4Mb.

  9. Re:Economic Incentive to Mislabel? on DNA Bar Coding Finds Mislabeled Sushi · · Score: 1

    Please... they're MUTATED Chilean Sea Bass...

    And they're ill-tempered.

  10. Re:This is positive spin? on Diebold Admits Ohio Machines May Lose Votes · · Score: 1

    Premier spokesman Chris Riggall

    What an appropriate name.

  11. Re:LEAKED: Source code of innocent bug on Diebold Admits Ohio Machines May Lose Votes · · Score: 1

    I don't think C# has pointers per se

  12. Re:Ego on Microsoft Releases Photosynth · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Those zippy cool mac ads seemed to have hurt Microsoft's ego a little. maybe

    A fact that has not gone unnoticed at Ubersoft.

  13. Re:How likely are your employees likely to slack o on Six Questions To Ask Before Telecommuting · · Score: 1

    I don't know, but I bet he's best buds with Michael Bolton.

  14. This week on Pimp My Spacecraft on NASA Installing Shocks On Ares · · Score: 1

    Xhibit and the guys at NASA will take a stock Ares-1 and turn it into a tricked out machine.

  15. Re:Groklaw is an example of the power of open sour on Grokking SCO's Demise · · Score: 1

    Yes. And it took four years to drop from $20 to below $1 for the delisting.

  16. Re:Groklaw is an example of the power of open sour on Grokking SCO's Demise · · Score: 2, Informative

    SCOX was at 0.66 during the week of 24 Jun 2002. It was at 1.09 the week of 10 Feb 2003.
    After the lawsuits were filed, it went up to 20.50 on 15 Oct 2003.

  17. Re:Someone has made a huge error here... on Grokking SCO's Demise · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's actually understandable confusion.

    The August 10, 2007 ruling was that SCOX didn't own the copyrights. On the eve of the trial to determine how much SCOX owed Novell in royalties collected, SCOX filed for bankruptcy, suspending the litigation.

    Novell asked the BK court to lift the stay, and the July ruling referenced in the parent post was on how much SCOX owes.

  18. Why? on Why the Olympics Didn't Melt the Internet · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Because nobody gives a damn about them this time.

  19. Re:Good on 'em on HP Releases Hackable ARM-Based Calculator · · Score: 1

    Mod Parent Up (+5 Funny)

  20. Politicians are being paid on Sharing 2,999 Songs, 199 Movies Is Safe In Germany · · Score: 1

    Then again, when you see how much politicians are being paid, an answer suggests itself.

    The sad thing is how LITTLE it costs to buy a Senator or Congressman.

  21. Re:Freedom to take pictures in public spaces on Photographers Face Ejection Over Lenses · · Score: 1

    The same rules apply when enering a Best Buy/Fry's type store that asks to look in your shopping bag. This is an internal policy which you do not have to obey, but they are entitled to ask you to leave their store if you do not want to play by their rules.

    That's the problem. I *AM* trying to leave, but they want me to jump through their hoops first.

  22. Re:pff on Password Resets Worse Than Reusing Old password · · Score: 1

    My mother's maiden name was #$@DD$#$21

  23. Re:Shell as a general-purpose language... on Bash Cookbook · · Score: 1

    Damn, that is hardcore scripting!

    I bow to the guys geekitude!

  24. Re:So, uh... lets not retire the Shuttle then...? on Russian Invasion of Georgia Might Jeopardize Space Station · · Score: 1

    Oh, I agree, but good luck with Congress.

  25. Math typo on Russian Invasion of Georgia Might Jeopardize Space Station · · Score: 1

    Damn... I meant X < Y + Z.