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  1. Re:If your congress critter is on this list on Leaked ACTA Treaty to Outlaw P2P? · · Score: 1

    Disney and the labels *are either Berman's or Schiff's constituents.

    The problem is that they're selling out a shitload more constituents for those few.

  2. Re:Happy Birthday on Happy Birthday! X86 Turns 30 Years Old · · Score: 1

    Ah, nostalgia.

    I still have on my bookshelf, my "iAPX 86/88 User's Manual", dated August 1981, printed on onionskin.

  3. Re:Where to call then? on Microsoft Denies Call-in 'Save XP' Petition · · Score: 1

    Or, as Stewie Griffin says, "Damn you, Tommy Tutone!!!"

  4. Re:Where to call then? on Microsoft Denies Call-in 'Save XP' Petition · · Score: 1

    Who you gonna call?

    Ghostbusters!

    Or alternatively, call Jenny at 867-5309

  5. Re:Pay teachers more on Have Mathematics Exams Become Easier? · · Score: 1

    In California, I believe it's due to the introduction of two words into the common vocabulary.

    Those words? "Self-Esteem".

  6. Re:Damnit, why did the USSR have to collapse? on McCain Supports Warrantless Domestic Surveillance · · Score: 1

    Cool. Semper Fi, sir!

  7. Re:Damnit, why did the USSR have to collapse? on McCain Supports Warrantless Domestic Surveillance · · Score: 1

    That's OK. *EVERYONE* on Slashdot joined after the fall of the SU. Slashdot was started in '97, while the SU collapsed in '91.

  8. Good .info site: on McAfee Picks the Most Dangerous TLDs · · Score: 1
  9. Re:misleading on GPLv3's Implications Hitting Home For Lawyers · · Score: 1

    And you're misreading my comment.

    My point was that GPL is not a *USE* license. You don't have to accept it to use the software. It only kicks in when you *DISTRIBUTE* GPL software.

  10. Two minor arms? on Spitzer's 5-Gigapixel Milky Way · · Score: 1

    How could they be less than 18 years old?

    Or, for the baseball fans.... Are they going to send those arms back to the rookie league?

  11. Re:I'd rephrase the conflict on GPLv3's Implications Hitting Home For Lawyers · · Score: 1

    And I don't have the skills necessary to maintain the wiring in my house, but I'm free to hire anyone to do so.

    GPL gives me that same freedom with a piece of software.

  12. Re:misleading on GPLv3's Implications Hitting Home For Lawyers · · Score: 1

    Bull. See section 0 of GPLv2 and Section 9 of GPLv3.

  13. Re:misleading on GPLv3's Implications Hitting Home For Lawyers · · Score: 1
    I was under the impression that you had to agree to the GPL if you are merely an end-user.

    No. GPLv2 (Section 0):

    Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted
    GPLv3 (Section 9)

    You are not required to accept this License in order to receive or run a copy of the Program.
  14. Re:Old News on Search For RMS Titanic Was a Cover Story · · Score: 1, Funny


    What are you, French?*
    </HUMOR>

    * HUMOR tags added for the humor-impaired, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  15. Math nitpick on Time Warner Cable Tries Metering Internet Use · · Score: 1

    Ignoring the fact that mb is millibits, 3300MB is 3.3 *GIGAbytes*, not 3.3 Terabytes.
    Similarly, 33000MB is 33 Gigabytes.

  16. Re:Tower of Pis? on Leaning Tower of Pisa Secure For 300 More Years · · Score: 1

    I've never been to Pisa, so I don't know how good your picture is, but in my old college dorm, the

    "Leaning Tower of Pizza (boxes)" looked just like that (sans numbers)!

  17. Re:Stupid builders on Leaning Tower of Pisa Secure For 300 More Years · · Score: 1

    Especially since the "management" was probably some Count, Baron, or some other noble, who could have the complaining builder killed.

  18. Re:MediaDefender on Nominations Open For "Most Likely to be Shut Down By Government" · · Score: 1

    They're not FOSS

  19. Re:When you're hiring lawyers... on Johnson & Johnson Loses Major Trademark Lawsuit · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The Red Cross doesn't have a perfect image, but bullying them is about as good for public opinion as bullying the Girl Scouts.

    Yea, because nobody would go after the Girl Scouts.

  20. Re:The Time Machine on Line Forms At Apple's Always-Open Manhattan Cube · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd heard that one, but I've also heard the same story about Brits. Apparently, they'll queue up just for the hell of it.

  21. Re:Vernor 'bound' by a license? on Federal Court Says First-Sale Doctrine Covers Software, Too · · Score: 1

    File in Small Claims Court, and ask for the money plus a cleaning of your credit report?

  22. Re:encrypted filesystem on a USB drive on How Would You Prefer To Send Sensitive Data? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Seriously, yes.

    Back when I worked for a defense contractor, FedEx was legal for shipping classified hard drives.

  23. Re:Even the Post Title on Google Assists In Arrest Of Indian Man · · Score: 1

    Just so you'll know, WVa was part of the Union, not the Confederacy.

  24. Re:Well, obvious stuff: on Fermilab Calls For Code Crackers · · Score: 1

    This fits better with the hex in the middle of the page, since three binary go into one hex.

    No, 3 binary bits make up one *OCTAL* digit. 4 bits make up a hex digit.

  25. Re:He just does not believe in the Christian God. on Einstein Letter Goes on Sale · · Score: 1

    Even if Einstein believed in G-d, he wouldn't have believed in the "Christian God". He was born Jewish, which is why he left Germany.