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  1. I know it's far from perfect ... on How To Crash the US Justice System: Demand a Trial · · Score: 1

    ... but do you really consider "crashing the U.S. justice system" to be a worthy goal?

  2. Re:Seems reasonable.. on Doctors "Fire" Vaccine Refusers · · Score: 1

    A doctor in private practice should be able to "fire" whoever [s]he wants (barring discrimination on prohibited grounds, of course).

    I definitely agree with the previous poster who stated that this particular child is undoubtedly better off not being treated by a doctor who wouldn't make an exception for his case.

  3. I'm incredibly surprised and pleased ... on Red Hat Appoints Robyn Bergeron First Female Fedora Project Leader · · Score: 1

    That the article used the word "female", rather than misusing "woman" as an adjective.

    I guess it's a good day to be a grammar nazi.

  4. The Economist is from the U.K. on Ask Slashdot: Does Europe Have Better Magazines Than the US? · · Score: 1

    So if you consider that European, then the answer is yes.

  5. It may suck, but ... on New Spark Tablet To Come Loaded With KDE's Active Plasma Interface · · Score: 4, Insightful

    At least the KDE guys aren't trying to shove one uber-interface to rule them all down our throats.

    A similar announcement from GNOME would have included a list of all the functionality that was removed from the desktop interface to make it tablet-friendly.

  6. A drain to nowhere on Code Cleanup Culls LibreOffice Cruft · · Score: 1

    I built a swimming pool at my new house. The local code required the installation of a drain that runs from the sewer hookup in front of the house to the general area of the pool pump and filter -- where it connects to absolutely nothing.

    Every attempt to figure out why this was required was met with a blank start and a vague mumble of, "It's the code."

  7. Nuke 'em from orbit on Microsoft Taking Aggressive Steps Against Linux On ARM · · Score: 1

    It's the only way to be sure.

  8. Re:GPL on Pirate Party Leader: Copyright Laws Ridiculous · · Score: 0

    I, for one, welcome our copyright-replacing hardware dongle overlords!

  9. Re:Nothing on What's Keeping You On XP? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ... and the development team I work in hasn't been asked to test any of the software we support on windows 7.

    This attitude is what's keeping people on XP. $DIETY forbid that you test your application on an slightly recent OS; that would be work, after all.

  10. How about this? on Ask Slashdot: Best Tools To Aid When "On Call"? · · Score: 1

    You should be able to rig something up with one of those electric-shock dog collars.

  11. Next step ... traumatizing children on Mario's Raccoon Suit Enrages PETA · · Score: 2

    I haven't seen it mentioned that PETA is putting up these billboards next to elementary schools:

    http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/peta-to-kids-would-you-eat-your-dog-for-thanksgiving/

    Because, you know, the way to get people to agree with you is to be a complete asshole about it. After all, it worked for Al-Qaeda.

  12. Re:Can't have your cake and eat it too. on Ask Slashdot: Spoof an Email Bounce With Windows? · · Score: 2

    Doesn't email have something to do with the interwebs?

    That means this should be a function of Internet Explorer.

  13. What is this Fourth Amendment of which you speak? on Did Feds' Use of Fake Cell Tower Constitute a Search? · · Score: 1

    Why do you hate America?

  14. DHS is the Department of Homeland Security on DHS Chief: What We Learned From Stuxnet · · Score: 1

    The same folks who bring us the TSA.

    Based on that alone, I can confidently say that they didn't learn anything from Stuxnet.

  15. Re:The cloud? on FTP Is 40 Years Old · · Score: 1

    Too subtle for you? Come on mods!

  16. Re:Maybe I'm mistaken, but.. on TSA To Retest Full Body Scanners For Radiation · · Score: 2

    God damn cowardly Americans!

  17. Re:Autocratic Admin? on Ask Slashdot: Is the Recycle Bin a Good GUI Metaphor? · · Score: 1

    Maybe he's a GNOME developer?

  18. Re:TL;DR Version on Why Google Wants Your Kid's SSN · · Score: 1

    Precisely. A SSN should be like a user ID, not a password!

  19. Re:google can figure it out! on Why Google Wants Your Kid's SSN · · Score: 1

    That would make too much sense. We make you apply for either a TIN (taxpayer identification number) or a special non-work eligible social security number, depending on the need.

  20. Re:Not using Dalvik? on BlackBerry Devices May Run Android Apps · · Score: 1

    I can imagine that Oracle would be quite happy to accept RIM's money for an "Android patent license". It would be exactly the (market) precedent they want.

  21. Re:Call me when I can get a CableCard-ready TV on FCC Approves Changes To Cable Box Rules · · Score: 1

    I already have one. I've found it impossible to train the family to keep the remote pointed at the system for 3 minutes every time they want to turn the TV on. $DIETY I'm sick of them calling me to help them get all the components back in sync!

  22. Call me when I can get a CableCard-ready TV on FCC Approves Changes To Cable Box Rules · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Remember those?

    I'd kill to have a setup that my 75-year old mother could actually use. (She's just never going to be able to get the idea of separate components, and I've never found a "universal" remote control that she can use.)

    Monopolistic a$$hats.

  23. Re:You know on Ext4 Data Losses Explained, Worked Around · · Score: 1

    ext3 seems to have done just fine with data=ordered as the default (rather than data=journaled).

  24. Re:I've got a better idea on Please No, Not a Blade Runner Sequel · · Score: 1

    Temple of Doom and Last Crusade were a huge blemish on the Raiders of the Lost Ark franchise, so what's your point?

  25. Re:Woah on KDE 4.2 Is Released · · Score: 2, Interesting

    More specifically, the KDE developers should prioritize getting 4.x to feature parity with 3.5.10.

    From the betas I've looked at, it still doesn't work well with dual-head setups, there's still no obvious way to assign different wallpapers to different virtual desktops (or screens), I still can't get a window list by middle-clicking on the desktop, etc., etc. All of the features that have kept me "swimming upstream" on Fedora all of these years to use KDE rather than GNOME are no longer present in KDE 4.