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  1. Re:When you sit down and think... on Does A Pentium 4 Need A Weapons License? · · Score: 1

    We in europe have the comforting knowledge that the US would never wage war against someone who could actually put up a reasonable fight.

  2. Re:Typical technical ignorance on Does A Pentium 4 Need A Weapons License? · · Score: 1

    I thought body armour was illegal to wear in some parts of the US.

  3. Re:Backups on DoJ - Making Data Public Would 'Crash System' · · Score: 1

    Yes right wingers like you wont change their vote but there are a whole load of people out there who dont know what is really going on because it hasnt been spoonfed to them in the form of moving pictures.
    Thats what fahrenheit 9/11 is about.

  4. Re:Nearly exact analogy ... on Cut-Rate Windows 'XP Starter Edition' in Thailand · · Score: 1

    How would you lace "marijuana cigarettes" with crack cocaine?

    If you are going to use analogies you should at least understand the subject you are trying to draw a parallel to.

  5. Re:Interesting.... on NewsForge Reviews Excel Clone for Linux · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What linux actually needs is a spreadsheet app that can run VBA.

    From working in a large company I can say that most people only ever used a small number of features - excel becomes a requirement because "programmers" write utilities in VBA!

    Surely being VBA compatible wouldnt be that hard, it is a joke of a language.

  6. Re:It's all about the price on iTMS Europe: 800,000 Tracks In A Week · · Score: 1

    The best comparison is with the cost of CDs.

    I can buy a CD for 8.99 - 9.99, so its about on a par with this service. If I wanted a full album though I would buy the physical CD.

  7. Re:"TCO, stability, security" beats freedom on ESR's Halloween XI -- Get the FUD · · Score: 1

    I think you should spend less time thinking about terms like "libre" and "gratis" and more about "could care less".

  8. Re:On in the US on Our Friend, The Meter · · Score: 1

    Only we spell it "Metre", unless its a measuring device e.g a water meter.

    I chose gas meter as my first example but then realised that would cause more confusion ;-)

  9. Re:Sound familiar? on U.S. Supreme Court: Public Anonymity No Right · · Score: 1
    Your post is full of false arguments.

    I am an advocate for being able to walk in a mall knowing that know one around me has a bomb.


    How are random stops & arrests going to achieve that? And are you really afraid of being bombed in a mall? How many people die a year from being bombed in the mall? You shouls be asking police to give random driving tests to people instead since (hundreds of?) thousands die per year to that.

    All that you will actually achieve with draconian measures like this is that you lose freedom AND are no safer.
  10. Re:Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a scriptwriter! on Babylon 5 Creator Pitches Trek · · Score: 1

    You are one of those people who thinks people are hot just because they are on TV aren't you!

    I watched the first 4 or so eps of JoA and it was already predictable by then.

    Every episode:
    Cripple guy bangs on chair and makes some bitter remark and acts like an ass.
    Father has criminal case that goes nowhere and mostly has no connection to Joan.
    Joan gets a random mission from God that she always pouts and complains about, yet is surprised and amazed EVERY EPISODE when it all falls into place, her brother isnt the handicapped one - she is, mentally.

    They are all one dimensional characters - even God - lol.

  11. Re:Naming for normals? on Deep Inside the K Desktop Environment · · Score: 1

    Yeah...

    But why not call a web browser "web browser"

    If MS can call their SQL Server "SQL Server" then why not use "Web Browser".

    Especially appropriate for open source because do we really give a shit if the trademark becomes diluted due to being a common term or not.

  12. Re:You could also on Beastie Boys' New Album Silently Installs DRM Code · · Score: 1

    "run as"

    Yeah then you have to tell your 9 year old sister the admin password.

    Hooray for windows security.

  13. Re:VMs will solve this issue on The History of Programming Languages · · Score: 1

    Perl has a standard if-then-else construct, practically the same as C++,javascript etc..

    What are you talking about?

  14. Re: your sig on Meteorite Crashes Through New Zealand Roof · · Score: 1

    ok i'll remove it, thanks for the info.

  15. Re:Someone explain? on Why Users Blame Spatial Nautilus · · Score: 1

    You dont need a mouse to use a spreadsheet. I wish you better luck on your next analogy :-)

  16. Re:Someone explain? on Why Users Blame Spatial Nautilus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The guy is a total nutjob.
    What does he do when a site has subdomains, or mirrors, he probably has a nervous breakdown trying to apply his retarded metaphors to that.

    I use tabbed browsing for one main reason - it keeps all my open web pages in one place, with one button on the taskbar to access that collection. With multiple browser instances and a reasonable number of other applications crowding my taskbar I would reduced to clicking the browser instances one at a time to find the one I am looking for - and they all contribute to taskbar crowding.

  17. Re:Why can't... on Meteorite Crashes Through New Zealand Roof · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes it would really rock.

  18. Re:Benefits Over...? on 19th Century News Coming Online · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You can find out just about um... anything from the above mentioned sources.

    Does it have a million news stories from the 19th century?

    No, well thats at least one benefit.

    lexis-nexis seems to cost money too.

    You were just going for a early post werent you, regardless of actually having anything worth saying.
  19. Re:First Amendment Message? on Saudi Webmaster Acquitted of Terrorism Charges · · Score: 1

    Christians aren't strapping bombs to themselves and their children and sending them into crowds of innocent people to kill them in the name of religion.

    No, christians can generally afford missiles to strap their bombs to.

    Apart from that there is no real difference between muslim extremists and christian extremists.
  20. Re:So what numbers will we use on BT Plans Move To IP Telephony, Starting Next Year · · Score: 2, Insightful

    UK people already have 11 digit telephone numbers (more or less) so that would be an improvement!

    I dont trust BT to make a success of this as they are total shite at dealing with internet technologies.

  21. Re:here we go again on Rovers May Survive Martian Winter · · Score: 0

    I think he meant "cue".

    I think you meant that too, does that make you a wacko too?

  22. Re:s/Cringely/Eugenia/g on More Cringley on Linux Embedded Hardware Hacking · · Score: 1

    And why does he have a picture of an ugly baby on his page.

    Like many parents he seems so proud that he can even reproduce.

  23. Re:Yay on A New Look For Firefox · · Score: 4, Informative

    Firefox devs make their decisions (e.g name changes!) behind closed doors and the first you know about it is when they have already made the change.

    I am glad he released this info.

  24. Re:remove space in URL on NetGear Also Has Remote Access Wide Open · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Nah, plain text urls not wrapped in other tags should be converted to html links.
    Its surprising that slashdot hasnt already added this basic feature.

  25. Re:Innovation? on Short Text Messages In Mid-Air · · Score: 1

    I think its kind of cool to add a new form of communication to mobile phones, but what next? Smoke signals?

    The other thing about this phone is that as a new model if you are waving in the air you might as well set the message to "Mug me".