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  1. Re:Again, the Left is inciting violence on Blackhat/Defcon Report · · Score: 1

    We're talking about violence here and now. Not 40-50 years ago.

  2. Re:Again, the Left is inciting violence on Blackhat/Defcon Report · · Score: 1

    Utter bullshit. The TV and newspaper media devote far more space and time to the leftist shouters than the rightist.

    By your view it's, "Hey, nobody's paying attention to me. It's ok to burn stuff."

  3. Re:About one of the articles posted... on Blackhat/Defcon Report · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Our government is by no means "too corrupt and opressive". I'm a hippie, old but still, and I don't find our government such. I've seen it way worse, and so have many others. So, no, it's not anywhere near justifying "by any means".

    "Who defines what's sedition?"

    Not you, and here's why.

    "...Republicats are guilty of treason..."
    "...for misleading Americans into war..."
    "...selling the country to the Chinese..."
    "...passing the Patriot Act..."

    Someone who doesn't understand the errors in those phrases isn't in any position to determine sedition.

  4. Re:This is a good example of MS..... on MS admits Newsbot Biased Towards MSNBC · · Score: 2, Informative

    "How do you know?"

    Because their results display no bias. How hard is that to figure out?

  5. Re:What about the surface? on Guerrilla Drive-Ins · · Score: 1

    Your projector is insufficient.

    Frazz is wrong.

  6. Re:What's the point of this question? on Stored Procedures - Good or Bad? · · Score: 1

    "Other than the fact that they suck"

    How trite.

    "Why split your business logic between your class library and your database server?"

    Because there is logic which is involved with the way the data is stored. This is not synonymous with the way it is used at the app end.

    "Isn't that why you created the class library in the first place?"

    No. The class library is there to provide a view into the data. There may not even be a class library at the data end.

    It is my job to provide the data to the app. What the app programmer does with it is of no concern to me. What I do to get it or structure it is of no concern to them. Hence, the two job titles.

    Most app programmers only think they know how to manage data.

  7. Re:U.S.-Visit? on Annual Big Brother Award Winners Announced · · Score: 1

    "we can be tracked while in your country?"

    Please put away the tin foil hat. Unless you're fingerprinted and photographed (and those cross-referenced) everywhere you go, the only place you're tracked is at the border.

    "but i will not go to the states if i am going to be treated like a criminal before i even get there."

    I assume then, that you wouldn't apply for any job (like teaching) where photos and fingerprints are required either? Why?

  8. Re:U.S.-Visit? on Annual Big Brother Award Winners Announced · · Score: 1

    "No, that's why you have passports and visa requirements."

    Which are done by other governments, and have been shown to be not trustworthy.

    "How will I...How can I...I can't."

    Yep. Same as any information I leave behind in another country. And?

    "They all used their own passports issued in their own names."
    Thereby invalidating your first rebuttal.

    "...the only difference...What use..."
    They didn't enter only once, bud.

  9. Re:I'm disappointed.. on Annual Big Brother Award Winners Announced · · Score: 1

    That would be because a third-string Australian reporter made an article where two unnamed supposed informants (who talked to the third-stringer only) made unsubstantiated claims that they saw it.

    It has turned out to be a fraud. Perhaps you are disappointed that is was a fraud, not that it wasn't reported as fact in western newspapers?

  10. Re:I'm disappointed.. on Annual Big Brother Award Winners Announced · · Score: 1

    "Doesnt that frighten you?"

    No. Why? Because the statement purposely only chooses the worst in the world to compare to. Your country is better than Zimbabwe, Cuba, or North Korea, doesn't that scare you?

    It's banal. I think a (not the) difference between Ashcroft and Mugabe is that Ashcroft isn't killing people.

    "...the only difference..."

    Flame bait for sure. And this was modded insightful?

  11. Re:Crossing the Chasm on Cell Phones Becoming Profitless · · Score: 1

    Doubt it. Some of use don't like straining our eyes on tiny, crappy screens. Some of use have fingers that actually are too large for those tiny, crappy pads. Some of us can touch type and don't want to be forced to write articles, papers, or novels a friggin' character at a time.

    Doubt it.

  12. Re:Experience tells me... on Microsoft Wants More Credit for Inventions · · Score: 1

    "It's like driving while using a cell phone."

    It's nothing like that. Driving is a dangerous activity at best. And, dangerous for others, not just the driver. There should be no distractions allowed.

    It has been proven that distractions such as cell phone and even eating reduce the attention to driving.

    People DIE . It is nothing like patents. Jeez.

  13. Re:Tolkien was a linguist on Tolkien Vs. The Critics In 1954 · · Score: 1

    All that would really mean is that Tolkien wrote about an epic encounter where the people behaved as people, not plot vehicles.

  14. Re:Actually Tolkien was a Genius, read on... on Tolkien Vs. The Critics In 1954 · · Score: 2, Informative

    First, I saw the movie.

    The guys on the oliphants were white, not Indian.
    Second, the orcs were white, not black.
    Third, it's not in the book, read it again.

    This was funny? I'd say it was trolling.

  15. Re:Blurred Lines on Tolkien Vs. The Critics In 1954 · · Score: 1

    "lower level of intelligence of adults in our society"

    Puh-lease. Spoken like a true snob. First time? You mean like the 900 page Potter books? Or the many in-depth fantasy and period epics published?

    Get a grip and hop off your imaginary horse.

  16. Re:Neat trick on Sal Wise, Philly eBay Scammer Strikes Back! · · Score: 1

    "The media and people's naiveness is to blame for this stereotype."

    Bullshit. Some stereotypes are deserved. Some neighborhoods are nothing more than hives of criminals, the good folk left years ago.

  17. Re:W-O-R-M on RFID More Hackable Than Retailers Think? · · Score: 1

    No. It would be easy. Just depend the individual numbers from the product code in the database. No match on the set, no sale.

  18. Re:Reprogramming on RFID More Hackable Than Retailers Think? · · Score: 1

    The RFID is used to keep track of inventory. Just what does that impose on the customer? Please be specific.

  19. Bogus on Segway Revolutionizes Polo · · Score: 1

    Once it's obvious that someone has hyped the hell out of a worthless product, why can't everyone just let die the horrible death it should?

    This thing is a scam that is dragging on waaay too long.

  20. Re:Finally on Segway Revolutionizes Polo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From the article:
    "The machine's creator, Dean Kamen, wants to see US Special Forces troops eventually ride Segways into battle."

    What a self-serving assh*le. The things only do a couple mph and can't even navigate dirt, let along rough terrain.

  21. Re:pre-emptive grammar-nazi on Phish Scams Fooling 28% of Users · · Score: 0

    Puh-lease.

    Webster's New Universal Unabridged

    gul.li.ble easily deceived or cheated. Also. gul'la.ble.

    What did you think? We were gullible?

  22. Re:re-evaluate your reasoning on Slate On Worms That Plug Security Holes · · Score: 1

    Source code? Not relevant.

    If you can read and understand the source code, odds are you are closer to not needing it at all. Much like the heavy-metals in fillings. If you already know they are there, then you know they are an insignificant threat.

  23. Re:Can't we have just one place? on NASA Set To Launch Probe To Mercury · · Score: 1

    Ahhh. One of those "never take pride in your work" folk. Sorry chum, not everyone thinks non-excessive pride is bad. In fact, some even think that excessive humility is bad. And, probably fake, thereby making it excessive self-pride.

  24. Re:Explanation on NASA Set To Launch Probe To Mercury · · Score: 1

    "Repeat after me, we are all individuals."

    Individuals, some of which do not read much in the way of science.

  25. Re:the rest world chooses linux for the same reaso on Open Source a National Security Threat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's wrong that an intellectual property creator should not be rewarded for their work.
    It's equally wrong that an IP creator should be rewarded too many times for the one piece of work, for exactly the same reasons.

    Lessee. IP creator shouldn't be rewarded too many times because it would stifle his creativity?

    I find your reasoning shakey.