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  1. Re:Hezbollah photographer on Reuters Admits, Pulls Doctored Photos · · Score: 1

    To say "why don't they just leave" is the height of insesitivity. I hope you never have to be forced to leave your HOME so someone has the "permission" to destroy it for no fault of yours.
    I am reminded of Nivens Rules
    1. Don't throw crap at a man with a gun
    2. Don't stand next to a man trowing crap at a man with a gun

  2. Re:caqt%#@#$^ on Internet to Blame for Lack of Close Friends · · Score: 1

    It ain't the internet it's Sports Bars
    [I don't wanna drink in front of 32 Televisions all tuned to ESPN

  3. Re:Based on the opinions of those who know on Useful Apps for First-Time Windows Users? · · Score: 1

    You forgot Gator

  4. Of Course on PA Seizes Newspaper's Computers · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Contrary to the /. headline, Philadelphia did not sieze the four hard drives.

    Philadelphia is a city.

    Pennsylvania is a commonwealth.

    Surprisingly enough, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office works for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, not the City of Philadelphia. I know it's confusing; after all: they both start with the same letter.

    but then so does Pontiac Plymoth and Ptomaine

  5. RE:Financial Responsibility == Terrorism? on Financial Responsibility == Terrorism? · · Score: 1

    There is so much BS out there about Homeland Security
    And some slimeball companies are using this to keep people from paying down credit card debt

  6. Re:-5 Confused on SCO Denied Again In Court · · Score: 1

    Giant Beaver ... Where?

  7. This is not a good deal on Another Ars Ultimate Budget Box · · Score: 1

    I just bought a DSM [Damn Small Machine from DSL-Linux it is cheaper faster quiter,and a lot cooler //http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/store/Mini_ITX_Sys tems/Damn_Small_Machine/>

  8. Re:Aol is... on AOL to Raise Dialup Prices · · Score: 1

    They might be after getting hit with the Clue-Bat 2006

  9. Re:Bottom Line on Making Yourself Miserable to Succeed? · · Score: 1

    You mean confused don't you ?

  10. Re:In other news...no on Making Yourself Miserable to Succeed? · · Score: 1

    You marry a bitch
    then
    She divorces you
    then
    You pay Alimony the rest of your life
    then
    You die.
    then
    She gets all your shiny stuffs

  11. Re:WSJ Bias on Publishers Say 'Fact-Checking Too Costly' · · Score: 1

    Newspaper publishing is a very low-margin business. Fact-checking is beyond their means. You should know this

    this explains the New York Times

  12. Re:simple, cheap solution on Publishers Say 'Fact-Checking Too Costly' · · Score: 1

    Kind of like they do in Hollyweed
    Fiction drama
    Docudrama
    Micheal Moore

  13. Oh yes there is on Publishers Say 'Fact-Checking Too Costly' · · Score: 1

    E-Books are fine for small works not exceeding a coupleof hundred pages
    But a book can be randomily accessed needs only amberent light to operate [no dead batterys]
    and has [if printed on acid free paper] a impressive archival life.
    best of all , it's easier to read

  14. You must live in Egypt on Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him · · Score: 1

    back when Bush stole the election from Al Gore,
    Because that's a state of denial if I ever saw one
    FYI I did not vote for him

  15. Re:Centrino anyone? on State of WLAN Support on Linux? · · Score: 1

    I have the Centrino equippednotebook
      but have not gotten it to work under Mandriva 2006

  16. Re:Better than US GPS? on Galileo Sends Its First Signals · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to worry a bucket of ball bearings in a retrograde orbit takes care of them [the EuroGPS satallites} in an emergency

  17. Patent Pool on Toyota Prius Under Fire For Patent Infringement · · Score: 1

    All automotive patents go into a common pool established in {i think] 1927 so if Toyota pays off every other car maker can use it

  18. Re:Theyre patent is pretty complete BUT on Toyota Prius Under Fire For Patent Infringement · · Score: 1

    Regenerative braking has been used for years every diesel [actually diesel-electric] locomotive uses it ever wondered why a locomotive has all those fans on top ?

  19. Re:dead badger...No No No on Microsoft Challenges Linux's Legacy Claims · · Score: 1

    Miucrosoft IS a dead badger

  20. Re:Desktops !!! on Is Microsoft Still a Monopoly? · · Score: 1

    Bewn Micro$ux free for 3 years now ...so when am I gonna see the downside?

  21. Re:Bah. We're a buncha luddites. on Are Americans Addicted to Technology? · · Score: 1

    Mielle washer/dryer set is lightyears ahead of the stone-age clunkers Kenmore and Maytag inflict on the American household
    Actually Mell is not that much better than a plain old Maytag and unlike the Maytag it breaks down frequently You can pay 3500.00 for a The Gaggenau wall oven ,but it wont work any better than a Kitchenaid that costs 700.00.

  22. And when this fails on Analog Hole Legislation Formally Introduced · · Score: 2, Funny

    They will pass a law making it illegal to even watch or listen to it
    [That should solve the problem]

  23. Re:Where the old programmers go... on Where Do All of the Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    If they are smart they learn plumbing
    Ever notice a plumber makes a lot more than a programmer
    That's because it's easier to get a good programmer and hard to find a good plumber

  24. Re:Ok, but why... on The Return of the Commodore? · · Score: 1

    With Captain kerk telling you that you must buy it for your kids homework?

  25. One thing they didn't mention on After Brief Respite Music Industry Slump Deepens · · Score: 1

    Today there is less selection than ever
    top 40 is about all you can get