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  1. Re:Pomp and circumstance on Copernicus Reburied As Hero · · Score: 1

    It wasn't for him or his work. It was to benefit Poland and the church. Poland gets to beat it's chest and say "Look at what we did." The church can point and say "Clean hands, clean hands, we are no longer evil".

    It's as if they were saying "Let them eat tripe."

  2. To do it right on Food Bloggers Giving Restaurant Owners Heartburn · · Score: 1

    If you're going to go clandestine go and eat and take copious notes. Then setup a photo shoot with the restaurant of what you had. You will have the time to set up your photographic equipment correctly and take good photos not some spur of the moment flash crap that makes the stuff look like roast corpse.

    If you're not going to go clandestine set up a private room and explain who you are and why you're coming. Most TV stations do this. Most of the reviews I've seen the most effort expended on are the positive ones. And by chance the positive ones are the ones I want to read. I want a score for the bad ones so I can avoid them.

    I would not take a camera to a little Mexican hole in the wall I know as the patrons might complain but I fully plan on taking pictures of the food and the new add on they're making when they scrape up enough money to complete it. I'm sure the owner will allow a private photo shoot. The owner is at least a 3 star chef, the food is not cheap and the way he makes it is better than any so called Mexican restaurant within 50 miles. There are a few true Mexican restaurants in town but not even those compare to this gem.

  3. Re:Come on on Swedish Court Rules ISP Must Reveal OpenBitTorrent Operator's Identity · · Score: 1

    Unions have become a self perpetuating bureaucracy.

    http://www.jerrypournelle.com/

    "Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy states that in any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: those who work to further the actual goals of the organization, and those who work for the organization itself. Examples in education would be teachers who work and sacrifice to teach children, vs. union representative who work to protect any teacher including the most incompetent. The Iron Law states that in all cases, the second type of person will always gain control of the organization, and will always write the rules under which the organization functions."

  4. Re:"emulator"? on Wine 1.2 Release Candidate Announced · · Score: 0

    Does it run Crysis YET?

  5. Re:even funnier is their "legal" page... on ImageLogr Scrapes "Billions" of Images Illegally · · Score: 1
  6. Re:Great idea; forget it on Asus Planning Netbook With Slot-In Mobile Phone · · Score: 1

    Well modu's website shows they have no grasp of internet technology. It's flash laden crap.

  7. Re:One person, many personae on Judicial Nominations In the Internet Age · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actually they share millions of wallets.

    Ours.

  8. Re:Only the engine was released on Penumbra: Overture Goes Open Source · · Score: 2, Informative

    iD set the standard for this and it's worked very well for us all. They released the code base for doom minus the lousy proprietary sound system and I can now play doom or freedoom with several engines. They're release the quake series of engines as open source and there are several very good games made with them.

  9. Re:Well that was obnoxious on Avatars Used For Australian Online Sex Appeal Study · · Score: 1

    Well shit why don't you submit some hentai at least they'll have BOOBs, even on the ogres.

  10. Re:Belongs in Prison on Ukrainian Arrested In India For TJX Data Theft · · Score: 1

    The scumbags in the financial sector and the politicians who eat their shit share most of the blame for this. The politicians need to put the burden on the financial institution who will then have to bleed money or fix their shit.
     

  11. Re:Dental hygiene on How To Behave At a Software Company? · · Score: 2, Informative

    But it does not work, especially on bio-slime. Mechanical action works. If you can't floss easily use one of the flossing tools.

    If you couple mechanical action and follow up with the irrigator it can be better than either alone but don't give up on the mechanical flossing.

  12. Re:Dental hygiene on How To Behave At a Software Company? · · Score: 1

    How deep a little sliver depth gauge can go down between the gum line and tooth. It shows how much gum is not adhering to the tooth and indicates the level of gum disease you have. I have had to use a metal pick to scrape of the hardened tartar for a while now. When the area is kept clean the gum will reattach to the tooth.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodontal_pocket

  13. Re:Good hygiene, don't be a know it all. on How To Behave At a Software Company? · · Score: 1

    "If you're going to be rude do not come over here for help as I will not do anything while you click that damned pen".

  14. Re:No Winner on Cassandra and Voldemort Benchmarked · · Score: 1

    I read the brief descriptions of each system and if there is any text that is as cotton mouthed fuzzy and unclear outside of legaleze I've not seen it.

  15. Re:SELL! on Stock Market Sell-Off Might Stem From Trader's Fat Finger · · Score: 1

    The last bit may sound silly but my investment in firearms and ammunition is doing better than the market. I collect older firearms, stuff used by British to kill gNatzi's and Russians to kill gNatzi's sometimes with their own guns, and Finnish to kill commies sometimes with their own guns and when I can afford it ones used by Americans to kill commies and/or gNatzi's. I don't much care for modern era weapons or having old gNazi weapons other than to get people to donate 50 dollars for 5 minutes with a hacksaw to destroy a priceless gNatzi POS at charity events then sell the pieces to benefit the charity. I will have them if it's known they were used by others against gNatzi's or commies.

    tl;dr

    Ok my investment is up more than the market. Worth is fleeting but if sold today I could expect an average of 300 percent. That is an a very conservative estimate based on availability of buyers with cash and what I'm seeing online. As an example a century old piece will fetch 2,000 for an investment of 200. Each piece is unique but it averages out to about 3 times what I've spent.

  16. Re:News for nerds. on How Do You Handle Your Keys? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

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    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. fk your filter

    I Never Put My Fucking Keys , Wallet, Clothing Where They Will Not Be In My Direct Control.

  17. Re:predictable on One Year Later, USPS Looks Into Gamefly Complaint · · Score: 1

    Government can't privatize shit. There is too much cronyism in it so they will make rules so that only a few can play.

    We can however force them to remove the USPS monopoly and let private business take over where it can. USPS already uses a larger number of private businesses in that cronyism scheme already mentioned.

    BTW, we had privatized defense when the country was new. Since we don't need to be the Whirled police anymore I say we go back to it.

  18. Re:predictable on One Year Later, USPS Looks Into Gamefly Complaint · · Score: 1

    Get rid of the postal goons and go private where they have less of the impenetrable legal wall than the archaic postal service.

    I've lived in crime ridden neighborhoods where the postal goons loved to dump packages outside my door. That sort of welfare is unappreciated.

    I now live in a better area where the postal goon loves to break the mail box regularly or just leave it unlocked and open.

    To hell with them. Take away their monopoly.

  19. Re:Huh? on Intel Turbo Boost vs. AMD Turbo Core Explained · · Score: 1

    It also reads like AMD bashing rather than tech article.

  20. Re:wiki on Aphid's Color Comes From a Fungus Gene · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They state with authority the gene came from a fungi but they have not shown where they have observed this happening. The fact that the genes are identical does not mean they're of the same origin.

  21. Re:Right. on "Lost" and the Emergence of Hypertext Storytelling · · Score: 1

    All the whine of the latest Heroes is making me MEGO. Hell a good 1/4 of an episode is showing flip backs of the last episode. Worse than milking it they're reducing content.

  22. Re:Well, given the tons spam from that region on Russian Company Buys ICQ · · Score: 1

    Now that a company there owns it the quality of the spam may actually improve and the volume decrease. It seems that way with LJ. Hell I'd pay them for my ICQ account if A) I got no spam B) I got preferential treatment when they have to clobber people off their servers.

  23. Re:Obvious. on Recourse For Draconian Encryption Requirements? · · Score: 1

    At places I've worked bringing a PC/laptop or other networkable device to work is forbidden period. Tell them to surf their porn at home. If you can't get that implemented find porn on three PCs during an install and use that to get it forbidden. Do your shit on you computer at home.

  24. Re:And abandoned fields... on Purple Pokeberries Yield Cheap Solar Power · · Score: 1

    I would actually like to see that crop up in groceries with instructions on how to properly cook it. It has a marvelously bitter taste when properly prepared and works well with several dishes.

    You might ask yourself why the fields are abandoned.

  25. Re:Publishing interests have wanted this for a whi on FBI, DoJ Add 35 Positions For Intellectual Property Battle · · Score: 1

    Are you channeling Ayn Rand?
    http://atlasshrugged.com/