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  1. If we're making fun analogies on Who's Really Responsible In Online Banking Fraud? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Shouldn't the front desk question things when a guy wearing a leather jacket, sunglasses and carrying a baseball bat walks past?

  2. Mod Him Up on University Of Calgary To Offer Course On Spam · · Score: 1

    Non-accredited? The University of Calgary is an public, accredited institution. It is funded by the Province of Alberta, as are all the other universities in Alberta.

    AFAIK, in Canada, there isn't such a thing as a non-accredited university. That would be fraudulent!


    It's true.

  3. My amendment on Firefox Developer on Recruitment Policy · · Score: 1

    I move to amend. That the phrase "the word 'bureaucratic'" be struck out of the resolution and replaced with "all multisyllabic words".

    Don't hurt me, I can't spell either.

  4. Re:Lies! on Cyberlibel Damages Awarded In Canada · · Score: 2, Funny

    [Darth Vader Voice]
    The power of this Orwellian monitoring network is insignificant compared to the power of the force.
    [/Darth Vader Voice]

    *Chokes annoying stormtrooper who interupted porn surfing session.*

  5. Re:Google Cache on Scribus Cracks the Big Leagues in Print · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I should have been more specific, it's a cache of the scribus.net website. The interview was still up when I wrote this.

  6. Google Cache on Scribus Cracks the Big Leagues in Print · · Score: 4, Informative

    3 comments and it's gone.

    Here is a google cache of thier website.

  7. Have you tried? on Weblog System Features Compared · · Score: 2, Funny

    A nice google search should find you what you want.
    Try:

    "d00d, l337 WaR3z" + download

    ah yes, learn from the masters at exchanging large files

  8. Hmmm, someone who investiages privacy practices on North American Corporate Privacy Comparison · · Score: 1

    The Office of the Privacy commisioner of Canada

    The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, is an Officer of Parliament who reports directly to the House of Commons and the Senate. In addition to the Privacy Commissioner, the Office has two Assistant Privacy Commissioners, Heather Black and Raymond D'Aoust. The Office also has an External Advisory Committee, launched in February 2004.

    The Commissioner is an advocate for the privacy rights of Canadians. Her powers include:

    * investigating complaints and conducting audits under two federal laws;
    * publishing information about personal information-handling practices in the public and private sector;
    * conducting research into privacy issues; and
    * promoting awareness and understanding of privacy issues by the Canadian public.

    The Commissioner works independently from any other part of the government to investigate complaints from individuals with respect to the federal public sector and the private sector.

    Individuals may complain to the Commissioner about any matter specified in Section 29 of the Privacy Act. This Act applies to personal information held by the Government of Canada.

    For matters relating to personal information in the private sector, the Commissioner may investigate complaints under Section 11 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

  9. Well, consider on Become a Professional Gamer · · Score: 1

    I hate to be the wet blanket, but think about it. If you make any kind of money at poker, you do so becasue you're consistantly winning against the other players well above average. And the law of averages says that you're probably winning somebody elses rent money.

    Is gambling evil. No! But I think I'd prefer to play Blackjack against the house.

  10. Well, just becuase you're all incredibly lazy on Slashback: Fairness, Radioactivity, Recovery · · Score: 3, Informative

    $146 million CDN =

    $107 million US
    or
    89 million Euros
    or
    60 million UK Pounds

  11. Ok, Carp? on After DeCSS, DVD Jon Releases DeDRMS · · Score: 2

    So you're saying that Microsoft is trying to corner the market on carp? Oh those tricky, tricky bastards.

    Microsoft(TM): Where do you want to fish today?

  12. hmm on Operation Fastlink Cracks Down on Warez · · Score: 1

    The only right here, is that of the developers to do something about it... (emphasis mine).

    BOSS: Lugi.
    LUGI: Yes boss.
    BOSS: We have some 1337 Warez d00ds here.
    LUGI: Boss?
    BOSS: Targets, deal with em.
    LUGI: (Smiles) Ok Boss.

  13. Very Good Reason on NPR's Car Talk Switches Back To RealAudio · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The newest version of RealAudio crashes my computer.
    Completely. Utterly. Requires a hard reset.
    It has the disticntion of being the only peice of software I have ever installed that can do this EVERY TIME I START IT under Windows 2000.
    Does that answer your question?

  14. Keep in mind on Canadian Minister Promises to Fix Copyright Law · · Score: 1

    No postage is required if you are sending e-mail to an MP. In order to make this clear, you should probably send your letter to:

    Hon. Helene Chalifour, M.P.
    House of Commons
    Ottawa ON K1A 0A6

    The important part being the (M.P.). I suppose if you really wanted to you could still send it to 407 Confederation Building, but I really think that Canada Post will be able to find the House of Commons.

  15. No. No. No. Snail Mail! on Canadian Minister Promises to Fix Copyright Law · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Please, take the extra 30 secs, hit Print buy an envelope and send your comments to:

    Hon. Helene Scherrer
    Member of Parliment
    House of Commons
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1A 0A6

    (Contact Page)

    No postage required. (If your letter prominately states that it is going to an MP, no postage is required)

  16. Re:Installer for Windows on Gimp Hits 2.0 · · Score: 2

    Except that that is the pre-release version.

  17. Words for the wise on Canadian Record Industry Presses ISPs in Court · · Score: 3, Funny

    Always remember:

    Pillage first, then burn.

  18. Unlikely on Canadian Record Industry Presses ISPs in Court · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The plantiffs (recording industry) would probably not be able ot show the judge that there are reasonable grounds for them to be able to anyalyze records of indivduals that are not associated with the lawsuit. If you are involved in a personal injury lawsuit, you can't subpoena the hospitals entire patient file.
    Canada also has a privacy law.

  19. Old Fogey on Get Listed Free In Gov't Open Source Directory · · Score: 4, Funny

    "We see from your dossier you're a Terrorist Mr. Stallman"

  20. Explanation on NYC Crosswalk Buttons are Inoperative · · Score: 5, Informative
    For those of you who've never been to London:

    Most of the crosswalks in London have large block capitals on the road which say either:
    "LOOK LEFT"
    or
    "LOOK RIGHT"
    Whose function is to inform you of the most probable direction of your impending doom.

    Seriously, these things are very useful when everyone is driving on the wrong side of the road.
  21. Price list on New Draganflyer Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle · · Score: 2, Funny

    one 15mm piece of plastic tubing: $5
    one dart (from friendly neighbourhood games shop): $2.89
    10 cc of posison from the south sea cone shell: $399
    one incredibly precise radio detonater: $39
    forgettting a propellant: priceless

    There are some people who would make really crappy assassins. For all the rest of you James Bonds, there's Paypal.

  22. How about This on Google to Launch Free Mail Service? · · Score: 1
  23. Details please on NSIS 2.0 Final Released · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Mind being a little more verbose? Some of us probably want to hear what features it had that NSIS didn't.

  24. Re:Available under GNU FDL on Learning Computer Science via Assembly Language · · Score: 1

    Well he probably didn't mention this because he wrote the book. Free downloads don't earn nearly as much in the way of royalties.
    Yes, as many other people are pointing out, johnnyb probably should have mentioned that this "amazing new book" is his own.

  25. Unfourtuantely on Announcing Cooperative Linux · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well this is definitely Really Neat, after reading their homepage, I see that In its current condition, it allows us to run the KNOPPIX Japanese Edition on Windows. Unfourtunately as far as I can tell, that's all it can run without modification.
    Also, coLinux currently lacks documentation.
    If you don't speak Japenese, you might have some difficulties using this software to it's fullest.