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  1. Re:Taxes on Switching to Contracting? · · Score: 1

    well IANAL but I'm sure a good one could tear this one apart and still attempt to collect (provided he had any money to begin with). You can't have your cake as a corporation and eat it too (aka swapping yourself and your business to suit the individual advantages), in court the whole corporation might have been thrown out and his bankruptcy estate held liable for the whole thing. If the debt owed was worth anything that might have been my strategy.

  2. Re:Has to be said on AOL Dumping Some Broadband · · Score: 1

    Well at http://intlaccess.web.aol.com/ I didn't see Antarctica, but their country base is very impressive. Probably a better reach than any other ISP out there.

  3. Brilliant.... on AOL Dumping Some Broadband · · Score: 4, Funny

    1) Alienate customers from an indeustry segment that's actually gaining customers (as opposed to dialup service that's losing customers)

    2) ???

    3) Profit!!! All well and good I suppose, less Newbs out there cluttering crap up.

  4. Re:Not surprising really... on Nintendo's Lawsuits Aided by Fans · · Score: 1

    Well...I'm implicating more towards the end-users of Nintendo product. Third party cartridge manufacturer lawsuits fall on a slightly lesser scale of evil and are generally not as noticeable by the general public. The perception in the public eyes is what matters to fan loyalty.

  5. Not surprising really... on Nintendo's Lawsuits Aided by Fans · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nintendo probably has a more loyal fan base at this time. Rather than the Record Industry pain in the butt Sony, or the Borgish I could bash them forever Microsoft. What harm has Nintendo really done to people other than sue the occasional Warez site distributing old Nintendo ROMS? People get cheap crap from these imitation game consoles, and see a Nintendo piracy hotline somewehere infuriated they give them a call...

  6. Anyone else besides me? on Do Honeybees Defy Dinosaur Extinction Theories? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Read that as "from the asteroid impact at Chix Club?" For a second I thought a hot nightclub got wiped off the planet and my chances of procreating in this world went down a notch or something...*phew*

  7. Re:RTFA on ATMs Susceptible to Windows Viruses · · Score: 1

    Well granted I'm a Wells Fargo customer, and the majority of Wells Fargo ATM's I've seen run the same ATM program, that after a Blue Screen of Death on an ATM that I spotted runs WinNT 4.0 I guess I'm screwed...why did that have to get all GUI'ish with the ATM's? They were just fine as archaic as they were...*sigh*

  8. I'm reminded of the AC/DC song on Spitzer Takes On Record Industry Payola · · Score: 1

    Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap :-)

  9. Re:419 scams on "Phishing" Attacks to Increase · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Heh, I'm a regular surfer of 419eater.com and even now am baiting a scammer, I actually wonder now if you were looking at faked responses in their inboxes from fellow 419 reverse scammers :-)

  10. Re:419 scams on "Phishing" Attacks to Increase · · Score: 1

    Out of curiousity since you're getting passwords, are you looking into their boxes? How many of these people have inboxes full of emails saying "I sent you the money via western union as you promised?" etc...just curious what the sucker count actually is...

  11. Re:Cashless society.. coming right up. on FDA Approves Implantable RFID for Patients · · Score: 1

    got it

    chmod 666 manwithmarkonforhead

    Well he can read and write whatever he wants, but doing anything about it would be tricky, I can live with that. If he writes something bad there's good ol' Grep...

  12. Re:tekiegreg, you are bound by law to stand down on Mount St. Helens Lets Off Some Steam · · Score: 1

    sure, I'll walk up to the volcano and hand him one immediately, thanks for the suggestion Sister!

  13. Re:tekiegreg, you are bound by law to stand down on Mount St. Helens Lets Off Some Steam · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok fine then "Gesundheit", no wait that's German, nobody understands it and I'm an insensitive clod...ummm....so what do I say when someone sneezes??? May the non-denominational powers that guide this universe be well in your favor???

  14. Well sheesh... on Mount St. Helens Lets Off Some Steam · · Score: 5, Funny

    It just looked like it needed to sneeze....I mean if you had that much dirt building up in your crater you'd have to as well...

    Be polite and say "God Bless you" and move on....nothing to see here...

  15. Re:Backup Car Key on What's in Your Billfold? · · Score: 1

    Really, quite frankly I'd rather have the tow-truck come and un-lock me (even if I pay for it)rather than have to deal with my car being stolen alongside my wallet, amongst the other fallouts from the 2 combined (Identity theft, etc.).

  16. NameSecure on Shielding Domain Registration Info? · · Score: 1

    Their NamePrivacy option (for an extra charge) masks all your details. People can still contact you with certified/priority mail to your listed address on your domain, and the email address listed constantly changes making it difficult to harvest. Check them out http://www.namesecure.com

  17. Goody... on IT (And Other) Salaries On The Rise In The U.S. · · Score: 1

    So shall I tell this to my boss, whom is giving me a performance appraisal soon? Oh wait I surf slashdot probably more than I work....crud....

  18. Re:Of course on Libertarian Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik Answers · · Score: 0

    But then again seeing as Badnarik won't concievably be winning this election

    True, compared to Bush or Kerry his chances are fairly slim. However they are better than some people (in theory my Dad could win as a write-in candidate as he meets the basic requirements, though I'm too young). However Dad's chances of winning are slimmer still than Badnarik. It's all about probability to some extent.

    I guess how he'd actually do in office shouldn't factor into your decision whether or not to vote for him... right?

    Well if you're not voting for a candidate on his merits and how he gels with your issues, than what is the point? I think I'll just bring a random number generator in the voting booth with me and based on the value, give someone a pre-determined vote then (for example if 1-10 random number generator picks 1 or 2, vote Bush, 3 or 4 vote Kerry, 5 or 6 write in my dad, 7 or 8 write in Cowboyneal, 9 or 10 Badnarik) ...

  19. Whether or not... on Libertarian Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik Answers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I support all his views (I don't) or would vote for him (still thinking about where my vote is best placed), there is definitely some well thought out answers to these questions. Is it just me or does he sound better than either Bush or Kerry? Though I suppose he has to, being the underdog means being the one that needs the louder voice to be heard...

  20. Re:I will reply shortly on Is "Marketingspeak" Killing Technology? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let me translate this, as I'm a certified marketing to geek translator:

    "I'm re-decorating my cubicle with some new gadgets in order to pretend to myself that a cooler looking cube will make myself more productive and capable of answering technology related questions."

  21. Re:Fine on New Ad Technology Tracks Consumer Movement · · Score: 1

    well that principle doesn't work on me, I see all the disgusting ads for Gap, Old Navy etc. and walk right past them all at the mall and straight into Bannana Republic.

    Oh they're the same company....crap....

  22. Re:The most likely abuse on Insurance Companies Try Out Auto Black Boxes · · Score: 1

    While admittedly funny, not realistic in California, I think the requirement is 30 days notice if they're canceling you on their volition.

  23. Some of them plants? on Searching For Trouble With Google · · Score: 5, Insightful

    At this point if I were someone looking for a free credit card, I'd probably go at least a few down in the results, I'd like to think that the top 20 or so are plants by law enforcement by now...at least I'd hope...

  24. I've heard this argument before... on Outsourcing is Good for You · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...and it appears valid at first bite. Ultimately the corporate motive is to make more profit however, so money saved by outsourcing probably wouldn't drain into more programmers (or whatever position abroad) more likely into the bottom line for the shareholders...not an entirely bad thing if you're a shareholder but if you're an employee...

  25. Yeah actually... on "E-Jihad" Exaggerated by Russian Media Spin · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just realized it was a normal day...despite the threat of a cyber-attack today.

    Move along people nothing to see here...

    Tomorrow Tom Ridge will probably announce that the United States could be under attack soon by a bunch off terrorists arriving in flying pigs...*sigh*