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  1. Anagram on EFF Has Outlived Its Usefulness? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I really don't have the energy to pore through the results of an anagram finder, but Bonhomie Snoutintroff seems to me to be an obvious anagram with "eff" in it. --mark

  2. Re:The EFF Suit on Texas Sues Sony BMG over Rootkit · · Score: 1

    So what? The RIAA can't prove that my downloading MP3s prevented me from buying their CDs, but they can still sue me into a fine paste.

  3. short-sightedness on The World's Smallest Car · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is so typical that when developing the industrial nano-cities of the future they chose to develop nano-cars instead of a sensible atomic mass transit system. If this policy continues the consumption of nano-gas will raise nano-oil prices so high that soon we will have to invade nano-arabia. I for one will continue to endorse nano-carpooling and the use of nano-bikes whenever possible,

  4. Investigation Update on Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered · · Score: 1

    Witnesses have also reported a man leaving the building crying out "Spambuster, Bitch!". Dave Chappelle is apparently being sought for questioning.

  5. blunt object on Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered · · Score: 5, Funny

    The fact that the murder weapon appear to have been a copy of O'Reilly's "Postfix: The Definitive Guide" is condidered a relevant clue at this point.

  6. its not it's on 2-Year OpenOffice High School Case Study · · Score: 1

    it's is only for the contraction not the posessive.

  7. packet radio free on Dissidents Seeking Anonymous Web Solutions? · · Score: 1

    The cleverest and latest in wireless technology may not be the best approach in this context. There are methods for using ham radio to transmit and receive tcp/ip. (check out hfterm on sourceforge) Clearly there is not sufficient bandwidth for normal browsing, but if you want top publish say the "how my government is oppressing me this week" blog all you need is a host in a less oppressive region that will run a tcp/ip radio gateway for you. Of course getting ham equipment may be tricky in those regions, but it's still a self-contained system that's not insanely difficult to operate.

  8. Re:Remember When on Hindsight: Reversible Computing · · Score: 1

    No, I don't.

  9. I don't think this is a big deal on Ohio Wants eBayers to Post $50k Bond · · Score: 1

    Maybe I am stupid, but it seems to me that all ebay has to do is hire a licensed auctioneer and post 50 grand. Ebay is the entity running the auction, not the person selling on it, right? I mean, when my dad sold his old car at an auction he didn't have to go to auctioneer college or whatever, he just sold it through a bonded auction house. I'm sure the ebay legal ninjas are on this one already.
    --mark

  10. Re:Rainbows End on Sneak Preview Of Vernor Vinge's Next Book · · Score: 0

    Indeed. If you realize that end can be both a noun and a verb you realize that it can be grammatically sound.

  11. Re:First Lollapalooza, now this on Comdex Canceled For 2004 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    well part of lollapalooza's failure has to be due to the fact that they cleverly scheduled almost all of the shows for weekdays, since the chronically unemployed are a great market for $100 tickets.

  12. Legit? on Little Robots Play Soccer · · Score: 1

    this looks a little too good to be true. Are we sure it just isn't a stop motion movie? --m

  13. Re:Go ahead, flame away... but... on Real 'Akira' Motorcycle · · Score: 1

    that's just because it has no stickers. Any skater can tell you that without stickers any plank (or in this cast post-nuclear race bike) is complete without massive half-assed customization. Once you put the corporate sponsorship logos on this baby it'll look much better --m

  14. Re:Community support on Mogi Location-Based Mobile Gaming Hits Japan · · Score: 1

    It would be like calling a code in snowcrash...only I suspect skaters would be a little more useful in a fight as many of them wear armor all the time. --m

  15. did I miss something? on RMS on SCO, Distributions, DRM · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is it just me or is RMS mega-preachy? It seems that I would have to spend my days flipping (veggie) burgers or something and just do coding for free on my spare time to avoid being a servant of the prince of darkness, from his POV. Did I just misread him or are only hardware guys allowed to sell any products according to him?

  16. AlCan Highway on Truck Stops Get Wireless Internet · · Score: 1

    yes, but do they have pull-thru's?