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  1. Outsourcing on Newly Discovered Young Galaxy Creates 4,000 Stars Per Year · · Score: 1

    Creating 4,000 Stars per year? Why that's more than Hollywood! With all this far outsourcing, does that mean Brittney, Paris and Lindsay will soon be out of jobs? Those damn illegal aliens!

  2. ISP ESP on ISPs to Ban P2P With New European Telecom Package? · · Score: 4, Funny

    So the ISP has ESP for P2P unless you're L33T enough to have L2TP or PPTP?

  3. Re:In this case... on Network Solutions Suspends Site of Anti-Islam Film · · Score: 1

    Actually, it is not censorship. First, the dictionary does say censorship is by a government, so it is correct to say this is not censorship since it is by a private company. Besides, the context of the conversation influences the meaning of a term. The conversation included reference to Pakistan (i.e. the government of Pakistan) censoring by blocking youtube. To use the term censorship to refer to both the Pakistan action (official government, therefore censorship) and action by a private company equates Network Solution's act with that of the Pakistani government, which is not correct given that Network Solutions and any other private company has a right to decide what content they serve. Thus, in this conversation, the term censorship should not be applied to Network Solutions' acts.

  4. Re:Yes it is. on Network Solutions Suspends Site of Anti-Islam Film · · Score: 1

    No, it's not. And don't tell me what I mean to say, motherfucker. :)

  5. This is not censorship on Network Solutions Suspends Site of Anti-Islam Film · · Score: 1

    This is not censorship because Network Solutions is a private company that can choose what content it wants to serve. If the government banned the film from production or release, then that could arguably called censorship. It is ironic that the people crying censorship in the name of freedom want to take away Network Solution's freedom to choose what it serves on its machines.

  6. Re:Really? on US Policy Would Allow Government Access to Any Email · · Score: 1

    The 5th amendment will NOT protect you because it can only be asserted to prevent the government from compelling you to testify against yourself in court. The government can compel you to produce evidence, which the 5th amendment does not protect against.

  7. Re:Good! on Couple Busted For Shining Laser At Helicopter · · Score: 1

    The point is now. Execute plan 66!

  8. Ironic? on New England Patriots Obtain Online Ticket Reseller Names · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't it ironic that the team allegedly invading privacy is called the Patriots?

  9. Infinite Loop on Mobile Phones to Monitor Traffic Congestion · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, the way they monitor traffic congestion is to send out a bunch of people to go see what the traffic congestion is, thereby adding to the traffic congestion. :)

  10. Copyright the papers and evidence on Variety Says Class Action May Stop RIAA Suits · · Score: 1

    Variety should have copyrighted their court papers and their evidence and licensed only the judge/jury to view them without allowing distribution. Then when the RIAA tries to get a copy, sue them for copyright infringement!

  11. Really cool if on NASA To Send Luke's Lightsaber Into Space · · Score: 5, Funny

    What would be really cool is if some aliens found it and made operational and then shipped it to me using GalEx (GalaxyExpress). Then I could go up to my boss, rattle my light saber by saying "Look. I am your fodder." Khoo khaa.

  12. Holier than thou on Astronomers Find Huge Hole in Universe · · Score: 1

    Universe to God: I'm holier than thou. I'm the one who pulls all the weight around here.

  13. 640k on A Trip Down Computer Memory Lane · · Score: 0, Troll

    It would have been a short trip down memory lane if the Gates had stopped us at 640k.

  14. Ultrfast? on Quantum Computing and Optically Controlled Electrons · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ultrfast--so fast, there is no time for the "a". Either that, or the "a" is like Shroedinger's ct. What's the likelihood of tht?

  15. Revolution on Security Threat In the New Wiretapping Law · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Revolution.

  16. Time to SIGALRM before it's too late on Strict German Computer Crime Law Now in Effect · · Score: 5, Funny

    First they came for thread_id 0051, but I printed nothing to the console because that was not my thread.

    Then they came for process_id 0050, but I did not SIGTRP because I did not depend on that process.

    Then they came for process_id 0003, but I did not SIGALRM because my timer had not yet expired.

    When they came for me, there were no processes left from which to spawn.

  17. Liver let die on OHSU Turns Mouse into Factory for Human Liver Cells · · Score: 3, Funny

    As they say, "Liver let die". Sorry.

  18. Bad NBC on Dateline NBC Mole Outed At DefCon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That dateline guy is really annoying and smug. He seems to take pleasure at lording over others' predicaments/fear. The predator series is just plain wrong for many reasons. It's pretty much entrapment, especially because the men are convinced by the girl at the end to enter the house even though they seem apprehensive. And what's up with the tackling every guy by the cop, even the ones who surrender? Does NBC host the show Big Brother? Because these jackasses seem to be helping bypass civil liberties by unlawfully spying on everyone and inducing them to commit and confess to stuff that is probably not even illegal, or that they would not have done/followed through on, but for the shows.

  19. Blackle? on Change Google's Background Color To Save Energy? · · Score: 1

    Why is it called "Blackle" instead of "Blaggle" or "Bloogle"? Blackle sounds like the name of a Rice Krispies dude. Snap, Blackle and Pop. I can hear my Google now.

  20. Altitude? on Inside FAA's GPS-Based Air Traffic Control · · Score: 1

    But does GPS show altitude? (or in the California, Altidude?) Because as they say, the hardest thing about flying is the ground.

  21. Illegal? on RIAA Adds 23 Colleges to Hit List, Avoids Harvard · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is nothing short of extortion. I never download music w/o paying for it, but now this just makes me want to bleed them to death by a thousand cuts--or megabytes.

  22. AIRE on FAA Plans to Clean Up the Skies · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As American pilots say, "To AIRE is human, to drink, de wine!"

  23. My Wi-Fi on Digital Camera Memory Card With Wi-Fi · · Score: 5, Funny

    My Wi-Fi is much better with memory than me; that's why I married her.

  24. Freedom Fries on Blogger Threatened For Publishing JS Hack · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey, this company is just brining freedom to Romania by suppressing their free speech. Didn't Romania get the memo? We're fighting free speech over there so we don't have to fight it here. :) Welcome to the neo-United States!

  25. Utahed Wrong! on Utah Anti-Kids-Spam Registry "a Flop" · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just when Utahed they were doing it to protect the kids.