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  1. Re:Well, thank goodness! on European Parliament Decides Not To Ban Internet Porn · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Surely, with the law on their side, Europe would've never seen porn again!

    Right?! This would have been an even bigger failure than the war on drugs. How in the fuck did they think they could stop it?

    Better yet, how do morons of this caliber get to be so high up in government?

  2. Re:Prenda puts Orly Taitz on retainer on EFF Jumps In To Defend Bloggers Being Sued By Prenda · · Score: 1

    It appears that you can make this shit up, because I can find no evidence to suggest that Prenda Law has any connection whatsoever with Orly Taitz.

    Agreed. I googled the shit out of it, and the only reference to it was leftie's comment. MOD GP DOWN!

  3. Re:Prenda puts Orly Taitz on retainer on EFF Jumps In To Defend Bloggers Being Sued By Prenda · · Score: 1
  4. Forget about flying cars ... on The Hypocrisy In Silicon Valley's Big Talk On Innovation · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There's a lot of 'me-too' startups with some of the best and brightest figuring out ways to sell me stuff rather the working on flying cars.

    The flying car was your grandfather's future, and it now sounds weird to use it as a symbol for the future.

    The flying car is a symbol for a future that never was.

  5. Re:Neurosky headset on Bringing Neurofeedback Gaming To the Masses · · Score: 2

    This ted talk was from 2010. Looks simple and like it works really well. Not sure why you'd need a "full electrode mesh." Not sure what the hell's taking it so long either.

  6. Re:No on In Defense of Six Strikes · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't you rather receive a warning from your ISP than be sent a bill or legal threat by the RIAA/MPAA?

    With lube, or without? The new face of consumer choice.

  7. So now what? on White House Urges Reversal of Ban On Cell-Phone Unlocking · · Score: 1

    So now that Obama has come out in favor of this, what reasoning will the Republicans use to oppose it? Will they appeal to their libertarian ideals that telcos should be able to do whatever the fuck they want to their consumers?

  8. Re:Recap on Supreme Court Disallows FISA Challenges · · Score: 1

    Almost.
    Gov: #$@%$#
    Whistle Blower: Gov's spying on you
    Press: Stop spying on us!
    Gov: $#%@*
    SCOTUS: Fuck you, prove a negative
    Gov to Whistle Blower: Off to be loved in Guantanamo
    SCOTUS: Fuck you

  9. Re:If I had to guess on Six-Strikes System Starts In U.S. · · Score: 1

    In my case, my roommate was reasonable and he did not continue the practice after I showed it to him and explained that I would not "go down" for it.

    So tell me genius, if a civil suit was filed against you and your roommate then denied that he infringed any copyright, how exactly you would prevent yourself from 'going down' for this? The burden of proof lies with you to prove that you didn't download it, 'cause it sure looks to them like you did. It's not like they're going to confiscate your computer to do a forensics investigation on it to prove you're guilty, they already have your IP address showing that you did it (not that that proves a fucking thing). And that is just one of many problems of this so called 'piracy' bullshit.

  10. Re:"Reduce the prices ten-fold"?? on New Technology Produces Cheaper Tantalum and Titanium · · Score: 1

    Reduce the prices ten-fold

    Really? I think you're trying to say "reduce by 90%".

    Hmm. I guess this is why english isn't a programming language.

  11. Okay, here's what you do: on Ask Slashdot: Identity Theft Attempt In Progress; How To Respond? · · Score: 4, Funny

    They done goofed this time. You need to set up a backtrace. I can help you. Send me all of your log-in information and I will get the backtrace set up. Then I will forward your case on to the Cyber Police. These hackers aren't going to know what hit them.

  12. "timid and unimaginative" on White House Tells Agencies To Increase Access to Fed-Funded Research · · Score: 1

    I voted for Obama twice and would probably do so again, but "timid and unimaginative" seems to be a defining feature of his presidency.

  13. Re:Still overdue on Russian Meteor Largest In a Century · · Score: 4, Funny

    What is this, god damned reddit?!

  14. Re:Butane, huh? on CES: Tiny Fuel Cell is Supposed to Charge a Cell Phone for Two Weeks (Video) · · Score: 1

    Yea, you can shove that over-priced, over-hyped bullshit right where the sun don't shine, Bucko.

    Obviously not an Apple fan.

  15. Names on Vote To Name Two Newly Discovered Moons of Pluto · · Score: 2

    This is Not a Moon
    and
    It's a Trap!

  16. Americans on Software That Flagged HBO.com For Piracy Will Power U.S. 'Six Strikes' System · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wish we in the US would get as upset about corporations taking away our rights (through the purchase of laws) as we do about gun laws. This would not be an issue if that were to happen.

  17. Re:Sheila Bair's quote says it all on The Biggest Financial Fraud of All Time · · Score: 1

    The most worrying thing is that now the banks make deals and pay fines so that the executives can walk away with their bonuses. Instead of going into jail as they should. This means this will happen again.

    They view it as the cost of doing business. If this shit doesn't change I really fear that we are headed toward a revolution. Not the 'interesting times' that I would prefer to live in.

  18. Re:"Cyber 9/11" on Officials Warn: Cyber War On the US Has Begun · · Score: 3, Funny
    Well, to be fair, they did tone down the rhetoric a bit. Some of the phrases they were considering that were dropped in favor of "cyber 9/11":
    • Cyber Apocalypse
    • Cyber Armageddon
    • Cyber Annihilation
    • Cyber Holocaust
    • Cyber Extinction

    Personally I like "The Cyber Extinction". It just sounds awesome!

  19. Re:Let's kowtow! on Anonymous Warhead Targets US Sentencing Commission · · Score: 1

    It's not sounding like you're a part of the solution, either.

    The less people are part of the problem, the closer we are to a solution, so I'll take that.

  20. Re:Let's kowtow! on Anonymous Warhead Targets US Sentencing Commission · · Score: 0

    Let's kowtow! Idea: let's give in to what they want. Bow deeply and honestly, and maybe they might forgive us our sins. What could possibly go wrong? After all, these attacks would certainly cease.

    You're funny. It also sounds like you're part of the problem.

  21. Re:well we need more hands on training / apprentic on Recession, Tech Kill Middle-Class Jobs · · Score: 1

    The point of college/university is to teach you how to think not fucking tradeschool.

    I took a few college classes, and right now I'm thinking "not fucking tradeschool" so it looks like it worked!

  22. Re:Mr. Grandiose on Why Ray Kurzweil's Google Project May Be Doomed To Fail · · Score: 2

    Circus magic disguised as Artificial Intelligence is just artifice.

    Hmm. Circus magic that kicked the shit out of Ken Jennings. Maybe your mind is circus magic too? Just not quite as good.

  23. Re:I signed up on Kim Dotcom's Mega Claims 1 Million Users Within 24 Hours · · Score: 1

    I don't support Kim.com or Anonymous. Nor do I support DRM or the US Government.

    You're a rebel without a cause.

  24. Google values privacy on Google Chrome 25 Will Serve Searches Over SSL From the Omnibox For All Users · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google does this because they value privacy: the privacy of the data of every aspect of your personal and professional life. The privacy of this data has great value ($$$). Some other company getting hold of this data would certainly lessen its value.

  25. Re:Yawn on US Attorney Chided Swartz On Day of Suicide · · Score: 1

    Also: as meaningless as petitions are, they'd be slightly less meaningless if you at least courageously offered those an ability to sign a petition in the opposite direction too. In fact, this should be a moral requirement for all those who ever make a petition.

    Bullshit.

    It is not your opponent's job to lay out your case for you, that is your job.

    I guess being lazy sucks.