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  1. Re:burden of proof differs... on 'Pirate Act' Would Shift Copyright Civil Suits To DoJ · · Score: 2, Informative

    "The burden of proof" refers to which party - defence or prosecution - has the burden of proving their case. Funny that. Perhaps you meant the standard of proof.

  2. Re:So who's right and who's wrong? on RIAA Sues Nearly 500 New Swappers · · Score: 1

    However, they wouldn't be sued if they weren't performing illegal file sharing.
    I must have missed the memo; when did the concept of 'innocent until proven guilty' roll over and die?

  3. Re:do they ever bust the guys making the porn? on Child Porn Probe Uses Live Internet Wiretap · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've no idea what happens in the US, but in the UK they do go after the people making it. They also go after the downloaders because, among other reasons, this provides them with the evidence (the child porn) to locate the people who made it. Also, until they've arrested and investigated the guy, how are they supposed to know whether or not he's making his own?

  4. Re:Wikipedia anyone? on How To Get Googled, By Hook Or By Crook · · Score: 1

    There already is a Wikipedia article on nigritude ultramarine. If you think it would be useful it to link to Google and Slashdot you do it.

  5. Re:Serious? on Original Godzilla In U.S. Theaters · · Score: 1

    When you find the time you might want to investigate the 'metaphor'.

  6. Re:Accidental? on U.S. Gov Agency Blunders With Keyword Blacklist · · Score: 1

    [George W Bush] is not a supporter of gay rights (which I support,)
    So, do you support gay rights or do you support Bush's non-support of gay rights?

  7. Re:Well.. on U.S. Dept. of Energy Takes A New Look At Cold Fusion · · Score: 3, Informative

    The parent was refering to a very old joke.

  8. Re:As a High School student... on MPAA Funds School Programs In Copyright Dogma · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, the lyric's "fuck you..."

  9. Re:Parent is not a troll on IT Workers Not Eligible for Overtime in New Rules · · Score: 1

    I don't live in the US so no, the particulars of their union laws don't affect me.

  10. Re:It's just a shame on Delorean Time Machine Replica Up For Auction · · Score: 1

    The prefix "giga-" was coined in 1951. What rock were you living under?

  11. Re:Parent is not a troll on IT Workers Not Eligible for Overtime in New Rules · · Score: 1

    That is certainly the most fucked up thing I've heard this week. What happens if there are two or more unions who represent workers in a field? Do you even get a choice which one you 'join'? Has anyone ever attempted a legal challenge against this nonsense? How about donating union funds to the Republicans, that ought to cause a fuss. 'Course, you could be bullshitting, I can't be bothered to check since it doesn't affect me.

  12. Re:In other news... on MPAA Infiltrating Campus Nets with Software · · Score: 1

    It's a reference to Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell.

  13. Re:Define "won" on Hubble Photo of Sedna Suprises Astronomers · · Score: 1
    Nope, no hands over my ears. Just a pinch of salt.

    And I never said anything about what I thought about the war, or what I think Iraqis think about the war. You objected when the AC put words in your mouth, so don't do the same to others.

  14. Re:Define "won" on Hubble Photo of Sedna Suprises Astronomers · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    By the way, why are you putting the word "survey" in quotes? Are you trying to imply it wasn't a real survey?
    Well, without reliable census data to weight the results against it isn't a real survey.

  15. Re:Fusion on 25th Anniversary Of Three Mile Island · · Score: 1

    Gotta love that fusion. It shouldn't be much more than about fourty-five years until we start to see those babies in action. Three or four in every city and you can kiss blackouts goodbye. Well, unless the scary monster uses its laser=eye to turn them into wind turbines. That sucks.

  16. WTF is "lowering the burden of proof"? on PIRATE Act Introduced in Congress · · Score: 1

    The burden of proof refers to which party has to proove their case, the accuser or the accused. You probally meant the standard of proof.

  17. Re:Re Re Re released on Always Look on the Bright Side of Life · · Score: 1

    RTFA (or even the summary). It's being shown in cinemas, not a DVD release with any extras, crappy or otherwise.

  18. Re:Marketing and LOTR crap on Return of the King Coming Sooner to DVD · · Score: 1

    The whole point of sending a small party was that they'd go unnoticed by Sauron. If they'd tried sending an oversized eagle it would have been shot down or intercepted by flying Nazgul.

    Pay attention at the back.

  19. Re:Ian Holm returns as Bilbo? on Peter Jackson Says "Hobbit" Movie In The Works · · Score: 5, Informative

    And if memory serves, there aren't any other hobbits in the story, right? At the end when Bilbo returns to the Shire he encounters a number of Hobbits in the process of auctioning off his possessions.

  20. Brian Blessed for Thorin! on Peter Jackson Says "Hobbit" Movie In The Works · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You know it makes sense.

  21. Re:MSN has strange blocking restrictions on MSN Search Blocking Results For XFree86? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My friend has taken to spelling his name "C.umming" to get round exactly that problem.

  22. Re:I'm sure it has been said a thousand times, but on Super Tuesday Not So Super For Electronic Voting · · Score: 0

    Someone has to do the counting. This leads to errors, accidental or otherwise. That's why when the contest is won by a small margin it's traditional to offer the loser a recount.

    Paper ballots aren't so great when you're blind, illeterate or don't speak the language.

    People are idits: they will put more than one cross, mark outside the boxes or fuck it up in even more amusing ways.

    Metropolitan constituancies will have their votes counted quickly, but rural areas take longer. In UK general elections the Highlands and Islands usually don't announce results until the next afternoon.

    On the other hand it does allow for write-ins, which I think makes it worth it.

  23. Re:Best Director on Lord Of The Rings - Oscars, We Loves Them · · Score: 0

    Yes. Fourth item from the bottom of this list.

  24. Re:A messedge board also... on TV Set Doubles as a Mirror · · Score: 0

    You're using post-its? :)

    Seriously, it's static electricity on the screen. Try brushing your hand along it, you should get very a faint tingling and crackling noise.

  25. Re:Grrrrrrr on BBC Discusses PVR Software, Creative Archive Plans · · Score: 0

    I'd say that both of the fours are class.