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  1. Amazon is not the problem.... on Amazon Will Pay $0 in Federal Taxes on $11.2 Billion Profits (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Amazon followed the law and it worked out in their favor, good for them. If you don't like it, change the law or get good at understanding out you, too, can pay $0 in taxes.

  2. Re:Unregistered Rifle? on Man With 3-D-Printed Gun Had Hit List of Lawmakers, US Says (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    What if the plastic used in the 3D printer was all made in China?

  3. Re: Unregistered Rifle? on Man With 3-D-Printed Gun Had Hit List of Lawmakers, US Says (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I believe you have to add a serial number even if you manufacture the gun yourself. There is not database of serial numbers, so you can use something like "MYGUN01" as the serial number.....just need something to distinguish it from one gun from another.

  4. Best idea ever, keep up the good work! on California Considers Text Messaging Tax To Fund Cell Service For Low-Income Residents (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    This is another great idea from the California legislators, they need to keep up the good work. All of these new taxes, welfare programs and regulations are exactly what the people of California asked for and need.....to make other states look more attractive for businesses and people. Soon the whole state will be like one massive Detroit: corrupt, bankrupt and overwhelm with crime.

  5. This is proof that itâ(TM)s good for the peop on Cities Will Sue FCC To Stop $2 Billion Giveaway To Wireless Carriers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    If politicians donâ(TM)t like it, then you know itâ(TM)s good for the people.

  6. I was walking around Seattle last night and in front of a coffee shop with a âoeHelp Wantedâ sign was a guy begging for money....apparently he didnâ(TM)t need the money enough to just turn around and ask for work.

  7. Genius Bar?? on Old Apple 1 Up For Auction, Expected To Go For $160,000+ · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I was dumb enough to buy it, first thing I would do would be to take it to the Apple Store and ask them how to launch iPhoto on it.

  8. Apple & Google fanboys... on Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US? · · Score: 1

    Queue the Apple and Google circle jerk.

  9. Re:Give it away on Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US? · · Score: 1

    They're the exact same price as every other smartphone. But I agree, they should try to undercut the competition.

  10. Several People... on Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US? · · Score: 1

    I know several people and all of the surrounding stores were sold out in a few minutes after going on sale.

  11. Re:BSOD on my phone? on Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US? · · Score: 1

    The BSOD thing is kind of old man....and your phone won't BSOD or any variation of it.

  12. Pay attention to these instructions... on 1928 Time Traveler Caught On Film? · · Score: 1

    ...when you get to the past, call me and I'll tell you how to get back!

  13. Just move the domain to the Cook Islands... on Libya Takes Hard Line On Link Shortening Domains · · Score: 1

    Companies like bit.ly just move the domain to the Cook Islands' commercial TLD and rename the company to something like "big" or "fat". In case you didn't already know or didn't want to look, the tld would be .co.ck (ie big.co.ck). They could also protest Libya by registering libyasucks in the same TLD.

  14. Inaccurate Exchange Pricing on Verizon Droid Tethering Comes At a Hefty Price · · Score: 3, Informative

    Verizon charges "corporate" customers an extra $15/mo to access "corporate" (aka Exchange) email. This is true with all of their smartphones and is similar in pricing to what ATT & Sprint charge. Personal accounts can access Exchange w/o any additional charges.

  15. Another TechTV... on Comcast In Deal Talks With NBC Universal · · Score: 2, Funny

    **sarcasm** Don't see why not, they did such a good job with TechTV.

  16. Fix the existing one first.... on No App Store For Microsoft's Zune HD · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just got a Zune HD and the built-in support for 3rd party apps is pretty slow, it takes several seconds to load each of the handful of apps they have in the Zune app store.

  17. Online store...that's original. on Apple Racks Up the Gaming Patents · · Score: 0, Redundant

    An online store that sells music, movies, games, etc....sounds like XBox Live.

  18. Makes Sense on Microsoft Family Safety Filter Blocks Google · · Score: 2, Informative

    Makes sense to me since you can get around most content filters with Google's cache.

  19. Re:null or not null, that is the question on Null References, the Billion Dollar Mistake · · Score: 1

    No, he is at fault for the mistake....at least that's what I'm going to put in our bug tracking system at work.

  20. Re:Restricted browser on EU Could Force Bundling Firefox With Windows · · Score: 1

    Just have an App Store where the user can download and install non-essential applications.

  21. Uh, they make lots of "machines"... on Groklaw Says Microsoft Patent Portfolio Now Worthless · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Mouse, keyboard, joystick, computers, carrying cases, xbox, etc....are these not considered machines? At some level they're consuming energy to performing a mechanical process.

  22. Altered or just enhanced??? on AP Suspends DoD Over Altered US Army Photo · · Score: 1

    I think there is a difference between altering something in order to change the context of the photo and enhancing the photograph. This is clearly a case of enhancing the photograph to correct the poor lighting and to remove the junk in the background. I think the AP has gone overboard by calling this "altered". If the original photo had her standing in front of a Nazi flag and they changed it to be a US flag, then that would be a different story.

  23. Fuel Prices on Google, Circa 2001 · · Score: 1

    Fuel prices then were out of control with California being forced to pay $1.13/gal.

  24. Re:Subtle political trolling on Google, Circa 2001 · · Score: 1

    Actually it just shows how little experience he has.

  25. We should have listened to him... on Scotty's Final Mission · · Score: 1

    We should have listened to him when he explained that if the captain pushed the engines too hard they'll blow apart.