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  1. Re:Hard to say. on Atari Tries To Supress Bad Reviews, Claims Piracy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Or some store simply sold it too them before the official release date.

  2. Re:Aeron isn't for everyone on Best Chair For Desktop Coding? · · Score: 1

    I sit like that sometimes, its not awkward at all. Basically think sitting cross legged style but with only one leg crossed and the other hanging down as if you were sitting normally.

  3. Re:Performance enhancing - legs vs drugs on Amputee Sprinter Wins Olympic Appeal to Compete · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, if you really wanted too you could et your legs chopped off and attach a pair of cheetas instead.

  4. Re:Some of it is our own fault on Dutch Voting Machines De-Certified · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Paper ballots don't take days to tabulate, we use them exclusively in Canada and final results are always in within a few hours of the polls closing. Thats the final tally, not some estimate based on 5% of the vote being counted.

  5. Re:The Hero with a Thousand Faces on Orson Scott Card Blasts J.K. Rowling's Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Why is that depressing? To me it shows the continuity of human experience. The fact that people hundreds of years ago were essentially telling the same stories is one of the greatest links to both the past and future that we will ever have.

  6. Re:Is this real? - Umm yes on Creative Vista Driver Modder Speaks Out · · Score: 1

    That sounds accurate to the extent I have followed the story, but there's an addition caveat. Creative has since licensed these technologies for vista but is charging extra for the ability to turn them on (in Vista that is).

  7. Re:Thank God on Blizzard Sues Creator of WoW Bot · · Score: 1

    Inflation is good for WoW, the biggest money sinks are repairs, respecs, and big purchases like epic flying mounts all of which cost a set amount and cause the gold simply vanish. The greater the inflation the more you can sell materials for and the less time you need to spend farming for money account for the built in sinks.

  8. Re:Thank God on Blizzard Sues Creator of WoW Bot · · Score: 1

    Why would I be glad that they're taking action? Id much rather they either legalize bots within the game or take away the reason for using them. Make the grind shorter, reduce the time and money sinks and you'll reduce the number of people botting.

  9. Re:This whole idea sounds familiar on $5 Per Month Fee Proposed For Legal Music P2P · · Score: 1

    He knows that, he was suggesting that those were bad things. (Or if not bad, typical in that many industries encourage mandatory insurance in areas related to their services).

  10. So, am I hacking mobitv too? on Posting Publicly Available URL Claimed a "Hack" · · Score: 2, Informative
  11. Re:Huh? on Canadian Regulator CRTC Saves Independent ISPs · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Regardless, as far as I can tell the telecommunications infrastructure in each region is owned by a regional monopoly. It might not all be Bell, but the effect is nearly the same.

  12. Re:I think he's worried about nothing on Sony Says Eee PC Signals "Race To the Bottom" · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well then you're in luck, because an eeePC + decent desktop is cheaper than getting a desktop replacement style laptop.

  13. Re:In Apple's defense on Apple Sends Cease-and-Desist To the Hymn Project · · Score: 1

    *shudders* That stuff was disgusting. I bought a 24 of that stuff when it first came out thinking it would be good and couldn't get past the 1st half can. It took me near 3 months to pawn the rest of them off on people when they came by the house (only had one friend who actually liked that stuff, everyone else hated it too).

  14. Re:Those who join will become killers. on Air Force Seeking Geeks For 'Cyber Command' · · Score: 1

    Could you please stop posting the same thing over and over?

  15. Re:Official /. stance on Danish ISP Tele2 Challenges Pirate Bay Blockade · · Score: 1

    "On one hand, what they're doing is technically llegal." I corrected your typo for you.

  16. Re:What's the point? on Examining the Ethical Implications of Robots in War · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don;t give the credit to Toys, sounds too me like they copied the idea from Ender's Game. Granted, they modified the idea slightly.

  17. Re:Blame the other guy. on Examining the Ethical Implications of Robots in War · · Score: 1
    "Where's the UAW in Toyota plants?"

    You mean a car company actually treats their employees well enough that they don't feel the need to pay out a percentage of their paychecks to some union brass evrey week?

  18. Re:I can't RTFA! on What is an Open Source Company Really Worth? · · Score: 1

    I don't even know what my UID is, posting this to check...

  19. Re:Woohoo! on Beer Brewing Bender Completed · · Score: 1

    Why don't you just order a pizza and check out his Jet Powered Beer Cooler.

  20. Re:Pissed off consumers on Toshiba Execs Declare HD DVD Not Dead Yet · · Score: 1

    Both formats are irrelevant, its easier and cheaper to just download HD content. Who wants to mess around with discs?

  21. Re:You don't on The Home Library Problem Solved · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Following your logic there's no reason to ever buy movies either, because, hey you already know how its going to end. Now assuming you'll never read the book again then I guess there isn't much point to keeping it (aside from lending out books to friends and so on) but lots of people reread novels, and not just the ones that are worth quoting from. For the same reason that people like to rewatch old movies that they have enjoyed, rereading an old book years later, even if it wasn't some masterpiece can be quite enjoyable. In the worst case scenario rereading old novels you enjoyed is a better use of your time than watching mediocre reruns on TV.

  22. Re:It's hit the news-wire now! on Canadian DMCA Bill Withdrawn · · Score: 1

    We like our gun laws.

  23. Re:Pricing is the big hurdle on Hands-On With The Kindle · · Score: 1

    irc.undernet.org #bookz Oh, did you mean legit sources? Then I guess I'm at a loss.

  24. Re:Freeloaders? on Mark Cuban Calls on ISPs to Block P2P · · Score: 1

    This article is about Mark Cuban, not Mark Shuttleworth.

  25. Re:Enough with the spin on First RIAA Case Victim Finally Speaks Out · · Score: 3, Insightful
    "If the law is unjust, you have the RESPONSIBILITY to break the law."

    fixed