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  1. Re:How about illegal pictures? on Zune's Wireless Almost Totally Worthless · · Score: 1

    The fact that no one will buy a Zune will solve this problem.

  2. Re:High level of QC! on Behind the Scenes at Hotmail · · Score: 1
    What's so hard to understand? Hotmail's administrators are simply so good that they do the work of 100s of regular administrators.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/12/14/riaa_in_a_ spin_over/

  3. Why women are smarter than /.ers on New Galactic Neighbor · · Score: 3, Funny

    They know you're lying when you tell them "You can't see it because it's so big".

  4. Re:Wow, that's gonna be a nice check.. on Texas Sues Sony BMG over Rootkit · · Score: 1

    Based on past class action settlements, it's more likely to be 5 million coupons for 10% off a Sony CD...................

  5. Dear Sony on Bad Day To Be Sony · · Score: 2, Funny
    Dear Sony,

    Please leave the DRM on the Ricky Martin and Celine Dion CDs. If you could make the DRM stronger so that they can't be played on ANY device, that would be even better.

    Sincerely,

    Everyone

  6. Clearly...... on Kansas Board of Ed. Adopts Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    ...... the Kansas State Board of Education is not a product of intelligent design.

  7. Charitable donation on Splogs Clog Blog Services · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Simple: Just require a small donation to charity (through Paypal?) before they can create a blog. A dollar or two shouldn't matter to anyone who's putting up a real blog, but will deter sploggers.

  8. Re:I dunno about both. on Texas Bill to Filter Highway Rest Stop Internet · · Score: 0, Troll
    The government deciding not to provide you with some particular service is not restriction on freedom of speech as that is usually understood.

    So if Texas decided to also filter all political websites except for those of the Republican party, this would not be restricting free speech?

    Repeat after me: Anytime the government restricts content, it restricts free speech.

  9. Re:public health comparison? on Corporate Servers Spreading IE Virus [Updated] · · Score: 1
    "That's what's missing with the internet: a truly controlling authority with rapid response capabilities to answer "emergency" calls such as we might expect to come in to the local 911 switchboard, plus the ability (and willingness) to quarantine "sites" that pose a potential "public health risk" to the rest of the 'net."
    Yes, because what the Internet really needs is more regulation.
  10. Re:The worst part.. on RIAA Dumps Unsold Inventory to Settle Anti-Trust Case · · Score: 1
    How can they get away with claiming the CDs are worth $1.5 million? Those 115,241 CDs are worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $75,000 at current market prices, and probably much less. Oh, wait, I get it....
    1. Attorney General's Office gets nice PR by claiming a big settlement
    2. RIAA gets good PR by claiming big donation
    3. RIAA gets tax writeoff
    4. Consumers get screwed
    5. School districts get screwed.
    6. RIAA profits
  11. Shocking on When Think Tanks Attack · · Score: 1
    Wow, this is shocking! Microsoft supports think tanks that share its views on Open Source? Who would have thought?

    In other breaking news:

    New research reveals that Democrats will vote for Kerry, and Republicans for Bush.

    Study reveals Slashdot readers more likely to donate to EFF than than to send a check to Darl McBride along with a note that says "Good luck"

    According to new research, Catholics are more likely to marry other Catholics than they are to marry Islamic fundamentalists.

  12. Fertilizer question on Brew Your Own Auto Fuel For 41 Cents A Gallon · · Score: 1

    Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how much fertilizer goes onto producing enough soy/corn for a gallon of fuel? Since much (most?) fertilizer production involves natural gas, would biodiesel simply shift consumption from one fossil fuel to another?

  13. Nice video, but .... on Build Your Own Model B-52 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ....what I really want to know is if it has the range to get here?

  14. Re:I have just what you need on Inventorying Miscellaneous Computer Junk? · · Score: 1
    I've also got Marriage, but it's an older version. Tell you what, you pay for shipping, it's yours absolutely free.
    Come on, you know Marriage is not available for purchase - it's available for licensing only. Note that even though the license is often advertised as perpetual, my experience has been that it must be renewed on a regular basis. Critical updates are labeled "birthday" or "anniversary", and these are not installed automatically, so there is a high likelihood of software crashes if you ignore these upgrades.

    The good news is that licenses may be renewed almost anywhere, including at restaurants, jewelers, florists, and department stores. Occasionally, renewals are only available at remote locations, including Hawaii, the Caribbean, and Europe. Renewing through a combination of the above renewal methods is usually more effective than sticking with only one method.

    Please note:
    Failure to renew your license regularly may result in the software uninstalling itself, and destroying your data, including bank account information. It may also uninstall several accompanying add-ins, including House, Car, and Children. Please also note that installing competing software with similar functionality to Marriage may have the same effect.

  15. God help us all... on Swedish Carbon-Fiber Stealth Ship Runs NT · · Score: 2, Funny

    ....if this ever becomes a remotely controlled "spam zombie".

  16. Re:This is one of those things that make you think on TV Set Doubles as a Mirror · · Score: 2, Funny

    ....unless it runs Windows

  17. Re:That TOS is WEAK! on Worst Terms of Service Ever · · Score: 5, Informative
    Actually, about a thiord of the way down, it says:

    " Suddenly increased, excess web traffic on this website as a result of your actions, including but not limited to publicity, reporting, or recommendations to others regarding this website on network television or radio or national publications or media, of more than one gigabyte of additional Internet data transfer per month, shall be at your expense, and you agree to reimburse CPRR.org for the resulting costs at the rate of the then prevailing additional data transfer charge made by the Internet provider(s) hosting this website."
    So I guess /. is screwed ;-)
  18. Not really that quiet on Tom's Reviews Expensive, Noiseless Case · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I consider the noise my wife would make if I spent $1,400 on a case, my current case is quieter.