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  1. Re:When will this apply to medicines? on Supreme Court Upholds First Sale Doctrine · · Score: 1

    If a frog had wings it wouldn't bump its ass when it hopped.

    If grandma had balls she'd be grandpa.

    We don't have effective border control, so this did little to nothing to stem the availability of meth. It doesn't matter if it's worse than crack or PCP, this was legislation that didn't do what was intended which is a hallmark of knee-jerk legislation.

  2. Re:When will this apply to medicines? on Supreme Court Upholds First Sale Doctrine · · Score: 1

    If you live in the US you can not purchase "over the counter" cold medicine that contains pseudoephedrine without presenting an ID. It's a possible precursor to methamphetamine and legislators had a knee-jerk "for the kids" reaction.

  3. Re:The guy in Germany could be driving too on Leaked: Obama's Rules For Assassinating American Citizens · · Score: 1

    Congress declared war on Germany. If Congress declared war on Yemen/Afghanistan/Pakistan, this discussion wouldn't be happening. These are American citizens living in a county against which we haven't declared war. Have Congress pass legislation to make it harder to become an American citizen. Have Congress pass legislation to make it easier to remove citizenship from an American. Both of those would be considered due process of law.

  4. Re:Opportunity on Revamped Google Maps Finally Available On iOS · · Score: 1

    Apple wanted Google to add turn by turn navigation to the Maps app. Google wanted to the terms of the contract between them renegotiated since the original didn't include turn by turn navigation, even though Google had added it to their own Maps app in Android. Apple wanted new functionality added under the terms of the old contract, and Google wasn't willing.

  5. Re:Trusted Advisor? on Post Mortem of GunnAllen IT Meltdown · · Score: 2

    Beastie Boys. GTFO

  6. Re:Kelvans at it again apparently on New Signs Voyager Is Nearing Interstellar Space · · Score: 5, Funny

    Q: How many hipsters does it take to change a lightbulb?

    A: It's a really obscure number, you've probably never heard of it...

  7. Re:US, nobody gives a shit on Stop Being Poor: U.S. Piracy Watch List Hits a New Low With 2012 Report · · Score: 3, Insightful

    +1 OP clearly doesn't know what ASCAP is, and is so very clearly talking out his/her ass. Venue owners pay ASCAP for the right to perform copyrighted works in their venue (radio, jukebox, cover band, etc. it's all the same).

  8. Re:Newsflash: they have drug dogs at Mexico-US bor on George "geohot" Hotz Arrested In Texas For Posession of Marijuana · · Score: 3, Informative

    I would not be surprised to find out, because there are many of them, that this "border" checkpoint was nowhere near a border. Most people not aware of its location would not be expecting a border checkpoint since there is no border in the vicinity. Surprise!

  9. Re:pretty much every concert I've ever been to on Senate Bill Could Make It Illegal To Upload Lip-Synced Videos · · Score: 1

    ASCAP covers licensing in bars/venues, and yes I believe it's the same rather you're playing a jukebox/radio or live bands.

  10. Re:Dunno, article leaves out information on Large Scale 24/7 Solar Power Plant To Be Built in Nevada · · Score: 1

    The details are just justification. it boils down to factories and cities: bad, little cottages in the mountains:good.

    In all fairness, if you've ever spent time in factories/cities and little cottages in the mountains, you'd know that's a pretty accurate assessment. :)

  11. Re:Formula 1 is partly electric on Peugeot EX1 Sets Electric Car Lap Record At Nuerburgring · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the Porsche team using the Williams KERS system which stores the energy in a flywheel, which for some reason scares the shit out of me...

  12. Majorus Cokhup on HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr Steps Down · · Score: 1

    Excuse him folks, it's going to be a while before he can get that foot out of his mouth.

  13. Re:Qt ecosystem... on First Alpha of Qt For Android Released · · Score: 1

    So Android becomes the Sharp Zaurus? Cool, I liked it the first time, should still be fun.

  14. Re:I don't see Linksys as core equipment. on Cisco Linksys Routers Still Don't Support IPv6 · · Score: 1

    A benefit is not having to run a properly configured stateful firewall.

  15. Re:Perfectly reasonable on US Seeks Veto Powers Over New TLDs · · Score: 1

    "Why is the latter so much better, America?"

    Because that's what the propaganda says. Seriously, Americans are consumers driven by marketing and America is marketed as it exists, and not how it was supposed to exist or could exist, and that marketing is, and will be, consumed as long as there continues to be breads and circuses. Gotta go, almost out of DVR space and don't want to lose American Idol...

  16. Re:It's Happened Before on Low Budget Air Space Photography · · Score: 1

    Support the Copenhagen Suborbitals. I'm sure there are other groups somewhere trying the same type of thing, but they're the only ones about which I know.

  17. Re:UAVs?? on Drug Catapult Found At US-Mexico Border · · Score: 1

    Turns out that several tons of cocaine is worth quite a bit more than several tons of plain old pot. :)

  18. I'm just saying... on Court Rules Dungeons and Dragons Threatens Prison Security · · Score: 1

    "The Dungeon Master is tasked with giving directions to other players, which Muraski testified mimics the organization of a gang."

    Or a corporation.

  19. Re:Franken may be a little crazy, but not on this on Senators Bash ISP and Push Extensive Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    The ridiculous amount of tax dollars has already been spent. We've already paid for fiber to the door, we just haven't gotten it. Those that have gotten it are paying more and getting less than the telcos promised we'd get.

    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060131/2021240_F.shtml

  20. Re:Go Apple! on WikiLeaks App Removed From Apple Store · · Score: 0, Troll

    No. It's an Apple iPhone, I knew this when I bought it. I no further expect to see Android apps in the App Store than I expect to see ones for Nokia phones.

    Get this, I also don't care if they're not selling Dodges at the Ford Dealership.

  21. Re:Yet another MS flop on Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US? · · Score: 1

    Well, they brand a pretty good mouse. They also brand the best ergonomic keyboard I've used. Maybe they should brand an OS, and a phone, and a browser? :)

  22. Re:Original Source and Actual Paper on Linux May Need a Rewrite Beyond 48 Cores · · Score: 1

    Aww fuck, and here I am with 0 mod points. +1 funny (close enough?)

  23. Re:deposit on National Park Service Says Tech Is Enabling Stupidity · · Score: 1

    If I go for an hour's walk into the forest, lose my footing and sprain my ancle I'm not going anywhere. Oh I might crawl to civilization if no help was coming, but normally I'd call in a rescue.

    I believe that the above thinking is what leads to this problem, with the tech only making it easier to accomplish. Rescues are for emergencies and spraining your ankle is not an emergency (nor is your water supply tasting salty). If you sprain your ankle, you grab a stick, make it a crutch and hop/limp/hobble your pansy ass out of the forest.

  24. Re:A fool and his money... on Calling Shenanigans On Super SATA's Claimed Audio Qualities · · Score: 1

    Please look into Dumble Amplification and tell me if you think (some) guitar players might be running a close second.

  25. Re:A fool and his money... on Calling Shenanigans On Super SATA's Claimed Audio Qualities · · Score: 1

    Taste is subjective. Period. This means there are no "experts", only people known for their opinions.

    http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2007/11/the_subjectivity_of_wine.php