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  1. Re:Maybe Apple should... on Paypal Advises Users To Stop Using Safari · · Score: 1

    You know what the best anti-phishing technology is? Not being a retard. There's something in Safari called "The Status Bar". It shows you the url of the link you're hovering over. There's also "The Address Bar". It's where you punch in your address and shows you what the url of the site you're surfing is. Then there's the "Don't click on links in emails, you dumbass idjit." That's a big one too.

  2. Re:Yeah, okay on Apple Sends Cease-and-Desist To the Hymn Project · · Score: 1

    Funny, the iTunes Plus tracks that have no DRM will play on anything that plays AAC. The only thing preventing Apple from doing the same with all tracks is the record companies.

  3. Yeah, okay on Apple Sends Cease-and-Desist To the Hymn Project · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apple on dangerous ground? They may lose .01% of their market! People who crack the DRM on iTunes (and their purchase hinges on that) are a tiny part of the market. I can understand both sides here (Apple kinda has to do this or the record companies, who don't like Apple enough as it is, will get even more pissed, but the crackers want fair usage of their music), but saying that Apple is on "dangerous ground" is more self-important internet crap.

  4. Re:Yawn... on Fidel Castro Resigns · · Score: 3, Informative

    Political prisoners: Guantanamo is inexcusable, but I'd hardly call those guys political prisoners, especially not the kind that Castro locks up. Press: And you can choose sources outside of Murdoch. Imagine that! Criticism of the State: Are you serious? Yeah, look at all those presidential candidates getting lynched! Look at most of the country getting lynched! You're an imbecile. The government will not doing anything other than call you names if you criticize Iraq. That's all within the realm of free speech. Quit your utterly baseless whining. Other political parties: Yeah, two parties sucks, but guess what? There is no legal restriction to two parties. Anyone can run. If the people choose to vote for two parties, then that's what they do. It's still a republic (we're not a democracy), so quit bitching. Free elections: Your previous post did nothing to address that. Idiot. I don't know why I bothered responding to an AC, but this kind of ignorant crap just pisses me off. Things aren't so hot in the US right now, but it's far, FAR better than Cuba.

  5. Re:Oblig. on US Set to Use Spy Satellites on US Citizens · · Score: 1

    Oh, bullshit. Assuming a warrant is obtained and proper procedure is followed, I don't see the problem with this. It's certainly easier than police surveillance.

  6. Re:right direction on Mac OS X 10.5.2 Update Brings Welcome Fixes · · Score: 1

    Your Mac shop must not be an official sales store, otherwise you'd get free NFR copies of Leopard.

  7. Re:Hm... on Biofuels Make Greenhouse Gases Worse · · Score: 1

    Seeing as how countless tons of vegetable matter wind up in compost heaps every year, I'd think that taking what would otherwise be waste and using it as fuel is a good idea, don't you? The lawn was already going to be watered and mowed, you nincompoop. It's now a matter of what to do with the clippings.

  8. Re:Hm... on Biofuels Make Greenhouse Gases Worse · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not really. This article fails to take into account advancements that can create biofuel from almost any vegetable matter, not just specific crops. You could get biofuel out of your lawnmower bag.

  9. Re:Typical! on Best Presidential Candidate, Republicans · · Score: 1

    Yep, and that certainly relates to a private website destroying free speech by excluding a certain candidate from a discussion! God, I'm so naive to think that it's so closely tied to everything else! Oh, wait, there's no State regulations on how to discuss presidential candidates.

    Typical Paulistinian crapola. Throw out a whole rant that has almost nothing to do with the subject at hand.

  10. Re:Gravel? on Best Presidential Candidate, Democrats · · Score: 1

    Gravel has zero chance of winning the nomination.

  11. Re:Typical! on Best Presidential Candidate, Republicans · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oh my God, freedom of speech definitely applies to a PRIVATE website setting outlines for discussion! Holy crap, your rights are so abridged!

    Fucking moron.

  12. Re:I agree with the flamebait tag. on Mitt Romney Answers Tech Questions · · Score: 1

    Romney doesn't have much choice but to publicly proclaim it, seeing as how there are a LOT of people that are going to make it a big deal and he has to be preemptive.

  13. Re:Did Diebold write this? on Recount Proves No Fraud In NH Primary · · Score: 1

    Are you just flat-out ignoring the demographic differences here? Diebolds were mostly in urban areas, where voters tend to vote differently than those in rural areas where the Diebold machines were few and far between.

  14. Re:The war on Internet Group Declares War on Scientology · · Score: 1

    I wasn't the one who brought him up, assnugget. I don't go spamming anti-Paul crap on every message board I see, nor do I incessantly rant about how awful he is. While there are anti-Paulists like that, the Paulistinian fanatics far outnumber them.

  15. Re:The war on Internet Group Declares War on Scientology · · Score: 0

    There are loons in any campaign, but Ron Paul had a special knack for getting them to come out of the woodwork, especially since loons of every stripe just LOVE the anonymity of the internet.

  16. Re:The war on Internet Group Declares War on Scientology · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think he means more a group of people who could be very obnoxious and rather ineffective at achieving their goals because they don't realize that internet hype does not translate well into real-world hype, and lots of signs, bedsheets on overpasses, and a blimp will not get your candidate elected. And relatively sane? Ron Paul had some sane people onboard, but he also had some real loonies. KKK, Troofers, Alex Jones lunatics, and all-around psychos who couldn't stop ranting about him in some way.

  17. Re:The war on Internet Group Declares War on Scientology · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Precisely. This "war" will amount to very little. The CoS is loaded with the cash of the gullible and foolish. Anonymous also fails to realize that most people don't give a crap about stuff on the internet outside of email and maybe some major news sites. It'll be amusing to watch, though.

  18. Re:You are right on on Is Apple Killing Linux on the Desktop? · · Score: 1

    Two fingers on trackpad + click = right click.

  19. Re:Newspaper comics on Online Cartoonist Finds Financial Success Offline · · Score: 1

    There was once a time where Garfield could be amusing. Sadly, that time passed a long time ago.

  20. Re:You are right on on Is Apple Killing Linux on the Desktop? · · Score: 1

    Um, two button mice have been standard with Macs for a while, and I have yet to find a two-button mouse that didn't work right off when plugged into a Mac running OS X. Extra buttons may need a driver, though. And appliances? You're unbelievably full of shit. Tell that to the many businesses using Macs for productivity. Tell that to the scientific community, where you'll find a large number of Macs running number-crunching software, often in clusters. Tell that to video production shops using Final Cut Studio and Shake. Tell that to audio gurus using Pro Tools or Logic Studio. Yeah, it's just a home appliance. Pull your head out of your ass.

  21. Re:Not Quite Universal on Is Apple Killing Linux on the Desktop? · · Score: 1

    I use all kinds of free software on my Mac. There is plenty of open-source/free software out there for OS X. You must not be looking very hard. In addition, I don't mind paying a few bucks for good software. Not everything is going to be free.

  22. Re:The Universal Platform on Is Apple Killing Linux on the Desktop? · · Score: 1

    The answer is that there is something very wrong with your G5. When they worked, they were great, but the G5 wasn't Apple's greatest success as far as reliability went. They'd get possessed and no diagnostics would pick up an issue. Then you've got to just close your eyes and replace parts. Run some diagnostics and do an archive & install from an OS X install disc. See if that helps.

  23. Re:They Missed on Free Software FPS Games Compared · · Score: 1

    I was thinking the same thing, but Aleph One is still very unpolished and bloated after years of development, not to mention that at the core, it's still an antiquated engine.

  24. Yes on Supernova Detonates In Empty Space · · Score: 1

    Watch for me near the devil-star!

  25. Re:Nice Teaser on Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Released · · Score: 1

    I figured that they would just Rickroll everyone and laugh.