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  1. Strange on Richest 2% Own Half the World's Wealth · · Score: 1

    While I believe it's necessary for government to tax their population, the reason for the tax is protection, from enemies, sickness, famine and many other things. However it seems that in socialism and in this new age global economy, it is being used to unjustly level the playing field on income earners. The government's first duty is to protect its population, not to ensure that tax's are burdened evenly according to wealth. Those who disagree need to look up Karl Marx.

  2. Virtual Machines on The Importance of OS Backwards Compatibility · · Score: 0

    I don't see backward compatability as that big of a deal, for the most part it's a Shell creating a virtual machine. The O/S has actually become preloader software, the only change is it's interface back to the main system. Anyone wishing to use extremely old software should know of the inherent bugs/security flaws in that sofware, and that a new O/S isn't going to fix that. Would someone be so cheap that they replaced and OLD O/S with a brand new one and then try to continue too use Legacy Apps? Maybe only government and some college grad IT Managers...

  3. Dome. on The Moon's Magnetic Umbrellas · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Why Can't they just make a dome over the settlement made out of the same gold coated/embedded glass that is used on space suits? Doesn't it block radiation? Wouldn't the building probably made just like the ISS be able to block radiation? Do we really need astrounauts to procreate anyway?

  4. Re:This is ridiculous on The Moon's Magnetic Umbrellas · · Score: 0

    The Cheese contains water. Water is Diamagnetic so hence the cheese is magnetic.

  5. Phillip on Active Noise-Canceling Headsets In Server Rooms? · · Score: 0

    I have a set of Phillip Noise Cancelling Headphones, they are only like $25.. it works awsomely..

  6. Pollution on A Concrete Solution To Pollution · · Score: 0

    I bet if Local government droped the tax on Enviro-Friendy concrete it would be used more.. I bet there is about a 15% embeded tax + the normal 7%-16% State, Local, Municpal tax on these construction products. The Incentive for the government is Cleaner air/better city rating, plus a few more I'm sure..

  7. HR on Are IT Job Titles Getting Out of Control? · · Score: 0

    I know an HR manager pretty well (GF). Her department actually tries to create new titles for the explicit purpose listed here in this article, to confuse the pay scale so that they can pay less for the same work, by shifting respectability.
    I have actually seen an ad for a "Mail room/PC Admin" job paying some stupid low amount because most of your duties where "Mail Room" but you still needed to know PC Admin stuff in case you where required to "Admin a PC" every once in a while.

  8. Job on Tarantula Venom and Chili Peppers Share Receptor · · Score: 0

    What kind of awsome job do you have where you get to feed chili peppers to mice, and then inject them with venom all day.? They actually get paid for to torment little rodents. A kids dream....

  9. Re:Will they be able to make things better? on Democrats Take House, Senate Undecided · · Score: 0

    Neither - to answer your question
    Maybe you should research subjects before making unrelated comments about them. The Point was that he only used a VETO once. However you have brought another point to the table. What Bush VETO'd was a lift of restrictions for federal government funding of Stem Cell Research. Private funding can do what they want, and if it is econmically feasible to do it, the private sector will, and they allready are.
    "US President George W Bush has vetoed a controversial bill which would have lifted a ban on federal funding for new embryonic stem cell research. "

  10. Re:Will they be able to make things better? on Democrats Take House, Senate Undecided · · Score: 0

    He only used VETO once, when he stopped embryo stem cell research.

  11. Glitches: Dual Definition on Voting Machine Glitches Already Being Reported · · Score: 0

    Glitch(v) Definition 1:(Layman) "It don't work", "there's nothing on the screen", Solution 1: Use paper ballots Solution 2: Plug the machine into and electrical socket Definition 2:(Tech minded) PEBKAC , Bad programming , Poor Software QC , Bad deployment. Solution 1: Fire the design company for severe incompetence. Solution 2: Use paper ballots

  12. Fishy on Republican Robocall Pretexting Campaign · · Score: 1

    WCityMike is from Herndon, VA or at least his ISP is... I think it's fishy :)

  13. What? on Republican Robocall Pretexting Campaign · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is funny! "and possibly all races"... Ok lets speculate.. I have received many calls on my cell phone and home phone from the DNC even though they are on the "do not call list" "potentially up to 18 times or more " yippe more specualtion! "they hear a smear message" yet another opinion... If it's true it's bad judgment.. if it's false it's a "Smear" campaign by the press and DNC against the republicans.. How much money has the DNC spent calling people? Why is this not quoted?

  14. Re:How long until anomyity is a crime world wide? on The End of Net Anonymity In Brazil · · Score: 1

    Everything bad can be blamed on 1 of 2 things... Smoking... or Bush... :)

  15. Re:Poor Sony on Cooking With the XBox 360 · · Score: 1

    What PS3? There's a PS3? Oh, thats right, it's been delayed for some unknown reason... :) maybe it cooks steak and eggs and thier trying to get it in the egg only range..

  16. Re:Will "W" get any credit? on North Korea Returns To The Table · · Score: 1

    The didn't test the nuke in South Korea

  17. Gamble on Sony Says Recall Strains Battery Production · · Score: 1

    Some companies are willing to gamble with consumer safety in order to turn a few more dollars. In this case Sony is being harshly penalised for their greed, it was not a design flaw that went unnoticed, nor was it a cost cutting measure, it was a profit seeking measure. The person who gave the final gold seal to this battery deisgn before production, must either be a non-techincal Exec or an dangerous engineer.

  18. Re:Buy. on Sony Says Recall Strains Battery Production · · Score: 1

    Jimmy or Warren

  19. Titanium on Moore's Law For Razor Blades? · · Score: 1

    -start commercial I love the new Titanium, I have had just about every razor there is, and it is by far the best! -end commercial Actually I really do think it is the best .....

  20. Incompetent on Quebec Bans Electronic Voting · · Score: 1

    Are we saying that purpose built computer Hardware/Software cannot be made unhackable? Or are the companies being paid to not create reliable software?

  21. Counterfeit on Counterfeit Cisco Gear Showing Up In US · · Score: 1

    Counterfeit Equiptment could also have backdoors, to which certain people or countries could control and relay private data for bad purposes, including spying, identity theft, and many other things. I think Cisco Equiptment should have hardware signatures and checksums to keep fraudulent equiptment from being used. Kinda like Lexmark did with thier toners, although it was a bad idea for consumer in that case, I think it would be helpful in this one.

  22. Re:Does this include the most recent degredations? on US Slips Again In Freedom of the Press Ranking · · Score: 1

    This article is disturbing, but it is listed as a commentary. It is written by former sportscaster not a Lawyer or, that I can find , someone that has any experiance commenting on law. It is written with and aire of slight, shown best when he calls the constitution "Pesky".
    I don't want to have a closed mind on the issue, but I think I should look as this commentary with a little skepticism.

  23. Re:Does this include the most recent degredations? on US Slips Again In Freedom of the Press Ranking · · Score: 1

    Please excuse my misspellings...

  24. Re:Does this include the most recent degredations? on US Slips Again In Freedom of the Press Ranking · · Score: 1

    What? What your saying doesn't make sense. Enemy Cobatant as defined "without uniform comes secretly through the lines for the purpose of waging war by destruction of life or property" Has no effect on US Citizens. I would hope as a reporter you would not write articles without merit, soley to bash Bush. Please

  25. Re:Why was this tagged 'fud'? on US Slips Again In Freedom of the Press Ranking · · Score: 1

    I believe this is a statement of opinion not fact, The only fact stated here is that the US has dropped a number of points based on their opinion.