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  1. Re:Toy computers need not apply on A Comparison of Solaris, Linux, and FreeBSD Kernel · · Score: 1

    Aksherly WindozeXP Desktop only supports max. two 'processors', virtual or not. You gotta get yersel' WindozeXP Pro (woot!) if you want sheer processor indulgence of 4.

  2. Goat! on When Should You Buy Your Kid A Laptop? · · Score: 1

    My goat's young kid doesn't need a laptop. My child, however, may do.

  3. Re:"One-click"? on No PodBuddy for iPod lovers · · Score: 1

    The Patent System uses Hooman Be'ens. Hooman Be'ens allowed this patent through.

    Ergo, the patent system doesn't work.

    Idiot.

  4. Fear not! on How to Leave a Job on Good Terms? · · Score: 1

    Timothy

    I don't know whether you're based in the UK, because if you are then you can claim for many, many things and hang this chap out to dry. For example

    * constructive dismissal
    * bullying
    * libel

    The best thing is to consult your trades union representative, a solicitor or citizen's advice bureau.

    Again, if you're in the UK, you can put in a formal grievance (even if he *is* the boss), then take sick leave due to stress. He'd still have to pay you.

    Best of luck with both this and your new job!

  5. Try Eurocom on Is Obtaining a Windows Refund Still Difficult? · · Score: 1

    I did and bought an D900T Phantom, sans Windoze. Fantastic customer support, highly recommended. Lapdog runs Gentoo by the way.

  6. What if ... on Lucas To Redo Star Wars In 3-D · · Score: 1

    You've only got one eye that works (like me)?

  7. A little late on EA Starts Gamedev Program · · Score: 1

    ... this kind of thing's been going on in the UK for a while ... http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/courses/comp-gamesi-mvr/t hecourse.shtm http://www.bolton.ac.uk/courses/course_display.asp ?single=bsc_cgsd&mode=single&dept=games ... for example

  8. Re:what have the romans ever done for us?? on Always Look on the Bright Side of Life · · Score: 1

    Actually, during the latter/former years BC/AD, the Romans imported wine from England. Strange but true.

  9. Been there, seen it, done it on The ROBOlympic Games · · Score: 1

    I attended the world's first Robot Olympics in Edinburgh, 1992. The following year it was held in France ISTR.

    This is not new. As usual, the Murricans think they got there first ...

  10. Re:The Germans once again have right idea on Germany Muzzles SCO · · Score: 1

    Actually, it was the blasted Brits who first noticed. The Yanks didn't get involved until the Japs bombed Pearl Harbour. America got involved because they had to, not because they wanted to. Call it coercion, of a kind. Mod down the Yanks, mod up the Brits and mod nil the entire argument. It's n/a here.

  11. Re:Duh on 'Extreme' Web Sites Under Fire From UK Police · · Score: 1

    Thass more like it :)

  12. Re:Duh on 'Extreme' Web Sites Under Fire From UK Police · · Score: 1

    "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Is that what you're wibbling about? It seems to me that it means you can't use the Constitution against the people - but "of certain rights." To me, that means "the Consitution applies, but don't use it against the people - most of the time."

  13. Re:Basic Difference between British and US governm on 'Extreme' Web Sites Under Fire From UK Police · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Crying out loud. The British Government does not (and hasn't for the last 200 years) derive its authority from the Crown. The US Consitution *does* lay down what the rights of US citizens are courtesy of the decrees that the contributing States must accord with. I know that and I'm not a Yank (there is a God.) Additionally, the moron who declared that suspects are guilty until proven innocent is clearly one wave short of a shipwreck. D'you think that 'Murrica *really* made up its laws without any reference material? That the Senate is the bastion of the World's original democracy? Get a clue, dood.

  14. Re:Duh on 'Extreme' Web Sites Under Fire From UK Police · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A 'punter' is someone who bets. You're a punter, because you gambled that your text above is accurate. Regrettably you lost. The British do not need a constitution, for example, precisely because we are not a nation who does what we're told. In other words we can do what we like unless there's a SPEFIIC law against it (in your case the 'arson' suggestion holds no water. The very word arson implies intent to commit crime, hence the law is not open to interpretation) rather than the US system wherein you can only do what the constitution AND your laws allow you to. Much like the ability of US soldiers. Regardless of the presence of large FOF boards on the side of allied armour the Yanks still managed to attack several columns of armour. Sigh.

  15. Re:550 Pounds of money?!?!?!? on Visual Autopsy Of An ATM Card Skimmer · · Score: 1

    Thass not sad. Thass fab. Did someone say another 200GB SATA drive? Alright then. :)

  16. Land of the ... on Search and Seizure at the Supreme Court · · Score: 1

    free?