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  1. Re:No more than five minutes? on Why Apple Makes a One-Button Mouse · · Score: 1

    He just will not use the left button.

    So switch them. (Control Panel -> Mouse -> Buttons)

  2. Re:Hold on a minute.... on Learning a Foreign Language with The Sims · · Score: 1

    I read a lot of texts in english. I mostly listen to music where the song is in english. Most of the movies I watch have english dialogue. So, can I speak understandable english? No, not really. And why? Well, I read it, I hear it and I type it, but I never practice speaking it.

    But I guess this game wouldn't really help with that either. (No, of course I didn't RTFA.)

  3. Re:Security on Penn State Tells Students To Ditch IE · · Score: 1

    I used to feel the same way, but after using tabbed browsing for a while, I've realized it's a lot easier to see which 15 pages I'm browsing in the tab bar rather than in the taskbar where there's another 10 tabs. I didn't really love Firefox' tabs until I found the Focus Last Selected Tab extension, though. Nowadays I tab my Eterms too.

  4. Re:Security on Penn State Tells Students To Ditch IE · · Score: 1

    Or click Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Begin finding when you begin typing.

  5. Re:Nice link on BitTorrent Gives Hollywood a Headache · · Score: 1

    The Swedish government jumps when the EU tells them to, so I doubt Sweden would be an exeption if the EU decides to legislate in favour of organizations like RIAA.

    Perhaps sites like thepiratebay will move to Norway, since they seem to be a lot less friendly towards the pirate hunters.

  6. Re:I don't think BitTorrent will be much of a prob on BitTorrent Gives Hollywood a Headache · · Score: 1

    They don't seem to be very successful with the site that calls itself "the world's biggest BitTorrent tracker". Link to the legal threats they've recieved, and their rather rude answers. They (RIAA/MPAA) probably need to lobby for some laws forbidding it first, and not only in the USA.

  7. Re:What if? on Apple Sued in France for iPod Music Royalties · · Score: 1

    In Soviet France, musicians play You!...

    Does this mean Americans play musicians?

    I prefer to play music..

  8. Re:Command line is your friend on The Command Line - Best Newbie Interface? · · Score: 1

    I don't have a winkey, now what? *blink*

  9. Re:Solution: N-Strikes Rule for Both Sides on 'They Can Sue, But They Can't Hide' · · Score: 1

    What about streaks of bad luck? Sure, most of those who keep suing are probably abusers, but it would be rather hard on those already extremely unlucky. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if some doctors are sued more often because a) they're rude, b) they look/act stupid and ripe for a mistreatment suit, or c) they're part of one or more sometimes discriminated minority group (ick, the gay doctor saw me nude! sue! sue!).

  10. Re:so what kind of protection would you give? on 'They Can Sue, But They Can't Hide' · · Score: 1

    "To really make this effective, bad doctors need to be banned from practicing medicine anywhere in the country."

    Yeah, send them to other countries where they can mistreat non-US citizens. So much better.

    Makes me want an international list of all the world s doctors. Hmm. And it should have a review function too. Best of all, it would not only help you avoid the bad doctors, but also find the good ones. Oh, I wish.

  11. The night of the living dead? on 'They Can Sue, But They Can't Hide' · · Score: 1

    "...it was more profitable to loose an eye and a foot than to just outright die."

    I don't find that very surprising as your relatives steal all your money upon death. Corpses are probably one of the most discriminated minorities(?).

  12. Re:It's a pure propaganda. on Manufacturing 1 PC Takes 1.8 Tons Of Raw Material · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Once they're made, though, they treat the environment better than old cars generally do.

  13. Duh on Manufacturing 1 PC Takes 1.8 Tons Of Raw Material · · Score: 1

    Businesses need fast computers so the office workers can play games, of course.

  14. Re:Klingon on British School Offers Elvish Lessons · · Score: 1

    I thought skanska and klingon was the same thing? ;)

  15. Re:Really? on British School Offers Elvish Lessons · · Score: 1

    I thought parseltongue was a talent only possible to acquire at birth (or when your archenemy accidentally hands over some of his powers to you when trying to kill you).

  16. Re:if women like liv tyler go there on British School Offers Elvish Lessons · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wouldn't agree with "stupid", except I saw her hair in the Oscar-thingy. Sad.

  17. Re:Buy a dictionary on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    1) To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.

    Interfere:
    3. To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes.

    Look, now we've both proven we know how to (mis)use a dictionary. And I didn't even waste money buying one (gotta love dict).

    When I say meddle, I mean interfere needlessly in a small way, just like I say eavesdrop when I'm talking about someone listening to the neighbours quarreling. Some people may use the word "meddle" to describe what USA did in Iraq (I guess they'd rather say "free" or "help", though) and "eavesdrop" for listening in to UN's weapon inspectors' phone calls. Sure, it's formally correct, but it's not the words I'd choose. Words often carry meaning in addition to the formal one you find in dictionaries.

    Anyway, I think I've babbled enough about this. We're so offtopic I don't even remember what the original subject is.

  18. Re:They're both meddling on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 2, Informative

    The alcohol-thing is rather similar to a parent telling their teenager they have to be home before twelve. It's about moral, or perhaps health and it's, well.. "small". I find it hard to believe that extending copyrights and similar actions is taken because the government is worrying about peoples' drinking habits or rather copying habits in this case. You meddle when you try to influence your neighbour to wear a condom, not when you go shoot him with a shutgun after you learned he has HIV.

  19. The goal may be right, but the means suck. on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    No further text needed.

  20. Re:It will only help Quizo's opponents. on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    In that case, I find it hard to believe that a new, independent party would "steal" votes from similar parties and thus making the real opponent win.

  21. Re:It will only help Quizo's opponents. on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 1

    Does Australia's election system work exactly like the US one?

  22. Re:It has nothing to do with capitalism on Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No, meddling is when the government decides the tax on alcohol has to be high, the bar has to be closed at 3am and you can't bring more than one liter of hard liquor into the country. At least that's what people keep trying to say to the Swedish government.

  23. Re:Fuck all that Eastern shit... on Robotic Bubble Baths for Japan's Elderly · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Best at dropping bombs? Overeating? Producing silly TV shows? Hmm... scratch the last one, I've heard Japan is pretty good at that too.

  24. Re:Loneliness on Robotic Bubble Baths for Japan's Elderly · · Score: 1

    If the real human beings don't have to help elderly people to the bathroom, perhaps they will have more time for socializing instead.

  25. Re:I hope they come with the three laws of robotic on Robotic Bubble Baths for Japan's Elderly · · Score: 1

    I think you misunderstood what I tried to say. The caretaker(s) was not involved with the excrements. In fact, that's the problem.