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  1. Ask yourself one question... on MS Requiring More Expensive Vista if Running Mac · · Score: 1

    why the hell would M$ want to inhibit sales of Vista, REGARDLESS of the platform? Hardware is not their domain of interest here (and don't tell me about IntelliMice and Xboxes and Zunes). Parent is absolutely correct. Calm down.

  2. Re:OMG! on AMD Donates Servers to Groklaw · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's true: reality has a left-wing bias. Don't allow reality and facts to brainwash you with their bias: disregard the parent and indulge in hate- and fear-fueled delusion!

  3. Re:Summary: Theo went over the top on GPL Code Found In OpenBSD Wireless Driver · · Score: 1
    Theo overreacted?!

    In other news, the sky is blue...

  4. Yeah, right... on Julianne Moore to play Dana Scully · · Score: 1

    An attractive Scully? Let me check my calendar....

  5. Re:In unrelated news... on 48% of Americans Reject Evolution · · Score: 1

    1: The existence of God is proven (or disproven) definitively to every dead human being.
    How can you prove or disprove something to inert, decaying tissue that lacks any sentience (i.e., a corpse)? You can't prove anything to inanimate objects. I can't prove to my television that I hate Bud Light commercials, no matter how many times I change the channel.


    2: You cannot prove that yesterday happened; are you calling my Big Mac imaginary? I cannot prove you exist; are you calling /. imaginary?
    You don't have to "prove" it, if you can come up with a framework that falsifies the existence of the past, then the past will be rejected.


    3: If you can't even be bothered to understand the basic context of the word "imaginary" -- that is, "intentionally conceived without basis in reality" -- then you shouldn't use it. When you say that God is imaginary, you are implying that everyone who believes in God is intentionally stating a falsehood, which there is zero support for. The correct term you're thinking of is "false" or "wrong", which have the proper connotation of earnest belief but incorrect result.)
    No, "imaginary" works fine: "fanciful: not based on fact; dubious." Just like a kid with imaginary friends. Or you could use the sociological definition of the word: "matrix of ideological meaning common to a social group."
  6. Re:In unrelated news... on 48% of Americans Reject Evolution · · Score: 1

    Matter AND energy. The matter is inert without electro(chemical) activity.

  7. fscking IDIOTS on 48% of Americans Reject Evolution · · Score: 1

    idiot, n.: A person dumb enough to accept fair tale creation myths written by people who thought the earth was flat, in lieu of science. People who ironically provide a constant reminder that we are nothing but psychotic apes. These wastes of carbon should not be allowed anywhere near a doctor, nor should they be allowed to use anything else that owes its existence to scintific discovery.

  8. Re:How? on Obama Announces for President, Boosts Broadband · · Score: 2, Informative

    As everyone who doesn't get their news from Fox "News" knows, he never spent time in a Muslim seminary. As for the logic part, he graduated at the top of his class from Harvard Law. I think they might require some logical reasoning in that program. Just a hunch. I don't think we need lessons in "logic and science" from people who cannot read, but thanks anyway.

  9. Re:"evil" on Obama Announces for President, Boosts Broadband · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Politics is the art of compromise, dumbass....

  10. Re:good news everyone! on Matt Groening Talks About Futurama's Comeback · · Score: 1

    Did everyone take their suppositories?

  11. Re:Just be thankful on Aqua Teen Hunger Force Brings Boston to a Halt · · Score: 1

    No, all you need is a sliding glass door...

  12. They were right to be afraid on Aqua Teen Hunger Force Brings Boston to a Halt · · Score: 1

    for no one can defeat the Quad Laser

  13. Re:Some questions: on String Theory Put to the Test · · Score: 1
    Yeah but I bet you never got laid. And even if you did, you'd be embarrassed to tell us with who.
    What a shame! That such a brilliant and incisive comment is marred by bad grammar. Try "with whom." And then shooting yourself in the head.
  14. Hyperbolic much? on Why Don't More CIOs Become CEO? · · Score: 1

    "One of the biggest mysteries of our age?" Give me a freaking break.

  15. If Habeas Corpus isn't specifically guaranteed on US Attorney General Questions Habeas Corpus · · Score: 1, Redundant
    in the Constitution, it's probably because the right was taken as a matter of course, as it had been for centuries by the time of the Revolution. It was a self-evident right to the Framers. The fact that it is an implicit right is suggested (duh) by the fact that they said it could be suspended!


    Gonzales should be disbarred for this reading.

  16. Re:Not bloody likely on Mac OS X May Go Embedded? · · Score: 1

    I'm not drawing any such conclusions, I'm simply pointing out that the sweeping generalization in the GP was wrong.

  17. Aren't Rolex mass-produced? on Making Time With the Watchmakers · · Score: 1

    I believe most Swiss watches except for the, say Patek Phillipe-level that go from tens to hundreds of thousand dollars are actually factory-made. Still nice timepieces, but not really handmade. Possibly assembled by hand, at least in part... Not an expert, but that's what I've read anyway.

  18. Re:Not bloody likely on Mac OS X May Go Embedded? · · Score: 4, Informative
    *snip* This is the same embedded market where constrained resources make extra layering in the kernel a no-no *snip*
    Microkernels are already in use as RTOSes on embedded devices. See QNX (a rather popular example) and Phoenix-RTOS for starters.
  19. Re:Great Yippy Waaaahoooo on Review of New Xandros 4.1 Professional Linux · · Score: 1

    That Burger joint employment theory is crtainly supported by your inability to render quotes effectively on /.

  20. Idiocy on UK Schools Bans WiFi Due To Health Concerns · · Score: 5, Funny

    Glad to see we don't have a monopoly on idiocy here in the States...

  21. NO. on Software Dev Cycle As Part of CS Curriculum? · · Score: 1

    It could be included as an elective, but that's really more of a software engineering topic. Computer Science is a theoretical curriculum, not a technical or process-based one.

  22. Speaking of rewriting history on Apple Should Get Out of Hardware? · · Score: 1

    FireWire licensing was reworked in 1999 and is no longer prohibitive at all. Even FW 400 is much faster than USB 2, despite the lower clock speed. I don't get why it hasn't trumped it in the market, but I'm guessing cost of manufacture is a factor.

  23. WoW doesn't ruin lives, on How Warcraft Really Does Wreck Lives · · Score: 1

    it just provides a method for obsessive people to exercise their tendencies in detriment to their livelihood. Blaming WoW takes away all the accountability for the addicts.

  24. Is the weasel humping the planet? on IceWeasel — Why Closed Source Wins · · Score: 1

    What the hell is going on in that animated logo?

  25. Re:what do you expect? on Open Source Foes In Bed With Abramoff · · Score: 1
    I expect politicians to be honest representatives of the will of their constituents, and failing that, to be censured or expelled from Congress, or at least not re-lected.

    Unrealistic, you say? Well, cynicism is cultured by the establishment. If we expect the worst of politicians, and hold them to those low standards, then should we be surprised when the scumbags take us up on our invitation? It's past time to prosecute politicians, lobbyists, and corporations when they interfere with the processes of governmnt.