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  1. Re:Not yet... on Is It Time For the US To Ditch the Dollar Bill? · · Score: 2

    They must charge a smaller fee where you are. Up here, they gouge for 11.7%. I'll do my own rolling (with my handy-dandy motorized coin sorter) and keep my $30-40.

  2. Re:Cool on UK Government Mandates the Teaching of Evolution As Scientific Fact · · Score: 1

    That's not evolution. That's the separate but related field of abiogenesis. Evolution is what happens after abiogenesis results in life existing.

  3. Re:Number One Priority . . . on MESSENGER Probe Finds Strong Evidence of Ice On Mercury · · Score: 4, Informative

    We've used the "hit it with a heavy object at high velocity" method to analyze a comet.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Impact (spacecraft)

  4. Re:Reasonable Provisions? on Canada Creates Cap On Liability For File Sharing Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Theoretically. Elections Canada seems to be engaging in much foot dragging regarding investigating apparent instances of that during the last election involving Dean Del Mastro receiving donations from his cousin's company funneled through employees.

  5. Re:First global warming now this... on Canada Creates Cap On Liability For File Sharing Lawsuits · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't mention "plucky" and "O Canada" in the same sentence or you'll have "The Maple Leaf Forever" adherents popping out of the woodwork to proclaim the superiority of their chosen song.

  6. Re:Provider slowness. on IPv6 Deployment Picking Up Speed · · Score: 1

    No, but it requires the hardware to support it, making it considerably easier to convince then to start routing.

  7. Re:Provider slowness. on IPv6 Deployment Picking Up Speed · · Score: 1

    Cable companies have it somewhat easy. DOCSIS 3 requires hardware to support IPv6.

  8. Re:Suck my pirate dick on Canada Prepares For Crackdown On BitTorrent Movie Pirates · · Score: 1

    BMG v. John Doe was a ruling by the Federal Court of Appeal, not the Supreme Court. I don't believe they bothered trying to appeal it up, but rather turned their efforts towards parliament.

  9. Re:In Illinois? on Supreme Court Blocks Illinois Law Against Recording Police · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, the SCOTUS declined to hear the case, meaning the lower court ruling stands, but is only applicable within that court's jurisdiction. Specifically, the ruling was from the 7th circuit court, so it applies to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

  10. Re:ship? on Sandy Island, the Undiscovered Country · · Score: 1

    Or someone mixed up imagery from different scales.

  11. Re:Should have used location-based domains on Brazil and Peru Dispute .Amazon TLD · · Score: 1

    Amazon.ch redirects to amazon.de. Not sure why, population possibly.

  12. Re:Put badge in microwave for 10 seconds. on Student Refusing RFID Badge Now Fights Expulsion Order · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wasn't this tried and immediately the kids had a system where one kid would swipe your card for you for $5?

    "(11) Every old idea will be proposed again with a different name and a different presentation, regardless of whether it works."

  13. Re:Field Sobriety Test on With Pot Legal, Scientists Study Detection of Impaired Drivers · · Score: 1

    "Saliva testing only shows up marijuana usage in the last four to five hours, but 24 hours for all the other drugs, including...THC (cannabis)."

    Umm, what? Where is that quote from? I don't see it in your link.

  14. Re:Profits will suffer on Climate Contrarians Seek Leadership of House Science Committee · · Score: 1

    - Ultra low sulfur diesel requirements made diesel fuel more expensive than gasoline

    Unrelated. Canada has the same ULSD requirement (15ppm maximum) as the USA and diesel is frequently cheaper than gasoline.

  15. Re:I really hope... on What "Earth-Shaking" Discovery Has Curiosity Made on Mars? · · Score: 1

    They do/did make chocolate-filled twinkies.

  16. Re:WTF!?!?!? on Hostess To Close; No More Twinkies · · Score: 2

    Import from Canada. Sapurto will be happy to provide you with your Hostess-brand nutritionally deficient snack foods. They don't currently make Twinkies, but I suspect they may start to do so in the near future.

  17. Re:Orwell on A Free Internet, If You Can Keep It · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Zoe appears to be good people. She lead opposition to SOPA and against PCIPA's data retention requirements. I don't like that she supported the Sonny Bono act, but her proposed Public Domain Enhancement Act (Which would require periodic renewal of copyrights after 50 years, though that bill has gone nowhere) redeems her somewhat.

  18. Re:Duh. on USPS Reports $15.9 Billion Loss, Asks Congress For Help · · Score: 1

    $5B+ another $10B because they couldn't manage it 2 previous years.

  19. Re:Easy.. on Amazon Payment Adds "No Class Action" Language To Terms of Service · · Score: 3, Informative

    Whether a binding arbitration clause is valid depends on the province's consumer protection laws.

    No-class-action clauses have been found invalid in BC and Ontario, in the cases Seidel v. Telus Communications and Griffin v. Dell Canada respectively.

    I don't believe there have been cases on this regarding any other provinces' laws.

  20. Re:Suck it! on Android Hits 73% of Global Smartphone Market · · Score: 4, Informative

    but 90% are still at nothing higher than 2.3.5

    Actually, Gingerbread and below are down to about 70%. Not good (JB is only on an utterly pitiful number of devices), but improving slowly.

  21. Re:What do they have against old fashioned fucking on Artificial Wombs In the Near Future? · · Score: 1

    Why? Is there seriously a need to come up with new methods other than good old fashioned fucking?

    I don't think many people have a problem with the fucking, but rather with the subsequent 9-ish months of issues.

  22. Re:Think ATT is bad move north! on Ask Slashdot: AT&T's Data Usage Definition Proprietary? · · Score: 1

    Ah yes, Telus. A textbook example of why only stupid people and corrupt people think crown privatization is a good idea.

  23. Re:Take them to court on Ask Slashdot: AT&T's Data Usage Definition Proprietary? · · Score: 1

    "6 years ago" lines up with when the FCC decision to reclassify ISPs as "information services" rather than "telecommunications services" following the NCTA v. Brand X ruling started to kick in.

    The difference is that "telecommunications services" were required to lease out their lines to independent ISPs, which allowed for competition. "Information services" don't have to and can lock competitors out, creating a nice little mono/duopoly.

  24. Re:AT&T is exiting this market anyway. on Ask Slashdot: AT&T's Data Usage Definition Proprietary? · · Score: 1

    Nevermind, I'm getting my links crossed.

  25. Re:AT&T is exiting this market anyway. on Ask Slashdot: AT&T's Data Usage Definition Proprietary? · · Score: 1

    You're comparing between a "customer satisfaction" ranking and a "speed" ranking.