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  1. Re:Why many turn to piracy on Cutting Prices Is the Only Way To Stop Piracy · · Score: 1

    Who is forcing you to watch those movies? You make it as if it is some sort of human right to watch those movies.

  2. If it heals itself hours later on Net Sees Earthquake Damage, Routes Around It · · Score: 1

    does that not mean healing was done by humans by setting up new routes? I would expect a self healing net to do it in minutes and perhaps also even much less abrupt.

  3. Re:Unfortunate on Third Blast At Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant · · Score: 1

    It costs more now. That does not mean we mustnâ(TM)t invest in it. And the more we use it, the cheaper it will become.
    Also none should be the only solution. Nuclear can exist next to any other sort of energy. Best not to bet on one horse.

  4. Re:Can you clone yourself yet ? on European Court of Justice Rejects Stem-Cell Patents · · Score: 1

    If cloning myself would be possible, there would be thousands of me walking around. The amount of DNA that gets released when I clone by myself is enormous (over the years)

  5. Re:Stop trying to spread your s*t on 'Son of ACTA' Worse Than Original · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Look at your constitution. It has a way out. The question is if you are willing to die for your ideals, like the people in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and other countries are willing to do.

    I think not. You have bread and games. (To be fair, the same is true for most of Europe.)

  6. Re:All of them. on Ask Slashdot: Worst Computer Scene In TV or Movies? · · Score: 1

    That is indeed the only answer. It also is true for almost any other profession in TV or Movie. Cops, doctors, lawyers, I have friends who have those professions and to each I have at least once commented about something clearly wrong in a movie about their profession and their answer was "Well it is just a movie."

    They are movies, not documentaries, so please get a life and perhaps not watch any movies or at least do not moan about these little things. And I am talking about REAL documentaries, not 'based on a true story' type of thing.

    And then picking ID4 as an example. There is so much unrealistic stuff going on in that movie that the computer virus is almost the most realistic thing that is going on, yet somehow it all is about the computer virus that is unrealistic.

    So again: it is a movie. It is not supposed to be realistic.

  7. Re:Wise-ass on US Lawyers Target Swedish Pirate, and His Unicorn · · Score: 1

    The defense will put so much lawyer power into action that they could make the judge neglect the word not in "I did not download copyrighted material."

  8. Re:Sweden is not a state of USA on US Lawyers Target Swedish Pirate, and His Unicorn · · Score: 1

    Belgium? You will be the wrath of our government. Oh wait. Never mind. (Well, and what is one less? We have plenty of them to go around.)

  9. Re:REALLY concerned about privacy? DROP OUT... on How Big Data Justifies Mining Your Social Data · · Score: 1

    Drop out of life. The trouble is that many are not even questioning what is going on. Just because something is legal does not mean it is right.
    Laws should be there for the people by the people, not for the profit of the shareholders by the shareholders.
    Many things that used to be legal are now forbidden. Some things that are forbidden should be legal.

    A government for the people, by the people should realize dangers, like the invasion of privacy and take action to protect it. But what do you expect from a government that lets a company convicted of being a monopoly go free.

  10. USB installation on OpenSUSE 11.4 Released · · Score: 1

    As some PCs do not have a CD player, you could also make a (live) USB key: http://en.opensuse.org/Live_USB_stick

  11. Re:Not just with video games, but in general on Why Do Videogames Struggle With Sex? · · Score: 1

    Not only were they right on. It worked just as great as the war on drugs.

  12. Re:War on drugs on Meth Dealer Faces Loss of His Comic Book Collection · · Score: 1

    War on society would mean war on everybody. That would mean that everybody is a criminal and everybody should be followed closely without the right to any privacy.

    Wait, I think we are on to something here.

  13. Read the stats on Graphs Show Costs of DNA Sequencing Falling Fast · · Score: 1

    What happens is that in July 07 a new way to do it was introduced. As it was a new technique, it started of 'expensive' and became cheaper. The last three months it is again in the standard just as it was before.

    As if you compare the drop in household costs of one family, where the family moved house to a cheaper estate.

    So yes, in numbers ist has become cheaper, but also it must be clear you are comparing two ways of doing things and obviously people will select the cheaper one.

  14. Re:Good. Deserved. on Students Suspended, Expelled Over Facebook Posts · · Score: 2

    What we learn from 'news stations' is to say it in the form of a question. "Teacher X a pedofile?"

  15. Re:Facebook's demands on Facebook Bans AdSense In Apps · · Score: 1

    In a normal country, this would be illegal, as it clearly harms the privacy of people.

  16. Re:Music sales... on Canadian Songwriters Propose $10/mo Internet Fee · · Score: 1

    You added the uploading part. I am sure they won't and still sue every up loader, meaning everybody.

    That would be a new tax. Just look at the damages each uploader does according to several court cases and your monthly bill will rise another 250.000$ a month.

  17. Re:We already pay a royalty on CDs for this. on Canadian Songwriters Propose $10/mo Internet Fee · · Score: 1

    Belgium still has it. Not enough people that complain. :-(

  18. Re:No. on Canadian Songwriters Propose $10/mo Internet Fee · · Score: 1

    Digitized it? So you admit of being a pirate by *AA definition.

    You should have bought the album, then the 8-track, cassette, Lazer Disc, DAT tape, CD, DVD and now BlueRay and obviously a different version from iTunes for each and every digital music device in your household AND must not let more then 4 people listen to it, nor play it in a commercial environment.

  19. Re:Hmmmmm...... on Canadian Songwriters Propose $10/mo Internet Fee · · Score: 2

    Please also seed after you download, but most likely THAT will still be illegal and that is who they will still go after and sue.

    So this is what will happen:
    1) 10$ per month is extra you pay
    2) All up loaders will be prosecuted as that is still illegal
    3) Only pay sites like iTunes will offer it for money
    4) Profit (X2)

  20. Re:Hmmmmm...... on Canadian Songwriters Propose $10/mo Internet Fee · · Score: 2

    Newsflash: The money is NOT going to the artists.

  21. Re:Intl. Distribution on Canadian Songwriters Propose $10/mo Internet Fee · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I am going to sing the GPL 3 license. I am going to be sooooo rich.

  22. Re:This is too much power on Facebook Offers Easy Commenting Alternative · · Score: 1

    I don't even want them in control inside of Facebook.

  23. Re:I have seen this several times already on Facebook Offers Easy Commenting Alternative · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I am not on it. I even have the following in my hostfile:
    127.127.127.127 www.facebook.com
    127.127.127.127 facebook.com
    127.127.127.127 static.ak.fbcdn.net
    127.127.127.127 www.static.ak.fbcdn.net
    127.127.127.127 login.facebook.com
    127.127.127.127 www.login.facebook.com
    127.127.127.127 fbcdn.net
    127.127.127.127 www.fbcdn.net
    127.127.127.127 fbcdn.com
    127.127.127.127 www.fbcdn.com
    127.127.127.127 static.ak.connect.facebook.com
    127.127.127.127 www.static.ak.connect.facebook.com

    Also I have found lost friends without facebook and they have found me because we were really interested in finding each other.

    All these old friends were nice to talk to, but it was nothing more then:" How are you doing? What are you up to now?" Other old friends never went out of sight for a reason.

    My privacy is much more worth then old friends or even lost family.

  24. Re:Get rid of your private, individual IP numbers on Judge Allows Subpoenas For GeoHot YouTube Viewers, Blog Visitors · · Score: 1

    The only reason they do it is to get extra money. I see no problem with me having multiple systems, even if the provider says I can't. (Mine does not say that)

    OTOH students where I live will often share a connection and instead of 10 accounts will only have 1. Obviously that is not the intended use, even though technically no problem.

    Whether this is right or wrong is another discussion.

  25. Re:Get rid of your private, individual IP numbers on Judge Allows Subpoenas For GeoHot YouTube Viewers, Blog Visitors · · Score: 1

    Even with dialup, where you would get a different IP each time you connect, this was not a problem.

    As a provider once you have the time and IP,you know who connected and thus is responsible for traffic. If you are unable on identifying the person who did the actual illegal stuff, it will depend from case to case (and per country) what will happen.