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  1. Re:bush judges on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 1

    i'd say its more like:
    - extreme liberals don't believe in private property
    - extreme conservative don't believe in public property
    - everyone else falls somewhere in between, sort it out

  2. Re:Just continuing the Bush legacy on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 1

    and this might actually be relevant if Bush Jr. had appointed any of the 9 justices...

  3. Re:Hardly surprising... on Most Americans Want Gov't To Make Internet Safer · · Score: 5, Funny

    how the process works...

    the people> we want the internet secured from identity theft and viruses...
    goverment> we will monitor and log everything you do online to protect you!
    the people> but how will that...
    government> TERRORIST!

  4. Re:Why is it the printer's responsibility? on Your Digital Photos Are Too Professional · · Score: 1

    yes, create friction between the customer and printer to make your professional services more attractive in comparison, it makes sense...

  5. What a shock! on PC Makers See Little Reason to Deploy XP N · · Score: 1

    Seriously though, who would actually pay just as much to get Windows without WMP? Its not like having WMP stops you from installing the media player of your choice, and it wouldn't be fair to make them charge less for not including a product that really isn't worth anything to begin with...

  6. Re:the major reason on Reports of VHS's Death Highly Exaggerated · · Score: 1

    but isn't that what the internet is for???

  7. Re:Cause... on Reports of VHS's Death Highly Exaggerated · · Score: 1

    even if it does you'd dtill have to set it...

  8. Re:e-voting machines are horseshit on NYT Says Paperless Voting A Serious Problem · · Score: 1

    yes, and here in america we start getting prediction before the polls even close, and a lot of times they are correct, but predictions aren't offical results. if having predictions were enough to satisfy people, why even bother with the election, there are plenty of prediction before it even happens...

  9. Re:e-voting machines are horseshit on NYT Says Paperless Voting A Serious Problem · · Score: 5, Insightful

    yes, paper system has worked great for a long time, but you know what the problem is? its that people have no patience and want instant results. The very checks that make the paper system reliable and secure are the reason people want to replace it since they take time. I mean god forbid if we don't have the election results in full before everyone goes to bed for the night...

  10. Maybe this is for the best... on Halo Movie Deal Moves Closer · · Score: 1

    after all the vast majority of movies based on video games haven't been all that great, so i'm doubtful this one would be much better if it ever gets off the ground...

  11. Re:In reality on Is Apple & Community Evangelizing Into Uncoolness? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    on the same token, hating a product because it is low quality is ok, but hating it because its made by a certain manufacturer is silly, kind of like the mac users who hated anything intel until apple confirmed the swtichover...

  12. Re:Too bad. on Many Scientists Admit Unethical Practices · · Score: 1

    sadly this is true, and one of the best examples is with the pharamcuetical industry. just look at the number of drugs they get approved that have to be removed later because of serious health concerns that should have been apparent in well designed, non-bias clinical studies

  13. Re:Does strike me as feasible on Human-powered Helicopter Fails to Lift Off · · Score: 1

    well yes, to be fully functional with a cruise speed of 101 km/h and 323lb useful load capacity, a 55 hp engine is necessary, but the goal here is much more limited.

  14. Re:Does strike me as feasible on Human-powered Helicopter Fails to Lift Off · · Score: 1

    A normal helicopter needs several Kilowatts of engine power to produce enough lift to even get itself off the ground, much less loaded down with a human.

    While that is true, remember that a normal helicopter (with a mass on the order of thousands of kilograms) is also far heavier than the human powered trial version (maybe a few hundred kilograms including pilot?).