User: AdjustableTool

Re:A shortlist of conversations

On: Computer Translator Ready for Testing in Iraq

Stinkypants!

Netbeans Explained

On: Netbeans 4.1 Released

Here is a good set of links to a detailed explanation of Netbeans, for the benefit of developers.

You might also find this entry useful for future reference.

Here's that survey you're talking about

On: The Continuing Hunt for PATRIOT Act Abuses

It was conducted by the Knight Foundation, and was reported in a lot of US papers, according to Google News.

Here's the KF's Press Release, here's a "12 Key Findings of the survey" booklet, here's a link to the full report, and here's the KF's collection of media reports about their study.

There's lots of other interesting stuff to be found on the Knight Foundation's site too.

what kind of propoganda do they show the kids in highschool these days that makes (some/most of) them spineless apathetic boobs?

I think you can find the answer to that by switching on your TV.

is this really the future of america?

I hope not. Here are some ideas for doing something about it.

Re:The big deal is freedom, not price

On: Ask Microsoft's Martin Taylor About Linux vs. Windows

Um... (/me counts back the posts) Ah, sorry, I should have called it the "great-grandparent post". :)

Agreed about nnappe.

Lawrence Lessig is a lot more concise in French too, when he's talking about logiciel gratuit versus logiciel libre.

I guess if the French had won control of the USA in the 18th century from the British, we wouldn't be having this discussion. :)

Re:What about the buildings that the bean relfects

On: Public Park Designated Copyrighted Space

Or worse still: what if you just stood next to the bean wearing mirror shades? Then you'd owe an even infiniter amount of royalties! So you'll need two lawyers, and then of course a third lawyer to sue the first two for malpractice.

Maybe Chicagoans should organize a mass civil disobedience action, and turn up by the thousands all wearing sequinned jackets and REALLY shiny shoes.

Re:The big deal is freedom, not price

On: Ask Microsoft's Martin Taylor About Linux vs. Windows

Actually it's gratuit vs libre, not gratis.
But I agree 100% with your point: the grandparent post about "free" confuses freedom with zero financial cost in the word. Can't imagine which boneheads modded him +5 insightful.
There are a lot of MS shills on /. apparently.