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  1. Re:Quick, everyone: fileshare via email! on Supreme Court Rules against Grokster · · Score: 1

    I have a feeling most people's ISPs don't let large attachments through their SMTP servers.

  2. Re:Lets get the facts straight on Felony Charges For H.S. Hacking · · Score: 1

    Its always important to change the reply-to header when forging, so it goes back to you.
    I've done it a few times to get back at a few people I didn't like (but always let them know it was as hoax afterwards).

  3. Re:Aaaargh! What happen??? on Death On Demand Drive Tech · · Score: 2, Funny

    Apparently the new way to karma whore is to not use the preview button. ;-)

  4. Re:Aarghhh. on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 1

    If I'm not mistaken the court basically said that it is up to the states to determine if these types of "community improvement" deals will be legal.

    I would suggest going to you next city council meeting and asking for at least a resolution stating that taking private property in order to sell it to another is not the policy of the city. Better yet, ask them to draft an ordinance or amend the city's charter to disallow any of this nonsense.

    I will raising the issue at my next council meeting.

  5. Re:Message sent, but will it be received? on IBM Shifts 14,000 Jobs to India · · Score: 1

    After reading many of your posts on this topic, I would be interested in wondering what you do for a living, where you were raised and your education level.

    I would be interested in having a friendly debate via /. journal. Please contact me straight away.

  6. Re:Message sent, but will it be received? on IBM Shifts 14,000 Jobs to India · · Score: 1

    At this point, Marx's point about capitalism collapsing under its own weight will come to fruition.

    It is nearly a tautology. If only the strong survive in the marketplace, sooner or later there will only be one.

  7. Re:Message sent, but will it be received? on IBM Shifts 14,000 Jobs to India · · Score: 1

    They'd much rather have all the workers sink to India's level than rise to Europe's.

    Point taken, but do realize that not everyone can live at our level. There simply aren't enough resources on the earth to sustain 6,000,000,000 power-hungry and wasteful humans.

    Unless we get our shit together, we'll all be living at subsistence levels due to peak oil / climate change.

  8. Re:which one... on USPTO Rejects SBC Browser Patent · · Score: 1

    The best thing about that is that on a different day, you'd be modded -1, Troll.

  9. Re:Nevermind the demise of liberty... on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 1

    The GP is not technically correct, but has a point. If the Senate does pass HJ RES 10, the point that 38 states must ratify the amendment is moot as all 50 have passed resolutions stating that they will ratify any amendment that prohibits flag desecration.

  10. Re:Aarghhh. on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 1

    Better yet, be a true patriot and burn the flag in light of this clearly activist decision.

  11. Re:bush judges on Supreme Court Rules Private Property Can be Seized · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'll give you Thomas and Rehnquist, but not Scalia. He sided with the majority regarding medical marijuana, obviously a states' rights issue.

  12. Re:It is just you on How Are You Accomplishing Your i18n? · · Score: 1

    Write it in esperanto!

    I do speak a bit of French (not fluent by any standards). But you are right, I had never thought of the fact that others simply didn't understand what "internationalization" is. Seems I've been pretty humbled.

  13. It is just me? on How Are You Accomplishing Your i18n? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I can't stand that abbreviation, i18n. I mean who thought that would be a good abbreviation? It bears no resemblence to the original word. I think we can do better.

  14. Re:Good call on DoubleClick Warns Against Ad-Blocking Browsers · · Score: 1

    Honestly, who adblocks google ads?

    Me, but 9 out of 10 times, that is when they're smacked down right in the middle of an article I'm reading.

  15. Obligitory Bender on DoubleClick Warns Against Ad-Blocking Browsers · · Score: 1

    Now thats an idea! I'll start my own car business with more R&D, lower prices, and a hooker and booze party.

    In fact, forget the R&D, and the low prices!

  16. Re:Opt out on Pentagon Creating A Database Of Students · · Score: 1

    Therefore, we have proven why opt-out is, for most cases, a genuinely bad deal for the consumer/end-user.

  17. Re:Ummm... on Pentagon Creating A Database Of Students · · Score: 1

    I don't mind temping them. In fact, hiring a bunch of temps might end up slowing down the process because of training and other logistical concerns.

    Its tempting them, that I'm worried about.

  18. Re:And you're surprised by this... on Microsoft Cuts Anti-Virus Support For Unix / Linux · · Score: 1

    for the last time people, I am "frodo from middle eaRTH", not "middle eaST".

    Hey, you learn something new every day.

  19. Re:No Rep. Richard Boucher? on EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag · · Score: 1

    I said "respect". I agree with a lot of Rep. Boucher's policy positions, but I don't respect him.

  20. Re:Legal use for torrent? on Dvorak Sees MS Conspiracy Against BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    I downloaded Fedora Core 4 using BitTorrent.

    It was indeed faster than getting it through any of the mirrors.

    Even if that wasn't true, I have the right to get my distros using any protocol I wish. BitTorrent is a protocol, nothing more. It does not care about what data is being transferred on it.

    Applying your logic, USENET also falls under this, as the vast majority of data transferred on it is warez, music, games, etc. Of course, I subscribe to 9 groups, none of which deal in any of that.
    Remember, computers don't infringe on copyrights, people infringe on copyrights.

  21. Re:Why are they still in business? on Lost Credit Data Improperly Kept, Company Admits · · Score: 1

    That was my underlying point.

    Visa and Mastercard can simply provide security guidelines, contract out substandard processors, and then claim that it isn't their fault when security goes awry. Having guidelines is useless if you don't do an audit. Its like making cigarettes illegal and then never making an arrest for them.

    There should be random audits by Visa and Mastercard to ensure this kind of thing isn't happening. Otherwise, they'll only know that their processors aren't doing their job in cases when identity theft was perpetrated. A little bit of prevention here will go a long way.

  22. Re:I can't find anything. on EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag · · Score: 1

    I believe that is because the legislation in question will be added as an amendment. In that case, it won't be on Thomas until the amendment is formally submitted by the congressman.

  23. Re:Why bother anymore? on EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag · · Score: 1

    You know, some days I think we are too far gone to try and save what we have now. Some days, I think we can still make a difference.

    All I know is that we've been using the same code base for over 200 years without a re-write.

  24. Out of Order, but no one will care on EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag · · Score: 1

    If this amendment is added to an appropriations bill, it is technically against the rules of the House. That is, it is out of order to add legislation to an appropriations bill. It takes 1 congressman to raise a point of order and if the body does not agree with the chair's decision, they vote on it.

    In the most recent congress, I've only seen these points of order raised against Democratic legislation. It would be interesting to see if a Democrat (or Republican) would voice opposition to such an amendment, only to be shot down via the chair or by vote.

  25. Re:Why.. on EFF: 48 Hours to Stop the Broadcast Flag · · Score: 1

    That guy is one of two people I respect in the House (the other is Dennis Kucinich). I don't see eye to eye with him on every issue, but he certainly is true to his beliefs and, most importantly, the constitution.

    Look at any appropriations bill's roll call vote, scroll down to the noes. The name Paul is nearly always there.