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  1. Re:Maybe no? on Apple to Rule the Digital Home by 2013? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I dunno... isn't one of the major selling points of Apple products a sense of style that you are supposed to show off to other people? I know that's not their only selling point, but it sure seems like a big one. They do well by portable goodies (laptops, iPhone, iPod) that you can wave in front of someone and say "shiny", but are more average on other things. I suppose you can still show off your "digital hub" to people who come over to your house, but it doesn't feel the same.

    Quick, get a fanboi in here to show me the error of my ways! ;) You could talk LOUDLY about you digital home hub on the subway on your iPhone.
  2. Re:Smart move on Apple to Rule the Digital Home by 2013? · · Score: 1

    if it were a decent system at the right price, I would fork over some of my customization control. Those who fork over customisation control to get a decent system at the right price deserve neither customisation control nor a decent system at the right price.
    Ben Franklin
  3. Re:Quick summary: on Apple to Rule the Digital Home by 2013? · · Score: 1, Funny

    Who cares about everybody? Apple only cares about people with money. Preferably, those who are easily parted from it.

    Remember those ads from the 1950s promising the easy life if you only buy their special new product, firmly targeting the (at the time) new middle class? That's Apple, today. No! Steve Jobs fucking died to save us all!

  4. Re:Quick summary: on Apple to Rule the Digital Home by 2013? · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm just hungover but to me the article seems to be nothing but: "Blah blah blah Apple. Blah blah Apple Blah Apple Blah." Hmm, why not watch some Don Hertzfeldt instead?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T0UQfKTcQw

    You can have the buh buh buh without the Apple Apple Apple.
  5. Re:Getting Rid of the TPB on P2P BitTorrent Tool Could Replace Pirate Bay · · Score: 0, Troll

    Addiction is not the problem with drugs. Millions of americans are addicted to caffeine with few problems. The real problem is that the consequences of addiction are artificially inflated by their legal status. Exhibit 1

    Alan goes to Starbucks and buys a skinny latté if he has time after lunch.

    Exhibit 2

    Having failed to pick up a john at the truck stop for a few hours in the middle of the day, Bob walks downtown and mugs an old lady to get the money to cocaine to inject into his genitals.

    http://cocaine.org/health/dangers.html

    He used to steal from his family but his brother beat the shit out of him and kicked him out.

    Yup caffeine and cocaine addiction are totally the same thing. If caffeine were banned Alan would do what Bob does.
  6. Re:Linked in the article... on P2P BitTorrent Tool Could Replace Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    It reminds of southpark

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hippie,_Die
    When Cartman plays the song Raining Blood, other music on his computer can be seen, such as 'Muhhrrtallicaz - Ride The Thunder' and 'Motorface - Death From Behind' which are spoofs of Metallica's Ride the Lightning and MotÃrhead's Shoot You in the Back.

  7. Re:You might want to read the bill of rights close on P2P BitTorrent Tool Could Replace Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    Although it is funny to imagine George Washington with a surfer accent. "GNARLY, I like, totally can't tell a lie, DUDE." That reminds me. There's a remake of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure in the works.

    http://www.moviehole.net/news/20080402_bill_ted_remake_yep_and_we_got.html
  8. Re:Yes. What's unconstituional on P2P BitTorrent Tool Could Replace Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    Planting bombs, warning or not is still an irresponsible and illegal thing to do. Private corporations regularly get sued for doing much less bad things than this, even if they slap a disclaimer on everything.

  9. Re:It's really the company's decision on Getting Rid of Staff With High Access? · · Score: 1

    No, it is that the US Government isn't concerned about hostile employees like the private sector is. After all, to get that job you went though a very rigorous screening process (much tougher than the private sector) -- if they thought there was a chance of your being a bad apple, you wouldn't have been hired. Yeah look at the US postal service. Or all those guys living on government cheese, who are arguably government employees.
  10. Re:Yes. What's unconstituional on P2P BitTorrent Tool Could Replace Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
    time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
    It is its natural manure."

    by:

    Thomas Jefferson
    (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
    Source:

    November 13, 1787, letter to William S. Smith, quoted in Padover's Jefferson On Democracy, ed., 1939 Those patriots could be Iraqi, Iranian or North Korean though. He doesn't say anywhere the patriots have to be American.
  11. Re:Yes. What's unconstituional on P2P BitTorrent Tool Could Replace Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    The laws of physics and biology! I have the physics granted right to accelerate a 2 kg mass toward your skull, and your skull has the biological imperative to give way. By the same token, your community has the physics granted right to tie me to biologically supplied horses and utilize the grand laws of physics to rend me limb from limb for doing so. Most societies today chose a more advanced version of the limb to limb thing, whatwith the 'justice' system and whatnot, but you'll find that all the 'rights' you know and rely upon spring directly from the ability to -organize- those first few universally applied rights (I neglected a few, like chemistry, who played an increasingly greater role as time went on, and the recent addition of electromagnetism) in a manor that acceptable to the ones applying.

    What we need is to stop talking about rights and start talking about universally applied unrevokable privileges that we will not tolerate being denied, and by not tolerating, I mean by applying our rights. PRO WAREZ AND FREEDOM

    I'm confused. I don't know whether you support my constitutional right to download Muhrtallikaz, in which case I should mod you +1 Insightful or oppose it in which case I should mod you -1 Troll.

    If people post arguments which are incomprehensible like this one, could they please put "PRO WAREZ AND FREEDOM" or "PRO NAZI DRM MAFIAA" at the top of the post so moderators don't waste time reading the whole thing. It will be like politics. If I see a politician I don't have to listen to what he says - I just check his party affiliation and know whether I should agree or disagree. Hell eventually perl scripts could just automod all the pro freedom posts up to +5 and automod all the antifreedom posts down to -1.
  12. Re:Allah akbar on UK Prosecutors Say 'Cult' Acceptable · · Score: 1

    I am in the camp that believes that as long as only words are used, don't prosecute. Their words will be beacon illuminating the fact that the person speaking those words are a complete loon! Don't you think there's a difference between criticising an ideology and calling on people to kill members of a group? I'd say the first is OK and the second is not.

    If incitement were legal the BNP and the Muslims will both get their followers to attack each other and there will be chaos.

    I think it's the same in the US. The first amendment prevents the government from using prior restraint. But if KKK members make a speech telling people to lynch blacks they could still be prosecuted.
  13. Re:Allah akbar on UK Prosecutors Say 'Cult' Acceptable · · Score: 1

    Thanks, and guess what: in this case, I'm perfectly happy to stand corrected.

    Not so sure about the BNP guy, anyway. If those guys were opposed to Islam and similar cults only, that would be ok, but seeing that they are openly xenophobic against all non-whites (and some white folks as well, I figure), they would make bad allies for the case of defending civilization. The German neo-fascists are openly embracing Islamists, by the way, and are trying to join forces against Israel and the US. Well they aren't allies - the English interned fascists in World War II, and would do so again if the BNP became too powerful.

    But Nick Griffen manages to avoid incitement, at least in public. So he's not going to get locked up.
  14. Re:Allah akbar on UK Prosecutors Say 'Cult' Acceptable · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Maybe American readers of this site are not that much aware of the situation in Britain, but for the last years signs held up at demonstrations asking to 'behead those who insult Islam' or for 'death to Israel' have gone 'unnoticed' by the British authorities, meaning that no-one ever got arrested for displaying them (or relentlessly shouting similar slogans). That's not true.

    http://www.libdemvoice.org/why-im-glad-nick-griffin-was-acquitted-235.html
    Nick Griffin, the Leader of the BNP, was acquitted yesterday of charges of inciting racial hatred. In 2004 Griffin made a speech to BNP activists in which he described Islam as a "wicked, vicious faith" and said that Muslims were turning Britain into a "multi-racial hell hole".

    Griffin is a racist, he espouses an ugly creed based on fear and ignorance, almost every word he says is offensive. But being offensive shouldn't be enough to land you in jail.

    Yesterday, Mizanur Rahman, a young radical Islamist was jailed for his part in the protest earlier this year over the Danish newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Rahman waved banners and chanted into a megaphone shouting "Annihilate those who insult Islam" and "Behead those who insult Islam."

    Although he apologises now, Rahman's remarks were full of hate, they were grotesque, offensive and shocking. But being shocking shouldn't be enough to get you convicted.

    I'm a black gay man and much of the anti-hatred legislation that Griffin and Rahman were prosecuted under was designed to protect people like me. But freedom is a delicate thing, and I believe that our current raft of hate crime laws in danger of undermining the very freedom they aim to protect.


    So the "Behead those who insult Islam" guy was jailed, the scientology protester and the guy that called Islam a "wicked vicious faith" were not. Seems fair enough to me. Rahman clearly stepped over the incitement line and Griffin didn't (or more likely didn't step over it in public).

    Rahman got six years in prison
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizanur_Rahman
    He participated in the Islamist demonstration outside the Danish Embassy in London in 2006, where he prayed "Oh Allah, we want to see another 9/11 in Iraq, another 9/11 in Denmark, another 9/11 in Spain, in France, all over Europe. Oh Allah, destroy all of them." [3] On November 9, 2006, he was found guilty of inciting racial hatred[4]. The jury could not reach a verdict on the charge of inciting murder. The Crown indicated it would seek a retrial.[5] At his retrial in 2007 he was additionally convicted on the solicitation to murder, and sentenced to six years in prison.

    The government must really hate you if they keep trying you until they get the right result. And everyone else must hate you too if no one questions this dubious piece of gamesmanship.

    Many Europeans are already taking this as proof that Britain has finally fallen to the Islamists. I'd say France's suburbs have already fallen to the Islamists. And Malmo in Sweden is pretty close to doing so. But the British state has centuries of experience ruling all sorts of people. The people at that demonstration are a tiny, unpopular minority on state benefits and the rules can be rewritten to make life very unpleasant for them.

    In that light, it would have been outrageously laughable if voicing this rather common sense opinion on Scientology would have resulted in prosecution. I agree it would have been laughable if this 15 year old Anonymous guy had been prosecuted. I'd throw the book at Rahman though. And rewrite it and throw it again if the first time didn't do the trick.
  15. Re:Easy answer! on To Whom Should I Donate? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Windows Me? 'Windows' is now a verb?

  16. Re:Consider the do it yourself way... on Parent-Friendly Wireless Bridge To Span 500 Meters? · · Score: 2, Funny

    One assumption you are all making is that he owns all 500 meters of the land between his place and his friend's place.


    If you want to go the wireless route, I've had good luck with the antenna "amplifier" I built from this site.

    IAMALBISIIL* Just get some well armed men to occupy the 500m stretch and pay off a couple of households to recognize that it has always been yours but upto that date had been illegally occupied by foreign imperialists. Send more armed men to kill anyone who complains and confiscate their possesions are womenfolk. Pay academics to write papers that backup your territorial claim.

    You can pay me in slaves or loot.

    * I am a lawyer but I specialise in International Law
  17. /i/ on Bell Canada Launches Its Own Online Video Store · · Score: 1

    Bell's FAQ states that it is not available for Mac users right now (and not Linux either of course) because they are using Windows Media DRM. They do, however, invite feedback on their site."

    The thousand nerds of the Slashdot Empire will descend on you! Their flames will blot out the internet!

  18. Re:Mass Hysteria on Line Forms At Apple's Always-Open Manhattan Cube · · Score: 1

    some believe they're actually camping out for a 3G iPhone

    Maybe the Apple store is selling X1s

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_XPERIA_X1

  19. Re:But... does it make phone calls? on Review of HTC's X7510 Advantage Smartphone · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd rather have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

    http://www.phonemag.com/xperia-x1-vs-iphone-spend-now-or-save-02943.php

    Looks about the same size as an iPhone but it has a foldout qwerty keyboard and HSDPA. It has Wifi too. Oh and unlike the iPhone it has microSDHC slot which allows for cards upto 32GB, though only 8GB cards currently exist. Still 8GB is a lot of music or media files. And they only cost about US$50. I can use WinamPAQ on the X1.

    The display is much higher resolution than an iPhone too, 800*480 instead of 320*480.

    Safari works ok on my iPod touch, so I think Opera on an X1 would be quite usable. And with a flat rate HSDPA Sim I could use it anywhere, not just in places that have Wifi. Skype works on Windows Mobile too, so I can use it as a VOIP phone. It has a camera and a light too, both key features. And I can use it as an bluetooth HSDPA modem with a laptop. All in a package smaller than the iPod touch.

  20. Re:Or you could just breed your dog on Get the Family Dog Cloned · · Score: 1

    I have no idea why humans breed these days, at least here in the US. You're right! Your dad should have shot you down your mom's throat. http://openhuman.org/kermodebear

    Facts

    # I hate my job.
    # I am a zoophile.
    # I am male.
    # I have given blowjobs to over twenty dogs.
    # I want to kiss a bear on the nose before I die.
    # I think I have schizophrenia.
    # My girlfriend left me to join the Air Force.
    # I've had sex with a mare. I liked it.
    # I think there are too many humans in the world.
    # I used to cut my arms. I asked god for help and it never happened again.
    # I got through college by being lazy. My GPA was 2.51. I'm not proud of it.
    # I'm afraid to fall in love again.
    # I don't want to father human children.
    # I would rather father bear cubs.
    # I was on Paxil for a while, for depression, anxiety, and paranoia.
    # I was raped by my grandfather when I was two years old. My mom let it happen.
    # I slept through high school. I got out with a 3.54GPA. That made me lazy.
    # My favorite book: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher.
    # I wanted to be a veterinarian.
    # I've had a one night stand.
    # I want to live in Alaska.
    # I saw a dog get shot in the head. I had hallucinations and [mares|nightmares">community.php?s=nightmares|nightmares] for days.
    # I have a mate in Missouri. He idolizes me.
    # I don't know if he's the right person. I'm scared to tell him.
    # I wish I was a bear, not a human. Humans are disgusting and vile.
    # I had a dream where Bear adopted me as a son. I believe in that more than anything.
    # I'm bisexual.
    # I am interested in trying peyote in a controlled environment.
    # I forgive easily.
  21. Re:Or you could just breed your dog on Get the Family Dog Cloned · · Score: 1

    Another reason I prefer dogs? They're awesome kissers. (o:
    --
    Love sees no species. Where's the -1 frighteningly appropriate sig mod? You don't know how right you are.

    http://blog.kermodebear.org/index.php?/archives/65-MFF,-The-FBI,-Work-Sucks,-and-Pig-Balls.html
    Midwest FurFest
    Yup, I was finally cajoled into going to a fur con. In a little over a week I'll be heading to the Midwest Fur Fest. The plan is that I will be leaving from work on Thursday, drive into Pennsylvania to pick up ZyphBear, and from there we will go to the AmTrack station. That's right, I'm going to ride a train! Cool!

    Now, I have a pretty negative view on conventions in general so I'm skeptical on how fun of a trip this will be, but we'll see. As long as people don't forget how to bathe I think I'll survive. If it does end up being lame then at least I can wander around Chicago.

    The FBI
    Apparently, someone was paid to put a wiretap on my father's phone at work. Noone knows who did it yet, but everyone is pretty sure as to who is behind it. Yup, you guessed it, my mom.

    Now, I find this to be rather ironic. I had mentioned to my dad a few weeks ago that life would be a lot easier if she would just do something stupid and go to prison for a while. Get her out of everyone's life. (Hey - you haven't lived with her. I'm being kind here.) Well, with the FBI et al. getting involved in the investigation that might end up happening.

    Nope, she just can't accept that she's a jerk and her husband doesn't want her around anymore. Gotta run around and cause problems. Oh well!

    Work Sucks
    Yeah, well, this will never change. We've been getting deadlines that are impossible to meet given the requirements and manpower, with go-live dates already set with a customer lined up. Seriously, why don't sales people and project managers ever listen?

    We're slaving away and getting a lot done, but it won't be enough. I wouldn't mind working extra hours if I was paid extra, but I'm not, so my motivation to do so is, ah, minimal. I only put in the extra hours because the other two developers depends on code that I write, and I don't want to disappoint them.

    I haven't yet. (o;

    Pig Balls
    Pigs are pretty awesome. They are very intelligent animals, more intelligent than most dogs. They are used for finding truffles. They also have other nice attributes, which you can view below:

    Pigs also have nice, big, beautiful balls. Their penis has an interesting cork-screw shape to it, and their orgasms last for over thirty minutes. Sure, most pigs are raised as meat these days, but with sex stats like that it might be a worthwhile trade! Thanks to Bormac for the inspiration.

    As an added bonus (opens in a new window):


    Bisexual furry with an overbearing mother who fantasizes about pig balls and complains about having no sex life. And then there's this

    http://blog.kermodebear.org/index.php?/archives/7-Disappointment.html
    Well, that was pretty disappointing. A stereotypical 'furry' in all the bad ways. Add impatience and lack of bathing and there you have it. It's amazing how much people can change between online and off.

    Just wow. I hope /b/ and somethingawful don't find your site.
  22. Re:Or you could just breed your dog on Get the Family Dog Cloned · · Score: 1

    Children will turn into teenagers and dress in all black to spite you. Dogs are always affectionate. Maybe you could adopt one with Down's syndrome. Or just drink a lot while pregnant.

  23. Re:Or you could just breed your dog on Get the Family Dog Cloned · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's face it, you are going to have to invest the time to re-train the clone, so isn't genetically descended almost identical to genetically-identical in practical terms? No, the cloned dog is souless Thing That Should Not Be. Probably possesed by a demon from hell.

    Imagine that a demon with the face of your best friend. Muahahaha.
  24. Re:Once again on UK Teen Cited For Calling Scientology a "Cult" · · Score: 1

    Hmm, so posting bullshit anoymously on the internet is patriotism.

    Maybe you should join the 101st Fighting Keyboardists

    http://www.imao.us/archives/005314.html

  25. Re:Once again on UK Teen Cited For Calling Scientology a "Cult" · · Score: 1

    I advocate open season on the President, his cabinet, Congress with the exception of Russ Feingold, Ron Paul, and possibly the freshman class, and half of the Supreme Court, but that's just me. v&!

    Enjoy your chat with the Secret Service!