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  1. Re:Blogs never could make money on You're (Probably) Not Going To Be a Pro Blogger · · Score: 1

    Seeing as there are people who support themselves from their blogs, you are incorrect.

  2. Re:Threats on Anonymous Newspaper Commenters Subpoenaed In Tax Case · · Score: 1

    What are you talking about? Anonymity does not equal the First Amendment. You have every right to post whatever you want on NBC's forums - they just want some information in exchange. Don't like it, don't post there. The First Amendment only comes into play when somebody tries to prosecute you for what you've said - anonymous or not.

  3. Re:What's the Story on EFF Sues Apple Over BluWiki Legal Threats · · Score: 1

    If you quickly scrolled through the comments you would notice this one, which may have the info for which you are looking.

  4. Re:Why is this a bad thing? on Automation May Make Toll Roads More Common · · Score: 1

    High-speed EZPass lanes exist, notably on the New Jersey Turnpike. The lanes are 55 mph, which is the speed limit of the highway at that point. Plenty of other roads I've seen have 25 mph lanes (the George Washington Bridge is a notable one). So it's quite possible.

  5. Re:What a fucking stupid idea! on New Font Uses Holes To Cut Ink Use · · Score: 1

    It's not free - it's just included in the IT fees that you pay your school. Most schools have "free" printing to a certain point (X pages per week or per semester), and then pay-per-page after that.

  6. Re:5.1 ? on SanDisk, Music Publishers Push DRM-free SlotMusic Format · · Score: 1

    In fact, in a stereo recording, most of the information will be played back by both speakers.

    Go listen to early stereo recordings (ex. The Beatles). Typically very little will be down the center - maybe the bass, or drums. Everything else will be on one side or the other.

  7. Re:How about something better? on State Cannot Force Removal of SSNs From Privacy Advocate's Site · · Score: 1

    Good point, but do companies who accept fraudulent SSNs really care? They're still getting somebody's money. Until they get hit with penalties for not authenticating properly this will continue.

  8. Re:How about something better? on State Cannot Force Removal of SSNs From Privacy Advocate's Site · · Score: 1

    They'll just tell you go to to hell. They've got plenty of people who are willing to give out SSNs for an internet connection (or whatever it is).

  9. Re:Dark and Cynical? on Sci-Fi Books For Pre-Teens? · · Score: 1

    The creator of the world is tied to a table, sacrificed, and then resurrected. Sounds fairly Christian to me.

  10. Re:If you saw your friend again on Post-Suicide Account Cracking? · · Score: 1

    I wish I could mod you up past 5. Everyone seems to be concerned with the legal questions, but you're asking the right ones - this isn't a question of legality. One more to consider: what's more important, the rights of the deceased to keep possibly private information private, or the rights of the family to know what happened?

  11. Re:Do it. on Post-Suicide Account Cracking? · · Score: 1

    This isn't a question of law, it's a question of ethics. Certainly there's nothing illegal about what he's being asked to do, but thoughts don't transfer ownership simply because of death.

  12. Re:Dawkins may may a renowned evolutionary biologi on Richard Dawkins to Appear on Doctor Who · · Score: 1

    I don't know why you got modded flamebait, but if I had points I would mod you up. There are multiple ways to define atheism - one is to believe that there is no god, another is to not believe that there is a god. I think there's a subtle difference. Personally, I'm an agnostic atheist - I believe that there is no god, but I also believe that it is impossible to prove whether or not there is a god. Any atheists who actively mock theists for their belief should take a long look at their own beliefs, and also go read some Kant.

  13. Re:The real reason they quashed it... on Colbert Ballot Bid Shot Down · · Score: 1

    Is this a democracy or isn't it? The voters should decide that, not an arbitrary committee.

  14. Re:Just give us the option on Cleaning up Thunder Bluff · · Score: 0

    I find it ironic that your signature is about trolls and yet you are responding to one repeatedly. However, assuming you are talking about World of Warcraft, you can remove yourself from all of the in-game channels, which I have found eliminates pretty much everything I wouldn't want to read. You can't make yourself immune to tells, unfortunately, but the only spam that comes through there is about buying gold.

  15. Re:TV is entertainment, not science on Busting the MythBusters' Yawn Experiment · · Score: 0

    Okay, who exactly modded this insightful?

  16. Re:Cyberbullying? GImme a break on Ontario Proposes School Cyber-Bullying Law · · Score: 0

    He can't be accountable to the school for actions he takes off school grounds. The school simply doesn't have jurisdiction to do anything. If he's posting libel, he may have to answer to the law, but not the school.

  17. Re:It's all about your epic gear on Next World Of Warcraft Raid Dungeon · · Score: 0

    You seem not to realize that there are 5-man dungeons in the game. Lots and lots of them. But wait! All of them are pre-level 60. Every true level 60 dungeon in WoW is either 20- or 40-man. Multiplayer does not equal "needs 39 other people to play." 5-man (or even ten) is also multiplayer, and Blizzard should be implementing 5-man dungeons at level 60 as well as the massive raids.

  18. Do they even look at the signature on your ID? on Credit card signatures: Useless? · · Score: 0

    The last time I got asked for my ID, I was paying with a debit card. All the cashier did was compare the picture on the ID to my face, and the name on the ID to the name on the card. Seems about as secure, or more so, than trying to make sense of most people's signatures.

  19. Re:"Chimera" other uses of the word on Human Animal Hybrid Created in Lab · · Score: 0

    Clearly not, because fraternal twins don't look the same. Identical twins have the same genetics.

  20. Sorry, doesn't work on India's Cops Meet Technology · · Score: 1

    Missing 3.5. ?????

  21. Lindsay Lohan reads /.? on US CD Sales Increase in 2004 · · Score: 1

    I suppose the stereotype of "teen idol" must be broadening...

  22. Re:Bogus on iTunes User Sues Apple Over Lock-In · · Score: 0

    Burning music to CD (assuming you're converting it from .mp3 or .aac to .aiff) always degrades the quality of the music. Any conversion you make lowers the quality of the music.

  23. Re:For Adults only on Green Security Clearance Laser Pistol Available · · Score: 1

    This must have been modded by non-Americans. "Informative" indeed.

  24. Re:The worst hit on Arthur C. Clarke Reports From Sri Lanka · · Score: 1

    It means that medraut disagreed with the grandparent's statement, i.e. it was not "on the mark."

  25. Re:Donations on Arthur C. Clarke Reports From Sri Lanka · · Score: 1

    If you were an Indian made homeless by this disaster, and an American told you, "Well, I really want to help you, but seeing as your country didn't support us in Iraq, no money for you!" how would you feel? Wouldn't you feel inclined to criticize "the US and its policies"? Don't decide who you want to help based on whether their country - something they likely have no control over - supports us.