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  1. Re:What? on Sir Terry Pratchett Succumbs To "the Embuggerance," Aged 66 · · Score: 1

    Probable, even. Fuck.

  2. Re:What? on Sir Terry Pratchett Succumbs To "the Embuggerance," Aged 66 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, wait. Apparently I just suck at reading comprehension.

  3. What? on Sir Terry Pratchett Succumbs To "the Embuggerance," Aged 66 · · Score: 0

    If you're gonna use cutesy euphemism like "The Embuggerance" in your summary, then at least explain WTF that is.

  4. So fuck it up. on UK ISPs Quietly Block Sites That List Pirate Bay Proxies · · Score: 2

    Go to politicians' pages and post links in their comments. Go to news media sites and do the same. Then report the sites and get them blocked. Duh.

  5. Re:That's preposterous on Martian Canyons May Have Been Carved By Wind · · Score: 1

    50 Shades of Red Planet?

  6. Electricity. on Martian Canyons May Have Been Carved By Wind · · Score: 2

    It's pretty obvious that Mars was primarily carved by arc discharge.

  7. Re:Summary of the video clip on Does Showing a Horrific Video Serve a Legitimate Journalistic Purpose? · · Score: 2

    Thanks for the concise summary. I have no interest in watching but I'm glad to read the rundown. Thanks for taking one for the team.

  8. Re:"and they may be bought for their assets." on Radio Shack Reported To Be Ready for Bankruptcy Filing · · Score: 2

    I worked there ( at a Canadian one) about 8 or 9 years ago (just before the Canadian one became "THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY" when the lease on the Radio Shack name came up for renewal in Canada) and one guy I worked with (who had been there since it was Tandy Leather) said they used to make employees memorize resistor colour codes. When I was there, we had to memorize Rogers cell phone plan particulars instead. It had basically become an over-sized cell phone kiosk. Their assets must be worth something - that have a lot of prime real estate in high-traffic retail areas.

  9. Re: The Internet is... on White House Responds To Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz's Prosecutor · · Score: 1

    Or, at least, the lower receiver of an internet.

  10. Mistakenly modded this overrated when trying to mod funny. Commenting to clear mod.

  11. Muscleman says: on Writer: How My Mom Got Hacked · · Score: 1

    You know who else got hacked? MY MOM!

  12. Re:CAN WE STOP PAYING THE MEDIAT TARIF! on New Canadian Copyright Laws Require ISPs To Retain, Share Illegal Download Info · · Score: 1

    So if I've already paid compensation, at the rate determined by the government, how can it be alleged that I haven't? To be fair, you claim that it is this way, but that's never actually been proven in court (unless I missed some ruling: please cite...)

  13. Re:So can we get rid of the CD levy on New Canadian Copyright Laws Require ISPs To Retain, Share Illegal Download Info · · Score: 1

    Why would we want to do that? The media tariff is basically your get-out-of-jail-free card here. Just buy one blank CD-R and keep the receipt. Then download all you want. When the media companies try to sue you, simply send them a copy of your receipt as proof that you paid for an unencumbered and universal home-use license via the government, in the proscribed manner, and direct them to send their demand for payment to the appropriate government office for servicing.

  14. Re:CAN WE STOP PAYING THE MEDIAT TARIF! on New Canadian Copyright Laws Require ISPs To Retain, Share Illegal Download Info · · Score: 1

    The media tariff is your get-out-of-jail-free card here. Just buy one blank CD-R and keep the receipt. When the media companies try to sue you, simply send them a copy of your receipt as proof that you paid for an unencumbered home-use license via the government, and inform them to send the government their demand for payment.

  15. Re:Sarkeesian, really? on Slashdot Asks: The Beanies Return; Who Deserves Recognition for 2014? · · Score: 1

    I'd never thought of nerds as misogynists before, but your clever use of the word "cunt" convinced me otherwise. Well done.

  16. Re:Simple solution. on Drunk Drivers in California May Get Mandated Interlock Devices · · Score: 1

    How about if you got an auto insurance rebate to make up for the illusory lack of freedom?

  17. Simple solution. on Drunk Drivers in California May Get Mandated Interlock Devices · · Score: 2

    Force manufacturers to install these kits on ALL cars. Tax liquor produces to cover the costs. Done.

  18. Re:I'm the app's developer. Happy to answer questi on App Gives You Free Ebooks of Your Paperbacks When You Take a "Shelfie" · · Score: 1

    Have you considered adding BitTorrent support so the ap automatically searched for/downloads torrents for eBooks that are not yet in your library? ;)

  19. Re:I'm the app's developer. Happy to answer questi on App Gives You Free Ebooks of Your Paperbacks When You Take a "Shelfie" · · Score: 1

    How does the ap determine that a bookplate has been affixed to the page and isn't just placed there to bypass the ap security? I can see taking one bookplate with no sticky on the back into a library or bookstore and simply shooting photos of it on the copyright page of any book one wants...

  20. Re:So, then... on Sony To Release the Interview Online Today; Apple Won't Play Ball · · Score: 1
  21. So, then... on Sony To Release the Interview Online Today; Apple Won't Play Ball · · Score: 3, Insightful

    should be on the torrent sites in time for Christmas?

  22. Re:Happy Holidays from The Golden Girls! on 2014 Geek Gift Guide · · Score: 1

    Thank you. This is the best gift one could hope for in a Bennett thread.

  23. Re: The best gift? on 2014 Geek Gift Guide · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ^This. Slahsdot is supposed to be "NEWS for NERDS" not "Musings from Bennett."

  24. Re:Still up. on Peter Sunde: the Pirate Bay Should Stay Down · · Score: 1

    Tried a few out to see - it seems that the listings with magnet links are legit, but there are others that want you to download a *.exe file which is highly suspect.

  25. Re:Still up. on Peter Sunde: the Pirate Bay Should Stay Down · · Score: 1

    That sounds like proof to me. Thanks for the heads up.