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  1. Re:What about reliability? on Not Much Happening in Hard Drives This Year · · Score: 1

    [i]. I've had an external for 2+ years that has been dropped, around the world twice now[/i]

    So this is the first satelite harddrive?

  2. Re:Internal conflict is what I worry about... on In the Year 2020 · · Score: 1

    I am a conservative.

    conservative = neoconservative = idiots how invade foreing countries just because they can.

  3. Re:Internal conflict is what I worry about... on In the Year 2020 · · Score: 1

    We all know that it was old people in wheelchairs how got smashed by the chineese military while protesting for civil liberties.

  4. Re:please infect on EU Parliament Demands Fresh Start for Patent Directive · · Score: 1

    Like we are that dump.

  5. Re:Full address on Best Wireless SSIDs You Have Seen? · · Score: 1

    How raised you? Did they not teach you to not take things without being asked.

  6. Re:THE HORROR! on SMS Text Messaging & Youth Debt One · · Score: 1

    in fact, you can call 112/911 without knowing the pin of the cell phone.

  7. Re:A worm that deletes everything. on Extremely Critical IE6/SP2 Exploit Found · · Score: 1

    correct, for the worm to spread, it most use its host.

    That is why such a worm would need some time to spread - then delete the users files.

  8. Re:I dare to disagree. on Where's My 10 Ghz PC? · · Score: 1

    I had a classmate who got 98 to run on a 468 (laptop bought for less than $100).

    But if you want to avoid bloat get freedos.

  9. Re:This guy is trying to bring it back! on Where's My 10 Ghz PC? · · Score: 1

    Dont click that link.

  10. Re:I'll believe it.... on Why Microsoft Should Fear Bandwidth · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just because you dont understand computers you are not stupid.

    That beeing said i am kind of attracted to the idea of a internet for real geeks.

    At the very least is should kill email worms.

  11. Re:Well.. on Inside the Shadow Internet · · Score: 1

    Also some importent historical movies from the 30/40 are not avilable anymore (including one of the Lene Ricthenstall made for Hitler).

    These are nearly out of copyright so maybe it is time to save those left.

  12. Re:Videos on Tsunami Satellite Images · · Score: 1

    The site hosting the torrents have run out of bandwith

  13. Re:As was mentioned yesterday on Quake Changes Earth's Rotation, Moves Islands · · Score: 1

    One of the coasts had lifeguard towers. They where so high that the guards discovered the tsumi in time to warn the persons on the beach and get them in safety. only 3 people died.

  14. Re:Rotation on Quake Changes Earth's Rotation, Moves Islands · · Score: 2, Interesting

    acording to ajazeera it now takes the earth 3 miliseconds less for a full rotation.

    read the article here

  15. Re:but does this mean on Tiny Aircraft Feeds Itself With Dead Flies · · Score: 1

    That would require them to be able to procreate on their own.

  16. Re:Not very important. on India Quietly Introduces Software Patents · · Score: 1

    Wich is why they push it through now.

    (are you sure that tsunami was an accident?)

  17. Re:Wrong Department on Operation Fastlink Nets 1000s in Pirate Sting · · Score: 1

    so you don't belive in people can have morales that tell them to do something (such as letting humaniti benefit from there thoughs) even if it cost them money?

    Do you know how much software that is licended under the GPL? (or other libre license).

  18. Re:Amen to that! on Operation Fastlink Nets 1000s in Pirate Sting · · Score: 1

    The Autobahn.

    Wrong you lose several places on german autobahns there is a limit for how fast you can speed.

  19. Re:May I be the first to say... on Closer to Human Flight · · Score: 1

    this guy is more likely going to win a Darwin Award than survive his fall

    True but, man what a way to go.

    Tomorrow you (or I) might get killed in a car accident. Other than our family/friends nobody will remember us.

    If you die in a crazy experiment like this you will be remembered and you will have done something.

  20. Re:Wait... on NYT: Wal-Mart Slows RFID Plans, Suppliers Resist · · Score: 1

    True but..
    You need readers, a system to take the info from the readers (just a number) look it up in a database, download the real product info from database (price, what it is etc)

    And we all know that new tecnologi is fool proff as soon as it is developed right?

  21. Re:Asking /. about Windows software? on Free Windows Software Without Spyware/Adware · · Score: 2, Insightful

    from time to time one must replay to a troll.

    [u]until Linux will run all the software that the mass public enjoys using[/u]

    To be accepted GNU/Linux must be able to preform all the tasks required by its users, induvidually programs matters little.

  22. Re:Counterpoint. on Huge Parachute Saves Crashing Planes · · Score: 1

    so at both a large and several small parachutes. if the large fails and one person saves himself, then there is on less person dead.

    with the cost of wrongfull death(as if there is some right deads) lawsuits this properly even pays of.

  23. Re:Ya know. on Small Firm Claims Patents On e-Banking Processes · · Score: 1

    And the founding for the army comes from?
    Taxes.

    if you dont have and effective industri you cannot afford an effective army.

    oh and that show of war of yours i irak is costing you a fortune too.

  24. Re:Cash purchases on Privacy Resolutions for the New Year · · Score: 1

    [i]Ok, sure I use cash, but what do you tell cashiers who ask for your home phone number or even street address?[/i]

    lie

  25. Benefit on Air Force Launches Encrypted IM Service · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So they get a less usefull im client (no pics etc)
    Sure they get encryption, but i think that a plugin to gaim exist that can do this too.

    So what is the benefit for the soldiers there?

    The only one i can see is that they can chat with there families - wich they could do just as well with the myriad of other IMs already in existens.