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  1. Re:"Clone Product"? on Linspire Signs Patent Pact With MS · · Score: 1

    Linux is a clone. Last time I checked, most of the commands were very similar to UNIX.

  2. Re:Without the consent of the theatre manager? on Behind the Scenes of Canada's Movie Piracy Law · · Score: 2, Funny
    I like this part:

    3) In addition to any punishment that is imposed on a person who is convicted of an offence under this section, the court may order that anything that is used in the commission of the offence be forfeited to Her Majesty in right of the province in which the proceedings are taken. Anything that is forfeited may be disposed of as the Attorney General directs.
    Her Majesty is going to own a lot of camcorders.
  3. Mr. Anderson on Your Lord of the Rings Online Questions Answered · · Score: 1, Funny

    So now we just need to merge matrix online with LOTR online.

    Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.

  4. Re:Okay on White House Derails Attempts to End Illegal Wiretapping · · Score: 1

    By making it REALLY illegal?

  5. Re:Holding parents responsible on MySpace Age Verification - for Parents · · Score: 1

    My second question is usually about the parents. My first question is where did they get access to so many guns?

  6. Re:Honda Stereo Security on What's the Worst Technical Feature You've Used? · · Score: 1

    A sample module can be found here listed at $99.99. I may have remembered $150 with installation included (and in CAD).

  7. Re:Honda Stereo Security on What's the Worst Technical Feature You've Used? · · Score: 1

    Sorry, my sentence was badly phrased. GM was trying to imply that the integration of a commonly replaced/upgraded component with other components is a desirable feature.

  8. Re:Honda Stereo Security on What's the Worst Technical Feature You've Used? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In some newer GM vehicles, the door chimes and "possibly" some other features (some rumours have floated around about airbags, although I highly doubt it) are tied into the radio unit. If you want to upgrade to an aftermarket deck (such as an MP3 unit), you either need to have the radio unit installed in parallel in the trunk with a special wiring kit, or have a module installed that takes over that functionality. That module costs an extra $150, i think.

    When I asked GM about the stupid design, they told me that they weren't sure if it was even technically possible to install an aftermarket deck, and that this is something that the majority of consumers want.

  9. I think we need a poll... on Jack Thompson Sues Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Which evil would you remove from the world:
    * Microsoft
    * Jack Thompson
    * RIAA/MPAA
    * US Patent office
    * Spammers
    * Cowboyneal

  10. Re:The Video in question on Student in Court Over Suspension For YouTube Video · · Score: 1

    This is why there is no discipline in school. Teachers can't punish students because they're afraid of lawsuits. The only reason they can deal out this punishment is because the student decided to publish exhibit A on their own.

  11. Re:Imagine a digital dump on Digital Waste Worth More Than Gold, Copper Ore · · Score: 1

    Sure there is, its when you put a 1 and a 0 beside each other: "10". You must be confused with monsters and 4 am. These are just stories made up to scare young children.

  12. Re:Not just kids ... talk to my wife on Texting Teens Generating OMG Phone Bills · · Score: 1

    I think if they can't afford the groceries, doctor, or $200 cell bill, then a divorce would be a bit out of their price range as well.

  13. Re:Fighting botnets on How Image Spam Works · · Score: 1

    I believe there have been a few viruses that attempt to do this. However, what gives you the right to invade somebody's PC even with good intentions? You are still cluttering the internet with your virus, and your virus is still using the system's resources to invade other systems.

    If you don't write your virus properly, then it may not self terminate or have side effects that are worse than the initial infection (failed patching, CPU hog, destroy OS).

  14. Re:Trying to care on Botnet Mafia in Online Turf War · · Score: 1

    If you really did delete your account, you aren't getting it back because gmail says it is in use. I had to check because dropping your email address can be dangerous if your accounts are tied to it. (see password change.

  15. Re:The answer on Own Your Own 128-Bit Integer · · Score: 1

    42!
    = 14050061177528798985431426062445115699363840000000 00
    = 03 c1 58 1d 49 1b 28 f5 23 c2 3a bd f3 5b 68 9c 90 80 00 00 00 00)

    (as per here)

  16. Re:MINE on Own Your Own 128-Bit Integer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dear Sir,

    I have reviewed your stated copyright on the number 277 and find that it conflicts with my copyright on the number 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01. It appears that you have simply violated my copyright 277 times to generate your stated number.

    I ask that you immediate cease usage of this number or acquire the appropriate licensing. You will need at least 277 licenses per instance. Licenses are currently $0.11 per 1 instance. You have 11 days to take action.

  17. Re:There are other ways to ignore the ads... on Disney Says, You WILL Watch the Ads · · Score: 2, Insightful

    0. Change the channel

  18. Re:In Flanders Field on Canadian Coins Not Nano-Tech Espionage Devices · · Score: 1

    Lets also add the part of our heritiage video.

  19. Re:Oblig. on Cooler Silicon Lasers Via Energy Harvesting · · Score: 5, Funny

    Look, its simple. If its an article about lasers, the oblig comment will involve how a cooler laser will make the shark more comfortable, not the overlords comment. The overlords comment is better saved for when somebody actually develops the shark-carrying robots that will destroy us all (using the 1,2,3:??,4:profit! model, of course).

  20. Re:Obligatory: on Vonage and Verizon — Prepare for Round 2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Judge: Overruled

    Vonage: Woo hoo, Woo hoo hoo...

  21. Cluck like a CHICKEN on How to Stop Digg-cheating, Forever · · Score: 1

    Had to try, since mods seem to be taking requests right now.

  22. Re:Lifetime Lock-in? on Virtues of Monoculture, Or Why Microsoft Wins · · Score: 1

    Actually anything you wrote in VB6 will still work. You can still install the VB6 development system and edit it as much as you like.

    I personally hate VB6 and am glad it has been send back to the fiery pit from whence it came. I highly prefer the .NET languages over it. 99% of the code I wrote in 1.0 is still working in 2.0. Now that 2.0 reintroduced a serial port class, we can completely drop VB6.

  23. Re:Oh, great on FDA Considers Redefining Chocolate · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't the ultimate goal of every food manufacturer to produce a product that has no need to sit on a shelf indefinitely? Wouldn't a product that sells frequently be more desirable? If it sits on a shelf in a store, its not earning them money. If its sitting on a shelf in a consumer's home, it isn't earning money because the person isn't consuming the product and will not buy more until there is a need for more product.

  24. Re:School Day == Work Day? on RIAA Wants Student Deposed On School Day · · Score: 1

    Is there no way to schedule an alternate testing day in cases of hardship? Even with college final exams there was a procedure to arrange an alternate test date (usually borrowing a desk during another courses exam) as long as you had a good excuse and notified the college as soon as possible (ie, car accident, illness, family emergency).

  25. Re:From Browser Wars IV: A New Hope on Browser Wars Declared Over? · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe it is at the end of internet tube #48, although it might be dump truck parking stall 12.