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  1. Re:Refunds on Apple Can Remotely Disable iPhone Apps · · Score: 1, Insightful

    But come on, seriously. You know precisely what comes up with this. Any freeware program that competes with something Apple might want to make pay software for, will instantly be on the blacklist. This isn't a tool for "protecting people from malicious software". If it was, it would be 100% optional anyways. No, this particular setup is a compulsory setup designed for Apple to be able to kill off the competition.

    But come on, seriously. I think your tin-foil hat is cutting off the circulation to the rest of your brain.

    Paranoia aside, if the iPhone doesn't fit your ideal vision for a pda/phone/whatever, then go buy something better. Oh wait, there isn't currently anything better.

    Have a nice day!

  2. I think it's safe to say.. on A Really, Really Ex-Parrot · · Score: 1

    ... this parrot wouldn't voom if you put 4 million volts through it.

  3. USAF + Skunkworks + Google on USAF Developing New "SR-72" Supersonic Spy? · · Score: 2, Funny

    *I* heard it was going to be used by Gooogle to do the next run of Street views...

    1. supersonic stealth spy plane
    2. Google Streets
    3. ???
    4. Profit!
  4. Re:In 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. on A Field Trip To the Creation Museum · · Score: 1

    Not all religion is vile. The problem with some forms of Christinaity (and not just Christianity for that matter) is when they take things too literally. There are alot of religious people out there who are just fine with their fellow human and arent about yelling down science or killing the gays or bombing abortion clinics. Give those folks some credit.

  5. Re:Don't think she has a case... on Google Street View Raises Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1

    "detailed images of her living space"? cmon, it's a blurry picture of her cat. You can't read what the cats name is on it's collar, or see that there is a reward offered for the return of Mr Muggles...

  6. Re:Don't think she has a case... on Google Street View Raises Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1

    video cameras are different from static images. With a video camera feed I could in theory see what people are doing *now* rather than this situation where the image captures one single point in time. You can not track or effectively monitor someone with this new Google tech.

  7. Re:Overreaction? on Google Street View Raises Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1

    I dont think it's realistic to say that one, or possibly two pictures of your house constitutes "being under observation". These are static images after all and it's not like Google is providing a web cam into every single property along the streets they have photographed so far.

  8. Re:back to the future on Libya Purchases 1.2 mil Wind-up Laptops · · Score: 1

    Hopefully these laptops work and arent just just plastic casings filles with old pinball machine parts!

  9. Re:Error in article text on WoW - The Game That Seized the Globe · · Score: 1

    yeah I really dont get this idea of getting a free trial, downloading the client at 1.2Gb(?), then if you decide "hell yeah this is for me", Blizzard makes you go out a buy a box with a disc and a manual in it to continue playing? I just wanted to add a subscription to my trial and keep going.

    EA have the right idea for a change, when Special Forces came out for BF2, you could just pay for and download the expansion pack...

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      There is no such thing as global warming. Chuck Norris was cold, so he turned the sun up.

  10. Re:Its not hacking on Virtual Land, Real Court, Real Money · · Score: 2, Informative

    You and I both don't consider it as hacking, but then there are all the other people out there who do...

    Reuters Accused Of Hacking For Typing In URL
    Business schools redefine hacking to "stuff that a 7-year-old could do"

  11. Re:The only time I play cell phone games... on Cell Phone Games - Market or Mirage? · · Score: 1
    is on the crapper. -Rick
    note to self, do not borrow Ricks phone...
  12. Re:Crytal Quest has been defiled! on Xbox Arcade Crystal Quest Maker Interviewed · · Score: 1

    ok so the Xbox makes a great media player once it's hacked. And that we shouldn't criticize Microsoft because they arent making any money on xbox consoles.

    so basically it's yay for microsft because they made a console which was hacked easily and turned to uses it wasnt designed for and that their profits are being sucked away by their attempts to rule the console wars? uh huh?

  13. Re:Black Books? Father Ted? HELLS YES on 'The IT Crowd' UK Sit-com · · Score: 1

    Father Ted was definitely the better of the two, but they were both very funny. If the writer can make good humour out of three priests living on a small island, or a book shop owner that hates customers, then I think he'll do just fine out of IT geeks working out of a basement.

  14. technically accurate? on 'The IT Crowd' UK Sit-com · · Score: 1

    Why let technical accuracy get in the way of a good poke fun at the nerd joke?

  15. george dubya? on Texas Sues Sony BMG over Rootkit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Guess we really neednt worry about the president getting on this band wagon since he cant even load songs on his ipod.

  16. Re:Fuck the environment and you enviroweenies on Company Incentives for Going Green? · · Score: 1

    Now that's funny. If only I had some mod points right now :)

  17. Re:Going green on Company Incentives for Going Green? · · Score: 1

    Sounds like you do actually *need* an SUV, however, how often does a downtown resident of say San Diego or San Francisco actually *need* one? These are the people who should be targeted for paying high license and registration fees for their giant vehicles.

    Also, as people have correctly said, "I dont want to drive a small car because if I'm in an accident with an SUV, I will be squashed like a bug". You are damn right, I too dont want to get driven straight over. However that doesn't mean we should all go around upping the ante until we are all driving monster trucks.

    As I said before, there are cars that are appropriate for large city dwellers and there are cars that are not. If you drive an SUV and dont need it for work, then please either suck it up and pay higher taxes to support the rest of us, or move to the country where you can warrant having your SUV.

  18. Re:VMWare on Mac OS X Running on Non-Apple Hardware · · Score: 1

    /ingests salt

    VMWare is just a start. And since VMWare is meant emulate a PC, surely they cant be too far off getting it to run natively?

  19. A real must see show on One-Man Lord of The Rings Comes to Chicago · · Score: 1

    We went and saw the show here in Victoria, BC.
    This guy's amazing. Each movie/book takes up 20 minutes and at the end of each 20 minutes the guy looks exhausted from the amount of energy he puts into the show.
    When he was doing the show in Vancouver recently, Ian McKellen was in town and saw the show. He then arranged to have it filmed and a copy sent to Peter Jackson.
    Basically it impressed Ian McKellen so much he wrote the guy a reference.
    He captures the characters and the essence of the books/movies perfectly. Even my gf, who isn't that big a fan of LOTR, was laughing so much her sides hurt.
    GO SEE THIS SHOW!!!!!