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  1. Re:Pirates don't pay on Cory Doctorow Says DIY Licensing Will Solve Piracy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Ah, because now you've moved from the Copyright law category to the Contract law category, which is by and far less compromized and much easier to enforce/more difficult to abuse.

  2. Re:-1 wrong on Microsoft Raises $3.8B in Bond Sale · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm in agreement that it is wrong, but that is what it says in the SEC filings for Microsoft. They have $18 million as of March 31st in "Short Term Investments", which can and does include stock, treasury bills, and short term cd's. Microsoft's listings of Short Term Investments also includes securities held as collateral, several billion worth. So, we are looking at an aged company, it is no longer operating on rapid growth, but is instead locking down in preparation for a recession and possible product rollout over the next 6 months. It is a watershed day for Microsoft, it has finally grown up.

  3. Incorrect assessment. on Microsoft Raises $3.8B in Bond Sale · · Score: 4, Informative

    The article claims MSFT is sitting on $25 million in cash. This is frankly false. What MSFT is sitting on is $25 million in "Cash and Short Term Savings." In short, a combination of Cash and Stock prices, which are not being adjusted as the companies values go up and down, and do not need to be adjusted to actual street value at the present time. What they do have is $8 billion in cash on hand, down from $12 billion a year prior (as of latest SEC filing in March). If I'd lost 1/3rd of my cash in less than a year, I'd be doing a bond right now as well.

  4. Similar to the purchase of Atari on SGI Lives On, In Name At Least · · Score: 1

    I hear echos of Infogrammes purchase of Atari here, which might bode well if they keep the solid business while reducing overlap and optimizing product lineup. I wish them luck.

  5. Re:first post! on Is a $72.5m Opening Weekend Enough For Star Trek? · · Score: 1

    Um, you are aware that the original series was shot on 35mm movie cameras virtually indistinguishable from the same cameras used to shoot this movie, or any of the major blockbusters of the past 40+ years, right?

    True story, Desilu used the Mitchell BNC for their TV shows, starting with the original I Love Lucy. The Mitchell BNC evolved into the Panavision, which is the industry standard to this day. Open up both and look at the mechanisms, however, and you won't find much difference between the two. I've worked on both, mind you.

  6. Re:EU is EU Centric on Sources Say EU Will Find Intel Anti-Competitive · · Score: 1

    You fail to appreciate that for that extra 10%, citizens of the EU pay 25% less in out of pocket expenses for such things as healthcare. I don't know about you, but a 40% honest tax, and a 25% hidden tax sounds worse than a 50% honest tax with no hidden taxation.

  7. Re:EU is EU Centric on Sources Say EU Will Find Intel Anti-Competitive · · Score: 5, Informative

    You mean EU firms such as Lufthansa, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, Viag Interkom GmbH, Telefonica S.A., KONE GmbH, those kinds of firms?

  8. Re:True, but ... on Warrantless GPS Tracking Is Legal, Says WI Court · · Score: 1

    ...and cue Yackity Sax!

  9. Re:Cool, but, . . . on Duke Nukem Forever Gameplay Footage Leaked · · Score: 1

    Doom 3, they switched (time #5?) three years ago.

  10. Re:True, but ... on Warrantless GPS Tracking Is Legal, Says WI Court · · Score: 3, Funny

    My car is insured for more than it's worth. Too much concern over setting it on fire, but a very public detonation by the bomb squad? What insurance company wouldn't believe that?

  11. Re:The elephant in the room... on South Carolina To Give 1 Laptop Per School Child · · Score: 1

    It is not a white vs black thing however. I have seen as many white kids, latino kids, even asian kids with families that say the same hurtful and self destructive things. It's a cult of ignorance, where intelligence is despised and reviled, where being stupid and ignorant is all important.

  12. Re:Easy solution on The Problem With Estimating Linux Desktop Market Share · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Mine would be:

    Windows: 35%
    Mac: 9%
    Dell: 3%
    IBM: 4%
    What's an Operating System?: 40%
    Linux: 2%
    I don't have a computer: the rest.

  13. **preps resume** on The In-House Decency Patrol At Facebook · · Score: 3, Funny

    First it's the Sweedish tax collectors, now facebook! I am in the wrong line of business!

  14. Hotmail? Really? on Al-Qaeda Used Basic Codes, Calling Cards, Hotmail · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's see the Al Qaeda inbox a moment:

    230 dead as storm batters Europe -- Storm Botnet
    Make Money Fast ---- Dave Rhodes
    REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP ----- Nigel Soladu
    LETS BOMB TWIN TOWERS ---- Osama Bin Laden
    Magically grow 3"!!! ---- Miraclgrowz
    I AM FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE FOR BANK OF NIGERIA ---- CLEMET OKON

    How did they plan anything like this?

  15. Re:How can I learn electronic design on Microchips That Shook the World · · Score: 1

    Also the BeBop series of IC design books by Clive Maxfield I can highly recommend. A very good breakdown of the hows and whys.

  16. Re:Where is the DARPA RISC-I? Standford MIPS? on Microchips That Shook the World · · Score: 1

    They have the RISC-I in there, it's called the SPARC.

  17. Re:Blame Marketing... on Employee (Almost) Chronicles Sun's Top Ten Failures · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I remember in 1996 seeing a job posting requiring "5 years Java experience"... I wonder if it is the same job posting you are referring to.

  18. Re:+1 Vote for Mexican Flu on Let's Rename Swine Flu As "Colbert Flu" · · Score: 4, Informative

    Unfortunately for us, the origin of the flu is turning out to be from the United States, not Mexico. So, the USA Flu then you are suggesting?

  19. Re:A sure thing on Windows 7 Launch Date Leaked — 23 Oct. 2009 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Like when Windows 4 hit the shelves in October 1993 as promised!

    (the irony with Windows 4 being retitled "Windows 95" here folk)

  20. where have I heard this before? on Canadian Pirates Sell Spurious Songs — In 1897 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The more things change, the more they stay the same. Did these "evil pirates" kill the music industry, as was proclaimed they would?

  21. For Apple to claim copyright... on EFF Sues Apple Over BluWiki Legal Threats · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A thought, if Apple is claiming copyright juristiction on the conversation, would that not mean that Apple was claiming that it had written said conversations, in whole or part, and by which, by extention, are encouraging people to do the activities therein? Could make some interesting arguements in the courtroom. IANAL but from my viewpoint, Apple does not have much of a legal leg to stand on here.

  22. Re:Sure why not. on Obama Says 3% of GDP Should Fund Science Research And Development · · Score: 1

    Slight difference in the debtload however, the bush was into projects with no chance of return, Obama is investing in things with a return rate. Amazing how that works, you making money back on what you put out...

  23. Zombie invasion has arrived at last. on How To Have an Online Social Life When You're Dead · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We all knew the zombie invasion was coming. Well folks, here it is, in cyberspace! Zombie users clogging twitter, facebook, myspace, all trying to gobble up your precious bandwidth.

  24. Re:10 Years Behind on Blackwell Launches Print-On-Demand Trial In the UK · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why not, as the denim used in blue jeans is the same material also used in sailcloth.

  25. Re:And then imagine on Time Warner Shutting Off Austin Accounts For Heavy Usage · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But is that the customers fault or the ISP's for not meeting demand?