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  1. Re:What a tool... on Groklaw Summarizes the Lori Drew Verdict · · Score: 1, Insightful

    And just think , if the parents had done their job and protected their little girl from a situation that was extremely harmful to her mental state (whether or not the 'boyfriend' was real or Lori drew means nothing when a high school boy could be just as bad x10000, on top of the fact that her parents, or at the very least her mother, knew exactly what was being said in the messages the two were exchanging and even had fights with her about that as well as her daughter's refusal to get off teh computer when she was told) then none of this woul dhave happened. Everyone cries THINK OF THE CHILDREN OMFG!, but no one is ever there saying 'Where the fuck were the parents?'

  2. Re:Cut taxes, then on Obama Team Considers Cancellation of Ares, Orion · · Score: 0

    Too bad the economic boom that occurred during clinton's presidency occurred entirely due to Reagan and Bush Sr's economic policies. Anyone who has an ounce of knowledge to economic matters understands that presidential policies affect an economy 4-10 years down the road, and Bill Clinton and the Dems in the 90s are the direct cause of this economic meltdown. Shit, if not for Bush's tax cuts in 2002, we'd have been suffering even worse a few years ago than we are now.

  3. Re:Cut taxes, then on Obama Team Considers Cancellation of Ares, Orion · · Score: 0

    Now why exactly should I give my hard earned money to the government to 'hold onto' for me until I reach retirement age? Why can't I opt out and spend / save the money as I see fit?

  4. Re:Immortality is scary on Scientists Identify a Potentially Universal Mechanism of Aging · · Score: 0

    What gives you the right to tell another person how they should spend THEIR money that THEY earned? If you wanna donate money, by all means do it, and if they want to then good for them. If they want to hoard it, good for them as well, as it is their money.

  5. Re:Not all that surprising on Tabula Rasa To Shut Down · · Score: 0

    How is a full loot, FFA PVP, kingdom building game which is entirely skill instead of levels, allows freedom to do anything you want, as well as being FPS (TPS for melees) just like WOW?

  6. Re:Not all that surprising on Tabula Rasa To Shut Down · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Sounds like Darkfall is the game you're looking for. Closed beta finally just started recently, and they're going to move swiftly through open beta (open is just going to be a huge stress test really) and all reports from those in beta are that it's everything darkfall is made out to be and then some.

  7. Re:WOW I Mean WOW No pun intended on Tabula Rasa To Shut Down · · Score: 1

    I'm waiting to see how awesome Darkfall is. Yes, lots of people still claim it's vaporware, but closed beta has actually started finally, and all reports (official and not) are that it's everything they claimed it would be and more.

  8. Re:Hahah . . . no more Washington insiders, huh? on After Columbine, Eric Holder Advocated Internet "Restrictions" · · Score: 1

    The reason teh economy is in such a mess right now is because of Bill Clinton and other democrats during his presidency pushing for bullshit such as 'every family has a RIGHT to own a home, and you banks better loan them moniez for it, and we dont give a fuck if they cant pay it back, otherwise we will rape you into oblivion with regulations and the like.' Clinton's presidency saw such economic growth as a direct result of Reagan and Bush Sr's economic policies.

  9. Re:In the US on CRTC Rules Bell Can Squeeze Downloads · · Score: 1

    If ou had a clue as to how cable internet works, you would know that current protocols max out at 100MBps over a single line, so no it's not over subscribing, it's the fact that unless you live next door to a hub, you cannot possibly get the full 3-4MBps access.

  10. Re:In the US on CRTC Rules Bell Can Squeeze Downloads · · Score: 1

    You aren't paying for a 3meg line, you're paying for a line that can go UP TO 3megs. If every single internet connection was always working at full speed, the internet in the US would crash within 2seconds.

  11. Re:Dragging on? on Lori Drew Cyber-Bullying Trial Begins · · Score: 1, Troll

    People like the girl's parents are worthless imo They knew her daughter had severe problems and were doing next to nothing about them.
    Girl got trolled to death, how the fuck didn't anyone notice she was THAT fucked up sooner?

  12. Re:In the US on CRTC Rules Bell Can Squeeze Downloads · · Score: 1

    It is your fault for maxing out your dl/ul speeds for prolonged periods.

  13. In the US on CRTC Rules Bell Can Squeeze Downloads · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's their hubs/backbones, as well as the fact that they do not guarantee certain speeds. Also, the traffic getting shaped is almost always pirating of some form (and yes, it has happened to me and it was while downloading fansubs, which are technically illegal). What right does the government have to tell a company what to do with it's own property?

  14. Re:Only 1.2k Arrests! on Fewer Than 1% Arrested From TSA's "Behavior Detection" · · Score: 4, Informative

    Police are not here to protect you, nor do they have to. See Warren v DC, or a whole slue (sp?) of cases from the supreme court. The police are there to enforce laws after the fact, and that is their ONLY duty.

  15. Re:Ghost in the Shell on Ray Kurzweil Wonders, Can Machines Ever Have Souls? · · Score: 1

    2 questions
    What the FUCK was going on in Innocence, it was completely incoherent to me, and what the hell happened to the Major? I remember the end of 2nd GIG, but I remembered her being inside one of the new tachikoma models at the end I thought.

  16. Ghost in the Shell on Ray Kurzweil Wonders, Can Machines Ever Have Souls? · · Score: 1

    I do believe Ghost in the Shell addressed this partially during 1st GIG, and then in 2nd GIG towards the end it was pretty much without a doubt that they could. When the Tachikoma's realize they have to sacrifice themselves to save all those people + Section 9 and then actually do it, so sad :(

  17. Re:its just a car. on Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers · · Score: 1

    I'd love to know what anyone else has to do with her being unable to ride a bike 3 miles.

  18. Re:Everyone who cares.... on Second World of Warcraft Expansion Launched, Conquered · · Score: 0

    What NEW stuff was in that 'content' that wasnt just a rehash of 'get 40 guys together and raidraidraid'? New Content was the kind of shit Turbine used to put into Asheron's Call, adding new quests, new mechanics, new things every month, and (very very sadly as most of the time they fucked this part up even when 3/4 of the pk base said THIS WILL RUIN PVP DONT DO IT to multiple additions that they immediately would rollback) pvp spells/items/quests.

  19. Re:Nope on Obama's Impending NASA Decisions · · Score: 1

    Georgia attacked Russian citizens, and will never be allowed into NATO. They were dangling the hope of membership in front of Georgia, but NATO wants members who will bark like a rapid dog, but not bite like one, and that is where Georgia fails.

  20. Re:Nope on Obama's Impending NASA Decisions · · Score: 1

    I for one don't agree with NATO, there is no need for it anymore, and entangling alliances are what caused WW1, and could have caused real hell if Georgia had gotten it's way and tricked the rest of the world into coming to their aid and helping them fight Russia after they got the idea that hey!~ lets attack russia, there's no way they'll just turn around and fuck our shit up!

  21. Re:Nope on Obama's Impending NASA Decisions · · Score: 1

    Then let the nations of Europe defend themselves. Why does the US need to be the one defending everyone? IMO, as long as we have carriers, we don't need bases in dozens and dozens of countries around the world, it's a waste of money and just fucking ridiculous.

  22. Re:Just plain bullying on Irish Gov't Seeks To Rein In Cyber Bullying · · Score: 1

    The opening of Ender's Game is a better way, and it worked for me in HS around middle of junior year when I finally got sick of the 'just ignore them' bullshit I had been taught over and over. If a group of kids started talking shit or one pushed me, I went face to face with the biggest one or the one who I knew was the 'leader,' the one with the most respect of the others, and shoved him into a locker or just shoved him. Told him, either shut the fuck up and start walking, or do something, cause if he didn't take option one I would put him down. Even though I was smaller than any of them, the mere thought of having to actually fight or get legitimately physical ended the confrontations. After doing that about a half dozen times, noone fucked with me again.

  23. Re:I'm amazed on Woman Admits Sending $400K To Nigerian Scammer · · Score: 1

    I stand corrected, the passage I described is from Leviticus

  24. Re:What else can you see? Handedness! on Vein Patterns Could Replace Fingerprints · · Score: 1

    I am left handed with writing and anything involving precision movements, but otherwise I use my righthand for almost everything else. Mouse, throwing, smoking, etc I all use my right hand for, using a hand to block something be it a swing at me or something thrown at me I use my left hand, but lack any sort of power in my left arm, all my arm strength andcoordination is in my right hand/arm.

  25. Re:I'm amazed on Woman Admits Sending $400K To Nigerian Scammer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nowhere in the Bible is there ANYTHING even demeaning towards homosexuality. The most often quoted passage is from, iirc, Romans, and the original hebrew of the passage can be translated one of two ways. As the actual thing it was referring to, very young male prostitutes (under 13), or the bastardized version that most christians use which is translated as mankind.