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  1. Re:Carbonated Beverages and Behaviour Modification on MS Seeks Patent For Repossessing School Computers · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but no.
    Pop (at least here) is most expensive in schools and on college campuses. A 12oz. can goes for between $.60 and $.80. The same [brand name] can costs $.20 in a 12-pack at the grocery on sale, which they are on every other week.

    It's nice to be able to blame readily available products, but there are other influences.
    Violence can be just as addictive as sugary foods and caffeine. At my university there are plenty of assholes, and plenty of loose chairs. Have I ever beaten anyone with a chair? Nope.
    Some people teach their children about things called CONSEQUENCES to their actions, and that is a Good Thing(tm).

  2. Re:Republic vs Democracy on Net Neutrality Act On the Agenda Again · · Score: 1

    I guess that's the difference between the parties in the US:
    One bitches when you get past,
    and one is a bitch to get past.

  3. Call me stupid... on Water From Wind · · Score: 1

    Call me stupid, but...

    If global warming causes icecaps to melt and enter the global water system,
    and this machine removes water from the system,
    then I think I may have just solved global warming. (patent pending)

  4. Re:Uhh... what? on Restrictions On Social Sites Proposed In Georgia · · Score: 3, Funny

    And what if they're both child molestors?
    The FBI should have video stations set up in each room the child is expected to be in, since many crimes happen within the home.

  5. Re:Nukes are the answer! on MIT-Led Study Says Geothermal Energy Is Viable · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I concur! And speaking of defending America through energy, may I suggest to you some terror-free gas? http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/

  6. I can see... on Six Rootkit Detectors To Protect Your PC · · Score: 5, Funny

    "helpful" activex popup ads:
    Yuor compooter may be infectad with eh rootkit! Instal Pwn0r T0olbar now 2 protekt your system from teh threts!

  7. Re:sheesh on Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition · · Score: 1

    ...besides it being completely voluntary and them telling her that she should quit if she feels at risk healthwise.

  8. Re:George Lucas has lost credibility on Harrison Ford Turned Down Han Solo Role · · Score: 1

    His role in the new Indiana Jones could easily be seen as "resurrecting an old charater for a cash grab" as well... ...But at least they haven't messed with prequels, thank Spielberg!

  9. Oh no... on NASA May Have Killed The Martians · · Score: 0

    They better hope there's no more life on Mars, or NASA will have some 'splaining to do!

  10. Re:Funny on YouTube Blocked in Brazil · · Score: 4, Informative

    I find it damn funny that a foreign country seems to think that it has power over a US company. I find it damn funny that a US company seems to think it has power over a foreign country.Examples: Take your pick from EA, Microsoft, **AA, and any of the other US entities that have tried suing The Pirate Bay.
  11. Re:How about... on UK Teachers Say Censor The Internet · · Score: 1

    Cops (real ones, at least) often are on-call with equipment and weapon on them. He may be off-duty, but he could be called to duty at any time, and isn't a real "private citizen" in this case. Teachers don't get calls in the middle of the night for emergency homework situations. A principal could call a teacher at home, but they don't have any obligation to pick up the phone. It's more like if a store manager pissed you off and you decided to knock out his window later. True, it's only because you ran into him in his course of duty, but what difference does it make? You broke a guy's window at his home because of a previous encounter. It shouldn't matter whether he worked at a run-down thrift store or some fancy fashion boutique.

  12. How about... on UK Teachers Say Censor The Internet · · Score: 1

    treating teachers as normal people instead of gods?
    What a student does off school grounds and off school hours should be business between that student and the teacher as private citizens.
    Or am I missing something?

  13. Re:I don't even bother to erase mine. on Memories of a Media Card · · Score: 1

    No... there was money IN the banana stand!

  14. Re:curious on Vista Exploit Surfaces on Russian Hacker Site · · Score: 1

    And when did these "hackers" become such sellouts? Way to ruin an art form...

  15. Re:Hooray! on Siemens Reaches 107 Gbps Data Transfer Record · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to be confused with MD/s, Megadeths per second, a much smaller unit.

  16. Re:Honest question on Reuters and Yahoo! Enlist Camera Phones · · Score: 1

    They way groupthink inc. has it:
    Government abusing regular people - evil, mostly because they can cover each other's backs quite well no matter who's at fault.
    Regular people abusing regular people - equality.

    Either way, you're still getting invaded. If you react, the only difference is that of a winnable case of simple assault and a no-win case of assault on a police officer.

  17. Re:Ohio story on A Spaceport In Ohio? · · Score: 1

    Not to mention the "The OSU" football team flying all the way to Arizona in January!

  18. COM != NET on EveryDNS Under Botnet DDoS Attack · · Score: 2, Informative

    "The EveryDNS site is now reporting that the attack is continuing but has been mitigated and is not affecting operations." O Rly. I see it reporting a chunky man with bad hair holding an @. Please change link to everydns dot NET to continue the /. DDoS.

  19. Re:Ugly on iPod Has Nothing To Fear From Slow-Starting Zune · · Score: 1

    As for DRM, I was referring to the incompatibility with PlaysForSure. Will the new scheme supercede the old? Will PlaysForSure eventually be applied to Zune? Who knows! All of my music is ripped from CDs, whether purchased or borrowed. I just think it's absurd to have 2 systems from the same company appealing to the same consumer group in the same market that can't play nice.

    Not exactly a fanboi, but a nano goes a long way to sway one's opinion. (It has frozen a few times, granted, but a reset takes care of it.)

  20. Ugly on iPod Has Nothing To Fear From Slow-Starting Zune · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The thing is just plain ugly. Aside from the technical concerns (DRM, extremely limited wi-fi, sideways viewing) just look at it: brown, gray, or dull black. And it's blockier than even the 1G iPod.

    As superficial as it sounds, Apple has right idea for a big seller: make it shiny, make it smooth.

  21. Re:Which will arrive first? on Green Light For ITER Fusion Project · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    4. Mainstream Linux Adoption

  22. Re:Oblig Nelson quote: on MSN Music Purchases Not Compatible with Zune · · Score: 1

    Ha Ha indeed.
    But doesn't the usurpee have to have power to begin with for the usurper to take it?
    The MP3 player market has been pretty solid for Apple the last few years. I think this is more of MS blowing their chance to BE usurpers.

  23. Re:Great Site For Debunking on Global Warming Debunked? · · Score: 1

    What you call ad hominem, I call circumstantial evidence.
    You have to consider the source. Not too many scientists (I hope) would want to deceive people, but as they say: it pays the mortgage.

  24. Change on UK Has Become a "Surveillance Society" · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why not try to make a change? Tomorrow is the 5th of November, after all.

  25. No One Lives Forever on Some of the Best Game Levels of All Time · · Score: 1

    Safecracker.
    I tried for a week to figure out the timing of that last segment of the poison safe before seeing the trapdoor... and goats!