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  1. Re:Great! on Homeless Student Is Intel Talent Search Semifinalist · · Score: 1

    I'm thinkin no.

  2. Pricless! on Oracle v. Google Trial On Indefinite Hold · · Score: 2

    er... The judges decision, not the IP.

  3. Re:Sorry, but fuck you. on Protect IP Act May Be Amended · · Score: 1

    What shiftless said and the fact people are getting older. Some day those 15-35 year olds will be 65.

  4. It has arrived? on US Government Seeks Extradition of UK Student For File-Sharing · · Score: 1

    The new global government is here? Have all the Democracies, Republics, and Kingdoms been dismissed? Is there a song to hail the new multimedia owned corporations as overlords? I mean, whos ass do I kiss? Oh wait. I'm not a Brittish judge. Fuck those people.

  5. It's a joke. Chill on Researcher's Tool Maps Malware In Elegant 3D Model · · Score: 1

    I tried doing that but always came up with the same image. :P

  6. Re:Someone help me out here - business question on Protect IP Act May Be Amended · · Score: 1

    You forgot, "then amend it to totally fuck people over later when nobody is looking".

  7. Re:Sorry, but fuck you. on Protect IP Act May Be Amended · · Score: 3, Informative

    This gives them that control.

    I agree. Taking away advertisement money to sites that post nagative oppionons about candidates because they linked to an article, or snipped some of a "copyrighted" article into theirs, is about an inch down the slope PIPA will take us.

  8. Re:Sorry, but fuck you. on Protect IP Act May Be Amended · · Score: 2

    And talking about it on the internet accomplishes nothing.

    I completely disaggree. Talking about it on the internet works. All the way up to 2000 we didn't know how much congresscritters were getting paid for pushing legislation through or who was paying them. Now, with the internet and sites like slashdot, we hear about who is voting for what and who paid them to vote for that what. We need to continue to talk about what they are doing while we still can. If not, IMHO, the day will come when we will not be allowed to. Having web sites people can pull up on their phones while standing in line at the voting booth that shows detailed info about the candidates voting history and business relationships, again IMHO, will fix the system.

  9. Re:+5 New stuff on FreeBSD 9.0 Released · · Score: 2

    Wow. Good question. Each of the modules has its own readme with info on how to implement it. Obviously, you no longer need to go through the build process if your using FreeBSD 9. I don't know of any new docs or a howto. Sorry. However, the info from each of the readme's on this post help. There should be more up to date readme files with FreeBSD 9 but I haven't checked.

  10. Re:what will they do with stolen cars? on The Future of Hi-Tech Auto Theft · · Score: 1

    roflmao

  11. Re:Quoth the Expert... on Do Companies Punish Workers Who Take Vacations? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It is the new U.S.A: a government by the people who have money for maintaining ownership of the people who dont have money. Figure out a way to become the highest campain donor or support a candidate that works cheaper. [/snark]

  12. +5 New stuff on FreeBSD 9.0 Released · · Score: 1

    CCF for those of us that like flow based firewalls is a very nice addition. Cling and Clang are definitely nice to have. I'll have to read up on Capsicum. I can't tell if it is an enhancement to jails or a replacement.

  13. Re:User's choice dyslexia from hell. on Symantec Sued For Running Fake "Scareware" Scans · · Score: 1

    "when the first thing I see when I run IE on a new computer is a browser choice dialog"

    Sorry to take so long. Installing Windows 7 Ultimate takes a while. I've opened IE. I don't see any mention of browser choice. Wait, it is doing something. No. That is Windows update not finding a network connection. Where is the browser choice dialog?

  14. Not smart for people TV. on The Coming Tech Battle Over 'Smart TVs' · · Score: 1

    A large 1080p TV with multitouch +1. Having my behavior monitored by [insert corporation here] -10.

  15. Re:14 years?? on UK Green Lights HS2 High Speed Rail Line · · Score: 1

    Your confusing us with Russia. Russia built and supplied Germany with fuel and weapons. Fortunately for Russia, someone was smart/maniacal enough to pinch a few tanks off for the locals just in case.

  16. Re:Not just railway lines on UK Green Lights HS2 High Speed Rail Line · · Score: 1

    "Which is why it is funny in a way that Lord Astor has suggested that HS2 is unnecessary and an improved Internet backbone for better video conferencing would be a more sensible use of the money."

    Interesting. Would he be up for using the remaining money to create collocatable jobs?

  17. Re:A good start, but... on UK Green Lights HS2 High Speed Rail Line · · Score: 1

    Making sure government runned agencies fail so you can privatize it sounds familiar. I wish I could pin point where I've seen that happening elswhere. [/snark]

  18. Re:A good start, but... on UK Green Lights HS2 High Speed Rail Line · · Score: 1

    "However they couldn't call it nationalisation otherwise they would have had to pay an extra £1.5bn to the shareholders"

    Interesting. Find public oriented company that would get bailed out by the government if it failes, invest, run it into the ground, profit. I keep saying, "we Americans can learn from the Brits"; but, nobody listens. :P

  19. Re:I believe I've also contributed to Bing's rise. on Bing Search Overtakes Yahoo · · Score: 1

    "I have come to love Bing's playing of the videos when the mouse is hovered over them."

    If only Yahoo! News could incorporate that so the videos, that are always "no longer available", show that message instead of users having to wait through an advertisement and 12 cookies. Sadly, advertisements and cookies are the only 2 things that seem to work properly on Yahoo! any longer. IMHO of course.

  20. User's choice dyslexia from hell. on Symantec Sued For Running Fake "Scareware" Scans · · Score: 2

    I think it is ironic that Microsoft fights like hell to make sure the customer is using their browser but leaves the security of the system "up to the user". As far as being scary: Is it any more frightning than the OS itself telling you, "Your unprotected! Get AV now!"? Why the hell would they want to frighten customers about the security of the system instead of just adding it to the OS?!? Insanity!

  21. Re:FFS... on Intel-Powered Smartphones Arriving Soon · · Score: 1

    I vote for shiny too.

  22. Re:Dumb on Tizen Source Code Released · · Score: 1

    None of those are C/C++. Apple is Obj-C, Google is Java, and Palm is... well, pretty much too dead for anyone to care.

  23. Re:Meego wasn't ready either on Tizen Source Code Released · · Score: 1

    It looks like Tizen is using EML instead of Qt. I haven't completely explored all the docs but so far it looks like; HTML5, jQuery mobile, WebKit, EML.

  24. Old folks definitions on Facebook Helps Give Hacking a Good Name Again · · Score: 2

    Hacking: Using your capabilities to gain access and explore an unknown programmable system.

    Cracking: Using knowledge of existing tools and systems to gain access and exploit a known programmable system.

  25. Amature rocket second stage? on Protecting Your Tablet From a Fall From Space · · Score: 1

    The video made me wonder if the GPS and motion detection abilities of todays phones could be used to correct the object after the balloon popped then launch an amature rocket. Sounds like a potential way to get the phone all the way out of the atmosphere. I wonder how long the phone would last in space.