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  1. Re:What...? on Comcast Outlines New Broadband Policy · · Score: 1

    Do you fucking work for Comcast? That's exactly what they'll tell him. "Oh, off site backups are considered a business function. You'll have to upgrade to our business service to eliminate the interruptions."

  2. Re:Or otherwised titled on Microsoft Innovates Tent Data Centers · · Score: 1

    I've got it! Seinfeld will be replaced in MS's commercials by Bobby Knight.

  3. Re:2010? on Mozilla Is Eyeing Your Phone · · Score: 1

    Minimo won't even run on my WM6 Samsung i760. It just gives me a constant stream of crash reports. It didn't run on 6.0 and doesn't run on 6.1.

  4. Re:Cracking WinRAR is lame on Asus Ships Cracking Software On Recovery DVD · · Score: 1

    Are you on crack? WinRAR is far quicker than 7zip.

  5. Re:WinRAR on Asus Ships Cracking Software On Recovery DVD · · Score: 2

    But also you should note that 7-Zip's native 7z format gets rather better compression than RAR. ;)

    Not in my experience. Also, 7zip's software is horrid compared to WinRAR. Also, there is a fully functional version of WinRAR available for free. They released it in a 1 day giveaway sometime last year I believe.

  6. Re:US Citizens only on Bill To Add Accountability To Border Laptop Search · · Score: 1

    I see this often as a reason that our laws apply to everybody. If that were they case, our laws apply everywhere to everybody since it doesn't mention only applying in our country either. This is obviously not the case, and anyone who suggests so is attacked just the same as somebody who suggests that our laws don't protect non-citizens.

  7. Re:Send the tax collectors on US Web Firm Described As "Phantom Registrar" Haven · · Score: 1

    He was prosecuted for not paying INCOME taxes. It has nothing to do with sales tax. Since this registrar is in the US, it is possible.

  8. Re:Send the tax collectors on US Web Firm Described As "Phantom Registrar" Haven · · Score: 1

    I think that's part of the point. The real problem here is the registrars that knowingly host spammers. It is already illegal to have falsified registrant information. If they are allowing it, prosecute them or just suspend them from any further sales and suspend all current hosted accounts.

  9. Re:It's sad this had to go to court. on State Cannot Force Removal of SSNs From Privacy Advocate's Site · · Score: 1

    "like operating a police force" Operating a police force is NOT illegal for private citizens. They simply have to be restricted to the area they are in control of just like the government, ie private property.

  10. Re:Requiring NDA is changing the rules of the game on Lenovo Requires NDA For Windows License Refund · · Score: 2, Informative

    No, but the OEM's agreement with MS does. MS has confirmed multiple times that customers are eligible for a refund of the cost of Windows if they aren't going to use it.

  11. Re:I'll admit, I'm a bit confused on Newegg Defies New York Sales Tax Law · · Score: 1

    So if I drive to Illinois to get beer on Sunday and then drive back to Indiana to drink it I have to pay another tax? I don't think so. I already paid sales tax on it. This use tax would be double taxing the same good.

  12. Re:WRONG!! on Psystar "Definitely Still Shipping" Mac Clones · · Score: 1

    No, there's a very simple solution for Apple there. They simply need to publish a list of compatible hardware. If they include several MB chipsets everything else will probably "just work". That's the biggest issue for building your own Hackintosh. If you don't use a MB with compatible hardware Apple doesn't support it.

  13. Re:No, *THESE* are slaves on Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves · · Score: 0

    Same with BMW. Great irony - it's cheaper for foreign auto makers to assemble here in the USA than it is for the Big Three...mostly because of overbearing union activity.

    Just for your information Subaru is not a union facility and actually had to sue the UAW because they were putting up signs at the Indiana plant that insinuated that it was a union facility. My dad worked there for 13 year from when the plant opened. I did a little bit of PLC work on the production line for an outside firm. The quality of American labor is not a problem. The unions have destroyed what they were initially meant to protect.

  14. Re:What would Stallman say? on Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And that's a big point for the lawsuit. That is flat out illegal. You can't require somebody to do something for work and not pay them.

  15. Re:Huh on New Olympics Scoring: No More Perfect 10.0 · · Score: 0

    Because Larry is retired.

  16. Re:Huh on New Olympics Scoring: No More Perfect 10.0 · · Score: 1, Funny

    What?! You should GET points for it ending up in your body. But only if you're able to walk away.

  17. Re:On the next Prison Break... on Spam King Escapes From Federal Prison · · Score: 0
  18. Re:no sale, here, then on Inside Apple's iPhone SDK Gag Order · · Score: 0

    I do have to ask...Are you all just ignoring the part where it says "can't exchange ideas with other developers" or do you just accept it? That will NOT stand up in court as it violates my rights. They can tell me not to discuss their SDK features, as that's their property, but they can't restrict my rights to discuss my own ideas. It doesn't matter if i signed a contract or not if it violates a constitutional right.

  19. Re:Read the Article - He wasn't fired. on Disgruntled Engineer Hijacks San Francisco's Computer System · · Score: 0

    There was an unsuccessful attempt to fire him.

    What the fuck does that mean? Who is this guy, Milton Waddams? Fix the damned glitch already.

  20. Re:Good; Gun "Control" is bad on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 0

    The original purpose of jails was not for separation and retribution, but to rehabilitate the offender. Excuse me? Now it wasn't. The rehabilitation crap is a recent trend. That's why prisons are no longer called penitentiaries. People don't want to admit that there are bad people out there that need to be punished, or pay penance.
  21. Re:The melacholy of gun control laws on Supreme Court Holds Right to Bear Arms Applies to Individuals · · Score: 0

    Do you not understand what you just said? The security of a free state is YOUR security, from the government and criminals alike.

  22. Re:Not a thief on Confessions of a Wi-Fi Thief · · Score: 0

    "the important thing with burglary is that you had to break something to gain entry"

    Completely WRONG. The "breaking" part doesn't mean you break something. It means you are breaking the plane of entrance, walking through a door, entering a window.

  23. Re:Not a thief on Confessions of a Wi-Fi Thief · · Score: 0

    Actually, no. It's still breaking and entering. The breaking part doesn't have anything to do with "breaking" something to gain access. It means to break the plane of entrance which, in and of itself, is a crime so the analogy of it to Wi-Fi access is not correct.

    Your example of taking a drink gives us the following POSSIBLE charges.

    1. Breaking and entering
    2. Burglary (stealing the water that has monetary value.)
    3. Theft (same reason)
    4. Robbery (entering a structure with the intent of committing a felony. Since you were planning on getting a drink, which is a crime in itself.)

    My definitions of burglary and robbery may be reversed, I haven't looked them up in a while.

  24. Re:Thats what they get on Mass Effect DRM Still Causing Issues · · Score: 0

    "The radio in my car requires entering a code every time the battery is disconnected" If it does, you set it that way. You can turn it off after entering the code once. "and riveted and bolted into the car so it's not likely to get stolen anyway" No, it isn't.

  25. Re:As far as I recall... on Apple Cracks Down On iPhone Unlockers · · Score: 0

    Yeah, that's the biggest thing I hate Verizon for. I still won't switch from them because their coverage is far superior to any other carrier but it doesn't change the fact that they screwed up big time in turning Apple away. You would think they'd be falling all over themselves to convince Apple to release a CDMA version.