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  1. Re:Public Domain NOW! on Pirate Party Pillages Private Papers · · Score: 1

    [...] imagine if you could go to any bittorrent site and download any movie, music, book, or software from 1990 or before?

    Imagine it? I'm doing it as we speak. =)

  2. Re:Weird on Do Car Safety Problems Come From Outer Space? · · Score: 1

    Are manual gearboxes that rare in the States?

    Yes. The added burden of shifting makes holding a beer or telephone damn near impossible.

  3. Re:Privacy enhanced search? on Microsoft Lost Search War By Ignoring the Long Tail · · Score: 1

    Here's an even better link:

    https://www.ixquick.com/

  4. Re:It's been said, but it's important on H.264 vs. Theora — Fightin' Words About Patentability · · Score: 1

    Like PNG, "Gif" should be all-caps; it's an acronym for "Graphics Interchange Format."

  5. Re:This is the right way to do it on Ubuntu Will Switch To Base-10 File Size Units In Future Release · · Score: 1

    Grow up!

    You're not the boss of me!

  6. On Hugs, Stilts, and Water on Microsoft Adopts SVG For Internet Explorer 9 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Shouldn't the headline read "Microsoft embraces SVG for Internet Exploder 9?"

  7. Re:Forward IT! on Millions Continue To Click On Spam · · Score: 1

    I use "'Fwd:' in subject line" as a filter rule.

  8. Re:good luck on Tracking Pedophiles By Their Typing Habits · · Score: 1

    It's not as sexy as figuring out person's age and gender though, is it?

    Well that depends on her age and gender, innit?

  9. Re:already exists on Google Wants To Be Your Electricity Meter · · Score: 1

    Making your Flukso log to a database/RRD tool

    Hereby called a Flokso configuration.

  10. Re:End of HDDs? Not likely soon. on SSD Price Drops Signaling End of Spinning Media? · · Score: 1

    Never mind the fact that when an SSD fails, it's more than likely end-game for your data.

    I've been under the impression that SSDs' most common failure mode was to enter a read-only state. Do you know this to be incorrect?

  11. Re:Yup....seen it. on Malware Delivered By Yahoo, Fox, Google Ads · · Score: 1

    I hate that we have to block the revenue sources of the pages we visit [...]

    Maybe you could ask them to sign you up for some kinda junk mail promo or spam list or something...?

  12. Re:Really guys? on Senate Votes To Replace Aviation Radar With GPS · · Score: 1

    And how many of you guys have backup systems for your car's brakes?

    I do; it's a manual lever-operated "emergency brake," or "e-brake."

  13. Re:Time Travel? on The Dark Side of the Web · · Score: 1

    The [A]merican date format must die.

    Agreed.

  14. Re:Pfff, this is common on William Shatner Takes On Social Networking · · Score: 1

    If acting a ham pays the bills, then a ham you are.

    Karl Rove is a ham.

  15. Re:LED Light Bulbs on Gas Wants To Kill the Wind · · Score: 1

    A 100W LED light bulb draws the same amount of power as any other type of 100W light bulb.

  16. Re:sucks to be support on Typical Windows User Patches Every 5 Days · · Score: 1

    [...] usually a reboot to boot.

    Durr... I think we all know what the purpose of a reboot is.

  17. Re:FIST... on FBI Probing PA School Webcam Spy Case · · Score: 1

    That's a cute Glen Beck style comeback you got there. :,]

    That was really mean. =(

    At least your comparison has given me inspiration for an out; I'm going to back out of this discussion by crying uncontrollably. Good day sir! *sob*

  18. Re:FIST... on FBI Probing PA School Webcam Spy Case · · Score: 2, Funny

    You really don't think real pedophiles don't brag about their conquests? That's a totally absurd jump in logic you just made.

    Well as far as I've been aware, no pedophiles have bragged to me about their conquests. However, your awkward level of confidence on the matter prompts me to re-evaluate my opinion as to whether this actually occurs. =)

  19. Re:FIST... on FBI Probing PA School Webcam Spy Case · · Score: 1

    who could seriously have thought that the ability to spy on kids in their bedrooms was (a) a good idea and (b) something to brag about.

    Pedophiles?

    If pedophiles believed (b), there would probably be no pedophiles.

  20. Re:Define "consumable" on A Printer That Uses No Consumables · · Score: 1

    You're obviously one of the lucky ones, who doesn't have to deal with their boss forwarding emails to them.

    You're obviously one of the unlucky ones, who doesn't use "Fwd:" in subject as a spam filter rule.

  21. Re:Define "consumable" on A Printer That Uses No Consumables · · Score: 1

    Pro-tip: Using "their" and "there" interchangeably looks sillier than "pro-tip."

  22. Re:Soooo.... on Mum's the Word On Google Attack At Davos · · Score: 1

    I'm trying to come up with a single case where "nationalism" turned out to be a good thing.
    I'm still thinking, but maybe somebody can offer one.

    US/Soviet "space race?"
    Olympic spectacle/tourism?

  23. Re:Why should we care about idiots? on IPv4 Free Pool Drops Below 10%, 1.0.0.0/8 Allocated · · Score: 1

    Who cares?

    Hmm, I dunno. Perhaps you're ri...

    No, really: Who cares?

    Whoa! Back off man, I said I don't fucking know. You win, okay? Jesus...

  24. Re:Hope and Change, baby! on Obama DOJ Sides With RIAA Again In Tenenbaum · · Score: 1

    Seriously, have you got a better way to weed out pussies and Hollywood infiltrators?

  25. Re:hmm on US Coast Guard Intends To Kill LORAN-C · · Score: 1

    The points you brought up have no bearing on the fact that three independent operators would have to agree to shut down their respective systems in order to deny GNSS access worldwide.