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  1. Re:We have video games in our libraries on Canadian Libraries Want $300,000 To Buy Games · · Score: 1

    I am an American Living in America, and my local libraries have video games, mostly Wii, PS3, Xbox360, I have not seen any computer video games. By local libraries I mean 37 in my county alone with the ability to get materials from any library in northern NJ.

    http://mainlib.org/

  2. Re:Kick it up a notch: spokeo.com on On Social Networks, You Are Who You Know · · Score: 1

    My name is fairly uncommon, only 63 hits(66 hits if you use my abbreviated name), none of which are me at my current or any previous addresses.

  3. Re:If you have nothing to hide... on IBM Stops Disclosing US Headcount Data · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They're not hiding anything, they're just not telling people information for free anymore.

    Last I knew companies weren't legal or socially obligated to disclose this kind of info.

  4. Free parking on Bloggers Now Eligible For Press Passes In NYC · · Score: 1

    There are a number of "Press" parking spots in NYC. A large number of people get the passes for free parking and get maps detailing the locations of these spots. You are not allowed to park in these spots without either the press license plate or a placard in your window, if you do have either of those, free parking.

  5. Re:And in a few years.... on The Awful Anti-Pirate System That Will Probably Work · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sure they can modify it easier with the source code, the real question is, why would they bother? It doesn't really gain them anything.

    They would much rather sell you Assassin's Creed 4, than to take a programmer for even five minutes to patch an old game that doesn't make them money anymore.

    Unless of course they charge for this unlocking service...

  6. Re:Distinguish top from bottom on Midwest Seeing Red Over 'Green' Traffic Lights · · Score: 1
  7. Re:Burden on NY Times, LA Times Want Amazon To Collect More State Taxes · · Score: 1

    This is not strictly true that a brick and mortar store only has to deal with one tax rate. When I lived in New York state, the county I lived in had a lower tax rate than the county I bought my car from, I was charged the tax rate for the county I lived in.

  8. Re:Amazon UK manages it on NY Times, LA Times Want Amazon To Collect More State Taxes · · Score: 1

    That would work great if every state had a single tax rate, they don't. New York State for example, the state collects a tax, the county collects a tax and in some cases an individual city collects a tax too. New Jersey has Urban Enterprise Zones, where taxes change from their normal rates seemingly at random. Oh, and different items in each state have a different tax rate, clothes might be taxed, or might not.

  9. Re:Blame Northrop? on New Virginia IT Systems Lack Network Backup · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Likely they were told they should have a backup, quoted a price, and said nah, we will be fine.

  10. Re:Advertised Speed on Comcast's New Throttling Plan Uses Trigger Conditions, Not Silent Blocking · · Score: 1

    Optimum Online does not run the caps anymore, or at least I haven't been capped in over a year, and I should know as I used to get capped every once in a while and would have to call and get them to uncap me. After a while I self limited and did not even know they had stopped their capping policy.

  11. Re:Comment from the source on Is Valve's Steam Anti-Competitive? · · Score: 1

    D2D is very simple, you give them money, they give you a link to download the app, no download manager or anything to install except the game itself. I have only purchased one game through them btu they seem fine, if I want I can download the game again, plus the game I bought had 0 DRM on it.

    Other games may have DRM and or other issues.

  12. Re:Maybe it's a start on Executive Order Bars Federal Workers From Texting and Driving · · Score: 1

    It is not your right to bitch, it is your obligation to bitch.

  13. Re:When they control...... on Comcast In Deal Talks With NBC Universal · · Score: 1

    How can your house face the wrong way? Instead of putting the dish on the back on the house, put it on the front, or put it on the ground.

    Many people in my apartment complex have dishes, and your landlord can not forbid you from installing one due to FCC regs.

  14. Re:I concur, i ahd the same experience on On Transitioning To an Asian-Style MMO, Such As Aion · · Score: 1

    I've been playing WoW off and on since the beta, I have no clue what an "owl" or "dudu" is.

  15. Re:bar-codes on Feds At DefCon Alarmed After RFIDs Scanned · · Score: 1

    Just as a note, New York has bar codes on their driver licenses.
    http://www.instructables.com/id/Decode-Your-License/

    You're still quite correct in that they can't be read in your wallet, but that what RFID blocking wallets are for anyway.

  16. Simple solution on David Pogue Wants to Take Back the Beep · · Score: 1

    Turn off voice mail.

    I have no land line, no answering machine, just a cellphone and the voice mail on it has never been enabled.

    I don't think I am missing much.

  17. Re:I've Still Yet to See the Code from Them on SFLC Says Microsoft Violated the GPL · · Score: 1

    Source code is in the correct place, send them a letter asking for it and they send you back a copy of it, they're not obligated to provide a copy on the web.

  18. Re:Fonts on Typography On the Web Gets Different · · Score: 1

    Don't worry, it is unreadable in Firefox 3.5 also.

  19. Re:ISP's like Utilities? Be careful what you ask f on Bill Ready To Ban ISP Caps In the US · · Score: 1

    My grandfather recently had the water company install a smaller pipe to his house because he doesn't use enough water to warrant the pipe he had and he gets a cut in his water bill rates because of it.

  20. Re:in today's America on Harvard Study Says Weak Copyright Benefits Society · · Score: 1

    Point 1, it says up to.

    Point 2, it is a punishment paid to the government, not paid to the store whose goods were stolen.

    So the person who stole the CD should just give it back and say they're sorry with no other punishment?

  21. Re:Pavement on Painting The World's Roofs White Could Slow Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Concrete lets off an enormous amount of CO2 and heat in production and setting of it.

  22. Re:Can we on Original Cast On Board For Ghostbusters 3 · · Score: 1

    You mean the one that had J. Michael Straczynski writing for them? The guy who did Babylon 5, some Murder She Wrote, and some He-Man and is set to do World War Z and a couple of other interesting looking titles?

  23. Also a tax on Health care premiums on NY Bill Proposes Fat Tax On Games, DVDs, Junk Food · · Score: 5, Informative

    Got a letter from my company's health insurance yesterday.

    "Health care premiums will increase as a direct result of the State Legislature approving the Governor's proposed increases in taxes, fees and assessments on your health benefits on February 4, as part of his Deficit Reduction Plan."

    So they're taxing both ends.

  24. Re:Gold plated baby! on Should Network Cables Be Replaced? · · Score: 1

    Strange, because from what I have read, gigabit was designed with Cat5 in mind.

  25. Re:Sanctions overdue on Vast Electronic Spying Operation Discovered · · Score: 1

    I can show you millions of people who pay more than necessary, just look at the cars on the roads.