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  1. Re:Freedom of Information on WV Assessor Sues to Keep Tax Maps Off the Internet · · Score: 1

    Better find out if she pocketing the cash. Even if she isn't, I'm sure she broke the law and at minimum should be fired regardless.

  2. copyright? on WV Assessor Sues to Keep Tax Maps Off the Internet · · Score: 1

    Where does copyright come in? It's not an original work and its paid for by the taxpayers. This woman should be in jail.

  3. Re:Small fish in even smaller ponds - local gov ft on WV Assessor Sues to Keep Tax Maps Off the Internet · · Score: 1

    I wonder if shes committing a crime, something along the line of fraud. That's since its by law public information and supposed to be available for free since the taxpayers have already paid for it.

  4. Re:Wtf? on Is Linus Torvalds Speaking for Linux Anymore? · · Score: 1

    Is that good or bad?

  5. Re:Semantics Nazi alert on Is Linus Torvalds Speaking for Linux Anymore? · · Score: 1
    Ok, its not FUD. It's BULLSHIT!!!

    Clear enough for you.

  6. Re:What Joe User asks... on Torvalds On Desktop Linux's Slow Uptake · · Score: 1

    No wonder America is dying, no one wants to use their brain anymore.

  7. Re:What Joe User asks... on Torvalds On Desktop Linux's Slow Uptake · · Score: 1

    "My needs aren't being met!"

    "Drop some of your needs!"

    George Carlin

    You want more functionality than even Vista with corporate america behind it provides. And you want it for free with unlimited support and hand holding, come on!! Spoiled brats!

  8. Re:Good luck on Muslim Groups Attempt to Censor Wikipedia · · Score: 1
    Funny about that, when I was based in the south in the later 1980s. Our base commander warned us not to say anything against the pope as the locals are very sensitive about him. They had already had a couple of incidents I guess. Of course, given that I have nothing but hatred and mistrust for all organized religion, catholicism taught me well, I found the nearest bar and spoke my mind.

    Americans have extremely high standards and ideals and just realize that the world has largely only seen the good side. The opposite also exists and can be worse than most nightmares and like everything else, we've had the time and energy to get better at it. Just remember world if we go down the tubes (politically, socially, economically, doesn't matter) you won't be far behind.

  9. Re:Why Are They Only Targeting Wikipedia on Muslim Groups Attempt to Censor Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    if he's going to be an arrogant jerk than he should be treated as such. Wikipedia is not his so it isn't his business whether the picture is displayed or not. If he doesn't like it, don't go to the site. Religion is a cheap excuse for all kinds of crap, from land grabs to executions, okay murders. I won't get into all the foolhardy wars.

  10. Re:Curious... on U.S. Confiscating Data at the Border · · Score: 1

    Besides I haven't heard of federal law trumping a constitutional amendment. Somehow federal law declared unconstitutional seems to come to mind. Although it seems the last 60-80 years or so the constitution has been relegated to little more than a piece of old parchment that's valued for the material than what's written and defined on it.

  11. Re:Curious... on U.S. Confiscating Data at the Border · · Score: 1

    Read it, it only affects foreign nationals and was instituted to deal with certain problems of the time. A government that doesn't trust it's citizens, what's the point of being one again?

  12. Re:Same as this? on U.S. Confiscating Data at the Border · · Score: 1

    Even if the scotus won't acknowledge a civil violation its definitely a copyright violation as the unique data is copyrighted to you. Given the courts statements about copyright I think we'll be seeing lots of copyright hypocrisy here soon to match the civil hypocrisy already evident.

  13. Re:I wrote about this idea last year it's about ti on MIT Researchers Fight Gridlock with Linux · · Score: 1

    If employers would shifted start times a little we wouldn't need any kind of system. Stop the bullshit sales pitch to create work for yourself. How about employers keeping only workers around for the physically dependent work and sending the rest with the worker home (especially information shufflers,ah the variety) for most of the week instead, that way they could babysit their kids instead of dumping them on the public schools they abhor so much. Just think of how much money and gas could be saved if you could work from home and didn't have to run the kids around and only went in 2 days a week(maybe). Let's not talk about risking both you and your kids lives for bean counting and senseless on-time games. The internet is large enough, do you're work and educate your kids at home.

  14. Re:What's the problem, anyway? on Time for a Vista Do-Over? · · Score: 1

    Of course, by SP2, they just blow anyway.

  15. Re:Stupid RIAA on RIAA Drops Case, Should Have Sued Someone Else · · Score: 1

    #4 sounds like it would be incredibly difficult to prove. I think the only chance the plaintiff would have would be to assert that RIAA was prosecuting the case for the purpose of inspiring fear in other potential targets of litigation, even in the face of evidence suggesting the plaintiff's innocence in the original suit.

    Isn't that terrorism? Let's make use of the laws they helped put in to get rid of them.

  16. Re:A set of laws made by lawyers, for lawyers... on Smartphones Patented — Just About Everyone Sued 1 Minute Later · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This country did have an amendment to that effect that was passed by the states in 1812 but not formerly recognized as such. The text still sits in the smithsonian with a article that it failed to pass. Amazing its on the record that the necessary number of states voted yes for it and the lawyers used a bureaucratic excuse to block it from eliminating them. Funny how it disappeared during the civil war to be replaced by the emancipation proclamation too. It would have kept lawyers out of government and deported them if they lobbied for a foreign power. The very kind of lawyer problems we have now it would have prevented.

  17. Re:Mod Parent Way The Hell Up... on Smartphones Patented — Just About Everyone Sued 1 Minute Later · · Score: 1

    You forgot one, CEO and officers cannot sign personal assets to third parties.

  18. Re:Seriously on Smartphones Patented — Just About Everyone Sued 1 Minute Later · · Score: 1

    Here, here, author, author!!!

    At least revoke the charter and take them and their family for every last dime.

  19. Re:apply the corporate death penalty, too on Smartphones Patented — Just About Everyone Sued 1 Minute Later · · Score: 1

    Same for the ones who base themselves in the cayman islands or some other country to avoid taxes. Or maybe abuse monopoly power. Or get caught bribing officials, etc, etc. And forget legal action of officials and recent former officials, just make it summary execution after being publicly flogged by the people they hurt. Let's not leave the rest of the family out either, the sooner the officials and their families are out of the gene pool the better.

    Survivor of enron and worldcom, thank you.

  20. Re:"what needs to happen" on Smartphones Patented — Just About Everyone Sued 1 Minute Later · · Score: 1

    Actually, thats how the patent system used to work. A working model was required to prove the patent viability. It's a shame it doesn't work that way anymore.

  21. Re:There's definitely wishful thinking in there on Motley Fool Writes Off Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Wise up, nerds. Major purchasing decisions are not taken by people live with their parents in Wyoming. They are taken by grown ups who have mortgages and orthodentist bills to pay, and those people recommend, and will continue to recommend, Microsoft because nobody ever got sacked for doing so.

    What kind of fool are you? The fact that grownups, not just parents, do have mortgages and bills will increase linux takeup simply because its cheaper. That's of course, if OEMs will stop pricing linux machines to the same level as MS equivalents that have twice the memory and processor speed(you hear me Dell) instead of actual cost. The fact that more and more OEMs are using linux on their machines points to real uptake especially when they sell out.

    Parents recommend? Not in the computer world, they listen to what the floor boy recommends and their kids want, that's who they'll listen to. Walmart proved people, that includes parents, will buy whatever is cheapest, available, accessible, and most wanted.

    Many parents recommend Intelligent Design. Just looking at their kids and their bills should have corrected that.

  22. Re:Giving weapons to the irresponsible on DoS Attacks on Estonia Were Launched by Student · · Score: 1

    What a lot of bull! Those young men that you like to talk about are often incited by a lot of old men(Asama, others). Young men are the strongest and most manipulatable group, thats why they're in armies and cannon fodder. And lets not forget some of our best creations were done by young men starting with the internet that was created by college kids. The arts is obvious. Without the young we'd be an indifferent and stagnant culture and thats assuming the control games of the old didn't get us all killed. If you need proof just look at our current political mess, that shit isn't being done by the young.

    Your WW2 example is weak as those young fighters knew nothing else but about the one country they grew up in. The were taught total obedience and support to the state. You kill what tries to destroy your home, if not to stop it, in revenge. That goes for either sex at any age(current terrorists). Why do you think our legal system is so busy. You do realize that the young are in prisons but the old that started it all and keep the crimes going are still loose. who's fault is that?

    You did leave out one thing. The Young often create, thats their game. The old do everything to control and will sacrifice anything to achieve it, especially the young, simply because thats their game. Just remember the young are the way they are somewhat because of the old who made the environment they live in that way.

    We have managed to get this far just fine, stop nitpicking with your incorrect self-serving views, you old fart.

    disclaimer, I'm not young either.

  23. Re:RIAA on Internet Group Declares War on Scientology · · Score: 1

    There's a difference Neo-Nazis are disorganized and their effects are rarely vindictive. Scientologists are organized and a proven threat to anyone they determined as their enemy.

  24. Re:Hum on IBM Responds to Overtime Lawsuits With 15% Salary Cut · · Score: 1

    15% is crappy compensation for being yanked back into work from something your doing on your own time. Don't forget gas and any extra time involved getting ready. Must not value your life much.

  25. Re:Sounds about right, actually on IBM Responds to Overtime Lawsuits With 15% Salary Cut · · Score: 1

    And the company isn't willing to pay a little extra to get a project done sooner so there's more time for testing? What about the time(hour or two) it takes to get back in the groove the next day or after the weekend? How about the project getting out to the customer sooner and gets the company PR points? What tightwads! That's considering how overpaid the company is for this. Time to find somewhere else to work.