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  1. Terminology on Administration Wants To Scale Back Real ID Law · · Score: 1

    What makes these people terrorists? Personally, I prefer the terms "murderer", "fucking dipshit moron sack of crap" or "Nick Griffin". I admit the last one is a bit harsh.

  2. Re:Maybe they're for nothing? on Scientists Wonder What Fingerprints Are For · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If we have fingerprints, it's genetically possible to be born without, so it's very likely that that mutation existed in the history of evolution, and that one of those specimen procreated, creating that fingerprint-less type of monkey/man.

    I would actually question to what extent this is a possibility. Human skin has all sorts of textures and patterns, most of which we don't treat with any significance. It may be that smooth skin is actually difficult to produce by biological processes. This is a possibility that should at least be considered.

  3. Re:Seems to me like people in Europe enjoy more fr on Pirate Party Wins At Least One European Parliament Seat · · Score: 1

    I'm not American but it looks like the problem in the US is that everyone votes for one of the two main parties (or the one party as you call it). The voters speak every election and they always say that they WANT to be ruled by two parties.

  4. Re:One great big.. on Pirate Party Wins At Least One European Parliament Seat · · Score: 1

    If Sweden has been anything like the UK then there have been no parties ignoring privacy issues. Just parties that trample all over them.

  5. Re:all-your-code-is-ours on One Approach To Open Source Code Contribution and Testing · · Score: 1

    Why not sign it with yourself? Mum could easily rip you off.

  6. Re:The video tag has a fatal flaw - codecs on Firefox 3.5 Beta Boosts Open Video Standard · · Score: 1

    Personally I would like to see h.264 adopted if the licensing issues can be sorted out.

    I'm sure there's a non-GPL implementation of h.264 that microsoft can use. Licensing shouldn't be a problem at all.

  7. Re:And they will hit the shelves in... on Laser Blast Makes Regular Light Bulbs Super-Efficient · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Most CFLs have a power factor of 0.5. A device with a power factor of 0.5 means the device uses twice the rated power. Residential power users don't usually pay for the power needed to correct for a low power factor.

    This doesn't seem like much of a problem on a device rated 11W especially if I'm not paying for the extra.

  8. Re:How does custom firmware "lose sales" on PSP Go With 16GB Memory and Bluetooth Leaked · · Score: 1

    this is intended to stop you from buying thing from countries where things are priced cheaper.

    Please explain how getting a good price for something is objectionable.

  9. Re:Good elements and bad elements. on Public Notices Going Online, Not In Newspapers · · Score: 1

    Since you've developed the apps needed, couldn't you provide them to other local governments?

  10. Re:Could we get a "duh" tag? on Survey Finds Airport Wi-Fi More Important Than Food · · Score: 1

    Do they accept cash or just bullion?

  11. Re:bar set pretty high on Windows 7 Sets Direction of Low-Power CPU Market · · Score: 1

    You missed the most important part. The Roman chariots were made that particular width so that two horse could be tied to the front. So the design of the solid rocket booster is derived from the size of two Roman horses' arses.

  12. Re:Wow, the RIAA is bad at this on Court Rejects RIAA's Proposed Protective Order · · Score: 1

    Any lawyer that can't come up with a production order that sticks to court ordered criteria should be sanctioned on the spot.

    Be careful. One day you might end up hiring this lawyer. You don't think sanctions are free for the client do you?

  13. Re:Amusing story on US To Require That New Cars Get 42 MPG By 2016 · · Score: 1

    There's already a version of the volkswagon golf that can do 50 mpg. Getting this sort of technology into most cars by 2016 doesn't sound unrealistic to me.

  14. Re:I really don't care anymore... on Do We Want ISPs Penalizing Music Fans? · · Score: 1

    Have you tried electing different lawmakers?

  15. Re:Top so far on Top 10 Disappointing Technologies · · Score: 1

    AI isn't a technical failure (yet). The problem is that no one has written the specification.

  16. Re:Capitalism maximizes for profit on Letting Time Solve the Online News Dilemma · · Score: 1

    The irony of The Guardian advocating a profit-driven, competitive, capitalist solution to the current woes of the news industry can't have gone unnoticed to you.

    What irony? The Guardian will print almost anyone so seeing anything advocated isn't that rare.

  17. Re:Hurray! on FTC Targets Massive Car Warranty Robocall Scheme · · Score: 1

    I worked for a telemarketing company for a while.

    Congratulations. You just won a bestiality porn subscription. Enjoy

  18. Re:SNeaker net the doc on Hosting a Highly Inflammatory Document? · · Score: 1

    Or get a lawyers and find out what you can do and how to behave and what to say if the police come to your door.

    This is pretty simple. You have the right to say nothing to the police and you should use it. IANAL

  19. Re:The MPAA went on to say that on MPAA Says Teachers Should Camcord For Fair Use · · Score: 1

    I'm not saying you're wrong but you don't seem to have included any information about the quality of either medium (Dynamic range, frequency response, distortion etc).

  20. Re:I lol'd on MS Releases Open Source Alternative To BigTable · · Score: 1

    Bollocks.

    Urrrm.... Can I say BSD? ...BSD .... urrm... fuck yeah?

    Is that right?

  21. Re:Taking notes? on Princeton Boasts Its Kindle Project Is Noblest · · Score: 1

    In every literature class I've taken (up to age 18) writing on the books has been ok and even encouraged. Usually it was just cross references and words that had changed meanings. The books that got most annotations were Jacobean plays which are available for practically nothing so buying them and only using them for the course wasn't a problem. I don't imagine things would be very different at university level.

  22. Re:gpl comes with a license on Should Developers Be Liable For Their Code? · · Score: 1

    3. The user has a right to use (eat) the product, but does not become its owner.

    Would the user have to return the product to the owner when they've finished using it?

  23. Re:Excuse me on Microsoft Bans VoIP, Rival Stores At Mobile Market · · Score: 3, Funny

    If it did I'd be impressed. Facial recognition, depth perception and accurate robot arm control on a handheld device would be a major technical achievement.

  24. Re:Gives Them Something To Do Until the Revolution on Warehouse or No, UK's Expensive Net Spying Plan Proceeds · · Score: 1

    The notions of democracy and liberty all started with the English Civil War and we're not exactly the nicest bunch of people on the planet when we feel we need to start defending them.

    And we were so bad at democracy and freedom that we had to ask the monarchy to come back.

  25. Re:A more interesting question on Apple Rejects Nine Inch Nails iPhone App · · Score: 1

    Those aren't adult lyrics. They're teenage at best. Still brilliant tho.