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  1. Re:Too little too late on Microsoft Drops Hints on IE8 · · Score: 0

    ... said the mouse to the lion.

  2. Re:Let the market speaks on Lone Programmer Writes 352 Webcam Drivers For Linux · · Score: 0

    I have to admit, I'd probably go with the cheaper car with the leak. And while I won't assume to speak for anyone but myself, my hunch is that there's a sizeable population that would do the same.

  3. Re:To answer your question on Want To Work At Google? · · Score: 0

    Depends. Do the bread boxes have to be in a useable state when removed from the plane?

  4. Re:High quality movies! on Researchers Break Internet Speed Records · · Score: 0

    I disagree with the *initial* premise of a high-quality version of The Matrix.

  5. Re:Missing the wider picture... on Gallery of the Lamest Technology Mascots Ever · · Score: 0

    It 'kept' asking? As in past tense? You don't mean... no! ... you ... KILLED him?


    Yeah, I killed mine too.

  6. Re:Missing the wider picture... on Gallery of the Lamest Technology Mascots Ever · · Score: 0

    Were you denied a puppy as a child?

  7. Re:Intelligent Painter Theory. on When the Earth Was Purple · · Score: 0

    If your intent was to come off as arrogant and offensive as possible, congratulations. Mission accomplished.

  8. Re:OMG!! Spam contains worms? on Massive Spam Shot of "Storm Trojan" · · Score: 0

    Spam is people! OMG Spam is made from PEOPLE!

  9. Re:Simple problem on Massive Spam Shot of "Storm Trojan" · · Score: 0

    ->How many people have found exploits for a toaster?

    Not a good example. Who writes software for a toaster? Sort of like Mac... ooh. Sorry. Never mind.

  10. Re:Prediction on The End is Nigh for XP · · Score: 0

    Correction: "I think people that want to do the right thing would probably buy a retail version anyhow, and everyone else will just pirate it. "

    should be...

    "I think the two guys that want to do the right thing would probably buy a retail version anyhow, and everyone else will just pirate it. "

  11. Re:It's a good idea, but... on FTC Threatens Spyware Distributors With Prison · · Score: 0

    Cruel and unusual punishment. Hmm. You know, if you substitute 'creative' for 'unusual' it almost sounds ok. I mean, aren't we promoting creativity and individualism these days?

  12. Re:Fees, Fines, Foes, Fun on FTC Threatens Spyware Distributors With Prison · · Score: 0

    The Feds giveth, the Feds taketh away.

  13. .safe? right! on F-Secure Calls for '.safe' TLD · · Score: 0

    What better way to almost ensure that your site gets hacked than by using a .safe domain. Why not just call it .un.hackable? I can just read the first headline "So... you think you're .safe?"

  14. Can't say if it's dead or not on Is The Term Paper Dead? · · Score: 0

    I dunno, but the one I had to write damn near killed me back in high school. If it is dead, then it's payback!

  15. Re:extremely permissive on Facebook's Cross-Language Network Library · · Score: 0

    Ok wait...wait..I got one! Can I get a copy of the installation manual?

  16. the only solution on Windows Vulnerability in Animated Cursor Handling · · Score: 0

    Solution: For God's sake, man, pull the plug!

  17. .NET to the rescue on Leaked Microsoft Dossier on Journalist · · Score: 0

    If the dossier were written in C#, leaks would not be an issue.

  18. Re:"cannot - impossible " etc etc on Speed of Light Exceeded? · · Score: 0

    Of course they use words like 'impossible' and 'can't be done'. What fun would it be in doing something really hard if some 'expert' hadn't said 'it can't be done'? First the experts say something is impossible, then they do it and they get more money from grants. Pretty slick if you ask me.

  19. Re:The system will be the equivalent... on Windows For Warships Nearly Ready · · Score: 0

    "It's also very secure if it's not connected to a network and no one is running unauthorized applications."

    That's like saying "My car is very safe as long as I'm driving it where there is absolutely nothing to crash into and I'm not actually trying to hit anything." Please. I'm not a MS hater, but this statement is hardly a selling point.

  20. Re:Big waste of time!!! on Visual Basic on GNU/Linux · · Score: 0

    "I will never touch anything that is even remotely connected to what MS is doing." Then you better walk around with your hands in your pockets, 'cause they're everywhere.

  21. Heil Grammer Nazi! on Microsoft's Vista AV Fails Certification · · Score: 0

    'With the number of delays that we've seen in Vista's release, there's no excuse for security vendors not to have got their products right by now,' said John Hawes, technical consultant at Virus Bulletin."

    Um, excuse me. There's no excuse for security vendors not to have gotten their products right by now.
    pft ... swine.

  22. Re:One-sided study on Study Finds IE7 + EV SSL Won't Stop Phishing · · Score: 0

    It must have hurt to say that. Well done.

  23. Re:I expect I'll be modded as a troll for this on MySpace to Offer Spyware for Parents · · Score: 0

    Where to begin? The argument regarding 'it's their parents property' is misguided. Clearly you are not a parent, or at least never should be one with that attitude. Property ownership is irrelevent. It's a parents obligation to know what their child is doing not just while using 'their property', but rather at all times. Granted, this is an impossible task, but to the extent that it is possible, it is essential. Teenagers won't like it too much citing the argument that 'it's their life' and other such things. This could't be farther from the truth. They will have a life soon enough. But up until the age of majority, it is the parent's job to provide enough freedom for the child to learn and grow so that they can learn responsability, but to be able at any time to haul in the reigns to ensure the child's safety and well-being. Your comment that "They should have thought of that before they had kids in the first place" shows the lack of caring that I believe plagues the American family today.

  24. Oh yeah? on Navy Gets 8-Megajoule Rail Gun Working · · Score: 0

    ehy, I got yer megajewels right 'ear!

  25. Pessimists on IE6 Was Unsafe 284 Days In 2006 · · Score: 0

    Man, the glass is always half empty for some people. How 'bout "IE6 was risk free for double-digit days in '06!"