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  1. Re:Here's an idea on Ask Slashdot: Teaching Typing With Limited Electricity, Computers? · · Score: 1

    Up until a few years ago all Letters of Credit our company received from India were always typed.

  2. "Burn a Holy Book Day" on Google Blocks 'Innocence of Muslim' Video In Indonesia and India · · Score: 1

    November 1 is "Burn a Holy Book Day". Light a bonfire and burn the holy book of your choice film it and then post to YouTube, FaceBook et al.

  3. Original O'Reilly Manuals on X11 Window System Turns 25 Years Old · · Score: 1

    I still have my original copies of the beta 8.5x11 in spiral bound O'Reilly X11 manuals. My wife was going to thrown them out last year but I saved them.

  4. Re:Instead on Ask Slashdot: Best Computer For a 7-Year Old? · · Score: 1

    because if the get ripped who cares.

  5. Instead on Ask Slashdot: Best Computer For a 7-Year Old? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    At 7, get him a set of throw away clothes and tell him to go out side and explore and don't get angry when he comes home filthy.

    Wash, rinse and repeat...

    Plenty of time for computers later.

  6. But The Best Thing Is on Election Tech: In Canada, They Actually Count the Votes · · Score: 1

    Only individuals (real breathing people not corporations, unions, societies et al ) are permitted to donate to political parties and there is a preset limit on contributions per year, about $1200 US, and there is no third party advertising, that is no SuperPacs, allowed.

    But the really best thing is, Canadians do not elect a religious leader.

  7. Discussing the Topic on Science Wins Over Creationism In South Korea · · Score: 0

    Disusing The Theory of Evolution or abiogenesis with a Creationist is pointless for they do not have the required educational background to understand the principles involved to even support their own position let alone contradict an opposing view.

    Disusing The Theory of Evolution or abiogenesis with a Fundamentalist is also pointless because their faith is absolute as opposed to the faith of a Creationist who requires bastardized and antiquated scientific 'facts' in order to shore up their own faith.

  8. Re:Meal, Ready to Eat on NASA Working on Mars Menu · · Score: 1

    Canned cooked bacon ..... eaten cold .... thank god for peanut butter in a tube.

  9. Re:Give him everything right now. on Australian Attorney General Pushes Ahead With Gov't Web Snooping · · Score: 1

    Then why is she putting forward such a stupid bill? I thought only men did that kind of thing...

  10. Give him everything right now. on Australian Attorney General Pushes Ahead With Gov't Web Snooping · · Score: 2

    Cut out the middle man send Attorney-General Nicola Roxon every thing right now. CC him on every email and photo upload and send him your daily web browsing histories, if he has twitter the update him on what your are doing.

    This is what they did in Canada and they crashed the Parliamentary mail and web servers. After a few days of this the bill was effectively withdrawn.

  11. More Canadian Sales on Apple Seeks To Block 8 Samsung Products After Court Win · · Score: 2

    If sales are blocked in the US is can see Canadian sales of those products increasing. I may even open a Samsung shop right next to the border.

  12. Re:Speaking of Personhood on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 1

    That will be for the jury to decide after all how do you know they did not deliberately cause the miscarriage?

  13. Re:Speaking of Personhood on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 0

    Actually the investigation would determine it it were (involuntary) manslaughter or murder. Either way she ends up with an arrest and or criminal record.

  14. Re:Speaking of Personhood on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 0

    Isn't he already?

  15. Speaking of Personhood on The Mathematics of 'Legitimate Rape' and Pregnancy · · Score: 3, Informative

    People of the United States should remember that Paul Ryan(R) (forcible rape) along with Todd Akin(R) (legitimate rape) co-sponsored the "Sanctity of Human Life Act:H.R. 212" which says that life starts at fertilization and guarantees that life full protection under the law which of course has the effect of making women who miscarry guilty of murder.

  16. Pentagon Papers on Assange Makes Statement Calling For an End To the "Witch Hunt" · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Pentagon Papers

    Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government. And paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell. —Justice Black

    NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. UNITED STATES, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)

    http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=403&invol=713

  17. Why bother. on Birth Control For Men Edges Closer · · Score: 1

    You know that the Church will forbid it's use especially in areas of the world where it will do the most good.

  18. Re:Get real books on Ask Slashdot: I Want To Read More. Should I Get an eBook Reader Or a Tablet? · · Score: 1

    Worked for me. Especially if she is a librarian. Don't be fooled by those classes and buttoned up high collared white shirts. Still waters run very, very deep and usually end up with wildly exciting rapids.

  19. Old is best on Ask Slashdot: Protecting Data From a Carrington Event? · · Score: 1

    Punch cards. Fire proof and water resistant punch chars. Oh and bug proof.

  20. saudi.gay on Saudi Arabia Objects To Proposed .gay gTLD, Among Others · · Score: 1

    Going to try for that domain along with saudi.porn

  21. Re:patent office = fail on Samsung: Apple Stole the iPad's Design From Univ of Missouri Professor · · Score: 1

    Yea implemented 'using a computer'. Which is like saying if one clerk uses a pen and note book instead of a chalk and chalk board the implementations are different.

  22. Re:patent office = fail on Samsung: Apple Stole the iPad's Design From Univ of Missouri Professor · · Score: 2

    So the old tool of life experience does not enter into the patent process:

    I cannot patent the actions of the corner bookstore clerk who knows my tastes in literature and will make recommendations for me.

    I can patent the actions of a computer program that has a record of my tastes in literature and will make recommendations for me. (Amazon)

  23. Re:patent office = fail on Samsung: Apple Stole the iPad's Design From Univ of Missouri Professor · · Score: 0

    "It is a poor workman that blames his tools."

  24. Re:patent office = fail on Samsung: Apple Stole the iPad's Design From Univ of Missouri Professor · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well in that case they you guys are not very good at your job then are you because simple web searches on dubious software patents invariable turn masses of prior art.

  25. Re:patent office = fail on Samsung: Apple Stole the iPad's Design From Univ of Missouri Professor · · Score: 1

    The patent office only checks for prior art in existing patents.