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  1. Re:Ted Turner: The merger was "better than sex". on Time Warner Confirms Split With AOL · · Score: 1

    "For years, and I suppose even now, an AOL email address meant that the owner of the address didn't have any technically knowledgeable friends."
    *wince*
    It took like a year of trying to convince my friend's parents to switch before they finally did. It even took way too long than it should have to convince my friend.

  2. Useless on Germany Legislates For Mandatory Web Filters · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Most chlid porn isn't distributed over http, this is a complete waste.

  3. Uni ban knifes to on Prescription Handguns For the Elderly and Disabled · · Score: 1

    My university already bans knives. I wonder how long it will be until the UK follows suit.

  4. lol on Today's Gamers, Tomorrow's Leaders? · · Score: 1

    That's all I have to say.

  5. Re:Might I Suggest... on How Would You Refocus Linux Development? · · Score: 1

    In fact I'd spend a lot of the money on getting everyone (or as many projects as I could) to agree to a configuration file format that could easily be interpreted by an application. A one-size-fits-all library could be written to get the settings from file into memory and back again

    Qt has such a feature last time I checked. I don't understand why it's not used for more linux apps...
  6. Re:better than SSRI? on Nicotine Is the New Wonder Drug · · Score: 1

    Just move to a different country where cannabis is legal.

  7. My choices on The Mechanized Future · · Score: 1

    I refuse to get a cellphone and an iPod. Is that enough?

  8. Re:Air quality? on Vertical Farming · · Score: 1

    New York City has more than enough Mexicans...

    Recently some jerk who got elected as our co-op's president (he doesn't hold the position any longer) got everyone mad at him because he went and made extra sure what our super had a green card and everything. It turns out he didn't...

  9. Sure that's cited right? on "Cascade B" Particle Discovered At Fermilab · · Score: 1

    Some other places attribute the quote to "Geoff Nicholson, Former VP, 3M Company".

    It's too late at night for me to delve further though, and I got an essay to write.

  10. Re:Could it be? on RIAA Web Site Moved To Linux · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes that is unusual, usually its the editor's job to add random mindless speculation :)

  11. Re:Uhh, okay. on RIAA Web Site Moved To Linux · · Score: 1

    +255 funny insightful interesting and informative win.

  12. Re:Plus Interesting on Plants 'Recognize' Their Siblings · · Score: 1

    *science (I like having the karma to make comments that soon after each other)

  13. Plus Interesting on Plants 'Recognize' Their Siblings · · Score: 1

    That comment deserves a since fiction story.

  14. Re:Or... on Plants 'Recognize' Their Siblings · · Score: 1

    Damn, I had mod points yesterday and I didn't use them...

  15. It happens that on Six Multi-Service IM Clients Reviewed · · Score: 1

    People gotta make money I guess... Just don't let the media tell you what client to use, decide for yourself.

  16. Re:It is actually Senate Resolution 205, not 207 on 'Dangers of the Internet' Resolution Passed By Senate · · Score: 1

    Oh man, I posted that comment when I was far too tired. What was I thinking...

  17. Re:It is actually Senate Resolution 205, not 207 on 'Dangers of the Internet' Resolution Passed By Senate · · Score: 1

    We see illegal immigrants getting more services(including health care that they never plan to pay the bill for) than those who were born here and have been paying taxes and generally following the rules.
    I know illegal immigrants. While they shouldn't get as much services as they do, they generally follow the rules and sometimes even pay taxes to.

    We see no fundamental changes to the education system that would really help solve the problems.
    Well there are always incremental local changes, but the fundemental change that really needs to be made to the public education system is to scrap it and start from scratch.

    We also see more of a focus on helping those in other countries than in helping the lower and middle class citizens improve their lives
    I agree with you 100% there. Why the hell are we trying to help and liberate Iraq anyway?
  18. Re:Parents: on FCC Indecency Ruling Struck Down · · Score: 1

    Hell, in this day and age I see no reason why parents should even have a TV in their house.

  19. Re:My only request(s)... on StarCraft, Nothing But StarCraft · · Score: 1

    So pretty much what your saying is you'd like to be able to select multiple buildings at once and have a larger queue. Your wish will probably be granted in starcraft II. The starcraft code just doesn't support that type of thing. It was made ten years ago after all...

  20. H i l a r i o u s on Reiser Murder Case Gets Stranger · · Score: 1

    Comment of the month :)

  21. My friend has a lower ID than yours on Firefox Usage Near 25% In Europe · · Score: 1

    Well it's true, check my friends list :P

  22. Re:Dear Zonk on Preparing for the Worst in IT · · Score: 1

    Also the Zonkism tag disappeared.

  23. Re:Dear Zonk on Preparing for the Worst in IT · · Score: 0

    Damn! This comment went from +5 to +2 in the blink of an eye.

    Editor tampering maybe?

  24. It's not dead yet on Paul Graham Claims "Microsoft is Dead" · · Score: 5, Funny

    But if it keeps releasing "upgrades" that serve to only make your computer slower and slower then it will be soon.

  25. Re:troll on Billions Face Risks From Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Or it could just be that some people are actually skeptical... It's probably true that there is a conspiracy to keep much of America in the dark about global warming, but your just being paranoid.