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  1. Re:huh?! on X Prize Foundation Encourages DNA Decoding · · Score: 1

    Everything. I for one would like to know what potential problems I have waiting for me in the future. Plus parents would like to know the genetic disposotion of their children. Sure it will possibly be used for dubious purposes too but the same can be said for just about anything.

  2. Re:Don't kid yourselves on Pixar Eaten by Mickey Mouse · · Score: 1
    The potential for abuse is frightening
    What abuse? You talk as if them two becoming one is something major. Pixar did the same thing that Disny did only better. They(Pixar) don't have many films under their belt yet. But the few they do have are gems. Disney has been slapping it's name on their product for a while now. So the only thing thay may happen is the quality of Pixar's films may go down a bit under the oppressive creative conditions that have existed at Disney for a while. Why do you think most of their real talent jumped ship? Hopefully those will change as well. Disney used to be THE place animators dreamed of working for. These past few years it's been the place to avoid. The only issue I have with Disney for now is the death grip they have on the rights to many of their characters that should have become public domain. Their creativity is all but dead. I hope Pixar will be the shot in the arm they need to become the mighty creative machine it once was.
  3. Re:RIAA has won on Digital Music Sales Skyrocket in 2005 · · Score: 1

    LOL They will never "win" I seriously doubt anything they can do would keep the illegal downloaders from doing so. It's a pipe dream. And it's a sure sign of their greed. They already make huge profits. They just want more and are willing to crush their customers to do it. It only pisses people off and makes them less sypathetic. I know that their actions have actually made some people want to do even more downloading just to spite them. They have their heads up their collective anuses and I doubt they will change anything. My CD buying dropped due to the utter crap that is released. I refuse to pay $15 for a CD with only 2 or 3 songs that I actually like no matter who the artist is. I don't buy CD's just because the group is currently popular. As an example I originally bought a DVD burner to burn movies but guess what? That's not what I use it for. LOL I found myself buying DVD's more. Why is that? Because I found DVD's I liked enough to want to burn I would rather have an original copy. The people I find that are burning the stuff and illegally downloading are those that wouldn't buy a copy of anything even if it were almost free. They don't care very much about the qulaity. I equate this whole issue with the whole "Gun Control" issue. The people that are pro gun control (RIAA) fail to notice that CRIMINALS don't buy their guns(download music) legally anyway. Plus they are already able to buy guns that are currently banned. The laws do not make obtaining guns harder for criminals. They only make it harder for law abiding folks. I think it's funny.