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  1. Re:It works! It really works! on Is "Marketingspeak" Killing Technology? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just in case anyone was looking for it, the Dilbert mission statement generator is here:

    http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/career/bin/m s2.cgi

  2. MOD THIS UP! Re:Circle of violence on Home Defense, Geek Style? · · Score: 1

    Eom

  3. Re:compulsion in islam on Top Banned Books of 2003 · · Score: 1

    Neither of which require people to go to masjid.

  4. Re:GoogleGear on Google Loses Domain Fight Over Froogles.com · · Score: 1

    The web didn't exist until around 1994, so how could he have been setting up websites before Nissan existed? Nissans were around at least as far back as 1988.

    Not that I agree with Nissan's corporate bullying..

  5. Re:Does anyone else think this is a bad idea? on Joe Trippi Interviewed · · Score: 1

    As a matter of fact, he didn't scream nearly as loud as people thought he did. The crowd was VERY LOUD at that time, and he was yelling to be heard over the crowd. With the media plugging directly into his soundboard, you can't hear the crowd's noise, and thus people thought he was screaming like a madman.

  6. Re:Have package shipped to a US mailbox on Companies that Still Don't Ship to Canada? · · Score: 1

    Then cross the border to the U.S., get your package, open it and make it look like a used item you previously owned (and therefore must have already paid GST and PST on), then drive back to Canada customs-free :-).

  7. Re:Um... Bethesda? on Bethesda Licenses Fallout Franchise, To Make Fallout 3 · · Score: 2, Informative

    LOL, How about Gaithersburg?

  8. Re:Safe Auto internet on Does Your Company Pay For Broadband? · · Score: 1

    Wrong. All mechanics own their own tools. Tools are not things like hydraulic lifts, alignment machines, etc. Tools are things like wrenches, sockets, torque wrenches, brake tools, etc.

  9. Re:Sony's portable cd player is called the Discman on New Walkman-Branded Hard Disk Player · · Score: 1

    They started calling their portable CD players "CD Walkman" a few years ago.

  10. Re:Backwards reasoning... on U.S. Supreme Court: Public Anonymity No Right · · Score: 1

    Many places in the country have good public transportation? Perhaps a handful of cities do, but the U.S. has overall some of the worst public transportation in the developed world. Try getting from Stafford, VA to Richmond, VA without a car. In Europe, you'd be able to easily hop on a train. Here it would probably take a wretched Greyhound bus.

  11. Won't be substantial... on Google Plans to Reveal Some of its Code · · Score: 1

    They won't release any really "vital" pieces of code, because it would reduce their competitiveness, and the most intelligent of the porn spammers and viagara salesmen would find weaknesses in the search /indexing algorithm and exploit them to bring their pages higher in the rankings.

    Now if only they'd hurry up and open up gmail to the general public! I've had no luck in getting an invite :-(

  12. Re:Backwards reasoning... on U.S. Supreme Court: Public Anonymity No Right · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And how would you continue to function in the American society, which is automobile-centric?

    Driving is more important than being able to walk in this country. We are essentially a police state because police can demand "papers" at any time.

  13. Success may be coming for them on Interview with Mandrake's Head Honchos · · Score: 2, Informative

    Kudos to Mandrakesoft for getting out of their bankruptcy situation. They certainly have the possibility of becoming a leader in Linux distributions, since Red Hat has dropped the ball to focus on enterprise linux. Does anyone remember the days when Mandrake was little more than a relabelled RedHat with some slight modifications? I would never have guessed they'd still be around.

  14. Re:It's not the big actors / bands that pays... on Starz, RealNetworks Offer Movie Download Service · · Score: 1

    You ignore the fact that Paypal stinks.

    Check http://www.paypalsucks.com for details including their theft of people's money.

  15. Parking tickets in Montreal... on Montreal Parking Meters Run Linux · · Score: 2, Informative

    Did you know that Quebec is the only place in North America where an unpaid parking ticket will cause an arrest warrant to be issued?

    Pretty ridiculous if you ask me..

  16. Re:Coerce how? on Former Anti-Piracy 'Bag Man' Turns On DirecTV · · Score: 1

    Welcome to Texas. Bloodthirsty state.

  17. Re:best roadway invention I've seen on NYC Crosswalk Buttons are Inoperative · · Score: 1

    Fairfax, VA has countdown timers on the pedestrian signals.

  18. Re:Why voting machines? on Maryland Electronic Voting Systems Found Vulnerable · · Score: 1

    Ontario has over 11 million residents.

    If it were a US state it would be in the top five.

  19. Re:But is their money where their mouth is? on L.A. County Bans Use Of "Master/Slave" Term · · Score: 1

    Sure showed the idiocy of those people who got up and left.

    Real good example for the black race!

  20. Re:Blame the victim? on Wardriver Charged with Theft of Communications · · Score: 1

    Yeah, maybe in some rural hamlets people don't bother locking their doors...

  21. Thank God for Dance Music! on RIAA Threatens 15-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    Boy am I glad that 90% of the music I listen to is from independent labels. Dance music is not taken good care of by RIAA labels (except for the most popular DJs and producers), so I'm lucky in that I can buy the music I love without doing business with these idiots.

  22. Re:Quebec vs Canada on Quebec Cracks Down On Translated Videogames · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind that the Quebecers do eat a lot more Nutella than other Canadians. Just check out their store brands.. there's dozens of them.

  23. Re:I don't get this bolded part on Quebec Cracks Down On Translated Videogames · · Score: 1

    But, You can't emigrate to Quebec unless you have french proficiency! Just check out their forms. There's no way to get a Canadian equivalent to a green card if you intend to live in Quebec, unless you know French. What you can do is is get a permanent residency in Ontario, then just move to Quebec.

  24. Re:Walk a mile in Montreal shoes before posting. on Quebec Cracks Down On Translated Videogames · · Score: 1

    That's hilarious!

  25. Re:Govt of Canada Music Club on Canada Immune From RIAA? · · Score: 1

    Excellent Idea.

    Are they selling subscriptions to people who reside in the states?