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  1. Re:Who writes this stuff? on Reform Could Kill EFF "Patent Busting Project" · · Score: 1

    There currently exists editing and ammending to the point where the purpose of the law can be and is subverted. What we NEED is CVS so that we know WHO is responsible for the changes, and comments where they can explain them.

  2. Re:Call me weird, but... on Pre-20th Century Gadgetery · · Score: 1

    While it did not live up to the claims of it's presenters, the Turk was a complex gadget, it allowed a hidden person to precisely manipulate chess pieces, using a lifelike human model.

  3. Re:paranoia on Third Undersea Cable Cut · · Score: 1

    They were in two separate seas, the "pair" in the Mediterranean was over a mile apart. It's not paranoia if they are out to get you.

  4. Re:Can anyone enlighten me? on Third Undersea Cable Cut · · Score: 1

    That second cable name probably bothered the conservatives. They don't want anyone to know about the cable that delivers the "water sports" porn.

  5. Re:Iran hasn't lost connectivity on Third Undersea Cable Cut · · Score: 1

    My linux webserver runs at 233mHz you insensitive clod! At this point the hardware doesn't matter, it's the (lack of) bandwidth.

  6. Re:Ethics? on Pope Denounces Some Biotech as Affront to 'Human Dignity' · · Score: 1

    I don't see why the Irish Republican Army should have a say in USian government.

  7. Re:Cool! A new year! on Hardware Vendors Will Follow Money To Open Source · · Score: 1

    Funny indeed, but I have worked with people who think it is the only photo editor. They call me to they say "the picture is too big" when they try to edit a 6MP picture whith a ~1MP screen. Most claim they "can't use" the new programs I've put on the computer, even after I slowly walk through common tasks. These people even leave their pictures on the SD card instead of putting them on the computer. They had 20 cards of increasing capacity because they hadn't realized they were re-usable. What do you reccommend (free*, simple photo software) for people like this? *as in beer, not necessarily speach

  8. Re:Oh, suuure, they'd have listened. on RIAA Drops Case, Should Have Sued Someone Else · · Score: 1

    There is no protection for children in the law of the United States. Quindlen, Anna "No Privilege for Parents," in Loud and Clear (New York: Random House, 2004)

  9. Re:How to view submitted complaints on P2P Fans Pound Comcast In FCC Comments · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Better yet, turn off Acrobat and use a better reader. I use Foxit

  10. Higher Learn (come on, EDITors) on Copyright Lobbies Threaten Federal College Funding · · Score: 2, Interesting

    As a student at an "institution of higher learn" (guess which one) I have experienced these attempts to control filesharing. There was a point where internet connections were being turned off due to high traffic, assuming 4GB over bittorrent was always "evil." I am a CS student, and I have several distros on my computer. I heard about this just in time to stop sharing them, as I can't afford to lose my connection to the internet or the internal Unix machines (our programs must run on them). They have backed off, and claim that only illegal filesharing will be punished, but I don't trust them, they have failed too many times. It is not the place of the internet provider, be they a university or a business, to filter and decide what bits are evil. They will, without fail, punish the innocent.

  11. Re:I don't understand on China In the Habit of Copying and Redirecting US Sites? · · Score: 0

    They're already gone! Slashdot.cn redirects to http://www.digbuzz.com/
    -Jokes about /. turning into Digg below.

  12. Re:Acronyms on FAA Grants RSC Status to Linux-Friendly RTOS · · Score: 0

    That's AOLs to you!