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  1. Re:That's not piracy, that's *Marketing* on Band Leaks Own Album, Blames Pirates · · Score: 1

    No, but people who got the torrent (and if the band is actually good) might want to go to their concerts... and you know... pay for that.

  2. Re:One problem. on Microsoft Engineers Invent Displays That Top LCDs For Efficiency · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it has ctrl+alt+del mixed in one key so you become more efficient!

  3. Re:Few, many, Lots on Amazonian Tribe Has No Word To Express Numbers · · Score: 2, Interesting

    As a non-native English speaker, I always have a problem understanding the use of "a number of" i.e:

    Amazon's "slow" growth caused a number of its stockholders to complain.

    Does "a number of" means a large number or a small number, or is it just a meaningless quantity?

  4. Re:English Language on Amazonian Tribe Has No Word To Express Numbers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Schadenfreude?

  5. Re:Twitter has only one purpose for me: on Open Source Twitter Competitor Emerges · · Score: 1

    Just like paying for a hosting to place any other opensource cms...

  6. Re:Self-centered, even in kindness on A Few Firefox 3 Followups · · Score: 2, Funny

    First they ignore us,
    Then they laught at us,
    Then they send us cake,
    Then we win!

  7. Re:Animals. on Porn Found On L.A. Obscenity Case Judge's Website · · Score: 1

    Of course, you have a separate account for all that!

  8. So old! on Microsoft Demos "Deep Zoom" Technology · · Score: 1
  9. Re:I guess I've gotten used to it on Understanding How CAPTCHA Is Broken · · Score: 1

    Most USIANS pay $.10 per message, incoming or outgoing. There, fixed that for you. It's quite unheard of here in Germany. Fixed the fix, since in most countries in America, it's also unheard of.
  10. Run out of numbers? on First Release Candidate of Wine 1.0 Released · · Score: 1

    Did they run out of numbers after the 0.999 version?

  11. Re:Girlfriend? on Usability Testing Hardy Heron With a Girlfriend · · Score: 1

    Uhmm but girlfriend comes with no man. Is that good or bad?

  12. Re:You will lose your copyright on your pictures.. on Adobe Puts Free Photoshop Online · · Score: 1

    Once they make a native version for GNU/Linux, I'll probably get a copy. Meanwhile, the Gimp is more than enought for me. That their software is good doesn't mean i have to bear (or pay for) crappy OS...

  13. Re:Here's the real issue. on Japan IDs All Its Citizens · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes Mr. 909743 you are right!

    We should eliminate lastnames as well since they can relate people to other people. That's very risky in terms of privacy.

  14. Re:Crisis Averted! on Writers Strike Officially Over · · Score: 1

    They should make a movie about it!

  15. Re:Who puts the eye on the viewfinder? on Canon Files For DSLR Iris Registration Patent · · Score: 1

    Photographers don't hold the camera. They use a tripod and a shooter control to avoid moving the camera during the shot.

  16. Who puts the eye on the viewfinder? on Canon Files For DSLR Iris Registration Patent · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Really, who does that this days? if this is suppose to work for any person on any camera they would have to register the iris every time a photo is taken. If it's registered before taking photos, then anybody using your camera can take photos that can be traced back to you, not them.

  17. Re:well... on Microsoft Standing Firm On OOXML ISO Vote · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What's funny is not everybody can access the standards. ISO sells most of the standards documentation. Around 100$ for a pdf of something that should be open for everyone? come on!

  18. Re:Sheesh on Proof That Practice Does Make Perfect · · Score: 1
  19. Lack of story mode... on Free Software FPS Games Compared · · Score: 1

    While multiplayer is fun to play, at least for me, it get's old in a few days. Those games are lacking story modes.

  20. Opera happy... on Opera Tells EU That Microsoft's IE Hurts the Web · · Score: 1

    So is Opera gonna be happy if MS puts Firefox in new Windows machines?

  21. Re:Do no evil? That's funny on Google Gives Up IP of Anonymous Blogger · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That's the thing with big companies, once they get big they forget how they did it.

  22. Make bigger tubes! on Mark Cuban Calls on ISPs to Block P2P · · Score: 1

    Just make bigger tubes!

  23. Re:No Thanks on Kindle Versus The iPhone · · Score: 1

    I have a sony reader and love it.
    It's the size of a pocket book and the battery lasts for thousands of page flips.

  24. Re:it's about idiocy then on South Korea to Build Robot Theme Parks · · Score: 1

    ...as similar to humans...

  25. Re:it's about idiocy then on South Korea to Build Robot Theme Parks · · Score: 1

    Yes! that's the point. A robot is just like a brick. But people sees them as similar humans. I bet that law would only affect human or animal looking robots and not those that look like a vacuum cleaner :S