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  1. Re:Which one does the President really believe in? on Obama Calls For New Privacy Bill of Rights · · Score: 0

    Thanks for the correction. Haven't gone over the Dred Scott case since I was 14 . Agghh that was almost 16 years ago.

  2. Re:Which one does the President really believe in? on Obama Calls For New Privacy Bill of Rights · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Seriously?

    Can you get your head out of your ass?
    1. Tea Party members are not in charge of congress , just few actual team party members are in congress. Same old politicians.
    2. You bring an abortion argument to the table, WTF over ?
    As for the abortion agruement , people like you would have supported slavery 150 years ago.
    Example Dred Scott case.
    The Court decided that a black man was only 3/5 a person, thus does not have any rights.
    The Court decided that a fetus is not a person, thus does not have any rights.

    Can I call you something else than human and take away your rights?
    Finally pro-choice advocates are really just hypocrites http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELDHaeEsNF0

  3. Re:Extra Extra! on Hands-on Face-off: IPad 2 V Motorola Xoom · · Score: 0

    That is great you have 60,000 worthless apps.
    Because the really useful ones, for someone on the go, are completely missing or have to be payed for. Try using them at the same time and your hosed .
    Funny story of how bad iphone sucks.
    (Note wife is accountant and classical ballet dancer)
    Wife : Just pull up navigation on your phone(Iphone 4).
    Friend: It doesn't have navigation, but I can buy app for it.
    Wife: What my sisters 4 year old phone has navigation at no charge. And it isn't even a smart phone.
    Friend : Yeah, I know
    Wife:I use my phone for navigation , listen to music streamed from my phone, and browse the Internet when my husband(me) drives.
    Friend: My iphone cannot do that.
    Wife: Really? That is weird.

    I almost couldn't stop laughing, because he has new Iphone 4 and she has an old HTC Eris.

  4. Re:I quit using PCs on A Letter On Behalf of the World's PC Fixers · · Score: 1

    When someone brings me their pc with a problem I do the following:
    Stare at boot screen
    Ah ha I found the problem
    Pause, Pause some more
    Your problem is Microsoft Windows
    I then hand them an ubuntu disk and walk away it works wonderfully.

  5. What do you mean that someone who types the messag on Unmasking Anonymous Email Senders · · Score: 0

    e in the subject line.

  6. Re:Jailbreaking to PS3 today on Judge Allows Subpoenas For GeoHot YouTube Viewers, Blog Visitors · · Score: 1

    Farther down the page, look for link that says here . http://www.geohot.us/2011/01/how-to-jailbreak-ps3-running-355.html

  7. National Jailbreak Your PS3 Day ? on Judge Allows Subpoenas For GeoHot YouTube Viewers, Blog Visitors · · Score: 1

    Really this shit by Sony needs to end. Sony has become a dictator and thinks it can send it thugs(lawyers) to stop information from flowing. Just other people that are complete geeks need to know why the shit Sony is pulling will effect them too.
    Thinking setting up Jailbreak sites for PS3 , none nerds can come by and get there PS3 jail broken, as part of a protest Sony actions.

  8. Jailbreaking to PS3 today on Judge Allows Subpoenas For GeoHot YouTube Viewers, Blog Visitors · · Score: 1

    I am just going to jailbreak my PS3 to say fuck Sony. I don't even on one game for PS3. Yeah prove that I jail broke my circumvent copy protections , when there hasn't been one game played on it. Also anyone looking for the jailbreak CMU is hosting a mirror http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/GeoHot/ . I think it should be a Day of JailBreaking soon . National Jailbreak Your PS3 March 5 2011 anyone up for it?

  9. Re:100 TB is impressive how? on Behind-The-Scenes Superbowl Tech · · Score: 1

    No arguing. Just explaining. You would be surprised how many maneuvers are legal, but most people would think they are illegal. Nothing illegal about driving down the street backwards, e-brake u-turns are another, which requires a little skill to not look "reckless" , just a little break in u-turn can save you the extry 2 points in the in the 3-point turn.

  10. Re:100 TB is impressive how? on Behind-The-Scenes Superbowl Tech · · Score: 1

    Don't think they are scared of mustang, but it seems respectable car. I don't know how many times I have gone to pass someone in the saturn and the speed up. It is like "oh no , I am not going to let a saturn pass me". In the mustang they never even try, unless maybe if it is a camaro or something else, but in the saturn everyone doesn't want you to pass them, it is really annoying.
    I also said I won't break any laws, but you might lose your lunch. I also average about 26k miles a year of driving a year,mostly highway so I get to see all kinds of drivers.

  11. Re:100 TB is impressive how? on Behind-The-Scenes Superbowl Tech · · Score: 1

    Don't think that is even true. I can take the my mustang and follow all motor vehicle laws and get from point a to b faster than you in your Toyota. (seek time==acceleration), especially in traffic.
    Now another weird thing that is off topic a bit, for some reason when I drive my mustang, people get out of my way, but for some reason when I drive my little 4 door saturn. Everyone seems to cut me off , get in my way , attempt to race me when I pass them, it is like I have kick me sign on the back of my car, but in the mustang, people literally get out of my way. My wife has been in both cars and witness this phenomena, she likes to ride in the mustang just because people aren't dicks for some reason.

  12. Re:100 TB is impressive how? on Behind-The-Scenes Superbowl Tech · · Score: 1

    Yes cheap off the shelf drives are $100, but what if you want real enterprise level drives . 10k RPM 600GB SAS drive is 600 bucks, no $100.
    Car analogy:
    My friend bought a car , a Toyota Carola and it only cost him 10k, it is just as good as your Ford Mustang Shelby Cobra.
    See your broken logic.

  13. Re:Domestic Cars lose ground to Foreign Imports! on Chrome Is the Third Double-Digit Browser · · Score: 1

    Car analogy time I guess.
    The only car I can think that would be comparable to a IE though is maybe a Yugo.

  14. Re: What's missing from this article? on America Losing Its Edge In Innovation · · Score: 1

    In my experience bad engineers some how end up in management.

  15. Re:Dijkstra's response on Pro Silverlight 4 In VB · · Score: 1

    Troll? How ? I would want to know how.
    Have you worked with a VB.NET/VB mixed code base? It is horrible.
    I guess Dijkstra is troll too.

  16. Dijkstra's response on Pro Silverlight 4 In VB · · Score: 0

    "the teaching of BASIC should be rated as a criminal offence: it mutilates the mind beyond recovery. '"Edsger W. Dijkstra
    Can we please let basic die? We don't need another book about a horrible language.

  17. Re:"Connect to iTunes" vs. "Tough shit" on Gmail Creator Says Chrome OS Is As Good As Dead · · Score: 1

    You are failing to miss the point.

    Freudian slip much? ;-)

    Yep , coding all last night working on 2 hours of sleep now, got to keep going though. When I start seeing fishes swimming around me then I know I have to go to bed. That actually happened to me when I went for 3 days without sleep I start seeing fishes.

  18. Re:Old iPhones can be upgraded on Gmail Creator Says Chrome OS Is As Good As Dead · · Score: 0

    You are failing to miss the point. You still NEED TO CHECK if the device is running the correct VERSION, of which would be the EXACT same process for checking the CORRECT VERSION of a android device.
    Please stop you apple fanboy nose is growing.

  19. Re:Bout time on Gmail Creator Says Chrome OS Is As Good As Dead · · Score: 1

    You see android supports versions too , who would have thought. You actually thought only that iphone have version numbers, and your argument is complete bull shit. Sounds like your being lazy ass IT workers.
    Here are the instructions go to settings, click Android version , see the little number, that is the version number.
    Simple 1 line regular expression to check what version the android handset.

    Here I did your job for you. 2\.2\.[1-9] .

  20. Re:He should hide out in Brazil on Interpol Issues Wanted Notice For Julian Assange · · Score: 1

    The guy has his own verb named after him in Brazil, malufar , meaning "to steal public money". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Maluf

  21. Dogs/Wolves smarter end of story. on Oxford Scientists Say Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats · · Score: 1

    It takes smarter animals to survive. Just look at humans we are at the top of the food chain because we are smarter. If you take a look a hunting strategies of felines they are no where close to sophisticate methods employed by canine packs.
    Wolves trying to find the best prey and easiest prey. The wolves are organized, do not get hurt and even challenge a grizzly bear. I don't have the video but I have seen a video of pack of wild dogs split into two groups , one group chases the prey, the other group waits until the group one chases the prey to them. You don't see this with felines, they just hunt whatever is in front of them.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jXxtQRy47A
    Lions/Tigers are opportunistic hunters, they don't really pick their prey they wait until something comes along and attack it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94zTqeCMl8o
    Only problem is sometimes end up getting killed by their prey. So there you go felines get Darwin awards. Warhog kills lion, there are many other instances where lions are killed by their prey.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ibwgefdRVw&feature=related
    Final tribute cougar meets pack of wolves , dead kitty. http://wolves.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/54blionkilledbyphantoms.jpg

  22. Re:Remaking IT to be an anti-citizen? on How the 'Tech Worker Visa' Is Remaking IT In America · · Score: 1

    Problem is companies are using some type of simple linear relationship between years of experience to skill set/knowledge base, when no such linear relationship exists.
    So
    (years_of_experience)*knowledge_scale != total knowledge known

    I have been an interviewer a few times when a candidate starts off saying " I have XX years of experience" . I usually cut them off and say "I really don't care how long you have been sitting at a desk, I want to know what you know" . Problem is I don't interview everyone, and I am one of harsher interviewers.

  23. Re:Oblig reference on Lawsuit Shows Dell Hid Extent of Computer Flaws · · Score: 1

    I just replaced the capacitors in one of my computers that had bad capacitors they where branded KZG.The computer works fine now it had been freezing 4 or 5 times a day. Found kits on http://www.badcaps.net/store/index.php?cPath=3 . I have used digikey in the past, but there interface blows, took me about minute to order all what I needed from badcaps.

  24. Re:Yeah right. on Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines · · Score: 1

    I never said they weren't necessary, but we shouldn't revel in their actions. And yes, like you say, sometimes they are doing what they do for the greater good. Many times it is just needless interventionism though.

    The needless interventionism isn't something propagated by people down the chain of command. They are just doing there job, a rough job at that. Usually they are thousands of miles from home in some foreign land, just following orders. And the way I looked at it when I was there.
    If some screwed up Muslim, that misinterprets the Quran, decides he wants to kill Americans. I would rather they come Afghanistan or Iraq and try to kill me or my fellow soldiers, then have those same misfits kill someones husband,wife or child that had no chance to defend themselves, just because they were American. I would rather die, then them , at least I would have a fighting chance.

    Your comments are just extreme prejudice, almost as bad as being an racist. Your just lumping all military actions and people together and saying they are like X.

  25. Re:Yeah right. on Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines · · Score: 0, Troll

    You live in a fantasy land, ask Papa Smurf to have Tinkerbell to give some more pixie dust.
    Throughout history the use of force was needed to stop worse evil,Hilter and Nazi's come to mind.
    Grouping them all together and calling them all murders, shows your just a dick and need to shut up.