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  1. Re:Smoke Screen on Kyoto Protocol Comes Into Force · · Score: 0, Troll

    alot of money to be made in the buying/trading/selling of carbon emissions.

    And then you begin to realize that it would be virtually impossible for the United States to reduce carbon emissions to the levels that Kyoto demands. But wait, the United States can BUY points so that they are in compliance.

    So let me get this straight, you want the United States to sign a treaty that would require them to buy "points" from other countries just so they can be in compliance with it?

    Reducing carbon emissions is a good idea, using it as the basis for an international extortion agreement is offensive.

  2. Re:I'm excited! on Patients get Solar Implants in Eyes · · Score: 1

    [i]Then, after a week of lying face down, and a month of no flying (which kills my easy work commute and turns it into a 5 hour ordeal)[/i]

    Tell me more about this flying thing and how it makes your commute easier.

  3. Re:What would really be killer.... on Google Launches Mapping Service · · Score: 1

    Done.

    Click on "Local search" at the top of Google maps.

  4. Re:Genesis anyone? on NASA Proposes Warming Mars · · Score: 1
  5. Reminds me of a song... on Where Have All The Cycles Gone? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where have all the cycles gone, long time passing
    Where have all the cycles gone, long time ago
    Where have all the cycles gone, gone to spyware everyone.

    When will they ever learn?
    When will they ev-ear learn?

  6. Re:Non Event on FBI E-Mail Server Breached · · Score: 1

    All you need is one floppy disk, or one hard copy.

  7. Re:Yes but on PDA Sales Fall for Third Year in Row · · Score: 2, Insightful

    But then again it happened to CB's, which never recovered and turned out to be a fad.

    You don't consider the popularity of FRS and GMRS radios as being the CB's second coming?

  8. Who is accountable for Windows? on Microsoft Claims Linux Security a Myth · · Score: 5, Insightful
    From Windows XP's EULA:

    LIMITATION ON REMEDIES; NO CONSEQUENTIAL

    OR OTHER DAMAGES. Your exclusive remedy for any breach

    of this Limited Warranty is as set forth below. Except

    for any refund elected by Microsoft, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED

    TO ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT

    LIMITED TO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, if

    the Product does not meet Microsoft's Limited Warranty,



    So, are we believe that if Windows crashes my data, that I can hold Microsoft accountable?

    At least with Linux I have access to the source code, and can hire programmers to scratch my itches for me. Somehow, I don't think microsoft would give out source code if they went under.
  9. Re:Slammer? on U.S. Plans to Tighten Nuclear Power Plant Security · · Score: 1

    the only safe way to move data is removable media, mounted noexec. SCSI racks/DAT tapes (in the old days) or FireWire drives.

    Even removable media can carry a virus back to the secure network. Which means you better be damned sure that the drive was wiped clean before it goes back.

    The safest way to move data is to print it out, and hand type it back in at the other location.

  10. Re:I HATE VERISIGN on .net Domain Up For Grabs · · Score: 1

    Have you tried Network Solutions, or Dotster? I use both (NetSol at work, Dotster at home), and am quite satisfied with both. If you have tried them, what were your impressions?

  11. Speaking of ethics... on .net Domain Up For Grabs · · Score: 5, Insightful

    [i]Help me, get a free [freeminimacs.com] mini mac.[/i]

    Call me crazy, but you don't see a problem with talking about ethics, and advertising some ipod/minimac pyramid scheme at the same time?

    I say that for now on, we pledge to never mod up people with this bullcrap in their sigs.

  12. Big Brother Apple on Think Secret's Nick dePlume Revealed · · Score: 4, Funny

    I envision a commercial where a Linux pengiun is running from a bunch of long-hair hippies in business suits. The pengiun escapes into a building and throws a sledgehammer at a screen showing a big Apple logo.

  13. Re:Can't say I blame them. on Laser Painting Could Lead to 25-Year Prison Term · · Score: 1

    I'm not defending the guy, but it isn't assault. And besides, simple assault doesn't carry prison time (in Michigan at least).

  14. After all... on US Company Buys Commodore Brand For $33 Million · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is a major problem with people swapping tape cartridges full of programs. Somebody needs to fight these pirates.

  15. Re:15 years.... on Operation Fastlink Nets 1000s in Pirate Sting · · Score: 1

    Well, you might be glad to know that when the crimes are as related as these are, the sentences are usually served concurrently. So the 15 years being talked about may be 1 yr times 15 counts, which served concurrently would only mean 12 months in prison.

    If you ask me, any jail time whatsoever is uncalled for. Other forms of correction can be found where the ends are met without the ruining of an otherwise promising future.

  16. Re:Definitions on Reason Interviews Michael Powell · · Score: 1

    If I had mod points, I'd give them all to you.

  17. Intelligent Software Patents on Lawsuit Filed Against Software Copyright · · Score: 1

    I don't see a problem with software patents, except that the patents can't be overly simply, or overly broad.

  18. Re:Or your boss, for that matter? on How Do You Deal w/ User Induced Stress? · · Score: 1

    Where does one go to learn such talk, other than an MBA school?

  19. Re:Before I die... on Things To Do Before You Die · · Score: 3, Funny

    Live forever, or die trying.

  20. Refunds on Valve Cracks Down on 20,000 Users · · Score: 3, Interesting

    They are disabling accounts, thus effectively preventing people to play the legal games they did buy. So, is Valve obligated to provide refunds to users who cannot access their previously purchased games.

    I mean, if I sell you a car, and you come into my house and steal my laptop, I don't get to take back my car and laptop and keep the money.

  21. Re:Switch? on AOL Dumping Some Broadband · · Score: 1

    AOL was DSL, Roadrunner is Cable.

  22. Playstation + Gameshark on How Do You Handle Home Media? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this. But there is a product for the Playstation 2 called Gameshark Media Player which allows you to connect to a PC server (running windows or linux) and stream video, music, or even pictures to your television.

    I've only played with it a little bit, but so far it seems to be very usable.

  23. Re:Ermm... on Proof That Nature Hates A Fraud · · Score: 1

    Body weight and strength have a lot to do with how well you HAVE TO fight.

  24. Re:Here is your test.... on IT Literacy Test · · Score: 0

    Question 1: File Edit View Favorites Tools Help. What does this mean?

    A: You've never used Firefox before.

    Question 2: What is that little X thingy in the upper right hand panel?

    A cry for help.

  25. Re:100% Free? on Theo de Raadt On Firmware Activism · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If I ever do want the Official CD-ROM, I will pay for it.

    But don't call the thing 100% free when it isn't.