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  1. Re:Things are different than this on Microsoft To Pay People To Search · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which vowel of poverty? There are two (three if you count the 'y'.)

  2. Re:Whats the difference? on UK Teen Cited For Calling Scientology a "Cult" · · Score: 1

    Difference is "important" details on Jesus's rank/nature that are significantly divergent between Mormonism and most other Christian sects. (I can't speak for Jehovah's Witnesses.)

    As for Catholicism, you'd be surprised how many people take it seriously, even today. I know a 20-something who prays the Divine Office regularly, for instance.

  3. Just saying on UK Teen Cited For Calling Scientology a "Cult" · · Score: 1

    some religions (not just cults) rely on the concept of "mysteries" and would be, uh, fundamentally damaged by their mysteries being opened to all.
    Fun fact: Scientology is organized as a mystery religion (c.f. the "canonical" explanation of OT level copyright enforcement).
  4. Re:Loyalty Oath on Judge Recommends Guilty Verdict for Jack Thompson · · Score: 1

    See above.

  5. Re:Some pedant has probably corrected 'begs' alrea on Dutch Voting Machines De-Certified · · Score: 3, Informative

    For instance, one of these but with a human-readable bar code along the left side.

  6. Some pedant has probably corrected 'begs' already. on Dutch Voting Machines De-Certified · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Only when tampering with the machine will not make it possible to cheat the vote, and there are very few (although >0) designs that allow for that.

  7. Re:A simple suggestion on Keeping Customer From Accessing My Database? · · Score: 3, Informative

    You've already got a cross-join (probably by mistake, given that you even bothered to mention left outer as useful). I think that'd be illustration enough :)

  8. Re:I skip ads the right way... on Youngsters Skip DVR Ads Less Than Seniors · · Score: 1

    Suggest an alternative system.

  9. Re:Can a common carrier inspect content? on Charter Is Latest ISP To Plan Wiretapping Via DPI · · Score: 1

    ISPs are not common carriers.

  10. Re:"May be considering" == Vaporlaw on Canada Considering A Three Strikes And You're Off The Internet Policy? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Right. And when/if it appears in committee, I'll certainly pay attention. But this isn't even a glint in Parliament's eye yet; this "news article" can be traced back to speculation in the French government as to what other nations might be doing/planning. Again, this is an important issue. But there's no reason to whip ourselves into a nerdrage when the law hasn't even been proposed yet.

  11. Re:"May be considering" == Vaporlaw on Canada Considering A Three Strikes And You're Off The Internet Policy? · · Score: 1

    I'd rather wait until there's actually a bill before Parliament that I can oppose, instead of some consortium in France talking out of its hat.

  12. "May be considering" == Vaporlaw on Canada Considering A Three Strikes And You're Off The Internet Policy? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Let me just take this opportunity to say that I am sick and tired of articles about some law that might be getting proposed for initial review in some obscure corner of a legislature somewhere. It reminds me of that one time everyone jumped down the Pope's throat for something that an editorialist speculated he'd be commenting on in his next encyclical. It's idle speculation. It's not even vaporware; we haven't heard anyone in the government say two bits about it, either for or against!

    C'mon, editors. I'm told you used to be more selective than to post this kind of nonsense. :/

  13. Re:GNAA Penis Rocket To The Moon Project on The 25-Year-Old BSD Bug · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why haven't I seen a press release about this? You guys are getting lazy.

  14. >----Joke----- on Folding@Home 2.0 - An Online Protein Folding Game · · Score: 2, Funny

    I always figured protein folding was one of those "hard to do, easy to check" type of things. Then again IANAMB.

  15. Re:pl0s 4, Troll) on Make Your Own Fonts, In a Web Browser · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mod whoever modded this -1 Redundant +1 Funny please.

  16. Re:Spam/advertizing should NOT be protected by th on Virginia Top Court to Re-Hear Spammer's Conviction · · Score: 1

    In my ideal world, the judge would just say: "Bailiff, take this scumbag out by the dumpster, kneecap him, gut shoot him, then feed him his own testicles... RIGHT NOW!"
    To be fair though, this is the same ideal world which got a "does not play well with others" on its second grade report card.
  17. Re:R'd T F A on Why Life On Mars May Foretell Our Doom · · Score: 1

    To simplify his conclusions I'd guess. *shrug*

  18. R'd T F A on Why Life On Mars May Foretell Our Doom · · Score: 1

    For those of you who didn't want to read through six pages of thick words: the author is basically expanding the Drake equation to possibly include something past our current tech level. The idea is, if the really unlikely thing for life to survive is something we already passed (such as, life instantiating in the first place) then we have nothing to fear. But if it's something that happens once life already exists on a planet (very likely if another planet in our very solar system once held life) then we may soon be in for a world of hurt.

    So, interesting speculation, even if people have been batting it around for years now.

  19. Re:That may be... on Hard Evidence of Voting Machine Addition Errors · · Score: 1

    Better than throwing up my hands and declaring the system intractable. And algorithms already exist for keeping a thing secret until it is ready.

    Email me.

  20. Re:That may be... on Hard Evidence of Voting Machine Addition Errors · · Score: 1

    So today's process is rigged. Then how does an unrigged process look?

    Better still, how do we build a process that is robust in the face of attempts to rig it?

    I am interested in talking to you directly about answers to these questions. Email me.

  21. Re:Science Fiction: The Golden Age on First Superheavy Element Found In Nature · · Score: 1

    Link? I've been looking for something like this for a while, but the closest I can find is Vuzix VR920 goggles which certainly do not have the "see through" feature.

  22. I'm not afraid. Are you? on Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    Read the fine article, sir. In fact, the summary may be enough. What is cited as a big part of this man's conviction? Is it not that he tried to overexplain himself and acted paranoid-delusional under oath? Is it not that he tried to take matters into his own hands in a setting where charisma and social interaction are key, while simultaneously admitting over and over that he is unable to interact with normal society? I hope that I'd not make the same mistake in his place. Maybe I'd even get off.

  23. Next please ----> on Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    If he's innocent I'm sorry for the man.

    If he's guilty I pity him and his sociopathy.

    Either way, though, I'm glad that the geek version of the OJ Simpson Trial is finally behind us.

  24. Re:What's the draw? on Guillermo del Toro Will Direct "The Hobbit" · · Score: 1

    Just the plausibility of that makes me want to punch a building.

  25. Re:WTF? on Best Presidential Candidate, Democrats · · Score: 1

    It's a matter of priorities. As much as I'd like to see human beings on Mars, if going to Mars means underfunding the schools, then fuck Mars.