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  1. Re:Great news! on Jacobsen v Katzer Settled — Victory For F/OSS · · Score: -1, Troll

    That is exactly what it means...so no precendent here, move along kid.

  2. Re:What do you bet... on Feds At DefCon Alarmed After RFIDs Scanned · · Score: 2

    I found with a quick Google indicate that 50-55% of violent crimes in the USA are crimes of passion

    Provide a link or it didn't happen.

  3. Google on Bing Search Tainted By Pro-Microsoft Results · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, but doing the same search, "Why is Windows so expensive?" on Google gives the "Why are Macs so expensive?" article on the first page of results.

  4. Tell that to M$! on Apple Refusing Any BitTorrent Related Apps? · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Of course, many are quick to remind that it is Apple's store and they are free to do whatever they want with it

    Yeah, ask Microsoft about doing whatever they want with their own products (IE and Media Player in Windows). Making/Owning the best selling or most used of something and then putting rules around it, usually is asking for trouble from a government agency of some sort.

  5. Re:For Slashdotters who haven't been paying attent on 2006 Election Maps Mashups · · Score: 1

    You should go into politics yourself. You seem to be able to skew the facts and turn competitive race(s) where no one really knows how people are going to vote, into "There are almost no serious analysts who disagree on this point." So, in one sentence you are saying you know all and anyone who disagrees with you is not serious.

    Some notes:

    You said: "with a veto-proof majority"
    - Last time I checked, a veto-proof majority was not the same as a simple majority. The Democrats will not have a 2/3 majority in both houses of Congress, which is required to overturn a veto.

    You said: "Republicans are looking to pick up the Washington state seat, which they won't, and the Maryland seat, which they also will not ..." "The only possibility for a Republican pickup is really New Jersey"
    - You used words like won't, not, and only in your statement. Sounds like you know what you are talking about.

    You could probably get a job at the Literary Digest. Or better yet, get on as a PR person for the Dewey campain.

  6. Re:Why?? on RIAA Drops Case In Chicago · · Score: 1
    "when most of us (at least 60%,) own the CDs we're downloading"

    It has been proven that 90% of all quoted percentages are made-up.
  7. Re:100,000 digits is nothing... on Pi Recited to 100,000 Digits · · Score: 1
    1/2 huh? Good luck with 3/4. It's twice as long!

    3/4 is only 50% bigger than 1/2. Back to Math class kid, you're bothering me!

    1/2 * 1.5 = 3/4
  8. Re:Beta My Ass! on MS Planning Free Web-Based Business Software · · Score: 1

    Well, I guess you can chose to believe whatever you wish. But, when it is announced, I hope you, 'Coward', will come back and ask for my forgiveness.

    "Why wouldn't Microsoft tell everyone...?" How about competitive advantage? This wouldn't be the first time Microsoft has kept things secret and with the advance of Google in the space of online applications, I would expect Microsoft to stay quite about this until close to release.

    You can chose to "go with" Reuters; they are always correct in their reporting! :-/
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=reuters+misle ading/

  9. Re:In beta now on MS Planning Free Web-Based Business Software · · Score: 1

    Did an "Anonymous Coward" just say "cite your source"? Are you kidding?

  10. In beta now on MS Planning Free Web-Based Business Software · · Score: 4, Interesting

    A coworker of mine is in the closed beta program for the online office applications. He says it is pretty slick. So, I would say they really are planning, instead of just 'mulling'.

  11. Re:Errr... on U.S. Navy Patents the Firewall? · · Score: 4, Informative

    It really is a method to allow information to flow between secure and insecure networks without creating security leaks (as you mentioned). Here is an article published by some of the inventors: http://chacs.nrl.navy.mil/publications/CHACS/1998/ 1998kang-IEEE.pdf Also remember, this was filed for in 2003.

  12. Re:Witness Protection Info on shared database? on FBI Password Database Compromised by Consultant · · Score: 1

    Maybe they kept records of those witnesses they had dealings with...?

  13. Re:Witness Protection Info on shared database? on FBI Password Database Compromised by Consultant · · Score: 1

    Your point is taken, but your example is not a good one. The FBI does not administer the United States Federal Witness Protection Program. The U.S. Marshals Service does. http://www.answers.com/topic/united-states-federal -witness-protection-program

  14. Why is this on Slashdot? on Enron's Kenneth Lay Dies · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I understand this is news and should be reported, but why on /.? As the place for "news for nerds", where is the nerd factor? So a rich guy who did some bad things died because he ate too many Big Macs (or the Ruth's Chris version)...

  15. Re:Judge Dredd on Encrypted Ammunition? · · Score: 1

    Not the only one, just the quickest!