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  1. Re:Oh, the potential on New Asimov Movies Coming · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd be first in line for the foundation movies.

    As long as it was movies. Not the whole thing crammed into a 90 minute movie

  2. Re:how on Internet Explorer 8 Delayed Until 2009 · · Score: 1

    No, you are the one who brought up firefox

  3. Re:Duh. on Press Favored Obama Throughout Campaign · · Score: 1

    They would report on McCain's "attacks" and then save Obama the trouble by arguing against the ads.

    If nothing substantially incorrect could be found, they would quote so random person who would said negative attacks hurt their feelings.

  4. Re:Duh. on Press Favored Obama Throughout Campaign · · Score: 1

    Or had their top anchors travel with him across Europe.

  5. Re:ah yes, the PC low hanging fruit. on Activision On Iterating, Innovating Call Of Duty Series · · Score: 1

    If you don't do it then you get hunted and it becomes the epic struggle of soldiers destroying each other with cool toys

  6. Re:change baby! on Should the United States' New CTO Really Be a CIO? · · Score: 1

    You think he would do that when it's his own party in charge of congress?

  7. Re:do you have a better alternative? on Obama Launches Change.gov · · Score: 1

    "Or the lady down the street who wouldn't get married so she could keep getting here welfare benefits even though her boyfriend lived with her?? "
    hmmm, Somehow I have my doubts, or your state systems is flawed

    That is common here in San Antonio, but usually for when you have children.

    You get more money back for being a single mom at tax time and it is a hell of a lot easier to qualify for most government "assistance" programs.

  8. Re:Help America Vote? on The State of Electronic Voting In the 2008 US Elections · · Score: 1

    It's to get them not to vote.

    If you were a staunch Nader / Green supporter, you would not vote for the party that prevented freedom of choice at the polls.

    And chances are, you would be ideologically different enough not to vote republican.

    It's about keeping 3rd parties down. The democrats have done this for decades against the Greens and the Republicans did it to whatever the party Perot started.

  9. Re:At last! on Creative GPLs X-Fi Sound Card Driver Code · · Score: 1

    I have issues from time to time in both.

    The difference is that I know how to fix issues in Linux.

    And killing X isn't a showstopper (or even a reason to reboot)

  10. Re:Two words on Barack Obama Wins US Presidency · · Score: 1

    Hopefully what has been laid to rest is the word neocon.

    It's as stupid as neolib

  11. Re:Two words on Barack Obama Wins US Presidency · · Score: 1

    McCain's campaign failed because he was weak.

    I always thought this and it was confirmed after the debates.

    Every time Obama would call him out on something, he just smiled and took it.

    It made it appear that even he didn't believe in what he was saying (asides from earmarks.)

    As a conservative, I am not surprised he lost.

    I keep hearing that this is the signal for the end of conservatism. To me, it's a signal for the opposite.

    Conservatives want a real conservative, not one that plays one on the campaign trail.

    Obama won because liberals had someone to be excited about and they voted in record numbers. Conservatives were taken for granted this election and as a result weren't there when the Republicans needed them.

  12. Re:Those kids these days! on Microsoft Discontinues Windows 3.x · · Score: 1

    That's why I never ran badapp despite all the good things I heard about it.

  13. Re:Software updates on AT&T Begins a Trial To Cap, Meter Internet Usage · · Score: 1

    How about my Debian updates?

    I don't use windows and never had it on my machine.

  14. Re:Really on Shuttleworth Says Canonical Is Not Cash-Flow Positive · · Score: 1

    Couple this with the fact that people can not run the software that they already own, and there just isn't a reason to switch no matter if linux "is better" or not.

    I don't think this is an issue for corporations. Most companies lock the desktop down where they make it so that the average user wouldn't be able to install any software they own, either.

  15. Re:PowerPC Ubuntu Help on What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not be be a fanboy, but you can use Debian for a PPC supported distro.

  16. Re:Three Laws of Robotics on Packs of Robots Will Hunt Down Uncooperative Humans · · Score: 1

    On the other, it would confirm my darkest fears.

    That you're from the future?

  17. Re:Considering the last 8 years... on ACLU Creates Map of US "Constitution-Free Zone" · · Score: 1

    Why would another country follow our Constitution?

  18. Re:Lines of Code on Linux Kernel Surpasses 10 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 1

    How about an OS that you can install?

    I played with MenuetOS for a bit and it is impressive but not something for everyday use.

  19. Re:14,000 not 6,000 on Wikipedia For Schools DVD Released · · Score: 1

    It is interesting that you find blogs (which is what you used to back your claim) more accurate than the wikipedia.

  20. Re:Well, here we go on Ballmer Admits Google Apps Are Biting Into MS Office · · Score: 1

    That's interesting.

    To me KDE 5 looks more responsive than Windows 7.

    Of course, I haven't tried either one since they are not out (or made?) yet.

  21. Re:What happens? on RIAA Agrees To Take $200-Per-File In Texas Case · · Score: 1

    In Texas your wages can only be garnished for taxes, student loans, and child support.

  22. Re:The future? on Linux Now an Equal Flash Player · · Score: 1

    Because there are no other browsers besides firefox...

  23. Re:YAY another binary release on Linux Now an Equal Flash Player · · Score: 1

    gnash works for youtube and ads.

    Not so great with websites that are entirely flash.

  24. Re:Some more equal than others... on Linux Now an Equal Flash Player · · Score: 1

    Lenny is due to be out soon so Debian will be off that list.

  25. Re:Taking one for the team. on Court Rules That Palin Must Save Yahoo Emails · · Score: 1

    You didn't do very well.

    I see 70 % overrated and 30 % underrated.

    No flamebait.