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  1. Re:Strange... on Wikipedia to be Licensed Under Creative Commons · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    So sorry if every license doesn't line up with RMS's ideology. I like CC's approach- give the creator a smorgasbord of possible licenses, to allow him to easily license his work the way he wants. That's the point of a prewritten license.

  2. Re:what if indeed? on On the Moral Consequences of Gaming · · Score: 1

    What about playing CT in Counter-Strike?

    Option 1 - Wait for the stupid hosties to unsnag themselves from every single corner, but get rewarded with a full wallet when you rescue them all.
    Option 2 - Just kill the stupid hostages that get snagged to free up the others, and lose tons of money, but win the round anyway and oh so satisfying.

    Now that's deep. Long term consequences: Do option 2 a few times and get autokicked!

  3. Re:Butlers on How Best Buy Tried To Whip The Geek Squad Into Shape · · Score: 1

    I work at my university's computer repair department, and it's free for students and faculty. So no matter how cheap computers get, unless you can buy them for $1 from a vending machine in your dorm, they can't beat free. Of course, this isn't my career...

  4. Re:Is this idiot for real? on Leopard as the New Vista? · · Score: 1

    Or maybe his idea of a network is an ad-hoc wireless network depending on windows Internet Connection Sharing.. I guess those are popular in PC World Labs.

  5. Re:Another Perspective on Leopard as the New Vista? · · Score: 1

    LOL almost everything you just said is back 10 years. Nobody uses frames or tables anymore. Imagemaps are a gimmick that are never useful.

  6. Re:Is this idiot for real? on Leopard as the New Vista? · · Score: 1
    No, this section makes him lose all credibility:

    Plug into an Apple network--you're good to go. Plug into a Windows network--you're good to go. Plug into any IP-based mixed-client network--you're good to go.
    I'll let anyone with a clue mod me insightful. All the grandpas who buy into this marketing garbage can go back to reading PC World.
  7. Re:Another Perspective on Leopard as the New Vista? · · Score: -1, Troll

    It makes me sick to think of people trying to use computers verbally, and to see the government forcing websites to be "accessable". Computers are not made for blind people! It is impossible! Don't complain when a terrible idea fails!

  8. Re:In speculative fiction for a while on HP Skin Patch May Replace Needles · · Score: 1

    15 year olds do have sex, contrary to what the US government would have you believe. So Snow Crash; anarchy; no such thing as "statutory rape" (mega scare quotes).

  9. Re:In speculative fiction for a while on HP Skin Patch May Replace Needles · · Score: 1

    Guess you never read the book- and you need to it's required reading for slashdot >:|

    It wasn't some giant needle that would tear him to pieces, it was a MICRO needle filled with sedative that knocks him out for 6 hours or so. She forgets to take it out at one point and hilarity ensues- especially as her partner was an infamous terrorist assassin with a bad temper.

  10. Re:Curious... on Rockstar Fights Back Against BBFC · · Score: 1

    We're saying that if people are incited, it's their problem. The government can't just censor everything that could incite violence.

  11. Re:Curious... on Rockstar Fights Back Against BBFC · · Score: 1

    This kind of thinking truly makes no sense to me. Some people don't want to see it, so they just make it illegal for anyone to see it? How does that make any sense?

  12. Re:PROXIES on RIAA Afraid of Harvard · · Score: 1

    Who even needs that? The board could whip out its checkbook and buy every RIAA member company on the spot.

  13. Re:Solution #2 on Methane-Eating Bacteria Could Combat Global Warming · · Score: 1

    Don't mod interesting! No, I don't mean that you might as well use "quixotic"- the GGGP was referring to Don Quixote's fanciful quests, not to anything remotely resembling the word quixotic. And I thought "quixotian" sounded ridiculous because of the bizarre pronunciation of "Quixote".. kee hoe tay in

  14. Re:Solution #2 on Methane-Eating Bacteria Could Combat Global Warming · · Score: 0, Troll

    Quixotian? LOL I bet some scholar has used that word in an academic work, sounding completely ridiculous.

  15. Re:Software freedom gets you software you can trus on Protecting IM From Big Brother · · Score: 1
    From the readme:

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
    ??
  16. Re:The wheel on Amazon Sneaks One-Click Past the Patent System · · Score: 1

    I think I should get the patent on replying to Slashdot comments by repeating the content of a post answered to, except for replacing "the" with "a".
    I think I should get the patent on replying to Slashdot comments by repeating the content of a post answered to, except for replacing "the" with "a".
  17. Re:made of cheese? on Earth's Moon is a Rarity · · Score: 1

    Isn't there also some nougat in the Milky Way?

  18. Re:What's also rarer. on Earth's Moon is a Rarity · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Is your ego satisfied?

  19. Re:What's also rarer. on Earth's Moon is a Rarity · · Score: 2, Funny

    Point is, we're at the center not you.

  20. Re:What's also rarer. on Earth's Moon is a Rarity · · Score: 2, Funny

    And I'm sure ours is the only one made of cheese. And a great light of the heavenly shells instead of actually a physical body. And we didn't actually land on it, it was filmed at a soundstage on mars. o_o

  21. Re:Asimov? on Earth's Moon is a Rarity · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is exactly what I thought of- but I doubt a distinctive moon would be much help for future earth-hunters, since 5-10% of the entire galaxy is, um, quite a lot.

  22. Re:The wheel on Amazon Sneaks One-Click Past the Patent System · · Score: 1

    Now I need a patent for posting a sarcastic remark through the Slashdot comment model and sue you guys for royalties.
    Now I need the patent for posting a sarcastic remark through the Slashdot comment model and sue you guys for royalties.
  23. Re:/. mods... on Suit Filed Over 'Halo 3 Incompatibility' · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can have the last laugh in 17 months when the metamod backlog catches up :)

  24. Re:The wheel on Amazon Sneaks One-Click Past the Patent System · · Score: 1

    I better hurry patenting the wheel before it's too late... the one purchasable through a shopping cart model that is.
    I better hurry patenting a wheel before it's too late... the one purchasable through a shopping cart model that is.
    I better hurry patenting a wheel before it's too late... the one purchasable through the shopping cart model that is.
  25. Re:HL2 Has Levels? on Why Do Games Still Have Levels? · · Score: 1

    *woosh*

    He's saying literally, they took about 2 years between episode releases.