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  1. Re:Must have been considered a liability on Paypal Deals Blow To Freenet · · Score: 1

    If they kneaded the dough more, they wouldn't be in this sticky situation.

  2. Re:Because the target audience isn't thick?? on Hardware Hacking · · Score: 1

    Thank you!

    Finally someone who's read the book and can offer an informed opnion.

    Wait a minute... You're new here aren't you?

  3. Re:radio on Pop Up Ads in Space · · Score: 1

    TV, Radio and Magazine ads are not unsolicited.

    How do you think these industries make money?

    They offer you an information stream and include a mix of programming to appeal to a wide audience along with paid advertisments.

    No one is forcing you to partake.

    I suppose I might object less if I didn't think you were the type to burn copies of all your friends CDs too.

    What is it with you people and your "I want it and I'm not paying for it attitude"?

  4. Re:ESA is not very clever. on News from Mars · · Score: 1

    From TFA: "This first spectacular stereoscopic colour picture was taken on 14 January 2004 by ESA's Mars Express satellite from 275 km above the surface of Mars by the High Resolution Stereo Camera"

    From the parent post: "lowering the orbiter by 300km over Mars"

    Lowering the orbiter by 300km will get you 25km under the surface. I would consider this a little more than a risk of hitting the surface.

    Am I missing something or is should Rocksh try RTFA?

  5. Re:Liquid Metal on Scientists Create Supersolid From Helium · · Score: 1

    Hey - there are possibilities.

    I don't think either option would be inherantly bad. (Until the unit goes bad - like all AI eventually must - I'd rather try outrun a knife than a plasma gun)

  6. Re:When will they learn on Mars Rover Sniffs First Hint of Water? · · Score: 1

    Well there you go. Glad I was able to help your hypothesis along.

    I also have a hypothesis: Anything that's really hard to contain will be associated with the lunatic fringe, thus causing self censorship of otherwise rational people.

    e.g: flying saucers or the lack of objective discussion and analysis of 9-11.

    I do know it's nuts that a Nazi financier should become a US senator, his son head of the CIA and the President of the US, and then his grand son also President of the US and the new advocate of Mussolini's vision of fascism.

    I also know that's not what you're talking about.

    How can you take actual history, with proof and everything, and call it nuts?

  7. Re:When will they learn on Mars Rover Sniffs First Hint of Water? · · Score: 1

    it's pretty tough to keep any sort of secret these days

    you are kidding aren't you?

    Tell me, have you ever heard this?

  8. Re:*Old Joke Alert* on Linus Sighted At LCA2004 · · Score: 1

    I'm not really sure how the referendum for us to become a republic didn't pass

    It's the constitution, stupid.

    Did you ever read the proposed new constitution?

    All references to the queen were to be replaced by "the government".

    As useless as she is now, the queen is one of our checks and balances.

    To summarise the current Australian constitution: All our base are belong to politicians (that's right no rights - it's up to the government to protect us) - but the politicians belong to the queen.

    To summarise the proposed new constitution: All our base are belong to the government - the government belongs to the government & politicians are spared the need to obey any laws they were involved in passing.

    Jeezus - get a clue! If it's not already too late, it will be soon.

  9. Re:Correction on Still No Contact from Beagle 2 · · Score: 1

    I used the timeout switch, but am still waiting for a reply

    dude@host ~
    $ ping -w 300000 beagle-2.co.uk

    Pinging beagle-2.co.uk [217.206.221.212] with 32 bytes of data:

    (Yes I use windowz @ work - but I get around that by running cygwin)

  10. Re:I still won't be happy... on Better Search Results Than Google? · · Score: 1

    Underscores aren't allowed in domain names.

    I thought it was a vast right wing conspiracy when my ISP wouldn't allow access through their proxy, and Google wouldn't list (despite my attempts to bring their attention to it.) my Website http://pretzel_lib_front.tripod.com.

    It took a while, but now my isp has no problem with underscores, and neither does it seem, Google.

  11. Re:oh STFU... on Saddam Hussein Arrested · · Score: 1

    I hope you're not being paid to make such bad arguments. I 'd hate to think my taxes were going to your shoddy work too.

  12. Re:media is media... on Saddam Hussein Arrested · · Score: 1

    "that's just it...there IS no other side of the story as far as The Media is concerned. If there was, they would report it."

    I'm really sorry you've been so let down by your society, but I have some news for you, and it's not all good.

    The media are beholdent to their advertisers. Ignore what the money men say and you go broke. No matter how many ethics a media outlet has, they're still there soley to make money and biting the hand that feeds just doesn't work

    Do you suppose the media would have kicked up a fuss at any time in the past thirty years if they found out that Bush's grandfather was Hitler's banker? They havn't mentioned it.

    How about if the current administration, before they were "elected" in 2000, published their plan to militarise the new century to make sure US financial interests were protected. They spoke of Iran, Iraq and North Korea as problems because they wanted to dominate in their own regions. They also said that the change they were after would be a slow one unless some kind of "Perl Harbour" event galvanised everyone.

    I also noticed how no one in the media was able to connect the events immediately post 9-11 with the spookily similar Operation Northwoods plan that was rejected by Kennedy.

    Once again - my condolences.

  13. Re:Comparing Price on A Mars Mission's Greatest Challenge: Radiation · · Score: 1

    Please, your ignorance is a liability.

    Washington Post - Feb 2003 - "Iraq: Declassified Documents of U.S. Support for Hussein,"

    Christian Science Monitor - So many governments to overthrow, so little time

    Oh, and the phrase "democratically elected democracies" was redundant until Bush invoke the world's first ever court appointed democracy.

  14. Re:Comparing Price on A Mars Mission's Greatest Challenge: Radiation · · Score: 1

    Wanna try again for "thread"?

  15. Re:God on Orbdev Files US Federal Suit Over Asteroid Claim · · Score: 1

    It's part of a Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy game.

    http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/Invisiclues/hhgg/cha pter10/GeneralQuestions1/9.html

    I'd agree - that's where I'd put everything in the world should God hand it all over.

  16. Feeding the trolls on Memory Holes and the Internet (updated) · · Score: 1
    It would be disingenious for me to mention that your post is barely coherent, so I wont.

    whats wrong with wanting unbiased factual information?

    Absolutely nothing - go for your life. But be warned, the fact that information come from a "source" leads to it's unfortunate reality that it is always biased to some degree. Sheesh - everyone knows that.

    oh yeah i forget you don't like to think about him gassing people, throwing people into plastic shredders etc cause he's a nice guy...

    Is that the best you can do? Accuse me of being a Saddam lover - how about a Saddam enabler? Or... How about I'm just disturbed that my "democratic" representatives used my hard earned taxes to go about killing people? Do they still call it murder where you come from?

    it's not your fucking planet it's everyone's, you do give the inhabitants of this planet a bad name with your elitism & hatred of free speech

    Hey it is my planet, it's your planet, in fact you're right - it's *everyones* f#cking planet. And we already have a bad name - look at how we behave.

    - the Fucktard.
  17. Re:Copy of article... on Israeli Super Drone Stolen · · Score: 1

    As it appears to upset you that Israel is using what you call 'coded references' does it also upset you what the PA does?

    Bzzzt! - You are responding to someone's observations of what is being done with the proceeds of their own taxes. How about you stop being such an offensive embicile and face up to your own actions rather that complaining about what the "others" are doing. We're talking about Israel here and trying to change the subject wont change that.

    List of countries on the Israeli side: USA

    Oh, I'm sorry, but your poor little me routine is about to take a hit. I am an Australian, living and paying taxes in Australia. One of my greatest anguishes is that my government uses my taxes to support the IDF and Mossad terrorists through electronic signals intelligence. (Amongst other things - how about when our PM denied Israel even had any Nukes)

    So, if you want to rely on your birthright and your status as God's children, don't forget the prophecy that says you will all soon stand with the ENTIRE world coming to get you.

    Alternatively - join us. We're the human race and all we want is peace.
  18. Re:Yeah, right. on Memory Holes and the Internet (updated) · · Score: 1

    a link would be nice, to something thats not biased as shit of course...
    How would you judge that? "Oh it says something against Bush, it must be biased"


    you say no wmd but what about clinton & all the other dems who said he had em?
    It doesn't matter if God himself came down and said Saddam has WMD. Until they show up, there will still be no evidence - a fact that flies right in the face of our reasons for murdering thousands of innocent civilians.

    You want proof of the Bush's criminality: Try this evidence of profiteering with Hitler's Nazis!
  19. Re:Soon, a Tomacco V8 on Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant · · Score: 1

    Special thanx go to the person who found this body, lifted it off the keyboard, clicked on "Preview", waited.... and then submit.

  20. Re:would it be even possible today??? on Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today · · Score: 1

    Of course, there's no need to belive me and I wouldn't ask you to.

    Would you give the BBC any credibility, though?

  21. Re:would it be even possible today??? on Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today · · Score: 1

    Oh grow a brain.

    I recall reading an interview with at least one of the "hijackers" just after his name was announced.

    He was an Egyptian Airline pilot. He was also pretty pissed off about being defamed big time, and really scared about what would come of it all.

    One of the issues of the what really happened crowd is that the lists were never ammeded to fix up for those who were still alive.

  22. Re:Bit player on Man Arrested in Australia Over Nigerian E-mail Scam · · Score: 2, Funny

    Informative !?!?!

    He's making figures up.

    au$1,500,000.00 was worth at least us$12.70 this time last year.

    What is it they say? Lies, Damn Lies and Finance Reports?

  23. Re:right about now on Yet Another Big Solar Flare · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, Kristin Kreuk wants to see...

    Nah forget it.

  24. Re:It happens today too on Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today · · Score: 1

    From what I can tell, I'm not sure anyone even knows the whole truth.

    There are a lot of sources of information out there and it's up to you to analyise what you see and try to work out what's going on on your own, or with anyone who'll work with you.

    If that sounds too difficult you could always just believe everything faux news tell you.

    Ignorance is strength.

  25. Re:would it be even possible today??? on Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today · · Score: 1

    Hello...

    World Trade Center...

    Arab Hijackers (Ha several of them turned out to be still alive)...

    Buildings turning to dust and falling pretty much entirely into their footprints...

    Osama bin Goldstein...