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  1. Re:five years for 10 viewings? on Embed a Video, Go To Jail? · · Score: 1

    Whenever a controversial law is proposed, and its supporters, when confronted with an egregious abuse it would permit, use a phrase along the lines of 'Perhaps in theory, but the law would never be applied in that way' - they're LYING. They intend to use the law that way as early and as often as possible.

  2. Re:This is why I set down ground rules on A Letter On Behalf of the World's PC Fixers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    7. Oh, and YOU buy the beer.

  3. Re:Non-human intelligences on Should Dolphins Be Treated As Non-Human Persons? · · Score: 1

    Oh dear god. Dolphin lawyers?!?!?

  4. Re:I'll make you a deal on The Continued Censorship of Huckleberry Finn · · Score: 1

    or you could just have an opening that explains the context and meaning of the word nigger in the time and place the book takes place in. You could boldly confront the issues of slavery and racisim and teach children something important about their history and the history of the human race...

    Or the teacher could, you know, teach that to the class.

  5. Re:Stupid is as stupid does. on Real-Life Frogger Ends In Hospital Visit · · Score: 1

    Hey, in the end, we're all dead.

  6. See ya ZA on ZoneAlarm Employs Scare Tactics Against Its Users · · Score: 2, Informative

    I used to recommend them to residential users. I will not ever again.

  7. Re:Two words on Fun To Be Had With a 10-Foot Satellite Dish? · · Score: 1

    Mod "+5 delicious".

  8. Re:Oh noes! on 40 Windows Apps Said To Contain Critical Bug · · Score: 3, Funny

    A lot of people need to learn the phrase : "Common sense is not so common".

    These day it could be considered a super power.

  9. Re:Guiltless pirate. on Why Recordings From World War I Aren't Public Domain · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Personally, I'm all for people not breaking just laws. Unjust laws, well, knock yourself out.

  10. Re:Seriously? on Sound As the New Illegal Narcotic? · · Score: 1

    There's precedent. Oklahoma's the land of Tuttle, after all.

  11. Re:I'm never wrong... on Why Being Wrong Makes Humans So Smart · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm always wrong. Just ask the wife...

  12. Re:Garbled how? on Voyager 2 Speaking In Tongues · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You hope in any future endeavor like this, if it hasn't been done already, that each batch of data it sends would start with some sort of test/reference data that they could compare against.

  13. Re:Now only if they had thought of this 30 years a on Later School Start For Teenagers Brings Drop In Absenteeism · · Score: 1

    ...We really need a better option for places where walking doesn't work for whatever reason.

    Walking? The school systems here bus kids to the school that's ONE BLOCK away. And they stop at every single driveway on a block where a kid lives.

    Because... you know... "Why don't you have a seat over there..."

  14. Re:Wouldn't it have been easier on Newspaper "Hacks Into" Aussie Gov't Website By Guessing URL · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but the submitter got at wrong. A secret URL is essentially a password - so attempting lots of funny URLs can be like trying lots of ssh logins. The problem here is that it was a weak password, not that they used a secret URL...

    Do you work for the Tuttle, OK government?

  15. Re:A Christian's take on Texas Textbooks Battle Is Actually an American War · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Creationism does not in anyway detract from evolution. Some people on both sides think creationism and evolution can not exist together, but they can with the long day theory...

    Science? Religion? I'm listening to the guy with the lens in a tube rather than the guy with the corpse on a stick.

  16. Re:unpossible on Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar · · Score: 4, Funny

    "When teachers are expected to be nannies rather than teachers, do u rly expect students 2 xl @ math, language, & science, & b able 2 sp34k in nything but txt sp35k? ZOMG LOL WTF!"

  17. Re:yes on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 1

    That, And some people still live where only dial-up or $120/month satellite service is available. If they communicate well, only some snobbish ass will dump a resume because of that.

  18. Re:"Is this legal" is the wrong question on Bing Cashback Can Cost You Money · · Score: 1

    How is this any different from a grocery store jacking up prices on several items, then a week or two later putting those same items "on sale"?

  19. Re:Oblig Movie Quote on NASA Attempts To Assuage 2012 Fears · · Score: 1

    I just don't want to have to buy the White Album again!

  20. Re:I don't think so... on A High-Res 3D Video of the Embryonic Heartbeat · · Score: 1

    I am a PhD student of Neurobiology and I consider abortion murder.

    The first part of your statement means nothing. No one cares if you're a student or a janitor. The second part is a moral belief of yours. Not all share _your_ morals beliefs. End of story.

  21. Re:Wait on Microsoft Says No TCP/IP Patches For XP · · Score: 1

    Not just netbooks...

  22. Re:Not long enough on Professor Gets 4 Years in Prison for Sharing Drone Plans With Students · · Score: 1

    ...four years for a very real leak of sensitive military information is quite mild...

    Yes. It's a good thing he didn't have a bag of weed or flash a boobie on the TV or he'd _really_ be screwed.

  23. Be Afraid! Buy Our Product! on Symantec Exec Warns Against Relying On Free Antivirus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Symantec's "security" security programs were worth a damn, the "free" products wouldn't stand a chance. So far, that hasn't been the case eh?

  24. Re:Southern Utah.... on The Worst US Cities To Work In IT · · Score: 1

    It's a good thing they didn't mention the taxes in upstate NY. If I didn't have family here, I'd be out of here in a heartbeat. This place sucks. 13215.

  25. Re:Sure! on Last.fm Strongly Denies Sharing Data With RIAA · · Score: 1

    Suddenly, everyone uses a lame straw-man argument!