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Commented on Don't Copy That Floppy sequel promises prison beatings for copying
I damn well would shoot a cop, steal his helmet, and poop in it. Where's the anti-piracy commercial for me??...
Commented on Cheap facts: what happens to science fiction when knowing something can be done and doing it are nearly the same thing
Ow, you couldn't've called it Cheat TRUTH and the Plausible Premise?...
Commented on If woowoos ran the emergency room
Mitchell & Webb are the BEST - I've been on a Peep Show/Mitchell & Webb Look bender the last few weeks. This sketch is a prime example why....
Commented on Roald Dahl on vaccinating your kids
Actually, I heard the jury's still out on science....
Commented on Roald Dahl on vaccinating your kids
@ Dilapidus #19 What I mean by Reductio Ad Absurdum is the proof structure in propositional logic in which you prove the validity of an argument by supposing its invalidity (i.e., you assume its premises true and its conclusion false)...
Commented on Roald Dahl on vaccinating your kids
Coming down against Reductio Ad Absurdum certainly isn't an anti-vaccination position but it's definitely not pro-logic....
Commented on Roald Dahl on vaccinating your kids
@ Dilapidus #8 What's wrong with a Reductio Ad Absurdum? I've always found a properly used RAA to powerful and versatile rule for proving valid arguments....
Commented on VFX engineer on why <em>Star Trek</em> ain't IMAX
@6 - great post, ihaveseenenough. But how about a different URL? http://www.film-tech.org gives me a page load error....
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I love lamp....
Commented on Xeni on the road in West Africa: Blogger and Peace Corps Volunteer Kate Puzey Murdered in Benin
My condolences go to Ms. Puzey's family and friends. I've known several Peace Corps volunteers and have found them to be some of the most adventurous, open-hearted, loving and free spirits anywhere. Her loss is a real loss for the...
Commented on "The Most Brilliant Sci-Fi Mind on Any Planet: Philip K. Dick" 1975 Rolling Stone Article by Paul Williams
wolfiesma - Dune was from a Frank Herbert book, not Philip Dick. Good movie though. And even though I usually love Verhoeven films, and I worship the ground PKD walked on, I didn't much care for Total Recall. It had...
Commented on Mister Rogers -- Podcast appreciation
Maligned? Who on earth would malign this man and WHY??? I can't imagine any reason I'd watch the show once I passed the target age group, but I've never heard of anybody claiming Fred Rogers was anything other than the...
Commented on Spot the difference: NZXT Avatar gaming mouse redesigned
I for one give up . . . you gonna tell us???...
Commented on Interactive Photo-Hunt Game on YouTube
ow! one of the videos got taken down, stopping the game cold. I think it was for the 'Slumdog Millionaire' one. What studio put out that piece of junk anyway? Hey studio! Your movie was an overrated heap of crap!...
Commented on Tumbarumba: a surreal fiction anthology in the form of a browser plugin
I love it! It gives me surreal non sequiters like "Getting an error or need to restore your iPod Touch check the video but leaving out the ooky-spooky stuff, the other half of me is talking to his sobbing half:...
Commented on Scarabs battle for possession of a ball of dung
#7 - Yeah, I've seen this before and your explanation is what I was thinking, too....
Commented on Acclaimed animated movie can't be shown because of licensing costs for 80+ year-old music
Doug Nelson, the first thing she says in the interview is that she knew she'd have a fight on her hands because of the music before making the movie. You think you could have done a little research first? The...
Commented on Split tongue video
Dillenger69, See, she's wearing those big sunglasses because she doesn't want people to recognize her....
Commented on Police blotter: baby or burrito?
What kind of holiday would Christmas be if the three wise men had been similarly mistaken? Answer: my kind of holiday!...
Commented on Bike helmets that look like hats
They're cute, but I'm not so sure they're safe. The slick plastic surface of a bike helmet is a protective feature - if your helmeted head makes sudden contact with the ground, a cloth cover is more likely to 'catch'...

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RevEng commented on Don't Copy That Floppy sequel promises prison beatings for copying
Cory -- You didn't watch the video to the end? It's the SIIA, not the BSA. Dale Curtis -- The money they spend on "next-generation solutions" could have been spent on developing better products and it still would have generated jobs and productivity. In fact, people might be less willing to pirate and more willing to purchase if companies spent more money on quality and less money on crippling DRM. Don't forget; the money that pirates don't spend on software will end up being spent somewhere else. One company's loss is another's gain -- that money will still be used...
axl456 commented on Don't Copy That Floppy sequel promises prison beatings for copying
when he said "what what.." i think he was going to end the sentence with "... in the butt"...
kezza commented on If woowoos ran the emergency room
Previous post from one of the ANONYMOUS ... "Not all homeopathic meds are so diluted that they contain zero ingredient". I'm afraid I will have to pick you up on that ... *by definition* homoeopathic medicines are *so* dilute that, statistically, there are no molecules of active ingredient present in virtually all samples. (Picture this for an idea ... imagine a world where the oceans are made of pure water and imagine I take one drop of active ingredient and drop it into the ocean in America, then travel to Europe and fill a little bottle from the same ocean...
AirPillo commented on Don't Copy That Floppy sequel promises prison beatings for copying
Cory -- Don't Copy That Floppy and its sequel were produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), not the Business Software Alliance (BSA). And contrary to your comment, what's really notable is that most software companies invest a double-digit portion of their revenues in the development of next-generation solutions, which generates jobs and productivity throughout the economy. However, software companies could invest a lot more in new jobs and product innovation if piracy weren't so rampant around the world. Check out www.bsa.org/faces for a more realistic portrayal of what happens to software pirates. Dale Curtis, BSA They're...
Laroquod commented on Cheap facts: what happens to science fiction when knowing something can be done and doing it are nearly the same thing
Evaluating Google results is an acquired skill that requires a firm grounding in skeptical principles - something many geeks take for granted. I do Mac consulting, and half the time I get my answers from Google. Often the same exact Google pages that my clients have stared at blankly for hours. So, 'knowing' may well increasingly be 'doing', but 'seeing' is increasingly *not* 'knowing'. Nor will it ever be, since the ability to judge credibility is one of the most difficult to acquire skills known to man and BTW it has a *huge* breadth requirement....

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