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Comment Re:They haven't ended the relationship... (Score 1) 137

try putting in your host file [wikipedia.org] 83.140.176.200 thepiratebay.org or setting you DNS server setting to 4.2.2.3 and then going to https://thepiratebay.org/ [thepiratebay.org]

Wow, they've really made SSL easy. All I have to do is over-ride DNS settings (as you stated) and I automatically get SSL and all sniffing averted. Awesome. I guess I really am behind on this inner tubs stuff. Yeah, right ... again ... I now award you a "you fail at failing teh inner tubes".

Comment Re:Not so big an issue (Score 1) 222

Slippery Slope arguements are fallacy's. There is no proof that one step forward equates the same thing as ensuring that someone is going to go the full nine yards, or even that if they were, they'd end up where you want to paint them as going.

The issue here though is that the discussion is centering around governments, laws, and lawmaking. Laws and lawmaking are based on precedent, which is just another way of saying they are based on slippery slope. Governments also are based on slippery slope using a small step (or removal of a small civil liberty) to justify and implement the next not-so-small step.

Comment Re:and with that same philosophy (Score 0, Troll) 1147

No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful. ... I along with many others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you make are grossly over-stated and hinge on falsehoods. ... This is a world where Windows runs on virtually every computer and putting on a carnival show for an operating system is not helping ... I am sure if you contacted Microsoft, they would be more than happy to supply you with copies of an older verison of Windows and that way, your computers would actually be of service to those receiving them...

Comment Re:Do we really need this? Well... (Score 1) 344

Who is harmed? How are they harmed? If Adam and Bob get married, how does this, in any way harm, Donna and Eric?

Well clearly Candice is the one that was harmed, and you didn't even mention her. I think that her and Donna had an illicit affair, Eric found out, and killed her with the Candlestick in the Library.

PC Games (Games)

Referee Recommends Disbarment For Jack Thompson 280

spielermacher writes "GamePolitics is reporting that Jack Thompson — the lawyer every gamer loves to hate — has apparently lost his court case and is facing disbarment. The Referee in the case has gone beyond the Florida Bar's request for a 10-year disbarment and is recommending a lifetime ban. From the Final Report issued by the court: '... the Respondent has demonstrated a pattern of conduct to strike out harshly, extensively, repeatedly and willfully to simply try to bring as much difficulty, distraction and anguish to those he considers in opposition to his causes. He does not proceed within the guidelines of appropriate professional behavior ...' All I can say is that it's about time."
Communications

No Third-party Apps on iPhone Says Jobs 778

wyldeone writes "In an interview with the New York Times, Steve Jobs confirms reports that the recently-announced iPhone will not allow third party applications to be installed. According to Jobs, 'These are devices that need to work, and you can't do that if you load any software on them.' In a similar vein, Jobs said in a MSNBC article that, 'Cingular doesn't want to see their West Coast network go down because some application messed up.'"

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