If you're going to compare Ubuntu 9.04, you best try Vista. I know many hate it, but as far as drivers go, it's much more up-to-date.

(Even moreso the Windows 7 RC)

Science shows lemmings don't actually dive off cliffs to their deaths. ;)

Of course, the sheep I've seen were all pretty stupid -- and (domesticated) turkeys seem too dumb to live.

How on earth would extending the copyright help those artists? How would it promote culture for the common good?

If they aren't recognized until after they're dead -- they're still dead and penniless.

Yeah, the lady who doesn't know how to use POWERPOINT is going enjoy learning scripting. [huge eye-roll]

>> The actual harm is that child porn happened.

Let's assume that in this case, "child porn happened". Who is the victim? Supposedly, it's the person who was photographed -- correct?

Guess who's being threatened.

So let me get this straight -- massive piracy leads to free, legal downloads? I'm going to start installing p2p clients on every computer I'm asked to fix!

Insightful?

It's getting as bad as Digg around here.

How about this: Politicians (UT or otherwise) are idiots who will do anything they *think* will make them popular. Right now fighting the evil scourge of video games is a popular choice.

The fact that they're doing this all over the nation should teach us several things -- none of which is "Um, this is Utah."

Not even close.

In fact, the difference is only around $30/30% which isn't THAT much more. However, I was pointing out that the Mac drive isn't necessarily an upgrade. Guess I should have been clearer. :)

Feel free to look up the benchmarks of the velociraptor. The benchmarks are very easy to find. It's a very fast drive and costs considerably more then a mere 640GB drive (which can be had for about $65).

The difference is that the LDS belief is that while Christ is Divinity, created the earth, etc. -- The Father (God) and the Son (Christ) are two separate beings. (As is the Holy Ghost.)

The three are still referred to as the Trinity -- but the Three are one in purpose, etc rather than in actual being.

There are plenty of biblical arguments in agreement, but that's a theological discussion for another place.

As an actual Mormon and not someone who just guesses what they believe on the internet --

This legislation is something a bunch of stupid politicians dreamed up and nothing to do with Mormon leaders, doctrine, teachings, or even culture. The fact that the stupid politicians in question happen to be Mormon is reasonably expected due to their location. Don't confuse cause with correlation.

(Mormons made the bill, so the bill must be Mormon?!)

Your argument is that they're the same because they're relatively recent? And for THAT you got modded "Insightful"?

You point out no other similarities -- just a rambling rant. I guess if that's what passes for insightful these days, it's no wonder our economy is in a mess.

See, I can make crazy logic jumps too!

Check that hard drive again:
>Western Digital Velociraptor 150GB, 10,000 RPM

Not every job requires 100% attention 100% of the time. I have a friend, for example, who spends much of his night shift sitting. His duty is making sure none of the juveniles in custody leave through the door next to him. I think he could manage a slashdot post or three and still be doing the job he was paid to do.

I can easily imagine this rather banal comment applying to 90% of the stories on Slashdot. That doesn't mean it should be modded up every time.