Well, that's just it, I don't think it's a form of plasma on the sabers (or that it cannot be). It has to be something projected through a crystalline substance. The heat of plasma is enough to cut through steel, a crystal would melt because of the intense heat it would require to generate it. Not to mention the fact that the saber itself would be incredibly hot to handle.

You know, I don't agree, but I think we are getting there.

Bill Gates may be coming back to Microsoft, now that investors are calling for Ballmer to go away.

Imagine the hardcore tech geek drama if he makes some dramatic return and restores the company to the glory of it's previous hegemony based on vendor relationships and partner dealings. Just like Steve did...

Kosovo certainly falls under their charter, because that war threatened the stability of member nations.

Sudan is a little different. It's possible I am confused and thinking about UN troops, but I have been told that NATO is involved in the split over there.

Actually, their mission and charter are quite clear and they have been very active in combat zones throughout the world for a long time. Most recently, they have been dealing with combat in Sudan.

I just don't understand why they are going after anonymous specifically, of how the actions of that group applies to their charter. What is so special about Anon that they get targetted like this?

Unless I completely missed some mostrously epic hack - wtf is NATO doing chasing these guys? Where in the NATO charter does it say track down delinquents engaging in electronic forms of protest?

I could understand Interpol or some law enforcement agency, since the worst of what Anonymous accomplishes seems to be network intrusion. But I thought NATO was all about stopping aggression against member states. When did Anonymous graduate to that level?

I think you mean, it is funny how the Slashdot community will bash any OS and debate endlessly over the virtures of any alternative.

I fail to see any real preference in all the endless debates, just lots and lots of bickering that accomplishes nothing.

The question is what kind of religion.

People have made much of the metaphore that Apple is like being a Catholic while using a PC is like being a Protestant.

I personally think being an Apple fan is more like being one of the Old Believers in Russia. It's not so much that you do it their way, it's that doing it another way is 'dire.'

Now if you said, for an average wage of about $7 daily, I would have felt for you.

More likely, Apple will simply include a feature in the next update that makes it impossible for this to work.

I like my Mac and my iPod, but not the closed garden I am allowed to use them in.

Or we found him living in a mansion outside Islamisbad and killed him after a firefight.

Not sure what the motivation for making this up would be. There are likely going to be reprisals for this act.

File an anti-trust complaint and break up the monopoly. That is what those laws are for.

For a little extra money, you can get a seat in my biplane, with the extra wings.

HEY NOW

Wordpress is great for some jobs, Drupal is perfect for most others.

Let them live together in peace, there is no reason to start an Open Source Content Management System war.

I am sure the BIAA (the religious version of the RIAA) is all over this to prevent unauthorized copies. Codices are notoriously easy to copy and distribute amongst various followings and there's going to be a need for new laws to prevent religion from undergoing the same thing we saw wih the music industry.

Codex sharing is just plain wrong, it costs people jobs and we need to take action against it before it gets out of hand.

The reporter does a fine job of pointing out the actual context. Slashdot is the group making accusations of absurdity. BC has edited the page to remove the point about wifi already.

What I really want to know is why universities think they need to be involved in a discussion about copyright protection anyway. I know they are targets of the predatory RIAA and this is a CYA move, but one might think Boston College would be above the fracas, have a clear and accurate understanding of the law, and inform people appropriately. This sounds like off the hip advice from an older systems admin with no understanding of what copyright really means in an online context.