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Comment Re:Pioneer and Voyager Comps Receive Uplink Update (Score 1) 903

And then they must be incitements to violence.

You make a good point. I didn't consider it fully enough, it seems. While I don't doubt that shouting that in a fundamentalist church can be reasonably expected to cause violence, the phrase itself is definitely not a call to commit a violent act; rather it is someone expressing themselves (albeit in a rather unusual manner).

Regardless of the circumstances, if the people then attack you they are committing a crime. Ironically, the government would never prosecute someone in that situation, even if their statement fulfilled the Brandenburg v. Ohio test. They would probably instead offer you immunity in return for being the star witness :-)

Microsoft

Submission + - New Zealand rejects Office for Macs.

An anonymous reader writes: The NZPA is reporting that the New Zealand Ministry of Education has declined to renew a licensing deal for MS Office on 25,000 Macintosh computers in the countries schools. The Education Minister, Steve Maharey, has even gone to suggest schools use free alternative NeoOffice. However a school Principal has spoken out against the decision, claiming the NeoOffice website warned users to expect problems and bugs, saying: "That's not the sort of software we should be expecting kids in New Zealand to be using."

Feed Warning: Don't Spam This Scot (wired.com)

An unsolicited marketing message irritates an Edinburgh man and earns its sender a lawsuit -- and a $1,445 fine for damages. Is your inbox a gold mine? By the Associated Press.


Space

Submission + - NASA first - astronaut fired

davidwr writes: In an unprecedented move for an unprecedented situation, NASA fired now-former astronaut Lisa Nowack. Ms. Nowack is facing charges of attempted kidnapping related to an incident earlier this year.
Ms. Nowack is a Navy officer and remains so.

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