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Comment Re:US Border Security when LEAVING US? (Score 1) 1079

He wasn't leaving the US. He was entering the US. As for U.S. Border Agents, just watch a few episodes of "Homeland Security USA," that jingoistic propaganda ABC ran out a few months ago. That was the cleaned-up, sanitized version, and it still portrayed a band of power-drunk idiots harassing innocent travelers and then making them feel "lucky" they were "let go."

Comment Official word from Symantec: PIFTS (Score 1) 685

Deepak: PIFTS means Public Internet and File Tracking System So your grand fathers computer might be vulnerable to intrusions. Deepak: Yes you are correct. we need to check the Norton Settings on the computer and we do have a Virus removal team who can help in detecting that Intrusion manually and help in removing it completely. Deepak: If you wish I can transfer you to them right now and they will tell you how to remove it manually and then we can help in configuring the Norton Program Mr. T H: So it is a virus? Deepak: No it is not a Virus It is an Intrusion. Which tries to hack that computer Deepak: No Sir It is not related to Symantec

Comment Re:The Police one is awesome. (Score 1) 659

Trust me, the instruments are a vast improvement on the actual MIDI sounds output by Songsmith. I export the MIDI file and load it into Logic for use with its software instruments. If you think my Songsmith videos are bad, realize that they are much better than they did in their first incarnation. And yes, I am running XP in Parallels on a Macbook, just for Songsmith. The audio is fed by a Linux server, so there's three different OS platforms that go into my Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith series.

Comment Re:File type mismatch (Score 1) 709

We usually just use "victim." We have a lot of victimless crimes in the US, though, so a lot of criminal trials have no "complaintant." The gist I'm getting is that the legal system in Sweden is driven more by those who are wronged (or believe they have been wronged) than law enforcement and prosecutors.
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Journal Journal: Grad School Application Fees

All grad school applications must be accompanied by an application fee, currently somewhere in the $50-100 (CDN) range. I will soon have to pay these fees, and after asking around about the origin of them, I am of the opinion that they are bullshit and racist; another example of university administrators looking to bleed more money out of students because they can, and no one will fight it. It seems that many disagree with me, so I would like to solicit the opinions of slashdotters; am I tot

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