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  • On the post: FBI Unable To Properly Manage Terrorist Watch List

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 09 May, 2009 @ 01:12pm

    Organization

    There are no terrorist organizations. They just seem organized when we compare them to the FBI and (zeig heil) Homeland Security.

  • On the post: Surreptitious Adware Company Zango Finally Shuts Down

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2009 @ 07:53pm

    Re: Re: Re: One more grammar error

    That mark you call a triple period is called an elipse and it's acceptable in this particular situation. Nice try.

  • On the post: Surreptitious Adware Company Zango Finally Shuts Down

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2009 @ 11:23am

    Standing in line ...

    I swore long ago that the day would come when I would piss on Zango's grave. Now the day is come I find I don't have the energy... and I have decided it's not worth standing in line for hours anyway. www.newworldessays.com

  • On the post: Fair Use, Turnitin, And… Why Google Never Should Have Caved On Book Scanning

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2009 @ 02:39pm

    fair use my ass

    I have a site at www.newworldessays.com and write 'sample' dissertations for students, so they can see the proper way to cite and format their own work. turnitin.com has dozens, if not hundreds, of my works (I retain copyright) in their program and are charging for their service. Irrespective of what anyone thinks about what I do, I fail to see how using my work to make them a profit can be considered fair use of my work. Further, there is the extortion factor, when professors threaten students with expulsion should they refuse to sign a consent form to allow their works to be put into a computer data base. Let the professor get off his lazy ass and check references himself. My papers are not plagiarized so there is never an issue, it's simply the principle of the matter. I resent that they have a 'right' to hold my works in their base for as long as they wish.

  • On the post: Illinois Sheriff Sues Craigslist For Prostitution; Apparently Unaware Of The Law

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2009 @ 01:53pm

    Follow the money

    Who profits when a politician grand stands? ... and this is certainly the case of a politician grand standing. Remember that all the slimy bastards wrap themselves in the American flag and motherhood, and circle the wagons to protect the children each election year. I wager the high sheriff has a challenger somewhere in the offing ... Or else he is planning a Senatorial run sometime in the near future.

  • On the post: Massachusetts Wants GPS Driving Tax, Too

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2009 @ 07:54pm

    stupid bastards

    Just how long are we going to put up with these stupid bastards and their draconian ideas? I personally will just ignore the sons of bitches. If enough people just ignored stupidity they might finally get the point. How about a 'stupid bastard tax' and anyone suggesting ridiculous crap like this gets to pay it?

  • On the post: University Report On Dealing With Plagiarism… Plagiarized!

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2009 @ 12:38am

    Turnitin

    I write essays, theses, and dissertations for the well-heeled under-achievers on our university campuses. The paper I write is licensed to my customers with me retaining copyright. When their reader or professor runs that paper through a program such as turnitin, the website keeps a copy of my work in their database, to compare other papers against. They profit from my work, and refuse to compensate me. The professors are a party to this action. I think the professors and university readers should sweep around their own back door and check up on what constitutes fair use of a student's paper. www.NewWorldEssays.com

  • On the post: TV Stations Say Thanks, But No Thanks To Analog Switch Delay

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2009 @ 08:36am

    The Lazy Unwashed Masses

    Can't afford a converter box? Then you don't really need television because you cant afford to buy anything they peddle anyway. As the old dead French lady once said, "Qu'il mangent de la brioche."

  • On the post: Little Trees Air Freshener Company Ads Warn People Not To Mess With Its Trademark

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 18 Jan, 2009 @ 11:55am

    BOYCOTT

    Ok, I never bought one of their crappy little smelly assed trees, but now ... I intend to buy even less.

  • On the post: More Companies Rebelling Against Annoying Plastic Packaging

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2008 @ 06:24am

    dissertation help

    Try me I speak gooder Engilsh. www.NewWorldEssays.com :D

  • On the post: White House Gives Banks One Year To Stop Online Gambling Transactions, Despite Protests

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2008 @ 08:50pm

    last gasp of the dying neocons

    Our white trash president at work. He stings like a dead wasp. Hopefully our new president will override every payoff riddled executive decree the miserable pretender foisted off on us. The clock is ticking.

  • On the post: Perhaps Turkey Should Just Ban The Entire Internet

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2008 @ 12:04pm

    Turkey?

    So.. If Russia should attack Turkey from the rear, do you think Greece would help?

  • On the post: Dutch Kids Convicted For Stealing Virtual Magic Amulet

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 22 Oct, 2008 @ 09:06am

    details not so scarce if you look for them....

    The boys were sentenced to community service of 200 and 160 hours for kicking and hitting their victim and threatening him with a knife until he transferred a virtual amulet and mask to them while playing Runescape......

    This seems to put a different spin on the crime . Maybe you guys should try Google before you write an article with 'scarce' facts.... but thats just my opinion, I could be wrong.

  • On the post: Nebraska Forces City To Stop Advertising Free WiFi

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2008 @ 10:55am

    Good Plan

    "I might just have to swing by Louisville myself and post something using their WiFi." ........ Wait until you have an actual story to write before you write a story? WOW. Gonzo journalism... Where are Jack and Hunter when we really need them?

  • On the post: RIAA May Get Its Wish: Pandora Leaning Towards Shutting Down Over Webcasting Royalties

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2008 @ 12:09pm

    Boycott?

    Ok, not to offend music lovers, but we aren't talking about food or shelter, our car, or even gasoline for it. Music is hardly a basic necessity of life. Why not just go for a month or even six months without buying one single tune?...nothing. Surely the buying public can make it rain longer than RIAA can tread water. To hell with someone who screws me. I simply don't do business with them. Can't we give up new tunes for a very short period of time? All this whining seems a little juvenile to me. I mean we ain't talking bout the Sex or Beer industry. Just screw em... Stop buying their overpriced product...and stop writing about it. damn.

  • On the post: Repair A Computer In Texas Without A License And Face A Year In Jail

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2008 @ 01:31pm

    selling Texas back?

    um.. i don't think we bought it from mexico in the first place... but we seem to think its cool to carry guns down here and now we have the right to shoot someone leaving our neighbor's home if we think he might be a burglar... is this a great country or what?

  • On the post: Google AppEngine Pricing: Get In For Free; Only Pay If You Drive Serious Traffic

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 28 May, 2008 @ 06:19pm

    apps mail and MX records

    I signed up for google apps and got the free email with my domain name... www.NewWorldEssays.com .. instructions told me how to do it and it included a trailing dot being placed at the end of each entry in my MX . well, my domain controls (on yahoo) wont allow it. so i talk to yahoo support.. they say google is wrong.. and i can't find a phone number anywhere to contact them. anyone know a google customer service number, or does such a wonder even exist? I know this isn't the proper forum but I'm kind of desperate. thanks for any help

  • On the post: How The RIAA/MPAA Helped Catapult The Pirate Bay Into Being One Of The World's Most Popular Sites

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 20 May, 2008 @ 08:47am

    How Do I Get Some of This?

    My website is www.NewWorldEssays.Com Google and Yahoo won't take my ads, due to 'editorial content'. So.. How do I get the 'Entertainment Industry' to sue me and/or take down my site for a few days? Sounds like a winner to me.

  • On the post: Congressman Freaks Out About Second Life; Demands Ban In Schools

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 07 May, 2008 @ 01:57pm

    re

    Yogi said it best... nobody ever goes there any more.. it's too crowded.

  • On the post: Can Someone Explain Why The White House Should Be Playing The Role Of Copyright Cop?

    Charlie Potatoes ( profile ), 01 May, 2008 @ 12:03pm

    the new oil?

    Oil is the New Oil. Do I smell $10 a gallon?

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