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  • On the post: EFF Blasts Apple For Fraudulent DMCA Takedown Of Wiki Page

    Crabby ( profile ), 26 Nov, 2008 @ 12:04pm

    If you really don't like Apple's propensities towards total domination of your life, then don't buy their products. Besides, there are plenty of other brands of mp3 players on the market. Buy something else and send a message to Apple.

  • On the post: $100 Laptop Still $400, But Now With More Advertising

    Crabby ( profile ), 19 Nov, 2008 @ 05:36am

    Re: Maybe I'm just being cynical...

    No, I think you've hit the nail on the head. Negroponte's just another arrogant intelligentia who thinks the rest of the world is somehow impoverished just because it doesn't have all the cool tools and electronic toys that he has.

    In my opinion, most people in developing countries would be much better off with clean water and clean politics than with a cheap laptop. Students have been learning for THOUSANDS of years without a computer; yet we're led to think that so many poor children will suffer if we don't go out and spend some of our ill-gotten loot on Negroponte's program. How supremely arrogant.

  • On the post: When You're The President-Elect, People Watch Your Website Closely

    Crabby ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2008 @ 12:04pm

    Re: Post #10 by A/C

    "Hopenchange" -- isn't that a town in the Netherlands?

  • On the post: Batman, The City, Sues Over Batman, The Movie

    Crabby ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2008 @ 11:53am

    Re: Blame it on the water?

    Ha ha! Wouldn't that be great? "Baste" them in their own judicial juices!

  • On the post: China Says Six Hours A Day Online Makes You An Internet Addict

    Crabby ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2008 @ 11:47am

    Re: this makes sense from china's perspective

    Yup.

  • On the post: Chinese Killer Blames Video Game Addiction

    Crabby ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2008 @ 11:35am

    ban the internet

    Take a look at the larger picture here. It isn't just about games -- it's about the internet in general. Does anyone think that China might -- just might -- see this as yet another tool in their ongoing war against free speech?

    Look, comrade! The internet games cause violence in our precious youth and leads to death. Let's ban the internet!

  • On the post: Old School Comedians Complain About The Internet

    Crabby ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2008 @ 01:15pm

    Re: Big Brother

    Man, how ridiculous... and frightening. Those folks in the UK need to have a serious tea party...

  • On the post: Google Faces Patent Extortion From Russia

    Crabby ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2008 @ 01:04pm

    Re: hot air

    Well, Al Gore is full of hot air... no wonder the planet is heating up. Hey, if he invented the internet, does that mean he invented internet porn, too? Bad Al! Baaad!

  • On the post: A Look Back At Michael Crichton's Mediasaurus Prediction

    Crabby ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2008 @ 12:53pm

    Re: public schools

    You are so right. Public schools are little prisons for the mind, where no independent thoughts are welcome. And they are a big waste of taxpayer money.

    But most of all, they waste student's lives and time. I'm a victim of public schools; I learned because I had to hide in the library at lunch or be beaten up. There were about 4 of us, and we read all the books. That is how we got our education, because in a 50-minute class period the teachers spent so much time trying to calm down the bad kids that they ended up with only enough time to issue homework assignments.

    Forced busing in my area moved students from a poorer, minority school to a larger, newer building. Fights erupted every day. I was left at school - 15 miles from home with no transportation. And the ninth graders lost graduation credits. But who cared? The judge who forced the busing got a pat on the back. He was Mr. Politically Correct. But the students got the shaft. No child left behind? Well, the school bus left me...

  • On the post: Pushing For A Repeal Of Sarbanes-Oxley

    Crabby ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2008 @ 05:32am

    Re: Repeal SOX

    I'd rather not send them to jail so they can lounge at my expense. Make them work nasty jobs and garnish their pay for the rest of their lives so they can pay back some of the money.

  • On the post: Yet Another WiFi-Borrowing Criminal Caught

    Crabby ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2008 @ 05:22am

    Re: not bigotry

    Is this what we're going to hear for 4 years? Every time someone disagrees with or says something that isn't worshipful to the president, then they're a bigot? And you have the nerve to tell other people they're saying something stupid?

    Even those who disagree with you or your politics have their right to free speech. And that doesn't make them bigots. If anything, you are the bigot for bringing it up. Please stop labeling people.

  • On the post: Toronto Removes Surveillance Cameras Due To Human Respect… Plans To Disrespect Humans Somewhere Else

    Crabby ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2008 @ 05:15am

    Re: Re: More on morons

    Meh.

  • On the post: Latest Study On Violent Video Games Shows More Aggressive Behavior

    Crabby ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2008 @ 12:15pm

    Re: Politicians and Media need to STFU

    I agree with you. Everything is a panic, everything is a crisis, and we're surrounded by E V I L.

    All the media do is hype fears to create headlines. They need to stop tabloidizing everything.

  • On the post: Amazon Recognizes That People Hate Annoying Packaging

    Crabby ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2008 @ 12:03pm

    Re: tool

    I have the Swiss Army knife Classic, which actually works quite well. You still have to watch out for the sharp edges but this will get the package open for you.

  • On the post: Amazon Recognizes That People Hate Annoying Packaging

    Crabby ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2008 @ 11:59am

    Re: recycling

    Actually, most building materials are recycled, especially metals. Copper is going at nearly $3.00 per pound and you can bet someone is going to truck it to a recycling plant instead of the dump. Do a search before you start harping on the "wasteful USA" because some of us are sick of hearing it. China is one of the most polluted countries in the world.

  • On the post: Easy For Anyone To Recalibrate ES&S E-Voting Machines

    Crabby ( profile ), 04 Nov, 2008 @ 11:52am

    Re:

    It's really quite simple. The machines are messed up because they are being used by the government. The government can't do anything right.

  • On the post: Lotus Adds Fake Engine Noise To Make Hybrids Sound Like Cars

    Crabby ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2008 @ 12:45pm

    Re: Blind people need a new system

    The upside to the radar/lidar approach is that blind people could also adapt this technology to other applications, such as climbing stairs or avoiding rocks on the sidewalk. But no, auto makers will probably be sued by lawyer$ to put this stuff on their cars.

  • On the post: Lotus Adds Fake Engine Noise To Make Hybrids Sound Like Cars

    Crabby ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2008 @ 12:43pm

    Re: Better Solution

    That's the best approach! It could even be incorporated headphones so they can hear over their ultra-loud music!

  • On the post: Italy Wants To Put Google Execs In Jail Over Uploaded Video

    Crabby ( profile ), 25 Jul, 2008 @ 12:33pm

    Everyone is missing the real reason to go after Google: money.

    Why sue the kids or their parents when they probably don't have much money, when you can sue millionaires? This is the real impetus behind this stupidity. GREED.

  • On the post: Now The Senate Wants To Add A Copyright Czar To The White House

    Crabby ( profile ), 25 Jul, 2008 @ 10:25am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Time to offer a solution?

    Yes, by all means write to your congressman and senator. Even if they don't reply the way you want them to, at least you'll have made an effort. Don't be one of those people who sit and whine and wait for everyone else to fix the problem.

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