* Posts by jacob

10 publicly visible posts • joined 31 Dec 2007

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jacob
Paris Hilton

quit your pissing and moaning

Bunch of twits.

..Or did I miss the part where it became some sort of El Reg'ism to post derogatory comments on all of Ted's articles regardless of quality. Kind of like this:

Paris because she thinks you're all a bunch of twats as well.

Ad-supported webcam border surveillance hits Texas

jacob
Boffin

Pedantry backfire

Both forms could be considered correct.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wile

—Verb phrase

5. wile away, to spend or pass (time), esp. in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion: to wile away the long winter nights.

and here:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/while

To spend (time) idly or pleasantly: while the hours away.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wile

2. To pass (time) agreeably: wile away a Sunday afternoon.

you're both right... and wrong.

YouTube 'poisoned baby food' hoaxer pleads guilty

jacob
Flame

free speech or not

That guy is a dumbass.

Is he a disgruntled former Gerber employee or just a random idiot?

Nintendo whacked with $5m Wii strap lawsuit

jacob
Thumb Down

maybe another *-tard

maybe lititard?

Is it really so hard to work out how to *not* fling a "wii-mote" through your tv?

Obviously it must be Nintendo's fault that your uncoordinated kid flails his arms about like a mentally deficient orangutan and can't hold on to the controller.

Down the Digital River, into the heart of download darkness

jacob
Coat

@Why The Language etc.

If you are offended by the language or content you are free to stop reading and move on to another article.. Bunch of whiny fuckwits

Unless I missed some obvious sarcasm, and in that case... carry on.... fuckwits..

Mines the one with the George Carlin book in the breast pocket.

French record labels sue, um, SourceForge

jacob
Flame

good luck with that...

Does anyone actually care about France to begin with?

I'd just tell 'em to FOAD myself...

US spec-ops get robot whispercopter kill fleet this month

jacob
Black Helicopters

so..

When will the mini version with nerf missile launchers and airsoft machine guns be available for covert office warfare?

black helicopter for obvious reasons

US stocks up on semi-automatic rifles

jacob
Stop

@ Steve - Semi?

"The AR15 is semi-automatic, but a stock AK47 is not."

Wrong, a typical AK-47 for sale in the US will only be semi-automatic. The only exception is a full auto that was registered and built prior to 1986. Even then the only way to get a full auto is to pay several hundred dollars to the BATF for the permit (if the local law enforcement will sign off on it) and then pay upwards of $15,000 for the weapon itself.

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FYI

In the DC vs Heller case the US Supreme Court ruled that the 2nd Am. referred to an individual right to keep and bear arms. That means every American (except felons and minors) not just militia forces.

McCain pulls ahead in pharmaceutical spam

jacob

odd...

I would have assumed it would be viagra or some other cure for an age related malady.

Now RIAA says copying your own CDs is illegal

jacob
Pirate

oh really....

These RIAA 'tards should really try reading the "fair use" portion of copyright law.