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"Please do not feed the workers."

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Thanks for that nugget of unadulterated brilliance. What a relief that nobody expects women to be busy little yogurt-eating child-safety-obsessing supermoms who effortlessly balance their sex life, kids, and career. Why does society always hand men such a raw deal? Sorry, but "I bring home more money" doesn't justify inadequate attention to the family. You've noted the (decreasing) phenomena that more women discontinue full-time work after kids. Perhaps this isn't due to laziness, or the inherent desire to sit back and watch men suffer through the workplace. Perhaps it's because many women realize that maintaining a house, raising kids, and fulfilling any other commitments actually constitute a full-time job unto themselves, albeit unpaid. And if you think it's societally rough being a father accused of neglecting his kids, try facing that accusation as mother. I'm all in favour of sociopolitical griping, but at least give a nod to both sides, as well as the varying causes for your observed phenomena.

Just patent password cracking as a business method, and sue everybody for patent infringment who attempts to guess your passwords!

ObOntopic: software patents lead to Outsourcing. Indeed, rather than run the risk of being sued for patent infringment, software companies will prefer to outsource their actual development to places (such as India) where there are no software patents yet, rather than do it in their homecountry, and expose themselves to potentially expensive patent litigiation.

There is something rotten in the State of Denmark

Ok, no matter what the issue is: please consider your national pride, your national dignity! Do you really value representatives that let themselves be shoved around, and give an easy yes, rather than defending your country's best interests?

But the good news is, there is still a way out. Yes, changing your vote now may be viewed as an admission that you (you're representative) screwed up, or didn't know the subject matter. But it also shows courage and the willingness to correct errors once they become known.

Ok, as a Luxembourg I must admit that I sit in a glasshouse here. I hereby encourage my countrypeople to do something about it, and contact our ministry of economy about the matter, and encourage them to review their vote.

Remember: we are only two votes short of winning, and every country, no matter how small can make a difference, be it Denmark, Luxembourg, or even Malta!

Mier hun am Ministerrot 35 Stëmmen géint d'Softwarepatenter, an d'fehlen eis der jhust nach zwou fier éng Sperrminoritéit vu 37.

An Lëtzebuerg huet justement 2 Stëmmen!

Tel.: 478-4101

Mol éng Kéier wou Lëtzebuerg eppes maache kann (t'fehlen jhust zwou Stëmmen fier d'SoftwarePatenter ze blocken... souvill Stëmmen wéi Lëtzebuerg huet...) an dann verpenne mer et och nach!

I can't be the only one who noticed that the people selling this don't even know what a notebook computer is... they actually have it propped on his lap with the hinge VERTICAL! (like a book)

Hey, you can upload pictures to that site! Upload link