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Microsoft Names Linux its Number Two Risk
Jorkapp writes "Microsoft has officially moved Linux up to the Number 2 Risk to the company (With Economic Environment at No. 1). Bill Gates has taken the threat very seriously, and has identified Linux and non-commercial software as 'out there and very pervasive.' In response, Microsoft has dropped the price of Windows CE and opened the embedded OS to developers. This will not only allow developers to view and modify CE, but also distribute software incorporated to the modified code."
Is non-sense. Of course, HIV does not equal AIDS. HIV causes AIDS. AIDS can also have other causes, but HIV is the primary cause.
To suggest that millions of scientists around the world are in on a government scam to ??discourage homosexual sex?? is bullshit.
social sciences can never use experience to verify their statemen
I some of the stupid pseudo-science the other day. There was this website claiming that the world population problem was a scam. One of their pieces of evidence was that the population density of India was about half the population density of New Jersey. Any moron who has been to India can tell you that India clearly cannot support a population twice as large as the one it has. Their economy can't do it, their urban centers can't do it, and their rural areas might not be able to do it. The simple population density comparison ignores such a huge host of other factors that its not even funny.
I think the real reason pseudo-science takes hold is that it seems to make sense at first glance. Its the whole idea that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. However, if you know more about these things (my dad has worked in international development all his life, so I got exposed to this stuff a lot) some of the seemingly logical arguments that some people make seem utterly ridiculous.
A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
The Dr Pepper/Seven-Up corporation is owned by Cadbury Schweppes plc
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the strongest word is still the word "free"
Dr. Pepper is not a Pepsi Co. product, but Mountain Dew is. I like Mountain Dew, but I've stopped drinking it because it contains brominated vegetable oil. The thought of drinking oil grosses me out.
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