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Chinese MagLev Train Opens Next Week
lupa1420 writes "The Guardian reports on the launch next week of the world's fastest train, 430kph, in China, which uses magnetic levitation technology. Includes instructions on how to make your own maglev demo at home."
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You don't have to go so far. Just ask how many people are detained in the US (or by the US in Guantanamo or similiar places) without rights and without accusation.
And just recently, the Supreme Court said, that's okay. New York Times article
Before everybody shouts that I can't compare the two countries and that I would be put in jail just for saying that... I admit: you're right.
The USA is a free country. Still. Quite. Well, relatively. As long as you're not Arabian or muslim or otherwise suspicious.
But of course, none of us is, so we don't have to worry. Do we?
I don't need a signature.
...does it run GNU/Linux?
On the subject of spelling, I use Mac OSX which has a built in spelling service (Applespell) which runs by default. My browser, Omniweb 4.5, provides proper integration with this service such that as I type away in its magic zoomed text box, it underlines apparent errors and allows updating of the dictionary right there.
/. in 2004 - if they are doing so, I can only assume that they're too dumb to enable a spell checker on their system.
Now, I don't extensively use a Linux, Windows XP or Solaris machines, but I ASSUME that these other modern OSs can also do this type of thing, so it rather seems to me that NO self respecting geek should be making consistent spelling errors in their posts to
As for your mistake - it's an easy typo, and wouldn't be caught by a checker anyway!
That was classic intercourse!