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Quake and Tsunami Devastate South Asia
pfb writes "From reuters, 'The world's fifth-largest quake in a century has hit southern Asia, triggering a speeding tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning hundreds, and swamping tourist islands in Thailand and the Maldives.'"
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[flame class="ignorant bashing"] Since there are now more than twice the casualties in a single event compare to 9/11, shouldn't we start a War on Tsunamis now? [/flame]
True confidence comes not from realising you are as good as your peers, but that your peers are as bad as you are.
A good friend of mine, and fellow slashdotter (Viduliya (39839)) is currently in Sri Lanka getting married. If he's OK, I'll joke with him about his earth shaking honeymoon when he gets back.
Hey, you're either with us or you're with the tsunamis.
Or maybe it's just plate tectonics moving around under our feet. I know it's human nature to think a higher power is standing ready to punish the wicked and reward the good, but when a rock this large cools over billions of years, you have to expect it will jiggle a little.
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