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  1. Re:Michael Moore got booed on Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' Wins Best Animated Picture · · Score: 1

    Michael Moore received a Cesar (french equivalent for Academy Award) for his documentary. His speech was less aggressive, more like "what you expect from your friend is to tell you when you're wrong" and pleaded for understanding on both parts of the Atlantic.

    He got a standing ovation.

  2. Dried mud bricks on Making a House That Will Last for Centuries? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Dried compressed mud, also known as pisé can last incredibly long under the right climate. The most fascinating construction is the Arg-e Bam, in the middle of an iranian desert. It was founded 2000 years ago, and abandonned 200 years ago, and it is still here. Of course, very little rain there, or else... It is said that the citadel was never defeated; the only time an army almost conquered it, they had to make a river run against the high walls; when they tumbled, they realized there was much more thickers walls to get to the citadel, so they gave up.

    Bam is now under heavy restauration, it is a highlight of every tourist trip in Iran. I highly encourage everyone going to Iran to get there, despite the long long boring trip by bus to reach it.

  3. Recursive acronym, anyone? on Phoenix To Change Name · · Score: 3, Funny

    Like:

    MNM - MNM is Not Mozilla.

  4. Re:Hooray! on Mozilla 1.2 Unleashed · · Score: 1

    I never had any problems with CNN articles since 0.9.x releases... maybe you should have checked your installation.

  5. Re:why? on Consumer Friendly (or Disney Hostile) DVD Players? · · Score: 1

    On zone 2 DVDs, there are not one legal warning, but as much legal warnings as there are languages in the subtitles and audio tracks. You're not talking seconds but minutes here. Fortunately, these warnings are usually after the movie, not before (meaning also that the time you're stuck if you haven't pressed the menu button on time is augmented by the various DVD credits).