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  1. Re:Great Literature != good read for most on Amazon Reviewers Take on the Classics · · Score: -1, Troll

    I agree, classics are often like celebrities who are famous for being famous. For example, all that drivel that Hemingway wrote.

  2. We have LED traffic lights in Sweden on Midwest Seeing Red Over 'Green' Traffic Lights · · Score: 0

    In fact, we have had them for several years. I know that they have them in Norway as well. In my experience they never get fully snow covered, because they are protected by protruding tubes. Sometimes half-tubes if you need visibility from underneath. See, for example (maybe not the best angle): http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Led_traffic_lights.jpg

  3. Re:F/OSS Religion on Holy See Declares a "Unique Copyright" On the Pope · · Score: 1

    I tried svn blame on the bible project and found some suspicious commits from monks in the middle ages.

  4. Re:Bribery on Mark Cuban's Plan To Kill Google · · Score: 1

    If nobody use Google to find these sites, how would it hurt Google if they went away from the index?

  5. Gullable is a four-syllable word, look it up! on Why the FBI Director Doesn't Bank Online · · Score: 1

    This may be famous last words and all.. but falling for an official looking email is stupid. It is not stupid for someone who knows nothing about the Internet to do so, but if you know anything about how scams and/or email work it is a sign that you may be dense. There are real dangers online. Dangers such as hackers, DDOSers, getting your WLAN or router eavesdropped, DNS poisoning, etc. Fake emails with an authentic logo (ooooh!) are not one of them.

    I don't normally criticize random people online, but maybe he is not suitable to be the director of something.

  6. Re:I'm sure it didn't help. on Did Chicago Lose Olympic Bid Due To US Passport Control? · · Score: 1

    I have a friend who is Indian/Pakistani (but with a Swedish passport). He is stopped by customs and strip searched more or less every time he flies to the US. That cannot be a coincidence, he must fit some profile.

    Of course you can still sneak weapons on board. I had no problem getting a small knife past security. Had it attached to the rest of my keys. With that and a tooth brush, I figure you can make a nice shiv :). Or perhaps swallow explosives in a condom. Or make some space inside a laptop. Or get a doctor's certificate that you have a metal plate in your body (quite common). Or get breast implants, but fill them with explosives instead of silicone (then wait a month, so you don't have any smell). Or, if you are a guy, get a stomach implant. Guard #1 to guard #2, "Hey, suspicious - a slightly fat guy. In the US!" I expect someone who actually knows what he is talking about to have a thousand more suggestions.