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  1. Re:The "Real" problem? on Should Cities Install Moving Sidewalks? · · Score: 1

    My point is exactly the same. When you have to move around, in short (relatively) distances, having such a walk-line could be a great benefit for everybody, it will relieve the subway traffic, and it will help you to go faster to your work, which i assure you, is very important for the working Joe. I have been there, and believe me or not, loosing 1:30 for commuting, one way, is pretty big deal. And if this walk-line could help me, and everybody else to save 30min, one way, or 1h per day, that means that i could sleep longer, or spend more time with my family, or friends, or whatever i wanna to do....

  2. Re:The "Real" problem? on Should Cities Install Moving Sidewalks? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, it is a real problem. Let me give an example. With the normal walking speed of 4-6 km/h, i could "walk" 6km in 1h. If i want take the subway, i will spend: 15min. to go to the subway station, 5min to wait for the next train, 15min travel time, 15min to get out of the subway to the designated place. Or, with other words, 50min, and some $2-$3 for ticket. Or with other words, i have to pay $2-$3 in order to save 10min??? It is simply ridiculous.

  3. Re:Copyright For Life Of The Creator Only? on AU Band Men At Work Owes Royalties On 'Kookaburra' · · Score: 1

    Ownership of land doesn't expire, as long as an owner pays their property taxes. /quote? Sorry man, but if by ownership you mean "Land Patent", then why do you have to pay taxes!!! Otherwise, it is not ownership, but lease or holding right. So, in this sense, you down own the FARM, you only hold some rights......and that's all. Regarding your genius thoughts, they are yours, and only yours, only if they are really original, without using any copy/paste in any form, which is virtually impossible. And yes, once you are dead, you are dead, fact of life, you cannot bring your favorite car in paradise, or hell, lol.

  4. Re:'Viewpoint' on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 1

    NO ONE wants to reject it. The problem is that EVERYONE does not want to eat it, lol, with a very good and sound reason.

  5. Re:Actually, it's not like that at all on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 1

    That's why there is a anti-trust law, which was "forgotten", no matter that Monsanto is world wide MONOPOL.

  6. Re:GM on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 1

    Now asking that every GM food be tested in the same way we test medicines is not absurd (probably excessively cautious, but hey). There is a procedure to get new edible species approved, and I expect it was followed. Is it stringent enough? I don't know.

    Now, you are right, there was really a good old proven procedure for such a craps, but it was abandoned, with the little help from Monsanto and Clinton, that's right, Clinton, he killed the procedure, and as a result, the funny thing is that right now, you have to prove that your new Soft Drink is SAFE (for example), but you don't need to prove that substituting "Natural Food" with "GM Food" is safe, WTF!!!!!!!

  7. Re:GM on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 0

    Do you know that in MONSANTO, all the employee are avoiding soft drinks, cafe, cappuchino, in fact anything made from KIOSK like machines.....funny, ain't? I wonder what is the reason....

  8. Re:GM on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 1

    In fact, there is one BIG exception, that proves the harm of all GM food: http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html, or with other words, aspartame is the only GM that is labeled in USA......for a good reason......and that's the reason for me avoiding COCA COLA, SPRITE, 7-UP, FANTA, and tons of tons of drinks and cakes and.....in fact they are so many that it will be easier for me to name the exception: NATURAL DRINKS.

  9. Re:GM on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 1

    In Canada, there is one case where one farmer sued Monsanto for contamination, and he won the case. So, there is some light in the tunnel...

  10. Re:GM on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 1

    A mutant with 2 heads and 7 legs is a GMO. A human being with black/red/yellow/white color is a evolution. I know i know, that the only difference is the time, in the first case we have 1y mutation, in the second case some 10 000 years, and i agree that this does not matter.....wait a minute, quite the opposite, I DISAGREE WITH YOU.

  11. Re:GM on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 1

    For some reason, i am kinda of reluctant to test this 10y radioactivity, GM, or whatever evil that comes. I am pretty happy to eat a Natural food, which is btw healthy and expensive, thanks to Monsanto, god bless you.....somehow..

  12. Re:GM on Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy · · Score: 1

    Maybe you have a point, but is there anyone else??? Is there actually a competition?

  13. No math??? on Quantum Physics For Everybody · · Score: 0, Troll

    What? No math? Do you really believe that you could learn any science without math? And not only any kind of math but university degree math?

  14. Re:Other countries should start policing Internet on US Pirate Movie Site DNS Seizure Fail · · Score: 1

    They are making a very dangerous precedent. Translated, soon than later, many other countries will follow them, and will abuse the international law. And maybe that's the main idea!!!

  15. Re:Personally...N97 ended my relationship with Nok on Symbian, the Biggest Mobile OS No One Talks About · · Score: 1

    Comparing Apple with Pear....no pun intended, lol. Anyway, i also have OVI maps installed (on C:|), with all the maps downloaded on my 8GB microSD, and everything works pretty good and pretty fast. Oh, and i even have google maps, and 2-3 more maps/location related applications, and they work pretty damn good...

  16. Re:It's a pain in the ass to develop for on Symbian, the Biggest Mobile OS No One Talks About · · Score: 1

    Yep, i wonder, is he using Prolog? lol. These kids.....

  17. Re:It's a pain in the ass to develop for on Symbian, the Biggest Mobile OS No One Talks About · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I am developer too, and in a matter of day, i succeeded to make a virtual machine, with all the C++ IDE, QT IDE, whatever IDE installed and configured, and to actually create the famous "HELLO WORLD" application, out of the box. As simple as that. And my current phone is Nokia too, and it is under Symbian, and it has OVI MAPS, which is FREE, i repeat, FREE, and it has Ovi Store with a tons of free applications and tones and wallpapers, and much much more. Oh, one last thing, my phone actually works, as is supposed to work every single decent phone, without having the funny ANTENNA problem, like some other funny "smart"-phones do.

  18. Re:what score did dead trees get? on Reading E-Books Takes Longer Than Reading Paper Books · · Score: 1

    I used to do it with my dead tree books during the long nights, but my doctor convinced me that my eyes are too precious and i need to keep them in good shape :).

  19. Re:Video card manufacturers mislead consumers on Is PC Gaming Set For a Comeback? · · Score: 2, Funny

    And also when i buy a videocard, i need them to tell me whether i need a REFRIGERATOR for my little hot piece of hardware.....and for how long. I am really pissed off by all this COOLING-FAN issues.

  20. you cannot jump 30-pages on Reading E-Books Takes Longer Than Reading Paper Books · · Score: 1

    Yep, it is true, if some paragraph is boring, you cannot so easy jump over 20-30 pages. And of course, you are distracted by all these buttons, user interface, how to hold the device, and many many other little things...

  21. mmorpg on Is PC Gaming Set For a Comeback? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The answer is MMORPG. They realize that they missed a big slice of the pizza, and they want to return back. I still play Unreal Tournament, and there are a plenty of other guys who enjoy this game, and there are a lot of custom made mods, in some sense even better than the original, and we are still playing with 5year old engine!!! It is all about money, and if they don't catch this train, someone else will do it. Especially with all the restrictions and inconvenience that come with all the consoles.

  22. Re:Hmmm... on Police Stop Journalists From Photographing Metrorail System · · Score: 1

    What is so informative in your informative information???

  23. Re:Hmmm... on Police Stop Journalists From Photographing Metrorail System · · Score: 0

    I thought that only the sick people could have the desire to picture your kid.......not the terrorists....., funny, even the dictionary confirms my opinion.

  24. Re:Magna Carta is irrevocable, did you know? on UK Gov't Launches 'Your Freedom' Website To Seek Laws Worth Repealing · · Score: 1

    They are maybe irrelevant, but that does not make them revocable.

  25. Re:Too late for "innocent until proven guilty" on UK Gov't Launches 'Your Freedom' Website To Seek Laws Worth Repealing · · Score: 1

    And if you made the effort to actually read it, Magna Carta says nothing about GUN, but about WEAPON, lol.