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  1. Re:GDP doesnt mean anything if your debt on Undersea Neutrino Observatory To Be Second-Largest Human Structure · · Score: 1

    us debt: 100,39% debt to gdp ration http://www.usdebtclock.org/
    "eu debt" : (80% of GDP) (2010) see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_European_Union
    indeed ...

  2. apparent size on Kepler Discovers First Earth-Sized Exoplanets · · Score: 4, Interesting

    the apparent size of this planet is the same as an object of 0.5 mm on the moon.

  3. Re:What about Google driverless car? on Software Bug Caused Qantas Airbus A330 To Nose-Dive · · Score: 1

    maybe that would be a good idea. no person could react as fast or see as good as a machine.

  4. learn? on Ask Slashdot: Transitioning From Developer To Executive? · · Score: 5, Funny

    just buy a bullwhip. Easiest way to interact with us mere mortal programmers. And get a cat.

  5. Re:What about the Tea Party Movement? on Time's Person of the Year Is "The Protester" · · Score: 2

    The tea-party is a very small US-only thing. the OWS is international.

  6. Re:We could learn a thing or two.... on Canada First Nation To Pull Out of Kyoto Accord · · Score: 1

    stop pretending that you're doing it for othe

    NGO's and environmental organisations have been saying for years these issues were closely related.

  7. Re:We could learn a thing or two.... on Canada First Nation To Pull Out of Kyoto Accord · · Score: 1

    yea, and it's not that those coutries aren't in an economic strangehold by some large corporations and international institutions ...

  8. Re:One vs. Many on Kyoto Protocol Renewal Efforts Struggling · · Score: 1

    A single world government would be like a single multinational corporation.

    a government has to be elected. a multinational corporation can buy every competitor, until only a few non-competing ones are left.

  9. Re:Priorities on Kyoto Protocol Renewal Efforts Struggling · · Score: 1

    http://publicmind.fdu.edu/2011/knowless/

    ... while some outlets, especially Fox News, lead people to be even less informed than
    those who say they don’t watch any news at all ...

  10. Re:Priorities on Kyoto Protocol Renewal Efforts Struggling · · Score: 1

    >the European Union needs saving
    we will save ourselves.

  11. Re:Priorities on Kyoto Protocol Renewal Efforts Struggling · · Score: 5, Insightful

    pray tell me, where can you escape to now ? Our multinational overlords are everywhere.

  12. Re:Renewable or infinite? on The Myth of Renewable Energy · · Score: 1
  13. Re:Renewable or infinite? on The Myth of Renewable Energy · · Score: 1
  14. Re:Renewable or infinite? on The Myth of Renewable Energy · · Score: 1

    answer : transmission of the electricity + storing in the battery, and taking it out ... is MORE efficient than your gearbox.

  15. Re:I can't possibly be the only one... on Pirate Party Gains Another Seat In EU · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    strongly associated with disobedience and anarchy.
    They need to grow up, IMO.

    Are you saying 'SHUT UP AND OBEY' your corporate overlords ? get back to watching fox, fascist !

  16. Re:stop the subsidy madness on IEA Warns of Irreversible Climate Change In 5 Years · · Score: 5, Interesting

    from the summary :

    Subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption of fossil fuels jumped to over $400bn

    that dwarfs green subsidies.

  17. Re:Come to /. to see who WON'T be the next preside on Slashdot Asks: Whom Do You Want To Ask About 2012's U.S. Elections? · · Score: 1

    join the 99% movement.

  18. Re:To all candidates on Slashdot Asks: Whom Do You Want To Ask About 2012's U.S. Elections? · · Score: 1

    which candidate is going to deregulate *me*?

    That depends: are you in the top 0.01% ?

  19. Re:They call this "greenwashing". on Apple Building Solar Farm In North Carolina · · Score: 1
  20. Re:They call this "greenwashing". on Apple Building Solar Farm In North Carolina · · Score: 1
  21. Re:If only Apple set up further south... on Apple Building Solar Farm In North Carolina · · Score: 1

    So, Germany isn't in europe ?

  22. Re:They call this "greenwashing". on Apple Building Solar Farm In North Carolina · · Score: 1
  23. Re:If only Apple set up further south... on Apple Building Solar Farm In North Carolina · · Score: 2

    that's why europe is planning this : http://www.desertec.org/organization/

  24. Re:They call this "greenwashing". on Apple Building Solar Farm In North Carolina · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.window.state.tx.us/specialrpt/energy/subsidies/
    2.8% of energy subsidies go to solar. 20.2 to coal, 25.7 to oil and gas (not counting the war efforts of course ...)

  25. 1% on When Having the US Debt Paid Off Was a Problem · · Score: 1, Insightful

    because debt is yet another way to subsidize big money?