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  1. Re:mozzies in Finland? on Blood From Mosquito Traps Car Thief · · Score: 1

    mosquitos have always been in finland, generally only in summer though.

    Actually, the worst part is northern finland(above the artic cicle).

    Different mosquitos than you find in southern countries though, small nasty bastards.

  2. Re:Obvious? on Diet of Fast Food and Candy May Cause Alzheimer's · · Score: 1

    bullshit, i can cook 3 perfectly healthy meals for 2 people for the price of 2 mcmeals or similar.

    While exotic vegetables and out of season ones can be expensive, you can make a perfectly healthy meal for around 3-4 euro's per person, and even cheaper if you cook for several people

  3. Re:Easy on A Computer Composing and Playing Jazz · · Score: 1

    Have to agree with you, and from personal experience as well as a lot of friends in artistic circles.

    More than half of the "art" produced is just a good marketing story. A lot of it is just SHIT that is made popular by some elitist idiots.

    Just because people don't like your crap, doesn't make you an artist.

  4. Re:I could ask the exact same of you on Large Warhammer Patch In December, Two New Classes · · Score: 1

    Wow came out with 3 level 70 dungeons, 1 raid. Not all that much pve endgame there either at the start.

    Most people are still leveling in warhammer, and endgame pvp isn't just altdorf, it's all 3 rvr endzones, THEN the siege of altdorf/destruction city. and 3 "bg's" per tier, though currently there seems to be a big preference to 1 specific one per tier.

    Don't get me wrong, i love the polish of wow, still play it and still enjoy it. Warhammer does a lot right, and if they keep up the patching frenzy currently going on, it should be a real contender for my attention.

  5. Re:America isn't given anyone to vote for on President Signs Law Creating Copyright Czar · · Score: 1

    president is always voted seperately, usually a 2 or 3 round election where candidates with too little votes fall off.
    Prime minister is supplied by the biggest party of the governing coalition, as he heads the cabinet of those parties.

  6. Re:America isn't given anyone to vote for on President Signs Law Creating Copyright Czar · · Score: 1

    Your point is flawed, if 3 parties together can be the government(most common, sometimes 2 can pull it off) in my country, those 3 parties will have the mayority of the votes, It doesn't matter if another party had more votes than any of the individual parties.

    The multi-party coalitions work in such a way that they decide which points to focus, size of the party only matters in how much they have a say in the endproduct.

  7. Re:Fist Prose on President Signs Law Creating Copyright Czar · · Score: 1

    Damn, andorra is gonna get full fast ;)

  8. Re:Speculation on Strong Methane Emissions On the Siberian Shelf · · Score: 1

    1. the crust isn't warm, there's still 10+km between the "bottom of the ocean" and magma on average.
    2. it's freaking deep, no sun heating etc.
    3. cold water(non-frozen) is heavier than warm water, so lower is colder.

  9. Re:Pussies on Defusing the Threat of Disgruntled IT Workers · · Score: 1

    Same in the forestry industry in Finland, they are now wondering why the company's are closing down factories and downsizing to move to cheaper countries.

    Freaking moronic unions, either they brown-nose the companies and are useless, or they tough-guy em and the companies can't afford not to move business abroad.

  10. Re:Erm... on Gamers Are Fitter (and Sadder) Than You Think · · Score: 1

    That one is good too, but mine was more like one of those "goods to declare" papers you have to sign for very short stays.

  11. Re:Erm... on Gamers Are Fitter (and Sadder) Than You Think · · Score: 1

    Wow, that sounds almost as good a questionnaire as the one i got on my flight to the US, with such great highlights as:
    -Are you smuggling illegal arms into the country?
    -Does your luggage contain any illegal drugs or alcohol?

    It was hilarious, too bad i can't find it online atm.

  12. Re:Erm... on Gamers Are Fitter (and Sadder) Than You Think · · Score: 1

    While the sony link is true, sad as it is, the blizzard one is an aprils fools joke.

  13. Re:Choices vs. objects on Bavarian Police Seeking Skype Trojan Informant · · Score: 1

    Though gun control doesn't prevent intentional murder, it can prevent a lot of "accidental" I have to shoot first situations.

    In Europe someone robbing your place is less likely to shoot you than in the US, simply because he can assume you don't own a gun, so aren't much of a threat. Gang-related crime is another field where gun-control helps, it is a lot harder to get a gun as a random thug than for example a organised criminal.

    The barrier that exists to own an Illegal gun is a lot higher, a random street robber won't likely bother to get one.

  14. Re:Yes, but it's still a sovereign nation on Report is Critical of US For Dumping E-Waste Overseas · · Score: 1

    you are kind of forgetting that the countries listed aren't exactly democracies.

    If the people in control are benefiting, the people that are most likely to get hurt won't have much input in these countries.

    Dictatorships such as china are remarkably bad at looking further in the future, especially in such fields as waste etc. Afterall, why would it bother a wealthy, powerful bureaucrat that his country will go to shit in a decade or two if he will be dead by then? There is no control.

  15. Re:Other countries to blame on Report is Critical of US For Dumping E-Waste Overseas · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No freaking way.
    There is no obligation to shareholders whatsoever apart from the "you can get voted of the board" one.

    Many companies have made decisions to not go for pure maximum cash, but take other things into concideration as well.

  16. Re:Bias? Probably on Researchers Find Racial Bias In Virtual Worlds · · Score: 2, Interesting

    that is probally just due to the fact that most players on your realm would be white. It's a representation of some kind after all.

    Interesting would be to see what skincolor the humans on asian servers are

  17. Re:BEHOLD.... Don't know if i should laugh or blow on Automated News Crawling Evaporates $1.14B · · Score: 1

    Heh, it happens a lot, my article about the whole "uwe boll not making the wow-movie" was also kept waiting for 3 days before some slashdot editor posted his version of the story.

    Funniest was, my story had confirmation links, his didn't......

  18. Re:And we're suprised by this why? on Senator Questions Rise In US Texting Prices · · Score: 1

    They did a test in Finland, comparing tap water with bottled water.

    The conclusion was that even Helsinki's tapwater (one of the worst in the country) was still better tasting and healthier than ALL tested bottled water, except the big 5 liter containers of supermarket "homebrand", which were filled with tapwater from more northern finnish regions.

  19. Re:Wag the dog on Senator Questions Rise In US Texting Prices · · Score: 1

    Not sure about swedish operators, but in finland, text remain the same price no matter where you are(ie. free if you have an unlimited plan).

    The reason you pay for receiving calls in a foreign country is simply because the caller has no way of knowing where you are. The rule is that anything you cannot influence is uncharged. So receiving calls and messages inside the country is free.

    The american texting system seems to me like the phone company saying: You are receiving a collect call, You will take the charges, if you want to or not. A bit backward I'd say.

  20. Re:Are Quests in MMOGs doable? on Quests · · Score: 1

    you must be confusing hunters with mages ;)

    Hunters, at the top end have to:
    control a pet
    keep up a good dps cycle, steady shot doesn't delay auto shot etc etc.
    trap

    not that it describes more than 5% of the class, but anyway :D

  21. Re:Dead site... hopefully WAR will be better on Road to WAR Website Launched · · Score: 1

    Sorry to correct you there, but the first zones made are elwyn forest and westfall :D

  22. Re:I have a solution.... on Blizzard Tries To Forbid Open Sourcing Glider · · Score: 1

    That's the same as saying that you had to rob the bank because "my friend got a new car and i wanted one too"

  23. Re:Here we Go.... on What Gore Didn't Say About Solar Cells · · Score: 3, Informative
  24. Re:Dumb, dumb, dumb on Blizzard Wins Major Lawsuit Against Bot Developers · · Score: 1

    nope, it's the fact that glider is not allowed to run AT ALL that makes you break the terms of use. Once you broke the terms of use, any and all copies you make, including to your system memory are illegal.

  25. Re:Tell me the summary is wrong... on Blizzard Wins Major Lawsuit Against Bot Developers · · Score: 1

    Actually, the third "i agree" page you click through is a short, straight english "don't do this" list, no legalese there.