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  1. Re:Did you bother thinking? on Italian Researchers Demonstrate 'Powerloader' Suit · · Score: 2

    Italy is an earthquake zone and this would work great for freeing people trapped under rubble, of course it's only a prototype, nobody is sending that on the field now, but there was also a point in history when horses were cheaper, faster and more efficient than cars, so you get my point.

    About the power generator: cables can run pretty long.

  2. Re:Pointless and unoriginal. on Italian Researchers Demonstrate 'Powerloader' Suit · · Score: 1

    Did you bother seeing the video? They explain this exoskeleton is thought for disaster relief, not construction.

  3. Re:Tell me again... on U.S. Students/Grads Carrying Over $1 Trillion In Debt · · Score: 1

    I agree, but the selection should be through meritocracy, not income.

  4. Re:Tell me again... on U.S. Students/Grads Carrying Over $1 Trillion In Debt · · Score: 2

    Let me rephrase it: "Higher education should be for the rich only".

  5. Re:What the on Chevron Gives Residents Near Fracking Explosion Free Pizza · · Score: 2

    There's a difference between natural disasters and man-made ones.
    If anything, Fukushima thought us we shouldn't build nuclear plants in an earthquake zone (I know, all Japan is, this should push us towards better international cooperation, in a perfect world).

  6. We all know the answer... on What Would You Do With the World's Most Powerful Laser? · · Score: 2

    Dicks on the moon.

  7. Re:License needed only for specific things on Why Do You Need License From Canonical To Create Derivatives? · · Score: 1

    Can I call my distro Ubuntu-derived, but not supported by Canonical?

  8. Re:License needed only for specific things on Why Do You Need License From Canonical To Create Derivatives? · · Score: 1, Insightful

    No, it's community stranglehold under the disguise of trademark protection.
    Of course, if I started a distro called The Better Redhat I'd have lawyers knocking down my door by dinner time, but if I called it, say, CentOS and declared it derived from RHEL but not officially endorsed by Redhat, I'd be just fine. Now that you cannot do with Ubuntu right now, or anyway the details are shady enough I'd not risk it.

  9. Re:so are republicans... on Psychologists: Internet Trolls Are Narcissistic, Psychopathic, and Sadistic · · Score: 1

    +1 genius

  10. Re:she on The Death Cap Mushroom Is Spreading Across the US · · Score: 1

    It's called "phalloides" for a reason...

  11. In a theatre in Milan on What Are the Weirdest Places You've Spotted Linux? · · Score: 2

    Went with my wife to see Much Ado About Nothing, noticed that the theatre's booking/ticketing system ran on an old version of Fedora with Gnome 2. Might be because the theatre is just next to Milan's Polytechnic...

  12. Why not trying having the tiniest clue on what the hell you're talking about?

  13. Re:sexist? pah! on Is Computer Science Education Racist and Sexist? · · Score: 1

    Ok, how about pulling examples more relevant to the century we live in?

  14. Re:The workers are upset on Employee Morale Is Suffering At the NSA · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because Chewbacca.

  15. Re:So we should ditch Ubuntu and then on The Burning Bridges of Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    XP security support is about to finish and after that it'll likely become a malware gangbang.

  16. Re:Paired with.... on Jolla's First Phone Goes On Sale · · Score: 3, Informative

    You're describing the American mobile market, things in Europe work very differently: most people buy a SIM-free phone and then use the operator they wish. Phone contracts cover only a very limited part of the market (iPhones, mostly).

  17. Re:Are they fatter? on European Health Levels Suddenly Collapsed After 2003 and Nobody Is Sure Why · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That sounds reasonable, but it doesn't explain why the European nation with the biggest weight problem (UK) seems unaffected.

  18. Re:Alternative Theory on European Health Levels Suddenly Collapsed After 2003 and Nobody Is Sure Why · · Score: 3, Funny

    Exactly, that's why tropical areas enjoy such a healthy life!

  19. Re:"Ethical" microtransactions? on Game Review: Path of Exile (Video) · · Score: 1

    Basically, you can buy only aesthetical enhancements, but it's not a pay2win.

  20. Re:violation of trust on Google to Pay $17 Million to Settle Privacy Case · · Score: 1

    At the risk of getting woooosh'd: says the AC.

  21. Re:violation of trust on Google to Pay $17 Million to Settle Privacy Case · · Score: 0

    -1 FUD

  22. Re:Who Says they Never Paid for those Nukes... on Israel Helped the NSA Spy on Former French President According To Documents · · Score: 1

    1- I suppose you mean Kurdistan and the genocide of the Armenians? Yes, both subjects are openly debated here.

    2- I suppose you mean Western Sahara? I admit there's not much public debate about it and I myself wold like to know more.

    3- I suppose you mean the invasion of Tibet? Yes, the subject is very openly debated and European countries host the Dalai Lama as a foreign dignitary, he even had speeches in various Parliaments.

    4- I'm not sure what you refer to, if it's Indochina, that was fallout of ill-fated colonial politics that was not much different than the end of Colonialism for many other Western countries, US included. Anyway yes, we study Colonialism and its end (or rather transformation) at school.

    And just one last question, who are we clowns supposed to defend ourselves from?

  23. Re:So what should the family do? on How an Astronaut Falling Into a Black Hole Would Die Part 2 · · Score: 1

    I'm sure they would get a much fairer treatment if they were white holes!

  24. Re:Good. on UK Court Orders Two Sisters Must Receive MMR Vaccine · · Score: 1

    Fish embryos grow in eggs provided by the parent. While there's no direct connection between parent and child, the resources the child uses for developing still come from the parent.

  25. Re:Good. on UK Court Orders Two Sisters Must Receive MMR Vaccine · · Score: 1

    Then all forms of sexual reproduction are.