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  1. Re:Let me tell you why on Google Gives Reason Why it is Built on Linux · · Score: 1

    I mean, really, does anyone actually tell the whole truth on these sign-up forms?

    Apparently it occurs every day. In fact I think my wife regularly puts in personal details into these sign-up forms. But then, my wife tends to trust the world for no apparent reason.

    As for myself, I do not. If it is required (for purchasing stuff for example), I put in my PO Box, and then if that is not suitable, then only my real address with the greatest of reluctance.

    Thanks for the information on Google's extra services BTW.

  2. Re:Let me tell you why on Google Gives Reason Why it is Built on Linux · · Score: 1

    Alternatively, if you log on to Google before searching it makes no difference.

    What is this "logging on" of which you speak? I have never "logged on" to Google. Is this for g-mail or some other service?

    Can you log on for additional search engine features?

    I am curious. Perhaps there is a world of search features that I am missing out on ? :(

  3. Re:Let me tell you why on Google Gives Reason Why it is Built on Linux · · Score: 2, Informative

    The history of your searches are not in the cookie. The cookie is a key to some data structure in a hash table or tree that resides in the server, which stores further information about you.

    And this key works even though I set Firefox to delete cookies at the end of each session and I regularly obtain a new IP from the DHCP server?

  4. Re:So? on 60 Years Since Hiroshima · · Score: 1

    The whole point of developing smart bombs is to try to minimize civilian casualties.

    Zzzz. Wrong, but thankyou for playing.

    The whole point of developing smart bombs is to minimise US troop casualties. Following a very simple principle of war:
    The shorter the conflict, the fewer the casualties.

    Smart bombs accelerate the speed of victory (dumb daisy cutters help too), and so minimise the number of personel killed.

    Just look at the current conflict.
    Initial "Victory" using smartbombs: Time:4 weeks Casualties:~70
    Ongoing bloody "insurgency": Time:2 years Casulties:~1800

    As Sun Tzu wrote: "No country has benefitted from prolonged warfare."

    The problem with smart bombs is that their effectiveness is really limited to fixed targets such as power stations and journalists staying in hotels. They are not so good with an enemy that is continously on the move. Hence their ineffectiveness against the "insurgents".

    Civilian casualties are not something Americans like.

    I think you overestimate the average American.

  5. Re:Push post down 24 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Last one ... aahhhhh !

  6. Re:Push post down 23 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Push post down 23

  7. Re:Push post down 22 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Here we go! Last 3!

  8. Re:Push post down 21 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    I'm on a roll now! Three more to go and I'm done! Yeah

  9. Re:Push post down 20 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    OK, so this might be lame, but who's to stop me?

  10. Re:Push post down 19 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Almost there! Only 6 to go

  11. Re:Push post down 18 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    This exact comment has already been posted. Try to be more original...

    OK, how about

    Push down post 18!!!!

  12. Re:Push post down 17 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Push post down 17

  13. Re:Push post down 16 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    no 16

  14. Re:Push post down 15 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    getting there .... slowly

  15. Re:Push post down 14 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    numero fourteeno

  16. Re:Push post down 13 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    OK, back again, new and improved, let's see if we can push 24 today.

  17. Re:Push post down 12 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    OK, one more today and then that's it.

  18. Re:Push post down 11 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Push post down 11. Two minutes to wait between posts means I need to continue this exercise tommorrow.

  19. Re:Push post down 10 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Just 14 more to go. I'm not worried about sunscribers, after all, who would be dumb enough to subscribe on the way down?

  20. Re:Push post down 9 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Almost there, only 15 more to go

  21. Re:Push post down 8 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Push post down 8

  22. Re:Push post down 7 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    push down post 7

  23. Re:Push post down 6 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 1

    Push post down 6

  24. Re:Push post down 5 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    push down post 5

  25. Re:Push post down 4 on World's First Warez Extradition Decided Soon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    push down post 4