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  1. Re:Way to go on Venezuela's Chavez To Limit Internet Freedom · · Score: 1

    Ok, I dare it to post something like this non-anonymously. Now enjoy not ever being allowed to board an aircraft, or ever getting a security clearance.

  2. Re:Invert rose-tinted-glasses on Programming the Commodore 64: the Definitive Guide · · Score: 0

    Attitudes like yours is what leads to the destruction of our dear Planet, manafacturing more unneccessary crap instead of applying your mind to acheive the right , not to mention more elegant solution. Shame on you.

  3. Re:No iPad for me on Here Come the Linux iPad Clones · · Score: 1

    Average consumers have made netbooks so popular, on the other hand does Apple really carter to average consumers?

  4. Re:Oh really? on China Warns Google To Obey Or Leave · · Score: 1

    If Chineese were truly dissatisfied with the policy they would rebel and cause regime change, similar things happened not so long in the past - peacefully in most the eastern Europe, violently in Romania. But what you are afraid to admit that all this idealistic talk means very little to ordinary Chineese, as long as the state allows them grow more prosperous. They are also extremely nationalistic, sothis is what they care about - getting a better paying job and seing their nations achievements on TV.

  5. Re:A firewall is the least of the problems on North Korea's Own OS, Red Star · · Score: 1

    Wow, peple actually turn off lights at night and go to sleep! What a novel idea!

  6. Re:Where do the authors live? on How Slums Can Save the Planet · · Score: 1

    I like most of people in Russia outside of Moscow grow at least 2/3 of my own food. Strawberries in particular benifit if you poor fieces on them, just do not foget to wash them first.

  7. Re:yeah. its much better to be p0wned on Independent Programmers' No-Win Scenario · · Score: 1

    Ok, ok I'll be the next Google then.

  8. Good for Humanity - a nightmare for the MIC. on New English/Arabic Translation Site Hopes To Promote Citizen Diplomacy · · Score: 0

    In the 80's I remember how people's diplomacy, grassroots peace movements, helped bring the end of the denuclearization of many European countries and eventually the end of the Cold War. It really scared backed by the CIA Military Industrial Complex. Samantha Smith, the American child peace ambassador was cowardly assassinated by the CIA but it was to late to turn back the tide. Threatened with the drastically reduced funding the MIC invented a new war - the never-ending War on Terror. Now the dark cloud of WWIII once again looms on the horizon. People here are in Russia are very scared of the USA but in our hearts we understand it is not the ordinary American workers and farmers who want to attack us with nuclear weapons. Just like in the 70s and 80s we collected packages of food and warm clothing for American homeless we again are ready to talk to the ordinary American men and women directly. If this technology is indeed able to break the language barrier between Americans and Arabs (and I hope between Americans and other cultures in the future) we may see people people from the USA, Iran, Syria, Israel and Palestine come together on the Internet forums and say an overwhelming NO! to their war mongering leaders.

  9. Re:They don't store your actual fingerprint on Fingerprint Requirement For a Work-Study Job? · · Score: 1

    A higly enjoyable career today might turn into a nightmare for you tomorrow, and I'm sure all the private information you've given up will make having you dissapear easier. Being self-employed is the only sensible option today, it can be both intellectually and financially rewarding if you fo it right.

  10. Re:New law for automated killing: on What Happens In Vegas Happens In Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    Are you saying that only fights between members of the same spieces are fair?

  11. Re:Tape on PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams · · Score: 1

    Mexico is a typical middle income country like Brazil, South Africa or Russia that has it's share of problems. You have not been to real third world country if you think Mexico is third world.

  12. Re:Science or Religion? on A Warming Planet Can Mean More Snow · · Score: 1

    Sounds a lot like string theory :)

  13. Re:I have sat next to these guys. on Southwest Declares Kevin Smith Too Fat To Fly · · Score: 1

    So what happens when people with these disorders start eating less? Do they loose weight or have we just discovered anew infinite energy source?

  14. Re:15 years? on Space Shuttle Spy Gets 15 Years · · Score: 1

    I believe in the USA treason has a very specific definition like aiding an enemy your country is at war with, hardly would apply to China. Also, I don't see what the fuss is about even allies like Israel and Britain spy on the US, I am willing to bet the reverse is also true.

  15. Re:Nooo ! on Mozilla Puts Tiger Out To Pasture · · Score: 2

    This is just plain silly. I am willing to bet my 1.2 ghz G4 ibook is quite a bit faster than the mainstream 1.6 ghz Atoms found in most Windows netbooks nowdays, and those netbooks have no problem running the latest versions of Firefox. It is still a very good and usable machine and I am not going to be wasteful and buy news hardware just for the sake of new hardware.

  16. Re:Good on US Grants Home Schooling German Family Political Asylum · · Score: 1

    Wait a second? In Germany you need a state certificate to prove you can teach your own kids??? Jeez, even here in Russia parents are free to homeschool their children.

  17. Re:The joke will be on China on China Is Winning Global Race To Make Clean Energy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And the Russian achieved better results too, after they left many expected the Socialist regime to collapse, instead they lasted for quite some time inflicting heavy defeats on the 'freedom fighters', the Afghan army they trained successfully operated jets, tanks and other advanced equipment on large scale. Compare it top the Afghan army of today, illiterate, undisciplined mess of unshaven men in dirty uniforms (if any) with no supply and command and control capability. It won't last a week against the Taleban.

  18. Re:Much Easier to Trash the USA on Mum's the Word On Google Attack At Davos · · Score: 1

    I've read several international reports and pretty much all of them lay blame on the Georgia which started the whole mess by trying to perform a massive land grab preceded by a huge Grad MRLS attack on the capital of South Ossetia and Russian peace keepers base (the Russian peace keepers did not have any heavy weapons, just armored carriers). Georgia really brought it upon itself.

  19. Re:OSS CAD? on FOSS CAD and 3D Modeling Software? · · Score: 1

    If Linus had the same attitude and went partying after classes like 'normal' students we would have never had Linux. Volunteering and altruism is a need and a quality of character that people either have or have not.

  20. Re:-30C? That's hot! on Antarctica Needs a Network Engineer · · Score: 1

    Well, it's been below -30 almost daily here in Novosibirsk and there is always a smart ass who brings -50 in Yakutsk. but I am not in $&@ Yakutsk, I want our old weather back!

  21. Re:Shhhh! on Claims of Himalayan Glacier Disaster Melt Away · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Can't find it at the moment, but there was a report on BBC that found at least 5 different mistakes in one paragraph of IPCC report on Himalayan glaciers, and on top of it the data came from WWF, a lobbyist group, not a peer-reviews source.

  22. Re:Why support Atoms? on 100% Free Software Compatible PC Launches · · Score: 1

    Found this interesting, granted this A9 board is not running at 2ghz but is already very competitive with Atom. http://www.intomobile.com/2010/01/06/video-500-mhz-dual-core-arm-cortex-a9-vs-1-6-ghz-intel-atom-coming-to-a-smartphone-soon.html

  23. Re:Why support Atoms? on 100% Free Software Compatible PC Launches · · Score: 1

    What happened to doing your own research? Do you feel people here are under obligation to provide you with free support or something? How hard would itv been to find that for instance the newest nokia n600 web tablet / smart phone thingie runs maemo on ARM and can handle all the usual desktop applications.

  24. Re:can't say i'm surprised on Google Attackers Identified as Chinese Government · · Score: 1

    Ok, while reading BBC today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8471613.stm
    "China's economy grew by 8.7% in 2009, setting it on course to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest."
    care to comment? I believe unless you use an artificial trick to count all EU countries as a single entitty China is now #2.

  25. Re:can't say i'm surprised on Google Attackers Identified as Chinese Government · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Eu is not a country, really! Keeping this in mind PRC is no3 or no2 in GDP.