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  1. s/there/their/ on China Planning For Sustainable Cities · · Score: -1, Redundant

    s/there/their/

  2. They'll need them on China Planning For Sustainable Cities · · Score: 4, Insightful

    seeing as most of there current cities are polluted beyond repair. Clean drinking water from the tap? I guess if you're cholera-resistant.

  3. PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals on Shrimp Bandages Clot Blood Faster · · Score: 1

    the cuter they are, the better they taste

  4. Re:firecow on Firefox Gains on IE Again in June · · Score: 1

    and also of the People's Republic of China, home of the Chinese Communist party and a boatload more people than Taiwan.

  5. Re:firecow on Firefox Gains on IE Again in June · · Score: 1

    Such an advanced language.

    I suppose in Mandarin it's red fire cow? Or small fire from cow because running capitalist dogs steal the rest? :)

  6. Re:Two email systems on Microsoft and Yahoo! Fight Spam - Sort Of · · Score: 1

    It would also kill most mailing lists comprised of people who share a common interest.

  7. Re:G in GSM != Global on Best Setup for Mapping in Undeveloped Countries? · · Score: 1

    Notice how it glosses over the GSM patent-holders agreeing to the change. They didn't. The change was a feat of American marketeering. Just because Wikipedia says so doesn't mean it is so.

    How do I know? I work for a company that subcontracts in the GSM area for one of the patent-holder companies.

  8. G in GSM != Global on Best Setup for Mapping in Undeveloped Countries? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Do your homework. GSM stands for:

    Groupe Speciale Mobile

    Maybe my French is rustier than I thought, but I believe that traslates (roughly) as Special Mobile Group.

  9. Re:A couple of answers on Best Setup for Mapping in Undeveloped Countries? · · Score: 1

    But in this case, the G does stand for Global. We're not talking about GSM. So what exactly is your point?

  10. A couple of answers on Best Setup for Mapping in Undeveloped Countries? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You can get a much more ruggedized PC than Mac. I believe Panasonic still makes the Toughbook.

    The G in GPS stands for? Global. If you don't know this basic factoid, perhaps amateur cartography is not for you.

  11. Re:Sound? on Sharp's Double-View LCD TV · · Score: 1

    Does the term "belaboring the obvious" mean anything to you?

  12. Re:Sound? on Sharp's Double-View LCD TV · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rumor has it that it comes equipped with sound-producing devices.

  13. Re:Blah Blah Blah on We Love Katamari Review · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll hold him, you hit him.

    The guy needs to hit Enter a little more often.

  14. Comment + mirror on Optimus Keyboard With OLED Display Keys · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It looks like most of their portfolio makes it into production, but I can't
    help but wonder just how much a keyboard like this would cost?

    Also, OLED's have a short life. 1-2 years.

    Mirror here

  15. More nonsense studies: on Study Shows One Third of All Studies Are Nonsense · · Score: 1

    Questionable studies like Second-Hand Smoke Is Bad or Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day (does beer count?)

  16. Re:Overtaking GPS software? on Google Maps for Boingo -- And Any Page · · Score: 1

    Then all you'll need is a computer to carry around that runs on 3G or EVDO and you'll have completely succeeded in reinventing the portable GPS.

  17. Re:I guess they're not ready for wifi for the mass on Google Maps for Boingo -- And Any Page · · Score: 1

    Do they go to Conjunction Junction? If so, you should consider stopping there.

  18. Re:I guess they're not ready for wifi for the mass on Google Maps for Boingo -- And Any Page · · Score: 1

    5) Save yourself a whole lot of silliness by telling your contact what hotel you're staying at and have him/her meet you in the lobby.

  19. Re:When do we see ads? on Google Maps for Boingo -- And Any Page · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure they wouldn't object to Adsense. Just a hunch.

  20. I guess they're not ready for wifi for the masses on Google Maps for Boingo -- And Any Page · · Score: 1

    as the site is slashdotted.

  21. Full article mirror on How to Build a 17-ft Wind Turbine · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Here

    I keep telling myself I need to learn how to weld. I really do

  22. Re:Thin Clients! The Future of Computing! on Lenovo to Sell Blade Desktops · · Score: 1

    1996? You're forgetting Sun's diskless "The Network Is the Computer" workstations from a decade earlier and X-terminals in between.

    *sings* You're once, twice, three times a failure, but the VC's loooooove yoooouuuuu.

  23. I'm waiting for D on The New C Standard · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't think this C-thing is going to catch on. :)

  24. Re:Only until Lou Ann left on Guitarists, your Days are Numbered · · Score: 1

    Funny? How is this funny? Lou Ann Barton?

  25. Re:Technically, it's not a dupe.... on Google Toolbar for Firefox Released · · Score: 1

    82 is the country code.