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  1. Re:First question that springs to my mind... on Human Activity to Blame For 2003 Heatwave · · Score: 1

    Some studies have been made
    Wine grapes harvest in bugundy region have been recorded for ages
    and recent harvest time is the earliest recorded in about 500 years
    Stop being in denial!

  2. EU off the hook on CAPPS 2 Back to the Drawing Board · · Score: 1

    Does this mean the EU will not have to provide Data for The "intelligence services".

    That would be good news.

  3. useless matrix on Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD Box Set Planned · · Score: 4, Insightful

    go Read Neuromancer by Gibson

    It's much better value and probably will last you a lifetime copared to this inept excuse for a movie.

  4. Re:The Importance of Freedom of Speech on "Nuremberg Files" Decision Overturned · · Score: 1

    In France you Can speak freely but Organisation and Speaches Inciting violence are banned.
    which means KKK type thing are illegal same for people inciting violence on doctors ...

    This is not a speach restriction. You can get your ideas across without resorting to violence or else they are not worth fighting for...

    Also in our constitution it is said that everyone is born free and equal this is the basis of our country and white supremacist can not have a say on that.

  5. well well well on RIAA Offers More Details Regarding Online Royalties · · Score: 1

    I remember that Trust (a French Hard rock band) got seriously screwed by the RIAA somtime ago

    A us band (I think it's Metallica ) did a cover of a Song called Antisociale The record went to sell a lot and then Trust got about 50$ for their efforts /;-(

  6. French Law on French Judge Demands Yahoo Censor Auctions · · Score: 1

    well the thing is theat French law forbids you to buy Nazi type stuff. A bit like in Germany where the Nazi emblems are illegal. You can find them in museum and the likes but any type of Nazi propaganda is banned. if you get a Model kit From Revell (german company ) the Nazi cross will be missing from box art and Decals too. In Corel were I worked a While ago We had to reissue A WP box as the clipart included nazi cross and adolf nice little facies The laws like this are used to keep a heck on Far right extremists and overused in some cases.

  7. english is Bad on English Language And Its Effect On Programming? · · Score: 1

    Well I am French , work for an Irish company

    and English is pretty bad because it's very limited in the amount of character used to start with (how many times have i seen us programmer using 7bit code page...) also the grammar is to simple I guess Latin would be a nice option.

  8. Re:huh? on France Sues U.S. and UK Over Echelon · · Score: 1

    Actually the british government prefer buying it's gear in the US see the harrier fiasco...

  9. they have pulled it out on Linux Blamed for DDoS Attacks · · Score: 1

    And retracted the article was Bull...

  10. Re:It wouldn't surprise me...... on EU Competition Commission Investigating Win2k · · Score: 1

    Actually You should have been using the metric system ages ago ...

    Since the 18th century when a treaty was signed acknowledging Greenwich as universal time zero and the metric system as universal measurement. and yes England ratified it...

  11. Re:Poor ESA on China to attempt manned space mission next month · · Score: 1

    well as far as I know Esa as no real interest in manned flight (not commercially viable)