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  1. Re:Some issues really need to be clairified. on Wikimedia Proposes Advertising [Updated] · · Score: 1
    Which is why what wikipedia needs to do is have both "stable" and "unstable" branches of wikipedia, like the linux kernel does.

    This is not feasible because Wikipedia has 800,000 article and the number is growing by thousands each day. In a few months it will reach a million and in a couple of years two million. Who is going to mentain the stable and unstable versions for each of those articles? For Linux Kernel it works, as the quantity of data is not that immense, but here we don't have enough experts that are willing to do such mundane jobs.

  2. Re:Where does it go? on Toyota Develops New Plant Species · · Score: 1

    It absorbs those substances and uses them to grow. When the plant dies, they remains in the soil as part of humus.

  3. Re:Yeah, that's great.. on The Princess Bride Musical · · Score: 1

    Yes, they do! Wikipedia: Giant beaver

  4. Re: Not so impressive on Internet Growth in 2005 Sets Record · · Score: 1
    It may be that 20,900 people smell good, but:

    - 152,000 people stink.

  5. Re:Another Browser.... on Flock, the New Browser on the Block · · Score: 1

    I bet that this browser will have great success in Romania: in Romanian "floc" means "pubic hair". :-)

  6. Re:Great on Finland Adopts New Copyright Legislation · · Score: 3, Informative

    Are you trolling? Finland has lots of bands that play excellent music, especially heavy metal, though I'm not sure whether they are well-known outside Europe. See Category:Finnish musical groups and Category:Finnish heavy metal musical groups.

  7. Re:Random thought... on IBM Training Employees To Leave IBM? · · Score: 1
    IBM employees still have to use Lotus Notes. So far, I have not met an IBMer that was not exasperated by it.

    Heh, my boss recently accidently deleted all his mails because of Lotus Notes. :-)

  8. Re:Eh cant really blame them on Yahoo Helps Jail Chinese Writer · · Score: 2, Insightful
    There was none because the Soviets allowed none to evolve into a democracy. As soon as a Communist government showed a bit of liberalization, the Soviet union invaded that country and put a puppet government instead.

    See the Prague Spring for a typical example.

    A non-authoritarian communist state was a very dangerous precedent, because all other Communist countries could follow, including the USSR. Starting with the 1930s, the whole purpose of USSR was keeping the power into the hands of their elite, so a democratic USSR would deny its purpose.

  9. Zonk's fault on OpenOffice Goes LGPL · · Score: 0, Troll

    It must be Zonk's fault. It is always Zonk's fault. Please go to Preferences and uncheck Zonk's stories. (it's a joke. laugh)

  10. Brain and intelligence on Modern Humans, Neanderthals Shared Earth for 1,000 Years · · Score: 1
    Actually, their tools had pretty much the same complexity as those of our ancestors and they also did cave paintings, so we can assume that had a similar intelligence to the Cro-Magnon.

    But it seems that their brain structure was slightly different. But yet, we don't know how would this influence things.

  11. Re:Markov Chains anyone? on New Algorithm for Learning Languages · · Score: 1

    I once used Markov chains to fool some guys on a newsgroup, using phrases from some kook. :-) See this

  12. Re:Human error on Kutztown Students get Felony Charges · · Score: 1
    Rule #2 - have a sane password policy

    I read that as "Rule #2 - have a same password policy" :-)

  13. Re:Next up.. a quiz for bosses.. on Is Your Boss a Psychopath? · · Score: 4, Funny

    2) Does your employee hate Microsoft, IBM, the Patent Office, and/or does he feel that somehow his future is threatened by them? An extra point if the answer is yes and you work for Microsoft, IBM and/or Patent Office.

  14. Wrong. on The Milky Way is Not a Spiral? · · Score: 0

    Zaphod was intelligent and irresponsible, while Bush is only stupid and irresponsible.

  15. Re:Of course, that's cheating ... on Modded Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 MPG · · Score: 1

    In Germany, 1 gallon of gas costs more than $6, so this way it's cheaper.

  16. MOD PARENT DOWN!! on EU Proposing to Make P2P Piracy A Criminal Offense · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This current initiative has absolutely nothing to do with socialism, but with politicians being bought out by corporate interests.

  17. Re:Coming from an ameteur brewer.. on Free Beer That's Free as in Speech · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Myself and several other home-brewers share recipies and techniques all the time.
    That is "shared source", not "open source".
  18. Beta testing on Free Beer That's Free as in Speech · · Score: 4, Funny

    Beta testing must be really fun. :-)

  19. Re:Well, tough .... on Net Marketers Worried as Cookies Lose Effectiveness · · Score: 1

    No, a loyalty card does not tell the marketer where you enter the store and buy nothing or the exact path you take when you walk through the store.

  20. Re:get over it... on U.N. To Govern Internet? · · Score: 1

    Tim Berners-Lee made the first web browser (named WorldWideWeb), while working at CERN, in Switzerland.

  21. Re:Gorbachev on Wikimedia to Hold First International Conference · · Score: 1

    He also made an ad for Pizza Hut since the end of Perestroyka. :-)

  22. Re:So What! on Japan Tests New Bullet Train · · Score: 1

    Get yourself a bike, man!

  23. Re:some more interesing objects on Google Adds Satellite Imagery for the World · · Score: 1

    Those in Sahara are not water reservoirs, but rather irrigated areas.

  24. Re:psf? on Google Summer of Code Project Breakdown · · Score: 1

    Phree Software Foundation

  25. Re:GIS info is sensitive? Give me a break! on Court Rules GIS Data Can't Be Kept Secret · · Score: 1
    It should be free for non-commercial use IMHO.
    Why only for non-commercial use? Don't companies pay taxes, too ?