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  1. Everyone in the Balkans... on Former Turkish DMOZ Editor Draws 10 Months In Jail · · Score: 1
    Everyone in the Balkans is a traditional enemy of the Turks.


    However, Greek hate them more than us (I'm from Romania), because Constantinople and Western Turkey was theirs until the Turks invaded them.:-)

  2. Back in 1994... on Gates 'World's Most-Spammed Man' · · Score: 4, Informative
  3. Re:Worldwind on Google Keyhole, Google Scholar · · Score: 1
    Worlwind doesn't work since it was slashdotted.

    So, I tried keyhole a week and so ago and it too didn't worked on my machine. I tried now to reinstall, but it says the trial expired. Oh, well...

  4. Re:Image Search on Google Index Doubles · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Probably they're waiting for the US to upgrade their government.

  5. Re:AOL Europe? on AOL to be Split into 4 Units · · Score: 1

    You know, Canada is on the American continent.

  6. Zefram Cochrane on X-prize Award paid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Burt Rutan looks a bit like Zefram Cochrane, doesn't he? :-)

  7. Re:Let's not forget on China's Superior Technologies · · Score: 1
  8. Re:Let's not forget on China's Superior Technologies · · Score: 1
    Actually, there are western countries with tap water much worse than China. Belgium, for example (that's what UNESCO says)


    Malaria can be a problem only in rural areas of tropical provinces, such as Hainan and Yunnan.


    As for air pollution... have you ever heard of a city called Los Angeles ?

  9. Re:And while you're out there on Pre-Election Discussion · · Score: 1
    You might want to follow these tips outlined by The Onion:

    If at all possible, vote before work. That way, you can make smug comments to non-voters all day long.

    The new electronic voting machines are complicated. But don't worry: Octogenarians will be on hand to troubleshoot any technological problems that might arise.

    If your election official hooks you up to a machine via a needle in your arm, you are actually donating blood.

    Tip for those on the go: Voting a straight ticket can save you up to 15 seconds.

    Remember that, as a member of a participatory democracy, you have a duty to make your voice heard on Election Day. If you find that idea hard to grasp, think of it like the lotto: You can't win if you don't play.

    Don't wear dress shoes. They leave black scuff marks on gymnasium floors.

    Voting is no longer considered uncool. Note that it is not cool, either.

    Many newspapers offer sample ballots. Buy 10 copies and practice, practice, practice.

    Remember to vote, or P. Diddy will kill you.

    This is one of the most important elections in recent times, so it's best if you just leave it up to the pros.

    When voting, you don't need to dress up in a scary costume or hand out candy. That happens two days earlier.

    You might think it's funny, but it's disrespectful to submit write-in candidates like "Don Knotts," "Mickey Mouse," or "Michael Badnarik."

    Remember to take the day off to vote. And the day before, to psyche up. And the morning after, to dry out.

    If you are black and a resident of Florida, work out two or three alternate routes to your polling place to avoid police checkpoints.

    The most important thing is to vote your conscience.

    Okay, this is your conscience speaking: "Vote Nader. Vo-o-o-o-ote Nader."

    If you are a Flintstone, make sure to put the granite slab arrows-first into the dinosaur's mouth.

    If you live in Florida, for Christ's sake, look at the ballot very, very carefully this time.

    Education is the issue Americans say is most important. Find someone with one of those to read the ballot to you.

    Keep in mind that the name of every person who votes against George Bush is going to be read aloud on television the next time we're attacked by terrorists.

    If you don't know where the polling place is in your district, just try to remember the ugliest, dingiest, most depressing building in a three-mile radius. That's probably it.

  10. Re:Be patient... on Pre-Election Discussion · · Score: 1
    Great point. WHY WHY WHY would you say that this is the most important election of our lifetime?

    Because it may be our last! :-)

  11. it's a sausage on The Votemaster Is...Andrew Tanenbaum · · Score: 1
  12. Spell checkers on Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? · · Score: 1
  13. Re:One in 32768 chance? on Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? · · Score: 1

    Actually, according to Snopes, it was valid two times before than (ie from 1936). So, that would be 1 in 131072, or 0.000007.

  14. Re:What's even more fascinating on Does Redskins Loss Presage A Kerry Win? · · Score: 1
    Every browser I've ever used does not have a spell checker.

    You've used only IE, didn't you?

  15. Re:How about a campaign.. on NYT Firefox Campaign Raises $250,000 · · Score: 1

    That was the result of the latest "slashdot doesn't validate" campaign. :-)

  16. Re:Whoah! on NYT Firefox Campaign Raises $250,000 · · Score: 1

    They're getting a discount because:
    (a) they're a non-profit foundation
    (b) they have a non-specific day contract (when the NYTimes have the ad space)
    (c) NYTimes people hate IE as much as anybody :)

  17. Re:Only got 1 student from Bulgaria on Massive Online ID Fraud Ring Busted · · Score: 1

    Then he can't be charged with conspiracy. You need at least two people to make a conspiracy.

  18. Re:Gee, I can't figure out why this is bad... on Amazing Things Your Automobile Can't Do · · Score: 1

    Many streets in some large cities in Europe are crowded enough that you won't supersed those 5 km/h. :-)

  19. No meat! on Green Plants for Mars Mission · · Score: 2, Insightful
    It requires by far more energy to make meat than to make vegetables.

    So, they'll have only vegeterians in the space crews. :-)

  20. Re:ouch! on 30th Anniversary of Pascal · · Score: 1

    Much of the OOP in Delphi was based on the TurboVision, but the greatest breakthrough with Delphi was VCL.

  21. Re:I wonder... on Chinese Satellite Crashes Into House · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Yes, they have deserts larger than the state of Texas, mountainous areas almost uninhabited as big as California. (see the NASA WorldWind)

    However, retrieving it from there might be a pain in the ass.

    They probably aimed at a region not very far from the civilization, but they obviously missed.

  22. Bill Gates' bug -- did you know ? on Facts on Scientific Names of Organisms · · Score: 4, Interesting
    A bug (a real one - actually a Flower Fly) was named after Bill Gates. (named "Eristalis gatesi")

    See: http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/diptera/syrphid/gates .htm

  23. Re:It's free speech. on Political Cybersquatting Or Free Speech? · · Score: 1, Informative

    That site was not made, nor approved by Kerry.

  24. Re:To use less hydrocarbon on Unexplained Leap In CO2 Levels · · Score: 0
    People in the United States produce tens (hundreds?) of times the co2 produced by an African/Indian.

    It would be much more efficient to eliminate you and other Americans that don't want to understand the results of real science.

  25. Re:is it a bug with mozilla, or really a design fl on Breaking Google's DRM · · Score: 0
    Not even java is secure enough, as with enough skill, you can tamper with its data. I know this, because the there is a "cheat" program that calculated the trajectory for yahoo! pool game. :-)

    And anyway, everything that is displayed on the screen can be saved.