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  1. Re:Isn't this a success story? on 19-Year-Old Squatted At AOL For 2 Months · · Score: 1

    That's why they did not call the police, I suppose.

  2. It is British Pound against Euro on Microsoft Raises UK Prices By a Third and Can't Rule Out Future Hikes · · Score: 5, Informative

    This price increase is a measure against http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_market

    Two years ago 1 Pound = 1.5 Euro, now it is 1.3 Euro. http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=GBPEUR%3DX
      MS is increasing the price in GB so that M$ price is around the same in Europe zone.

  3. Re:100%? on US Plummets On World Press Freedom Ranking · · Score: 1

    He means the ranking dropped in 100% criteria

  4. Sounds like on Fake IPad 2s Made of Clay Sold At Canadian Stores · · Score: 1

    2012 B.C.

  5. Re:A Personal Appeal From Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia Still Set For Full Blackout Wednesday · · Score: 1

    You missed the joke. Remember the fundraising banner?

  6. Re:Not enough on Do Companies Punish Workers Who Take Vacations? · · Score: 1

    Exactly, many employers (including mine) allows vacation days to be carried fordward across employment anniversary.

    So I'd rather save up the days instead of taking days off without a good reason.

  7. Separation of Powers? on Music Industry Sues Irish Government For Piracy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is the case of using judicial mean to "force" changes to the law itself, which is in the legislative area.

  8. This may be due to how avatars are used in game on A Right To Bear Virtual Arms? · · Score: 1

    currently avatars are accessible in-game in some games. MS impose a limit of E or E10+ rating on those games. Having those lancers appearing in those games can have some issues.

  9. Cjhange the question on What Do We Do When the Internet Mob Is Wrong? · · Score: -1, Troll

    Change the question to "What to do when the Republican is wrong?"

  10. Re:Economics on Predator Drone Helps Nab Cattle Rustlers · · Score: 2

    The original LA Times article says the drone belongs to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. No military involved.
    http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-drone-arrest-20111211,0,72624,full.story

  11. cue on Working On Man Made Lightning · · Score: 1

    Command & conquer Red Alert

  12. Dear Microsoft on Microsoft Killed the Start Menu Because No One Uses It · · Score: 1

    Please don't make our computers, especially those used at work, to look like XBox 360.

    I don't want to see "Ownyou12345 signed on toLIVE" message while in office. (FYI Windows 8 will have fill XBox LIVE integration.)

  13. Re:Japanese Culture on Tokyo Subway Gets Lightsaber Handrails · · Score: 1

    I don;t know how to steal one in a crowded subway.

  14. 10 G on Designer Creates "Euthanasia Roller Coaster" · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the coaster car can withstand such force without breaking apart.

  15. Stop them. on Computer Learns Language By Playing Games · · Score: 1

    Before the AI takes over the world.

  16. Re:Fukucenter on A Closer Look At Immersion Cooling For the Data Center · · Score: 1

    If the tsunami wipes out the generators, there will be no power to run the data center themselves.

    But on the other hand, what if the heat exchange pump breaks down, and the liquid solution ends up boiling.....

  17. Re:Not really on WikiLeaks Gives $15k To Bradley Manning Defense · · Score: 1

    They believe Wikileaks and Bradley Manning are terrorists. Enoguh said.

  18. Re:Windows Questions?! on 2010 Geek IQ Test · · Score: 1

    The life, the universe and everything quesiton was asked in 2009 version.

  19. Re:There is some good news on Radioactive Boar On the Rise In Germany · · Score: 1

    I am not sure if Washington D.C. has any wild boar to be contaminated. (The parent post is a reference to Fallout 3)

  20. Re:The Senators' rocket design dictates a payload on Senators Want Big Rocket Instead of New Tech, Commercial Transportation · · Score: 1

    If that payload is described by the the TNT equivalent of a warhead, that makes sense.

  21. Re:Sounds rawther libertarian to me on Romania Now Taking Donations · · Score: 1

    Actually the Revenue Canada does that also. Also, you get a tax receipt for donating to the government (strictly speaking, governments are charities.)

  22. Re:Dr. Evil? on 5.5 Earthquake Hits Canada; Felt in US Midwest, New England · · Score: 1

    Bring in the Army (like Mel Lastman did!) Wait, the Army is already there for G20.

  23. to cap the spill. on BP's Final "Top Kill" Procedure For Gulf Oil Spill · · Score: 1

    I wonder if BP has a WMD at their disposal.

  24. Re:So... on A Playable PAC-MAN On Google Doodle · · Score: 1

    It is advertising Pac-Man.

  25. Re:How is this impressive in any way? on A Playable PAC-MAN On Google Doodle · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How many people knew The Empire Strikes Back was 30 years old today? Probably not a lot. How many people know about The Empire Strikes Back? Quite a few. It's a fun gesture to educate people how much things have changed, bringing back the nostalgic feeling of watching the movie while showing how far we've come, with web searches and the internet in general. I think it spurs some reflection on the subject matter, but thats just my experience.