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  1. Re:Summmary seems very one sided on The High-Tech Warfare Behind the Israel - Hamas Conflict · · Score: 1

    Pointing out that X is greater than Y does next to nothing to show how small Y is. Surely you know that, right?

  2. Re:correlation, causation on Ancient Skulls Show Civilization Rose As Testosterone Fell · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And your post was a perfect example of condemning something without a shred of evidence, because it fits in with your notion that political correctness is bad. If I've not seen plenty of posts from you haranguing women for daring to be scientists, or making other, equally-ridiculous claims about various sections of the human race, I could pin it to unfortunate ignorance. However it seems like you are wilfully-ignorance, and filled with hate and anger. It's no wonder you'd jump on anything to condemn that which you perceive to call you out on your disgusting behaviour.

  3. Re:Quiet, Troll on The High-Tech Warfare Behind the Israel - Hamas Conflict · · Score: 1

    Or, the third option - Israel knows it has all the time it needs, as it is getting all the international support it needs to continue on this path. What better form of genocide exists than one which can be argued is nothing of the sort? Just a thought.

  4. Re:Zaphod? on NASA Tests Microwave Space Drive · · Score: 1

    A nice hot cup of tea. Your hoopiness is fading ;)

  5. Re:Sceilig Mhichíl on Unesco Probing Star Wars Filming In Ireland · · Score: 1

    The rest of the article was in English - are they Brit arseholes because the rest of the article wasn't in Gaelic? I'm all for the Irish language, but it's the BBC. The clue's in the name.

  6. Re:not clear who I insulted on Unesco Probing Star Wars Filming In Ireland · · Score: 1

    Keep digging that hole. Those who read your comments and have any idea of Ireland or the Irish realise you can't tell the difference between other peoples' jokes and reality, which is reflecting terribly poorly on you. I was in Ireland a week ago, and your strange views on the Irish and their culture are remarkably far from the truth. "Well known behaviour pattern"? Well known to idiots, definitely. Normal people know it's an inaccurate stereotype trotted out by muppets.

  7. Re:Change management fail on Passport Database Outage Leaves Thousands Stranded · · Score: 2

    You use a second machine, doofus. It's not rocket science. Mirror A to B, make changes to B, switch to B, if B breaks, switch back to A, if B doesn't break, you're golden.

  8. Re:It's not a marketplace.. on Is the App Store Broken? · · Score: 1

    You are confusing two concepts: "you" and "everyone". What is possible for you might not be for everyone else.

  9. Re:"entirely new CPU architecture" ? on Is the App Store Broken? · · Score: 2

    You do realise the fact you have to explain all these things to people means they're not as game-changing as you seem to think they are? It's like trying to explain why a joke is funny - if you have to, it's not funny.

  10. Re:Until someone screams it's haram on UK To Allow Driverless Cars By January · · Score: 1

    That's only a thing to xenophobic, tiny-minded, easily-scared shadow-jumpers such as yourself. Grow up.

  11. Re:Gee, isn't Iron Dome supposed to be worthless? on Hackers Plundered Israeli Defense Firms That Built 'Iron Dome' Missile Defense · · Score: 1

    No, it's $3m a day. Something about "apples" and "oranges" springs to mind.

  12. Re:Radicalization on Gaza's Only Power Plant Knocked Offline · · Score: 1

    Give them something to live for. Fat, happy people don't become terrorists. Israel has made settlement after settlement, displacing families and communities for decades. It's taken water and deprived people of free movement. What do you expect the Palestinians to do? Sit down cross-legged as Israel squeezes them dry, praising their existence? When a country does something demonstrably bad to some people, and doesn't listen to the grievances of those people, eventually the only course of action left is violence. This has been demonstrated time and time again. Hamas doesn't have the capability to send warnings, and if you look at the density of Gaza you'd see there isn't much space away from anything Hamas-related, meaning Israel has carte blanche to shoot wherever it wants and claim it was targetting Hamas. You usually make a lot of sense, but it seems you have been perverted by the usual media nonsense so common over where you are. Both sides suck, but only one side is actually fighting for survival, even if both claim so. Think.

  13. Re:Radicalization on Gaza's Only Power Plant Knocked Offline · · Score: 1

    And if Israel was carved out of the Midwest instead of displacing people in British-"owned" territory, there would be even more people alive. You're doing yourself, and this discussion, a great disservice to stop looking at this issue at any point after it began. Look back to the beginning, and you might get a better understanding.

  14. Re:Radicalization on Gaza's Only Power Plant Knocked Offline · · Score: 1

    Where does that give Israel the right to kill hundreds of civilians? I'm confused.

  15. Re:Radicalization on Gaza's Only Power Plant Knocked Offline · · Score: 1

    You seem to talk about the number of rockets fired at Israel, but not the damage caused, as if "their" rockets are identical to those fired by Israel...

  16. Re:So, it's true on New Class of Stars Are Totally Metal, Says Astrophysicist · · Score: 1

    The Bohr model is not an accurate description of atoms, so it's pointless to try to compare anything to it and claim you are comparing to actual atoms.

  17. Re:Star? on New Class of Stars Are Totally Metal, Says Astrophysicist · · Score: 1

    2. Not entirely. There are planets without stars, and there are stars which orbit stars (well, stars which orbit a barycentre between itself and another star, which may or may not be inside the other star).

  18. Re:Expect the Republicans... on London Regulator Says Uber Is Operating Legally · · Score: 1

    "Republic" doesn't mean what you think it does. It has nothing to do with democracy. It simply means a country that is not ruled by a dynastic leader. That's it.

    So both parties have an official policy of republicanism if they are not actively seeking to replace the president with a leader chosen by dynasty.

  19. Re:Expect the Republicans... on London Regulator Says Uber Is Operating Legally · · Score: 1

    Your claims are not mutually exclusive. Labour have had some shady dealings in the past, as have the LibDems (but less so). Both Labour and the LibDems have not engaged in the anti-poor-people tactics of the Conservatives in levels anywhere near as great. This is evident in the cuts to public spending by the Conservatives (which hurts poor people most), the attacks on unions, and the spates of privatisation.

  20. Re:Cabs on London Regulator Says Uber Is Operating Legally · · Score: 1

    They have a ridiculously small turning circle, surprising acceleration, and a roomy, disabled-accessible interior.

    Your comment about fat people is absolutely pointless, as you well know, and doesn't exactly reflect well on you.

  21. Re:That's not going to make on London Regulator Says Uber Is Operating Legally · · Score: 1

    Cabbies talk, you know. They hang out frequently and discuss the state of the traffic and the roads. They do this because they know it helps them to all be aware of such things. Google also doesn't have good historical data, whereas cabbies can tap into the knowledge of Londoners (themselves & their colleagues) who have lived there their entire lives. Google's data on utilisation is nowhere near as accurate as cabbies' as Google isn't driving these streets every single day - their data is simply not as granular as cabbies'. The way you spell "utilization" hints you might not know precisely of which you speak...

  22. Re:Backfire on London Regulator Says Uber Is Operating Legally · · Score: 1

    Google doesn't know that stuff, though. Google's map data is great - don't get me wrong - but it doesn't know about the fluctuations in traffic that the cabbies do. It doesn't know about that accident that happened 30 minutes ago, that the cabby saw earlier, or that small street which is marked incorrectly on Google Maps which is navigable. It also doesn't know what "That road of Essex Road where there used to be that pub called the Red Lion or Red Dragon or something" refers to, which is something plenty of cabbies would know, as their knowledge extends far beyond The Knowledge, and includes plenty of historical data for well-travelled routes.

    So yeah - Google is great, but it's not up to the standard of even an average black cab driver.

  23. Re:you are not an ally. on Radar Changing the Face of Cycling · · Score: 1

    Two wrongs don't make a right. That is no justification for acting like a muppet.

  24. Re:Cabs on London Regulator Says Uber Is Operating Legally · · Score: 2

    Well, to counter your story I've used black cabs on numerous occasions, and had great experiences. They were courteous, fast, knew the routes like they were channelling the gods of the A-Z, and were reasonably priced. So I guess we cancel each other out. Not to forget their cars are specifically designed for London's streets, and can fit 5 people in the back with ease.

  25. Re:Backfire on London Regulator Says Uber Is Operating Legally · · Score: 4, Informative

    London cab drivers can't exactly step up their game without insane amounts of investment - they're the best of the best. They already spend years studying to become a taxi driver, and they already know central London and most of the rest by heart. They already know where the traffic jams are at any given time of the day, and the current best route from where they are to where they need to be. I think they're scared this Uber nonsense will take their fares away, which they have worked insanely hard to even be in a position to serve, and bring the reputation of their profession down. There's no way Uber can compete with the quality of the black cab, or even probably price (if you factor in the length of route selected by an utter professional), but until people realise that, there could very well be a horrible time for the black cab drivers.