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  1. Re:Sometimes I hate living in America Jr. on Canada's Music Lobby Buys Government Access · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can you get a civil service job if you can't speak English in Alberta or Ontario or any English-speaking province? If you can't speak the official language of the province. You shouldn't be allowed to work in the civil service. Enough said.

  2. Re:Why hate wikipedia? on Experts Rate Wikipedia Higher Than Non-Experts · · Score: 1

    I think its purpose is for individual learning and cursory information. You're right, it won't be a "legitimate, citable source", but who cares? It gets you started in the right direction.

  3. Re:Second Law of Thermodynamics on Company Claims New Chip Converts Heat To Electricity · · Score: 1

    Heat is always flowing. Things have an energy state (and for thermal energy that's essentially its temperature), but that's it. static heat really doesn't exist. It's conducting, radiating or convecting, or else you wouldn't be able to measure any heat. Also, constant temperature doesn't mean there's no heat flow, it means flow in = flow out (to put it simply).

  4. Re:The nature of language on New Zealand To Allow 'Text-Speak' On Exams · · Score: 1

    English is derived from Norman, when the Normans occupied the British Isle. This is well before anything resembling the nation of English existed. I don't doubt that English has since influenced French (being an engineer, linquistics isn't my strong point), but old versions of French came before old English

  5. Re:International law? on Slashback: IceWeasel, Online Gambling, GPU Folding, Evolution · · Score: 1

    Surely you meant governor Harper of the state of Canada? *shudder*

  6. Re:it's the future.... on Linguist Tweaks MS For Redefining "Genuine" · · Score: 3, Informative
    *whoosh*

    Don't watch much Futurama, do you?

  7. Re:Just post the damn podcast on Podcasts of University Lectures? · · Score: 1

    I don't know how it is at other places, but here at the University of Western Ontario you can email your profs, go to their office hours, or go to just the tutorials to bug the TAs. So there's other times besides lectures to ask questions.

  8. Re:Certainly True in Canada on Cable Industry Needs to Spend Heavily on Upgrades · · Score: 1

    My 4 roommates and I have that exact program. There's only so much one can download in a month. We've never hit that limit, even when we try to.

  9. Finally a Definitive Answer! on Researchers Discover a Star's Minimum Possible Mass · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...Unless newer technology finds dimmer stars, and they have to lower the minimum again.

  10. Re:Wait a minute... on OLGA Shut Down by DMCA (again!) · · Score: 1
    able to get good cheap bear

    That's about the last thing I want to see in my glass. I try to avoid THOSE bars.

  11. Re:We can go further with this... on Dell Reflects on 25 Years of PCs · · Score: 1

    Point: welcome to the world of internet people making assumptions pulled completely out of their asses.

  12. Re:Wow, on Largest Object in the Universe Discovered · · Score: 1

    you mean your EX-wife, soon enough.

  13. Re:Grammar Nazi... on Walmart Tries to Emulate MySpace · · Score: 1

    Your karma was saved at "drunk"

  14. Re:Now for the media content on Canada's CBC - Powered By OSS · · Score: 1

    Agreed. Especially about the Freestyle. Why must 2-4 pm be the time of pain and misery on Canadian radio?

  15. Re:Arrogant? on Sony's Harrison on Sony Arrogance · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And the Wii's other gimmick... fun games. Shame Sony rarely thinks of that one. (and I bought a PS2 and not a gamecube, yet own 2 games for the PS2 and have spent more time playing gamecube at friends' places)

  16. Re:Ridiculous, and spreading FUD too... on eBay Bans Google Payments · · Score: 1

    Well, it's inconvenient and unsafe for THEM.

  17. Re:The Rebellion needs to hide the plans!!! on Star Wars Galaxies Emulator Test Server Hits Alpha · · Score: 2, Funny
    "crimes against humanity"

    Have you played SWG?

  18. Re:If they mined the moon... on Moon Mining Gets a Closer Look · · Score: 1

    Pink Floyd wouldn't lie to us! Also, we really don't need no education.

  19. Re:Unfortunately on Overly Sanitized Environments Lead to Poor Health? · · Score: 1

    second hand smoke IS dangerous. I know people who have gotten lung cancer from second hand smoke. But you're right on the other 3 counts.

  20. Re:Numbering scheme? on Grand Theft Auto IV Unveiled On 360 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Assumably, Vice City and San Andreas don't count as 4 since they were just modifications of 3, with some improvements. Perhaps 4 is going to be completely redone?

  21. Re:My favorite part on PS3 Launch Details Announced · · Score: 1
    That's because the PS1 controller is perfect the way it is.

    Um... no? Not only is it just the super nintendo control pad with 2 extra R/L buttons (and later 2 sticks, which I'll admit were pretty decent), but there was a better controller at the time! The N64 controller! Now that was a work of genius... they should have stayed closer to it for the gamecube instead of trying to make something closer to the sony/microsoft product. At least they're going to make an awesome (and completely different) Wii controller.

  22. Re:Well THAT can't be good for you. on The 50 Year History of Play-Doh · · Score: 1
    "Some sort of petroleum distillate," apparently.

    Hey, I work in the oil industry, and all I have to say is that if that bothers you, don't eat any of the following, either:

    Processed Cheese.

    Gummi Bears... well Gummi anything.

    Many other random, "artificial" products.

  23. American? on Do Kids Still Program? · · Score: 1

    Is this referring to the American school system? Because I'm a second year university student, and in high school we learned VB, Java and a bit of C++. And in first year Engineering (and I mean Chemical Engineering, not Software Engineering) we furthered C++ and bit of just C. So maybe it's just your school system that's out of whack.

  24. Re:Finally! on Senate Bill May Ban Streaming MP3s · · Score: 1
    The word Lobby is really funny if you say it enough.

    Well, now I know the War on Drugs has failed.

  25. Re:Hypocrisy with Barenaked Ladies? on Canadian Music Stars Fight Against DRM · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Hypocrisy? Hell no.

    They don't want DRMed crap being sold in their names, that's not the same as the group wanting people to pirate their music. Any musician in their right mind doesn't want people pirating their music... but any musician that respects their fans (and BNL is a great example of such a group) wouldn't want DRMed shit limiting their fans' listening experience, either.