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  1. Trolling? on Facebook Launches Suicide-Prevention Effort · · Score: 1

    Is this some use of the word troll I don't know or does TFS (and TFA) mean trawl?

  2. Re:Cable too please! on SCOTUS Rules Incumbent Telcos Must Share Network Access At Cost · · Score: 1

    Unless you live some place that has trees, as I do. I don't have a view of the southern sky therefore no satellite TV, so I am currently stuck with Comcast if i want to watch sports, or avoid some of the other downsides of going to internet TV.

  3. Re:1 teragram is not 1.1million tons on The Arctic Is Leaking Methane · · Score: 1

    tons as in 2000 pounds not tonnes

  4. Re:Tabs on Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Released · · Score: 2, Informative

    But you can set where sent items are kept, such as in the inbox, by going to tools > account settings > copies and folders

  5. Re:What's in a name? on Democracy Player Is Dead, Long Live Miro · · Score: 1

    Another naming failure was with the Chevy Nova. Nova, in espaniol, means "it doesn't go". I'm sure this was just an over site by GM. But the cars didn't sell well in Latin America and other Latin countries. lies, http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

    Status: False

    This anecdote is frequently used to illustrate the perils of failing to do adequate preparation and research before introducing a product into the international marketplace. It's a wicked irony, then, that the people who use this example are engaging in the very thing they're decrying, because a little preparation and research would have informed them that it isn't true.