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  1. Re:Interesting thing...... on Electronic Ballots In The Brazilian Presidential Election · · Score: 3, Interesting
    You can say "undeclared."

    And the voting is like in France: if someone doesn't win with a certain majority, the two best go to a second round.

  2. Re:Translation question on Electronic Ballots In The Brazilian Presidential Election · · Score: 2

    pregnant is gravida. Obviously, it is a feminine noun. I'm hoping Chads are, too, cause we don't have pregnant in masculine. (Obvious reasons?)

  3. Clarification mark II on Electronic Ballots In The Brazilian Presidential Election · · Score: 2
    All adults (18 and over) in Brazil are REQUIRED to vote tommorow. My parents, as we live in the US, have to go to the consulate to vote.

    I believe people over 16 can also vote with parental permission.

  4. Clarification on Electronic Ballots In The Brazilian Presidential Election · · Score: 2
    ONU= Organizacao das Nacoes Unidas, or the UN if you speak English.

    Nice to see an article about this, as I often say it in voting discussions. (I'm Brazilian)

  5. Re:Strike back on When Do You Really Need a Lawyer? · · Score: 2

    Because it's identity fraud?

  6. Re:no way, am I gonna answer that question! - OT on When Do You Really Need a Lawyer? · · Score: 2
  7. Next step on Windows 2000 Runs On Xbox Under Linux · · Score: 2
    Now, of course, they need to install winlinux and run it from windows, which is running from linux, which is running from an xbox.

    Rinse and repeat!

  8. The Glass Menagerie on Video Games Assigned as Homework · · Score: 2

    ...and America matriculated in the school of the blind...

  9. Re:So... on Getting Help Building Your Computer · · Score: 1

    I installed Linux recently.

  10. Electronic voting on Electronic Voting's Fundamental Flaws · · Score: 2

    We in Brazil are proud to have one of the world's oldest, largest electronic voting systems.

  11. Re:Around the world on Free Internet Access Is Profitable In Egypt · · Score: 2
    I'd rather pay money too. But I don't live in Brasil anymore and am blessed with a DSL connection that rules. I really pity my family when I go back, though.

    I'm pretty sure the ads are all on the log-on screen, but I can't recall. Besides, the way you get disconnected, you're probably logging on a lot.

  12. Re:Around the world on Free Internet Access Is Profitable In Egypt · · Score: 2
    I completely agree. Ig is inconsistent, boring, slow, and the ads in the log-on screen are annoying.

    Luckily I don't live in Brazil anymore, but I really pity my family members when I get back. *shrudder* You really get what you pay for.

  13. Re:Around the world on Free Internet Access Is Profitable In Egypt · · Score: 2

    How much do they advertise? (If at all?) Ig has ads on the log-on screen, and your homepage is their site. I think that's pretty much it.

  14. Huh??? on BBC Hails "fair" Microsoft XP SP1 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    That's hilarious! "Windows plays fair with rivals"! I go to download this amazing patch and guess what?

    " You need to be running a version of Internet Explorer 5 or higher in order to use Windows Update."(Link to Explorer 6.1)

    Hypocrisy? naaaaaah!

  15. Around the world on Free Internet Access Is Profitable In Egypt · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ig, or Internet Gratis, is one of the biggest ISPs in Brazil, and it's free. It runs on the advertisements it displays.

  16. Business ethic on Palm Offers Refund to m130 Owners · · Score: 2

    In this business ethic-bashing time we've come to, it's nice to see a company that actually cares about its customers and treats them fairly.

  17. Re:Not to rant but.. on LucasArts announces Sam & Max sequel · · Score: 2
    To the first list, add category

    d. a game made by one of the "Game Gods" of old: Black and White by Molyneux, Sim games by Wright, new Id games, etc.

  18. Re:Jedi Outcast one of the best Star Wars games ev on LucasArts announces Sam & Max sequel · · Score: 2
    everyone mentions their first lucasarts games.........What about the best, bar none?

    The Secret of Monkey Island, of course.

  19. Re:California is PATHETIC! Amen brother! on Algebra As A Gateway Subject · · Score: 2
    Someone please explain to me, after spending one year on learning algebra, they switch to geometry and let you forget everything you learned, after which, they put you into a year of algebra, where you spend half the year re-learning all the algebra you forgot in the year previous?

    Why the hell do they seperate the courses anyways? Why not take everything as one Math class? Algebra and geometry, instead of seperated as eighth and ninth grades, should be half of each grade's class! Therefore, we don't forget and can use the geometric principles together with algebra, in a manner more similar to what we'll do in real life.

  20. Re:California is PATHETIC! on Algebra As A Gateway Subject · · Score: 2
    HA! The exit exam! I'm gonna be a high school junior in nine days, graduating class of 2004, the very first class to have proudly taken the California High School Exit Exam.

    _What_ _a_ _load_ _of_ *crock.* Waste of perfectly good sleep time. It was the most ridiculous test I've ever taken. They actually put us in the gym in tables of four, in the most cheat-friendly test environment they could think of. You know why? 'Cause they want us to pass it.

    Truly a joke.

  21. Re:inflight... on NASA Plan to Read Brainwaves at Airports · · Score: 1
    More like

    Pilot: Could a Mr. Smith please stop thinking about our stewardess'. It's frightening them.

    Smith (thinking): Sure, you're cuter anyway.

  22. Re:Stop before writing that post!!! on Carmack Expounds on Doom III · · Score: 3, Insightful
    You know, I don't mean to be a grammar nazi bitch or anything, but when you want to make a point so vehemently, please try not to mix up "your" with "you're."

    It just takes the whole impact away.

  23. Use the tray on Turning Dead Drives into Speakers? · · Score: 1
    From the site:

    The system, with woofer, midrange, and tweeter harddisks, lying on my favourite stolen cafeteria tray:

    Ha! I can make the same quality sound using ONLY the cafeteria tray! Just use my Magic Wand!

  24. Re:What a hypocrit! on A Private European Internet? · · Score: 1

    World War I was NOT about the assassination of the Archduke. He was an excuse to BEGIN war, not its reason. For more background, do a search on "Imperialism."

  25. Sonicblue on Shake-up At SonicBlue · · Score: 1
    Damnit, I kind of liked Sonicblue. My very first MP3 player was the Rio PMP300 (Which, IMO, was the first mp3 player) and they own that.

    My first 3d video card was the Diamond Viper 770 Ultra, and IT ruled too. In fact, my current MP3 Player is the RioVolt, with cd.

    Since Sonicblue bought Diamond, I thought they would be pretty well.