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  • Spring comes in Japan [moved]

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    I know this is old, but did anyone notice that the article was sponsored by Siemens?
  • Google, censorship, hypocrisy.

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    The Google will not leave China, but the Google China company will dispear. But the China Gov will GFW (the Great Fire Wall, to stop persons use Google in China) the google.
  • I wish to call...

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    oops! Kauto, ridden by Ruby Walsh, fell four fences from home ... and ... will be rested for the remainder of the season. Should have just given me the tenner. At least one of us would be better off. :) If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it. Margaret Fuller (1810 - 1850) [My Articles]  [My Website]
  • Hmm.... minty

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    Trollslayer wrote: Should I? No. Voice of experience here (not with that particular product). My kids bought me a shower body soap thing that was deep sea mint and something or other... I mistakenly used it all over, and the pleasant cool tingling was soon replaced with hot-poker burning!! Thankfully it only went on for about 10-15 mins... Now I make sure I only use it on my arms, legs and chest!! I don't have ADHD, I have ADOS... Attention Deficit oooh SHINY!! If you need a laugh, check out my Vodafone World of Difference application | If you like cars, check out the Booger Mobile blog | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!
  • NSFWJOTD

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    Makes it a better (and nastier) ;P "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert modified on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:32 AM
  • How's this for taking things out of context?

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    CaptainSeeSharp wrote: I'm inclined to believe that there is a link because of the abundant number of professional studies that make a lot of sense. This is the same as 'I'm inclined to believe what I want to be true, and to only accept evidence that supports my worldview'. I am not a fan of abortion at all, despite the lies you've told about me in that regard. That doesn't mean I would invent reasons to oppose it, the reasons I do oppose it are enough for me, and I can live with holding my views in a world where I accept valid scientific studies, regardless of if they are useful in supporting my bias. Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
  • SVN

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    We have been happy users of tortoise SVN since 2006 and we do not regret it. We have never had much problem except the fact that our free svn hosting service (opensvn) will be closing soon. We intend to change for http://codesion.com/[^] ___________________________________________________________ On the whole human beings want to be good, but not to good and not quite all the time - George Orwell
  • Bill gates openly talks about population extermination!

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    Bill Gates is a eugenicist who wants enforceable population control measures in place, he works closely with organizations that promote this agenda. He wants to use vaccines and GMO food that will sterilize people. His ideology is simple, less people. Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^] "/I habe an educatiomn a title and a meddal" - Dalek Dave, Thursday, March 4, 2010 8:48 PM "...I am not that good" - Dalek Dav
  • Bill gates talks abut population extermination? [modified]

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    Nagy Vilmos wrote: Go directly to Soapbox. :confused: did this get moved here? Opacity, the new Transparency.
  • Rant time: Jobs/Benefits [long post]

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    I hope you don't need to know this, but that £50 is not permanent - since you are working 20 or more hours a week, her benefit will only last 6 months. After that, nadda. Given the current climate, it may be worth factoring that into any job change / relocation plans you may have, before it reduces your income further. You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy
  • Microsoft Global Criminal Spy Handbook (ZIP->PDF) (1.6mb) [modified]

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    CaptainSeeSharp wrote: costumers if you ask them nicely, they'll make a nice tinfoil hat! Agh! Reality! My Archnemesis![^] | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server.
  • Congrats, Canada

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    You know, I wish they'd used an international size rink. I think it would have elevated the game even more. It really was exceptional, though. I've gotten turned off to the NHL after all the expansion - seemed like the quality of play really took a dive, with skating and puck movement taking a back seat to hitting. This really was a nice change of pace. L u n a t i c F r i n g e
  • This is why I'm not a fan of Apple...

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    I agree. Also, if they can't come up with a more creative idea than some porn app, well, boo-f'in-hoo. But I must admit that I find the ban of the wobble app curious. Just because someone has used the app to make breasts wobble, it shouldn't brand the app as a "porn app". -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
  • Correlation... why between +/- 1

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    You probably need to take the equation for standard deviation into account: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation[^], and then toss the symbols about. Then I'm sure you can find a proof that the coefficient is bounded between -1 and 1 (with one or more constraints). -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
  • JOTD (for the English)

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    Nice DD!! I know a few Chelsea fans who'll like that!! :) "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
  • JOTD

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  • Now this is also very interesting...

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    Heeheheee! Or, they'll just say to Google "OK, look, we won't prosecute you, BUT you'll have to pay us X million a year for a 'we won't prosecute you' tax." :) "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
  • American Ice Skater

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    She's especially nasty when compared to fellow (sort of) American Tanith Belbin. Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote: Unpaid overtime is slavery. Trollslayer wrote: Meetings - where minutes are taken and hours are lost.
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    No one cares... except the people that complain. So, is the mainstream > dissidents? lol I'll stop.
  • Canada 'Owns the Podium'...

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    Yeah, it's too early to write 'em off yet, in spite of the shock. Ain't over yet, right? But if this doesn't get them fired up, they're toast. :) L u n a t i c F r i n g e