Actually, it clearly says that WW and CW were the Democrat and Republican election officials for a certain precinct. Meaning that both Democrats and Republicans were in on it.

--The FNP

Go look at the Interwebs and see the Bomb Shelter BUS STOPS they have in areas bordering Gaza and the West Bank. It's not just the rockets, its the fact that Isralis are living in a land where when they hear the rocket warning alarms, they have mere seconds to be inside the nearest bomb shelter. These people are as trained in what to do when a rocket is incoming as members of the US Military and they have daily "drills".

Shouldn't you use putrescine or cadaverine to ensure proper levels of horror and distaste in the sheeple, I mean, human test subjects, when subsequently casting a mere gaze upon the logo of the defeated conglomerate?

Also, congratulations on assassinating SpongeBob in a manner practically guaranteed to get you arrested by not only your local cops, but the DHS, FBI, and probably also the BATF.

I hope that when Mom ventured and was greeted with "Look mum, I'm watching Lord of The Rings in ASCII art!", she could recognize that as the ultimate geek cry for help. I hope her next impulse would be to run to the phone and call the producers for Queer Eye for the FUCKING HOPELESS!

Yeah, I mean this is /., where you get modded up for not reading TFA!

--The FNP

Ok, but how about we try a real-life scenario. More than one car in a lane. If the driver in front knows that the yellow is shortened, and he covers the brake while approaching the intersection in order to stop if it turns. And it does. And the driver behind him isn't prepared for this, because the light was GREEN.

I don't know about where you live, but here I know the timing of all the lights I use reguarly. I could see the above situation happening to me one day if they fscked up the current timing system.

Actually, I figure this is exactly why /. has ACs. We put up with nearly every other AC troll post so that occasionally we can read 'Confessions of a HIV+ Slashdotter'. I don't need to know your identity to read your anecdote. Also, I respect your right to privacy and AC posting more in this case than if you were merely stating a preference for Windows over Linux.

I agree, it was very exciting. Just the way I like my only sporting event that I watch at least a little of each year to be. Sports doesn't really excite me, but this year's game was actually interesting and not just a wait for the next commercial break.

--The FNP

Fuck Godwin's Law! The war is already about Pirates vs. Nazis. This recent issue has taken years of open warfare, espionage, and political maneuvering and considering that all the lies about how much the MAFIAA are losing due to piracy have been refuted and shown to be wildly inaccurate time and time again, I think it's time to draw comparisons to the casus belli of 70-some years ago.

You want a good Nazi comparison, try the rise of Hitler to power by whining about how the Germans were getting economically punished by the rest of Europe (for starting WWI) compared to MAFIAA whining about piracy eating all of their profits (while fighting Steve Jobs tooth and nail over what has since become one of the most popular distribution channels they have); or Goebbles's propaganda machine compared to the MAFIAA's; or the anschluss of the lebensraum compared to the DMCA's provisions ("Oh hey, we just need a little accomodation, then we won't have to seize it by force"); or maybe the blitzkrieg of Poland compared to the sudden launch of thousands of lawsuits against innocents. . . . . . . Must I go on? I'm not going to compare the MAFIAA pissing off their customers to the Holocaust, because there is no order of magnitude that is sufficient, but if the jackboot fits. . . .

Granted, there is not a complete comparison due to the fact that in one, actual people were dying, but the tactics are the same: Dehumanize your opponent, Lie, exert any political force you can muster, use propaganda to the utmost, and tell your people that all of it is for their own good.

--The FNP

(It is possible that I could have used a few more hours of sleep, but sometimes /. really pisses me off.)

Always remember, even if you have to bribe the MegaCops, you always want to be taken to the Hoosegow, never the Clink.

--The FNP
with apologies to N.S.

Assuming your numbers are correct, couldn't you have just said that a 1 inch by 4 inch by 4 inch block would be about 7 pounds of lead, thereby providing a much more succinct analysis?

--The FNP

9) The Shadows are trying to keep the Vorlon Presidency finding their ships on Mars.

--The FNP

At my college the roaming profiles would occasionally get rather large and we would have people who had to wait 20-40 minutes to log in. Yes, just to log in, not even to boot the PC and have it connect to the domain, etc.

While this is not optimal, and part of my job was to fix that delay, I will say that someone out there has time enough for two cups of coffee in the morning waiting to boot their machines, and if they have an electronic time clock system, that person's wages are definitely being illegally affected by that.

--The FNP

Actually, the middle books can be compressed. The first two can be compressed some, but a bunch is needed for the reader / viewer to have any idea what the hell is happening. The middle books could take out a bunch of extraneous / descriptive shit and just tell the damn story. And aside from 8, 9 and 10 having a significant chunk of Perrin wandering in the FUCKING Forests!, the later books seem to be as concise as RJ was _able_ to be. Besides whenever the 12th book finally is released, the scriptwriter can remove a big chunk of the loose ends that are inconsequential and forgotten/unresolved.

The Wheel of Time is perfectly suited to movie adaptations, because Robert Jordan could not be prevented from explaining EVERYTHING to the reader. Wardrobe, Set Design, Props, Linguistics, Choreography. All the background elements of a movie are already clearly specified. All a movie crew would have to do is follow the instructions.

And since a large portion of the text is descriptive, careful attention to detail can condense the material, while still being true to the original work.

--The FNP