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Comment Re:Great one more fail (Score 1) 600

Sorry, falls in particular is a ridiculous number to cite. Everyone that doesn't die of a heart attack or car crash or random shooting will have a serious fall before they die. It's pretty much what happens when you get old (indeed it's one of the main ways you find out that you're getting old). You're effectively citing the number of people who had health issues in the couple of years before their death.

Comment Re:photons are not particles (Score 1) 129

Oh, it's quite easy to get the mods to find your comments insightful. Generally something pedantic will do it, especially if it involves something rude and untrue abut women.

Actually, GP, had the right etymology - in Italian it would be scenari - but he did blatantly make up a plural that is not used in English. Hypercorrectness is a fault, not a virtue. It confuses your audience and leads them to doubt your accuracy. Kinda silly, really.

Comment Re: Again? (Score 1) 96

Not everyone would agree the conviction was wise or necessary. IE's share was trending down long before that point. For those people who don't even know what search engine they are using, there's no point giving them a choice or forcing a choice (or random selection) on them, because they are clearly not experiencing sufficient detriment to know or care there's an issue. They can switch from MySpace when they want to, so suggesting they need someone to hold their hands to switch search engine is patronising.

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