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Comment Re:Heh, I remember them (Score 1) 110

I never did understand why someone would trust their computer, with all their pics and docs and private stuff, to some guy halfway across the planet.

And on that note I use to have a co-worker with a strong Indian accent, even though he had lived here in Canada for about 20 years, and he would have people hang up on him because they didn't want to speak to someone in India.

Comment Re:Difference between adding and subtracting (Score 1) 85

And who is to say what is an important fact?

Someone interested in geological formations would obviously find those facts important. Someone interested in the wild life of the area could be very interested to know what type of moose your country has while doing a project.

This is the problem with a bias free publication, because just by omitting unimportant facts you are generating bias no matter what you would like the internet to believe.

Comment Re:Not the TSA (Score 1) 826

You mean where the TSA passed cleared him through security and then at Delta's insistence had to then re-review him, clear him again (this time with some harassment of course), and then have Delta's pilot throw him off the plane? Clearly sounds like that is ALL the TSA's fault! Neither Delta or the pilot did anything wrong at all!

Comment Algonquin College (Score 1) 168

At the moment I've been taking 3-4 classes as part of distance education online (which the college is horrible at). In the 4 semesters I've had so far I've had 5 courses that required a access code, or the book (usually it was cheaper for me to buy used, and then by the access code directly from the publisher).

Comment Re:Victory for this battle is to MPAA (Score 1) 242

Oh, and when the US loses this case, I can't wait for the counter-suit for damages. I would laugh my pants off when the US government is ordered to cover the damages incurred during this farce of a trial. I hope Kim Dotcom takes them to the cleaners and take everything to the max. Get them to pay so obscene amounts that heads will have to roll and the collaboration with the copyright MAFIAA is dropped like a hot potato.

I can think of one problem with this, just because they lose the extradition case, doesn't mean they'll give up their case against him. They can easily hold the case without him being there (Spamhaus comes to mind), and then where is he planning on suing them?

Comment pricing (Score 1) 280

I'd love to see them fix their pricing. I've noticed people have mentioned Tor and Baen, but their pricing was terrible (at least for the author I liked).

Latest David Weber Book -
http://www.baenebooks.com/p-1550-a-rising-thunder.aspx - $6

Price of David Weber Book published by Tor (not sure how long its not been available) -
http://www.baenebooks.com/p-601-off-armageddon-reef.aspx - $18

I just don't understand how they think because they are Tor, they should charge 3 times the price!

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