guabah - Slashdot User

Comment Re:It would be cheaper just to annex Mexico (Score 1) 259

by guabah on Saturday May 09, 2009 @05:51PM (#27891663) Attached to: Work Resumes On Virtual Fence With Mexico

At least in the long run. Say a couple of generations, with full English immersion in schools and government to prevent a Spanish Quebec.

s it's We already have a Spanish Quebec but it's not a state yet.

Comment Re:Basic Codes? (Score 1) 285

by guabah on Saturday May 02, 2009 @02:21PM (#27799777) Attached to: Al-Qaeda Used Basic Codes, Calling Cards, Hotmail

10: INPUT "WHO ARE THE INFIDELS", A$ 20: PRINT "1. DEATH TO ", A$ 30: INPUT "ARE THE PEOPLE STILL ENRAGED?", B$ 40: IF B$ = "N" or "n" THEN GOTO 10 50: PRINT "2. ..." 60: PRINT "3. Profit!" 70: END

Did you need to ask who were the Infidels every time?

Comment Re:IT is a trap ! (Score 1) 302

by guabah on Tuesday October 14, 2008 @08:18PM (#25376735) Attached to: Linux-Based E-Voting In Brazil

Yet I seem to recall hearing the news that the government party lost at least one referendum where machines were used anyway. So it's OK since Chavez will have to resign in 2012 anyway unless he comes up with some clever way to stay in power.

China Says It Lacks Skills To Hack US Systems 507

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday June 12, 2008 @12:35PM from the next-you'll-tell-me-they-don't-play-checkers dept.

ScentCone writes "A spokesman for China's foreign ministry says that — China being the 'developing nation' that it is — he doubts that his country has the sophistication to hack foreign systems. This in response to statements by two congressmen regarding apparent probing by China-based crackers into congressional systems for information about communication between US officials and activists in China."

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