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Comment Re:Insanity (Score 1) 370

Obivously, this example is weaker, but I think without a presence in Europe, it would be (more) difficult to do business there - potentially giving rise to any competitor who WOULD be willing to go through with this and would therefore be in a better position to serve the markets here (don't think about the search itself, think about the advertising that makes their income!).

Unless the European people would prefer to use a search engine that actually has some relevant results to give out. Then they will prefer to use the US search engine rather than the limited and useless European search engine. And spending time and effort to prune much of your database out and ensure it does not get re-indexed does not sound like something that would put a company in a "better position" as you put it. To me that sounds like a large cost and since your results are incomplete you are actually at a competitive disadvantage also.

Comment Re:Seriously. (Score 1) 222

How shoelaces work to keep our shoes on our feet,

Here is a Ted Talk on how you are probably tying your shoelaces wrong. Did you know there are two versions of that knot. One is the strong version and the other is the weak version. Most people learn to tie the weak version. The weak version also causes the bows to align along the long axis of the shoe instead of lying across the shoe as it should.

Comment Re:Repeatable as Fuck (Score 1) 209

Sharks and whales are interesting in that they look similar, but are quite different. One breaths air while the other has gills to breath water. Also, the whales have a horizontal tail-fin and their propulsion motion is an up and down wave while the sharks are based on a fish body plan with a vertical tail-fin and their propulsion motion is a side to side wave.

Comment Re: Bah (Score 1) 209

There is a tv special made based on that book called Alien Planet. I had not heard of the book before you mentioned it, but I recognized the name of the planet and the strange types of creatures on it. It was interesting even though it is all made-up speculation and there is no real science in it. It is on Netflix if any one wants to check it out. I particularly liked the ideas on how the remote AI flying rovers would be designed and programmed each with a slightly different personality so they won't all befall the same mishap.

Comment Re:Life or death (Score 1) 765

That's all fine and dandy that you will probably never need to defend yourself. In the vary rare case that someone breaks into my home with intent to harm me or my family, I don't want to be reliant on the criminal waiting for the police to show up after letting me use the phone. It come down to taking care of yourself and being prepared. People don't learn martial arts because they are getting the shit kicked out of them every day, it's good exercise and it is a useful skill to have if you ever need it. Same thing with having a gun. When seconds matter, the police are only minutes away.

Comment Re:Its time to move on (Score 1) 210

On top of that, I'm certain other directors, musicians, or actors have had regret or embarrassment about previous works, and would like to change the past. But they don't, and know why they shouldn't. Filmmaking contains a certain element of preservation. To capture the time and era the film came out in, and leave all nuances intact. Yet another reason why film colorization for classic films is more often rejected than not.

Honestly, Lucas disrespected his own work as an artist and a director by changing it. It would be akin to Paul McCartney wanting to change the lyrics on the White Album decades later because he's had a political change of heart (ironically I'm talking about the man who wrote "Let it Be"). Any backlash Lucas gets is deserved.

The most crazy thing about Lucas making such drastic changes to his movies is that he agrees with you that it shouldn't be done. He has been a big proponent of keeping black and white films in their original. george lucas on colorization He argues that everybody else should keep the movies as they were originally made, but when it comes to his own movies that does not apply.

Comment Re:Simpler: Electrical Fire (Score 1) 245

So the contrast is, "Thing which has happened to aircraft several times before", versus "Bizarre conspiracy by shadowy forces". I prefer the odds of the former until there's actual evidence of the latter.

I would tend to agree with you but there is one point I'd like to make. When the number of "Bizarre conspiracies by shadowy forces" that have been confirmed true by leaks starts to go up into higher numbers it makes you rethink anything about the official story as being possibly true.

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