Is Rosetta Stone a good application for learning Chinese? Specifically Mandarin? You seem to know a bit about the language but I am just hoping you learned it with an application.

Doesn't the UK currently have a bunch of "rednecks" running around calling themselves the English Defense League? They'll look like an idiot, sure, but they'll impact the debate. Your belief that people are different depending on their nationality is kind of strange. I've been from one side of the globe to the other - MANY times and have spent long periods of time in other countries. People are people anywhere you go so I find your statement amusing and a bit bigoted. Perhaps it is based on ignorance? Get out, travel more, and you'll find the planet is right full of bigots (such as you) and idiots (such as me).

http://www.innovationtoronto.com/2013/06/global-warming-caused-by-cfcs-not-carbon-dioxide-study-says/

This is one that made me giggle. I am not a climate scientist so I don't have much of an opinion but I enjoy watching and learning from the debate.

It vindicates, as you said, not honors. It clears the way for honors without the fuss from rejects.

I'd wait a bit longer. The market is due for a correction and some pundits seem to think this will be soon.

It appears that you meant to reply to someone else as your comment hasn't anything to do with what I said but I'll address it anyhow just as my other comment was addressing the point they had made. It *does* do something should someone wish to do something to honor him and some group use his criminal record as a reason to object to it. Proactive isn't just the name of an acne medication.

This is somehow okay with you?

It takes all types to make the world go around so I guess you're welcome to think that but... Wow. I'm a straight up asshole and I don't even think that. Hell, I thought they'd already done this and he was pardoned and all that jazz. This is as bad as the Japanese still worshiping their WWII war criminals.

I guessed six to nine in another post. We should set up some sort of bet over how long he'll be in for amusement.

My first was a PET and I'm not even going to bother doing the math. Though the laptop that I'm using at this moment in time only has 4GB. I happen to have multiple computers so I'll just say, "A bunch more." I have a laptop with 8GB but that's the most RAM I have in any portable system. My desktop has 16 which is sad because I don't think I ever actually use more than 4GB at a time and then only when I've got a bunch of tabs open and one of them is running a Flash movie or something.

I'd say that RAM is no longer a bottleneck at this point in computing history.

I'd have given him probation, as I mentioned, but attempting to rig an election by stealing credentials AND get $8000 for his trouble is certainly criminal. This isn't trivial. This deserves punishment. Assuming it is his first offense I'd say any time in jail is a bit much UNLESS he violates probation or fails to finish the many many hours of community service I'd sentence him to if I were the judge. But this is hardly trivial and you know it.

Good on him for screwing up his life by attempting to steal $8000 and going to jail - ruining his entire life? You've got some strange ethics.

He STOLE their credentials in an effort to win $8000. I'd have given him probation and community service if I were the judge.

And, to add to this, you NEVER do it yourself. You always have someone else do it so that the blame doesn't fall on you. You keep a few degrees of separation just to ensure your continued career should your actions be found out. Then, after all, it wasn't YOU but it was some overzealous supporter who unfortunately felt the need to break the law because they thought it would help you out and you regret that they did that and you're glad that it didn't actually have any real impact. And you smile nice for the camera...