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Comment Re:This is interesting (Score 1) 548

I had no idea that this was the case in the soviet era. Can you cite your sources please?

Tsk. Don't you watch any movies?

The film "Enemy At The Gates" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/) is all about a renowned Russian sniper during WW2 who learned to shoot accurately when he went wolf huinting with his father. Being Stalinist Russia, bullets were expensive and difficult to buy (as were most items) so you learned to shoot very well and not waste the ammo.

Comment Re:Not for Nerds (Score 5, Interesting) 253

The show is popular with quite a few Aspies because it is one of the few almost reasonable attempts at portraying an Aspie-like character. Sheldon also displays signs of OCD and maybe Narcissistic personality disorder, but an Aspie without those other conditions can still recognise or even identify with many of his actions.

Comment Re:Flying experience (Score 1) 239

What I get out of this story is that, if you're lucky enough to survive the trip in the wheel well, it's much more convenient to travel this way than doing it the regular way: no queuing, no overcharging from the airlines, no restrictions on the amounts of liquids you can carry, no getting your gonads showered with x-rays, no groping from TSA perverts... and of course, no arbitrary, secret no-fly list that prevents you from boarding the plane in the first place.

The airport security theater almost makes me want to risk my life as a stowaway.

And no waiting in the queue for the toilet either.

Comment Re:Act of war... according to US (Score 2) 287

> Wait,... isn't this the purpose of the NSA?

According to US government, hacking communication infrastructure of a country by another government is an "act of war", not regular espionage. They said this very loudly just before Snowden revelations began. So NO. They are not supposed to be doing that.

Ah, but when we do it, it is a glorious action undertaken for freedom, truth, and to protect innocent children.

But when those foreigners do the same thing, it is because they are mean, slinking, low scoundrels.

There's a world of difference. Anyone can see that!

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