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Comment Re:You're kidding, right? (Score 1) 2058

I don't know where the GP got their $30,000 from, but your reasoning is flawed.

The FD has 45 people and needs 10 firefighters to put out a fire. The FD needs people 24/7, so they need at least 4 shifts. Which means that you only have 11 people available at any time. That would make the grand total according to your example to about $8300

Comment Re:GM (Score 5, Informative) 835

I agree with your comment, but you might want use another introduction next time:

It reminds me of how the Romans brought in lead piping for their water. They thought it was great - water pumped to your home, the ultimate sign that you'd made it. An entire ruling class slowly poisoning themselves.

The calcium in the water was deposited on the pipes, which prevented the introduction of lead in the water: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/wine/leadpoisoning.html

Comment Re:Slashvertisment if EVER I saw one. (Score 1) 140

Nowhere in TFA it says anything about an expoit that reveals your password to a website you visit. It mentions that it reveals passwords that are cached. From the FTA:

The password breaker gives users the ability to instantly retrieve the login and password information to a variety of resources such as those routinely cached by Web browsers. The tool can quickly recover cached logins and passwords to Web sites, including pre-filled forms and auto-complete information stored in the Internet Explorer cache. In addition, the tool makes it possible to instantly replace or reset IE Content Advisor passwords.

Comment Re:example for those who didn't get the point (Score 0, Offtopic) 1036

A woman gets one or two periods, and then she's pregnant.

Depending if she is having sex or not.

Breastfeeding suppresses the menstrual cycle. The woman can almost certainly go 3 months without a period, and stands a decent chance of going 18 months or more.

Fixed that for you. Found a site here: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/youafterthebirth/startingperiodsq/. My wife had here period after less then two months after giving birth

Comment Re:I know everyone is against the FCC and all... (Score 1) 223

Can you please explain why DSL wouldn't cut it. The most basic ADSL speed my provider offers is 8 Mbit down and 1 Mbit up. Are these speeds comparable with what you can get for DSL.

More on topic, I can get a range of providers here in the Netherlands for both cable and ADSL. I have chosen a provider that has a history of good service and without the blocking of some ports I use (i.e. port 25).

Comment Re:I've lost my idenity, can I have a new one? (Score 1) 291

Strangely they were not capable of catching a known terrorist before he got victimized by somebody
Why should the Dubai police arrest this man?
why is this a problem if a known terrorist gets killed and it is not a problem when he can travel as he pleases (he was obviously well known in Dubai)?
Again, why should the Dubai police arrest this man?

Comment Re:It's Worse Than You think! (Score 1) 418

Sorry to dissapoint you, but cannabis is not legal in the Netherlands. The police and politicians have decided to tolerate small amounts of cannabis, so they can spend their time chasing and prosecuting people that sell "hard" drugs like cocaine, lsd, etc and people that trade cannabis in large quantaties. You can read more on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_the_Netherlands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis

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