Comment: Re:Will someone please think of the (monkey) child (Score 1) 335
I'll be in vegas, so I'll let you know..
Anyone want to ride shotgun?
Comment: Will someone please think of the (monkey) children (Score 1) 335
Once again, it just sickens me that this sort of thing takes place.
Comment: Wow there is a first.. (Score 4, Insightful) 384
A company passing blame on another company for its failings...
Comment: Re:It's not a must (Score 1) 200
I beg to differ, as someone that flys through Canada, I can most assuredly tell you that if you are not a Canadian citizen you get everything you get on the US side. Personally speaking north america is an off-limits place as far as myself, my family, my businesses, and my money (directly) are concerned.
Comment: Re:Bezos needs to grow up (Score 1) 623
Correction.. this is a subsidy for all consumers all over the world. What do you think will happen when the US/Amazon comes to an agreement. How long do you think it will be before Canada requires it (which already imposes a flat tax on media because it COULD be used in a nefarious means), or Great Britain, or Japan, or any other location that wants its slice of the pie. Its a slippery slope that ultimately just means internet commerce will die.
Comment: Re:Flying naked (Score 4, Funny) 554
No.. good lord no... I've seen Delta and EasyJet Attendants.. My nightmares are full and can't take any more additions.
However if we are talking Singapore Air and SwissAir, then I am ok with this program.
Comment: Re:Are you kidding?! (Score 1) 387
The problem everyone is complaining about is not the crux of the.. Obama is not looking at NZ, Australia, or any other location and say, hey, lets get the same crappy service there.. what he is looking at is the network deployment with population densities similar to locations within (and in the case of some countries) as the US. Though the article mentions specifically some countries, I am sure he is also looking at other countries with faster connections (ie: Japan) to get a complete picture.
Lets all not get the guns because 1 article mentions someone is looking at the rest of the world. Given the US has been in a semi-Xenophobic stance for a number of years.. having someone that is looking at what the world is doing (both the good and the bad) so we DON'T make the same mistakes or emulate what actually works is a great thing.
Comment: Re:Me (Score 1) 709
So a Pathmart No Frills Costume huh?
Wolfpack Stands Up to RIAA; NC State Says "No&
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NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The Technician Online at North Carolina State Unversity reports that its Director of Student Legal Services, Pam Gerace, has advised students to remain anonymous, and has indicated her office's willingness to challenge the RIAA's subpoenas. What is more, the newspaper urges students to take Ms. Gerace up on her offer. The fighting spirit of Jimmy Valvano lives on."
Che didn't make it out... but my rubber ducky did!
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Anonymous Quack writes "In what must be the strangest rubber ducky race ever, ducks are going to be raced from 12,800 ft. through and largely under La Paz, Bolivia. The 4.6 mile stretch of river being used for the race consists of water (a little) and all the raw sewage and industrial waste that 1.25 million people can generate. The race is a novel fund raiser for a local NGO with the great line of 'Your Ducky's Life — It Can Save A Real Bolivian One (Really!)'. For a country with a GDP per capital of ~$1000, the base price of $5 for a duck indicates that most participation will occur vicariously through the (nearly) live results."