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White House refuses to comment on petition to inve-> 1

Submitted by malraid on Tuesday January 31, @08:35PM

malraid writes "The White House has issued a statement in which they refuse to comment on the petition to investigate Chris Dodd for bribery from the MPAA to pass legislation. The reason given: "because it requests a specific law enforcement action""
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Comment: Re:'Christmas Blog' appears to link back in time. (Score 2) 68

by malraid on Saturday December 24, @08:58PM (#38486004) Attached to: Linux-Powered Christmas Display Puts Rudolph To Shame

Love the cursor animated gif! Top of the line 90s design, baby!

Comment: There's always the possible way ticket to... (Score 1) 238

by malraid on Saturday December 17, @07:35PM (#38412506) Attached to: How Does the CIA Keep Its IT Staff Honest?

... Guantanamo Bay. Crystal clear water. Luscious beaches. What's not to like?

Comment: Re:We do this too... (Score 4, Insightful) 215

by malraid on Tuesday December 13, @04:10PM (#38361168) Attached to: Russia Set To Extend Life of Nuclear Reactors Past Engineered Life Span

Sure, I'm just saying that because Three Mile Island was very mild to Chernobyl, it doesn't mean that the US is invulnerable to a nuclear disaster. It has happened, and we were lucky. The Russians were not lucky. The Japanese were not lucky. It can happen again. But then I'm sure Chernobyl caused less deaths than coal mining causes every year. It's just a risk that we have to manage and live with.

Comment: Re:We do this too... (Score 3, Insightful) 215

by malraid on Tuesday December 13, @03:56PM (#38360870) Attached to: Russia Set To Extend Life of Nuclear Reactors Past Engineered Life Span

Yep, never have we spread radiation across half or Europe, only our east coast

Comment: Re:Use OpenVPN (Score 1) 134

by malraid on Thursday October 06, @09:12AM (#37625396) Attached to: Iran Blocks VPN Ports

+1 for OpenVPN

Comment: Great idea (Score 1) 172

by malraid on Tuesday September 27, @09:06AM (#37526012) Attached to: The NSA Wants Its Own Smartphone

And they should name the device the telescreen!!

Comment: Tiananmen Square (Score 5, Funny) 179

by malraid on Friday August 26, @10:51AM (#37219774) Attached to: China Removes Cyberwar Video, Denies Everything

Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where they go to China, and in Tiananmen Square they have a plaque that says "On This Site in 1989, Nothing Happened"

Comment: Re:Morality Watchdogs? (Score 2) 171

by malraid on Friday August 19 2011, @09:13AM (#37142082) Attached to: Wikipedia May Censor Images

It's like requesting the Louvre Museum to cover up the Venus de Milo statue during my visit because I find female anatomy "offensive" or "immoral".

How do you keep up with science developments? 0

Submitted by malraid on Wednesday July 27 2011, @08:44PM

malraid writes "As a nerd who used to love science back in high school (specially physics), I now find myself completely disconnected from any and all scientific developments and news. How do you try to stay up to date with scientific developments? Science journals? Whatever makes it into Slashdot's front page? Books? Magazines? I'm looking for something engaging and informative, for not something that will require me to go and get a PhD just to be able to comprehend."