The ANC - many of whom were imprisoned for fighting against Apartheid and speaking out in favor of equal rights - they're the ones in power now, and they're the ones responsible for passing this law. So yes, it is surprising. I'm not sure what ideological connection you're drawing here - the only thing the ANC has in common with the old Apartheid government is that they're both subject to human weaknesses like political corruption.

Saying "oh of course South Africa doesn't respect human rights, just look at how the Apartheid government behaved" is like saying "oh of course the USA doesn't respect human rights, just look at how the King behaved when it was part of the British Empire."

Doesn't that first require finding someone of the opposite sex? As a gamer, this step confuses me.

They are hazardous. That's why you're not allowed to bury grandpa in your back yard.

That made me make the funny sound from my chest.

Oh and another example of how literary analysis should be done: tvtropes.org. Fascinating website, I could spend days on it. And yet, I absolutely hated literary analysis in highschool.

Real literary analysis shouldn't be about bullshit, it should be about understanding the context in which things are written. For example, the Annotated Pratchett website gives tons of information regarding the obscure references Sir Terry makes, which I'd never have figured out on my own.

And I'd venture to say that (for Pratchett fans at least) it's incredibly interesting stuff. Much more interesting than vague personal interpretations.

So did Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

That looks like an arbitrage opportunity. Why don't you set up an import business that buys in the US, drives them over the border and sells them in Canada? Or is the difference in price mostly due to Canadian import taxes?

But you have to harvest a ton of those tiny buggers to get any decent amount of helium.

That's why I ended up doing my B.S. in math and statistics instead of C.S. I'm still not sure that was the right decision in terms of impressing HR people afterward, but at least most of the stuff I learned was new to me, not to mention useful for areas like machine learning which straddle C.S. and stat.

Alternatively, aim for a society where your future employers have as much dirty laundry on the internet as you do. This gets easier with constant surveillance.

Let those without sin throw the first stone, etc...

Bingo. Much as I like R, the language leaves a lot to be desired compared to Python - it doesn't even have a built in dictionary type. For a fully integrated package including Python and R, SAGE is worth a look.

Sorry, but Muphry already took it.

Instead, Sasayaki's law could refer to incidences where one names a law after oneself only to find that it already has a name.

That's even worse! Your children will see it.

Aha! Proof that releasing content under an open license encourages piracy! [/ASCAP]