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Comment Re:votevotevote.net's Sample Size (Score 4, Informative) 881

by Simmeh (#41882739) Attached to: Nate Silver's Numbers Indicate Probable Obama Win, World Agrees

And you're going to then utilize that as evidence that the rest of the world hopes that Obama wins? Surely this site isn't even worth mentioning in a news context.

Please take it as given that the rest of the world is crying out for Obama to win. Both your parties are crazy, but the Democrats are somewhat closer to being actual human beings.

Submission + - Squadron of lost WWII Spitfires to be exhumed in Burma (foxnews.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Like a treasure chest stuffed with priceless booty, as many as 20 World War II-era Spitfire planes are perfectly preserved, buried in crates beneath Burma — and after 67 years underground, they're set to be uncovered. The planes were shipped in standard fashion in 1945 from their manufacturer in England to the Far East country: waxed, wrapped in greased paper and tarred to protect against the elements. They were then buried in the crates they were shipped in, rather than let them fall into enemy hands, said David Cundall, an aviation enthusiast who has spent 15 years and about $200,000 in his efforts to reveal the lost planes.

Comment Re:Who pays? (Score 4, Insightful) 184

by Simmeh (#35889962) Attached to: British ISPs Fail To Defeat Digital Economy Act

The ISPs won't pay for this. The costs will be passed on to their users as always. And since it's a level playing field, one ISP won't gain an advantage over others.

Incorrect. This only applies to ISPs with over ~400,000 users. More ISPs would of supported this, but there aren't many with a lot of users. This act promotes heavy users to migrate to less popular ISPs.

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