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Comment Re:Immature and Gun Happy (Score 1) 1141

by herdingcats (#33652740) Attached to: Hunters Shot Down Google Fiber

bingo.

grew up in the american south and have hunted since i was able to keep my .410 single-shot from dragging the ground, under the very watchful eyes of father, uncles, and grandfathers.

since then, have _always_ owned pistols and/or shotguns and/or rifles, including, most importantly, the ones i inherited from my grandfathers.

haven't shot anyone yet.

then again, i haven't been to europe. ;)

Comment Re:khaaan (Score 1) 286

by herdingcats (#33408686) Attached to: Bill Gates Enrolls His Kids In Khan Academy

and as i recall from my mba-garnering days:

q: what do you get if you lay every economist in the world head to toe in a line snaking, it would seem, around the globe?

a: nothing....they'd never reach a conclusion.

now i will duck as you throw things in my general direction. ;)
Handhelds

Apple Reverses iPad "No Cash Purchase" Policy 377

Posted by timothy from the so-it's-free-now dept.
ZipK writes "After a few days of bad publicity, Apple has reversed its no cash purchase policy, explaining that the policy was originally implemented to limit the number of iPads an individual could buy during the introductory period of short supply. Now that supply has caught up with demand — and the story has hit front pages and gained national attention — Apple has reversed its policy, and taken the opportunity to put a bow on the story by giving the formerly scorned Diane Campbell a free iPad."
United States

State Senator Caught Looking At Porn On Senate Floor 574

Posted by samzenpus from the let's-vote-on-this-instead dept.
Everyone knows how boring a debate on a controversial abortion bill can get on the Senate floor. So it's no wonder that Florida State Sen. Mike Bennett took the time to look at a little porn and a video of a dog running out of the water and shaking itself off. From the article: "Ironically, as Bennett is viewing the material, you can hear a Senator Dan Gelber's voice in the background debating a controversial abortion bill. 'I'm against this bill,' said Gelber, 'because it disrespects too many women in the state of Florida.' Bennett defended his actions, telling Sunshine State News it was an email sent to him by a woman 'who happens to be a former court administrator.'"
Open Source

Open Source Developer Knighted 101

Posted by samzenpus from the knights-who-say-free dept.
unixfan writes "Georg Greve, developer of Open Document Format and active FOSS developer, has received a knighthood in Germany for his work. From the article: 'Some weeks ago I received news that the embassy in Berne had unsuccessfully been trying to contact me under FSFE's old office address in Zurich. This was a bit odd and unexpected. So you can probably understand my surprise to be told by the embassy upon contacting them that on 18 December 2009 I had been awarded the Cross of Merit on ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) by the Federal Republic of Germany. As you might expect, my first reaction was one of disbelief. I was, in fact, rather shaken. You could also say shocked. Quick Wikipedia research revealed this to be part of the orders of knighthood, making this a Knight's Cross.'"

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