Comment Re:what did they expect? (Score 2) 144
Yeah, if only they had run this project in a city like Washington DC, we'd have computers that print money to cover their own costs.
Comment So when's the real scheduled flight date? (Score 3, Insightful) 41
Seeing a shuttle launch live is on my bucket list, but I don't wanna take off from work and fly to Florida only to find out the mission is rescheduled 2 weeks later.
Comment Re:More missing. (Score 1) 225
First of all, EUR 30 in the mid-80s is equivalent to roughly EUR 55 today due to the effects of inflation
Newsflash, the Euro didn't even exist in the mid-80s.
Comment Re:Just remember when you give money to the church (Score 2, Informative) 447
Holy Trinity isn't mentioned in the Bible either... The "it's not in the Bible" argument doesn't apply to the Catholic Church since it doesn't subscribe to the doctrine of Sola Scriptura.
Besides, if the Church simply wanted more members, why are they against non Catholics using contraception too? If they want more members, why do they not permit infertile couples from using artificial fertilization procedures?
The Church teaches that sex and reproduction go hand in hand. That isn't to say that all sex that doesn't result in fertilization is sinful, but there must not be an attempt to interfere with the process of fertilization (whether using condoms, chemicals, outercourse, etc).
Comment Re:If sci fi movies are anything to go by.. (Score 1) 129
I wouldn't want it. It's nice to have the tactile feedback. Heck, I sometimes even miss the audible feedback from typing on a Model M keyboard.
Submission + - Japanese Wikipedia 'editors' rapped by employer (scotsman.com) 1
sufijazz writes: "JAPAN'S agriculture ministry has reprimanded six bureaucrats for shirking their duties after an internal inquiry found that they had spent many work hours contributing to the Wiki-pedia website — including 260 entries about cartoon robots.
The ministry verbally reprimanded each of the six officials, and slapped a ministry-wide order to prohibit access to Wikipedia at work, while disabling access to the site from the ministry."
The ministry verbally reprimanded each of the six officials, and slapped a ministry-wide order to prohibit access to Wikipedia at work, while disabling access to the site from the ministry."
