Comment Re:Germany .... taking (Score 1) 535
Authoritarian governments to the extreme since 1933.
Not that I agree with Germany's restrictions on speech but I'd say it much more a desperate attempt to avoid another authoritarian governemnt
Comment Re:Probably the right thing to do (Score 1) 412
So you support censorship. Good to know...
No, thats not what I said - If he was anywhere but in an embassy it would be totally unjistified. But as he is in an embassy it puts the equadorian government in the position of being seen to support someone trying to influence the electon in the US. Diplomats arent supposed to do that
Comment Probably the right thing to do (Score 1) 412
Comment Tanker Last ? (Score 1) 202
Comment Re:PhB.B.B.B.B.B (Score 1) 214
Microsoft's AI keeps embarrassing them. It's like they thought their corporate image problem from being a ham-handed OS monopoly wasn't big enough: they needed to automate gaffes.
Just think of it as the first steps of a new thing. Be interesting to see this develop
Comment Re:British Airspace (Score 1) 198
Comment Thats the EU for you (Score 1) 220
Comment Exclusives (Score 1) 86
Comment Re:How would this have protected the USS Cole? (Score 1) 142
Is the Admiral suffering from dementia, or is he just a fucking idiot? The attack on the Cole was successful because the rules of engagement did not allow the Cole to fire upon the boat.
If being able to fire on boats (or use a drone swarm like the proposed) is going to be a requirement for a us ship to visit a port, there are going to a lot less ports for them to refuel at.
Comment No Gaming Use (Score 1) 37
Comment Re:Good (Score 1) 84
Isn't it phantastic when science and engineering can profit from stupidity and narrow-minded nationalism? If only that were always the case!
Well, if it gets a little more cash spent on actual science (sad that it takes an international pissing contest to get that done, but thats the world we live in)