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Comment Re:Ah the joys... (Score 1) 551

by psyeye (#33124002) Attached to: The Recovery Disc Rip-Off
Heh.

Living in a 200k people city in Germany I have like ... a lot in my area. Plus buying online is not problematic since sending back bought products is allowed here and has to be handled by shops.

So yes... maybe getting some decent hardware seems to be a problem in those rural areas - I hate to admit it.

Comment Re:Ah the joys... (Score 1) 551

by psyeye (#33123404) Attached to: The Recovery Disc Rip-Off

How many shops will unbox a PC that has no floor model to let me test it? Or (in the case of small form factor machines with no built-in optical drive) let me plug in a USB DVD-ROM drive? Or unbox a printer or scanner and let me connect it to a floor model PC?

Bah.

Ever considered this to be an indicator of whether to buy there or not?!

Comment Re:The paradox is evident... (Score 5, Informative) 625

by psyeye (#29516997) Attached to: <em>Wolfenstein</em> Being Recalled In Germany
It clearly shows that you have absolutely no clue of what you're talking about.

Being from Germany I can assure you that Nazi symbols are not banned from any history book or documentation or whatever. But presenting Nazi symbols in another context than education (or similar) is not allowed.

This ban helps keeping Nazis under control - you have a simple thing in your hands to kick their butts with this law and others. Additionally, regarding the well known history of Germany there is NO REASON to show, wear or use Nazi symbols other than for a) education (allowed) or b) propaganda for forces against the German democracy (disallowed).
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Mayor Orders Mandatory Evacuation of New Orleans 712

Posted by Soulskill from the everybody-out dept.
Pickens writes "City officials ordered everyone to leave New Orleans beginning Sunday morning — the first mandatory evacuation since Hurricane Katrina flooded the city three years ago — as Hurricane Gustav grew into what the city's mayor called 'the storm of the century' and moved toward the Louisiana coast. 'This is the real deal. This is not a test. For everyone thinking they can ride this storm out, I have news for you: that will be one of the biggest mistakes you can make in your life,' said New Orleans mayor, C. Ray Nagin. Already, hundreds of thousands of residents had begun streaming north from New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas stretching from the Florida Panhandle to Houston. Bush administration officials took pains not to be caught as flatfooted as they were in Hurricane Katrina, announcing that President Bush had called governors in the region to assure them of assistance and that top federal emergency officials were in the region to guide the response. 'We could see flooding that is worse than what we saw with Katrina,' said Louisiana Governor Jindal." The US Geological Survey will be running a real-time "Map of Hydrologic Impacts" to monitor flood levels, and the National Weather Service has charted direction and wind-speed probabilities. Reader technix4beos points out the need for IRC transcription of FEMA and NOAA feeds.

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