RE[4]: Pelosi...seriously??
She's a Rep, not a Senator, and she happens to represent SF, so I suppose that makes sense. On the other hand, I'm not sure what proportion of tech companies are actually against SOPA. In terms of...
View ArticleRE[3]: us govt noob
Well, on the state level, some states have the ability to initiate a recall on the elected official. This was most recently used against the governor of California, Grey Davis. Which led to the...
View ArticleWhat about all those great EU things?
Why doesn't anyone steal great European movies and software?
View ArticleRE[5]: Good on the EU!
Generally speaking that's true. It still has nothing to do with religious prejudice but, as stated in the comment, with culture. The so-called "christian" party that keeps a stronghold on Bavaria for...
View ArticleRE[4]: us govt noob - that's an old game indeed
I'd also like to say that dirty politics is a recent increasing development but one need look no further than some of the presedentail runnings during the Prohibition years to see just how dirty it can...
View ArticleRE: Screw this place ...
I would consider emigrating to a Nordic country instead of the Netherlands. Because I move a lot between the Netherlands(I'm Dutch) and Finland I'm interested in both countries paths. I find the...
View ArticleRE[4]: Good on the EU!
France? Belgium? I wouldn't class as corrupt. What about Eire? Huge financial mess but not a country I would count as suffering from corruption. Is southern Germany more corrupt than northern Germany?...
View ArticleRE[4]: Good on the EU!
Oh how I wish that were so in the U.S.! The American Catholic church, of course, has come under fire in the past decade for corruption and conspiracy surrounding the sexual allegations against church...
View ArticleRE[3]: us govt noob - like they say
You're right, but sadly these days no one with both their heart and mind in the right place ever runs. Or if they do, somehow there are always accusations of some sort of misconduct from their past....
View ArticleFuture Computer Setup
Based on this list, I have no choice but to only buy AMD hardware and run Linux or BSD...works for me.
View ArticleRE[3]: Good on the EU!
It's not crap. This divide into three regions is actually pretty damn accurate - especially the Catholic vs. Protestant countries. Don't be fooled by the religion-based dividing line - this is about...
View ArticleRE[2]: Good on the EU!
Congratulations. You've successfully posted the biggest load of crap I've ever seen on OSNews.
View ArticleRE: us govt noob
*Apologies all around in advance for this political post.* The two major parties in the U.S. don't actually hate each other. At their roots they are quite similar. However, the stereotypes of severe...
View ArticleRE: Good on the EU!
Thankfully there are still enough countries in the EU that remind their elected representatives who they represent. And there are countries that have 0 tolerance to corruption and Scandics don't really...
View ArticleRE[5]: us govt noob
So what you're saying is that Amercians* are really small minded when it comes to politics. NIMBY syndrome at it's best! Frankly, that system makes a lot of sense for 18th century, not much for...
View ArticleRE: all 3 CAD-powerhouses...
BSA is on the list and one of BSA's essential members is IBM. Though they don't really have a fight in this, since no-one in their right mind would pirate IBM software.
View ArticleWhat about Dell?
I wonder why you haven't highlighted Dell as well. Sybase too, as mentioned above.
View ArticleRE[3]: Pelosi...seriously??
Yes, Pelosi coming out against it is interesting. She's the democrats leader in the house, which means she pulls some actual weight and could get this stopped. No offense to Ron Paul, but all he really...
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