Posts by foo_bar_baz

Riga doesn't rhyme with tiger

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@Decius

Heh, nice. Or maybe:

- "I want the Penetrator 2000 XL to teach her / myself / it a lesson"

- You can buy anything as long as you're also buying a "naught teacher" costume as well. A Swedish nurse or French maid outfit doesn't qualify.

That's right

Everything in Internet forum postings is true, especially by those with an axe to grind and a ready supply of straw.

I have an idea, maybe we should do something more to get people to think like us. Anonymous postings on Internet forums is clearly not enough. Start by going door to door with pamphlets. If things pick up maybe later we get to colonize a few countries and teach them the Right Way.

Disgusting

Torture and killing thousands of civilians aren't stories, I guess.

Where is it that fail astroturfers like you crawl up from? I hope they threw you a dime from Langley, well deserved.

"An hour and a half of play and"

"there's a good chance there won't even be a single goal."

Like sex for most women, then. Or so I'm told, I wouldn't know.

Let me be the first to say

Hello, welcome to The Register. As for your question, the "Bootnotes" section name should be a hint.

Paris, because she's not new.

"If I remember correctly"

OK, we already know you for what you are, stop being so obvious. As they said, this is one of the benefits of the leaks besides the information itself.

Citations or be gone.

Now who's absurd?

You are making so many factual errors you must be an American. I've seen enough examples to recognize it's a trademark "argumentation" method in the US.

"Co-conspirator"?

"Coerced"?

"collecting money for the dupe's defense fund"?

WTF? Or do you have some inside information we don't know about? I'm really interested, because as the parent article says, Wikileaks is a passive recepticle for anonymously submitted information. Are you not aware of this, or willfully ignoring it?

Put up or shut up.

No

Experience from another European country: My parents switched from ADSL to the fastest unlimited 3G data service available. They lasted a few months before switching back to ADSL.

3G data is OK for mobile usage, that's all.

Good points

However, I don't think the point is that they are trying to keep the secrets. They are trying to stop servicemen having their eyes opened to the implications, and to what friendly people think. Reading the news articles will lead to soldiers getting "demotivated" in their daily work. If they weren't sure they were the good guys before, they darn well are questioning it now.

I guess that was a poor attempt at humour

I'll get my coat.

I wasn't aware there was a fatwa on redundant et ceteras. Got it, duly noted, live and learn ... and so on and so forth. :P

"People will die"

People have died already. Tens of thousands.

http://www.channel4.com/news/iraq-war-files-death-at-checkpoint

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/05/wikileaks-us-army-iraq-attack

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-war-logs-military-leaks

Please read and watch.

Oh, you mean as a result of the leaks?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11882092

Yes, they are heroes.

"cosmetic money pits"

I'm all for future generations spending their money on immaterial epeen rather than material ego inflators that often

a) are manufactured in 3rd world countries under bad conditions (eg. clothes and accessories)

b) have a negative environmental impact from manufacture/delivery/usage/disposal (anything, but especially eg. sports cars)

Could even have a positive impact on trade imbalance for us Westerners.

Perhaps this is a tiny step towards the Star Trek like utopia where ownership of material goods is no longer the force driving people.

Oh let's not get into this one

Single vs. multiple thread performance, server vs. desktop, yadda yadda

Shareholder value

Shareholder value on the short term, perhaps. Shareholder value on the medium and long term is affected by soft things like perceptions. Companies don't try to outdo each other on their green credentials because they want to be nice. It would behoove Oracle to think about their geek credentials as well as their quarterly profit.

"Snow" tyres

Aren't just for snow. The rubber is a different compound that grips better than (what we call) summer tyres in cold and icy conditions.

Is that the latest in rhetorical putdowns?

"He's a commie"

"He's a terrorist"

"bin Laden is his hero"

OK, we can now ignore everything he says/does. Everything a commie/terrorist/bin Laden fan says is a lie and everything he does is wrong.

Thanks for showing us the Truth.

Excuse me?

Installing software (including plugins) is just

- Putting files and folders somewhere

- Changing config/registry entries

These are installers running with administrator privileges. Firefox does not have to be running to install them. How exactly do you propose Firefox deny "side-loading" plugins? Whatever hoops you set up can be side-stepped - Firefox being open source it's not exactly difficult for vendors to see what you're doing.

Some things don't translate

Including humour (or spelling). Get over it.

I guess you yanks would be impressed by the author showing off his guns/muscles/cash instead of his wit. The rest of us were entertained.

wb

Where have you been lurking? Actually, don't tell me.

Treat them mean, keep them keen

Come on, you can't be exclusive if you kowtow to any old shmuck. Arbitrary and capricious mistreatment keeps everyone on their toes and guessing, and in awe of you. Every respected personality from the Roman centurions to mafia bosses knows this.

Thanks for that

You brought tears to my eyes. Freezing in the dark arctic winter here. :(

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

And they (purposefully?) conflate a photocopier with photography. To quote the ever excellent Police:

Poets, priests and politicians

have words to thank for their positions

Words that scream for your submission

Did you even read the FA?

This is about blocking or downgrading competing services like VOIP and video on demand to favour their own voice network / walled gardens / partner services. ISPs have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar already.

Reluctant and health my ass.

Maybe you work for a clean-as-a-whistle ISP and couldn't imagine doing this. If that's the case the props to you.

You completed what?

POS? Piece of Shit? Point of Sale?