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2011-04-06, 11:02 | Link #4682 |
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Amazing... it took an elderly scavenger looking for copper to take down fiber-optic communications of an entire country:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12985082
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2011-04-06, 12:05 | Link #4683 | |
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2011-04-06, 12:34 | Link #4684 | |
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2011-04-06, 15:22 | Link #4685 |
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A lot of metal theft around here also, from statues to freshly laid electric wires on construction sites. From what I've heard, in France, they have huge problems with copper theft along their railways, which disrupt their information network.
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2011-04-06, 15:47 | Link #4687 | |
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2011-04-07, 12:03 | Link #4688 |
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Maybe odd, but it's real good news for those who once used to own a C64 (I once used to see one of them -- and play with the keyboard -- back in the day at the computer store, when I was a kid):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12997245 http://www.itproportal.com/2011/04/0...-set-comeback/ Yep, they'll have an emulator installed, I wish there's a free compiler, linker, libraries and all the other programming goodies included in the HD. Edit: It'll have Ubuntu 10.04 LTS OS.
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2011-04-07, 12:30 | Link #4689 | |
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2011-04-08, 04:04 | Link #4690 |
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Decriminalizing prostitution would corrupt society, prosecution to argue
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1975707/
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2011-04-08, 04:25 | Link #4691 | |
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Well stealing metal is common over here from 2006-2008, until the government step up on police patrols on that. My neighbourhood has occasionally handles and guide rails for the disabled/elderly paths being sawn-off and stolen by the same people these things are built to cater for.
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2011-04-08, 10:54 | Link #4693 |
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New York law now makes choking a crime, results in 2,000 arrests
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7367H020110407
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2011-04-11, 04:08 | Link #4694 |
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China tells U.S. to quit as human rights judge
If anyone noticed, the victims are being screwed by Big Corp. And China makes a concerted effort to side with Big Corp because the latter gives them money. Isn't that pot calling the kettle black while the stove is the one laughing at them?
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2011-04-11, 13:30 | Link #4695 | |
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2011-04-11, 16:51 | Link #4696 |
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Baird defends G8 spending as putting a ‘good face’ on Canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1980378/ Are they really serious ? As far as I can tell, the G8/G20 was a image disaster.
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2011-04-13, 20:46 | Link #4697 | |
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Two men shot and killed in Houston after finding lost mobile phone
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This one's a little old, but meh, it's pretty interesting. If this guy can do a tunnel at $250 a month, then why must it cost billions to do one here? I haven't seen any real useful investments to infrastructure around these parts for a long time:
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2011-04-14, 01:55 | Link #4698 | |
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2011-04-14, 02:27 | Link #4699 |
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Also the Geology and Geography play big factors in the cost of constructing tunnels of just about any type. While it is possible to build a subway line in an area with a high water table (just look at St. Petersburg and Amsterdam for example), costs tend to be higher due to technologies needed to keep out the water from the tunnels. Geology also plays a factor when it comes to drilling tunnels, as different types of soil react to tunneling in different ways (Seattle's glacial till has caused numerous problems for several major tunneling projects in it's region over the past several years, though not all of them involve transit projects)
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2011-04-14, 02:31 | Link #4700 |
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Scatological attack on Stephen Harper’s record goes viral
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1984598/ I don't like the guy but still...
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