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How magnanimous! I wonder if there are more shell corporation out there waiting to _almost_ support basic human rights?

Its likely that the "foreign dignitaries" either paid for the work already (in exchange for access to research material) or by sponsoring museum tours on these or other objects. Th…

Nobody else is doing it. I don't think he needs to hand over - if someone else was doing a better job of the advocacy of Free Software then perhaps he could choose to 'retire', but…

Before all the trolling about Microsoft starts up, does anyone have current information on what these systems are? In the enterprise space, a 'data storage system' could be an Arra…

Play dates are not just for the child. They can be a vital social activities for the parent(s), or a chance for the "visiting" parent to leave their child somewhere safe (and free)…

I was surprised to hear they were using LION packs, dropped mid second-stage. I'm not sure why but I expected super-capacitors or maybe flywheels arranged gyroscopically within the…

Reminds me a lot of Skylab debris (mentioned in the article): http://mentalfloss.com/article/70708/nasas-unpaid-400-litter...

As a westerner with incredibly limited Japanese language skills, I've found the interactions with taxi drivers in Japan to be amazing. Showing an address or saying a name of a rest…

It probably depends on your operating system (or configuration manager, ancient SOE, etc) defaults.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in... - "Water supply is not uniformly continuous and often fails to meet basic drinking water quality standards" vs …

We are instead turning established French nuclear subs into diesel electrics.

Strange that the article doesn't cover anything I'd call the essence of coffee, smell/taste/flavour. I visited Iceland a few years ago, and while I was there for only 10days or so …

I found that level of pride & care to be case for taxi's all over Japan, though I never took a taxi in Tokyo where it could well be different.