Wwhat commented on I'm so Passé That I Don't Know 95% of These Social Networking Sites

"@jinushaun: E-mail is for confirming mail-orders and registration on sites, so can facebook do that? And phones are for private conversations between real people. In short; I don't think your comparison is at all valid."

Wwhat commented on SWAT Team Called In Over a Lego Gun

"@The5thElephant: They very often quote stats that say most people when they get shot get shot by their own gun, so much for protection."

Wwhat commented on SWAT Team Called In Over a Lego Gun

"@MrEvil: But if you attach a LED smiley to something they call a national emergency."

Wwhat commented on The Burj Dubai Just Can't Stop Getting Struck By Lightning

"@Winters75: BBC says that indeed the largest paty of the 59billion debt is building the island and the superhotel. But they aren't in trouble really, they have the oil, they just have to wait a bit for the money to replenish, it's just a time issue."

Wwhat commented on The Burj Dubai Just Can't Stop Getting Struck By Lightning

"@The Lab: You could use it to start up the reaction in a fusion reactor maybe, and you can build those with a mere 100 billion or so, although currently they only manage to output enough to say power a lightbulb for 5.5 hours with them."

Wwhat commented on Matte Black Earthrace Power Boat Hunts Those Who Hunt Whales

"@tande04: There is actually such a thing as agreed (also signed) rules on the sea covered by various treaties, and ignoring them exposes you to being rejected by the world society and getting sanctioned and such. (Unless you are the US who seem to get away with anything with a free ticket.) #boats"

Wwhat commented on Why We Love Wires Too

"@wagnerrp: Because my internet has been upgraded to a point that my old router can't handle it any more, needs a gigabit WAN too :)"

Wwhat commented on One China, Three Stories

"Those leaders should not stand in normal cars with the roof open (western parades do that too), it looks silly, they should use segways, would fit better."

Wwhat commented on One China, Three Stories

"@secretmanofagent: I still think the US is one of the most nationalistic nations on the planet, and it's not a good thing nationalism, although perhaps necessary for the US because it's the only thing that bind all the groups who otherwise might be in one huge deadly battle until only 10% of the population was left. It's still an ugly thing though."