Tuesday February 14, 2012

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    Bovinus

    I'm interested in the change of focus from number of gold medals to the total number of medals. Most countries seem to rank countries by number of gold medals, then silver, then bronze. In this way, China is the clear winner.

    If you use the total number of medals it means the bronze is worth the same as a gold? That's just strange.

    Posted in: US softball team loses gold to Japan

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    Bovinus

    "I understand your opinion but please tell me again why I can''t have the extra staff". "Because it's the rule".

    Posted in: How to disagree agreeably

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    Bovinus

    I think it's good to protest what is basically corruption in judges.

    He was stripped of the medal for insulting other athletes and the IOC. I don't see how he insulted any athletes but he certainly insulted the IOC. But the IOC is a private business, why should it be free from insults? We'll be getting jailed for pointing out that Pepsi and Coke taste the same next. (I know, I know, feel free to rip that analogy apart).

    Posted in: Swedish wrestler stripped of bronze for throwing medal

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    Bovinus

    Very misleading title. Couldn't a different word have been chosen instead of the ambiguous 'rate'?

    Posted in: Sony, Toshiba to cut TV recycling rate

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    Bovinus

    Japan were reasonably good but I thought Norway was shocking, especially the defence. The keeper was all over the place and one defender gave away an own goal with an awful attempted clearance.

    Posted in: Japan beats Norway 5-1 to reach last eight

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    Bovinus

    It seems that Japan has given up on the idea of decent politicians and just expects corruption and incompetence. There really needs to be a change; hopefully another party will be able to do a much better job.

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    Bovinus

    Or just turn the AC up slightly. Nothing worse than freezing your tits off in summer.

    Posted in: Belly up

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    Bovinus

    Only 2 of these paragraphs are not about some celebrity I've never heard of. Put this kind of article in the entertainment section please.

    Posted in: 'Vintage year divorce' hits older couples

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    Bovinus

    I tried it once and it was the best time I've ever had. Simply amazing. But I wouldn't want to be one of those people who do it all the time. Like any drug, that's pretty sad.

    Posted in: Australian police claim 'world's largest seizure of ecstasy'

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    Bovinus

    The weight is not really an issue, just if people need one seat or two. The weight of individual passengers is negligible compared to the weight of the aircraft itself.

    If people need 2 seats they should have to pay for 2 seats.

    Posted in: How airlines deal with 'customers of size'

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    Bovinus

    I would divide all western countries into a) America and b) the rest. America has the death penalty, no public health care, uses the imperial measurement system, plays baseball etc unlike other western countries. I would lump Japan in with America, not the rest. And since countries other than the US make up the majority of western countries, I would say Japan is not a western country.

    Posted in: In the world of geopolitics, do you think of Japan as part of the West?

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    Bovinus

    What's unsightly about bulges suddenly?

    Posted in: Fashion ring

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    Bovinus

    A 90% drop in profit seems high but we need a historical perspective or a graph to understand what this really means.

    If a company makes 100 yen profit one year and then a 1 yen profit the next, that's a 99% profit drop. Likewise if they make 1 yen one year and 10 000 yen the next, that's a 1 000 000% increase.

    I know the numbers are bigger in this case but a 92.4% fall would have more meaning if we could also see a graph of the last 10 years profit.

    Posted in: ANA's profit plunges by 92.4%

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    Bovinus

    As an Australian, where in some states it's illegal to smoke in a car with children, the fact that you're allowed to smoke in even some taxis is unbelievable.

    Make it illegal in any public vehicle and do it immediately.

    Posted in: Life is one rule after another for taxi drivers

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    Bovinus

    Yeah, that's sweet how you only have to work 6 months and one day to get a year's worth of holidays. I worked for 2 years, 6 months and one day at my last job but they kind of get pissed off when people do that. The boss tried to make me repay money but I refused.

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    Bovinus

    I feel disappointed in my country when I hear news like this.

    Posted in: Australian man gets life for decapitating teenager, bowling with head

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    Bovinus

    That should have italicised but instead I just got little stars. Boo.

    Posted in: Hamas hunts down Fatah rivals after deadly Gaza bombing

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    Bovinus

    That's a *democratically elected *Islamic terrorist organisation.

    Posted in: Hamas hunts down Fatah rivals after deadly Gaza bombing

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    Bovinus

    QANTAS: The only major airline in the world to have never had a fatal accident. Go Aussie!

    But when this kind of thing happens, you have to start worrying. A bit too much cost cutting going on perhaps?

    Posted in: Qantas aircraft makes emergency landing in Philippines after blast leaves hole in fuselage

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    Bovinus

    True capitalism? If everything is for sale, it seems that governments are too (donations to parties that support big business). The leads to a vicious circle of donations and corporate welfare and the public end up getting screwed.

    Posted in: Popular novel on Marxism draws young people to communist party

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