Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    I've read this article somewhere else.

    Posted in: Choosing a seat on a plane: Not just about legroom

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    The dog in the picture is sat on the sofa, which is quite unhygienic for a start. Will there be any checks that the dogs have had all the necessary vaccines and are free of worms etc, or is any flea-ridden mutt allowed in?

    Posted in: Hotel Okura Kobe opens dog-friendly rooms

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    A big issue is that governments have backed away from splitting banks into casino and retail divisions and look set to do nothing more than impose a levy on the banks. The banks will/are increasing their charges on consumers as a result whilst their gambling operations continue as before.

    Thus, a few years down the road the whole crisis will be repeated. We were promised strong regulation when the banks were bailed out and we are not getting it. No wonder people are angry.

    Posted in: Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe

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    Better watch out for Apple trying to seize the domain name on the spurious grounds that they "own" iAnything.

    Posted in: Japan’s music scene opens its arms to foreign startup iFlyer

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    I expect next year's version of the iPad will have a camera, improved display etc etc. I don't really like the closed nature of the device where Apple decide what programs you can and can't run on it.

    As for which is best at the pool/beach: I imagine that anyone taking an expensive gadget to the beach won't have to worry about bringing it back again. It's like leaving a pile of cash on your towel whilst you go for a swim.

    Posted in: How the iPad won over an unbeliever

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    Poland's law forbidding denial of the holocaust is in violation of article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union which entered into force with the Lisbon Treaty. Article 11 guarantees "the right to freedom of expression, the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers".

    That seems quite clear to me. It also means that similar German and Austrian laws are also invalid, as are other laws which try to prevent "hate" speech.

    I don't wish to defend Mr Irving; I've been to Auschwitz and found it a very grim experience. However, the European governments that were so keen to enact the Lisbon Treaty, without putting it to a referendum in most cases, should now be forced to comply with it.

    Posted in: Holocaust denier tours Nazi sites in Poland

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    Chinese people need to take a close look at the activities of their unelected dictatorship before criticising Japan. They still have a picture of Mass Murdered Mao on their banknotes, the man responsible for the deaths of tens of millions of Chinese. How about protesting that for a start?

    In comparison, the temporary arrest of a fishing boat captain is nothing. How pathetic these people are.

    Posted in: Chinese hold anti-Japan protests over boat dispute

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    "Microsoft showed off several big-name websites that have been designed to take advantage of the new browser, including ones from Amazon.com, Facebook and Twitter. The sites are built with code that older browsers can understand, but some may be sluggish without IE9."

    If IE9 is standards-compliant web designers won't need to write specialised code to make their pages render correctly. Or are Microsoft up to their old tricks of adding non-standard "features" which only work on Windows? Web designers would be well-advised to avoid such "features".

    Posted in: Microsoft's new IE9 promises zippier performance

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    Sounds great, I can't wait for the Linux and OSX versions.

    Posted in: Microsoft's new IE9 promises zippier performance

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    Nearly 50% of people reduced their visits to family restaurants as a result of the no-smoking law, yet less than 50% of the population are smokers. Therefore, some non-smokers gave up visiting restaurants because of the smoking ban?

    Posted in: Kanagawa's new anti-smoking ordinance a bane on businesses

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    It's fascinating to see the concern from politicians and US generals over the proposed book burning. On the one hand we are told that Islam is a peaceful religion which we should respect. However, we are then told that if anyone should dare to torch the book on which it is based there will be mayhem, riots, uproar etc.

    If Islam truly is a peaceful religion then many of its adherents appear to misunderstand it entirely.

    Let's not forget that all so-called "holy" books are no different from any random piece of fiction you can find in a bookshop: they were all made up by a person and are intrinsically no more "holy" than the text in this comment. If you want to print out this comment and burn it, go ahead. I don't care.

    Posted in: Florida pastor cancels plan to burn Qurans on 9/11

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    rainman1: I believe that European airlines are free to set whatever fares they like within Europe, without asking for government permission. Japan remains backwards in this respect.

    Posted in: ANA to reduce fuel surcharge from October

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    Wikileaks is a personal publicity vehicle used by Assange. For months he published nothing new on the site and the secure methods of submitting documents didn't work. It's clear that all of Assange's talk of "the right to know" etc is just posturing.

    Posted in: Plugging the WikiLeak: What can U.S. government do?

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    Obama should point out that the US government has no business getting involved in issues of religion and leave it at that.

    As for Palin with her “We all know that they have the right to do it, but should they?” comment, what would she say if the proposal were to build a church on the same site? Of course, she would support it, which is evidence enough of her bigotry and narrow-mindedness.

    Posted in: Mosque talk another hurdle for Democrats

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    So much fuss about a place of worship. The real question is: why do people worship abstract concepts instead of thinking rationally?

    Posted in: Obama says Muslims have right to build mosque near ground zero

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    The article says that movies will be able to be viewed on any device, but then says that file formats have not been decided. This means that you will only be able to view the movies on devices that play the approved file format, i.e. not "any device". They should rather say "any approved device".

    Posted in: Digital movie locker 'UltraViolet' nears launch

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    There has been a Holiday Inn near the east entrance of Sendai station for years. Is this just changing the sign on the front?

    Posted in: ANA Holiday Inn Sendai opens

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    I stabilised my weight by eating less and swimming every morning. It's very simple to lose weight: eat less and/or exercise more. Fat people lack the discipline to do either, preferring instead to pay over the odds for mail-order rubbish that doesn't work.

    Posted in: Majority of weight-loss products fail to cut kilos

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    The only solution is for western governments to provide free or cheap drugs to addicts. This will remove most of the money from the gangs, making the drug business far less attractive. Penalties for trafficking and dealing can remain the same, or be increased, tipping the risk/reward balance in favour of the state.

    Free access to drugs also stops addicts committing crimes to fund their habits, leading to savings in prison and policing budgets.

    It amazes me that so many governments still have their heads in the sand and refuse to acknowledge that they cannot win the drugs "war" with the occasional drugs bust. Meanwhile, all the nasty swines are getting rich and destabilising countries around the world.

    Posted in: 51 bodies found at northern Mexico dumping ground

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    There is still some doubt that Al-Megrahi was responsible for the Lockerbie bombing, he may be innocent, not that that matters to posturing politicians. It's a bit late to be moaning about his release almost a year after the event and I notice that the US had no complaints when all the Irish terrorists were released some years ago, even though most of those guys were clearly guilty of murder.

    Posted in: Obama, British PM: Lockerbie bomber's release not BP's doing

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