lostrune2 said...

lostrune2 at 06:24 PM JST - 3rd September

These reports don't influence the votes much. The votes are mostly geo-political. A region's countries would support another region's bid in exchange for a future return-support.

Posted in Tokyo still confident of 2016 bid despite IOC report at 06:24 PM JST - 3rd September
lostrune2 at 05:57 PM JST - 3rd September

Go to Brazil, where there's a global heist club to hang and share stories. Plus many Japanese expats.

Posted in Cash transport van driver makes off with Y72 mil at 05:57 PM JST - 3rd September
lostrune2 at 05:48 PM JST - 3rd September

English language tech support is no problem. Just out-source it to cheaper Asia like everybody else does. ;-)

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lostrune2 at 05:38 PM JST - 3rd September

There are ways to proxy an IP address....

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lostrune2 at 05:35 PM JST - 3rd September

wanderlust,

Honesty and sincerity would end a politician's career, thus becoming a politician no more.

Posted in Kennedy memoir reveals remorse over fatal accident at 05:35 PM JST - 3rd September
lostrune2 at 05:31 PM JST - 3rd September

The Massachusetts citizens already passed some sort of a state universal healthcare, no?

Posted in Kerry positions himself as Kennedy's political heir at 05:31 PM JST - 3rd September
lostrune2 at 05:27 PM JST - 3rd September

But what of Bin Laden? Live and let live?

Posted in Obama weighs request for more U.S. troops in Afghanistan at 05:27 PM JST - 3rd September
lostrune2 at 05:07 PM JST - 3rd September

What's the point of bikini contest on stage for tots?

Wear bikinis on beach, not on stage.

Posted in 12-year-old wins first prize at 'Mid-summer Girls’ Audition' at 05:07 PM JST - 3rd September
lostrune2 at 05:02 PM JST - 3rd September

So... the NK soldiers violated China's territory by conducting an arrest on Chinese soil?

At least the bad missionary got arrested, if that's story is true.

But there's still the plight of the NK women....

Posted in Freed reporters say they were dragged into N Korea at 05:02 PM JST - 3rd September
lostrune2 at 10:24 PM JST - 2nd September

jackseoul, Don't misconstrue my words. I wrote:

you don't get to do as much mix-n-matching

I didn't say you can't. Since Macs switched to the Intel architecture that PCs use, makes it easier for Macs to use PC components. (Seems Motorola couldn't keep up.) But Apple still controls their…

Posted in Microsoft begins corporate sales of Windows 7 at 10:24 PM JST - 2nd September