5/4     China's unsavory friends
        http://csua.org/u/fpj
        and a cartoon on the same
        http://www.filibustercartoons.com/archive.php?id=20060503
        \_ Replace Mao with Uncle Sam, and Sudan oil with Iraq oil:
           "Why hasn't the U.S. done anything to help Darfur?"
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6/10    http://www.amnestyusa.org/annualreport/statement.html
        I happen to think AI is not playing a very intelligent game, lately.
          -- ilyas
        \_ Wow, that goes even beyond my tolerance of holding the US to
           a higher standard.  If lunatics like this are taken to represent
           legitimate grievances, Joe Shmo will never take these seriously
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3/14    John please tell us how to open up an account outside of US, preferably
        an account in which you can have US as a permanent address and one that
        has a decent interest-rate to inflation ratio, like the UK pound or
        Australian $, thanks.
        \_ I have no idea about interest rates--continental European rates
           for bank accounts tend to be pretty abysmal, but you'd drop cash
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3/17    http://csua.org/u/6gv
        Government officials insist that they never misled the public, and
        that they released in a timely manner all the information and
        evidence they had gathered. "We told the truth at all times to the
        Spanish people," Acebes said on Monday.  In retrospect, however,
        there were signs that the government was at least selective in
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7/23    Time to unionize.
        \_ unionize what?  you need a job before you have a union.  maybe
           you missed the part where most unions are giving huge concessions
           and letting their members get laid off these days?
           \_ concessions are usually given when the business is in
              serious trouble (e.g. airlines, auto industry, etc). however,
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4/19    Jedi Police in Scotland:
        http://preview.tinyurl.com/cdbrtp [bbc]
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5/23    Recruit of the Jedi:
        http://urltea.com/mbj (atomfilms.com)
        \_ too lame to waste time on. move along. or rewatch the
           obi won buys a car. was the directory one of those
           high school theater geeks who wasn't as funny as he
           thought he was?
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7/25    A hypothetical question for you motd STRAIGHT MEN (gay men need not
        reply). Suppose the population of eligible women in America decrease
        say, by 30%. Suppose you already have a good degree, have
        a house, a decent job, and you groom every day unlike most of
        the Soda Hall geeks. Suppose you're 30, still a virgin, and still
        can't find a decent mate because of fierce competition. How would
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6/1     Rate the following!
        Star Wars Ep I:   The Phantom Menace:           5/10
        \_ 2/10 -scotsman
        \_ 1/10 -sax
        \_ 4/10 -jrleek
        \_ 2/10 (at least I finished watching it)
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6/1     Wow.  This is so cool.  Say a few bad words about the holy geek cow
        Star Wars and people freak out. -dans
        \_ I think it had more to do with the attitude you brought to the
           table, guy.
           \_ You mean honest, direct, and necessarily critical?  Whatever the
              reason, the response is spectacularly amusing. -dans
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5/23    Do it somewhere else.  How about /tmp/ep3 like someone suggested before?
        \_ Why? As long as it has a "spoiler tag" I think it's time to shut up.
           Seriously this movie does not have that many "spoilers" for anyone
           who has followed the Star Wars stuff so far, which is most people.
        \_ SPOILER ALERT! Anakin becomes Darth Vader. Padme gives birth to
           twins and names them Luke and Leia. Yoda and Obi Wan are the only
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