I might as well, if Thinkgeek finally got their act together and shipped to Spain.

I heard the US is full of mad people with big guns who keep going to McDonald's and make the larger carnagge ever.

There, are we done with stupid stereotypes? Or should we Europeans continue counter-attacking with the stupid lost American tourist?

Only on slashdot - stupid and desperately misinformed stereotypes modded 5 insightful.

As a former BMW car owner and current BMW motorcycle owner, my experience is quite the opposite. Not cheap indeed, but not expensive either and at all times very professional. I claim no serious study but my company owns a Smart (which is maintained by Mercedes, at least here in Spain) and I find BMW far more reasonable.

I beg to differ, ensign Crusher. Many fatal crashes on small (propeller, single engine) airplanes could be avoided if the pilot had taken gliding lessons. Also, small and low altitude have a high correlation but, as usual, correlation is not causation - many small airplanes out there can fly into altitudes on which loss of pressurization leaves precious little minutes of useful conscience before hypoxia makes the pilot lose it. Unfortunately, high performance requires altitude - that's why the airliners take the trouble to go way up there.

China is the largest investor in renewable energy of any country in the world.[citation needed]

Not sure about "crappy". It's a classic of its genre and, just like the books, has that feeling, typical of the time, that the author smoked something really weird while writing some parts.

What efficiency? That of the manufacturer's sales team?

A series diode is only a 0.6V drop and, for low-power devices like these, its power use is comparable to all those fancy LEDs in the front. Only that none of these LEDs will protect the device from plugging the wrong supply.

A pair of devices so brokenly designed can't, of course, include a series diode. Oh no, that would cost one more cent per device - prohibitive!

As a 3rd gen Prius user, I beg to differ. Granted, it's not the addictive feel of a BMW coupe, but it feels just fine and if I have to find something needing improvement it's the initial response. But I am rather pleased with this car's handling and especially its power steering, all things considered.

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So if Intel is now pushing the Pentium brand, and having suffered Intel's legal belligerence myself, I feel sorry for all those who have brand names starting with P and having less than 12 letters.

You say that as if it was a great thing. What is so cool about everyone in a country with a nine-digit population (which statistically makes the percentage of insane people millions) being able to have deadly weapons with them at all times?

Personally, in that regard I feel much more secure in my country (which is in the EU, by the way) because people can carry guns if: (a) they work for the police, (b) they work for the army (and then not at all times) or (c) has been life-threatened, and a judge decides the threat is serious. All of them have to pass an exam to assess their suitability to carry guns, kind of ensures his/her sanity. Add to that another special permit for sports, which does also require an examination, and allows only for certain classes of weapons and ammunitions. Net result? No guns in the streets. Almost no deaths by gunfire. When there is a shot in the street, it hits the news because it's so rare.

So, I am walking down the street, in the next block someone lifts a wallet and I have to pay for the wallet just because I'm on the same city?

They chose to simply moderate +1 instead, while two suspected PTR-less postmaster wannabes moderated -1 Troll. Oh well, such are the Slashdot ways.

Incompetence.