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McCain Votes Against Torture Ban

nobody@vox.com(Jiri) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:27:21 -0800

So, McCain is against waterboarding, and then he votes against a ban on waterboarding, I just don't underastand anything anymore...

Mr. McCain, a former prisoner of war, has consistently voiced opposition to waterboarding and other methods that critics say is a form torture. But the Republicans, confident of a White House veto, did not mount the challenge. Mr. McCain voted "no" on Wednesday afternoon.

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QotD: The Best Part of Waking Up

nobody@vox.com(Jiri) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:36:25 -0800

What's your morning beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, juice? Homemade or store-bought?

It's mostly orange juice, or at least at regular days. If I have a long day ahead of me or I if have to drive somewhere far I have a bottle of Mountain Dew.

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23rd was great

nobody@vox.com(Jiri) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:20:09 -0800

It's my birthday today and I have to say that 23rd year of my life was great. I got married to a wonderful woman, had great success at school and research, and I was generally happy with that way everything in my life is. I have a feeling a that the 24 might be even better. We will see...

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Hairdo

nobody@vox.com(Jiri) — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:10:59 -0800

That's a title of a song from Tall Firs. Thy have a new album coming out, called Too Old to Die Young. Check the Hairdo out, maybe you will enjoy it just like I did.

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Skype with video on Linux

nobody@vox.com(Jiri) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:42:43 -0800

Finally, Skype 2 beta with video chat support for linux was released last week. Now I can see your faces again.

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Not Oslo, but Prague

nobody@vox.com(Jiri) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:10:43 -0800

Few weeks back I was watching, as almost every night, The Daily Show and saw this picture.

Not Oslo, but Prague

It say that senior peacetime correspondent is in Oslo, but he's not. The city in the background is not Oslo, but Prague, Czech Republic. I guess they didn't have any nice shot of Oslo and I'm sure the creators of the show took also into account poor geographical knowledge of average American viewer :)

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QotD: On The iPhone...

nobody@vox.com(Jiri) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:54:23 -0700

Over a million iPhones have been sold. Have you: bought one, considered it, or decided it's not for you?

No and never will. I just think it's an overpriced piece of hardware. Plus, it requires iTunes so as a Linux user, even if I wanted to buy it, I can't.

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Going to SLC

nobody@vox.com(Jiri) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:59:13 -0700

In a week and a half I'm going to Salt Lake City for AICHE conference to give two presentations. I have never been there but I'm sure it's going to be a nice change from Southeast Texas weather. Please let me know what's good to see in Salt lake city. I have most of Friday empty so I would like to see some good places.

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