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Tens of thousands of people blocked from voting in Thai election

lundi 3 février 2014 à 13:00

The anti-government movement in Thailand, a substantial minority with some powerful backing, has blocked tens of thousands of people from voting in the election.

We have to consider them the anti-democracy movement.

Straight White Male

lundi 3 février 2014 à 13:00

In gaming terms, Straight White Male is the lowest "difficulty setting" for real life.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

dimanche 2 février 2014 à 13:00

Most Americans consider the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan failures.

The conquest and occupation of Iraq were much worse than a failure — the right term is "crime against humanity". Bush deserves to be prosecuted for it.

But was it a failure? In terms of its stated purpose, eliminating Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, it was a success before the start — since he didn't have any.

The More We Learn about Nuclear Past, the More an 'Accident' Seems Likely

dimanche 2 février 2014 à 13:00

The More We Learn about Nuclear Past, the More an 'Accident' Seems Likely.

Vehicle-To-Vehicle communication systems for cars

dimanche 2 février 2014 à 13:00

Proposed vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems for cars could turn out to be a way to track them.

It's possible to design such a system so that it provides the same benefits and can't be used for tracking. All it requires is political will.