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• Trent Hawkins commented on New Pirate Parties spring up all over Europe
  Maddox for president! But seriously, for it to work in the US you need a friendlier name for it. It's essentially the same as socialist parties, you carry such a strong stigma with the "pirate" name that you'll be laughed out before you even get the name written down....
• sabik commented on New Pirate Parties spring up all over Europe
  I'm sure the name would be "Česká pirátská strana"... one of the hazards of cutting and pasting bits of sentences from foreign languages......
• sopekmir commented on New Pirate Parties spring up all over Europe
  @#14: Well, Greens 20 years ago was not as bad as Pirate today. I agree that another bombastic, traditional name would be even worse - but I do think they have a serious, deep cause and deserve a name that would not pigeonhole them as the "bad guys". So I agree with Trent (@#17)...
• Ugly Canuck commented on New Pirate Parties spring up all over Europe
  Springing up from behind the gunwales. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunwale...
• Mitch commented on Lettuce in the sky, with diamonds
  It's an interesting idea. You could at least supplement outdoor agriculture with it. Small organic farms produce more food per unit of land. Very large farms produce more food per unit of capital. Transitioning to organic farming would make more effective use of existing farm land. As food prices become more expensive replacing larger parts of the suburban lawn with food gardens will become more attractive....