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...Petulant Pierre. According to a recent international survey, the French are now considered the most obnoxious tourists from European nations, behind only Indians and the last-place Chinese as the worst among countries worldwide. And it's not just the rest of the world that has a gripe with the Gallic attitude: the French also finished second to last among nations ranking the popularity of their own tourists who vacation at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Most Obnoxious Tourists? The French | 7/4/2008 | See Source »

...frozen soil of the Martian pole, where a possible abundance of ice indicates a possible abundance of water and could--in theory--mean a little bit of life. If such a discovery is made, that news too will reach us 15 min. later--though odds are, no one will gripe about the wait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cosmic News | 5/29/2008 | See Source »

...ominous TV ads touting Hillary's readiness to handle any world crisis at 3 in the morning? Even the candidate herself began treating them as a joke. Edwards' insistence that the eventual nominee must promise to carry on his fight for the underprivileged? Worthy of a snicker. Obama's gripe that presidential debates ought to focus on serious issues like Iraq and the economy, not trivia like flag lapels? Oh, lighten...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John McCain, You're Not Funny | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

Noah S. Selsby, a staffer for FAS Information Technology (IT), attributes this improvement to FAS IT’s continuous effort to fix wireless problems on campus. A common gripe of Harvard students regarding wireless connectivity in the past is the perceived discrepancy between the river houses and the Quad...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wireless Satisfaction On The Rise | 4/4/2008 | See Source »

...discreetly Facebook-stalk even in Expos. But why is it that so often, midway through crafting a comment on some embarrassing photo, the connection gives out?Even though FAS Information Technology reports a continuous effort to fix wireless problems on campus, Harvard students still gripe. The 2006-2007 Annual Undergraduate Computer Survey, based on 2951 responses, shows a noticeable difference in satisfaction between the River Houses and the Quad (for once Quadlings win out), while freshmen reported a zero percent dissatisfaction rate.Those in Mass. Hall are better connected than most—43 percent report they are very satisfied...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reading the Signals | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

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