Tear gas for self-defence

Big riots in Greece so out of control are rare but I've seen them happen in other countries too (US, France). My experience in Greece is that shop owners are completely defenseless, the Greek police cannot protect the streets or the shops. I remember when Bill Clinton visited Athens and the city was burnt down. He cut his trip short and went for a 'safe' trip in Turkey next door. As a better alternative to guns or hiring snipers from abroad, shop owners in Greece should arm themselves with tear gas and use it to protect their property. It takes 1 hothead shop owner to start shooting at protesters destroying his property or threatening his life. If caught he can claim self-defense.

But with no police around and fire and smoke all over no one will see him or his sniper firing. This is the scenario of all hell breaking loose with many dead people. If the police can't protect, tear gas is better self-defense to guns.

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books I own.com

How about a new website for book exchange where users from every corner of the world list the books they own. The site will allow for a search function to locate the book you are interested in and for sending an email to the owner who lives nearby to request if you can borrow it from him or her for a few days. Like on ebay, if you don't return the book, you will be rated by the community as an untrustworthy borrower and have hard time borrowing again.

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Dating software for mobile phones makes cheating easier

This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 27 February 2008 by member jim

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You with your girlfriend, she with her boyfriend. In a bar. You keep flirting each other with the eyes but can't find a way to exchange numbers to meet later. Your girlfriend all over you, her rich tough boyfriend all over her.

What if there was a software on mobile phones that sends your number and photo via blue tooth to whoever is close by, is female and also has the software activated on her side to receive your cheating vibes?

I expect at least two things to happen if such software is introduced.

1) Cheating on the rise
2) More dates with rich guys' girls

Can you think of the rest?