Do you use your private computer to produce WMD?

[BeBMan]

...asks Dell.de private customers who order a computer there

See the pic, translated "Are these products used in connection with weapons of mass destruction, e.g. in nuclear ranges of application, in the rocket technology or for chemical or biological weapons?"

WTF?

Why do they ask that? Especially when they have different areas for private and business customers?

[Cruddy]

Maybe this down to German constitution?

As I understand it, a private company can be prosecuted if it's products are knowingly used for illegal purposes.

So you can understand them asking.

[Spiffor]

I have The Terrorist Handbook on my comp (IIRC). Does it qualify ?

[Giancarlo]

Well that is why I build my own computer... I use this computer for games, word processing, surfing the net, controlling nuclear missile silos amongst other things..

[Spiffor]

Cruddy :

I think it has to do with US law (on which Dell depends, even in Germany). IIRC, I had to answer the same question when I bought my Dell in France.

Besides, the Yanks just love to ask this kind of questions : ever filled the immigration papers when going there ?

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Cruddy
Maybe this down to German constitution?

As I understand it, a private company can be prosecuted if it's products are knowingly used for illegal purposes.

So you can understand them asking.

Yeah must be something likes this. Still funny, I can´t wait to see Osama admitting that he´s ordering Dell products to plan evil acts

*applies rocket engines on his computer*

[oedo]

I use my computer in order to breed toxic, gluttonous aliens. does that count as YES?

[BeBMan]

Are those terrorist aliens or just freedom fighters?

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Fez
Well that is why I build my own computer... I use this computer for games, word processing, surfing the net, controlling nuclear missile silos amongst other things..

they have computers in south america?

on a more serious note: are there any nuclear powers in south america?

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Uber KruX

on a more serious note: are there any nuclear powers in south america?

No - Dell stopped them

[oedo]

Originally posted by BeBro
Are those terrorist aliens or just freedom fighters?

none of it. I feed my plants with them.

[Dinner]

Yes. I'm doing a favor for my buddy Saddam until he completes the anti-Imperialist revolution.

[BeBMan]

BTW, this is proof we don´t need wars to deal with terrorism. Just make sure they all have to sign something that says they cannot use stuff to produce weapons

[Cruddy]

Originally posted by Spiffor
Cruddy :

... ever filled the immigration papers when going there ?

Never contemplated going. Very unlikely they'd let me through immigration without a massive database crash.

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Uber KruX


they have computers in south america?

on a more serious note: are there any nuclear powers in south america?

To the first question.. not nearly enough.

The second question definitely.. Argentina and Brazil are the two big powers. Did you know Argentina sold a nuclear reactor to Australia I think it was? And that was recently. Argentina has one MRBM left in its stockpile from the 80s.. and several more in storage. Nearly 10% of power is generated by Nuclear power plants in Argentina. In Brazil the program is still small and there is one nuclear power plant if I am not mistaken.. generates 1% of the power produced.