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If someone other than the government is doing it, it's not a tax.

The legal lotteries being discussed are government-owned, even if the actual operation is farmed out to private companies. No, if you really want to go Kefedokhles, it is not a tax because it is not mandatory...

but I would also prefer that the stupid tax actually benefit people here.

Apparently, it does not do that either... Or not enough, or something...

The problem has never been that the public disagrees that "smoking is bad for you"

Congressional testimony: "I believe that nicotine is not addictive" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

And the name 'Colin' comes from the same root as the word 'colon.' So his name means 'Arse Farts!'

That's kind of appropriate for a guy who built a giant pulsejet powered arse to Fart@France

Where I can [sic] sign up for this?

You can start here... And some people have claimed to support the sitting President for the sole reason of having received such a phone. Racist but true.

Capitalists made the cell phones (and WiFi) possible, Socialists are making it a civil right .

Youtube is filled with literally tens of thousands of videos of people doing similar stuff (and has been for probably a decade). Making your own thermite videos are very common. A few weeks ago the nurdrage (a chemistry/science channel) showed how to make rust I believe for use in making thermite.

Reminds me of the flamethrower I made a few years back, neat stuff. I wish I had the equipment (And the free time) this guy does.

He might want to be a little safer (Flame retardant clothing, glasses, etc.) it looks like he didn't learn from his last incident:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Actually, he's more an engineer but anyway, not my favorite video of him.

I'm was more impressed when he hydroformed a pulse jet

Diamond-studded swimming pools - these things don't grow on trees

Some details to keep in mind as this unfolds.

Yes, a hundred or two "creators" such as those in the list above have asked the copyright office to expand the DMCA to remove more of our rights and to take more from the public than they already are.

But *hundreds of thousands* of "creators" that produce content on youtube using nothing but content they create themselves and is copyright to themselves have asked the copyright office to fix the DMCA by providing evidence how it is illegally used to harass, steal money from people with no audio what so ever in their videos, restrict opinions of those using nothing but their voice, and otherwise game the system to cause harm to them.

Hundreds of thousands of people vs a couple hundred.

It will be very telling to see how this latest DMCA petition plays out.

Some videos on the subject for those interested:
Doug Walker

MundaneMatt regarding Jim Sterlink vs Digital Homicide
The game studio started an attack against Jim for his unflattering* review, threatened a DMCA take down as revenge, and proceeded to do so.
Jim is now one of only 12 youtube channels "protected" so any copyright claim is handled by a human being.

Brad Jones video that is long and you don't need to watch more than a few seconds of - that got a copyright strike that stole his ad revenue.
Note that it is three people sitting in a car in a parking lot talking. Nothing else.

And these are only the big subscriber base channels that can complain and be heard.
Uncountable small channels are taken offline with zero recourse for not using copyright material they didn't make themselves all the time, and nearly no one hears about it due to their small size.

These couple hundred artists claim "The growth and support of technology companies should not be at the expense of artists and songwriters" ?
How about the artists and songwritters, harassers, trolls, and people who don't like what you say shouldn't be protected at the expense of the rights of everyone else.

Some details to keep in mind as this unfolds.

Yes, a hundred or two "creators" such as those in the list above have asked the copyright office to expand the DMCA to remove more of our rights and to take more from the public than they already are.

But *hundreds of thousands* of "creators" that produce content on youtube using nothing but content they create themselves and is copyright to themselves have asked the copyright office to fix the DMCA by providing evidence how it is illegally used to harass, steal money from people with no audio what so ever in their videos, restrict opinions of those using nothing but their voice, and otherwise game the system to cause harm to them.

Hundreds of thousands of people vs a couple hundred.

It will be very telling to see how this latest DMCA petition plays out.

Some videos on the subject for those interested:
Doug Walker

MundaneMatt regarding Jim Sterlink vs Digital Homicide
The game studio started an attack against Jim for his unflattering* review, threatened a DMCA take down as revenge, and proceeded to do so.
Jim is now one of only 12 youtube channels "protected" so any copyright claim is handled by a human being.

Brad Jones video that is long and you don't need to watch more than a few seconds of - that got a copyright strike that stole his ad revenue.
Note that it is three people sitting in a car in a parking lot talking. Nothing else.

And these are only the big subscriber base channels that can complain and be heard.
Uncountable small channels are taken offline with zero recourse for not using copyright material they didn't make themselves all the time, and nearly no one hears about it due to their small size.

These couple hundred artists claim "The growth and support of technology companies should not be at the expense of artists and songwriters" ?
How about the artists and songwritters, harassers, trolls, and people who don't like what you say shouldn't be protected at the expense of the rights of everyone else.

Some details to keep in mind as this unfolds.

Yes, a hundred or two "creators" such as those in the list above have asked the copyright office to expand the DMCA to remove more of our rights and to take more from the public than they already are.

But *hundreds of thousands* of "creators" that produce content on youtube using nothing but content they create themselves and is copyright to themselves have asked the copyright office to fix the DMCA by providing evidence how it is illegally used to harass, steal money from people with no audio what so ever in their videos, restrict opinions of those using nothing but their voice, and otherwise game the system to cause harm to them.

Hundreds of thousands of people vs a couple hundred.

It will be very telling to see how this latest DMCA petition plays out.

Some videos on the subject for those interested:
Doug Walker

MundaneMatt regarding Jim Sterlink vs Digital Homicide
The game studio started an attack against Jim for his unflattering* review, threatened a DMCA take down as revenge, and proceeded to do so.
Jim is now one of only 12 youtube channels "protected" so any copyright claim is handled by a human being.

Brad Jones video that is long and you don't need to watch more than a few seconds of - that got a copyright strike that stole his ad revenue.
Note that it is three people sitting in a car in a parking lot talking. Nothing else.

And these are only the big subscriber base channels that can complain and be heard.
Uncountable small channels are taken offline with zero recourse for not using copyright material they didn't make themselves all the time, and nearly no one hears about it due to their small size.

These couple hundred artists claim "The growth and support of technology companies should not be at the expense of artists and songwriters" ?
How about the artists and songwritters, harassers, trolls, and people who don't like what you say shouldn't be protected at the expense of the rights of everyone else.

she have to wait a few months to get that gold plated shark tank installed in the bar next to her pool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

The absolute inability of Americans to admit defeat in politics and then move on.. Instead you disrupt, derail and set fire to the process.

Perhaps because it's not the Americans who are funding the disruption of the American system? Learn some history, you sound quite foolish when ignoring who the instigators of western collapse are.

'You know, I've been searching for someone
Who can share that special love with me
And your eyes have that glow'

Computer Love...Zapp & Roger

No, but there is probably a kitty.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Lucky you, all I got in school even remotely related to chemistry was a thought exercise. Something along the lines of "what would happen if we exploded light?" Fucking brain dead bullshit. Obviously we would wreck the planet if not more.

Exploding light? You talking about Solaronite. It is well known that solaronite would explode the entire universe.
There is a documentary film you should see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Obligatory loosely-related Monty Python bit: Now I know some hospitals where you get the patients lying around in bed... well that's not how we do things here, right!

One million? Pfah.

I dunno about you, but for building cars, $100M isn't a lot of money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

What Microsoft did was create a child with no knowledge of history, Philosophy, or ethics and absolutely zero ability to make value judgements based on social norms and released it into Times Square Circa 1974. Then they were shocked when came back swearing like a sailor.
One more crazy idea of Microsoft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_saS02iuXk
AI and machine learning is interesting stuff but, as a responsible parent does with their child, one Must be careful what they allow the child to learn. It’s weird if we think about the machines role in our life. This article - http://technologyessays.org/effects-of-technology/ gives a rather good insight into the issue.
We are at the edge of a world were we allow machines to make more and more decisions. This should be a cautionary tail about the limits of a machine's Humanity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Keep digging.

We are laughing... but at you.

You could always deny running paid ads in this manner... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBe_guezGGc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Well jeeze! You can always make it sing

Found this a few weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Hilarious.

"Monthy Python style"

For those who don't get the reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218&t=25

Shop owner: Oh yes, the, uh, the Norwegian Blue... What's, uh... What's wrong with it?
Customer: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. 'E's dead, that's what's wrong with it!
Shop owner: No, no, 'e's uh,... he's resting.
(etc.)

I encourage people to listen to what he says, and not just the indignant responses to his campaign rhetoric because it's interesting to hear an 'emperor wears no clothes' candidate as Trump occasionally is. Some of the things Trump says are plain lies, racist, and vulgar—reasons to reject supporting his campaign. But sometimes he tells the truth and gets booed for it (like when he pointed out the Iraq war was based on lies) or describes long-extant US mainstream foreign policy in clear language yet gets unfair flack for it from those who consider themselves a part of the US left (like the call-in to Fox News advocating a war crime). The real horror of his candidacy isn't Trump per se it's that so much of what he says is a plainly-worded description of what's going on and what has been going on for years before Trump's campaign began.

Consider Trump's call-in to which John Oliver provided a remarkably one-sided indignant reaction: On his 2016-02-28 show, John Oliver played a clip of Trump's call-in to Fox News saying "...the other thing with the terrorists, you have to take out their families. When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don't kid yourself. They say they don't care about their lives, you have to take out their families." and Oliver replied "That is the front runner for the Republican nomination advocating a war crime." which is a true but incomplete and certainly nowhere near as damning as Oliver wants it to be.

Oliver never told his viewers that is also extant US foreign policy wherein President Obama hand-picks whom to assassinate with drones every Tuesday (the so-called "Terror Tuesday" meetings) and that these attacks have extrajudicially killed innocent family members of alleged (never arrested, charged, or tried) so-called "terrorists". Some killed on-purpose (like 16-year-old U.S. citizen Abdulrahman, son of U.S. citizen Anwar al Awlaki who was killed in a separate attack 2 weeks prior), some killed without the U.S. knowing who they are killing as the CIA apparently does with some regularity. This is what Noam Chomsky recently rightly described as "massive global terrorism": drone attacks firing missiles that destroy whatever the missile hits as well as a large area around the target, resulting in indiscriminate extrajudicial murder of innocent passers-by. When Robert Gibbs, former White House press secretary and senior adviser to Obama's reelection campaign commented on Abdulrahman's murder shortly after it happened Gibbs said "I would suggest that you should have a far more responsible father if they are truly concerned about the well being of their children." a line on a par with Trump-level tact and recognition of responsibility.

Or when former NSA and CIA director, General Michael Hayden told Bill Maher "the American armed forces would refuse to act [on Trump's orders on torture and extrajudicial killings]" and Trump says "They won't refuse. They're not going to refuse me, believe me." Trump is right—they won't refuse. The proof has been staring the world in the face for years as Glenn Greenwald pointed out on Democracy Now! on 2016-03-29:

The idea that the U.S. military, in mass, refuses to follow orders if they constitute illegal conduct or war crimes is negated by the entire history of this country, including very recently. You do have isolated members of the armed forces who periodically refuse on grounds of conscience or legal and moral duty. They denounce certain tactics. They resign from the military. They

For people that think automating people out of work creates jobs, I strongly suggest watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Most meat cooked to 160 degrees in a kitchen is already done by a sous vide machine.

You act as if Fox News is the only "news" organization that is selective in quoting people, and "altering" facts. It is just that the others do it to support progressive politics, and so it gets a pass.

Want an example? The black guy open carrying a rifle at a conservative event, selectively edited, and then presented as "Racist Conservative carries rifle" (or that was the theme at least". It is done all the time. Or when 500 or so liberals are protesting ... "Massive Protest ...", but when a half million Conservatives ....

You see, it isn't always the lies you tell, it is the lies you tell by not actually saying anything.Example, where is the MSM coverage of Hillary Email Scandal? You can't tell me that if this was a Republican it wouldn't be blasted daily on the front page of the NYT, and played on every show that pretends to be "comedy" news every evening.

It is embarrassing how stupid liberals actually are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Here is another "peaceful anti-Trump" protester ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Here is how stupid people have become. ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

You act as if Fox News is the only "news" organization that is selective in quoting people, and "altering" facts. It is just that the others do it to support progressive politics, and so it gets a pass.

Want an example? The black guy open carrying a rifle at a conservative event, selectively edited, and then presented as "Racist Conservative carries rifle" (or that was the theme at least". It is done all the time. Or when 500 or so liberals are protesting ... "Massive Protest ...", but when a half million Conservatives ....

You see, it isn't always the lies you tell, it is the lies you tell by not actually saying anything.Example, where is the MSM coverage of Hillary Email Scandal? You can't tell me that if this was a Republican it wouldn't be blasted daily on the front page of the NYT, and played on every show that pretends to be "comedy" news every evening.

It is embarrassing how stupid liberals actually are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Here is another "peaceful anti-Trump" protester ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Here is how stupid people have become. ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

You act as if Fox News is the only "news" organization that is selective in quoting people, and "altering" facts. It is just that the others do it to support progressive politics, and so it gets a pass.

Want an example? The black guy open carrying a rifle at a conservative event, selectively edited, and then presented as "Racist Conservative carries rifle" (or that was the theme at least". It is done all the time. Or when 500 or so liberals are protesting ... "Massive Protest ...", but when a half million Conservatives ....

You see, it isn't always the lies you tell, it is the lies you tell by not actually saying anything.Example, where is the MSM coverage of Hillary Email Scandal? You can't tell me that if this was a Republican it wouldn't be blasted daily on the front page of the NYT, and played on every show that pretends to be "comedy" news every evening.

It is embarrassing how stupid liberals actually are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Here is another "peaceful anti-Trump" protester ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Here is how stupid people have become. ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

I would love to see what Toyota would come up with if they had to implement a TSA.

- In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

- Meals Per Hour (Video on Toyota improving meals made per hour)

The entire flying process is a cluster of inefficiency.

...Osama is laughing his ass off.

Actually, it's apparently a guy named Khalid the Droll. As humorist Calvin Trillin predicted the Underwear Bomber in 2006:

I'm convinced that the whole shoe-bomber business was a prank. What got me onto this theory was reading that the shoe bomber, a Muslim convert named Richard Reid, had been described by someone who knew him well in England as "very, very impressionable." I had already decided that the man was a complete bozo. He made such a goofy production of trying to light the fuses hanging off his shoe that he practically asked the flight attendant if she had a match. The way I figure it, the one terrorist in England with a sense of humor, a man known as Khalid the Droll, had said to the cell, "I bet I can get them all to take off their shoes in airports." So this prankster set up poor impressionable Reid and won his bet. Now Khalid is back there cackling at the thought of all those Americans exposing the holes in their socks on cold airport floors. If someone is arrested one of these days and is immediately, because of his M.O., referred to in the press as the underwear bomber, you'll know I was onto something.

Trillin did indeed say this, and you can find clips of TV interviews from 2006.

His theory makes as much sense as anyone else's:

after the shoe-bombing scheme worked to perfection, Khalid the Droll announced to his cell, "When they've had a few years of taking off their shoes, I bet I can make them expose their private parts to full-body scanners." Not once has one of these after-the-fact analyzers considered the possibility that... Khalid the Droll is engaged in an elaborate scheme to embarrass us to death.

This is a good one too: Ban Niggers

A detailed explanation here

Says who? Says me and everyone who works with me. (When's lunch?)

You're the idiot

You laugh, but it actually happened to a friend of mine.

Or, in the words of Wyatt Earp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

It reminds me of Homer quote
"Soon I will have a miracle hybrid, with the loyalty of a cat and the cleanliness of a dog"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stJ3XKExTdM

I don't see how it is a violation of net neutrality when you are just throttling your own content as opposed to throttling the content of third parties that you are charged with delivering.

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I don't see how it is a violation of net neutrality when you are just throttling your own content as opposed to throttling the content of third parties that you are charged with delivering.

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I want to go enter 12345, hunter2, and the standard test machine password at both HP and Microsoft: abc123.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?... it could protect people not only form firearms but also at traffic accidents, falling down, etc.

There have been other firearms made that look like a cell phone.

Here's a rather old video of a fake phone that can fire four rounds of .22 ammo. I'll bet accuracy is terrible with no sights and probably no rifled barrels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd1SRtkhh-U

The new one is presumably firing something bigger than .22, but it's still not the first time something a gun/phone has been made. It may be the first time someone has planned to mass-produce such a thing, though.

Even back in the World War II days there were single-shot .22 weapons made to look like pens.

http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2287

What I absolutely love about steam in particular is they grant themselves the right to "alter the deal".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Lets say you have spent a fortune on steam games.

They decide they are big enough they can do whatever they want and decide to start charging monthly fees or install spyware uploading contents of your computer to the New York Times or perhaps they just decide they don't want to support you anymore and unilaterally shut down the service.

If you don't like the new deal and don't accept it your account is shut down and you lose access to everything you ever paid for without any compensation or recourse. You of course also "agreed" to submit to binding arbitration.

This crap is why I don't play games anymore. It just isn't any fun when everyone has this kind of contempt for their customers trying to fuck people over asserting they don't own anything and have no rights.

That is also pointless. We also know that over the extended record, CO2 follows temperature, and that temperature variability is such that a 40 year term is completely insufficient to draw any sort of conclusion.

I'm done, you obviously don't have anything scientific to add.

You really should take the time to listen to this lecture at the annual AGU meeting in 2009 by Richard Alley:

"The Biggest Control Knob: Carbon Dioxide in Earth's Climate History"

It's nearly an hour long but it covers over 4 billion years of how carbon dioxide relates to the climate.

Easily done, as demonstrated here by Sir Humphrey https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...