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  1. Re:US laws are the problem on US Calls Switzerland An Internet Piracy Haven (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    When you say "The Americans" you make it sound like the American people give a shit about this? No, a handful of corporations--that may or may not have an office in America and may or may not employ Americans--are the only ones who care about this and they've rented a few government Pit Bulls to sick on world.

  2. Re:(shakes head) on Swedish ISP Vows to Protect Users From a Piracy Witch Hunt (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    It just means the law needs to be revised.

  3. Okay. All budding astrophysicists take note of this; it's going to be on the test.

  4. Re:Did you expect a different result? ~nt~ on Joking About Giving Money To ISIS Can Cost You Money (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, once he fills out his 27b/6 in triplicate, everything should be okay.

  5. Re:Seems obvious on NASA Feed 'Goes Down As Horseshoe UFO Appears On ISS Live Cam' (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    This illusion appears to last far longer than a typical sprite.

  6. Re:Did you expect a different result? ~nt~ on Joking About Giving Money To ISIS Can Cost You Money (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Knowingly ignored? Because four English letters that don't even represent the name of the terrorist group, but do represent many other things: Accidentally typing a common English word twice, An Egyptian god, a lunar crater, and asteroid, many geographical locations... a whole bunch of stuff actually: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  7. And in rough seas

  8. Re:those arent mufflers on Spies In The Skies: FBI Planes Are Circling US Cities (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not both?

  9. Fear-mongering? Nonsense. Buzzfeed is a quality, respected, non-sensationalist news organization. The FBI hates them!

  10. Re:Soemtimes random USB keys are fun to check out on A Lot of People Carelessly Plug In Random USB Drives Into Their Computers (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Was it called "pretty good pr0n vid.exe"?

  11. Re:In 1989, it was floppies on A Lot of People Carelessly Plug In Random USB Drives Into Their Computers (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I seem to recall Macintoshes back then used to autorun floppies.

  12. Not April Fools joke? on Refrigerator-Sized Machine Can Print Pills on Demand (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I read about this yesterday, assumed it was BS.

  13. Re:I'll take it over Comcast and a cap! on AT&T Wants $100 Million From California Taxpayers For Aging DSL (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but we lead the world in corporatocracy.

  14. You think that's awesome...they've been offering to upgrade me from 20mbps to 12mbps. You'd think they'd check my existing service when considering what sort of spam to send me.

  15. Re:Tried the startup culture, hated it on Silicon Valley's Tech Employees Are Getting Nervous (vanityfair.com) · · Score: 1

    "Interesting tech" is relative. It's whatever the individual is interested in using/learning.

  16. Re:Goverrnment on DOJ Threatens To Seize iOS Source Code (idownloadblog.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, mostly black. What's unclear about that? Facial structure and skin tone is similar to people we consider "black", but also has some features that are not considered "black".

  17. Re:Goverrnment on DOJ Threatens To Seize iOS Source Code (idownloadblog.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, he looks mostly black, and generally that's all that matters to anyone.

  18. Re:They already did... on Facebook's 'Closed Silos' Pose Challenges To Open Web · · Score: 1

    I thought it was a ban on gun sales groups and pages?

  19. Re:What about Magic the Gathering? on Human Go Champion 'Speechless' After 2nd Loss To Machine (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    This is why games like Go and Chess pale in comparison to more modern games that rely upon language and some amount of randomness. Both Chess and Go are incredibly boring (to me, of course) and more recent games, especially euro-style board games offer much more in types of complexity and more importantly, fun.

    Indeed. And I'll just go ahead and say it now, a computer will never master Tic-Tac-Toe.

  20. Re:And my monthy electric bill... on 2015's Electricity Retirements: 80 Percent Coal Plants (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm in Colorado too. I'm heating an apartment and a house in the mountains with natural gas. My bills are not bad at all. Do you have electric heat or something?

  21. Re:How long.... on Microsoft Brings SQL Server To Linux (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    How long before we see a version of "Microsoft Linux"?

    Don't you mean Windows Server 2018?

  22. They'll hire someone to serve the time for them.

  23. Re:What about "Import Grade" on FREAK, Logjam, DROWN All a Result of Weaknesses Demanded By US Gov't (csoonline.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Haven't you been paying attention to the government's whole argument for weakening encryption? Because one out of every few million nobodies like you and me become radical bombers and do things like blow up sky scrapers/marathons/etc and they want to be able to track down all your friends, family, and associates after the event.

  24. Re:Expensive, but at least its complete... on HTC Vive Is $799, Ships From April 1st (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Two motion controllers makes for a complete kit? When I played around with the DK1 I was pretty happy with the mouse and keyboard.

  25. And taste great with a little garlic, thyme, and rosemary.