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  1. Re: How about mandatory felony sentences instead? on Drunk Drivers in California May Get Mandated Interlock Devices · · Score: 1

    What I am, is someone who understands that you don't put innocent people in jail and mess up their lives out of FEAR. I know people who have been innocently caught in that "system", and it's a bloody nightmare.

    Innocent? How are they innocent?

    These people kill 17,941 or innocent people per year, and you think putting them in jail is wrong?

    Tell me what your real agenda is.

  2. Re:How about mandatory felony sentences instead? on Drunk Drivers in California May Get Mandated Interlock Devices · · Score: 1

    I really don't think that'll help, mainly because those that are already intoxicated are already not of sound-mind and are not thinking about penalties

    Um, people aren't drunk 24/7. All intoxicated individuals were, at one point, sober individuals who were of sound-mind and should have been thinking about the consequences of their actions. That they chose not to consider the consequences of their actions is no reason to let drunks get a free pass to do whatever, as you appear to be implying.

    This is especially true if they are repeat offenders. A person who gets drunk for the first time might be excused for acting out, but an experienced drunk should know how to make decisions while still sober.

  3. Re: How about mandatory felony sentences instead? on Drunk Drivers in California May Get Mandated Interlock Devices · · Score: 1

    And yes, in my book, that makes you not just the insensitive one, but also a disgusting, ignorant, cowardly human being.

    Are you a drunk driver perchance?

    I guess putting murderers in jail violates their human rights too?

  4. Re:They're assholes. on Why Lizard Squad Took Down PSN and Xbox Live On Christmas Day · · Score: 1

    Perhaps because they are not those assholes, as you imply?

    They could have done much more harm with access to credit card information, like transfering money to many dubious locations.

    So they just gave you time to think about your game consumption, and the opportunity to think about the "silent" in silent night.

    The burglar only stole half my stuff. Must be an ok guy.

  5. Re:Move to a gated community on Waze Causing Anger Among LA Residents · · Score: 1

    Most car journeys are under an hour. Nobody drives 13 hours to get to work, your argument is ridiculous.

  6. Re:Move to a gated community on Waze Causing Anger Among LA Residents · · Score: 1

    What about those of us who don't work for the local McDonalds?

    For those of us with a career many of our employers only have one premises per city, so choosing an office close to home is not an option. Neither is buying a new house every time you switch jobs. Your suggestion is not workable.

  7. Re:Move to a gated community on Waze Causing Anger Among LA Residents · · Score: 1

    Causing a traffic jam isn't going to reduce peoples need to travel.

  8. Re:My predictions on 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Gets a Name · · Score: 1

    Assuming he has any recollection of his childhood. I would assume turning to the darkside repressed thing like memory, certainly happy memories at least.

    Even if he did recognise them, why would he care? They carry no real significance to him as he was already aware of Obi-wan and Luke's presence.

  9. Re:no, they don't Re:Fines work better ... on Technological Solution For Texting While Driving Struggles For Traction · · Score: 1

    Although again as the offenders far more often than not are getting everything they need from their parents, confiscation won't do much but prevent them from sending messages for the next 24 hours or so.

    These are people who can't go for 10 minutes without texting. Think what 24hours will do.

  10. Re:A different tack on Technological Solution For Texting While Driving Struggles For Traction · · Score: 1

    How often do you see more than one person in a car anyway?

  11. Re:A solution in search of a problem... on Technological Solution For Texting While Driving Struggles For Traction · · Score: 1

    For the most part, people can safely do it..

    No you can't. You might be arrogant enough to think you can multitask, but the family of the person you kill will not be impressed by your l33t driving skillz.

  12. Re:Hello! on WikiLeaks' Assange Hopes To Exit London Embassy "Soon" · · Score: 1

    fly to Sweden and face a jury of his peers like everybody else in the civilized world who is accused of a crime.

    You could say the same thing about Snowden.

  13. Re:75,000 Sounds Like Class Action Territory on Rightscorp's New Plan: Hijack Browsers Until Infingers Pay Up · · Score: 1

    The purpose of shell corporations like Rightscorp is that they own nothing. So the people running them have legal immunity.

  14. Re:Checking all messages' Received on Email Is Not Going Anywhere · · Score: 1

    The forgery will be discovered when you receive a reply to an email you never sent. If you're sending critical communications you can always sign the email with an X.509 cert. Or ideally signed and encrypted if you have the other persons key.

    Besides you can just as easily forge phone numbers, and the only way you could detect a forged SMS is by replying and asking the person to confirm everything. Unlike email an SMS reply doesn't include the previous conversation, increasing the risk of a forge going undetected.

  15. Re:serious confusion by the author on Email Is Not Going Anywhere · · Score: 4, Interesting

    >Yes, because whenever I look at job postings, they always say: Hit us up on the Facebookz! in the contact information section.

    That's because the job postings are posted by older people who grew up in the days of email. Just wait until the 20-somethings are running companies and handling HR.

    Yes, generally only mature people are allowed to run companies.

    If your prediction was at all plausible then why haven't I seen requests for job applications via MSN Messenger, ICQ etc....?

  16. Re:serious confusion by the author on Email Is Not Going Anywhere · · Score: 2

    Email is dying.

    Yet, email will still be here after Facebook has died. Just like it's still here after the decline of ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Chat, MySpace etc.....

    The anti-email crowd have been making the same battle cry since the 90s, some people never tire of being proved wrong.

  17. Re:Good on Hotel Charges Guests $500 For Bad Online Reviews · · Score: 1

    Getting bad reviews should not be a business model.

  18. Re:Ignore everything except child pornography... on Ask Slashdot: IT Personnel As Ostriches? · · Score: 1

    If he was smart he would simply blame the IT department. They are the ones who can install anything on any computer.

  19. Re:Don't look for logic on Ask Slashdot: IT Personnel As Ostriches? · · Score: 1

    I am an engineer. I build hardware and software. We have sales peoples to, that sells the stuff we engineers build.
    IT and helpdesk is a cost centre and a drain to the company. When was the last time the IT folks provided reveune?

    As I said, support folks, like janitors and receptionists but slightly better paid.

    You're IT, why are you mocking it?

  20. Re:Simple Answers to Simple Questions on Ask Slashdot: IT Personnel As Ostriches? · · Score: 1

    Just ignore it. It's not your business to snoop.

  21. Re: Clever editors. on Greenpeace: Amazon Fire Burns More Coal and Gas Than It Should · · Score: 1

    Greenpeace also opposes Nuclear power. Which hardly puts them in a position to be pointing fingers.

  22. Re:ICANN is not the police, prosecutor, judge or j on Domain Registry of America Suspended By ICANN · · Score: 1

    FYI, your Goldie Wilson Hover Conversion System should be available next year.

  23. Re:No such thing as future proofing, of course . . on Ask Slashdot: Future-Proof Jobs? · · Score: 1

    I think it's childish this idea that automation is taking the jobs away

    History has also shown us that it doesn't happen. I remember the 90s when computers were set to take away all the office jobs, the same paranoia happened during the industrial revolution.

  24. Re:Plumber on Ask Slashdot: Future-Proof Jobs? · · Score: 1

    Dr Emmett Brown promised us Lawyers will be gone next year.

  25. Re:ICANN has changed on ICANN CEO Wants To Make Progress On Leaving US Control · · Score: 1

    If you don't believe me, ask the question: Is hate speech free speech?

    "Hate Speech" doesn't exist.

    Hate Speech = Whaaaaa me no like what you say......