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  1. Re:Unrealistic for you, maybe on Most Millennials Have an Unrealistic View of Their Retirement Prospects, Analysts Say (hsbc.com) · · Score: 1

    The Declaration of Independence is not law and therefore has no relevance here. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

  2. Re:Cell Phone on The Ham Radio Parity Act Unanimously Passed By US House (arrl.org) · · Score: 1

    How does that effect you? It's your neighbor's property; they should be able to erect a 30ft statue of Buddha if they want to. We (used to) have many rights in the USA, but the right not to be offended isn't one of them.

  3. Re:Fuck ALL those assholes! on Invoking Orlando, Senate Republicans Set Up Vote To Expand FBI Spying (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    The difference is that the right of the people to keep and bear cars isn't mentioned anywhere in the Constitution. As Scalia wrote in the Heller decision, "...enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table." For what it's worth, I personally think cars have become over-regulated, as well.

  4. Re:Choice between what? on Smartphone Surveillance Tech Used To Target Anti-Abortion Ads At Pregnant Women (rewire.news) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Incorrect. Attack the argument, not the speaker. An argument stands on its own merits regardless of any bias, credentials, etc. the speaker may have.

  5. Re:The Real Question on Man Builds 'Scarlett Johansson' Robot From Scratch (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it run Linux?

  6. Re:and who carries the liability coverage? on Civilian Use of Drone Aircraft May Soon Fly In the US · · Score: 1

    I have no problems with the technology itself. I have a problem with the potential for misuse (especially by law enforcement, DHS, DOJ, etc.). These drones are much less expensive to own and operate than a manned aircraft, making it easier for the aforementioned organizations to subject citizens to 24/7/365 surveillance.

  7. Re:There is probably truth to that. on Does Telecommuting Make You Invisible? · · Score: 1

    Posting to undo errant moderation.

  8. Re:and who carries the liability coverage? on Civilian Use of Drone Aircraft May Soon Fly In the US · · Score: 1

    The solution is to prevent them from being used in the first place, preferably through legal means before they become widespread.

  9. Yes on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Leave My Router Open? · · Score: 1

    Many modern routers can be configured to broadcast a "guest connection" with its own SSID that you can then throttle as you see fit.

  10. Re:Supercars on Electromagnetic Automobile Suspension Demonstrated · · Score: 1

    Actually, the Bose system used linear actuators, not hydraulics. It never entered production because the electrical power requirements were too high.

  11. Re:That's how the market is supposed to work. on Just One Out of 16 Hybrids Pays Back In Gas Savings · · Score: 0

    Every tire sold in the United States has a maximum inflation pressure printed on the sidewall. Keep under this number, and you should be fine. However, please note that over-inflating your tires will reduce their life, perhaps drastically, and as a result, it might not be worth the increase in fuel efficiency.

  12. Re:Huh? on Arizona Backs Off Its Speed Camera Program · · Score: 0

    I'm a PA driver. The way this works, at least during my morning and evening commutes, is that both lanes will be completely clogged with bumper-to-bumper, stop-and-go traffic, and therefore the law becomes irrelevant.

  13. Re:SOLUTION? DEPORT ALL MUSLIMIICS on Mayan Plumbing Found In Ancient City · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    404 error: Racism not found.

  14. Re:Translation on Obama To Decide On New Weapons · · Score: 1

    world's other superpowers

    Who are they, exactly?

  15. Re:Huh? AMD's TDP is quite competitive with Intel on Intel and AMD Settle Antitrust, Patent Lawsuits · · Score: 1

    Well, Intel wouldn't be offering it for sale if it didn't think anyone would buy it. It seems like a valid point to me.

  16. Re:Brakes on Toyotas Suddenly Accelerate; Owners Up In Arms · · Score: 1

    This is not true. Brake fade is caused by the hydraulic fluid boiling, thereby turning an incompressible fluid into a compressible one, thereby greatly reducing the amount of force applied to the pads. It is also important to keep in mind that, as has been previously stated but largely ignored, most modern-day brakes are vacuum-assisted. At wide open throttle, there is no appreciable vacuum in the intake manifold, so the brakes will only work for one or two pumps (there is a vacuum reservoir that maintains a limited amount of vacuum in the event that the engine is shut off and the brakes need to be applied).

  17. Re:Trial by jury... on Apple, Others Hit With Lawsuit On Ethernet Patents · · Score: 1

    I do the exact same thing in Philadelphia where 95 becomes 476. It's a 4-into-2 merge, and I used to merge early, but nowadays, I just sail on past. My thinking / justification was exactly the same as yours. I believe there have been studies done that show that in the absence of total law-abidance (which is impossible, pragmatically speaking), the most efficient traffic patterns are ones where the individual actors follow the rules most of the time, but break them when they think they will gain an advantage.

  18. Do not want on Nationwide Shortage In Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Based on what I've heard from people who actually had the swine flu, I'd rather have the disease than the vaccine.

  19. Comparison with "Old" Images? on Hubble Releases First Post-Upgrade Images · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Has the "upgraded" Hubble taken any images of objects it previously imaged with its old sensors? I would be interested in a comparison.

  20. Re:RTFS on Password Hackers Do Big Business With Ex-Lovers · · Score: 1

    It's still accessible as of 12:58 EST

  21. Re:Auto upbreak. on Vista Service Pack 1 Is Out · · Score: 1

    I am another Vista user who hasn't experienced any issues at all. From the moment I installed it, it "just worked". I just finished installing SP1, and it still "just works". I've never understood what all the hate was/is about.

  22. Re:I hope this will end to those obnoxious Mac ads on Leopard Early Adopters Suffer For The Rest of Us · · Score: 1

    Don't the reasons you are using to defend Apple also apply to Vista?

  23. Re:Somethign doesn't add up on The Real Mother of All Bombs, 46 Years Ago · · Score: 1

    I'm not usually one to pick nits, but I sincerely doubt "most people" can jump two feet off the Earth's surface. At least not where I'm from (can anyone take a guess...)

  24. Re:Colonialism? on Africa - Offline And Waiting for the Web · · Score: 1

    While I agree with the point you are making, Iranians don't speak Arabic. They speak Persian.

  25. Re:Hmm.. on 40M Vista Licenses in 100 Days · · Score: 1

    If the contractions were spelled out, this would read: "Yeah, it is one of my pet peeves as well. Do you notice how prevalent it is gotten?" That doesn't sound right........