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  1. Re: I would have loved to hear the conversation on Whistleblowers: How NSA Created the 'Largest Failure' In Its History (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    You'll have to explain what these are...

  2. Re: What are they thinking? on Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks; Death Toll At 127 · · Score: 1

    The idea of an all out conflict between Muslims and infidels? That's all I can figure out.

  3. Re: Why is the Left so fiercely defending Islamism on Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks; Death Toll At 127 · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile in the 21st century...

  4. Re: Sticks and stones on Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks; Death Toll At 127 · · Score: 1

    These are people who get angry at the idea of some dude from 1400 years ago appearing in a cartoon.

    I for one would like to hear them described in the BBC as murderous cunts.

  5. Re: Reality acceptance issues... on Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks; Death Toll At 127 · · Score: 1

    Maybe (citation needed), but Christian dogma says that as long as you accept Jesus you're forgiven - basically, you can commit whatever crime you want and still be forgiven. How can that concept breed morality?

  6. Apart from the Syrian and Egyptian passports - from that notoriously right wing source "The Independent":

    http://www.independent.co.uk/n...

  7. Re: Another example on Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks; Death Toll At 127 · · Score: 1

    That would be anti-theism. Atheism is simply a lack of belief.

  8. Re: Another example on Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks; Death Toll At 127 · · Score: 1

    Which is exactly the purpose of these attacks. The response will be to increase the military intervention in Syria as well as putting pressure on local Muslim communities by the security services.

    The worrying thing is that it's an effective strategy. Make Western residents think Muslims are out to get them, and vice versa. These people want a war between Muslims and the rest of the world.

  9. Re: Bullshit on Google Car Pulled Over For Driving Too Slow, Doesn't Get a Ticket (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    You're probably right in this case, if Google cars are clearly sign written as being a driverless car.

    However, I have no problem with the police stopping a slow driver. It's often an indicator of drink driving, or could be an indicator that the driver's sight is impaired.

    I followed somebody home last night - at 11 - and they were doing 30-35 in a 50mph. I contemplated overtaking and then decided against it - mainly because I didn't trust them not to do something stupid. I then watched the car swerve as it came up to a roundabout - almost like the drive didn't see the well lit, well signed junction.

  10. Re: I am delighted on DARPA Is About To Start Testing an Autonomous, Submarine-Hunting Drone (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    You should be - they say it will cost between 15-20k per day. It's the military, so we'll assume they're out by an order of magnitude, that's still [according to the summary] about a quarter of the running cost of a destroyer.

  11. Re:Missing Option: Everglades. on What Happened To Passenger Hovercraft? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Our office did hovercrafting for our Christmas outing/dinner - these kind of single seater hovercrafts. They were far more physically demanding than any of us imagined. Like you say, when you turned them, the just kept going the same direction, but at right angles to the direction of travel. The trick was to lean into the turn and use the friction of the skirt to change the direction of travel. You basically knelt in the them and used your weight to steer.

  12. Re:Scary stuff and nobody cares on UK Gov't Can Demand Backdoors, Give Prison Sentences For Disclosing Them (arstechnica.co.uk) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have a colleague who is perfectly happy to throw away his rights - "I don't care what they do if it's anti-terror related" and "we need to get rid of all this human rights bullshit", which was in response to my mention of civil rights, namely being detained without charge and warrant-less access of private data.

    The problem is that civil/human rights don't feature very high up on people's priorities because they don't need the obvious ones on a daily basis, and they don't realise how much of our daily lives is made possible because of those rights. More succinctly - people don't care about their rights until they need them.

    In a way, it's very similar to how all these people are leaving their countries to join ISIL - they're blind to the freedoms they've been afforded and go off to fight the kind of regimes their parents fought to escape from.

  13. Re: Summary missing information on NASA's Maven Mission Solves the Mystery of Mars' Lost Atmosphere · · Score: 1

    I haven't looked at the numbers, but could tidal forces have a heating effect?

  14. Re:The contriversial parts in brief. on Controversial New UK Internet Powers Bill Makes No Mention of VPNs (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    ...web tracking that makes this bill awful.

    That and the fact that the authorities won't need a warrant to access this data. fishing trips are going to get very popular.

  15. Re:Terrorists and paedophiles on Internet Firms To Be Banned From Offering Unbreakable Encryption Under New UK Laws (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I think MagickalMyst is referring to paedophiles - there have been a number high ranking politicians who have been accused of paedophilia or sex abuse. It's important to note the "accused" bit, because most of them are dead (or suffer from dementia). The problem is that they're being accused posthumously which means that they can't defend themselves, and even if they were guilty they'd never pay for their crimes.

    This was kicked off in the UK by the revelations that a popular entertainer - Jimmy Saville - had a history of sex abuse. This only came to light after his death when people were willing to come forward. Previous allegations had been swept under the carpet due to his connections with the BBC, politicians & royalty. Other people - notably Rolf Harris - have been convicted, whilst others have had their names dragged through the mud.

    Put simply, it's a cluster-fuck. People are being deemed guilty by the general public because they've simply been arrested, whilst others have [most likely] gotten away with their crimes because of friends in high places. The only positive thing to come of this is that some offenders have been brought to justice (far to late, but anyhow), and the police are [hopefully] going to take action when reports of sexual abuse are made.

    It's not just celebrities though - there was also the Rotherham abuse scandal - where it is "conservatively estimated that 1,400 children had been sexually abused in the town between 1997 and 2013". In that case the authorities were reluctant to pursue allegations " for fear of "giving oxygen" to racism."

  16. Re: Maybe a better way? on BBC Begins Blocking VPN Access To iPlayer (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Cablelink in Dublin (then ntl, not sure what it's called now - possibly UPC) had BBC proper. I was never sure how that worked as surely that would break licencing.

  17. Re:Can you blame him? on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    So is the UN.

  18. Re:The fossil in the Kremlin on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    It's very convenient to start counting *after* WW2, isn't it.

  19. Re:Putin's View of the Internet on How Putin Tried To Control the Internet (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I've always used both Britain and The British, or Ireland or The Irish when referring to governments. It tends to be pretty bloody clear from the context as to what/who you're referring to. Some people really seem to go out of their way to get annoyed...

  20. Re:My sugar-free vanilla latte haven't kicked in.. on Kilogram Conflict Resolved At Last (nature.com) · · Score: 2

    Don't be daft, that'll never happen. It does however raise an interesting point - which will end first, Klingon conflicts or the Metric vs Imperial debate?

  21. Forget about the neighbourhood e-cat on Cold Fusion Rears Ugly Head With Claims of Deuterium-Powered Homes · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm still waiting for an independently verified e-cat which measures the energy input/output properly rather than "look - steam - it's obviously working"

  22. Re:like boys and sports on Girls-Only Computer Camps Formed At Behest of Top Google, Facebook Execs · · Score: 1

    Except that in this case she knew that her daughter had no interest in computers, but sent her anyway.

  23. Re: google did it in a wrong way on France Tells Google To Remove "Right To Be Forgotten" Search Results Worldwide · · Score: 2

    Why should they? People in France are likely to use Google.fr because it's more relevant (and the correct language).
    Should EU courts also be allowed to force companies to filter content when they receive phone calls from within the EU?

    If you don't want your citizens viewing content that is not allowed to be served in your county then block it yourself, don't expect others to do your dirty work for you. Fortunately, the people in charge are slowly waking up to the idea that that isn't even remotely possible.

  24. Re: Other brand names that Americans use ... on NFL Commentators Still Calling Microsoft's Surface Tablets "iPads" · · Score: 1

    PTFE tape is adhesive?

  25. Re:Any possibility that sunscreen causes cancer? on Miami Installs Free Public Sunscreen Dispensers In Fight Against Cancer · · Score: 1

    Or possibly cancer is more easily diagnosed that it was in the past.