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  1. Blah blah blah on Google Wants To Be Your Electricity Meter · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It's funny that this has little to do with your power bill since you only oay for the unbalanced load between phases. You can draw 40 amps from phase 1 and 50 amps from phase 2, but only get charged for 10 amps. I don't need google to tell me how to save money on my power bill!

  2. Re:Wow. on Gamers Pay To Play With Girls · · Score: 1

    Wow - I never thought about getting sabre toothed crotch crickets that way!

  3. Loose lips sink ships! on Mafia Boss Betrayed By Facebook · · Score: 1

    All I can think is that he wanted to get caught.

  4. Common sense is a mother-F(@%*R on Mafia Boss Betrayed By Facebook · · Score: 1

    Despite several warnings people often don't believe that s#!t stinks until they step in it.

  5. Re:1% drop !? on IE Not Faring Well In the EU Ballot · · Score: 1

    It's a start! But I wonder how many of that 61% also choose to install additional browsers. I get konqueror and firefox right out of the box when I install fedora. When I have to use windows because of AutoCad, I only used IE in order to get firefox. IE is still there, but I never use it. I think the article needs more data!

  6. Re:What are they going to charge pirates with,,,, on Switzerland Passes Violent Games Ban · · Score: 1

    I thought censorship spawns an underground when there is still a demand. Look at prohibition in the U.S. back in the 20's and early 30's as an analogy to censorship.

  7. Re:Non-American: questions on House Passes Massive Medical Insurance Bill, 219-212 · · Score: 1

    What you seem to be asking about is will there be any real and meaningful accountability? I think your questions are very important and relevant! By the time you figure it out, you will have been further blindsided and bullshitted to the point you don't even bother to think this way any more. Also, your strength to stand up will have been sapped to the point that all you care about is trying to focus on how to carve something out of this life for yourself and perhaps your family before you die. To quote one of my favorite movies (fight club): "We are the middle children of history, with no purpose or place. We have no great war, or great depression. The great war is a spiritual war. The great depression is our lives. We were raised by television to believe that we'd be millionaires and movie gods and rock stars -- but we won't. And we're learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed-off." But, sadly my point is that nobody is truly standing up to make those accountable for their actions. Even if you did have the power and position to do anything about "it", what would it matter? To me this isn't about democrats or republicans (except who gets the bigger piece of pie), it's about taking a cruel look at a fucked up economy and realizing the simple truth - which is people live and die and those who are able are going to milk the living for whatever they can get. It's like the matrix, except the machines are the insurance companies who will feed the government. You are a part of a system that they designed and control. You notice how you don't hear about social security much any more? That ought to be a clue! Learn to listen for the things you don't hear. To finish sharing my thoughts, look at my earlier post: Today is soylent green day. I thing I asked some pretty important questions too. P.S. I leave you with one question: Even if you could understand it all, what would you do?

  8. Today is soylent green day! on House Passes Massive Medical Insurance Bill, 219-212 · · Score: 1

    What about the tactics of employers who hire part time or 90 day temporary employees to avoid providing them with insurance? Also, many companies keep part time employees longer than 90 days giving them full time hours which is illegal since they don't make them full time employees - just to avoid paying benefits. It all looks good on paper - toilet paper!

  9. Where is godzilla when we need him? on Dueling Summary Judgment Motions In Viacom v. YouTube · · Score: 1

    This is so damn ridiculous.

  10. Re:The finer things in life. on Carbon-14 Dating Reveals 5% of Vintage Wines May Be Frauds · · Score: 1

    Nah, I call it diet moonshine though.

  11. The finer things in life. on Carbon-14 Dating Reveals 5% of Vintage Wines May Be Frauds · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is why I only drink Jolt and 151.

  12. What are they going to charge pirates with,,,, on Switzerland Passes Violent Games Ban · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Possession with intent to distribute?

  13. Re:Or maybe... on Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs · · Score: 1

    Using PayPal of course.

  14. What does this say about "some" windows users? on Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs · · Score: 1

    FTA: "Some complained of being unable to reboot their systems."

  15. PR - from blue screen to no screen! on Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs · · Score: 2, Funny

    They could have claimed it was all a part of a mock cyber-attack! Oh joy!

  16. Re:Ooooga Booooga oh S#!t on Server Room Smells Can Be an Early Warning · · Score: 1

    You're right, still need to ventillate though.

  17. Re:Ooooga Booooga oh S#!t on Server Room Smells Can Be an Early Warning · · Score: 4, Informative

    It effects your mucous membranes. Burning in your nose and throat is a good indicator. Levels of 100 parts per million are immediately dangerous to life and health. Ventilate or have someone hazwoper certified go in with a scba and retrieve the UPS. Short term exposure to "stinky" levels might not have long term effects.

  18. Ooooga Booooga oh S#!t on Server Room Smells Can Be an Early Warning · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sulfur Dioxide. Ventilate, replace or recondition battery. If the egg smell is strong and you quit smelling it, that's olifactory fatigue and lethal levels of the gas exist.

  19. Re:WTF did he expect? on Sci-Fi Writer Peter Watts Convicted of Assault · · Score: 1

    P.S. Remember this! It's not whether you are innocent or guilty. It's whether or not they can convict you.

  20. Re:WTF did he expect? on Sci-Fi Writer Peter Watts Convicted of Assault · · Score: 1

    I don't trust anyone to do the right thing. I trust people, juries, governments, etc.... do abuse whatever power is available to them whether it be intentional or through negligence. All I am saying is that he shouldn't have made himself a target unless he wants to be a martyr and follow through with making his point.

  21. Re:Yet another hole in my head! on Mozilla Labs To Bring Address Book To Firefox · · Score: 1

    I was being sarcastic there....

  22. Yet another hole in my head! on Mozilla Labs To Bring Address Book To Firefox · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you get a free purple pony on facebook too..... along with exclusive offers.....and a new credit report too?

  23. Pepper Pad on 5 Reasons Tablets Suck, and You Won't Buy One · · Score: 1

    I think the pepper pad would have taken off with better marketing.

  24. WTF did he expect? on Sci-Fi Writer Peter Watts Convicted of Assault · · Score: 0, Troll

    FTFA: "Jones said that the officers ordered Watts back into the vehicle, and when he refused, they tried to handcuff him. He said a scuffle ensued in which Watts choked one of the officers, and an officer used pepper spray to subdue him." Gee, I don't really see how this is a big deal. He was pissed off that they searched his car - what else did he expect at a border crossing? Did he try to contact someone in the Canadian government because something wasn't right? No! Sounds like he was being an asshole for getting searched - duh! Being pissed off in front of border guards anywhere in the world draws attention and you leave yourself open for whatever.

  25. Re:They finally realize they can't stop us on MP3 Player Tax Proposed In Canada · · Score: 1