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  1. Rules Should Be Set by Legislature on FCC To Propose Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 1

    I know it happens all the time, but there is something wrong about complex rules being set by a federal agency instead of a legislature. That's the organization that should hash out competing priorities.

  2. Better yet... on Monopoly Uses Google Maps To Go Live Online · · Score: 1

    Use Atlantic City, which is what the game is based on. You can use real crack houses and casinos for hotels.

  3. Re:1? on The Story of a Simple and Dangerous OS X Kernel Bug · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You have the first psot I've ever seen.

  4. Re:what to do, what to do on Initial Tests Fail To Find Gravitational Waves · · Score: 1

    For starters, it predicts that there is no blind step-by-step process that can produce life or many of the underlying structures that support it.

    If you consider the main question to be one of teleology, Darwinism is the answer of 'no'. Intelligent design is the answer of 'yes'.

    If one answer is science, the other is as well. If one is not science, the other isn't as well.

  5. Re:Liskula Cohen is a psychotic, skanky ho. on Judge Rules To Reveal Anonymous Blogger's Identity Over Insults · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would have been better if you posted as an AC.

  6. Scrooge McDuck on Up To 90 Percent of US Money Has Traces of Cocaine · · Score: 1

    Well this explains why Scrooge McDuck swims in gold coins & jewels even though cash would be less painful to dive into. At least for swimming purposes.

  7. Re:Worst. Idea. Ever. on Opera Being Composed On Twitter · · Score: 1

    Hey! That was under 140 chars & funny. This too.

  8. Re:Worst. Idea. Ever. on Opera Being Composed On Twitter · · Score: 1

    I disagree. Operas and orchestras should embrace the fact that they are essentially cover bands.

  9. Meteorite From Earth on Possible Meteorite Imaged By Opportunity Rover · · Score: 4, Funny

    It would be humorous if the meteorite on Mars was of Earth origin (blow back from Earth getting hit by something). We found evidence of life on Mars! Err, it's from Earth.

  10. Re:There is no god on Fewer Than 10 ET Civilizations In Our Galaxy? · · Score: 1

    Maybe God's purpose in the size of the universe is to teach you how great He is and how small you are in comparison.

  11. Re:In fact you should scrutinize it yourself on Temperature Data Wants To Be Free · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Are you talking about General Electric?

    Seriously, many companies and myself personally have a financial incentive to not be destroyed economically for a theory which as of yet cannot predict future temperature patterns.

    Not wanting to be ruined is not nefarious.

  12. The Problem w/ Your View on Ireland Criminalizes Blasphemy · · Score: 1

    "Aren't we all deterministic automotons governed by the laws of physics? How can free will exist?"

    So if we aren't designed to apprehend truth and our thoughts are also caused deterministically, you have no basis for trusting.your own thoughts. Including your reasoning about these matters.

  13. It's any version of Communism on What If the Apollo Program Had Continued? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I know people say that the Soviet Union wasn't real communism. You can't get to the ideal version of communism without killing and hurting a whole bunch of people who don't want to be a part of it.

    Just because they got stuck on the intermediary step doesn't mean they aren't sufficient to show the failure of communism. You have to get stuck on the government-coercion intermediary step because you have to force people into the communistic system.

  14. Re:Yeah, funny that. on What the US Can Learn From Europe's Pollution Credit System · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And there is plenty of disagreement that there are much negative externalities about carbon dioxide. Besides that, what you say makes sense.

    The other problem is determining how much negative externalities actually exist for carbon dioxide if we assume they do exist.

  15. Re:Huh? on What the US Can Learn From Europe's Pollution Credit System · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This particular regulatory scheme employs a market mechanism. That's not the same as The Market.

  16. But Competition is Indeed a Click Away on Google Claims They "Just Aren't That Big" · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Remember when Google was just the engine behind Yahoo? And then people just started going to Google.

    And guess what? I can set my homepage to anything I want.

  17. Moving from NC to NJ for tax reasons? on Amazon Cuts Off North Carolina Affiliates · · Score: 1

    Now that would be a man bites dog story. As NJ residents, we should always have our eyes out for other tax jurisdictions.

  18. Re:People are being deliberately ignorant about hi on US House May Pass "Cap & Trade" Bill · · Score: 1

    And as the price of oil increases people will start to use other sources of energy naturally. This is to prevent global warming.

    If you wanted to pass a bill increasing support for nuclear energy and other sources, I wouldn't have a problem.

  19. The Return Republican Control of Congress Act on US House May Pass "Cap & Trade" Bill · · Score: 1

    This will decimate manifacturing in this country (yes, there is still a lot of it). Jobs will be shipped overseas.

    Good job Congress.

    You better hope temperatures actually increase. Otherwise, people will be wondering why jobs were destroyed for no good reason.

    Expect a huge increase in global warming skepticism.

  20. As a Mac user... on Microsoft Discloses Windows 7 Pricing · · Score: 1

    let me say I overpay for hardware so I can use a nice Unix operating system with a great GUI without the need to tinker with it like Linux. Plus, I get more app support than Linux.

    I'm paying extra so I don't have to use Windows. It's my decision and I think it is worth every penny.

  21. Yeah, It Changes Things on iPhone Shakes Up the Video Game Industry · · Score: 1

    It expands the market, integrating phones and casual gaming. It has a nice interface, esp given the accelerometer.

    It does change things but more from a marketing perspective than anything else.

    Look, viewing TV shows on your computer screen instead of your 42" plasma HDTV is a growing trend. Sometimes something less good is good enough and has other advantages. That's what changes things somewhat.

    It expands things. It doesn't mean the iPhone games will lessen anything else. But it does change things.

  22. Re:Just another Slashvert for Wolfram. on Wolfram Alpha Rekindles Campus Math Tool Debate · · Score: 1

    Yeah, this looks like a planted story by Wolfram. How many people have even tried the search engine to know it could do something like that?

  23. I had no choice on Apple's WWDC Unveils iPhone 3.0, OpenCL, Laptop Updates, and More · · Score: 1

    I bought a new phone in April. I wanted to wait, but my old phone died and my wife was pregnant. Oh well. Such is life. I'll just get a super-duper iPhone 2 years+3 months from now.

  24. They Subsidized the Old Phone on iPhone Users Angry Over AT&T Upgrade Policy · · Score: 1

    They subsidized the old phone on the condition of a two-year contract. Before those terms are up, which you agreed to, you want them to subsidize a new phone?

    Well, if you are breaking the contract cough up the money from the last contract. That would be fair. And probably about $200 anyway.

  25. I don't think Apple cares on Palm Pre "iTunes Hack" Detailed By DVD Jon · · Score: 1

    When has Apple prevented other devices from doing this sort of thing? Without that history, and I can't remember of such an incident, I'm guessing people are trying to hype Palm.