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  1. Re:Not going to work on Patent Trolls Are Losing More. Will America's Supreme Court Change That? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    The distinction is quite meaningful. He's saying of course you have the right to put a fence on your own property, but should you and your neighbor have a dispute about the property line (that is, over whether or not your proposed location actually is your property), the court gets to decide.

  2. Need an excuse on FBI Failed To Notify 70+ US Officials Targeted By Russian Hackers (apnews.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How would they get a high profile hack in the news to justify new sweeping spy powers if they stop the hackers too soon?

  3. Re:Notice! ***CDG CV**** on Is Sharp's Robot Vacuum Cleaner Vulnerable To Remote Take-over? (jvn.jp) · · Score: 1

    Yes, and it's protected by a password. Often the dog's name or the home phone number. Or someone abuses WPS to gain access.

  4. Re:Does anyone not already know the answer to this on Why Do Employers Require College Degrees That Aren't Necessary? (thestreet.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Translation, there is no STEM shortage. We have so many we can afford to round file people without reading past the top of page 1.

  5. Re:Notice! ***CDG CV**** on Is Sharp's Robot Vacuum Cleaner Vulnerable To Remote Take-over? (jvn.jp) · · Score: 1

    Now imagine that this CDG works from across the street through the WiFi.

  6. Re:OMFG! on Is Sharp's Robot Vacuum Cleaner Vulnerable To Remote Take-over? (jvn.jp) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Because it has a CAMERA and can be driven around the house through the smart phone interface. If it gets hacked, the bad guy gets a mobile spy cam in your house.

  7. Re:Childhood Memories on Night Being 'Lost' To Artificial Light (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It certainly suggests that interest in space travel wasn't solely the desire to "beat the rooskies".

  8. Nah, once the jury finds out you only used it on neighborhood association wonks they'll let you off with a warning....to use live rounds next time or else.

  9. Re:Any baseball player or fan could tell you that on Why Do Left-Handers Excel at Certain Elite Sports But Not Others? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    There's also something about the reletive position of the batter. That's why switch hitters generally bat left when a lefty is on the mound.

  10. Riiiight. Because Google and Facebook both want to provide "an even playing field for businesses".

    Probably not, but at least Google could be hurt if their own Youtube (especially Youtube Red) gets de-prioritized in favor of major ISP's own VOD services. They certainly don't want docs, etc to end up de-prioritized in favor of Microsoft's offerings.Their best bet is a level playing field.

  11. What is it on Night Being 'Lost' To Artificial Light (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    With supposedly grown-ass adults needing their night light?

  12. Re:Oh lord, you don't vote Hilary on FCC Ignored Your Net Neutrality Comment, Unless You Made a 'Serious' Legal Argument (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Apparently you missed my numerous mentions that I DID vote for Sanders in the primary and that I intend to vote in the next primary as well, in hopes that it won't be rendered ineffective by a thumb on the scale.

    I said (and I stand by it) that my LAST primary vote didn't change anything. Something I can only know in retrospect, so voting still matters in the future.

  13. Re:Childhood Memories on Night Being 'Lost' To Artificial Light (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    The idea of space travel predated the "rooskies" becoming the bad guys. It predates the Russian Revolution.

  14. Re:Fear of the dark on Night Being 'Lost' To Artificial Light (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    So one the rare occasion where there is actually not enough light and you are walking on uneven terrain, use a flashlight.

  15. Re:Good can we ban all street lights now? on Night Being 'Lost' To Artificial Light (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    As long as the sensors only connect directly to the light, it's no big deal.

  16. Re:Good can we ban all street lights now? on Night Being 'Lost' To Artificial Light (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Ga. Tech has a long running experiment going where only a percentage of the lighting is on at any given time. BUT, it's randomized. Any given light could come on at any time.

    Or, turn all the lights off and dark adapted eyes will see the muggers 100 yards away.

  17. Re:Good can we ban all street lights now? on Night Being 'Lost' To Artificial Light (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Once you've been in the dark for a few minutes your eyes adjust (unless they keep getting dazzled by 'safety' lighting) so that you can see much further. When 'safety' lights keep you half blind, there are lots of dark shadows available for muggers to lay in wait for you in.

  18. In fact, I do know that. Nevertheless, I hope that they have learned that actually using that ability can cost them everything. That if they would like to win the general election, they will pick the person the rank and file like.

  19. I didn't say my vote never matters. The subject was who is to blame for the situation we have now. My vote was for not the current situation and it literally changed nothing (or we would have a very different situation now). That doesn't mean I won't vote again next time or that it will be equally ineffective.

    Had the DNC wanted a candidate with momentum, they would have given him the nod or at least not the brick wall. It was actually so blatant that some of the delegates were escorted out and others held a "fart in" in protest.

    She won the primary and she was running against perhaps the most repulsive opponent possible without resorting to a convicted serial killer. If she had a chance, that was it for sure.

  20. More important on Study Finds Different Types of Alcohol Can Determine Different Moods (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Alcoholic beverages can be roughly divided into clockwise and countercockwise. Balance them correctly and the room doesn't spin.

  21. You're missing it. Me voting for Hillary in the *P*R*I*M*A*R*Y* wouldn't have changed a thing. She did win that after all. My vote for Sanders didn't change anything, he didn't win.

    My best hope is that the DNC has learned not to thumb the scale so next election when the GOP again offers up a rogue's gallery the Ds can pick someone who will win.

  22. Re:There were thumbs on the scale for Jeb too on FCC Ignored Your Net Neutrality Comment, Unless You Made a 'Serious' Legal Argument (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, but my vote for Sanders in the PRIMARY didn't contribute to that in any way.

    OTOH, had the DNC not thumbed the scale, Sanders probably could have brought out the vote in the general election.

    The GOP may indeed have tried to thumb the scale for Jeb but it slipped apparently (and the results weren't close).

    If you want to blame someone for Trump, blame Trump voters and the leaders of the DNC and GOP.

  23. My vote in the Democratic primary literally didn't matter, there was a thumb on the scale. Either way, Hillary was the DNC candidate for president, so certainly nobody "failing" to vote for her in the primary changed anything.

  24. Re:They can't stop it on The Feds Are Officially Cracking Down on Basement Biohackers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Careful now. Push that too far and suddenly we're banning sport or sugary beverages.

  25. Re:Willfully missing the point on Critics Debate Autism's Role in James Damore's Google Memo (themarysue.com) · · Score: 1

    He submitted his essay to an internal only forum at work. Suddenly people are coming from far and wide (including the press) to criticize him for things he clearly didn't say. What about that wouldn't feel like being mobbed?