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  1. Re:Does this predict ruling? on Supreme Court Partially Revives Travel Ban, Will Hear Appeal (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Primary rationale is that a campaign promise was mde before seeing how practical it was to implement, and this is an acceptable subset of that to keep Trump supporters happy. Of course, this is from an executive that genuinely believe police are too scared to visit some parts of Manchester...

    Nonet of the terrorists from 9/11 came from countries on the list, so the rationale is not to try to keep out terrorists. Most of the countries on the list are or are becoming failed states with desparate populations seeking to escape civil war or famine, so maybe the rationale is to keep out refugees?

  2. Except that those jobs aren't in the IT departments. Those are R&D jobs, just with an IT focus. When India talks about IT jobs, they mean the fungible workers 99.9% of the time.

  3. Re:Does this predict ruling? on Supreme Court Partially Revives Travel Ban, Will Hear Appeal (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    We are banning countries that had nothing to do with exporting terrorism and being quite friendly with countries that do have a record of exporting terrorism. It's hypocritical. What's really going on here is that there was a desire to keep the compaign "promise" to ban travel from all muslims majority nations, except that reality intruded. So the the ban applies to a few poor countries but not on economically vital countries, but still allowing the president to claim he upheld the promise.

  4. Re:Does this predict ruling? on Supreme Court Partially Revives Travel Ban, Will Hear Appeal (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Intent is key though because of laws passed by congress and signed by previous administrations. The executive is not a dictatorship. Executive actions have to follow the law.

    There are politics too. They way I've seen it since I can remember, one party accuses the executive of exceeding authority while the other party complains that the executive doesn't have enough authority. Both parties are full short sighted morons who can't understand that actions done today that favor the party in power will favor the opposition party in the future.

  5. Re: "live stream" on Twitch Announces Six-Day Marathon Of Classic MST3K Episodes (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    So use Netflix or other streaming services. Did Twitch actually get the rights to stream?

  6. Re:Want the list? on Software Developer Explains Why The Ubuntu Phone Failed (itwire.com) · · Score: 1

    Look at the summary, it's biased already. "Developers were not concentrating on fixing them", with regards to bugs. Developers work on what they're told to work on. There's a management failure here of not setting the right priorities and not putting in gatekeepers to make sure they're being paid attention to. I don't know of any developer that gets the chance to ignore the stated priorities and instead spend the day working on more fun stuff without getting laid off when the company finds out.

  7. Re: Free Speech on Germany Cracks Down On Illegal Speech On Social Media. (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    No, right wing is all about large centralized government that controls what people are allowed to do inside their own homes. Thus the nazis were both extreme right and left wing. They really don't fit on conventional political maps, and neither do the Italian fascists.

  8. Re:..and the march of SocJus continues on 6 Female Founders Accuse VC Justin Caldbeck of Making Unwanted Advances (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's not bizarre. It's the work place, not a pick up bar. If someone doesn't like your advances at a pick up bar then they can go somewhere else. But at work they're stuck, it is difficult to leave and get a different job.

    If something does pick up at work and some romance blooms, it's because of mutual attraction and both people sending off signals. I think a lot of guys don't read the signals correctly, they see a woman talking to them and they assume there's a chance because no one ever talks to them outside of work.

  9. Re:I call bullshit on the call of bullshit. on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    You would have a point if chiropractors as a majority repudiated their hokum origins and did not continue perpetuating them.

  10. Re:I call bullshit on the call of bullshit. on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Modern doctors do not call themselves barbers.

  11. Re:"Unwanted advances" on 6 Female Founders Accuse VC Justin Caldbeck of Making Unwanted Advances (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    There's also highly inappropriate and shocking unwanted advances. Ie, you go visit your doctor, tell him your symptoms, then get propositioned. Seriously messed up for sure. Compare to this case, it's go see the VC guy with all the money, present your business case, ask for the money, get propositioned by the guy who can make or break your business plans. Also messed up? I would think so.

  12. Re:Hitting on a girl == Rape* on 6 Female Founders Accuse VC Justin Caldbeck of Making Unwanted Advances (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    Senator? Mr President? Your Honor? I give up, can I have a hint?

  13. Re:Hitting on a girl == Rape* on 6 Female Founders Accuse VC Justin Caldbeck of Making Unwanted Advances (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh come on, Silicon Valley is libertarian central. You're thinking of Berkeley.

  14. Re:..and the march of SocJus continues on 6 Female Founders Accuse VC Justin Caldbeck of Making Unwanted Advances (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    Don't know if he stepped out of line? Did you even read the summary, much less follow the links? He apologized in a way that strongly hints that the allegations were true.

    Such as these sentences from his statement, "I have made many mistakes over the course of my career, some of which were brought to light this week. ... The gap of influence between male venture capitalists and female entrepreneurs is frightening and I hate that my behavior played a role in perpetrating a gender-hostile environment. It is outrageous and unethical for any person to leverage a position of power in exchange for sexual gain, it is clear to me now that that is exactly what I've done."

    Now if he's serious about this and not just placating HR, then I give him far greater credit than to the bros who instantly jump to his defence.

  15. Re:I would like to introduce on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Steamy goop apparently.

  16. Re:I call bullshit on the call of bullshit. on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The history of chiropractic was not founded in medicine. They rejected germ theory and believed that general health could be affected by spinal adjustments. That's the foundation of the philosophy, it is not "fringe" except that it has become a minority view. It would be better I think if a lot of modern chiropractors stopped using the name, then the patients could more easily determine who's the quack and who just uses the name for marketing purposes because so many patients don't know the history.

    (just like homeopaths, they have a lot of patients who don't know the history, they just see the "all natural ingredients" part and assume it must be good)

  17. Re: I call bullshit on the call of bullshit. on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    "Chiropractor" is not the latin term for "back doctor". They're not the same thing as physical therapists or osteopaths. The origin of chiropractic was about being able to affect general health through the spine - they did not even want to be called doctors so that they would not be accused of practicing medicine without a license.

    Some of the first oppositions to vaccination came from chiropractors by the way.

  18. Re:I call bullshit on the call of bullshit. on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Hmm, mainstream medical equivalent is physical or massage therapy.

  19. Re:I call bullshit on the call of bullshit. on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There is evidence that chiropractic techniques may help with some back pain issues. But probably more important is that many chiropractors aren't the true believers and will also use modern medical techniques (ice packs, massage, etc). Some studies have shown that even effective chiropractic treatments to be no better than conventional treatments, but if the chiropractor is cheaper maybe consider it.

    Like many alternative medicines, it's generally safe so it won't cause harm if used sparingly. Go for a visit or two and if it helps great. But don't get sucked into the core chiropractic belief, don't neglect seeing a real doctor, etc. At least most US chiropractors do recommend seeing real doctors, a big plus over homeopaths.

  20. Re: I call bullshit on the call of bullshit. on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    An osteopath will be able to recommend all sorts of treatments. Those trained in therapeutic massage and physical therapy have just as much training. There are the true believer chiropractors ("straights") on one end who should be avoided, and those on the other extreme that are basically using modern medical techniques but who call themselves chiropractors because so much of America is convinced that "chiropractor" means "back doctor".

  21. Re:I call bullshit on the call of bullshit. on 'Chiropractors Are Bullshit' (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    True, you can walk out with a smile. However an osteopath will do the same thing, or a good therapeutic massage. The original chiropractic belief is that disease derives from a misaligned spine. This has toned down somewhat but it still has some of the same core beliefs in the true believer chiropracters. Though they tend to focus on back pain where there are indeed results, you can still find those who think it will help relieve asthma for instance. It is still "alternative medicine" though, just like acupuncture and homeopathy. Just because it can reduce back pain symptoms does not mean it's a real science.

    But everyone should already know this stuff!

  22. Re:The hotel chain I worked for... on IT Services Company Wipro Forces 600 Employees To Work In Bed Bug Infested Office (11alive.com) · · Score: 1

    This however is exactly what the pros recommend.

  23. And upon its return you hear, "What the hell happened to my taxidermied honey badger?"

  24. You have to shoot it and taxidermy it yourself, or it won't work properly in the yoni. Pro-tip, make sure it's dead first. The honey badger that is, not the yoni.

  25. Re:My job is horrible. on Linus Torvalds Says Linux Still Surprises and Motivates Him (linux.com) · · Score: 1

    Salaries in Silicon Valley are amazing, except that the cost of living in Silicon Valley is ridiculous. Right now, I'm living in a dump in a declining area of town, but with only half of my pay in someplace more miserable to live would leave me being rich. Here, the home owner market is priced to two-income families, in the home town the housing market is oriented to one stay at home parent.