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  1. Re:Where are the "peace protests" over Bataan? on G-7 Leaders At Hiroshima To Urge More Visits to Nuclear Bombsites (voanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Pearl harbour was a legitimate military target, besides the huge defeat, the US's horror at this attack always puzzled me. The USA was guilty of far worse than Pearl harbour, the two atomic weapons and the fire bombings of Dresden and Tokyo against largely civilian populations, amongst others.

    Just to be clear, the atomic weapons and fire bombings came after the attack on Pearl Harbor did they not? Do you think the dropping of atomic weapons and fire bombings would have occurred if Pearl Harbor did not bring the US into the war?

  2. Re:Where are the "peace protests" over Bataan? on G-7 Leaders At Hiroshima To Urge More Visits to Nuclear Bombsites (voanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Just to clarify, the US did all this while Japanese troops were sitting around twiddling their fingers on the home islands? Or were, in fact, Japanese forces actually in foreign lands trying to forcibly acquire resources for Japan?

  3. Re:In unrelated news on Oklahoma Video Vigilante Uses Drone To Wage War Against Prostitutes and Johns (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I've seen one of his videos actually taking down someone following your advice. Another one followed a "John" who in other circumstances should be celebrated for taking prostitutes to his home rather than rutting on the streets and singled him out for following just plain good sense.

  4. Let me know when it is under $15,000. on Elon Musk Announces $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Electric Car · · Score: 2

    If it has 4 wheel drive and I can use it to haul a couch I might consider test driving one.

  5. The "obese" live longer than the "underweight". on More People On Earth Now Obese Than Underweight, Says Study (statnews.com) · · Score: 1

    http://www.everydayhealth.com/...

    "I observed the obesity paradox in a published study I conducted while studying at the Mayo Clinic. We looked at 226 people who experienced a heart arrest in the community and were resuscitated. What we found was that people that were slightly overweight (BMI from 25-30) had the highest 5-year survival at 78 percent. People who were underweight had a significantly lower survival at 67 percent, similar to people considered morbidly obese."

    The redefinition of what is "overweight" by lowering the ideal BMI did more to harm the validity of scientific analysis than any pseudoscience postulation ever could. Overweight people live longer than underweight people. You twiggie admirers can go hump yourselves.

  6. Re:I started blocking ads when they started tracki on Using Adblock Plus to Block Ads is Legal, Rules German Court -- For the Fifth Time (arstechnica.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I blocked them when they started moving. I was okay with static banners, but "Shock The Monkey" I think was what drove me block whatever I could.

  7. Re:There are no acceptable ads on Using Adblock Plus to Block Ads is Legal, Rules German Court -- For the Fifth Time (arstechnica.co.uk) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I pay my ISP for the privilege of access to the "web". Expecting others to pay for yours is quite a ridiculous idea. If you don't want others to see your shit, don't put it online.

  8. And in the rest of the world?

    Under what rationale could any court justify the hijacking of one persons private resources in order to enrich another?

  9. Re:Climate change, AI robots, ISIS, econ. inequali on Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruptions Even Bigger Than Originally Thought (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 2

    I can see that. The vast majority of people are much more rationale than the "God" that religionists portray.

  10. Re:Megatord! on Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruptions Even Bigger Than Originally Thought (csmonitor.com) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sander's is the closest the U.S. has ever come to electing someone who isn't dedicated to funneling the labor of 99% into the coffers of the 1%.

  11. Re:Climate change, AI robots, ISIS, econ. inequali on Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruptions Even Bigger Than Originally Thought (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 0

    Talk about tough love!! Believe I am or die!? Sounds very much like something a human would say.

  12. Re:This will make the Republicans so happy on Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruptions Even Bigger Than Originally Thought (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 2

    Not really. Most Republicans, like most Democrats, are rational. The ones fapping to this are those who believe that a being supreme would only care about those who worship supreme beings. Intelligence dictates critical thinking, and critical thinking dictates questioning supreme beings.

  13. Re:This will make the Republicans so happy on Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruptions Even Bigger Than Originally Thought (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 1

    And here I was thinking the Islamists would be happy. Guess there really isn't much difference between "end of the world is nigh" religious types after all.

  14. Re:Both Intel and AMD support FOSS. on Report: Intel May Dump Nvidia, Turn To AMD For Radeon Graphics Licensing (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Playing that game is what has destined nVidia to lose in the end. Shame they couldn't employ better soothsayers. For some of us it was obvious that openness would win in the end.

  15. No, not really. Just like the Neanderthals... on Is Old Tech Putting Banks Under Threat Of Extinction? (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    ...those banks with the strongest DNA will preserve a portion of their genome for future generations. Those who aren't willing to share will of course be destined to the dustbin of history, but those who are willing to open up their secret sauce stand a good chance of passing off part of their essence for perpetuity.

  16. Anything that predates the Bible... on Saturn's Moons and Rings May Be Younger Than The Dinosaurs (space.com) · · Score: 1

    ...has no meaning. Of course Jihadists will kill anyone who questions the authoritary of their good books.

  17. Re:Both Intel and AMD support FOSS. on Report: Intel May Dump Nvidia, Turn To AMD For Radeon Graphics Licensing (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I care about my hardware and software working together to do what I want, no matter how many iterations of "improvements" they go through.

  18. Both Intel and AMD support FOSS. on Report: Intel May Dump Nvidia, Turn To AMD For Radeon Graphics Licensing (pcworld.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This pairing makes much more sense then Intel and nVidia.

  19. Re: Huh? Was there a smartwatch bubble to begin wi on Pebble Lays Off 25% of Its Staff, Smartwatch Bubble Set To Burst? (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    They're a thing that you have to wear anyway

    Nearly nobody has to wear a fitness tracker, nearly everybody needs to know the time. Let's keep things in perspective.

  20. Your link resulted in this:

    "Thing With Ad Blockers

    We get it: Ads aren’t what you’re here for. But ads help us keep the lights on.
    So, add us to your ad blocker’s whitelist or pay $1 per week for an ad-free version of WIRED. Either way, you are supporting our journalism. We’d really appreciate it."

    Like WTF? I'm not blocking anything from Wired, I just block ads from sites that are from sites other than the site that I am viewing.

  21. Re:new owners: fire timothy on The Irish Not of Celtic Origin? · · Score: 1

    What do you have against the Irish? Or DNA and the origins of peoples for that matter?

  22. Re:We won't win war on terror on Terrorist Attack In Brussels Airport and Metro Station: At Least 34 Dead (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    What I don't understand is why fundamentalists of all religions seem hell bent on making others follow their beliefs. Seriously, if you are a devout Muslim woman and want to wear a bag over your head, then by all means wear a bag over your head. The same goes for Christians. If you believe a man sleeping with a man is an abomination then don't sleep with man. The only times other people care is when you expect women who don't want to wear bags over their heads to wear bags, and force men who like to sleep with men not sleep with men.

  23. Re:We won't win war on terror on Terrorist Attack In Brussels Airport and Metro Station: At Least 34 Dead (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    There are very few Muslims in Texas, so I'd doubt there would be very many Texan terrorists if their homes were taken from them.

  24. Re:We won't win war on terror on Terrorist Attack In Brussels Airport and Metro Station: At Least 34 Dead (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry for your loss. More of my close ones have died in car accidents. Either way though, I don't understand how you would be willing to have other of your friends killed by terrorists. Certainly you would step in and stop any of their deaths from any cause would you not?

  25. Re:We won't win war on terror on Terrorist Attack In Brussels Airport and Metro Station: At Least 34 Dead (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    It's easy to blow off car accident and cancer deaths as long as those who die have no meaning to you. Guess the same could go for terrorism I suppose. Still, I believe that every life is precious and every thing that can can be done should be done to preserve lives.