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  1. Re:Tax cheats should be drawn and quartered!! on IRS: We Used Stingray Devices To Track 37 Phones (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    Like tolls I presume? A dollar a trip to cross a bridge has a much more devastating effect on the person earning $7 an hour than it does a person earning $100 an hour. All costs of living should be based on ability to pay.

  2. Re:why not ... on Los Angeles Flirts With Pre-Crime (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    So give the death penalty for human traffickers, just leave the prostitutes alone to sell what the "whatever good diety" gave them.

  3. Tax cheats should be drawn and quartered!! on IRS: We Used Stingray Devices To Track 37 Phones (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Seriously, there need to be strict rules against spying...but those who cheat society by not paying there fair share in taxes deserve the worst the government who enables them to profit can offer.

  4. Re:In a free market society prostitution would... on Los Angeles Flirts With Pre-Crime (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    And OMG Feds, focus on the child molester above here!

  5. Re:In a free market society prostitution would... on Los Angeles Flirts With Pre-Crime (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    Regulated to prevent child abuse, taxed to fund enforcement. And, since you equated children shoveling snow with sex you are providing the very evidence as to why such regulations and taxes are needed. Consenting and adult are the key words here.

  6. In a free market society prostitution would... on Los Angeles Flirts With Pre-Crime (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    ...be regulated and taxed, not illegal. The idea that people should be forbidden to profit from their assets would be totally repugnant to Adam Smith.

  7. I just want to be able to make informed decisions. Hiding secret cores does not make that possible.

  8. How can anyone devoted to free markets make an informed decision when manufacturers fail to disclose information about their products?

  9. Re:My dream dinner guest is the one... on IT Execs On Their Dream Dinner Guests · · Score: 1

    As long as he doesn't comment on the culinary choices of my other guests, Leonardo would be welcome at my table anytime.

  10. My dream dinner guest is the one... on IT Execs On Their Dream Dinner Guests · · Score: 0

    ...who isn't vegan. The worst Thanksgiving I ever had was the one who had the one who condemned the eating of flesh in attendance. Surely there are places these people can go during the holidays!

  11. Re:Serves them right on Insurer Refuses To Cover Cox In Massive Piracy Lawsuit (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Wait until you unplug and cancel. You'll end up with a collection on your credit report due to them continuing to bill you.

  12. Re:This is a nonsequitur on Why Car Salesmen Don't Want To Sell Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    Being able to pack your family, tent, and cooler into your SUV and head for the mountains for a spur of the moment camping trip any time you wish is valuable. And, as others have mentioned, so is jumping into the family jalopy and taking a long road trip on whim. Being able to do either, and much more is freedom, and freedom is priceless.

  13. Re:I've never found it quick or easy to buy any ca on Why Car Salesmen Don't Want To Sell Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    The next time I buy a car I'm just going to walk in with a check and tell them they've got one hour to sell me the car I want and if we haven't closed a deal in sixty minutes I'm walking.

    I tried that with my last purchase, and salesperson was quite amicable to the idea. Sticker price was 21K, I offered 18K, we settled on 19K out the door, which I knew ahead of time was the book value of vehicle. Easy breezy, right?

    Not in the least! The back end guy was so eager to fuck me I could nearly see his hard on when I walked into his office. After going through mileage statements, warranties, and whatnot at the bottom of the stack of the requisite paperwork there was the sales agreement with the total being 22K.

    It took me nearly screaming at him to tear everything up before he would give in inch. Still pissed at myself for giving in to the "mandatory" processing fee and agreeing to 19.2K.

  14. Re:This is a nonsequitur on Why Car Salesmen Don't Want To Sell Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    A Swiss Army knife may be a wonderful tool, but a good simple knife may be what you need more often than not.

    If the cost of a vehicle were the same as a swiss army knife you might have a point, but it is not. For most people though a new car is a major investment equivalent to 6 months up to a years income or even more. This makes it extremely important that they get as much value out of their purchase as possible which means they have to consider all possible use cases.

  15. Move your money now! on Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers In New Legal Battlle (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    If you can't use Chase's site without allowing scripts from non-Chase sites you are seriously fucked.

  16. Re:Chase is doing it too on Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers In New Legal Battlle (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    OMG, ru4 is a Russian tracking cookie. Run from them like hell!! I have personally had no problems using Chase with an adblocker and noscript. Seriously, you have been compromised.

  17. Will there be a profit this quarter? on How Close Are We To a Mars Mission? (thenewstack.io) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sad to say, that has become the U.S.'s battle cry. Unless an immediate short term profit can be had the funding should be put elsewhere. Let the next guy worry about investing in the future, I need my profits now!China, on the other hand, has a history of investing for long term gains. They are a much more patient people,

  18. Re:Pretty obvious that is not nearly enough. on CIOs Spend a Third of Their Time On Security (enterprisersproject.com) · · Score: 1

    Bottom line in today's world, you just can't trust people who don't take security seriously. 99% of their time should be spent on keeping both themselves and their clients secure.

  19. I just can't see it. on Telemedicine: The State of Telepresence In Healthcare (robohub.org) · · Score: 1

    Robots are seen as cold and detached, humans are seen as warm and empathetic. Which would you rather have caring for you?

  20. Pretty obvious that is not nearly enough. on CIOs Spend a Third of Their Time On Security (enterprisersproject.com) · · Score: 1

    At least considering all the security breeches over the last couple of decades. Trust breeds trust.

  21. I had hopes that something like "te" would become a popular replacement for he and she. Though they is genderless, it will always imply more than one in my book.

  22. With all the articles posted here.... on Adding Eye Control To Wheelchairs for Quadriplegics (hackaday.com) · · Score: 0

    ....about repairing damaged neurons, why would anyone settle with steering his wheelchair with his eyes when it won't be long before he could do so with his hands?

  23. Labeling GMO products on DoJ Going After Makers of Dietary Supplement (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Yet they still won't enforce the labeling of GMO products. How in the world is a forward looking person to seek out genetically altered produce if it isn't identified as such? Sure, we can avoid things labeled as "organic", but from what I understand that is no guarantee that the product has not actually been improved by science. One can not benefit from science if one is not made aware that science has provided a alternative to nature. We really need much better truth in labeling laws in the US.

  24. Re:47 Billion of our money on China To Spend $47 Billion In Bid To Become 3rd-Largest Global Chip Manufacturer (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    It costs money to make stuff. China got where it is today because it could make stuff cheaper.c

  25. Until the world is rid of ISIL... on China To Spend $47 Billion In Bid To Become 3rd-Largest Global Chip Manufacturer (reuters.com) · · Score: 0

    ...nothing else matters. Fry them already.