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  1. Re:Why not put this at river exits? on Giant Plastic Trap Breaks, Gets Towed Back To Land (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    And the article talks about massive cleanup efforts in those nations.

  2. Re:The post is overly negative - so are the commen on Giant Plastic Trap Breaks, Gets Towed Back To Land (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    Where do you get your math? Here's theirs: https://www.theoceancleanup.co...

  3. Re:The post is overly negative - so are the commen on Giant Plastic Trap Breaks, Gets Towed Back To Land (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Why bother to clean up litter at all? If we reduce the waste stream and clean up over years, we'll improve things. There's no reason to give up before we even start.

  4. The post is overly negative - so are the comments on Giant Plastic Trap Breaks, Gets Towed Back To Land (npr.org) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Somebody makes an invention that, in beta form, is flawed. They see a clear path to success so they go about making that happen. Then people come and crap. I remember when conversations on /. were decent, but it's been a while.

  5. Re:Well, now that’s ironic on Giant Plastic Trap Breaks, Gets Towed Back To Land (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Ironic, like a trashcan made of recycled materials? I don't think you understand what irony is.

  6. Re:Why not put this at river exits? on Giant Plastic Trap Breaks, Gets Towed Back To Land (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Do you have any proof this is the case?

  7. I'd need about 40kw of solar to be truly grid independent. I have a neighbor who is totally off the grid. He gets diesel and propane deliveries on a regular basis. Costs him about 45 cents per kw, i believe, all in with generator replacements.

  8. I own four powerwalls. I didn't buy them to save the environment. I bought them to reduce my electricity costs while providing backup power.

  9. Seriously, Florida is the shithole of the world. A bunch of cracker ass morons voting for cracker ass morons to treat black people and other minorities like shit. Hey kids, wanna go to Disney World? Then I'm disowning your stupid asses. Go get eating by a fucking alligator. No wonder Trump loves that place so much. It must feel like how his brain works, like a steaming pile of shit mixed in with grinding gears and Yoko Ono music.

  10. At this point, I'd really welcome some robot overlords.

  11. https://www.glassdoor.com/Revi...

    It's just people publishing garbage to make some money and make their own names. It's not serious journalism.

  12. Re:Russian Influence on US Lifts ZTE Export Ban (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I know, right?

  13. Re: America elected an anti-government on HHS Plans To Delete 20 Years of Critical Medical Guidelines Next Week (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The article is about deleting a valuable health database. Your response is to blame the unions. You're a moron. An abject shithead. For goodness sake, don't have children.

  14. What then is inherently military? Nuclear bombs? They can be used to redirect an asteroid aiming for earth, scientific research, and space travel. Artillery? Talk about fun! Plus I can do seriously quick mining with one of those. A tank? Useful for getting up the hill behind my house. Plus I gotta protect myself from home invaders. The term is inherently meaningless.

  15. Of course guns are military. What a stupid thing to say. Thanks, Trump!

    As for the freedom to put plans online, i totally agree!

  16. DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT! on Facebook Will Harass You Mercilessly If You Try To Break Up (slate.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I did. The emails stopped shortly after.

  17. Re:All cryptocurrencies are scams! on German ICO Savedroid Pulls Exit Scam After Raising $50 Million (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    No shit, AnonSherlock

  18. A left-leaning SCOTUS is far off. Candidates like Sanders are more populist than realist, like Trump. I'd rather have government supported campaigns and absolutely no outside money. Money is not speech. People can print their own pamphlets and buy their own ads with their own individual names on it. None of this corporate shit. If a newspaper wants to publish their views anonymously for no money, that's fine too. However, money-driven politics are a disaster.

  19. We need to fix the funding of our political system or just accept bribery as the political norm.

  20. Piracy and purchasing coexist peacefully on Online Piracy Is More Popular Than Ever, Research Suggests (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    I know lots of people who pirate. They also pay for lots of media. They go to concerts and fan events. The popular artists and companies tend to get money one way or another.

  21. Re: Not surprising. on Largest US Radio Company iHeartMedia Files For Bankruptcy (reuters.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Well, hatred doesn't fan its own flames. It takes a village.

  22. Re:Aiding and Abetting on Feds Bust CEO Allegedly Selling Custom BlackBerry Phones To Sinaloa Drug Cartel (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I think that would count as aiding and abetting too. Especially if they then said that if their clients are arrested, they will remotely wipe the history of that passenger's trips to the gun store and site of the shooting.

  23. Despite you being modded down, you're correct. It's aiding and abetting. The Uber driver who drove the Parkland shooter to the high school did not break the law. However, if somebody drove the Parkland shooter to that school in order to help him perpetrate the shooting, the driver would have broken the law, even though driving itself is not an illegal act. Slashdot people are so fucking stupid, often.

  24. Re:Cabby's don't make passable wages on How Delivery Apps May Put Your Favorite Restaurant Out of Business (newyorker.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, abusing workers is wrong. No, Lyft and Uber don't prevent the abuse of workers. In fact, they promote abuse by treating their employees as independent contractors. They're pure middlemen providing little value. Local governments have often looked the other way because they don't always have the deep pockets needed to fight, and because taxis have been so poorly regulated, their quality was abysmal, making consumers prefer the ride shares. Just look at London. Cab drivers have to memorize the entire city map when a cell phone will give great directions. It makes no sense. That doesn't mean ride sharing companies are great.

  25. Re: Cabby's don't make passable wages on How Delivery Apps May Put Your Favorite Restaurant Out of Business (newyorker.com) · · Score: 2

    Ride sharing is a misnomer. It's just new middlemen, Lyft and Uber, removing protections from workers.