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  1. Re:what? on NASA's Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet (scienmag.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I made it in 13. But I met a guy once who claimed to make it in 12. He was a bit of a braggart though, not sure if I trust him.

  2. Re: Suck it meatbags! on Diesel Cars Contribute To 5,000 Premature Deaths a Year In Europe, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 2

    > If you don't want second hand smoke, stay out of the buildings where smokers smoke. Why must you ban smoking in ALL private businesses?

    It will be like binding arbitration clauses in contracts or businesses that don't allow blacks or gays.

    I didn't know that "non-smokers" was a protected class.

  3. Re: Suck it meatbags! on Diesel Cars Contribute To 5,000 Premature Deaths a Year In Europe, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 2

    What if the employees all smoke? What if the employers specifically hire smokers just to allow smoking in the business?

  4. Re: Suck it meatbags! on Diesel Cars Contribute To 5,000 Premature Deaths a Year In Europe, Says Study (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    If you don't want second hand smoke, stay out of the buildings where smokers smoke. Why must you ban smoking in ALL private businesses?

  5. Re:What if Russia-gate is a total lie? on Facebook Shares Details Of Russia-Bought Ads With US Investigators (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    There's tons of speculation about collusion. There has been no credible evidence produced so far.

  6. Re: Poor thought process on More Millennials Would Give Up Voting Than Texting (nypost.com) · · Score: 2

    Of course. Don't you support universal basic income?

  7. Well, there's George. And Rudy. And Stacey. And don't forget Pat (I'm just not sure if Pat is male or female.).

  8. Re:This summer had terminal squealitis on Hollywood is Suffering Its Worst-attended Summer Movie Season in 25 years (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    As I'm reading his post, I'm not sure if he understands what word he is using, as opposed to what word it appeared he wanted to use.

  9. Re: Somebody has been watching too many movies on NASA's Plan To Stop A Supervolcano from Destroying The Earth's Climate (news.com.au) · · Score: 2

    I got modded down twice?

    Damn, you libs are still so butthurt. Vent your frustration on me. I don't mind. It's better than if you were to go out to the park and beat up strangers.

  10. Re:Somebody has been watching too many movies on NASA's Plan To Stop A Supervolcano from Destroying The Earth's Climate (news.com.au) · · Score: 1

    Are you about to recommend a mono-rail?

  11. Re: Somebody has been watching too many movies on NASA's Plan To Stop A Supervolcano from Destroying The Earth's Climate (news.com.au) · · Score: 1, Funny

    You misunderstand the strategic significance of this asset. We can station nukes around and in it. If anyone doesn't do what we say, we threaten to blow up the whole world...

    First we need some kind of plausible lunatic to be oit leader to make the threat credible. Preferably an old one with a short life expectancy anyway, maybe with a tenuous grasp on reality, power, or both...

    Damn. If only Hillary had won last year, we'd have just the lunatic you're looking for.

  12. Re:What's his leadership style like? on Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Will Be Offered the Job as Uber's New CEO (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    It's weird to see someone bring up this problem with Pale Moon, because I just downloaded it for the first time last week to see if it is a good candidate to replace Chrome. I liked Firefox before it copied Chrome's interface, so was hoping for some old school Firefox vibes.

    Maybe I was too late to enjoy the party.

  13. "Evolution books aimed at the 2-5 year old age group"

    That's called Pokemon.

  14. Not to get too personal, but could you list a few you supported, both some that succeeded and some that failed? or the 'type' of product if you can?

  15. Look for the political bumper stickers on their cars, and go after them is they aren't your favorite team.

    Works for Google.

  16. Re: Facebook is creepy and needs to be stopped on Facebook Figured Out My Family Secrets, And It Won't Tell Me How (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Great sarcasm there. I almost believed you for a minute.

  17. None worth going to.

  18. With tissue boxes to the left.

  19. Re:That's because... on General Mills Loses Bid To Trademark Yellow Color On Cheerios Box (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Please provide a link to a box of Cheerios with those colors as the primary background color.

  20. Re:Wouldn't work in Canada on General Mills Loses Bid To Trademark Yellow Color On Cheerios Box (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Funny thing though - I didn't see any yellow boxes of round, oat based cereal in that search.

  21. That can't possibly be abused. on Medium Will Now Pay Writers Based On How Many 'Claps' They Get (theverge.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So whoever writes the most drivel that gets the most Facebook postings to drive more people to the site gets all the money each month. A writer could even pay people's subscriptions for a few months, since most of it would come back to them as payment. After building up a small following, they could just keep writing the same drivel and get the same claps, without having to payout the seed money anymore.

    It's like a multi-player computer game I played once, based on a small business model. The person who sunk all their money into Research and Development at the start had the most money each round, and then just before the end they sunk all their money into Advertising, and had all the money at the end. After seeing that, that was the only way to play the game if you wanted to win.

  22. Re:'The Cloud' is for SUCKERS on Code42 Says Crashplan Backup Service Will Discontinue All Personal Backup Plans (crashplan.com) · · Score: 1

    I have mod points I was thinking of using. But I'll just state it here.

    You are being an ass, a giant ignorant ass, who can't see beyond your own little dome. People who are smarter and more experienced than you have their reasons for backing up to the cloud. As one guy showed you, his cloud backup is the backup of his local backup.

    You should learn a lesson here, and just stop posting in this thread. Nothing you have said was worth arguing for on your part, or replying to on our part. We have lost time feeding a troll who wasn't worth the effort.

  23. Re:Disingenuous Comparison on Cord-Cutting Still Doesn't Beat the Cable Bundle (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    First off, don't tell them and they won't know. Second, they don't cost much so having both is only $20-30 per month. Much better than cable TV at $100+ that some people are sucked into.

  24. Re:Where are the security trolls? on Bug In Lowe's Site Sold Goods For Free. Couple Arrested For Exploiting It (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    And if the gift card system was broken internally by Lowes, as long as the couple legally owned the gift card, it is still not stealing or hacking or computer fraud.

    Considering the couple has been arrested, that seems to be exactly what the authorities do consider their actions.

  25. Re:Where are the security trolls? on Bug In Lowe's Site Sold Goods For Free. Couple Arrested For Exploiting It (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, we don't know that "they sold them for free". They could have sold them, charged to a gift card that for some reason never has its value decreased. So Lowe's sold items for their regular or sale price, but never received the money the computer system expected.

    Tellingly, eventually someone caught on, and looked into what was happening in this particular circumstance. It may have taken a while, but until numbers get big, many things go unnoticed.