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  1. Re:No. on Retired SCOTUS Justice Wants To 'Fix' the Second Amendment · · Score: 1

    Did it ever occur to you that as a supreme court judge he might have a better idea of the job of a supreme court judge than you do?

  2. Re:Militia, then vs now on Retired SCOTUS Justice Wants To 'Fix' the Second Amendment · · Score: 1

    Rather it is the one document higher than the Constitution, the document that affirms that none of these rights are provided by laws. And that one always has the right to replace the government or constitution when it fails to work.

    Which may be very soon...

    I am always amused when you paranoid fantasists seem to think that overthrowing the government of your country is somehow possible because "it happened before"... You seem to forget that you were being governed by a country 3000 miles away that really had no hope in hell of holding the territory, they were just making the money from it while they could. Besides, the prime motivator (despite all the vacuous talk of freedom) was clearly more about self determination and taxation. You'd do more good campaigning for electoral reform, but don't let me stop you suiciding by attempted revolution, it will certainly raise a befuddled smile from me.

  3. Re:Militia, then vs now on Retired SCOTUS Justice Wants To 'Fix' the Second Amendment · · Score: 1

    A man can no more lay claim to a country than a flea can lay claim to a man.

  4. Re:Yeah, probably a VGA screen on Nokia Had a Production-Ready Web Tablet 13 Years Ago · · Score: 1

    I think there's a bit of an overlap with the fact that capacitive came in at about the time as glass replaced TFT, which was also a massive step, especially if you like to see your phone after a few months use.

  5. Re:Is it dead? on Intel Pushes Into Tablet Market, Pushes Away From Microsoft · · Score: 1

    there are *really* good reasons why we gave up drawing and writing with rocks and fingers, and started using sticks, brushes, and pens instead...

    There's also a good reason we stopped writing and started using keyboards.

  6. Re:attacked by a pillow on The Squishy Future of Robotics · · Score: 2

    Shut up with your common sense and welcome your new cuddly overlords.

  7. Re:Over 18 on IRS Can Now Seize Your Tax Refund To Pay a Relative's Debt · · Score: 1

    Given the current rate of literacy in English is so poor why on earth would you consider writing these in Latin or Greek? It would just provide layer of obfuscation and significantly add to time and costs.

  8. Re:If you can learn to put a beer down while drivi on The Case For a Safer Smartphone · · Score: 1

    If you break the dress code, it really doesn't matter why, unless maybe your house burned down and you don't have other clothes. "Supporting the USA"? Who gives a fuck?

  9. Re:It's not a license to speed on Can You Buy a License To Speed In California? · · Score: 1

    A monopoly? That's weird, I heard it's pretty common.

  10. Re:Singapore on UN Report Reveals Odds of Being Murdered Country By Country · · Score: 1

    You are the one quoting 20 year old statistics, nowhere does it say the current rate, which is what you imply in your idiotic comment.

  11. Re:A law for everything... on New French Law Prohibits After-Hours Work Emails · · Score: 1

    I feel sorry for you, I bought one of their book cases and it broke as soon as I loaded books onto it, the bathroom cabinet is rusting after only a couple of years in the bathroom... Never buying anything from them again.

  12. Re:Good on New French Law Prohibits After-Hours Work Emails · · Score: 1

    More like "Believe it or not the rest of us actually have kids/a life outside work" and won't be answering outside of work hours except in the case of legitimate emergency. There's always one idiot so willing to climb the greasy pole he'll be the dogsbody if there's no rule against it, you can be that guy of you wish.

  13. Re:At least someone appreciates work-life balance on New French Law Prohibits After-Hours Work Emails · · Score: 1

    Are you in your 20s? To call being available by phone "exploitation" is pathetic.

    Then obviously you've never been an situation where you were exploited in that situation. It certainly can be a gross intrusion onthe rest of your life to be expected to be on call 24/7 for no additional recompense. If you don't believe me give post your phone number here and offer free tech support.

  14. Re:Politics as usuall on Can the ObamaCare Enrollment Numbers Be Believed? · · Score: 1

    I guess that depends which "we" you referring to.

  15. Re:Singapore on UN Report Reveals Odds of Being Murdered Country By Country · · Score: 1

    Nowhere in the wikipedia article you "cite" does it say that, here is a more informative source for the execution rate: http://www.deathpenaltyworldwi....

  16. Re:shenanigans on UN Report Reveals Odds of Being Murdered Country By Country · · Score: 1

    You know what he's basically trying to say is "it's the blacks/latinos who cause all the trouble", he's just attempting some linguistic gymnastics by blaming it on diversity, racism never dies.

  17. Re:shenanigans on UN Report Reveals Odds of Being Murdered Country By Country · · Score: 2

    Can't wait for the great marijuana death wave that's coming, I take it?

  18. Re:shenanigans on UN Report Reveals Odds of Being Murdered Country By Country · · Score: 2

    Simple facts are that gun control reduces gun crime but increase violent crime.

    Simple facts sound rather questionable to me. Your argument about the unique circumstances is specious as well. The biggest problem your borders have is leaking guns to other countries.

  19. Re:Especially solar cells and carbon fiber windmil on 93 Harvard Faculty Members Call On the University To Divest From Fossil Fuels · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The average person's ability to "invest tomorrow" is piss poor, that's why they need a push sometimes. Investing in the short term now in renewable energy is going to result in significant price decreases in the future, especially when you consider the likely future path of oil prices.

  20. Re:Seriously, $250,000? on NASA Setting Up $250,000 Mars Lander Competition · · Score: 1

    Well, if a TV show thinks they can start a Martian colony then I guess anything's possible.

  21. Re:Mulgrew is an airhead on Scientists/Actress Say They Were 'Tricked' Into Geocentric Universe Movie · · Score: 1

    But you'd punch Neelix in the face, right?

  22. Re:Mirror image on Scientists/Actress Say They Were 'Tricked' Into Geocentric Universe Movie · · Score: 1

    Of course, everyone knows God adheres strictly to modern American interpretations of morality!

  23. Re:Redefine hunting. on Drone-Assisted Hunting To Be Illegal In Alaska · · Score: 1

    You realize a large portion of our 'poor history of wild animal conservation' is a direct result of factory farming, right?

    Absolutely wrong, it's our tendency to kill and eat them. Hence the complete lack of megafauna. No doubt you'll be telling me next whale numbers are going down because we need the space for fisheries.

  24. Re:Redefine hunting. on Drone-Assisted Hunting To Be Illegal In Alaska · · Score: 1

    If guns were handed down from aliens

    From the point of view of the hunted they might as well be.

  25. Re:Redefine hunting. on Drone-Assisted Hunting To Be Illegal In Alaska · · Score: 1

    Maybe because our history of wild animal conservation is pretty poor. Relevant xkcd http://xkcd.com/1338/.