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  1. Re:Missing the point... on The UK is Practicing Cyberattacks That Could Black Out Moscow (qz.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you keep it a secret! Why didn't you tell the world, eh?

    It was to be announced at the Party Congress on Monday. As you know, the Premier loves surprises.

  2. Re:"refuted" on The Software Side of China's Supply Chain Attack (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Go read a dictionary.

    Most tedious plot ever. Spoiler alert: The zebra did it.

  3. Re: More accurately - A **few** FB employees outr on Facebook Employees Outraged Over Exec's Appearance at Kavanaugh Hearing (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    It sounds like you're saying that a "problem finding evidence" indicates that "somebody is making stuff up." It does not indicate that. A "problem finding evidence" neither supports or contradicts the idea that "somebody is making stuff up." A "problem finding evidence" is to be expected in this situation.

    It also sounds like you're saying that "if the accusations are true" then finding evidence "shouldn't be a problem." That's stupid. I don't know what kind of evidence you're hoping for that's not going to present a challenge. Footage of the attack recorded on somebody's cell phone?

    Contrary to many of my posts, I do not intend sarcasm. I'm not getting yours. If you're trying to do something clever, it's not coming across. It sounds like you're just saying something stupid.

  4. Re: More accurately - A **few** FB employees outr on Facebook Employees Outraged Over Exec's Appearance at Kavanaugh Hearing (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    All you have to do is come up with the evidence to convict him, which if the various accusations are true, shouldn't be a problem.

    What evidence are you talking about that's so easy to find? You're talking nonsense.

  5. Re:A mouse corpse is a bio weapon on US Military Program Could Be Seen As a Bioweapon, Scientists Warn (phys.org) · · Score: 2

    It isn't our responsibility too feed and otherwise support the whole world.

    Some people don't like the idea of human starvation, even if it's not their responsibility. For some reason they care about people they've never even met. Damned bleeding-hearts.

  6. Re:Duuuuude....weeeeeed! on Psychedelic Mushrooms Are Closer To Medicinal Use (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    It's like that pill to help you end restless leg syndrome- side effect of death.

    Exactly like that, except the side-effect is pretty much nothing.

    Let's help you stop smoking by sending you on a Magical Mushroom Tour!

    Sure. Why the hell not?

  7. Re:Isn't this what people wanted? on Amazon Is Eliminating Bonuses, Stock Awards to Help Pay for Raises (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    Normally I prefer a higher salary then hoping for a Bonus.

    Me too - 100%. First the higher salary, then the bonus.

    "than"?

  8. Re:What would happen if you have a Rider/Push mowe on Robot Lawnmowers Are Killing Hedgehogs (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    If they don't get out of the way, they can get hit.

    George Castanza's failed deal with the pigeons comes to mind.

  9. Re:Shave the Hedgehogs on Robot Lawnmowers Are Killing Hedgehogs (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    That's why it's a triple execution. First he tried hanging the lawn mower, then tried lethal injection, and finally just shot at it.

  10. Re:They have to practice on something on Robot Lawnmowers Are Killing Hedgehogs (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know what they cost, but my brother has one and loves it (here in the US). It plots out his big, rectangular yard and docks to charge when it's done. It's quiet enough that it runs every morning before anyone's awake.

  11. The risk of 1-word posts is that they might be read in a different tone-of-voice than they were written.

  12. Trying to be helpful. It's not a very common word, but it's a good fit for what I inferred from your term and has the same origin. Some other guy gave me hell for mentioning it.

  13. Re:Ban cigs on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    My last drink was a little over 3 years ago. Treatment didn't get me anywhere; liver failure didn't stop me; but the court giving my ex permission to keep my kids away from me sure did.

  14. I assumed that somebody that would say "don-quixotesque" was unaware of the word "quixotic." If somebody said, "this flower is very fragrance-having," I might suggest "fragrant." I'm not sure I understand your objection.

  15. TPB's retention policy is at least as permissive as a Blu-ray.

  16. Re:Ban cigs on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Add a thousand calories or two worth of exercise a day.

    Fuck that. 2000 calories of exercise/day? That's 5 fucking hours of straight running. Not quite a marathon, but well over half. I'd rather just give up food.

  17. Re:Milking It on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Because the consequences of abandoning tobacco are far less dire than the consequences of abandoning employment.

  18. Re: Ban cigs on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    you could always try not smoking pot

    Well that's one idea that I hadn't considered. Switching to vaping or edibles would do a fine job of keeping the pot off my breath, but the gods designed weed to be smoked and I don't like to upset them.

  19. Re: Sounds good to me on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    The Cheesecake Factory doesn't lace their cakes with heroin or other addictive substances...

    I heard they were lacing their cheesecake with sugar.

  20. Re:Ban cigs on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...you can use a 0 level nicotine juice and skip the addicting factor all together.

    My vape cartridge is 0 nicotine. Plenty of THC though. I wish I could have brought that with me to high school.

  21. Re:Milking It on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    Why is suppression through taxation hypocritical? It's one of several methods of discouragement. Hypocritical because people benefit?

  22. Re: Ban cigs on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    "specified"? "Ban cigarettes" and "ban adulteration of tobacco" are very different things. I'm satisfied as long as I have an effective way to get the pot off my breath, and any smoldering tobacco will do that just fine.

  23. Re:Ban cigs on FDA Chief Considers Ban of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    ...10 times worse because nicotine is 10x more addictive...

    And sugar is more addictive than cocaine. I don't believe it. I dropped cigarettes for about 15 years while I was in a relationship with a non-smoker and the cravings were mostly relieved by "smoking" pen caps. When I dropped alcohol, I went into fucking seizures. The cravings were unbearable. Everyone's different, but that's my experience.

    That's not the only reason that I don't think a smoking ban would create 10x Prohibition-level violence. Black market, sure; violence, probably; but not like the 20s.

  24. The word "quixotic" is also a reference to the fictional character Don Quixote who "tilted at wind mills" a reference to a useless crusade.

  25. Re: Translation on Plex To Shut Down Its Cloud Service (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    Any pirate that uses plex is an idiot..just use a file server and smb or nfs shares over a network. Plex is trash.

    I have video stored on the computer in my office. I have an Amazon Firestick attached to my TV in the den. Is your solution to abandon Plex and invest in another PC for the den? Plex does a fine job, although I found it flaky on my Chromecast.