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  1. Re: Not "misunderstood" on Trump Misunderstood MIT Climate Research, University Officials Say (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    That would be pretty much any treaty that has properly gone through the senate.

  2. Re:Paris accord is a scam on Trump Announces US Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Your point is that we should have honored the agreement by ignoring the agreement?

  3. Re:Fuck off america on Trump Announces US Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This treaty was never a treaty. It was an agreement between Obama and the other countries. If he wanted anything he did to last he should have gone through the Senate as the constitution dictates. I realize there would have been pushback to say the least by the GOP but you don't get to ignore the constitution just because it is inconvenient.

  4. Re: "we didn't find much sub-Saharan African ances on DNA From Ancient Egyptian Mummies Reveals Their Ancestry (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Well king tut (1341 bce) was I believe of the R1b1a2 haplogroup. The most common western european haplogroup.

  5. I'd love to have the ability to spin up a Windows VM on my Linux PC and use vt-d without headache for direct IO to the hardware. Allocation 8 cores to the VM and still have plenty left over for another VM or the host box.

  6. Re:... Says the Frenchman on EU Leader Says English Is Losing Importance (politico.eu) · · Score: 1

    Not to be rude but are you sure you are descended from ancient greeks? Is it possible that you're more of a modern Greek / Ancient Turk?

  7. Re:What's the immigration status of these families on Microsoft Co-founder Pledges $30 Million To House Seattle's Homeless (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The US will turn blue, give it thirty years. Those 'pesky minorities' have a habit of voting democrat.

    I think you should take a hard look at the Cuban population in Florida. Also consider the values of most Mexican Americans and Mexican migrants. The democrats may be a little surprised in the next few decades what side of the fence they fall on.

    Anyway, I would hope that over the next 10-20 years we'd continue with change if only in small increments to the current 2 party system. I hate to imagine the Democrat and Republican parties looking as they do now or even being the major powers in 30 years.
    Signs of hope?: http://redalertpolitics.com/20...

  8. They'll need to battle it out with the space nazi's that occupied the dark side of the moon post WW2. I say we let them clean them out before we start worrying about a base.

  9. I plan on having several kids -like 6 or so. If I influence each of their malleable little minds just right for the first 18 yrs I'll be able to guilt em into providing me 15% of their monthly income. I might even luck out and one of them will actually land a cushy job giving me a nice bump in lifestyle.

  10. Re:Oregon law: Practicing means working, not sayin on Oregon Fines Man For Writing a Complaint Email Stating 'I Am An Engineer' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Listen up buddy, you're not a rocket scientist until Oregon says you're a rocket scientist.

  11. Re:Unemployment on Ontario Launches Universal Basic Income Pilot (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm a pretty standard red state republican but I'm having a hard time arguing against some kind of fundamental change like basic income. You have to consider that a good percentage of the population has an IQ just barely above being considered mentally disabled. A larger percentage is just slightly above that. When burger flipping and warehouse jobs go away, those people won't be effective maintenance for the robots and anyway those maint positions would be some super low ratio to the number of jobs lost... Those people will not be artists.

    I don't know that universal basic income is the way to go but we'll need to do something. Maybe some kind of beautification work force that essentially cleans and maintains things. Creates bike paths and plants landscaping. That would allow people to still work and get some fulfillment out of life.

  12. Re:minwage $11.40-$9.90 on Ontario Launches Universal Basic Income Pilot (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    I don't see minimum wage increasing jobs though. On the contrary, I think even economists that support an increase in minimum wage predict a small if negligible negative pressure on job numbers. My understanding is that universal basic income is seeking to address the predicted lack of jobs for a large percentage of the populace in the coming years.

  13. Re:I find this thoroughly unsurprising on Despite Well Known Risks, Survey Finds Most People Use Smartphones While Driving (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    I would think that the one time it would be acceptable to use your phone quickly would be at a red light. Obviously you don't want to fail to notice the green light but what would you charge them with "distracted while stopped"?

  14. Re:Cereberal Network Variability on Neuroscientists Weigh In On Elon Musk's Mysterious 'Neural Lace' Company (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    This is another interesting case. Here the lady basically takes a webcam and translates that to sound. Seems she's able to perceive depth and other fairly impressive things with it.
    https://www.wired.com/2017/03/...

  15. There is more and more evidence that psychedelics can perform some kind of reset in the brain to alleviate many mental disorders but yeah I wouldn't expect marijuana to be of any real help.. other than maybe cases of extreme anxiety? But then you might just end up paranoid and anxious after long term use...

  16. Re:It's only "surprising" to arrogant idiots on The Surprising Rise of China As IP Powerhouse (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Chinese made stuff doesn't even have a good reputation inside China. Chinese often go to Walmart for gods sake because many of them feel the stock there is of higher quality.

  17. Re:Trump's wall is burning down, burning down... on Bannon Loses National Security Council Role in Trump Shakeup (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    His approval rating is actually up about 10% this week.

  18. Re:Degrees are primarily HR tick marks on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    If you don't know how to learn by the time you're 18-20 and in college (excluding a few low income / opportunity cases) you probably won't benefit much from college...

  19. Re:Fight for 15 on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Burger flipping is healthier than sitting in an office all day if you ignore the additional stress of lower wage. Rather than choose the lowest possible wage job though, I'd suggest instead electrician, carpenter / framer, plumber, welder, oil field pumper etc.

  20. Re:They should have seen this coming... on ESPN Has Seen the Future of TV and They're Not Really Into It (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    They were aware of this but the problem is that it milking cable is more lucrative at least for now. At the moment everyone with a cable subscription subsidizes ESPN but if they are only selling to people that actually watch their stuff the price is going to have to be much higher in order to meet the same revenue.

  21. Re:This has happened before. Humanity excelled. on Sea Ice Extent Sinks To Record Lows At Both Poles (sciencedaily.com) · · Score: 0

    People have I think tried to link that and the subsequent cooling around the 1600's to north american indian populations deforesting and then the reforestation due to smallpox decimating their civilization. It seems quite a stretch to me but the academics have done at least some amount of research prior to floating that as a cause I assume.

  22. Re:Does it work for meth heads too? on Molecule Kills Elderly Cells, Reduces Signs of Aging In Mice (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Buy an axe, a 22 rifle, a shovel, a backpack and a pot. Find a large national park: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm and see if you can survive for a few years on your own.

  23. Re:Something stinks on Happiness is on the Wane in the US, UN Global Report Finds (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    This is to me more indicative of how relevant the press is in today's world and the attitude that at least in part is responsible for their decline in relevance.

  24. Re:TLDR: UN says more whites = happiness? on Happiness is on the Wane in the US, UN Global Report Finds (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    It could be that a nice balance between socialism and capitalism is only possible when you reach a certain level of cultural homogeneity. -We could probably go in circles discussing this for hours...

  25. Re:Oh for fucks sake on Moto, Huawei Are Replacing the Android Keys With a Touchpad (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    There is no scenario in which people will stop using their phones in their cars. Even setting aside phone calls and texts, people use their phones for media these days. I don't listen to the radio very often. I stream my google music via bluetooth. Saying that it is illegal in many locales isn't not a solution. If people can use their stereos then they should be able to use their phones and the problem is simply one of the UI.