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

    I'm not sure why anti-gun crowd always focus on the 'militia' part of the 2nd amendment, while totally ignoring the 'people' part of the 2nd amendment.

    There is no reason to pick one or the other (militia vs. people).

  2. Re:Automating taxes on Intuit, Maker of Turbotax, Lobbies Against Simplified Tax Filings · · Score: 2

    The whole point of those deductions is (ostensibly) to make taxes more fair, ...

    Ha, ha. No. The whole point of deductions is to buy sway with voters. In fact the whole point of the US tax code is NOT to help collect taxes. It is to give a way goodies to the proper special interest groups.

    If the government wanted more 'fair' taxes, they could simply adjust tax rates higher or lower based solely on income. Why should I subsidize your decision to go to grad school?

  3. Procrastinators? on Can the ObamaCare Enrollment Numbers Be Believed? · · Score: 1

    Well, if the first deadline was coming up, wouldn't it make sense that enrollment numbers jumped up? I'm pretty sure that there are a lot more tax returns filed in the first two weeks of April than the first two weeks of February...

  4. Re:Asinine on LA Police Officers Suspected of Tampering With Their Monitoring Systems · · Score: 1

    A dishonest average worker isn't going to get innocent people thrown in jail or beaten. A dishonest police officer will. Trying to compare the two is ludicrous.

  5. Fake news on 60 Minutes Dubbed Engines Noise Over Tesla Model S · · Score: 1

    Do we need any other proof that network news is simply another TV show dressed up as informative programming? These news shows are in the entertainment industry, right along side sitcoms and 'reality' shows.

  6. From the "No Shit" Department... on Back To the Moon — In Four Years · · Score: 1

    'The biggest obstacle is the lack of a rocket, called a super heavy launch vehicle, to lift it off the planet

    That's a little bit like saying I could go to the bottom of the sea... except I just need a submarine!

  7. Well, duh... on Embarrassing Stories Shed Light On US Officials' Technological Ignorance · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of the U.S. Homeland Security Department from 2009 to 2013, admitted that she didn't use email 'because she just didn't think it was useful

    No, she knew how every email was scanned, so there was no way in hell she was going to use plain ol' email. She is just using the "I'm old so I don't use computer stuff" excuse to cover the real reason.

  8. Strangest place I ever saw it... on What Are the Weirdest Places You've Spotted Linux? · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...was on the desktop one time. Ca-raaaazy, man!

  9. Re:Vive la difference! on Judge Says You Can Warn Others About Speed Traps · · Score: 2
    Well, you really shouldn't be calling other people idiots when you are completely in the wrong. The police do get to keep some of the money they confiscate:

    http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/08/12/130812fa_fact_stillman?currentPage=all

  10. Re:Liking my old cars more and more. on Government To Require Vehicle-to-vehicle Communication · · Score: 1

    But I can tell you that there have been at least 5 times (for about 3 months now) when I was sure the lane next to me was empty but the blind spot light was on.

    So, how many accidents were you getting into every year before you purchased this new car?

  11. Re:Dangerous... on California Students, Parents Sue Over Teacher Firing, Tenure Rules · · Score: 1

    ... it was because the so-called supervisors didn't want to follow the steps outlined to get ride of a poor worker - it was easier to transfer that loser around to different departments.

    I think you just made the point about how difficult it can be to fire unionized employees. I don't think you really meant to, but thanks anyways.

  12. Ohio was killing a man. Sometimes death will cause some slight discomfort. By no means should the state try to make a death painful, but a sedated, pumped full of pain-killers inmate having to gasp for his last breaths is hardly the height of human cruelty.

  13. Solution... on Electrical Engineering Lost 35,000 Jobs Last Year In the US · · Score: 1

    ...and increased the unemployment rate for electrical engineers from 3.4% in 2012 to 4.8% last year...

    I know how to fix this. More H-1B foreign workers should be imported! That will get competition going again!

  14. Re:Isn't that cute on US Senator Warns Against Political Surveillance By Drone · · Score: 2

    Just wait till they come out with their new version, MI7! The MI6.4 patch was a little buggy for my taste.

  15. Wrong site on Using Nanotechnology To Build Thinner, Stronger Condoms · · Score: 1

    This article will probably only be applicable to about .01% of the users of this website...

  16. vaporware? on Australian Team Working On Engines Without Piston Rings · · Score: 1

    Dynex has brought the technology to the proof-of-concept phase, in which virtual modelling of the âoeair-sealingâ principle looks promising enough to get to work on the real thing.

    So, they haven't gone beyond a computer simulation of this? Yet,...

    Weâ(TM)ve reached the point where we need to secure corporate backing to push the project through the development stage towards international commercialisation,

    They think that a computer model is good enough to get this thing into mass production? Without even building a single prototype engine? What the hell, am I missing something here?

  17. What do you have to hide? on Boston Cops Outraged Over Plans to Watch Their Movements Using GPS · · Score: 1

    ..has many officers worried that commanders will monitor their every move

    And what exactly is their 'worry'?

  18. Re:Speed of...light. on Swiss Government Backs Privacy Oriented ISP · · Score: 1

    In this case, wasn't it the lack of a typo that you hated?

  19. Article 35... on Japan Refused To Help NSA Tap Asia's Internet · · Score: 1

    ...of the Japanese Constitution protects against illegal search and seizure.

    Man, that sounds so awesome. We here in the US should totally add that to our Constitution!

  20. This again? The easy, no brainer solution is... on Oregon Extends Push To Track, Tax Drivers Per Mile · · Score: 1

    JUST RAISE THE DAMN GAS TAX!

    Seriously, I can't believe that the government is going to setup yet ANOTHER giant bureaucracy that will effectively track our movements, when the obvious solution is to raise the gas tax rate to account for improved fuel efficiency.

    If you Oregonians don't vote out every single nimrod that votes to even look into this boondoggle of an idea, you get what you deserve...

  21. Just now getting around to it? on DHHS Preparing 'Tech Surge' To Fix Remaining Healthcare.gov Issues · · Score: 1

    'We're also putting in place tools and processes to aggressively monitor and identify parts of HealthCare.gov where individuals are encountering errors or having difficulty using the site, so we can prioritize and fix them

    You weren't doing this already? On a brand new massive website that you just rolled out to millions of people? To quote Gene Kranz from Apollo 13: "Tell me this isn't a government operation..."

  22. Re:Still faster / easier to apply than it used to on Obamacare Website Fixes Could Take Two Weeks Or Two Months · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking that the irony of your statement is lost on you.

  23. Title is a bit missleading... on UK Court Orders Two Sisters Must Receive MMR Vaccine · · Score: 2

    The court is not really forcing the girls to get the vaccine. This is a case of the mother not wanting the vaccine for her daughters, and the father wanting the vaccine for them. If the father hadn't wanted the vaccination either, then the girls wouldn't be vaccinated. More of a custody dispute than a vaccination dispute...

  24. Re:In other words... on Will Cloud Services One Day Be Traded Just Like Stocks and Bonds? · · Score: 1

    But if IPO investors aren't able to easily sell their shares later on, they are going to be less likely to buy the shares of the company in the first place. Why do you think IPOs raise so much money?

  25. NSA screws up this idea... on A Teletherapy Startup Removes Barriers To Mental Health Care · · Score: 2

    Everybody who would like their private therapy sessions recorded and stored by the NSA raise their hands.