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  1. Re:On the whole second amendment thing on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Opposes Net Neutrality (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Vietnam? Afghanistan? Iraq?

  2. Re:Bullshit on Federal Facebook Probe Now Includes FBI, SEC: Report (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    He did not say the Facebook ads influenced the minds of voters, such that they would vote for Trump. Stop being obtuse.

  3. I differ. I believe the airwaves own to the humans that populate this Earth. What you advocate is centralized control, so as to avoid the tragedy of the commons.

    However, when oligarchs have captured the commons, the populace is right to disregard said control.

    Oligarchs rely on the poor fighting against their own best interests, sowing the illusion that one may 'rise' within the corrupt system, to also become an oligarch. This is fallacy.

  4. Re:someone have a link to the torrent? on Marketing Firm Exactis Leaked a Personal Info Database With 340 Million Records (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    I'm still waiting for the interesting part.

  5. msmash is a drone on Amazon Brings Alexa To Hotels (zdnet.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Amazon is finally bringing Alexa to the hotel room."

    I'm getting a little tired of the blatant advertising on /., and definitely annoyed with the 'related links' section, which highlights the same controversial / offputting links for all stories.

    msmash embodies the new /. Yuck.

  6. Re:I have a little question of developers... on Gaming Companies Remove Analytics App After Massive User Outcry (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    The world isn't as conspiracy-ish as you think.

    Not because the world is a 'good' place, but because conspiracies are a sort of work, and not the sort people do for free.

  7. And so Trump was elected? Whom is the asshat?

  8. Make the solar system great again

  9. Re:Bigger issues if he can't take a sabatical on Tesla's Engineering Chief Takes Leave of Absence (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    When I lead or train, I intentionally make myself unavailable for swaths at a time, while some sort of safety net is still in place.

    This gives people confidence to work alone and attack issues without direction, when I'm really not around to help.

  10. Re:He's European on Tesla's Engineering Chief Takes Leave of Absence (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    A similar thing happens in the US, but confined to the last two weeks of the Calendar year.

    I happen to work primarily with customers located in Asia, and absurdly aggressive requests tend to arrive at that time of year, as they know senior management is out of the office. Not only are the junior employees more easily cowed, they are also reticent to contact vacationing employees.

  11. Who are you judging here? Circadian rhythms?

  12. You are correct, but so is the parent. As someone that has reverse engineered proprietary goods and also performed (pseudo) primary research, I can tell you that there's a difference in experimental practice.

    And ergh, I don't mean to 'appeal to authority' here, but I don't have energy to type a considerate response. Take my message with an accordingly large grain of salt.

  13. To further your comparison to state-run organs of similar purpose: in Belgium, following invasion by the Nazis in WW2, protests regarding the collection of data regarding Jewish ancestry were stymied through the 'normalization' of data collection, especially regarding topics previously considered irrelevant.

    These goal of the exercise wasn't necessarily for Jews to self-identify (true positive), but rather for the populace of non-Jews to self-identify (true negative) such that the population remaining would be more readily sorted.
    Further, this normalized the collection of data that while not considered 'taboo' at this time, was...irrelevant to modern man.

  14. I've interacted with police as well and I'm not as confident as you.

  15. A serious suggestion on What Image Should Represent All of Humanity On Wikipedia? (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    We should speak to the goals of humanity, not necessarily how humanity currently appears.

    I suggest the number 1, represented by a line of 'stars' on a black background.

    Something to represent the ideal of unity of our species, and demonstrate understanding of the common source of all life and all things.

  16. Re:Again? on 132-Year-Old Science Experiment Washes Ashore In Australia (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    "132-Year-Old Science Article Washes Ashore On Slashdot"

  17. Yup! I have the gothic looking CD case it came in, as well. Ahh, here's a picture of the glory:

    https://www.quaddicted.com/_me...

  18. Re:But Asparagus is still nasty! on Spread of Breast Cancer Linked To Compound In Asparagus and Other Foods (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    This is the same for men. I run from a toilet after I've pissed asparagus effluent. Stank!

  19. Google hardware quality is shit on Original Pixel Phone Users Are Suing Google Over Microphone Defects (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    See comment. Avoid Google hardware. That company doesn't have the clarity of thought required to oversee the production of reliable devices, reliably, as demonstrated via like every device they've produced.

  20. Re:Because Wikipedia is not reliable as a source on Wikipedia Has Become a Science Reference Source Even Though Scientists Don't Cite it (sciencenews.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I would like to further this line of thought and support.

    I'm a scientist and I use Wikipedia regularly to refresh myself on topics I've forgotten, or introduce myself to new topics. If I'm looking at a refresh - I'll likely notice if something is incorrect. I'm using the Wiki to trigger the memories of me sitting in class, listening to the lecture. I sometimes need a prompt to access the graphs and equations already stored in my head.

    And if introducing myself to a new topic, Wikipedia serves well as a broad review and the citations allow for ease of depth.

  21. Don't troll me.

    If you are doing so unintentionally -- please read the article title and reread my comment. After taking these moments to understand what I actually wrote, please evaluate your own comment and consider whether you are arguing against statements that I made.

    I believe you are fighting strawmen, knowingly or not.

  22. Re:You tube video shows how to sharpen knives on YouTube Kids App Still Showing Disturbing Videos (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm totally with you, but I'm also viewing this from an American perspective. The complaint and article hails from England where they view knives with an increasingly sinister connotation, as guns are largely unavailable and the news must have an object of fear. In the US, this object of fear has been a 6 - shot revolver.

    For example, rather than showing an unrelated 6-shot revolver in the top right corner as the new's anchor discusses 'violent crime,' an unrelated knife would be shown.

    What we see today is the genesis of social manipulation, targeted to make us fearful.

    Remember all, crime is at a historic low. The 'Golden days of yore' is a lie.

  23. I find the following offensive. The open source community is being shamed for the actions of a single individual, and no one is calling BS because confirmation bias and the fact that it's mainly white guys in the target group.

  24. You can't buy medical marijuana with a credit card. Dispensaries are typically a cash - operation.

  25. Re:Dear... everyone. on Hawaii Missile Alert Worker Fired, Will Sue State for Defamation (khon2.com) · · Score: 1

    I think it's overgenerous to call either of those policies as safeguards.