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  1. Re:Whatever happened to shoutcast? And icecast? on Vivendi Takes Over Radionomy, Winamp Relaunch Now Possible (windowsreport.com) · · Score: 1

    Most went to Justin.tv and evolved into TWITCH.TV. Totalbiscuit started on shoutcast.

  2. BUT, the "Church of England" is the government. You do not go to the courthouse to record your marriage in England. You go to the local parish church.

  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    Redstone/Huntsville was the Army missile development site for the German rocket scientists that were brought to the US as part of Operation Paperclip. Until Air Force took over missile development.

  4. Re:Grrr on Chicago Mayor Calls For National Computer Coding Requirement In Schools (thehill.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My Sr year in high school had a class for those of us not college bound. Instead of taking Calc/Trig in Sr year the alternative was Business Math. It was a combo of Typing, Computer Lab, Accounting and Home Economics. We had to keep a credit card, checking account and savings account in balance the first semester. Every Friday we got a randomized sheet with a pay check and weekly bills. We had to buy insurance, take out car loans and take out a Mortgage. One part of the midterm test was to fill out a 1040EZ with our "Household info" from our classwork. Second semester was the same only with a Business ledger and our own company.

  5. Re:What about the rights of those injured by firea on 10 Confirmed Dead In Shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College · · Score: 2

    "Regulated" as in well trained. Not as in governed by laws. A "well trained militia".

    The 4th definition of "Regulated".
    4. To put or maintain in order: regulate one's eating habits.

    "Militia" = All able bodied males 18 to 34 years of age. Which is what makes the Selective Service and Draft legal.

  6. Re:So, I actually don't understand this. on Tank Hack Ensured Farmland Didn't Thwart the Invasion of Europe · · Score: 1

    Imagine for 500 years a farmers would pile rocks and stumps found in their field along the borders of that field. Trees and shrubs start to grow in the piles. This turns into the 20ft tall hedgerows over time.

  7. Re:Rampant Crime on Docs: Responding To Katrina, FBI Made Cell Phone Surveillance Its Priority · · Score: 1

    Nice try.

    Bush tried to send the National Guard. The governor of Louisiana (a democrat) said no. Only after the corpses started piling up did she consent.

    Seriously. Think about what would have happened if Bush sent the military into a state, against the will of a woman democrat governor, into a city with a majority black population.

    Not only a woman Democrat Governor. But a black Democrat mayor. Remember "Chocolate City" Ray Nagin. Who by the way is in PRISON right now.

      http://www.nola.com/crime/inde...

  8. Re:Don't worry, the Republicans will block this... on The US's First Offshore Wind Farm Will Cut Local Power Prices By 40% · · Score: 1

    They are big government progressives.

  9. Re: Children are not property. on Mississippi - the Nation's Leader In Vaccination Rates · · Score: 1

    So explain to me how abortion is legal? A woman can kill a child just because it is Unwanted.

  10. Re: One should be careful on the logic here on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: 1

    Russia does not want more oil on the market. Look at the price of a barrel of oil today. Russia will be bankrupt. They need $100 oil to keep their economy alive. But USA is now putting out more oil than Saudi Arabia due to Fracking.

  11. Re: Does HFCS count? on Study Finds Link Between Artificial Sweeteners and Glucose Intolerance · · Score: 2

    Not Hawaii. Florida and Louisiana.

  12. Re:I say cut the F-35 on There Is Plenty To Cut At the Pentagon · · Score: 1

    The major entitlement spending is for Medicare and Social Security. People are entitled to Medicare and Social Security because they paid for them all their lives.

    Do you propose that the government not pay people the benefits they paid for as part of a contract?

    That would be like buying health insurance from a private company, and having them decide not to pay you when you get sick and need it, because that would be a good way for them to save money.

    You are not prepaying for YOUR FUTURE befits. You are paying for the people getting benefits NOW. Your money does not go into your special "Lock Box". You are paying for your grand parents and parents. Your kids and grand kids will pay for you. It really is a ponzi scheme.

  13. Re: Left out the important qualifier... on In 2011, Fracking Was #2 In Causing Greenhouse Gas In US · · Score: 2

    http://tptenergy.com/

    My day job is building gas turbine powered frack pumps. We run on field gas direct from the ground with only a dryer and compressor.

  14. Re:If there was a Bad at Math Map... on Secession Petitions Flood White House Website · · Score: 1

    http://www.statemaster.com/graph/ene_pet_pro-energy-oil-production

    Texas and Louisiana produce a little less than 30% of US domestic oil production. That does not count the offshore wells in federal water. It only counts land based wells. How about chemical plants and refineries?

    Look at a map. Does not the Mississippi River enter the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana? How would that work out for you?

  15. Re:Constitution is NOT a living document on Supreme Court To Hear First Sale Doctrine Case · · Score: 2

    "Well Regulated" as in well trained or well disciplined. Like a regulated clock. The wrong definition is quite often used to justify firearm laws.

  16. Re:Mixed feelings on ADA May Force Netflix To Provide Closed Captioning On Content · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I am blind in one eye from childhood. I can not see anything in 3D. If a movie theater shows a 3D move must they also provide the same movie in 2D?

  17. Re:Also on Ebert: I'll Tell You Why Movie Revenue Is Dropping · · Score: 1

    I guess I am part of a small minority with a vision disability. I can not see stereoscopically so no 3D for me. I NEED 2D. It is not an option.

  18. Re:Maskelyne, also great inventor of the pay toile on Progressive Era Hacker Griefed Marconi Demonstration · · Score: 0

    Mod this up!!

  19. Re:Why don't U.S. carriers also use ski-jump? on Satellite Spots China's First Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 0

    Named after Navy people. Bush Sr. was a WWII Naval aviator. Gerald Ford served on a carrier in WWII. Jimmy Carter graduated from Annapolis and worked on the first nuclear sub designs. Carter cut the military so much in his 4 years you will never see a ship named after him. Which is why Reagen got a ship.

  20. Re:Why don't U.S. carriers also use ski-jump? on Satellite Spots China's First Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    The first ship of a new design class names the class. The first ship of the current carriers was named USS Nimitz. So all following carriers are Nimitz class. The new carriers will be a new class. The first ship will be the USS Gerald R Ford. So the Ford class.

  21. Re:Choosing the correct tactics on Patent Expires On Best Selling Drug of All Time · · Score: 1

    I'm unclear here. Since when did pharmacists suddenly get the right to override a doctor's prescription? How can Pfizer actually get a pharmacist to sign an exclusivity agreement.

    It's not the pharmacist. It's the insurance company. The pharmacist can only dispense the drug as written on the prescription. The insurance company decides on what they will pay for. If the insurance company will only pay for a generic drug. You still can get the name brand drug. But you will need to pay the full retail price for it. It depends on your insurance policy.

  22. Re:Just that pesky Constitution on Slate: Amazon's Tax Stance Unfair and Unethical · · Score: 1

    "Regulated" as in well trained. Not as in governed by laws. A "well trained militia".

    The 4th definition of "Regulated".
    4. To put or maintain in order: regulate one's eating habits.

      A militia must be armed or it is just a group of subjects. And yes up to the 1930's you could order machine guns from Sears and Roebuck or walk into a Western Auto and buy a new Tommy gun. Also the musket was the M16 of its day.

  23. Re:Wasn't this the whole point of CALEA? on Does Wiretapping Require Cell Company Cooperation? · · Score: 1

    CALEA equipment allows VoIP call surveillance at the telco switch level (DMS 250 & 500). When a Judge issued a warrant to wire tap a phone number. It would usually happen at the telco switch level. VoIP stopped that because IP traffic did not involve the voice network. CALEA upgraded the physical switches them selves to IP and added 1 cabinet of equipment (COLO owned by the FBI). The FBI through an office in Quantico, VA can access the network switches directly with out involving AT&T or Verizon.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Multiplex_System

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act

  24. Re:Pretty Ironic.... on William Shatner Wakes Up Crew for Final Discovery Mission · · Score: 1

    China = Communist

    USA is not China Yet.

  25. Re:I know it's usually thought of as old, but... on NASA Seeks Ham Operators' Help To Test NanoSail-D · · Score: 1

    Dip the grid and peak the plate. Ha! Tubes rule.