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  1. Re:We can do it. on The Internet's Broken. Who's Going To Invent a New One? · · Score: 2

    So you want like AOL and Earthlink back?

  2. Re:Slashdot stories obviously have that right, too on EU Court Backs 'Right To Be Forgotten' · · Score: 1

    There's a glitch in the Matrix today.

  3. Re:Buzzword bingo 2.0! on The Internet's Broken. Who's Going To Invent a New One? · · Score: 2

    You forgot terms like "paradigm shift" and "monitization" also "hashtag."

  4. We can do it. on The Internet's Broken. Who's Going To Invent a New One? · · Score: 2

    We'll build our own Internet. With Booze, Blackjack and Hookers!

    Wait, that's the current Internet. Uhm, how about faster speeds, lower prices and some privacy? That'd be a good start.

  5. Re:We all need to pay higher taxes on Oil Man Proposes Increase In Oklahoma Oil-and-Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    Oh shit, there's so much here that I could blow up on but leave it at this: You solve it by cutting it out, it's one problem and that's people who seem to think that because you work hard and have become successful that you should somehow miraculously give more back to society. What they forget is that all the while you were trying to establish yourself, you were giving, you were paying taxes. Taxes on property, on equipment, on vehicles on gas on fucking everything you buy just to make a living. Now we have a federal mandate on health insurance, another tax, of which my wonderfully fucked up and retarded elected officials have now driven the costs up from $650 / month to over $1100 a month with less coverage and less benefits. Another tax, another subsidy because some retards said we have have social and economic duty. Fuck that, we've given licensed ill-performing monopolies another reason to fuck us using another law that wasn't necessary adding more bureaucracy, more stupidity and more fucking retards in DC. The only reason it's palatable to most Americans is the giveaway in subsidies to buy those votes because we have to buy those votes! Just because you've worked hard and earned a bit more doesn't mean that you immediately owe more and that's what's wrong with the liberal fucksticks out there thinking that they somehow have the right to claim the fruits of your labors. I don't mind sharing but you aren't getting all of it, now get the fuck out of my kitchen and keep your hands out of my slice of the pie! Everybody should pay something, even those who are getting all the subsidies and big corporations should pay as well, we need an AMT for companies but still it doesn't mean that we should start targeting those who create the jobs, those who invest and build for the future all the while the governments of this country keep bigger, spewing more regulation and bullshit.

    Oh and today there's a divine wind, it seems Alec Baldwin that left wingnut-fuckstick himself was arrested for riding his bike the wrong way. He later tweeted "New York City is a mismanaged carnival of stupidity that is desperate for revenue and anxious to criminalize behavior once thought benign." For once I agree with him but it's not just NYC, it's everywhere and the mentality that we should pay more into a system where the fat cats keep skating and government keeps growing is out of touch with reality. If you want to contribute more, that's your prerogative so don't let me stop you but I for one pay more than my fair share.

  6. Re:Not only that... on Russia Bans US Use of Its Rocket Engines For Military Launches · · Score: 1

    That reminds me somehow of the bear fucker scene from "Super Troopers"

  7. Re:We all need to pay higher taxes on Oil Man Proposes Increase In Oklahoma Oil-and-Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    With the deficits we're running right now and with the lack of new citizens to pay for all of it, I suspect we'll be collapsing here in about 8 years.

  8. Re:We all need to pay higher taxes on Oil Man Proposes Increase In Oklahoma Oil-and-Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    Bullshit! We're being taxed out of existence to pay for all this horseshit. Nobody is arguing about basic services but why in the fuck is it necessary to dig deeper into my pockets to pay for fucking programs that do nothing but buy votes? Fuck the morality argument because I don't work 60+ hours a week as a small businessman to have it sucked away by some overbearing entity who thinks they know what's best for me. I think we all (that means even everybody) has to pay something into the system but as a job creator it's damn difficult week in and week out to keep fighting the regulatory and tax environment we have in this country all in the name of creating more government. I didn't spend all those years in college and the past few decades building up a business to have it eroded away because somebody is jealous of what I've worked hard to achieve. It's liberal fucksticks who think that we have to tax and tax and regulate more because these people and businesses who've been successful now somehow owe more than they've already paid into the system already. Fuck That. Bigger government doesn't create anything, it doesn't innovate and while it hires people so it can grow fatter it's a lesion that needs to be trimmed or eliminated wherever possible.

  9. Re:We all need to pay higher taxes on Oil Man Proposes Increase In Oklahoma Oil-and-Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    This is some pretty fucked up logic right here. Shit, God only wants 10% and that should be more than enough for any government! The argument that we need to pay more taxes and keep giving more away to entitlements belies the facts that we've given away so many tax breaks to big companies and billionaires that the only way the Feds can keep things afloat is to borrow massively and tax the middle class out of existence.

  10. Re:And one time at band camp. on Glenn Greenwald: How the NSA Tampers With US Made Internet Routers · · Score: 1

    Yes, it's being done to maximize embarrassment but half of the shit that's being published looks absolutely fraudulent. Take this one for example, I'm sorry this is standard practice but it was cobbled together in a few minutes and nobody who values their fat bureaucratic, pensioned job would present something like this. Shit I could probably put something on the back of a restaurant napkin and then pass it off as "General Alexander's design for new surveillance."

  11. Re:Socialist on Oil Man Proposes Increase In Oklahoma Oil-and-Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    Mod This Up. Nothing is stopping old Warren from giving a gift to the Treasury, but has he done it? Fuck No.

  12. Re:Deficit Spending In The Guise of Job Creation on Oil Man Proposes Increase In Oklahoma Oil-and-Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    While I don't agree with Rick Perry on everything, the budget in Texas is just fine. Could there be changes? Yes, but there is no perfect economy in this nation and at some point you have to question governments that would much rather practice bureaucratic wealth re-distribution in the name of social progressiveness. That becomes collective thought where initiative dies. All that gets you is bigger government and more people wanting a hand out. Large, wealthy corporations don't deserve hand-outs and that's what needs to be curtailed but at the same time don't just use that as an argument to start spreading the wealth disproportionately on areas where we really don't need the investment, big government. Big government equates to a lot of fuckwads who have nothing better to do all day than fuck with people. Look at Massachusetts and the Justina Pelletier case! A bunch of fucking retarded social workers and hospitals getting in the middle of parental rights where no cause for parental right termination has been proven.

  13. Re:Time to declare war on Oil Man Proposes Increase In Oklahoma Oil-and-Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    We already pay more for oil, it's called the free market where oil and gas are traded as commodities. Problems in the Ukraine, the price of oil and gas goes up. Problems with Iran, oil and gas go up. The problem is that the brokers and middlemen all take their cut and the producer gets a windfall. Unfortunately because they've claimed poverty and the need for incentives to produce, they get tax breaks in terms of property taxes both on land and equipment. Oil and Gas production in this nation has gamed the system in their favor and it's nice to see somebody from within actually call bullshit on the practice.

  14. Sounds Familiar on GM Sees a Market For $5/Day Dedicated In-Car Internet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    For over a decade the Automotive industry has been trying to tie mobile Internet access into very rigid platforms that add to the cost of the vehicle. These systems are usually obsolete by the time they make it to market and are not easily upgradable in the field. With the wealth of cell phones and other in-car add-ins (tom tom etc.) The value of these auto industry developed systems becomes less and less important. Sure, there's a "bling" factor to them but don't forget that you'll want it updated to something else about as often as you upgrade your cell phone. That means that supporting things like BlueTooth and USB/iPhone connectivity and integration are where the industry should be, not trying to build out another island of isolated electronics.

  15. Re-Flash it. Done. Or better yet get a reputable firm to validate the Firmware via CRC check etc. vs. OEM.

  16. And one time at band camp. on Glenn Greenwald: How the NSA Tampers With US Made Internet Routers · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I've given up on all this Spy vs. Spy nonsense. Frankly I'm surprised that there hasn't been a story where the NSA employes pixies who spread magic fairy dust on the Internet Tubes and the secret encryption keys float magically in the air. Sure, a lot of what Snowden took possession of and released was most likely based in fact but a lot of it is starting to sound a bit more ridiculous. If this article has even 1% of credibility I would have thought that any security firm outside the US would have been able to confirm it. Once it's confirmed then I'll worry. If it's not confirmed then it's another red herring.

  17. Re:People paid for their astronaut wings on Virgin Galactic Passengers May Just Miss Going into Space · · Score: 0

    I'm sure there's a feminine hygiene product tie-in there somewhere?

  18. We know... on Virgin Galactic Passengers May Just Miss Going into Space · · Score: 2

    We know you have a choice in Space Tourist Travel services and it looks like you picked the wrong one.

  19. Re:Recycling on Is Carbon Fiber Going Mainstream? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Where is your particular environmental itch?

    Crotch Rot.

  20. Re:Recycling on Is Carbon Fiber Going Mainstream? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    No cars. Just walk, bike or use public transportation. That's what all the policy makers want you to do anyway.

  21. You sure? on In SF: an App For Auctioning Off Your Public Parking Spot · · Score: 1

    I think parking spot isn't what you think it is. After all it is SF we're talking about here.

  22. Re:Russia you were so close on Russia Quietly Passes Anti-Blogger Law · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't call it a slide, more like a drop but then again they weren't that far away from it to begin with so the landing won't be too hard.

  23. Re:Russian Nazi Pirates? on Russia Quietly Passes Anti-Blogger Law · · Score: 1

    It could be worse. They could be Naked Russian Nazi Pirates and I don't know about you but have you seen the majority of Russian Women? Yikes!

  24. Building large complex rockets is hard on NASA, France Skeptical of SpaceX Reusable Rocket Project · · Score: 1

    It's not for everybody and few rocket engines are mass produced. The engines used in missile systems come close but they're typically built on diverse supplier contracts. The STS program allowed NASA to study the long term effects of re-use on components and vehicles. This lead to evolutionary changes for example to the main engine and the ablative nozzle coatings that were used on the RSRMs for example. Space-X will encounter similar problems along the way and like all complex engineering projects there will be situations that require some ad-hoc solutions but in the long run taking space launch systems away from governments is a good thing because while governments can wield large amounts of resources to a problem, they're overly top-heavy and bureaucratic in terms of the organizations put into place to accomplish a solution to the problem. Add to that the oversight (where your tax dollars go) and all the paperwork and you'll see that probably for every engineer/machinist/scientist on a project you'll have two or three times that in paper pushers where the government is concerned. That's where private companies like Space-X can make a difference, in actually delivering something at a cost much lower than any wholly controlled government enterprise.

  25. Re:Norton AV used to be a leader but no more on Anti-Virus Is Dead (But Still Makes Money) Says Symantec · · Score: 1

    Everybody is on the Cloud wagon. I hear prostitutes in Nevada are offering 20GB of free cloud storage for customers to photo dump their experiences.. .j/k