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  1. Ahh yes, critical thinking on Creationism In Texas Public Schools · · Score: 1

    Critical thinking requires observation of opinion and fact, of weighing evidence presented in front you in a unbiased way. If this was a critical thinking class they would teach both sides then give evidence of both sides and have the children decide which is more plausible. I doubt creationism have much going for it, unlike the earth being billions of years old (carbon dating) and theory of evolution (super bugs)

    This isnt for critical thinking, this is to teach our kids the exact opposite of critical thinking, this is to teach kids how to blindly follow any stupid idea someone throws at them....i guess it makes sense parents like this want there kids to be like this.

  2. Re:"Devices" != PCs on Apple Devices To Reach Parity With Windows PCs In 2014 · · Score: 1

    I was working on roughly the same comment...you just point out the stupidity of this article far more efficiently then i did, so ill comment here instead.

    My analogy was that they sold more fries then oranges so clearly oranges must suck.

  3. Re:By all means on Congressman Accepts BitCoin For His US Senate Run · · Score: 1

    he thinks bitcoins are more anonymous then dollars, its a common misunderstanding, infact bitcoin is completely traceable. Every transaction that has ever happened, has been recorded and can be audited. Unlike dollars....

    However, bitcoins can be tumbled and they lose track of who owned what coins because all the coins are spread among a bunch of people.

  4. Re:I like the idea on Congressman Accepts BitCoin For His US Senate Run · · Score: 1

    Each bit coin can be divided down to 100,000,000 satoshis. the whole transfer process is based on 100,000,000 satoshis, so when you get one bitcoin you, the backend process it as 100 million satoshis.

    Payment fee can also scale, and can even be put manually in the miner i believe, or its capable of doing so and hasnt been implemented yet (bitcoin protocol is full of shit you can do)

    From your two very wrong remarks, i would presume that you have little knowledge of bitcoin, and unfortunately your spreading misinformation that people are catching up on (this is the top post from my settings)

    To redeem yourself to the mighty bitcoin god, you must first say 'praise bitcoin' 100 times (for brownie points, say it in public outloud), then type in bitcoin into google and read 5 articles relating to how bitcoin works. If you dont care about the god, then just read one good article on how bitcoin works or watch a podcast, shit its the internet, facts are there...find them before you join in a discussion

  5. Re:This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    Ya the church when it ran the world, it burnt people, caused massive wars and millions died a year. People starved, jailed and instead of a constitution full of relevance, they used a 2000 year old book with no facts in it what so ever. I dont see how i am saying i want the goverment to have more power then the church..im saying that the church shouldnt be able to 1. dictate what employees do with there compensation, 2. Tell health insurance company's what they can and cannot cover. 3. Impose yet again some strange morale guidelines that nobody realy even follows (even females in the church dont follow that one)

    When i said "They could just pay the fine and force employees to get heath insurance from the exchanges and BOOM..its out of there hands" i was given a simple fact away from there self created problem, I never said that i agreed or disagreed with exchanges, i simply pointed a way they could both feel they are still morally superior (even though they are not) and employees still get to keep there freedom of using birthcontrol.

    Seems to me this is just one more way the church is trying to fill its biblical role and make sure women are homemakers and subservient to the male society. men can have sex whenver they want and have little to no consquences, even if they impregnate the female. The female however, at least the way the church is trying make it, cant have sex without a big chance of getting pregnant and having her life utterly changed and any goals destroyed.

    So i am advocating fairness, if women want to have sex (and i want them to want to have sex) then they should always be allowed to, and birthcontroll allows that freedom.

  6. Re:This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    im sorry that im anti freedom because i dont want the fucking church dictating what is and isnt appropriate in my lfie, nor do i want some jerk telling my girlfriend she cant have birth control pills.

    How you ever got that i want to make volunteer work outlawed is beyond me, that wasn't even a stretch, that was just shit throw out of your ass.

    your arguments are so off center and out of wack i dont even know where to begin.

    Also, this had nothing to do with obamacare and i wasnt arguing for or against it, so lets not change the subject so you can have a stronger argument.

    also, i got this strong strong sense that you dont even know what communism means, its probaly a buzzword that you hear on some right wing radio and you use it because it sounds scary(it seems to of scared you)

  7. Re: This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 2, Insightful

    cathoclism and jesus have nothing to do with each other, there is nothing about the catholic church that realy follows jesus, its all pretend while the church sits in there own city state with all that fucking wealth and use a small perecentage to help the poor out...its no differnt then a bank running a promotion ' open a bank account with us and we will give some poor starving child 50.00 to buy him a few days. '

    If Catholics want to follow jesus, the pope would step down, the Vatican would be sold and the money would be sent to the poorest of nations, that wont happen because its not about jesus, its about power and thats ALL its about.

  8. Re:This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So your saying that despite the constitution, as long as i consider it 'morally wrong' then i can go out of my way to not pay for it. Whoohoo, im going to call IRS and tell them out of all my taxes, i dont want one penny to go to bombs, wars, or anything that can be used to kill anyone.

    Lets put it in a differnt term, They pay people with cash that can be used for anything, drugs, booze, whores...basically anything the church morraly objects to they hand over pieces of paper that allow that kind of behavior. Is the next stop going to argue they dont need to pay employees because of what they can do with cash?

    Healthcare is a payment, They could just pay the fine and force employees to get heath insurance from the exchanges and BOOM..its out of there hands. This is not about stopping it, its about religious oppressment, something the cathcolic church is quite good at, and quite fond of.

  9. Re:This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The catholic church is going to do what to the nun? Fire her? thats about it, thats all they can do. Sorry bud, but the days of burning witches are over, there will be no bigger problem for said nun, except having a baby unemployed

    And no, this isnt about nuns having access to birthcontroll, this is about having a religious boss/ceo who suddenly thinks that because he is catholic he can now force everyone he works for to follow his tenant if they agree with it or not.

    This is just the same fucking fight we have had with religion since its stupid idea was conceived, its now just wrapped in some different kind of bullshit pretending that poor Catholics are oppressed because they cant refuse contraceptive to people who dont give a fuck about there dumbass tenets and the stupid fake god they worship whom they crown and call the pope.

    this is about freedom of religon for the majority of the USA, not your stupid fucking holy book

  10. Re:This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    soon we will have Catholic bucks, it will buy anything most dollars do execpt what the church deems evil. Then of course Muslims will need there own bucks, jews will have jew bucks, even Scientology will get its own green dollar.

    That way we can make sure that all religions oppress us equally, the constitution doesn't state freedom of religion...well it does, but who cares about the Constitution, that is so 1700's

  11. Re:News for Nerds? on Oregon Signs Up Just 44 People For Obamacare Despite Spending $300 Million · · Score: 2

    He did take both, just not the first time. After the last phone call in the first matrix he realized his trip was ending.

    "Neo, do not take both pills" was morphis advice, but neo was hooked and so you have whatever the fuck happened in 2 and 3

  12. Re:Do us a favor on Microsoft Customers Hit With New Wave of Fake Tech Support Calls · · Score: 1

    user I have a error here

    tech whats the error?

    user I dont know, its just a error with a screen and now its gone, nothings happening

    tech Ok, restart your computer

    user ok, just a minute (2 minutes later)

    tech did you restart?

    user I pressed the button but nothing is happening, the computer is blinking.

    tech what do you mean the computer is blinking?

    user Never mind it stopped, i restarted, now the computer is just a black screen

    tech do you mean the monitor?

    user No, i mean the computer, its just black.

    tech Ok, restart again

    user Which button is the restart?

    tech Just hold down the power button untill all the lights are off.

    user Ok....(2 minutes later)

    tech So, did you shut off the computer?

    user I think so, but all my lights are still on, so im just holding down the button till all the lights are off.

    tech Just click the power button on your power strip to turn it off, then make sure to turn back on the power strip

    user Ok, thats done but all my lights are still on

    tech What lights exactly are on?

    user My bedroom light, my kitchen light...

    tech Ok, we dont need to worry about those, lets go ahead and turn back on your computer.

    user Ok...(3 minutes later)

    tech Is your computer on?

    user Sorry, i was checking my cookies in the oven, let me go check.....yes, its on, would you like me to log in?

    tech that would be great

    user: Ok, (3 minutes later)

    tech Did you log in?

    user I cant find my password, and I burnt my cookies, hold on, im looking (10 minutes later)

    tech Did you find that password?

    user I think so, its one of my passwords anyways

    Ive worked for tech support long enough to know how to play a stupid customer, i hope someone calls me , ill keep him on all day.

  13. Re:Free testing on TrueCrypt To Go Through a Crowdfunded, Public Security Audit · · Score: 1

    i guess the joke went over your head(see parent comment)....but thats ok, your right though, wiping data is a good idea. You could always just encrypt your entire drive as well, making wiping unnecessary.

  14. Re:Won't work for the Windows version on TrueCrypt To Go Through a Crowdfunded, Public Security Audit · · Score: 2

    If you have followed any basic critical thinking class then you should observe one simple fact about this statement. It is a opinion, there are not facts supporting this that i am aware of (and many other claims about this article), nor is there any provided evidence.

    If you use windows there are facts you should know. 1. its the most used OS and is the biggest target for anyone wanting information. Its far better to build a generic malicious code that will attack a known vulnerability of windows, even if its not zero day, then it is to bother with the small percentage of people who use linux/mac, that is where the main problem with using windows. 2. There is really truly no way to know what is programed in windows, if you think microsoft would put at risk the world market for the NSA without one big fight, then you probably dont want to use windows. Consider this though, most breaches happen not because there is some easy way to break into windows, but because the admin didn't do something properly.

    Now its not up to me to decide what level of paranoid security you run, or why you choose one OS over another, it is up to me however to call out bullshit, or at the very least, demand evidence on outrageous claims.

  15. Re:Free testing on TrueCrypt To Go Through a Crowdfunded, Public Security Audit · · Score: 2

    I think the bigger question here is, why do you need to wipe your free space? are you hiding something from the NSA?

  16. Re:Free testing on TrueCrypt To Go Through a Crowdfunded, Public Security Audit · · Score: 2

    Well put it in a hidden container and put stupid shit inside your normal container and give them that password. Throw a bunch of tax returns and shit in there and say you where only following your IT friends advice on protecting your finance documents, or if your IT, say you practice what you preach.

    Also, assume they will find this post and use it to prove you have a secret container, so you'll want to change your name, SSN, DOB and possibly a face change(at least your hair), in fact, why where you stupid enough to talk smack on NSA in a public forum? Clearly if you dont like the NSA watching over you then your a hardcore criminal/terrorist and we can just skip the whole show me what you got trial bullshit and lock you up...or maybe just bomb you. Hidden containers wont matter to the drone and the secret judge who already ordered your death.

    Point is...your fucked.

  17. Re:what exactly can you print on these? on What Will Ubiquitous 3D Printing Do To IP Laws? · · Score: 1

    First you got to print the cotton seeds....duh

  18. Re:Is it for real? on UK Cryptographers Call For UK and US To Out Weakened Products · · Score: 1

    Paranoia is often a byproduct of ignorance. If you research it you should find that it is a little disturbing, but not quite whats its being made out to be.

    Stick with open source and you should be fine.

  19. Re:We're doing something wrong? on UK Cryptographers Call For UK and US To Out Weakened Products · · Score: 1

    I do miss my childhood days being shown a movie on how to survive the impending apocalypse by hiding under the desk. A certain warm and comfy feeling that i haven't felt since Regan. I keep hoping the new world with terrorism coming from every direction will bring that feeling back. I suppose it wont happen till the terrorist get nukes they can deploy.

    One day i dream of the cold war again, if only putin would just hurry up already.

  20. Re:What else do you expect? on Student Arrested For Using Phone App To 'Shoot' Classmates · · Score: 1

    I think its rather obvious by now, the second isnt protecting any of the other rights because all the other rights are eroding, but go ahead and hold on to your gun and bury your head in a hole while pretending everything is ok.

  21. Re:You missed the point... on Ask Slashdot: Can We Still Trust FIPS? · · Score: 1

    can you really trust anyone? until the day i can get in someones head and verify beyond any doubt that they are trustworthy, i am going to stop surfing the web, eating local food, going anywhere public and most certainly not answering the door.

    If you need me ill be in my buried bunker, dont bother knocking, ill shoot first and then figure out who you are.

  22. Re:Not family sharing, more like account borrowing on Valve Announces Family Sharing On Steam, Can Include Friends · · Score: 1

    you call that the good old days?

  23. If you value your data on Seagate's Shingled Magnetic Recording Tech Boosts HDD Capacities to 5TB and Up · · Score: 0

    Dont buy drives that have alot of space. Cramming these bits in make the HDD work harder and hotter, therefore they break quicker.

    Example, my new 1TB lasted 1 year and half, my 500GB has last about 7 years now....

    Seagate idea sounds retarded from the top down.

  24. Re:Wee, it's no wonder on US Uncorks $16M For 17 Projects To Capture Wave Energy · · Score: 1

    my apologies, usually when i hear offshore energy and deregulation im thinking oil, as 99% of the time it is.

  25. Re:Wee, it's no wonder on US Uncorks $16M For 17 Projects To Capture Wave Energy · · Score: 0

    Raciest fuck doesnt even want to revel himself, your not wise or intelligent your a angry coward.