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  1. Reading comprehension on Chicago Red Light Cameras Issue Thousands of Bogus Tickets · · Score: 1

    Under criminal law you have the right to face your accuser. Is the court supposed to bring in the red light camera for testimony? Sure you can request a hearing on the ticket but I meant no cops have to show up. You guys are thick.

  2. You need on Dealing With 'Advertising Pollution' · · Score: 3, Informative

    Youtube Center. I run that with Adblock and it automatically makes videos play in the larger window and always sets the volume to 10%. That is just a few things you can fix. The addon has tons of tweaks.

  3. You're lying on Chicago Red Light Cameras Issue Thousands of Bogus Tickets · · Score: 2

    These automatic tickets are CIVIL fines instead of criminal. No one has to show up. If you don't pay they just send you to a collection agency.

  4. Dryer on Microsoft's Missed Opportunities: Memo From 1997 · · Score: 0

    Boy if those dryers only had some fancy kind of audible alert device...

  5. Re:what? on AMD FirePro W9100 16GB Workstation GPU Put To the Test · · Score: 2

    Exactly. Also double precision is a requirement for scientific modeling and calculations. Do you really want a 1 bit error on a simulation that took a month to process?

  6. Re:Not the target market on Leaked Build of Windows 9 Shows Start Menu Return · · Score: 1

    What do the vast majority of people do with their laptops? They play some games, watch youtube, and maybe type up notes in class. Can you elaborate on what "much more mature and reasonable" means? I can still buy two Chromebooks for the price of an iPad and not be forced to use bullshit iTunes.

  7. Re:What's the big deal about win8? on Leaked Build of Windows 9 Shows Start Menu Return · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Windows 8 just does dumb shit. The first box I setup had a touchscreen. The instructions say to move the mouse to the upper right corner. So I move the mouse and nothing happens. Check all the cables and everything but it all appears working. Finally figure out they want me to move the CURSOR to the upper right using my FINGER. The mouse is not even used!

  8. And on Leaked Build of Windows 9 Shows Start Menu Return · · Score: 1

    They are fucking ugly. The super square shapes remind me of basic X window managers. Hell even CDE is more pleasing to look at.

  9. Not the target market on Leaked Build of Windows 9 Shows Start Menu Return · · Score: 0

    You are not the target market for Chromebooks. The funny part is they still cost like 1/8 of what your Macbook did. My mom has a Chromebook and she loves it. I never get tech support calls anymore. Everything just works.

  10. immigrant taxi owner? on Uber Is Now Cheaper Than a New York City Taxi · · Score: 1

    Never priced a medallion I guess. They don't own the taxis.

  11. LOL on Unintended Consequences For Traffic Safety Feature · · Score: 1

    Try living where I do. People ignore lights and crosswalks and stroll right into traffic. I saw one unlucky girl not paying attention with the wheel of a van resting on her ankle. The driver didn't even notice until people started banging on his window.

  12. Nothing of course on Eric Schmidt and Entourage Pay a Call On Cuba · · Score: 1

    He is rich and powerful, what are you expecting?

  13. Re:Hello, McFly on 2600 Distributor Withholds Money, Magazine's Future In Limbo · · Score: 1

    Chances are if you're pretty bright then 2600 magazine won't be of much interest to you.

  14. Re:Like it matters on YouTube Introduces 60fps Video Support · · Score: 1

    Then links to videos that are supposed to demonstrate 60fps except they don't appear to.

  15. Or on A Physicist Says He Can Tornado-Proof the Midwest With 1,000-Foot Walls · · Score: 1, Insightful

    People could stop living in places where a tornado comes through every few years. You hear the same complaints about people living in flood plains

  16. Show me a case of a cop doing jail time for wrongfully killing someone. I don't mean a month long sentence either, hard time like common folks get.

  17. You basically summed it up. Cops straight up murder people and district attorneys refuse to press charges fearing they will lose the backing of the police. The head of the brotherhood of police is on record saying that police misconduct is so rare it doesn't even exist.

  18. Guess you've never been in court with a cop. Cops lie to judges and persecutors all the time. If cops don't have enough evidence for a warrant they say an anonymous informant tipped them off and the judge rubber stamps it.

  19. What? on Harley-Davidson Unveils Their First Electric Motorcycle · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How will they make it leak oil and break down like normal Harleys?

  20. Re:May I direct your attention to this? on Bill Gates To Stanford Grads: Don't (Only) Focus On Profit · · Score: 1

    What if I told you all that happened after Bill Gates left the company?

  21. Seriously? on Bill Gates To Stanford Grads: Don't (Only) Focus On Profit · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You gotta be shitting me. Apple is doing way worse things today than Bill Gates ever did in the 80s or 90s.

  22. Re:Chip & Pin on Clueless About Card Data Hack, PF Chang's Reverts To Imprinting Devices · · Score: 1

    The ATMs give an error about my banking institution declining the transaction. Called card services a number of times and they claim no problems and don't see anything being declined. One certain ATM seems to work while most don't. Gas stations seem to read the card alright but then the grocery store couldn't. My bank's VISA card has more problems than my Mastercard. Seriously what the fuck?

  23. Re:Chip & Pin on Clueless About Card Data Hack, PF Chang's Reverts To Imprinting Devices · · Score: 1

    I had the same problem but when using my card in Canada. Some places would read it but most would not. Called the credit card company to bitch and nobody knew what chip and pin was.

  24. Re:What about flat cards? on Clueless About Card Data Hack, PF Chang's Reverts To Imprinting Devices · · Score: 2, Informative

    You're doing yourself a favor by not eating af PF Chang's.

  25. Does it have that bullshit Firefox 29 theme? on Firefox 30 Available, Firebug 2.0 Released · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If yes then I'm still not using it. Palemoon all the way.