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  1. Re:Here we go again on As Amazon Grows In Seattle, Pay Equity For Women Declines · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What other reasons? dumbass.

  2. Re:Bullshit Stats. on As Amazon Grows In Seattle, Pay Equity For Women Declines · · Score: -1, Troll

    He has exactly no logic an no facts. Hey, it backs your bias so jump right in.

  3. Re:Bullshit Stats. on As Amazon Grows In Seattle, Pay Equity For Women Declines · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Except that you are wrong. Name one industry that shows your point.

  4. Re:I bet Amazon would love to hire more women. on As Amazon Grows In Seattle, Pay Equity For Women Declines · · Score: 4, Insightful

    " One was competent (but a manly lumber dyke), the rest were air thieves."
    So you add a worthless antidote, use negative slang to describe them, and imply the more manly one is the better they are?

    Nice way to stack up the microaggression right into misogyny AND homophobia.

  5. Re:Here we go again on As Amazon Grows In Seattle, Pay Equity For Women Declines · · Score: 2

    You people are idiots looking for an excuse to be outraged.
    It's just data, and the question is 'why?'. No one is outraged.

    Half the population makes less money then the other half, and looking at the data and trying to see if we can find parity is reasonable.

    Why do you think we should ignore this issue?

  6. Re:NEWS FLASH on Google Maps Crunches Data, Tells You When To Drive On Thanksgiving · · Score: 1

    When though? I find it interesting that it's the afternoon.
    Why wait that long to leave for a trip? I would have thought the morning would be worse.
    In the rare occasion I need to go somewhere the day before TGiv* I leave at 5-6AM Now I might sleep an extra hour.

    *You Heard Me.

  7. Re:orly? on Google Maps Crunches Data, Tells You When To Drive On Thanksgiving · · Score: 1

    I cut everyone in the family who are argumentative*, gets sloppy drunk, and like to fight ut of my holidays.
    My families holidays are relaxing and stress free. Family is a two way street. If they can't respect my family and home, then I don't need to invite them over.
    Frankly, I don't understand people who put up with the crap.

    *I don't mean people I can have a civil discusses with who happen to be arguing a different POV.

  8. Re: Who knew? on Google Maps Crunches Data, Tells You When To Drive On Thanksgiving · · Score: 1

    That would be shocking, and a first for human beings as a whole. New data indicates what I am doing is wrong? well, I'll just change what I do, said hardly anyone, ever.

  9. Re:I'm quite surprised it wasn't on What Would Have Happened If Philae Were Nuclear Powered? · · Score: 1

    Probably not 4 times, and it is not extremely dangerous.

  10. Re:I'm quite surprised it wasn't on What Would Have Happened If Philae Were Nuclear Powered? · · Score: 1

    There are trade offs, and I am not second guessing the designers because I don't know all their constraints,

    Getting and handling could have been done with the assistance of other countries. No, it would not have lost significant amounts of fuel.

    They would need one gram per .5 watt.

  11. Re:Nuclear Power has Dangers on What Would Have Happened If Philae Were Nuclear Powered? · · Score: 1

    It' an alpha emitter tat decays into a less energetic alpha emitter.
    so scary.

  12. Re:This is moronic. on Halting Problem Proves That Lethal Robots Cannot Correctly Decide To Kill Humans · · Score: 1

    The use of robots weapons has dramatically reduced casualties.
    From systems that loiter, to self guiding, civilian casualties, are way down compared to previous wars for similar targets.

  13. Re:Don't sting me bro on Halting Problem Proves That Lethal Robots Cannot Correctly Decide To Kill Humans · · Score: 1

    Too smart to accept something without thinking about it.

  14. I make judgments about what to do in the future based on what I did or learned in the past.
    Of course they exist.

  15. Re:That's because on Three-Way Comparison Shows PCs Slaying Consoles In Dragon Age Inquisition · · Score: 1

    You're parameters are screwy.
    "and good enough for most applications "
    You don't use most applications on the console. Do you use excel? audacity? Can you write and add any mod you like to minecraft? Use it for your email?

    IN your example. the console would be the dragster. It's the specialized device.

    I have a PS3, and Xbox, and a Wii. Looking at life time and usage, the PC's are cheaper.

    Anyway, I was talking about technical play-ability.
    Example: On a PC you can make tighter turns. I think it was Gabe Newall who did a technical write up on that issue when discussion getting PC players and Console playing together. The solution? make PC client slower. In effect lower PC's to console level
      On a PC response times is quicker.

    If you never play more technically intensive games, you would n't need to upgrade a PC either.

    My rigs generally last a as gaming machine about 5 years. I am just now going to upgrade my sons machine, it's 7 years old and he plays SCII, TF2, minecraft, does movie editing, CAD, and garry's mod, and Crysis. The machines cost 800 when I built it, with one upgrade of 125 dollars for a new video card over 2 years ago

    Console are better if:
    You want to do head to head on the same screen with someone
    As a living room entertainment appliance.

    This is what one would expect. The console is an appliance. It has all the pros and cons of an appliance.

    None of this has to do with personal enjoyment. Like, dislike, good, bad, these are all different things.

  16. Re:Silly article, waste of time on Halting Problem Proves That Lethal Robots Cannot Correctly Decide To Kill Humans · · Score: 1

    " due to lack of information."
    I would say:
      due to lack of infinite information.

    Lets say the spread on that game is even.
    So if we both pick a team and bet, it's even money.
    But you say 'Give me 3 points and it's 2 to 1. Every dollar I bet, you will give me two.

    Should I take the bet? 3 to 1? 4 to 1?
    If you wanted me to give you 100 points, but you would pay a million to 1, I would probably bet a buck. Not with any hope of winning, but with the ope that I'll have a great story about the time I made a million to 1 bet. Don't ignore ancillary motivation.

    Lets change it up.
    Lets say you are a sniper, and there is a guy 500 meters away that you are 50% sure is your intended target. Do you shoot? 60%? 99%
    Lets say your target is going to enter a code that blows up a large bomb in a random city. Do you now shoot at 50% 60% 99%
    What if it's a nuclear bomb in a random city? A nuclear bomb in the city your children are at?

    You can NEVER actual have 100% How close you want to get depends on the impact of the events at hand.

  17. Re:Don't sting me bro on Halting Problem Proves That Lethal Robots Cannot Correctly Decide To Kill Humans · · Score: 1

    It has nothing ti do with his nature and everything to do with the scorpions inability to understand you.
    I always hated that saying, and double so for the fable. Why doesn't anyone note that the frog acted outside it's nature?

  18. That's because on Three-Way Comparison Shows PCs Slaying Consoles In Dragon Age Inquisition · · Score: 4, Insightful

    the PC is objectively better.

  19. Re:two-thirds of American schools cannot appropria on Head of FCC Proposes Increasing Internet School Fund · · Score: 1

    Switching equipment was probably donated.
    Since they don't have the money to pay for highly experienced and trained people, you end up with crappy set ups.
    Also, how much internet speed?
    The future is being built on high bandwidth, and to not have that in schools hinders Americans future generations.

  20. Re:More Smoke and Mirrors on Head of FCC Proposes Increasing Internet School Fund · · Score: 1

    For things like schools, you needs wide base for taxing becasue there is no direct association. Yet everyone benefits. Even people without kids benefit from schools.

    And fuck those old people who went to college for 40 dollars a semester then voted to stop taxes so everyone else has to pay outrages costs. No one over 60 should be involved in politics in any way.

    NO, not really, I just feel that way sometimes. Also, people should have to take a critical thinking test to be able to vote.

  21. Re:Sorry, but no ... on Head of FCC Proposes Increasing Internet School Fund · · Score: 1

    Please show one example of him being a shill since he got his new job.
    The tax going to schools is going to schools, it's just not enough.

  22. Re:Government's monopoly on education on Head of FCC Proposes Increasing Internet School Fund · · Score: 0

    It's not the teacher union.
    What you don't understand is most thing the schools depend on have risen FASTER THAN INFLATION.
    Books, supplies, land, fuel, maintenance have ALL risen faster then inflation.

    So many things impact school, you need to use an all item inflation rate.
    Inflation is great for have a specific base as a guide, not so great with daily cost increases.
    You will note that even when inflation is 0(zero) prices still go up.
    1960, a gallon of gas was 31 cents. Using just the basic inflation calculator, gas should cost 2.49 cents. There are other factors impacting that price.
    The teachers need to live in the real world, so yes there salaries will go up.

    If you actually care, learn about CPI. relative privce changes. and 'all item' inflation

  23. Re:Let me be the first to say on Head of FCC Proposes Increasing Internet School Fund · · Score: 1

    "I already pay a small fortune in school tax."
    no, you don't. You pay hardly anything and reap a huge return, moron.

  24. Re:don't tax alternative energy and transportation on Rooftop Solar Could Reach Price Parity In the US By 2016 · · Score: 2

    But we need to pay for infrastructure. SO we need to tax electricity to recoup lost revenue form the gas tax.

    The fees on solar are another push by power companies to screw over home energy collectors.
    They can already buy it at market value to resell to industry.

  25. Re:Subsidies on Rooftop Solar Could Reach Price Parity In the US By 2016 · · Score: 2

    For which side?