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  1. warning on Ask Slashdot: Communication With Locked-in Syndrome Patient? · · Score: 1

    there a ton of people who will try to get you to pay the for magic solutions. They will prey on you.
    Be patient, talk to her every day. red he interesting books, play complex music.

  2. Re:He'll have his work cut out for him on Fiat Chrysler CEO: Please Don't Buy Our Electric Car · · Score: 1

    When people spend a lot of money on something, they tend to like it no matter what for a while.
    So I have the following formula of trust.

    (cost/1000) / 2 = n Months until the 'new car placbo effect' has worn off.

  3. Re:It's hard to vote out the Gestapo... on NSA Surveillance Reform Bill Passes House 303 Votes To 121 · · Score: 1

    no one violated the constitution, THAT'S the problem.

  4. Re:Speak Truth to Power on NSA Surveillance Reform Bill Passes House 303 Votes To 121 · · Score: 1

    "goal runs directly counter to the interests of the people it is intended to protect, "
    no it doesn't. Not at all.
    we can argue the constitutionality of it, and yes it's actually complex. But being able to track someone down that makes a threats is in your best interested.

    You may no want that, but that is a different thing.

  5. Re:Don't forget the lobbyists on NSA Surveillance Reform Bill Passes House 303 Votes To 121 · · Score: 1

    4) Donated money can only go to the candidate

    5) They can only advertise on the internet

    6) Any inaccurate must be published immediately and retracted in public, by the candidate.

    7) Only the candidate can buy ads for support. no 3rd parties.

  6. Re:A step in the right direction on NSA Surveillance Reform Bill Passes House 303 Votes To 121 · · Score: 1

    I disagree.
    I am all for an age max though, say 60.

  7. Re:BFDâ¦. on NSA Surveillance Reform Bill Passes House 303 Votes To 121 · · Score: 2

    "From what I've heard of what passed,"
    heard from who? people with apolitical axe to grind maybe?

    let me know when you can accurately say:
    "From what I've read of what passed, "

    Then we can discuss which part you don't like.

  8. Re:Slow clap on NSA Surveillance Reform Bill Passes House 303 Votes To 121 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Did you read it? did you read the part where they removed loop holes fro the Senate version? no?
    of course not that would mean you would have to think.

  9. Re:Is it time? on Interviews: Ask Jennifer Granick What You Will · · Score: 1

    First of: Your petition expired, so I could read what it was about.
    onward:
    Read the whole quote.

    The most important and relevant part today is:
    "The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty"

    That is what is going on. there is a growing segment of the population are being giving incorrect information, and when shown to be wrong they grow discontented.
    I can not tell you how many angry people over something in government is almost entirely due to their ignorance.

    " The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. "
    I have never read anything the describe the attitude of people on the internet more so then that.

    People are wrong they find an echo chamber and when presented with actual facts they get angry and say stupid things like:
    "is it time to water the tree of Liberty?"

  10. Re:A pretty good work device on With the Surface Pro, Microsoft Is Trying To Recreate the PC Market · · Score: 1
  11. Re:well on With the Surface Pro, Microsoft Is Trying To Recreate the PC Market · · Score: 1

    And by cradle I mean dock, my bad.
    The tablet it powerful enough to run everything office workers need, and its portable.
    Corporation already use Microsoft, and MS has some good support for them.

    If reality used you argument, we would all by running Linux.
    Sadly, we are not.

  12. Re:This is part of their job on Google Fiber: No Charge For Peering, No Fast Lanes · · Score: 1

    "Hats off to google - but not really. "
    the google hate it strong with this one.

    Google could easily jump on the AT&T/comcast band wagon, and made more money, instead they do the right thing.

  13. Re:Hedge on Google Fiber: No Charge For Peering, No Fast Lanes · · Score: 1

    ".. just seems like a puff piece for what anyone should already assume."
    yes, but large companies Comcast, AT&T are actively trying to take it away. So, lets not assume, shall we?

  14. Re:terminology on Google Fiber: No Charge For Peering, No Fast Lanes · · Score: 4, Informative

    The phrase 'Fiber Server' does not appear in the article.
    Blame the submitter.

  15. Re:Keystone XL on US Officials Cut Estimate of Recoverable Monterey Shale Oil By 96% · · Score: 1

    Removing incentive for green energy hinder green energy; however build a pipeline across america so foreign companies can make money is really just a bad idea.

  16. Re:Keystone XL on US Officials Cut Estimate of Recoverable Monterey Shale Oil By 96% · · Score: 1

    Civilian Nuclear never should go any where. It should all be government run and regulated. Removes the bonuses and financial incentive for ignoring issues.

  17. Re:Keystone XL on US Officials Cut Estimate of Recoverable Monterey Shale Oil By 96% · · Score: 1

    "Fusion has _never_ worked as a fuel source"
    hahahaha.

    Let me introduce you to my friend:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...

    So we now it works. how does 7850 sq meter get you 40 MW at a 1000 watts per sqr. meter?

  18. Re:Good. on US Officials Cut Estimate of Recoverable Monterey Shale Oil By 96% · · Score: 1

    " but we should replace all air within a nation with high-speed rail."
    based on what? Certainly not on any understanding of rail.

  19. Re:Good. on US Officials Cut Estimate of Recoverable Monterey Shale Oil By 96% · · Score: 2

    the road are in good working order. What freeways aren't being repaired?

  20. well on With the Surface Pro, Microsoft Is Trying To Recreate the PC Market · · Score: 5, Insightful

    duh.
    MS is leading the way to a place where you carry you computer all the time and just drop it into a cradle when you need a bigger screen.
    Something that works for well over 80% of the populace.
    I'm not a fan, but the iPad would be horrible to do that with. With it's in ability to shop more then 1 window at a time.

    And I own an iPad, and I like it.

  21. Re:Question About The DCMA. on Interviews: Ask Jennifer Granick What You Will · · Score: 1

    Trade agreements say otherwise.

  22. Re:European "right to be forgotten" on Interviews: Ask Jennifer Granick What You Will · · Score: 2

    "...an individual's freedom not to be talked about?"
    there is no freedom or right to not be talked about. Basically you are saying if the government should prevent people from talking about other people. i.e. censorship.

  23. Re:Meanwhile in realityland... on Google Using YouTube Threat As Leverage For Cheaper Streaming Rights · · Score: 1

    No, youtube does not do massive copyright theft. Some people using youtube violate copyright law.
    There is a difference.

    I"M sorry, but you just sound like a whiny douche the is angry because they can no longer abuse a free service to sell their music.

  24. Re:a group representing independent musicians on Google Using YouTube Threat As Leverage For Cheaper Streaming Rights · · Score: 1

    Seem to me the musician leeching off something some else pays for are the bad guys here. I like musicians and I think they do a lot of good, but lets not pretend that using a service some else provides for free for casual videos in order to sell your music isn't a jackass move.
    Words are fun.

  25. Re:a group representing independent musicians on Google Using YouTube Threat As Leverage For Cheaper Streaming Rights · · Score: 1

    OR
    you can have companies that have a set rate and you can agree or not. a decision that takes less time then calling a representative.