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  1. If you want a citation from GP, you probably shouldn't use Wikipedia as a source. Might as well use BuzzFeed, Gawker or some bloke at the pub.

  2. Well duh, you're only supposed to judge them by how much money they can scrounge together.

    If we judged politicians by their words or actions, both Trump and Hillary would be in jail (and poor Bernie would be sedated in a looneybin somewhere).

  3. Re:Wouldn't people notice on Even the CEO's Job Is Susceptible To Automation, McKinsey Report Says (networkworld.com) · · Score: 0

    The lack of a certified RoboPenis(tm) means that RoboCEO can't screw you over twice.

  4. Dude, you're supposed to reboot it every now and then.

  5. Re:PHB would be proud on Chinese Tech Companies Hire 'Cheerleaders' To Motivate Programmers · · Score: 2

    I've had the same experiences (though not church camp). Warmth and openness to conversation can very much bring me out of the introvert shell.

    Also, it might be worth noting that certain keywords, like "commodify a person", "rape culture", or "patriarchy", generally indicate a strong resistance to logic and reasoning. Arguing with such a person is rarely a fruitful endeavour.

  6. Re:Why? because..... on Chinese Tech Companies Hire 'Cheerleaders' To Motivate Programmers · · Score: 3, Funny

    coding with a boner is always more fun.

    It's a requirement if you want to hit the more complex emacs commands.

  7. Re:This is so wrong on Chinese Tech Companies Hire 'Cheerleaders' To Motivate Programmers · · Score: 1

    I think you've forgotten the part where this is a job that someone voluntarily applies to, not a job where every woman on the planet is forced into servitude. It's an easy mistake, I've done it myself a few times.

  8. Re:This is so wrong on Chinese Tech Companies Hire 'Cheerleaders' To Motivate Programmers · · Score: 1

    I am furious! I am outraged! I am livid!

    How DARE people do things that I do not approve of!?
    Don't they know that a single woman represents all women everywhere!? Spending money on making MEN feel comfortable in tech is NOT the same thing as spending millions on making WOMEN feel comfortable in tech! Only women deserve to feel comfortable!

    Also, white knight harder. I don't know about the other people here, but I wonder: how little must you think of women that you feel they all need to be protected from something as timid as another woman receiving appreciation as a hostess?

  9. Re:So on FTC: Machinima Took Secret Cash To Shill Xbox One · · Score: 4, Funny

    I work in bank robbing, and I have robbed banks many times. The most effective bank robberies are the ones where you don't run in and scream "This is a bank robbery!". I don't see a problem with this, it's way more common than you think.

  10. Re:It's going around on FTC: Machinima Took Secret Cash To Shill Xbox One · · Score: 1

    Isn't that what Marketing does?

  11. We'd be pretty far along on the carpentry stuff though. Cause you know, he kinda nailed it.

  12. Interesting on Where the Tech Industry's Political Donations Are Going · · Score: 1

    ...Carly Fiorina, a tech industry veteran, has only managed about $13,000 in donations.

    I wonder what it says about the industry when the one person with actual experience of it is the one not getting donations. Could it reflect on H1-B visas?

  13. Re:small? on Boeing Demonstrates Drone-Killing Laser · · Score: 1

    it can be transported in a few medium-sized boxes"

    How big is a medium-sized box?

    Rosanna Arquette or John Edwards

    Bigger than a small box but smaller than a large box.

  14. Rundown on US Scientists Successfully 'Switch Off' Cancer Cells · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While the title is misleading click-bait, there is potential to this discovery. Here's a rundown:

    We already knew that miRNA (which is a regulator/anti-virus peptide working on DNA) was silencing tumour-suppressing genes, this is very old stuff.
    We already knew that re-introducing tumour suppressing proteins into cells that lack them would remove the carcinogenic behaviour.
    We did not know that adhesive proteins (a part of the external cell stuff that is commonly called Extra-Cellular Matrix (ECM)) regulated miRNA in proximal cells. This is very interesting stuff, and leads to several intriguing possibilities. What if you flood a cancer site with adhesive proteins attached to a membrane connecting peptide? Will that upregulate tumour-suppressing proteins? What happens when you do this to healthy cells? If the response in heathy cells is low, this could be a universal "low-risk, unknown reward" medication for multiple cancer types, something cancer treatment has long lacked (all non-crazy-person treatments are dangerous to healthy tissue now).

    So, while not the panacea the title suggests, it's certainly an intriguing discovery.

  15. Title is confusing on 'Gynepunks' DIY Gynecology For Underserved Women · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Does it say un-deserved or under-served?

    This is like the website address for Expert's exchange.

  16. Re:Reach out and touch base and have a chat on Judge Orders State Dept, FBI To Expand Clinton Email Server Probe · · Score: 1

    Reuters is engaged in a witch hunt that much is clear. The only thing Clinton is guilty of is bad email practice. There has been no smoking gun; nothing that come close to treason or giving away state secrets. Jesus Christ, check every member of Congress and see how they handle email, are they all in compliance.

    Okay, let's translate this:

    "Hillary isn't guilty of anything. Her crime is far from being on the same level as treason. You can't convict Hillary for her crime until you convict the congress members who are committing the same crime."

    Forgive me if I chuckle a little.

  17. Re:Anyone know the tweet that caused this? on Twitter Blocks API Access For Sites Monitoring Politicians' Deleted Tweets · · Score: 4, Funny

    I read the statement linked in the summary and immediately wondered, what was the deleted tweet that brought the pressure on Twitter to do this?

    I'm pretty sure there has to be one. Either that or someone with a lot of influence was worried that they might tweet carelessly.

    Maybe Hillary accidentally tweeted some classified emails?

  18. Finally! on Twitter Blocks API Access For Sites Monitoring Politicians' Deleted Tweets · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If there is one thing politicians need less of, it's personal responsibility.

    Imagine a world where politicians could be judged not only by what they say in front of the reporters, but also by their actions and behaviour outside of PR-dictated statements. Sounds horrible, right? It's a good thing Twitter has stepped in to make sure that doesn't happen.

  19. Re:Even if you bleed Blue this is wrong on Judge Orders State Dept, FBI To Expand Clinton Email Server Probe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Or perhaps *because* he isn't endorsed by the party elite? The appeal of Trump appears to be largely because he's not cut from the same cloth as the standard politician.

  20. Re:She deserves to be in prison on Judge Orders State Dept, FBI To Expand Clinton Email Server Probe · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure where you have been raised, but in 'Murica, the law, much like the bus, is for poor people.

  21. Re: Lying scum on Judge Orders State Dept, FBI To Expand Clinton Email Server Probe · · Score: 1

    I don't know about you, but noone has come around to fondle my testicles yet.

    So either you are lying, or someone needs to hire more fondlers.

  22. Re:This was all about convenience on Judge Orders State Dept, FBI To Expand Clinton Email Server Probe · · Score: 1

    Dude, have you ever walked around with two phones? It's inconvenient.

  23. Re:A Common Tactic on Former Russian Troll Wins Lawsuit Against Propaganda "Factory" · · Score: 2

    Just look at any forum when Microsoft releases something new.

  24. Re:Amazing on Trump Targets the Abuse of H-1B Visas · · Score: 1

    While I admire your enthusiasm, the only thing that is brilliant about Trump is his toupé.

  25. Re:Amazing on Trump Targets the Abuse of H-1B Visas · · Score: 1

    Why do you think a businessman would be for a free market? Businessmen prefer regulation in their favor over free markets any day.

    This "businessman" has driven his various companies bankrupt on at least 3 occasions, and fancies himself a self-starter when he inherited all his money from his actually successful father. No wonder he's a Republican.

    That's BS. Sure he inherited money but there's not many people that achieve a 10,000 % ROI.
    I don't even like the guy and don't believe a word he is saying but I can't stand people that make shit up

    Actually, once the wheels start turning after a severe depression, a 10,000% ROI is much, much, much more likely. Look at the post-WW financials. Business was exploding.