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  1. California occupied on Chinese Certificate Authority CNNIC Is Dropped From Google Products · · Score: 0

    California has been occupied since 1847. Shouldn't Google do something about that first?

  2. Internet Explorer on Chinese Certificate Authority CNNIC Is Dropped From Google Products · · Score: 1

    All this talk about Google and Mozilla, what is Microsoft doing?

  3. Re:Way too many humanities majors on Why America's Obsession With STEM Education Is Dangerous · · Score: 5, Informative

    A friend of mine's son wants to switch from engineering to art. He got into Pitt's engineering school. Once he gets there, he discovers that it's hard. This is first semester. Hasn't even gotten to anything engineering related yet. He wants to switch to art, because it's more fun. He's not out to get prepared for a career, he wants to have fun in college. This is one of the major reasons we lack STEM graduates.

  4. Way too many humanities majors on Why America's Obsession With STEM Education Is Dangerous · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The push to expand STEM is the result of so many people in the past rushing toward humanities majors that we have a glut. I don't think people are trying to eliminate them, but just bring some balance back.

  5. Looks like a shipping container, with a roof on Ikea Refugee Shelter Entering Production · · Score: 1

    Did they just make an easy to assemble shipping container?

  6. Re:"to provide support for the cultural sector" on Quebec Plans To Require Website Blocking, Studies New Internet Access Tax · · Score: 2

    I love Quebec, but they have some of the most obnoxious politicians in the world.

  7. The Hypnotoad on How Professional Russian Trolls Operate · · Score: 1

    ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!

  8. Stout body, long legs, good lateral movement on What Makes the Perfect Gaming Mouse? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Make sure it gets plenty of grain, plenty of water, and paper for bedding. You need to exercise it at least twice a day. Needs to spend a lot of time on the wheel to build up stamina. A few trips through the maze will also help.

  9. Instead of a 6 hour flight? on Russian Official Proposes Road That Could Connect London To NYC · · Score: 1

    Someone is going to drive 3/4 of the way around the world to avoid a 6 hour flight? Very efficient.

  10. Re:SOLAR on First Nuclear Power Plant Planned In Jordan · · Score: 2

    Because they don't work at night? You would need to buy an awful lot of batteries to keep a country running after dark.

  11. Re:You can get it a lot cheaper on RadioShack Puts Customer Data Up For Sale In Bankruptcy Auction · · Score: 1

    Cheaper to buy on Amazon

  12. Re:80's data on RadioShack Puts Customer Data Up For Sale In Bankruptcy Auction · · Score: 1

    Probably stored on 5 1/4" floppies.

  13. 80's data on RadioShack Puts Customer Data Up For Sale In Bankruptcy Auction · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't worry, it's all from the 1980's.

  14. Gen Con? on Gen Con Threatens To Leave Indianapolis Over Religious Freedom Bill · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It would be really handy if the article mentioned what Gen Con even was. I had to go look it up.

  15. Re:America Needs Dream Chaser on Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser Could Land At Ellington Space Port Near Houston · · Score: 1

    Not sure how the reusable Dragon is crude. The Dream Chaser seems to be the one with limited potential. What else can you do with it?

  16. Battlebots on Do Robots Need Behavioral 'Laws' For Interacting With Other Robots? · · Score: 1

    They need to follow the rules of Battlebots.

  17. Drive to Baltimore on Amazon Launches One-Hour Delivery Service In Baltimore and Miami · · Score: 1

    I don't live far from Baltimore. I guess if I need a rush package, I could order something, ship it to a known address, and drive there to pick it up. Only problem is they might beat me there.

  18. Re:where do I sign up on Microsoft Offers Pirates Amnesty and Free Windows 10 Upgrades · · Score: 1

    Windows 97? Wow, how did you get ahold of that version. I had to wait for Windows 98.

  19. Re:Oh the irony! on White House Proposal Urges All Federal Websites To Adopt HTTPS · · Score: 1

    The NSA can submit them to get information from other government web sites.

  20. Re:Oh the irony! on White House Proposal Urges All Federal Websites To Adopt HTTPS · · Score: 1

    Why, they can just get it all with a freedom of information act request.

  21. Rename Microsoft on Microsoft Is Killing Off the Internet Explorer Brand · · Score: 2

    Getting rid of the name "Microsoft" may help in the long run.

  22. Re:E-books have covers??? on New Site Mocks Bad Artwork On Ebook Covers · · Score: 1

    Don't judge an ebook by its ecover.

  23. My hovercraft is full of eals on Why There Is No Such Thing as 'Proper English' · · Score: 1

    I will not buy this record, it is scratched.

  24. Double the size on Congress? on US Wind Power Is Expected To Double In the Next 5 Years · · Score: 0

    The only way to guarantee extra wind power.

  25. Are Brown Dwarfs Stars? on Proxima Centauri Might Not Be the Closest Star To Earth · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I don't think brown dwarfs count as stars.