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  1. Re:The Paranoid Path on The Internet Of Things Is Becoming More Difficult To Escape (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    I don't know what CRI is but my LLC (looks like crap) index puts incandescent lighting at the top.

  2. Re:The Paranoid Path on The Internet Of Things Is Becoming More Difficult To Escape (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Incandescent bulbs are huge waste of electricity and have a very dull ugly color. That might have something more to do with it. They cost more now than the house brand LED bulbs at HD or Lowes

  3. Why? on The Internet Of Things Is Becoming More Difficult To Escape (npr.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why would you want to add all this complexity to your life, I just don't get it. Appliances are supposed to free up your time but if you go gonzo trying to optimize their use you will achieve exactly the opposite.

  4. Re:Uber will die on its own on Trump-Style Tactics Finally Stopped Working For Uber (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    uber will die because it doesn't make money now and never will

  5. Why would you buy from them on Sharp To Americans: You Don't Want to Buy a Sharp-Brand TV (wsj.com) · · Score: 0

    TVs are so cheap from the top tier brands such as Sony, LG, Samsung I don't understand why you would buy anything else

  6. Basically you are arguing that the release of classified information is up to the person handling it. Do you believe that a government should be able to have secrecy or not? It's as simple as that.

  7. Re:keep on piling on this bullshit on Former FBI Director Predicts Russian Hackers Will Interfere With More Elections (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    The real way to marginalize trump is for the Democrats and concerned Republicans to act professionally and provide real alternatives to Trump's policies. I'm not holding my breath....

  8. How can you call her a whistle blower? The value of the information to the American public was small or non-existent and it tipped off the Russian that we were on to them.

  9. Re:its a good line... on Tim Cook Takes Swipe at Windows During MIT Commencement (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    CrApple stories generate a lot of clicks on ./ Always fun to be part of something that is Ironic!

  10. Look at this way- one device will replace a laptop, desktop and cellphone. If you add administration into the cost model the savings are staggering.

  11. If you take high end gaming out of the equation, the mobile device has more than enough power for most users so it's irrelevant.

  12. Re:How was this not already common knowledge? on Former FBI Director Admitted He Was the Source Of At Least One Leak To the Press (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree that Trump is out of control obnoxious blowhard. But that doesn't mean that what Comey did was the right thing to do- and with his years of service he should have known better.

  13. This doesn't make a ton of sense though... nobody 'knows' that the price is negative and elects to waste it.

  14. Re:How was this not already common knowledge? on Former FBI Director Admitted He Was the Source Of At Least One Leak To the Press (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Then he should know that what he says to the press have grave consequences and that it is stupid to do so unless it is necessary. Your are conflating importance with self-important.

  15. Yet here he is, leaking information to the press to influence things. This just adds credence to the idea that Comey was a loose cannon and needed to be let go.

  16. Re:How was this not already common knowledge? on Former FBI Director Admitted He Was the Source Of At Least One Leak To the Press (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Why wouldn't you just send a note to the justice department and let them handle releasing a statement to the press? It was their investigation. I don't think Comey is political in the sense of doing favors for someone or being partisan, but he certainly has seems to have a an over-inflated sense of personal importance. I worked in government for many years and if there is a hot potato that you can hand off to another agency you sure as heck did that for the good of your own career and for the people working under you. I found what he did rather astonishing if you want to know the truth.

  17. corrupt and careless

    Last time I checked, that's not an impeachable offense.

    The problem is the tack the they are taking works directly against them. If the Democrats were smart they would start acting like the adults and present real alternatives to Trump's positions. Instead they are just pig wrestling and when you do that it's hard to to who is who.

  18. So 'hoping that an investigation is dropped' for a business associate is enough? That's pretty ridiculous.

  19. Re:How was this not already common knowledge? on Former FBI Director Admitted He Was the Source Of At Least One Leak To the Press (theoutline.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The problem is that it undermines his assertion that he was doing things 'by the book' and a non-political person. It is the same kind of thing that he did with his Clinton investigation announcements.

  20. Memos he recorded as an FBI representative are the property of the FBI. What if you take your notepads home from work and sent them to the press when you were no longer an employee?

  21. Idiocracy on What Are Some Documentaries and TV Shows That You Recommend To Others? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We watch it every couple of years. It's not really a documentary but seem to increasingly resemble one each time we watch it.

  22. Re: Moderation on Moderate Drinking Can Damage the Brain, Claim Researchers (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Where TF did I say what others should do?

  23. Re:fucking stupid on Malware Uses Router LEDs To Steal Data From Secure Networks (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe the data centers own security cameras?

  24. Re:Go fuck yourself Trump on Trump Nominates Lawyer To Lead FBI (bbc.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This is why the media gave him so much free press- they knew that a Trump presidency would be endless source of click-bait fodder. Hillary not so much....

  25. Re:Moderation on Moderate Drinking Can Damage the Brain, Claim Researchers (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    There has been a lot of 'guidance' saying a glass of wine a day is good for your health in the popular literature. To me it's a lot, i've noticed if I drink more than 1 or 2 drinks a week it isn't nearly as pleasurable, so why do it?