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  1. DoT & NHTSA Already Knew This on Federal Study: Marijuana Use Doesn't Increase Auto Crash Rates · · Score: 5, Informative

    This study from 1993 (mentioned earlier probably) shows that this was already known to federal authorities, but was probably swept under the rug or willingly ignored by legislators for obvious reasons.

    http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/25000/2...

  2. Ocular Trauma on Oxford University Researchers List 12 Global Risks To Human Civilization · · Score: 1

    I think I might need medical assistance after how intensely I just rolled my eyes and groaned.

  3. Digital Scarecrow on 'Google Search On Steroids' Brings Dark Web To Light · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I thought that this sounded ominous for a minute. Then I remembered that government projects like this are designed to have a chilling effect on activity that they cannot monitor, understand or enforce by their very existence and not by being actual potent tools to combat it (i.e. paper tiger). More likely this thing will become a money pit that contractors can use as a sandbox project to allow their employees to play in for implementation of IP that may be works-in-progress for future projects that may be useful, but are just lofty concepts that have no basis in reality. 17 contracting teams is about 15-16 too many hands in the cookie jar for this to be anything more than a Men In Black-wannabe training camp or a glorified propaganda project, most likely both.

  4. What A Coincidence on FBI Can't Find Its Drone Privacy Reports · · Score: 1

    I can't find my AKM with a giggle-switch, either.

  5. Re:Tor Project Should take some responsibility on The Dark Web Still Thrives After Silk Road · · Score: 1

    The TOR bundle Isn't so much a tool for anonymity, which it can grant as long as you are careful (much like a virtual mask or avatar) as it ia digital cloak of privacy. This aspect is important to distinguish for people struggling to understand the hows and whys governing the role of TOR and dark web meshes. The ideal state one would want once inside would be both disguised and cloaked i. E. anonymous and private.

  6. Totally not thriving on The Dark Web Still Thrives After Silk Road · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I can tell everyone with certainty that dark web markerplaces are all bogus and they shouldn't even bother lookimg. You'll just get lots of malware, infested with botnets and get your identity stolen. Here be dragons, abandon all hope ye who enter. Bitcoins are a pyramid scheme and also might carry the measles virus. Basically really nothing to talk about if you know what I mean.

  7. Re:Look at what happened the last time... on $10K Ethernet Cable Claims Audio Fidelity, If You're Stupid Enough To Buy It · · Score: 1

    One of the original "Amazon review comedy" classics. There is also the Diamond Encrusted Flash Drive one I cant locate, or most any real Monster Cables review.

  8. Re:Attractive proposition on Quantum Equation Suggests Universe Had No Beginning · · Score: 1

    I'd mod this up if I could, since entropy is how we measure time...relative to anything, classically or on the quantum level...this hypothesis seems to not meet any requirements to be valid for either system or logic.

  9. Re:Libertarians on Ask Slashdot: What Will It Take To End Mass Surveillance? · · Score: 1

    As opposed to mass surveillance AND the destruction of the economy, loss of protections from those with money and power and the misery of bad policies they create, which is happening now?

  10. Hopefully not, but... on Ask Slashdot: What Will It Take To End Mass Surveillance? · · Score: 1

    ...the blood of patriots and tyrants.

  11. Re:Why are you throwing your money away on BTC? on Alleged Bitcoin Scam Leaves Millions Missing · · Score: 1

    You throw me the idol!

  12. Re:And I stayed indoors most of the day, on Mystery Ash Clouds Rain In Parts of Washington, Oregon · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I was wondering about it maybe being magnetic because of the weird AM band disturbances...I even got some small spikes on my SDR way down into the ELF band where there isn't ever anything. The K garlicy smell was wild, too.

  13. Re:And I stayed indoors most of the day, on Mystery Ash Clouds Rain In Parts of Washington, Oregon · · Score: 1

    Where are you located? Sounds like we might be neighbors.

  14. Re:Potheads on Mystery Ash Clouds Rain In Parts of Washington, Oregon · · Score: 1

    Muddy Frogwater

  15. Ground Zero on Mystery Ash Clouds Rain In Parts of Washington, Oregon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm right here in Walla Walla County and I can say that I noticed odd things beginning the night before last following one of the warmest chinooks I can remember in my life, it reached 72 F outside my house after being in the low 30s under 12 hours before. Within hours after that began, odd AM radio reception disturbances that came and went in waves from total static to unbelievably good and seemingly overpowered sometimes within seconds and other times over maybe 15 minutes started. I noticed an odd metallic aftertaste when I woke up the next morning (unlike blood or iron), all of these things happened before I even knew any of this was going on. I do a little playing around with software defined radio and radio telescopy/aircraft communication apps and I saw readings that lit up whole areas very high up nor could I receive any plane comms which was pretty unusual.

    The volcanic ash story seems pretty specious to me, I'm more inclined to believe the TIME hypothesis of wildfire ash because the chinook was very abrupt and warm, I can grasp how an odd temperature inversion in such a short amount of time along with high speed winds might pick up heavier ash particles that wouldn't normally travel, lift them up very high, then drop them over my area. Volcanic ash doesn't travel large distances and drop suddenly in a small area all at once. Even if it did, I would think that there would have been much, much more present. This stuff in the rain was also not at pulverized as volcanic ash, I still have a vial of Mt. St. Helens' ash my parents gathered nearby from when I was really young. This stuff was also a good deal darker. I can say that it does not smell like soot, it has a faint metallic/garlic one but it doesn't permeate the area like I'd think it would. Just wanted to give a "man-on-the-ground" report for my fellow /.ers.

  16. Re:Dear US navy.... on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    I think you mean the Yamato...but still a good idea.

  17. Change in Leadership on MPAA Considers Major Changes After Sony Hack · · Score: 4, Funny

    Insiders are reporting a shift in the hierarchy are being proposed such as allowing Satan to step down as CEO and having a board of directors take his place with possible suggested applicants being Lucifer, called the Lord of Light by some for his personality and ability mediate conflicts effectively, Babylon The Great Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth...a possibly good PR move to appeal to women in the field and a relative newcomer named Nyarlathotep who is unknown in many circles and seen as charismatic Middle-Eastern troubleshooter that "gets things done with everybody happy".

  18. Relativistic Kill Vehicles on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    The application of railgun-type weaponry has always fascinated me in the amount of destruction that can be accomplished with deceptively simple applications, it only depends on the tradeoff that is acceptable between the amount of money and tech one wants to pour into the system and the mitigation that needs or wants to be exercised on the focus or level of annihilation that is wanted out of the weapons. The proposed weapon systems that come to mind are (I'm not totally sure on the titles or wording of these) the "rods from god" and "brilliant teardrop" kinetic bombing satellites that merely use tremendous heights instead of complex magnetic fields, the Earth's gravity, and extremely massive metal projectiles that can survive burnup passing through the atmosphere at speed. While not really related to railgun tech, the concept is the same but with less reliance on complex technology that may or may not be perfected or understood. Also without the dangers of ionizing radiation.

  19. Turing Test is Outdated on The Poem That Passed the Turing Test · · Score: 1

    It's all about the Cumberbatch Test now. Something to do with perfect hair and a square jaw...and AI...or something...

  20. Re:How's that BitCoin is anonymous thing working o on Ross Ulbricht Found Guilty On All 7 Counts In Silk Road Trial · · Score: 0

    This is the exact point I was trying to make in my earlier posts, the prosecution claims to have this blockchain evidence yet does not follow through by showing the corroborating receipt evidence that has to be present on every other computer with a Bitcoin wallet on it...they could just grab any random mobile phone off the street until they find one with Bitcoins. Only then does the evidence they say they have mean squat. The blockchain by itself on his laptop means nothing. Saying they have "evidence" like that is like saying they have a round fired from a gun barrel with unique rifling marks without needing to even prove that Ulbricht owns that gun...whats even more laughable is they aren't even saying that gun exists much less him possibly having it in his possession. The capper is what the fuck do they even show the jury as the evidence of the blockchain info? Since they obviously don't know any better, they could show a PC Rickrolling the court in a loop and what the hell would they know...FEED HIM TO THE SHARKTICONS

  21. Re:Letters of Marque on Some Hackers Unknowingly Gathering Intel For the NSA · · Score: 1

    I prefer "privateer". Now close with her amidships!

  22. Update to Headline on Some Hackers Unknowingly Gathering Intel For the NSA · · Score: 1

    Some NSA Stooges Unknowingly Gathering Intel For Hackers

  23. BASICally my reply is... on Washington May Count CS As Foreign Language For College Admission · · Score: 4, Funny

    10 PRINT "WTF"
    20 GOTO 10

  24. Hey "Feminist Gamers" on Twitter CEO: "We Suck" At Dealing With Trolls, Vows To Kick Them Out · · Score: 0

    ...just man up already.

  25. I Seem To Have Run Afoul With My Opinions Here on Ross Ulbricht Found Guilty On All 7 Counts In Silk Road Trial · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wow, from Excellent to Normal karma in a few posts. Flamebaited even, lol Might I suggest you try Silk Road IV or whichever its up to and perhaps find some Alprazolam or Diazepam? Gotta be some parallels between those opinions and burying a nobody's opinions like mine so they won't be seen. Hopefully I can get to Bad karma with this post....batter up.