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  1. Re: Other than Brother... on HP Printers Have A Pre-Programmed Failure Date For Non-HP Ink Cartridges (myce.com) · · Score: 1

    Brand recognition, people with knowledge are aware of the problems with HP, people with the ability to choose the vendor are aware that HP exists.

  2. Re:The sheeple followith on Woman Sues Sex Toy App For Secretly Capturing Sensitive Information (ctvnews.ca) · · Score: 1

    Radio remote controls have fairly limited ranges when compared to cell networks.

  3. Re:Taxonomy on Pluto Is Emitting X-Rays (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Laziness is the best argument for using imperial units of measurement and daylight savings time, I say it's good enough for planetary taxonomy as well.

  4. Contributors meaning people contributing to Microsoft projects rather than Microsoft people contributing to other people's projects.

  5. Re:The very least of the problems to solve on Self-Driving Cars Aren't Going To Be So Great Until We Make Our Maps Better (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Around here this would lead to a dozen different houses being considered directly in front of my building, mine would not be one of them.

  6. Even if you get that statistic, all it would mean is that we should reduce emissions, not increase second hand smoke.

  7. Re:Autopilot is a glorified cruise control on Tesla Owner In China Blames Autopilot For Crash (usatoday.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I was little my parents always asked me to open the childproof lids for them...

  8. Re:Autopilot is a glorified cruise control on Tesla Owner In China Blames Autopilot For Crash (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    Rather, its like saying you don't need to keep out of reach of children anymore as long as you have a childproof lid.

  9. Re:The reason for releasing tax returns on Assange Says Wikileaks is 'Working On' Hacking Donald Trump's Tax Return (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    Why wouldn't they? They are far less likely to get caught for the bribery than they are for the tax evasion. Also, a lot of forms of bribery that politicians participate in are completely legal.

  10. Re:What does he feed the squirrel on his head? on Assange Says Wikileaks is 'Working On' Hacking Donald Trump's Tax Return (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    The worst part is none of the other candidates are particularly good choices, except by comparison. I would really like to see a moderate run for President.

  11. Correction, according to the Republicans he wasn't eligible to be President. The requirements for Presidency are different from the requirements for citizenship.

    P.S. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with them, just pointing out the difference.

  12. Re:Terminology on China Builds 'Elevated Bus' That Drives Over Cars (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Or they could have been a bus only lane for the same capacity at a fraction of the cost, with the added benefit of being able to be used for cars in the event of an accident or other emergency.

  13. Re:Terminology on China Builds 'Elevated Bus' That Drives Over Cars (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    Trains can hold many more people, electric buses don't spew diesel fumes, and, around here, the trains take up space that would have been roads otherwise.

  14. Re:Kapew on China Builds 'Elevated Bus' That Drives Over Cars (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    To be fair, they're used to dealing with American projects.

  15. Re:Seems like on China Builds 'Elevated Bus' That Drives Over Cars (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    That's so not true, it would fail miserably and continue running anyway.

  16. Re:Terminology on China Builds 'Elevated Bus' That Drives Over Cars (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Odd, around here the leftists prefer "train" despite it being less cost efficient and less flexible than buses.

  17. Re:How do you know an OS sucks? on One Year Later: Windows 10 Now Runs On Over 21% of All Desktops (winbeta.org) · · Score: 2

    Another reason that businesses are sticking with what works, software that isn't forward compatible.

  18. Re:What's the big problem? on The Chip Card Transition In the US Has Been a Disaster (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    No, but it has worked to help the banks get off the hook for the charges by pushing them onto the retailer.

  19. Re: What's the big problem? on The Chip Card Transition In the US Has Been a Disaster (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Next time ask them where the checkout with a short line is.

  20. Re:What's the big problem? on The Chip Card Transition In the US Has Been a Disaster (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Even then, it'll be whichever the transaction is processed as. Which will almost always be as debit unless you specify otherwise.

  21. Re:What's the big problem? on The Chip Card Transition In the US Has Been a Disaster (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The signature is only there for when the charges are disputed.

  22. Re:Actually there's a 1 in 1 chance... on Do You Have A Living Doppelgänger? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    They're identical enough that people who aren't aware of the existence of the twin would probably never realize. IMO, that makes them dopplegangers.

  23. Re:No on Do You Have A Living Doppelgänger? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    So you, the evil twin, could take advantage of the good twin.

  24. The difference is that Sulu is being retconned to be gay before the timeline is changed.

  25. Re:Can't understand summary on What Air Conditioning Can Teach Us About Innovation and Laziness (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    It'd difficult to parse because it's missing a conjunction, it should say:
    "... in a way that maximized the heat when it was necessary and kept things cool when it wasn't."