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  1. Re:old story about talking cars.... on Ford Disguised a Man As a Car Seat To Research Self-Driving (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    They later learned that those studies only applied in the US, other countries had to be studied individually to find out what voices got better results in the local culture.

  2. Re:Follow the money on Cloudflare is the One Tech Company Still Sticking By Neo-Nazi Websites (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Or you could protest on the other side of town.

  3. Re:Cool that someone still stands for freedom on Cloudflare is the One Tech Company Still Sticking By Neo-Nazi Websites (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I like this idea, any service that is judging content in this manner should no longer be protected as a common carrier. Meaning they are liable for everything they host.

  4. Re: Cool that someone still stands for freedom on Cloudflare is the One Tech Company Still Sticking By Neo-Nazi Websites (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    People vehemently against gay marriage feel about the same about gays as people vehemently against racism feel about Nazis.

  5. Bigotry against the majority is still bigotry.

  6. And when you get there and discover you need info that's at home you'd rather drive home and back to school than message someone about it?

  7. The problem with using such a metric is that you start optimizing for the metric rather than the overall economic improvement. This leads to laws like the ACA that incentivizes employing more people for fewer hours each.

  8. Re:Well great. on Large-Scale Study 'Shows Neonic Pesticides Harm Bees' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe so, but ~80% of other people's almonds are grown in California.

  9. Re:Anyone know a way on Large-Scale Study 'Shows Neonic Pesticides Harm Bees' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I've heard a lot of "scientists" make absolute claims. Whenever I hear one, I instantly doubt the claim, far more than if I heard a less certain version of the claim.

  10. Re:dodgy stat? on 'I'm Suing New York City To Loosen Verizon's Iron Grip' (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I was referring to the comptroller report that was quoted in the GP.

  11. Re:dodgy stat? on 'I'm Suing New York City To Loosen Verizon's Iron Grip' (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I doubt this accounts for the entire disparity, but households without a computer frequently lack broadband internet.

  12. Re:Um, good luck on 'I'm Suing New York City To Loosen Verizon's Iron Grip' (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, as far as I can tell, she's suing over the poor response to her FOIA request rather than over the actual mismanagement. If this is correct, she probably does have standing to sue.

  13. Using kiosks doesn't rule out the possibility of customization. While it is possible that they've left that out, I would find it odd since McD is the one that built their identity on being able to customize.

  14. Re:Vague threats on TSA May Recommend Stowing Laptops In Cargo For US Domestic Flights (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    Similarly, how have so few bad guys (zero IIRC) snuck through and carried out their evil deeds?

    Passengers are providing the security that the TSA isn't.

  15. Re:I recommend disbanding tsa. on TSA May Recommend Stowing Laptops In Cargo For US Domestic Flights (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 2

    The majority of normal weapons would have little use on a plane now that passengers believe a hijacking will end in a plane crash. Unfortunately, the TSA's effectiveness on explosives or chemical weapons is likely on par with or worse than their effectiveness against guns and knives.

  16. The real question is would they object if another Muslim wanted to kill you?

  17. Re: Religion is basically evil on After London Attack, PM Calls For Internet Regulation To Fight Terrorists (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    The same sort of things happen outside the church as well, it just doesn't get as much coverage because people aren't as interested when they can't blame religion.

  18. Re:Anything except the obvious solution: on After London Attack, PM Calls For Internet Regulation To Fight Terrorists (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm far less worried by the terrorists than I am by the growing population of Muslims that aren't integrating with the population, even to the point that Sharia Law is the law of the streets in some neighborhoods. If this trend were to continue it is entirely possible that in the future they will start voting for their religious values to be imposed on the rest of the countries involved.

  19. Additionally I would guess that only a tiny percent of the watch lists actually commit terrorist acts. Arresting a hundred people because one of them might become a terrorist is a good way to get your program terminated by the ACLU or English equivalent.

  20. Re:Construction materials? on Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Unveils World's Biggest Plane (seattletimes.com) · · Score: 2

    It made me sad that there was no mention of the Spruce Goose in the article. If you're going to write an article about breaking a record, the least you could do is mention the previous record holder.

  21. In theory yes, in practice no.

  22. The US constitution only applies to government censorship.
    This does not silence people or in any way hinder them getting their message out, it just doesn't reward them for their speech.

  23. There is a very significant difference between believing that there is no god and not knowing if there is.

  24. Re:Corporations are people on Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Lobby Against Texas 'Bathroom' Bill (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    If they had to use the one that matches their identity, yes. They don't. They have to use the one that they say matches their identity at a given time.

  25. Or it would be evidence that the key was stored in a pocket with paper money in it.