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  1. Awks on Don't Bring Your Drone To New Zealand · · Score: 0

    They have all those fucking Awks running around there tearing things up and eating people but I can't bring my little ol' drone?

  2. Re:Artifical fat flavor. on Scientists Identify Sixth Taste: Fat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ribeye Cream Soda!

    I'd buy it.

  3. Re:Didn't some Japanese researchers find this out? on Scientists Identify Sixth Taste: Fat · · Score: 2

    That was when they "found" Savory, or, Umami

    But as anyone who has taken a bite of medium rare, Prime Ribeye knows, fat is where all the taste is.

  4. Re:Likely misdemeanor mishandling of classified in on Criminal Inquiry Sought Over Hillary Clinton's Personal Email Server · · Score: 3, Funny

    Such a parade of ignorance.

    Go figure the AC was the one to get it right.

  5. Re:Likely misdemeanor mishandling of classified in on Criminal Inquiry Sought Over Hillary Clinton's Personal Email Server · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I work for a defense company subject to ITAR regulations.

    If I did what she did, I'd be fired...escorted out by security.

  6. Re:Felons on Criminal Inquiry Sought Over Hillary Clinton's Personal Email Server · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hilary's team has been running the latest DOD Wipe algorithms on that server non-stop for months now.

  7. Re:This planet is for cows. on NASA Spies Earth-Sized Exoplanet Orbiting Sun-Like Star · · Score: 0

    I would pay to see a cow in space.

  8. Re:The only thought I have on CanSat Helps Students Make & Launch Sub-Orbital 'Satellites' (Video) · · Score: 1

    Wonder if one of these rockets can punch a hole in an airliner.

  9. Re:Way to Go Metric System on Comet Lander Falls Silent; Scientists Fear It Has Moved · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, My Foot!

  10. Re:Not a factor in actually secure environments on Ask Slashdot: Do You Use a Smartphone At Work, Contrary to Policy? · · Score: 2

    And Pretend Secure places usually have policies that are ill conceived, impractical, and designed to impede productivity more than maintain security.

    Since most people actually want to get things done, they'll do what's necessary.

  11. Gary Larson on Berkeley Breathed Revives Bloom County Comic Strip After 25 Years · · Score: 1

    I'd rather the Far Side came back.

    "Sarcasm" is synonymous with Preachy and condescending.

  12. Re:No surprised in good ole Mass... on Massachusetts Examining Disability Access For Uber, Lyft · · Score: 1

    You mean like UberASSIST?

    But the Government won't let that prevent them from shutting them down. Especially MA Government which is the closet thing the the USSR you will find in the US.

  13. Re:No surprised in good ole Mass... on Massachusetts Examining Disability Access For Uber, Lyft · · Score: 1

    Right.

    And all the 4 door sedans that are used as taxis have a wheel chair lift and 20 sq ft of space to secure the rider.

    Most Taxis are not Handicapped friendly. They are just Grandma Cars that stink.

    This is nothing more than cronyism.

  14. Re:In unrelated news on Google To Provide Free Internet For Public Housing Residents To All Fiber Markets · · Score: 1

    Looks like some of the Public Housing residents already have their Free Broadband, frequent Slashdot, and Mod down people they disagree with.

  15. Re:Facebook destined for AOL Status on Facebook Finally Ends XMPP Support For 3rd Party Chat · · Score: 3, Informative

    Technically, yes.

    But philosophically they are the same. They want people to live in Facebook. Get their news from there, make appointments, exchange messages (emails) etc. I'd bet that Zukerberg dreams of being his own ISP that only provides Facebook.

  16. Facebook destined for AOL Status on Facebook Finally Ends XMPP Support For 3rd Party Chat · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Facebook is following the same path as AOL.

    In their megalomaniac desire to be all things and control all things, they are walling themselves into an environment with half assed software, surveillance, ads, and privacy violations.

    Just a matter of time.

  17. Re:F-18 on Supersonic Jet Could Fly NYC To London In 3 Hours · · Score: 1

    But don't have to get up to pee and AC is built into your suit!

  18. Re:Their slogan on Google Accidentally Reveals Data On 'Right To Be Forgotten' Requests · · Score: 1

    And they are supposed to be some of the smartest people around.

  19. Inspection Process on Iran Has Signed a Nuclear Accord · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If inspectors have concerns about undeclared sites, they must submit to Iran a request in writing that explains their concerns. Iran may counter with a proposal for “alternative means” of resolving the issue without actually allowing inspectors to inspect anything. If the inspectors and the regime can’t agree to a solution within two weeks, the dispute gets kicked up to a higher level. In other words, Iran has a license to stall for two full weeks whenever it does something suspicious.

    After two weeks, the problem gets handed over to the Joint Commission, a new body whose membership and responsibility is defined in Annex IV to the agreement. Basically, the commission has eight members, one for each of the countries who are party to the agreement, plus the EU. A majority of five commission members may “advise” Iran on how to resolve the inspectors’ concerns. The commission has seven days to address the inspectors’ concerns, after which Iran has three days to implement any recommended measures. So, at minimum, Iran will have 24 days to clean up any suspicious sites before inspectors get a first look.

    But what if Iran doesn’t comply with the commission’s requests within three days? Alas, that is a mystery. Section Q ends with the pronouncement that Iran will implement such measures. However, there is a “Dispute Resolution Mechanism” described in paragraphs 36 and 37 of the main body of the deal. This process requires another 50 days — the precise length is difficult to discern from the text, since it involves three separate levels of evaluation. So in practice, Iran may be looking at a minimum of two and a half months before they have to do anything.

    And what if the inspectors are still left out in the cold? Then the only option left for the U.S. (or the U.K. or France) is to go to the UN Security Council and try to blow up the entire deal, in accordance with the “snapback” provisions of the deal.

    http://www.nationalreview.com/...> Read more

  20. Re:Yes, yes it could. Did, in fact on Supersonic Jet Could Fly NYC To London In 3 Hours · · Score: 3, Informative

    And that's just the numbers they let you know. :-)

  21. F-18 on Supersonic Jet Could Fly NYC To London In 3 Hours · · Score: 2

    A discerning buyer could probably pick up a real F-18 Hornet for far less since they are in the process of being phased out. I expect they'd have much more fun too!

    Hell, a brand new one costs the same as this plane.

  22. Re:Good questions on The Cure Culture: Our Obsession With Cures That Are 'Just Around the Corner' · · Score: 1

    Not really. If you just HAVE to live in the cool places, you'll need to be wealthy. Otherwise there are millions of nice places with good schools, jobs, opportunity, culture and you don't have to be making six figures to live there in your own home.

  23. Re:Good questions on The Cure Culture: Our Obsession With Cures That Are 'Just Around the Corner' · · Score: 1

    1/4 acre lot, 2400st ft home, 6 minutes to work if i don't stop for breakfast tacos.

    You do what you want, I'll do what I want.

    So I suggest you STFU.

  24. Re:I would sell it on Ask Slashdot: If Public Transport Was Free, Would You Leave Your Car At Home? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They'd have to pick me up at my doorstep, have a schedule flexible enough to wait for the dryer when necessary and stop for a breakfast tacos or bagels and coffee.

  25. Re:Good questions on The Cure Culture: Our Obsession With Cures That Are 'Just Around the Corner' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It kind of reminds me of the mindset that says people shouldn't live in single family dwellings and should instead live in high density developments. Or, don't own your own car, take public transportation. Or stay home for vacation. Or etc. etc.

    It's the mind set that says, "You want A, but you SHOULD be satisfied with B".