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  1. Re:Which is really kind of sad on Microsoft Has Run Out of Windows Phone Stock (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    No, Metro UI sucks. Tiles are useless. It's ugly. It's cluttered. That's why it failed.

  2. Nice Analogy on Did Harvard Scientists Predict The End of the Universe? (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    "It's more than the amount of time it would take to count every atom in the universe, if you had to wait from the Big Bang until now in between counting each atom"

    That... is actually a really great way to communicate just how long that span of time is. That totally blew my mind.

  3. Re:What's a good web-based alternative? on KeepVid Site No Longer Allows Users To 'Keep' Videos (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    clipconverter.cc

  4. I'm actually looking forward to cheaper Chinese phones with Project Treble. Hopefully they can be continually updated for many years.

  5. Re: Typical... on Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage May Be Hurting Workers, Report Finds (usatoday.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    A ton of research has been done on minimum wage and the consensus is that is has negligible effect on employment. Sowell is basically the go to economist on the neocon side, and is a fan of people like Hayek.

  6. Re: Not *entirely* symbolic on The US Can't Leave The Paris Climate Deal Until 2020 (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Our per capita pollution levels are the highest in the world. Don't be an idiot.

  7. Re: Trouble is, AGW's not real. on The US Can't Leave The Paris Climate Deal Until 2020 (nytimes.com) · · Score: 0

    It's breathtaking ignorance that you think you know better than every other developed country and the entire scientific field.

  8. Re: Nerds provide the tools on The US Can't Leave The Paris Climate Deal Until 2020 (nytimes.com) · · Score: 0

    The US has by far the highest per capita pollution rates in the world, significantly more so than other developed countries in Europe. China and India have a fraction of the money and wealth we have, and yet are spending huge amounts on solar panels and nuke plants.

  9. You're a freaking moron. Even Google is giving up on building out fiber to compete, and you think it's not too expensive?

    You don't even understand the basic problems inherent to infrastructure markets.

  10. Oh god shut the frack up you stupid anarchist 12 year old piece of trash. No, we will not let you drive like a drunken maniac and endanger those around you.

  11. Re:Open and free Internet on Aftermath From The Net Neutrality Vote: A Mass Movement To Protect The Open Internet? (mashable.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    The internet was regulated under Title II until a Republican FCC Commissioner named Kevin Martin deregulated it in 2004.

  12. Re:More leftist propaganda on Arctic Stronghold of World's Seeds Flooded After Permafrost Melts (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you legitimately too fracking stupid to understand what a global *average* is?

  13. Re:BS Bills Are Still The Same Amount on New Evidence of a Decline In Electricity Use By U.S. Households (wordpress.com) · · Score: 2

    You realize those high tax states subsidize the low tax states...?

  14. Yeah... cause what works in Japan definitely will work in the rest of the world.

  15. Re:Sky is Falling! on We're Creating a Perfect Storm of Unprecedented Global Warming (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you have any idea how many coal plants China is nixing plans on building? Or how many nuclear plants they're building? They're pushing extremely hard for renewables, given their budget is a tenth of ours.

  16. Re: Well, once the panels are installed on There Are Now Twice As Many Solar Jobs As Coal Jobs In the US (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Natural gas is cheaper than coal.

  17. Re: Well, once the panels are installed on There Are Now Twice As Many Solar Jobs As Coal Jobs In the US (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Solar cells from the 70s are still something like 70-80% of their original efficiency. They die slowwwwly. Far more likely in such time is we'll find better materials that are much more efficient to replace them with. 20% conversion today is pretty low. If we could get that up to 30 or 40%, that would enable solar even in cloudy climates.

  18. Re: Well, once the panels are installed on There Are Now Twice As Many Solar Jobs As Coal Jobs In the US (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure it's reached its limits though.

  19. Re:Oath smoath. on Edward Snowden Makes 'Moral' Case For Presidential Pardon (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Can you quantitatively demonstrate this supposed harm?

  20. Re:No chance. on Edward Snowden Makes 'Moral' Case For Presidential Pardon (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    But isn't that because a large proportion of US citizens don't care about what's morally right either?

  21. Re:I think... on Edward Snowden Makes 'Moral' Case For Presidential Pardon (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Your comments in this thread are cracking me up.

  22. Re: And that is why you follow the law. on One Year in Jail For Abusive Silicon Valley CEO (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Because she chose him despite his obvious personality flaws because he's rich.

  23. Re: And that is why you follow the law. on One Year in Jail For Abusive Silicon Valley CEO (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    No one forced the girl to date him. She's gonna sue the cops for not protecting her from her own bad decisions?

  24. Re: Not even close to Speeding on Cities Struggling To Crack Down On Airbnb Renters (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure I understand why Airbnb rents remain so high though. Even if you try to rent out a place for a month it's significantly more than a typical month long rental. Shouldn't competition drive prices down?

  25. Re: Shitty refund policy on Tesla Admits Defeat, Quietly Settles Model X Lawsuit Over Usability Problems (bgr.com) · · Score: 1

    Where'd you see a 110k car with 5000 miles selling for 50k??