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  1. My BS detector is pegged on Freshwater is Getting Saltier, Threatening People and Wildlife (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 2

    This is all hyperbole and other than a few random water tests is very weak on facts. Salinity increases are usually caused by droughts.

  2. it would be useful to submit some fake data on How Genealogy Websites Make It Easier To Catch Killers (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    I'd think it would be useful to submit some fake data but I'm sure of the legality of it. Probably legal if you submitted someone else's DNA with their approval as your own but beyond that who knows and that would pretty much be a one time thing that doesn't scale. If you don't care about laws, well then, the sky is the limit.

  3. Blind Squirrel on Study Finds SpaceX Investment Saved NASA Hundreds of Millions (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "A few weeks after killing the U.S.A.â(TM)s world-famous moon-mission program, President Obama has ordered the space agency that operates it to focus on reaching out to Muslim countries."

    Yep, Obama got lucky that somebody else picked up the baton for NASA.

  4. require HTTPS for ads! on Chrome Will Whack Website Bait-and-Switch Tactics (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It seems that most scummy ad links are http. So just blocking links to ads that are not https would solve this real quick.

  5. Why mention Syria? on Scientists Save Child's Life By Growing Him New Skin (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    So no mention of the patient's name, good. But why bother to mention the Syria connection? Does that have anything to do with the treatment or outcome/?

  6. Re:The Chrome team "broke the web"... on 'How Chrome Broke the Web' (tonsky.me) · · Score: 1

    Agree that Google is evil. They want all my data which I consider evil. I avoid the Goolag as much as possible and prefer application developers that don't make money from gathering a user's life data.

  7. govt deniers on The US Has Destroyed A Critical Sea Ice-Measuring Satellite (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    Those people are actually govt deniers. They don't believe that governments are the source of many of the world's problems but rather that more govt and more govt spending are desirable.

  8. The climate is going to change with or without human help so it would be better to figure out how to roll with it than to fight it.

  9. More complete BS on Flying Insects Have Been Disappearing Over the Past Few Decades, Study Shows (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Did they even consider that 25 years ago they had an unusually high density of insects and now we are back to normal? I think they did not!

  10. My bullshit detector is pegged on Tesla Faces Lawsuit For Racial Harassment In Its Factories (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    This makes no sense, Tawana Brawley et al?

  11. GM vs Tesla terms of service on GM Exec Says Elon Musk's Self-Driving Car Claims Are 'Full of Crap' (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    I think this all boils down to terms of service. I suspect that Mr Musk's terms of service are so "bad" that they can claim anything while a "real" car company like GM is really trying to solve the problem not just be first to market with a beta product. After the many lawsuits against GM over many years, I think their culture is very different in Detroit than Tesla's.

  12. Very Scarey, FB should stop selling any ads on Facebook Sold Ads To Russian-Linked Accounts During Election (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Clearly, a world influencing behemoth like FaceBook should not be allowed to sell advertisements period. It's just too risky. Hell, I might want to buy a Korean car or an Italian vacation or, OMG, watch an expose on DACA "children".

  13. Awesome Authors on The IRS Decides Who To Audit By Data Mining Social Media (typepad.com) · · Score: 2

    "argues that people should be aware that what they say and do online could be used against them." Now that's going to be news to many people. Especially if you think you are a right thinking individual.

  14. What is this Facebook? on Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Add Subscriptions For News Stories (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Who cares? Mark Z jumped the shark a long time ago.

  15. Probably just the men in the western world getting their balls too hot. No big deal really. Search for "Genital heat stress and semen quality".

  16. I wouldn't be surprised if the "Establishment" is funding/encouraging these hacks. I have no proof, just vague motive, so that makes me equal with AP, CNN and NYT.

    Seriously, it's not the CIA/NSA/MI6 types. The last thing they want to do is expose a potential exploit. So it's probably scum bags from Rostov.

  17. Is science listed in the constitution? on The White House Now Has Zero Science Advisors (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 0

    Sorry folks, the constitution is still important and nowhere does it state the that the executive branch should promote science and education. Federalism leaves those kind of things to anybody else but not the federal government. Why would you look to the federal government for science, education or even healthcare?

  18. Looks like the wage change economists need to remind the deniers that this is settled economics. There isn't any room for dissension now that the wage change models have shown the hockey stick effect: as wages increase so does income and general happiness.

  19. An hour, if you happen to be awake and available.

  20. Me Me Me Me...Snowflake on Stylebooks Finally Embrace the Single 'They' (cjr.org) · · Score: 1

    Do it my way or you're a bigoted, cisgendered, racist, homophobe. Just to be safe refer to me as Overlord.

  21. Digital Rendition on How The FBI Used Geek Squad To Increase Secret Public Surveillance (ocweekly.com) · · Score: 1

    Not exactly, but close enough, I'd call it digital rendition. Paying somebody else to collect evidence in a way you can't should be a crime.

  22. Re:Senior executives caught up in the mess? on Microsoft Seeks Trump Order Exemption for Workers With Visas (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    Wow! Troll much?

  23. I know I want a twitter bot army on Researchers Discover Massive Networks of Fake Twitter Accounts (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a vanity thing, but I want to "command" a bunch of fake followers to drive fake news and generally screw with certain people. I'm not willing to pay much for the privilege but it would be fun for about 2 days and then I go back not giving a F about twitter. So, yeah, it's best to just rent.

  24. Fair means you're about to be screwed on Ask Slashdot: Should Commercial Software Prices Be Pegged To a Country's GDP? · · Score: 1

    Whenever I hear anybody talk about fair share or fair price or even common sense laws/pricing I know it's time to run for the hills because I'm going to be screwed.

    The entire concept is a straw man argument. The assumption is that some mythical entity can afford to pay or not pay some price and that the company making the offer can somehow recoup their costs because they are overcharging some other mythical entity. No proof is given to justify the equation except, perhaps, anecdotal evidence that there are entities that can't/won't pay the asking price.

    It's SOP that this scheme is only applied to intangible items because nobody would buy such an idea for something tangible like a car or a house or even a bag of groceries. Art, education, entertainment and computer software and always included in this scheme.

    Fair == bullshit scammer

  25. Chromosomes realigned? on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    You probably already realize that only the vast majority of people fall into the standard sexual/gender roles/identity. So while most people are born such that males have one Y chromosome and one X chromosome while females have two X chromosomes, that is the norm but there are plenty of exceptions. This is what, I think, gives the transgenders standing. As long as some people cannot be properly defined then nobody should be properly defined lest we make the wrong assumptions. I think that is a pure BS. Any sex alignment/change therapy is purely hormonal and seeks to align the patient/victim with traditional sex roles. Nobody is getting their chromosomes realigned! Doesn't this show that the two traditional sexual/gender role/identity is preferred even by those who wish to change for whatever reason?