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  1. Re:This makes no sense. on New York Turns Rest Stops Into 'Texting Zones' · · Score: 1

    Your radio should play the start tones from the old "Pole Position" arcade game when the light is turning green. Boop...Boop...Beeeeeee

  2. Allow texting while stopped on New York Turns Rest Stops Into 'Texting Zones' · · Score: 1

    Just allow texting at redlights. Sure it's annoying, but not dangerous. People aren't going to stop texting, so encourage doing it in a safer manner rather than the less likely to get caught but more dangerous manner. It's a reasonable compromise.

  3. Re:This makes no sense. on New York Turns Rest Stops Into 'Texting Zones' · · Score: 1

    Annoying, but not dangerous. The texting law is supposed to save lives, not as a revenue generator.

  4. Olde Tyme Hacking on Consumer Device Hacking Concerns Getting Lost In Translation · · Score: 1

    Seems like a lot of work when you could just hack Lizzie Borden style.

  5. Re:What surprises me is... on Obamacare Employer Mandate Delayed Until After Congressional Elections · · Score: 1

    Business owners went the ideological "socialism is bad" route rather than their own interest and lobbied against nationalization.

  6. Sacrement on Supreme Court Overturns Defense of Marriage Act · · Score: 1

    People who believe the government's marriage certificate is a religious sacrament are worshiping in the wrong building.

  7. Re:Funny results reporting on Supreme Court Overturns Defense of Marriage Act · · Score: 1

    I prefer MSNBC when not on an endless commercial break, but would be naive to believe them to be unbiased.

  8. Re:Good ... on Supreme Court Overturns Defense of Marriage Act · · Score: 1

    Your definition would excluded menopausal women and impotent men from getting married. Inter-family marriage is very common. Intra-family marriage and polygamy are really old-school and should probably be allowed, where no coercion is present. Pedophile marriage is indefensible.

  9. Re:Problems with statutory rights on iFixit Giving Away 1,776 "iPhone Liberation Kits" · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just explain that replaced one screw at a time, therefore, the phone was never "open". The great thing about phone companies is they are always very understanding of their customers and willing to work with you rationally.

  10. Re:I liberated myself from iPhone on iFixit Giving Away 1,776 "iPhone Liberation Kits" · · Score: 2

    This kit is for libattery not liberty.

  11. Re:Copyright seems better than Patent. on German Parliament Tells Government To Strictly Limit Patents On Software · · Score: 2

    In practice, ideas are patented every day. As an inventor on a few patents, I can tell you that if you can present the idea as a block diagram, you can get a patent.

  12. Re:Self-Defeating Legislation on German Parliament Tells Government To Strictly Limit Patents On Software · · Score: 1

    But see they did something. That 's reform right? They heard you and took action. You people are never happy.

  13. Re:The only exception... on German Parliament Tells Government To Strictly Limit Patents On Software · · Score: 1

    Like google search replacing the card catalog down at the library. Do you have the cash to argue it is not in court?

  14. Re:Patents for software will expand... on German Parliament Tells Government To Strictly Limit Patents On Software · · Score: 1

    Replace "USA" with "Big Money" since they are the rightful owners.

  15. Re:No shit on Another Study Confirms Hands-Free Texting While Driving Is Unsafe · · Score: 1

    Easy compromise: Allow texting while stopped. Most reasonable people get their texting done at the stoplight. It is not particularly dangerous to text while at a stoplight. Annoying to others but unlikely to cause a crash. Since you are less likely to get caught texting on the move, the law creates an incentive for the worst behavior. If you are stopped, you are not really driving in any non-legalese meaning of the word. It wasn't legally driving before the MADD folks had the laws changed to bust the guy sleeping it off in the bar parking lot.

  16. Re:No shit on Another Study Confirms Hands-Free Texting While Driving Is Unsafe · · Score: 1

    I believe the more resilient car frame comment was with respect to it's safety aspects (roll-over, side impact etc.) rather than handling confidence but if you are going to take that clearly out of context, I will freely take it the next step point out there are only a handful of common cars in production with frames at all so obviously your expertise on the matter is suspect.

  17. Re:Who watches the watchers? on Snowden's Big Truth: We Are All Less Free · · Score: 1

    This power was not granted, it was simply taken by stepping over democracy's dead corps.

  18. Re:Not quite. on Snowden's Big Truth: We Are All Less Free · · Score: 1

    Perfectly legal according to the secret laws written in secret by the president in agreement with a secret group of congress and confirmed by a secret court, just like you learned in civics class. Waiting for the schoolhouse rock version come out.

  19. Re: Profanity? on Linus Torvalds Promises Profanity Over Linux 3.10-rc5 · · Score: 1

    Used appropriately, F-Bombs can be necessary and effective.

  20. Gotta minute? on Cisco and iRobot Create Sheldonbot-Like Telepresence System · · Score: 1

    This would be a great tool. When I worked onsite and needed a key person's time, I followed the time honored tradition of camping out in their cube until my questions were answered. Working offsite I just get their voice mail. If I could jump into one of these, I could corner people the same way.

  21. Re: That's nice on The First Fully 3D-Printed Gun Has Been Successfully Test-Fired · · Score: 1

    Clearly you have not tried to buy primers in the last few months.

  22. Re:Steam pricing could use some looking at as well on Adobe To Australians: Fly To US For Cheaper Software · · Score: 1

    That's called "American Exceptionalism"

  23. Re:Privacy And Sin on HR Departments Tell Equifax Your Entire Salary History · · Score: 1

    Good on you! You captured the Libertarian concept clearly and concisely. Can I quote this, with credits of course?

  24. Conclusion may be wrong on Virtual Superpowers Translate To Real Life Desire To Help · · Score: 1

    They concluded that actively flying and doing good results in a tendency to do good after the game. I think it is more likely has to do with a spectator/participant frame of mind.

  25. Best Congress China can buy. on Senators Seek H-1B Cap That Can Reach 300,000 · · Score: 2

    It is pretty clear these guys are treasonous bastards.