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  1. Re: The media brought it on themselves on Attacks on the Media Are a Threat To Democracy, Justin Trudeau Says (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    It's easy to conflate the two when they've been intertwining themselves. Here's just one example from, what I think, is a pretty well respected journal (and it's not an opinion piece):

    https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/is-your-thermostat-sexist

    And before you ask, no, it's not. Per my HVAC friend "wow, it's almost as if we've constantly redesigned HVAC standards over the last 30 years".

  2. People more attracted to Man Bites Dog stories.

    More at 7

  3. Re:Who benefits from DST? on Daylight Saving Time Isn't Worth It, European Parliament Members Say (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't hate it. In the summer without DST, the sun rises at about 4:00 AM and sets at 7:00 PM. Some people are awake at 4:00, but more are awake at 5:00. And almost everyone is awake between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM. With DST you get an extra hour of sunlight while you're awake.

  4. I used to have a project manager who would wait until after we submitted a project to review the project, and try to argue against changes in the building code and the subsequent revisions we had to do. He did make good arguments; a lot of the code changes were unnecessary and sometimes counter-intuitive even though the building code said it had to apply to our project. But my answer was always the same: that's nice, but why did you wait until it was too late to rail against the system?

  5. I'll admit, I feel for the click bait title.

    "While Bannon didn't explicitly say anything against immigrants, he seemed to hint at the idea"

    So why is this newsworthy?

  6. Link to the Op-Ed Piece on Marco Rubio Wants To Permanently Extend NSA Mass Surveillance (nationaljournal.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.foxnews.com/opinion...

    And not just a summary of summary of the op-ed.

  7. Social media uses false pretenses to jump onto and judge and mock people?

  8. Re:yet more engineer bashing on Engineers Nine Times More Likely Than Expected To Become Terrorists (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    >Confused at discrepancy between personal anecdotal data and large scale data

    Traffic engineer I presume?

  9. Color me shocked on Anonymous Says US Senators Were 'Incorrectly Outed' As KKK Members · · Score: 1

    People who release things on the internet anonymously with no accountability can be wrong?

  10. Re:Dude, we're in the 21st century. on Makers Compete To Produce US Army's Next Official Handgun (military.com) · · Score: 1

    Polymer frame pistols are arguably more durable than metal frame pistols. But no, a 3D printed one- something that's layered on itself- would not be more durable.

  11. Re:Remove casing from a Wallmart clock - get invit on 'Clock Kid' Ahmed Mohamed and His Family To Leave US, Move To Qatar · · Score: 1

    I also initially thought about how dumb his achievement was, but we also have to re-calibrate to what a 13 year old is capable of. If I, an 25 year old engineer, took a digital clockwork apart, put it in a metal box, and tied it with wire it's obviously a non-accomplishment. But a 13 year old might think it was cool.

  12. Civil Disobedience on Two Years Later, White House Responds To 'Pardon Edward Snowden' Petition · · Score: 2

    "Challenge it, " He did.
    "Speak out," He did.
    "Engage in a constructive act of protest," He engaged in protest, by whistleblowing, but I guess it doesn't count due to their qualification of "constructive", just like our president's explanation that he's not opposed to wars, just "dumb wars".
    "and — importantly — accept the consequences of his actions." Isn't whistle blowing legally protected from retaliation?

  13. Re:It only increases accountability on Amtrak Installing Cameras To Watch Train Engineers · · Score: 1

    Agreed. I don't know how they successfully marketed this as as preventative measure, but all it does is show them who to hang afterwards. It's retribution, not prevention.

  14. A new way to say old things... on Google's Diversity Chief: Mamas Don't Let Their Baby Girls Grow Up To Be Coders · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure why this claim is revolutionary. Parents clearly set the basis for what children are interested in.

  15. Space on Interviews: Ask Robert Ballard About Ocean Exploration · · Score: 2

    You've probably heard about NASA's potential exploration of planetary bodies with water (yes! real water!) such as Europa, which is known to have solid ice water on the surface, but possible liquid water beneath. Would you consider moving your expertise on oceanography to more space based programs, with the possibility that your discoveries on Earth could be the same on these other planets?

  16. Why do you tease me so blurb.

  17. Re:You shouldn't need insurance for most things on Statisticians Study Who Was Helped Most By Obamacare · · Score: 1

    American republicans

    Can I remind you it was a Democratic president who implemented forced privatization of health care services through mandatory HMO's?

  18. Re:You shouldn't need insurance for most things on Statisticians Study Who Was Helped Most By Obamacare · · Score: 1

    Agreed. HMO != Health insurance. Not all insured use their HMO's, but still have to pay.

  19. Re:Straw Man on The Correct Response To Photo Hack Victim-Blamers · · Score: 1

    I also didn't bother to read it because it follows the "finite blame" model that you can either blame the celebrities or the hackers, but not both.

    Mexicantacogirl.tiff

  20. Re:Before you even start on Which Cars Get the Most Traffic Tickets? · · Score: 1

    Drivers are the confounding variable.

  21. Re:Chain Link Enclosure on Solar Plant Sets Birds On Fire As They Fly Overhead · · Score: 1

    I don't think we can make chain link fences that high.

  22. Why... on FBI Concerned About Criminals Using Driverless Cars · · Score: 1

    Why would autonomous cars, ones that are programmed to obey traffic laws, be their first go to?

    "I'm going to rob this bank...and then automatically stop at this red light."

  23. Re:The Internet is meant to be anonymous on Pseudonyms Now Allowed On Google+ · · Score: 1

    I have a unique name IRL, but I never thought using it was a problem because while I did have discussions online, I made a point to not say anything controversial or trollish. If only my own intentions were what mattered, right? A woman on Buzzfeed didn't think so. She disagreed with me, but disagreeing wasn't enough. She looked up where I worked and sent messages to my company saying that I was saying disgusting things on the internet. I got called into the HR to notify me about this. I didn't get in trouble, of course, because I never said anything "disgusting".

    But it did get me thinking about who would be so petty as to pull real life and real reputations into an online discussion where my arguement should be my words and not whether I'd stake my job on it.

    I don't know about you, but I don't go around my office discussing politics, sex, religion, or any polarizing topics. My opinions on those are something I try to keep separate from my professional relationships. My personality isn't defined by my opinions on topical subjects; I don't find myself to be hypocritical for not announcing my views to everyone I know. The aforementioned type of person, is someone who doesn't understand this. Someone who can't comprehend that not sharing does not mean lying. Someone who believes this so deeply that they take it upon themselves to "expose the truth" as a selfless act to save others.

    This actually sounds a lot like you. I make a point to stay away from people like you.

  24. Re:No effort to avoid targetting suicidal individu on Facebook Fallout, Facts and Frenzy · · Score: 1

    According to the study, two parallel experiments were conducted, one where positive comments were reduced and one where negative comments were reduced. They weren't exposing them to any additional "negative material".

  25. Re:We're Sorry on Facebook Fallout, Facts and Frenzy · · Score: 1

    It all started as a largely ignored paper

    Can you really qualify that as being caught though?