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  1. Re:So when's "gun control" going to stop guys with on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Outside a city in the US you don't have water and sewer either. I guess we aren't a developed nation now. The definition of municipal is city, so I wouldn't expect the country to have municipal anything.

    The drink ability of the water has to do with that they don't properly treat their water supply. You could plausibly claim that this is a sign of being an undeveloped country, but it is just as true in suburbs in the US, there are houses around mine that are well water and septic, and that is maybe 20 miles from multiple major cities. We don't have "Montezuma's revenge" in the US because we properly separate the sewer from the drinking water, not everywhere does that.

    You can make all these arguments all you like, but please explain this table with any of the countries instead of Mexico, they are all widely considered developed by the UN.

    https://www.lewrockwell.com/as...

  2. Re:Easy, make them less rich on Wealth Therapy Tackles Woes of the Rich · · Score: 1

    Well, considering their base pay is currently $9 and minimum wage is $7.25, yes, they are in fact paying above minimum wage.

    http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/1...

    Waiting tables makes way above minimum wage, so I would highly recommend those jobs. The minimum wage for waiting tables is $2.13, and waiting makes good tips (with some effort).

    The form to get the Walmart job, is called a job application. It is available on their site:

    http://careers.walmart.com/sea...

  3. Re:Easy, make them less rich on Wealth Therapy Tackles Woes of the Rich · · Score: 1

    When you can take 30 minutes and apply at Walmart to earn well above minimum wage, it is a lifestyle choice to work for minimum wage.

  4. Re:So when's "gun control" going to stop guys with on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    http://www.westernjournalism.c...

    Seriously, define developed.

    Many people use OECD membership as developed, that includes Mexico, what do you define developed as?

    Why would it make sense to lump the US with any of the countries you name but Canada? None of them are anything like the US, or many other countries, the nearest analog is the Americas, and among them, the US is pretty safe. Do any of the countries you named have any type of minority populations anywhere near what the US has? Do any of those countries have a former slavery issue? Do any of those countries have an ongoing drug war?

  5. Re:Not the first time. on The Google Employee Who Opted For a Truck Over Bay Area Rents (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    According to the Quora article, he also had parties every Thursday, so yeah, not a secret.

  6. Re:Insect infestations? on The Google Employee Who Opted For a Truck Over Bay Area Rents (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    The link likely points to the story of clearing the wasp infestation of the truck when he bought it.

  7. I live in Maryland, as it is a blue state, I will kindly disagree with you. I know too many people who voted for him.

  8. I highly doubt that the IRS runs without a backup as they are mandated to maintain records. Lerner was doing something odd by keeping all her mail on her computer and not on the server, but for some reason this wasn't explored too much.

  9. Re:This is why old people aren't hired by tech fir on The Google Employee Who Opted For a Truck Over Bay Area Rents (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    As the AC says, you should click on Modifications under the image. The picture is from an advertisement.

  10. Re:WTF is with the article links! on Scientists May Have Found the Earliest Evidence of Life On Earth (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    I wonder how the AC two posts above you broke yours and the post before you.

    http://science.slashdot.org/co...

    Your post now shows (when you show all the posts) as strikethrough.

  11. You really Busted that Myth.

  12. Re:muzzle velocity comparison with firearms on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    You might want to look into what the MP7 is designed for before offering better weapons. The MP7's round is made from steel, it is designed to penetrate body armor. It isn't meant for spray and pray.

  13. Re:Smokeless powder on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Yup, the majority of the OMG factor from those guns was the kinetic energy involved. They were firing Volkswagen weights that were the size of an 8 year old (I have a picture of my son when he was 8 standing next to one of the "shells" on the New Jersey). These shells would fire for quite a range, and impact the target, usually just totally demolishing the target in the process.

  14. Re:So when's "gun control" going to stop guys with on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 0

    Well, I would say that a militia is more for defense of the country, in a Red Dawn type situation, not really to oust the government.

    Also, for all you with a hardon for gun control, the phrase "shall not be infringed" has a meaning, if you want so much to control the guns, than put out an amendment, until that amendment is passed, I will kindly ask that you fuck off.

  15. Re:So when's "gun control" going to stop guys with on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Define developed?

    Mexico is widely considered to be a developed country, it has more restrictive gun laws than the US, and much higher murder rate. You might try to claim that Mexico is going through a drug war, but then I would have to ask, why is the drug war such a problem in Mexico, but it is considered part of the figures in the US?

  16. Re: So when's "gun control" going to stop guys wit on Guy Creates Handheld Railgun With a 3D-Printer (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    The US murder rate in certain cities is higher than the entirety of the rest of the nation. When you look at where the murder rate is high, you might be suprised to find out that they are not places with high gun ownership.

  17. Quartering soldiers in peace time? I don't know if you really need concern yourself with that one anymore.

  18. Re: This is what happens on A Scientist Is Selling the Right To Name His Newly-Discovered Moth On eBay (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    If you care so much about this guy's research, feel free to throw money at it. Demanding that everyone pay for the research, when you apparently are unwilling to support it is kind of silly.

  19. Re:Better than I'd hoped on A Scientist Is Selling the Right To Name His Newly-Discovered Moth On eBay (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    If you feel so strongly in the support of this science, maybe you should give money to your local research college instead of complaining that nobody is funding this research.

  20. Re:He must be a Republican on A Scientist Is Selling the Right To Name His Newly-Discovered Moth On eBay (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, naming rights go to the team, not to the city that built the stadium. It is free money to the sports team. Sad but true.

  21. Re:He must be a Republican on A Scientist Is Selling the Right To Name His Newly-Discovered Moth On eBay (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    It is labeled as flaimbait because of the subject line, attributing this behavior to Republicans.

  22. Re:Easy, make them less rich on Wealth Therapy Tackles Woes of the Rich · · Score: 1

    A rich person couldn't pay your salary

    It isn't so much that you work for a rich person, but that you are paid for your work by a rich person.

    Think of it this way, Michael Dell makes lots of money from owning Dell Computer. Dell computer employs many people. If MD wasn't making money on Dell Computer, would those people be making money working at Dell Computer?

    The trickle down effect is that the rich person, just by being rich and generating wealth also generates wealth for other people, namely his employees.

    If someone is making slave wages, it is really time they improve themselves, not blame rich people for their lack of money. Minimum wage jobs were never meant to be lived off of, they were meant for the kids in high school to gain work experience.

  23. Re:memory loss defence? on Bank's Severance Deal Requires IT Workers To Be Available For Two Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    With a one week minimum.

  24. Re:Authorities, what good are they? on GA Tech Students Use Cell Phone Pings To Find Missing Person (ajc.com) · · Score: 1

    How quickly would they have found him had they just pinged his cell phone? This is something that is supposed to be available to law enforcement.

    It may have had more to do with that they can't immediately investigate as he is an adult.

  25. Re:Must be an android device... on GA Tech Students Use Cell Phone Pings To Find Missing Person (ajc.com) · · Score: 1

    You do have a point, but I read somewhere that the cell providers are finally implementing the GSM lost phone server which prevents phones that are lost or stolen from functioning on the network.

    http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4688...

    http://www.digitaltrends.com/a...