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  1. Re:This is going to be GRRRR-GREAT! on EU Set To Mandate Speed Limiters In All New Cars (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm not dismissive of the argument that seat belt laws are overreaching - but you said my exampleS were bad and you only touched on that one, ignoring the rest.

    Drinking and driving+speeding laws are clear cut and simple. You are not allowed to engage in needless risky behavior when on public roads.

    Your rights as an individual are outweighed by the rights of everyone else not to be exposed to that risk.

  2. Re:This is going to be GRRRR-GREAT! on EU Set To Mandate Speed Limiters In All New Cars (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    > I didn't buy cars easily capable of going well over 100mph, to not occasionally 'air them out' when conditions around were safe to do so.

    And if you bothered to read the article, this would not prevent you doing this in the slightest.

    > I don't need the govt. limiting me.

    There is a not insignificant chance that seat belt and DUI legislation has saved your life without you ever realizing it. Your freedoms are weighed against the statistical chance of hurting others. Deal with it.

    > Geez, the nanny state is growing further and faster than ever....are people so scared for their lives these days that they are afraid to live a little and have some risk in their lives?

    Look into anti-vaxx. There's lots of unnecessary ways to risk your life "these days" AND the life of others if you are that particular brand of asshole.

  3. The solution is simple on US Regulator Demands Companies Take Action To Halt Robocalls (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Make it the responsibility of your phone company to block spoofed calls with a nice penalty for failing.

    Problem instantly solved.

  4. Re:What typical 9-5? on Wharton Professor Says America Should Shorten the Work Day By 2 Hours (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    No, not "work related" emails. Just "work emails". And why in the world should you work on your free time?

  5. ooooh, is this one of those facebooky "please ask me about what I'm referring to"?

  6. Bottom line price only, thx on The EU Would Very Much Like Airbnb To Know That the Rules Are Different in Europe (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    The amount I have to pay is the only price that I'm interested in. That goes for ALL purchases.

    A breakdown that shows me how much of that money goes to pay employees toilet paper and various taxes is nice, but ultimately a total irrelevance unless I can use them for deductions etc.

    Taxes that a company has to pay isn't interesting to me. I don't care. And the beauty is that if everyone lists full price, nobody is at a pricing disadvantage.

  7. "that all employees will respect Intel's values and adhere to the company's code of conduct,"

    How exactly does not adhering to the company's code of conduct show that?

  8. Well, how big a deal is it if these get cremated? Because that will happen regularly.

  9. Re:I don't understand why you tolerate it on Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    No, I don't mean punish the remote network - YOUR provider should be on the hook. The technical "challenges" would melt away in 10 seconds.

  10. Re:I don't understand why you tolerate it on Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > We DO have laws against these sorts of spam calls in the US. We also have laws against people sending email spam too. Actually managing to enforce these laws is a different matter entirely.

    No, it's really easy when it comes to phone calls - Got an illegal spam call? Report and person gets a hefty fine. Can't identify caller? Move punishment to the company that provides the call. Done.
    There is no reason for someone dialling YOU to be anonymous to your telcom provider.
    And no, there is no reason to make exceptions for any category of calls, be it political or non-profit.

  11. I don't understand why you tolerate it on Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I just don't understand how you can have spam calls like that and be ok with it. Is it an american thing?
    Do people think that proper laws to outlaw that behaviour is some sort of free speech issue?

  12. half of norwegian cars... on Number of Electric Vehicles on Roads Reaches Three Million: IEA (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    50% of new cars in Norway are plug-in hybrids or EV

    https://cleantechnica.com/2018/01/04/50-new-car-registrations-norway-2017-plug-vehicles-hybrids/

  13. Re:Yogi Berra on Samsung To Cut OLED Production Due To Poor iPhone X Sales · · Score: 1

    Can't find any numbers fresher than 3Q17, but Gartner seems to disagree with you:

    "Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 383 million units in the third quarter of 2017, a 3 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. All of the top five smartphone vendors achieved double-digit growth apart from Apple, which achieved a 5.7 percent increase."

    https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3833964

    What is the source for your claim?

  14. But I WANT a one stop shop like itunes or other streaming services.
    If they won't take my money I'll make my own using Plex.

  15. If it is an embedded non-removable part of the app on Google Removes Plugin Controls From Chrome, Reports Claim (ghacks.net) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...Well, then it's hardly a plugin anymore, is it?

  16. That's not hacking an election. on How To Hack an Election (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's just regular spying, not actually changing the vote counts.

  17. Re:Not actually available now on Raspberry Pi Unveils New $5 Mini-computer · · Score: 1

    Why not just wait to announce immediate availability until more than a handful of people can get it immediately? It wouldn't cost anything to just tell it like it is instead of inflating the story to look good.

    Why should I have to wait to order till there is enough to go around?

  18. Re:IANAL on Time Runs Out On Sweden's Sexual Assault Charges Against Julian Assange · · Score: 5, Informative

    He was never formally accused, only wanted for questioning. And when it turned out that they could only question him, and not take custody of him they lost interest...

  19. Re:What a scumbag on Time Runs Out On Sweden's Sexual Assault Charges Against Julian Assange · · Score: -1

    What exactly is he getting away with? The Swedish police were apparently not interested in interviewing him when offered - they were only looking to have him in custody for some reason...

  20. Re:America on Pull-Top Can Tabs, At 50, Reach Historic Archaeological Status · · Score: 1

    I'm assuming you grew up on Iceland, but nothing on man made is that old on Iceland. Did I assume wrong?

  21. I find lots of these "historic artifacts" on Pull-Top Can Tabs, At 50, Reach Historic Archaeological Status · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a metal detector user my historic artifact to junk ratio is going to get quite the boost...

  22. Not all of his ashes.. on NASA's New Horizons To Arrive At Pluto With Clyde Tombaugh's Ashes · · Score: 4, Informative

    Just a small portion of his ashes. Postage to the Kupier belt is still pretty expensive.

  23. sure, but.. on Kerry Says US Is On the "Right Side of History" When It Comes To Online Freedom · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If that is the case, be honest about it.
    "Let me be clear – as in the physical space, cyber security CAN come at the expense of cyber privacy."

    See? Now THAT would be an honest statement, and I could rightfully criticize it.

  24. doublespeak on Kerry Says US Is On the "Right Side of History" When It Comes To Online Freedom · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Let me be clear – as in the physical space, cyber security cannot come at the expense of cyber privacy."

    But that is precisely what is going on.

  25. insouciance? on Online Journalism Is Becoming a Billionaires' Plaything (Again) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ok, who didn't have to lookup that word?