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  1. If we do noting - that is exactly what will happen on 'Sending Astronauts To Mars Would be Stupid' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    By Anders logic, he shouldn't have gone to the moon. Why was he even in the program, much less a mission if he holds the beliefs he states? Humans tend to explore, they tend to solve difficult problems (some better than others). No one says it will be easy, no one says it will be safe. At one time going to California wasn't safe... Now we can do it in hours. As for Nye - we won't do anything we don't dream and try. He cannot know that we won't live on Mars - no more than people could have known about a million inventions. We may have to create an artificial magnetic core or similar to maintain an atmosphere - still it is possible. Just because we don't have a grasp of how at this time is frankly just a stumbling block to be overcome.

  2. The just facilitated a link to the REAL virus.

  3. So they can spend the money on White House Wants To Borrow Tech Workers From Google and Amazon, Says Report (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    on more atomic bombs and missiles (NPR this morning). Tell me... If the Trump conglomerate had tech staff would he loan them? Hell, he wasn't even making the charitable donations he was boasting about.

  4. Wait... This explains it... on Trump Administration Prepares a Major Weakening of Mercury Emissions Rules (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    "Mercury is known to damage the nervous systems of children and fetuses." It also is the reason that we have the phrase "Mad as a hatter". Look it up. I am beginning to believe that Trump may be constantly exposed.

  5. Trump claims everythign except Fox is fake news on Americans Don't Think the Platforms Are Doing Enough To Fight Fake News (poynter.org) · · Score: 1

    That poisons the conversation. I know he is a blathering idiot - but there are those that will accept that he is correct.

  6. Notice the lack of an answer in the summary? on Why London's Heathrow Airport Sometimes Hosts 'Ghost Flights' With No One on Them (jalopnik.com) · · Score: 1

    A whole bunch of stuff copied from the article - but it leave out the use it or lose it part... The reader has to guess or go to the other article.

  7. I am not defending MS here - but who wants to be compared to industry _averages_ when it comes to security. The people adjusting the ranking because it does not compare well to an average are what I like to call stuupid (it is not a typo). You should want perfect security - to hell with averages.

  8. This probably says more about reactor safety than anything else. But the article is probable click bait.

  9. A walking GMO on US Scientists Try 1st Gene Editing in the Body (apnews.com) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Will he have to be banned from places that don't allow GMO's? Oh wait... every time the wind blows a plant makes a GMO. Methinks all the crap about GMO is poorly understood.

  10. It is useless to crash the FCC site... The judges have refused to hear further arguments. Now all that will help is to crash the congressional email servers.

  11. The others have given good reasons for not doing this. But think about the fact that the audio jack rotates in the receptacle. That wont happen if you have a flat fixed port. As you move the device, the cable will have to take the stress. The whole thing seems to have little merit.

  12. Try to buy a printed map... on Drivers Need To Forget Their GPS · · Score: 1

    Without that you need a data network. Something I am sure is readily available in the cited areas. I doubt we will regress to older technologies, so we have to make the data better.

  13. Define fascist and fascism on Why I'm a Defender of YouTube (vortex.com) · · Score: 1

    Terms used when people don't like something - usually they are clueless about the actual history and people involved.

  14. How long are you legs? on How Much C++ Should You Know For an Entry-Level C++ Job? · · Score: 1

    Long enough to reach the ground. You can draw the inference from there..

  15. Kalamazoo, MI 4.2 Saturday on 4.0 Earthquake Near Concord, California · · Score: 1

    Are we supposed to report these?

  16. It is just a normal cycle on The Last Time Oceans Got This Acidic This Fast, 96% of Marine Life Went Extinct · · Score: 1

    Yeah, right... And even if that is half true, we are a species that ought to be smart enough to recognize that we contribute and we need to adjust. This cycle argument is only useful to the daft and the perennial procrastinators.

  17. Re:smart/intelligent != knowing a lot of facts on Google 'Makes People Think They Are Smarter Than They Are' · · Score: 2

    Precisely. Knowledge does not equal intelligence. Many IQ tests confuse that. All IQ tests should be nothing but puzzles - maybe puzzles with more than one answer.

  18. The will be one of the first to be under water.

  19. Will somone please explain on House Republicans Roll Out Legislation To Overturn New Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 1

    HOW charging for the same bandwidth TWICE will spur innovation? The only thing that will spur is lethargy.

  20. They made the same claims on Police Organization Wants Cop-Spotting Dropped From Waze App · · Score: 1

    When the CB radio craze was on. There are a hundred technologies that will cause the same problems for police. Move on.

  21. Re:Censorship? on Blogger Who Revealed GOP Leader's KKK Ties Had Home Internet Lines Cut · · Score: 1

    If it were intimidation, they would issue threats and use their alleged second amendment rights (which by the way only says that the GOVERNMENT cannot abridge your rights - not that anything goes; but that is another story). Severing the cable is a blatant attempt a censorship.

  22. Who are the interviewing??? on Obama Unveils Plan To Bring About Faster Internet In the US · · Score: 2, Informative

    I cannot get anything close to 4M. It is either dial up, ISDN or a T1. There are no other services. And frankly, I am not so far from a reasonably large town. There is some notion that service offerings are better than really exist.

  23. He skipped English too on Lawmaker's Facebook Rant Threatens Media For "Unauthorized" Use of His Name · · Score: 1

    He cannot figure out when to use either authorized or unauthorized either. How do we elect these people?

  24. Re:Grammar police alert on Google Researcher Publishes Unpatched Windows 8.1 Security Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    It is like a double positive... Yeah, right.

  25. Re:Uh huh on In Iowa, a Phone App Could Serve As Driver's License · · Score: 1

    Precisely. What could go wrong????