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  1. With NSA's PRISM and metadata program, why do they need that phone?

  2. Money figures out scares resources. I suggest you take macro/micro economics.

  3. You're ignorant of the libertarian wing of the Republican party.

  4. Re:And this is why Republicans... on Paris Attacks Would Not Have Happened Without Crypto (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Trump and Cruz have both said Apple should help the FBI.

    I remember back in the mid 90s the Republicans were for smaller govt. Now they just want to double down on Authoritarianism/Statism. They want a huge govt, just don't want to pay the taxes it.

    About the only Republicans that support encryption are the libertarian wing of the Republicans.

  5. I call 100% absolute pure BS on Last January Was the Hottest Global Temperature Anomaly In Recorded History · · Score: 0

    TOTAL BULLSHIT.

    Last January through end of February where I live was the coldest I can ever remember (and everyone I talk to). 9 days of below zero in January. 17 days below zero in Feb.

  6. Re:Nerve connections for muscles on Study Finds You Can Grow Brain Cells Through Exercise · · Score: 1

    If this were true, weightlifters would have larger brains than aerobic exercisers (since they use upper and lower, not just lower like aerobic).

  7. Re:Better transistors? on Intel Says Chips To Become Slower But More Energy Efficient (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Correction, there's been no competition for about a decade now (Barcelona flop)

  8. Can you provide examples to your claims?

  9. Re:should be interesting on Julian Assange May Surrender To British Police On Friday (twitter.com) · · Score: 1

    I would bet my life savings if I followed you around long enough, I'd find you breaking a law.

  10. Re:Bring Back GeoCities on Yahoo To Fire Another 15% As Mayer Attempts To Hang On (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Yahoo Mail works fine for me. I also prefer Yahoo Sports over ESPN's new site.

    Wish Yahoo would go more barebones. They try and do too much.

  11. Re:Volunteering leaving is a bad thing. on Yahoo To Fire Another 15% As Mayer Attempts To Hang On (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Good thing we can short this pig down to delisting.

  12. Re:The 0.01% on Yahoo To Fire Another 15% As Mayer Attempts To Hang On (theguardian.com) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not a bit. Not enough strong, successful women. Glad she is well off.

  13. Re:If she really wanted to rescue the company... on Yahoo To Fire Another 15% As Mayer Attempts To Hang On (theguardian.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    You're sexist.

  14. Re:25 mph? on Homemade Speed Trap Made By Former UVA CS Professor (cvilletomorrow.org) · · Score: 1

    "The safe speed is easily determined as what a large percentage of the people normally drive at."

    I fail to see logic in this.

  15. Re:25 mph? on Homemade Speed Trap Made By Former UVA CS Professor (cvilletomorrow.org) · · Score: 1

    "Fast" is a weasel word in this context used by the nanny staters.

  16. Re:25 mph? on Homemade Speed Trap Made By Former UVA CS Professor (cvilletomorrow.org) · · Score: 1

    Got people like you Mrlogic in our area. They campaigned for 25mph speed limits on my road and got it. Then I drive 25 and get a line of cars 2" from my bumper. After about 2 weeks of this, the speed limit went back up to 35.

    I litterally had a woman that was waiting on the side of the road for her kid from school jump back and throw her arms up as I came around the corner at.... 37 in a 35. I would bet a large sum of money she'd be tailgating me in the same spot at 37 (I get a line of cars behind me wherever I go as I drive no more than 5-7 over).

  17. Re:Speed limit reality check on Homemade Speed Trap Made By Former UVA CS Professor (cvilletomorrow.org) · · Score: 1

    No no, children shouldn't be afraid of cars. There should be nothing bad if a kid streaks out into the street. Everyone should be traveling 20 in a 25mph because... what about the children?

    WON'T ANYONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN??

  18. Re:Underweight layperson on Why the Calorie Is Broken (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Aiming for -500 is good, -750 is better.

    Proof http://suppversity.blogspot.co...

  19. Is it ok? on Drone Racing League Wants To Be the Next NASCAR (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Better check with Chuck Schumer to make sure its ok

  20. Re:How about private debts? on EFF: License Plate Scanner Deal Turns Texas Cops Into Debt Collectors (eff.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But isn't this exactly how chrony capitalism is supposed to work?

  21. Dumping database A. But before they dump A, they copied A to B.

    So even though they are destroying all the data they've collected, there exists the same data elsewhere.

    During the purge/copy, anything incriminating the NSA will be wiped.

  22. Re:Seems like freedom of speech to me on German Court: "Sharing" Your Amazon Purchases Is Spamming (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    So its a clever way of creating the spam message. It doesn't change what it is.

  23. Re:Big corp. execs think they're clever on What's In a Tool? a Case For Made In the USA (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    The issue comes in the cost cutting, not China being the source.

    I work for a major company doing quality control, and I can tell you our most consistent and problem free suppliers are from China. Factories where workers work on dirt floors on their hands and knees, yet still producing finer quality work than our domestic suppliers.

    Its mostly an issue with the American companies not caring much about their products. For most aspects, it isn't hard to improve the quality immensely. A view from the consumer is required, which most execs lack and just look for profit.

  24. Re:Law or morality? on Kentucky Bill: Wait an Hour Before Posting Injuries To Social Media (kentucky.com) · · Score: 1

    Recent court cases have highlighted how rights aren't unlimited ("Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited." Scalia, Heller vs DC).

    So there may be reasonable regulation on speech.

  25. Why wouldn't you want this? on Police Agencies Using Software To Generate "Threat Scores" of Suspects (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    Why wouldn't you want this? It just sums up public information.

    Maybe we could check ours (like getting our FICA score)?