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  1. It's not like it started with Trump that the US treats everyone and anyone trying to spend a vacation in that country like a wanted criminal.

    I decided long ago that, well, if you don't want my money, other countries are glad to take it.

  2. Re: didn't you get the memo on Researchers Find Dozens of Genes Associated With Measures of Intelligence (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    I'm more uncomfortable with the stupidity of some groups. But usually they're not ethnic, they're more a matter of association.

  3. We would, if the US stopped destabilizing countries and leaving it to us to mop up the mess.

  4. Re: Who pays when you listen to it? on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Work being its own reward and "accidentally" getting enough money from it to make a living off it usually only works for people who happen to have a rare talent, incredibly high skill or good connections.

    For everyone else, if what you want to do for a living is "fun", rest assured someone else is already doing it for free.

  5. Re:Man, that GOP keeps on giving. on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Sure. And I will single-handedly accomplish what hasn't happened for over a century now: A member from anything but The Party (i.e. the DEMGOP) will at least come in second in a prez election.

  6. Re:Maybe this is a good thing? on WSJ Columnist: Robots Aren't Destroying Enough Jobs (foxbusiness.com) · · Score: 1

    But those "reality" based belief systems have a fatal flaw: You can actually test the promise for veracity. After a while people notice that nothing gets better, at least in the long run. And people get pissed at the cult leader and will abandon him. Religion and its promise for some "afterlife" is bulletproof, for anyone who could test whether it holds any water can't come back to report his findings.

  7. Re:HLR codes on any Standard GSM network on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    I like to have voicemail as a trap for those people I don't want to talk to. They leave voicemail and think that I'll eventually get back to them instead of calling again and again and annoy me that way.

  8. Re:I can't imagine how this could be abused on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    The FCC should open up a voice mail box instead. Just to get a rerun of the most recent blunder.

  9. Re:Who pays when you listen to it? on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    When will these politicians stop taking 'financial incentives' and stand up for their constituents?

    When working becomes more popular than getting money.

    Basically the reason communism didn't work out as planned.

  10. Re:Man, that GOP keeps on giving. on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    No need to go back that far, just dig up Eisenhower. Even as a corpse he's a better prez than anything we had in the past 2 decades.

  11. Re:They do this in Australia on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Trump's messages were at least entertaining.

    But then again, I'm a fan of the Three Stooges and their antics, so YMMV.

  12. Re:Kill them on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But I do have one quick question: Is it illegal futt-buck a duly elected representative or appointed official until their eyeballs bleed?

    Depends mostly on the size of your campaign contribution.

  13. Re:Is there even one Republican on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 2

    If the price is right, they'll even swallow. Like any whore.

  14. Re:How does this affect limits? on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Then enjoy!

    "I'm sorry boss that you couldn't leave the message that I should come in early today. Damn marketeers."

  15. Re:voicemail phone call to me (which is good) on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    It is easier to ignore, I give you that.

  16. Why stop at Republicans? Equality now!

  17. Oh PLEASE let this come quickly! on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    "Sorry, boss, I couldn't get back to you, I didn't get to the voice mail you left me yet"

    And he will just nod and mutter because he knows the problem well himself.

  18. Re:Let them on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Please. From over here in Europe, what your political system looks like is one religious nutjob party that hates everything non-white and one non-religious nutjob party that hates everything white.

    I can't really see anything resembling a political platform in either of them. Mostly because they have pretty much identical stances on everything but religion and whether or not white males are the devil.

  19. Voicemail spam could support unicorns, puppydogs and world peace and it would STILL be considered harassment.

  20. The difference to the version everyone else is using is the "China" part, I get it?

  21. Got to Linux? Check.
    Program needs Windows to run? Does it run in $old_version? If yes, install $old_version in VM. Seal it against network so the fact you're using $old_version of Windows doesn't cause a security problem.

    Problem solved.

  22. Re:Windows 10, as it should have been. on Microsoft Announces 'Windows 10 China Government Edition', Lets Country Use Its Own Encryption (windows.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Or we could just *snicker* pirate a Chinese version.

    Oh the ironing!

  23. That's bad enough if it's MY computer.

  24. How's that "alternative" in Win10?

  25. Re: Anyone still giving a shit? on Resident Evil Getting Rebooted Into a Six-Film Franchise (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    That's pretty much a given when the whole plot of the game is essentially "evil corp makes virus that makes zombies, then tries to hush it up. In comes big hero and kills all zombies".