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  1. Re:I think they don't understand on Drupal Developers Threaten To Quit Drupal Unless Larry Garfield Is Reinstated (drupalconfessions.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So ... Stephen King should be arrested? I mean, read his books, that's sick shit this guy is into!

  2. Re:I think they don't understand on Drupal Developers Threaten To Quit Drupal Unless Larry Garfield Is Reinstated (drupalconfessions.org) · · Score: 1

    Give a platform to? Did he use the open source project to promote his lifestyle?

  3. Re: What about if he donated to the wrong ideology on Drupal Developers Threaten To Quit Drupal Unless Larry Garfield Is Reinstated (drupalconfessions.org) · · Score: 1

    So do I. You can't always get what you want.

    But if you try sometimes well you might find you get what you need...

  4. Re:What about if he donated to the wrong ideology? on Drupal Developers Threaten To Quit Drupal Unless Larry Garfield Is Reinstated (drupalconfessions.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes, please do. I think idiots that follow your philosophy should go out of business, and the fastest way to do that is to get rid of all the workers that do actually produce something and retain the sponges in management.

  5. Re:and you wonder why they hate you on For Programmers, the Ultimate Office Perk is Avoiding the Office Entirely (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    They can name it whatever they want for all I care.

    And so can I.

  6. Re: Maybe if you're single on For Programmers, the Ultimate Office Perk is Avoiding the Office Entirely (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    What sarcasm?

  7. Re:F-35 Control and Command on Air Force Converts F-16 Jets Into Wingman Drones (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Read the fine print, it said Oxygen. Not what configuration thereof. That qualifies for O2, O3, H2O, H2SO4...

  8. Re:Reminded of the argument about postal jeeps on Air Force Converts F-16 Jets Into Wingman Drones (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Well, if you were selling the F-16, that would most certainly cut into the F-35 sales. Consider: For one F-35 that may or may not ever be actually battle worthy, you could get 5 F-16 that have proven time and again that they are.

  9. Re:No on Air Force Converts F-16 Jets Into Wingman Drones (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You might remember that there already have been a few wars since 1945. You can quite quickly face an equal or near-equal enemy in a proxy war.

    Or even face an actual enemy with modern gear if the US (or this time someone else, it's not like other nations can't be dumb) is stupid enough to sell them, like 1979 to Iran.

  10. Re:F-35 Control and Command on Air Force Converts F-16 Jets Into Wingman Drones (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Oh they fly, sometimes....

    ...in whole or in part, certain restrictions apply, warranty void if exposed to oxygen...

  11. Re:It's clear that Edge is better on Microsoft Edge Beats Chrome By Over Three Hours In New Battery Usage Test (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Because it wins in a metric nobody gives a fuck about?

    Seriously, if your battery life depends on what browser you use, whatever you're doing with your computer cannot be too important.

  12. So I can now spend 3 hours more using a browser that's unusable.

    I kinda fail to see the benefit.

  13. Re:Or even from Mumbai on For Programmers, the Ultimate Office Perk is Avoiding the Office Entirely (qz.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nobody gave a shit 22 years ago, nobody gives a shit today.

  14. Re: Maybe if you're single on For Programmers, the Ultimate Office Perk is Avoiding the Office Entirely (qz.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    You don't hit hard enough.

  15. Think Soyuz 1.

    At least with Challenger and Columbia you could say it was an accident, it did work before and it was some freak problems that occurred that should not, and the design itself was at least mostly ok.

    Soyuz 1 was murder. Plain and simple.

  16. A power vacuum is quickly filled by someone wanting to wield that power.

    Yes, in theory Anarchy is the absence of rule. In practice, it ends up as whoever can oppress the rest rules. Take, well, any place ever where organized rule (i.e. government) breaks down. Take, say, Somalia.

  17. Anarchy in its purest form, the total absence of any kind of rule, works exactly as long as there is exactly one person.

    As soon as you have two, one of them will try to make the other one work for him.

    People are assholes. And they really, really hate to work if they can get away without it.

  18. Yes, but people are assholes and would rather make others work than work themselves. "True" Anarchy is the absence of rule. But, as stated a few words back, people are assholes and if I can make you work instead of working myself, that's what I will do.

    Hence whoever has a chance to oppress someone else will do so, if only for the sake of having to work less for more gain.

    That's why Communism failed. People don't like working.

  19. Apologize for that, young man!

  20. And burn all the churches instead of the witches, let's not forget about that!

  21. Re:This is what you voted for America. on Tennessee Could Give Taxpayers America's Fastest Internet For Free, But It Gave Comcast and AT&T $45 Million Instead (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm no fan of the GOP, but face it: It would not have been any different if the Democrats ruled. What would change is who gets to steal from you.

    And frankly, if you're a rabbit, do you care whether fox or wolf eats you? It sure matters to fox and wolf, but to you, the outcome isn't that different.

  22. Anarchy essentially means that whoever has the most power will rule, make the laws and enforce them to his own benefit.

    Hmm. I fail to see the difference to the current situation.

  23. Motivation is key on Investigation Finds Inmates Built Computers, Hid Them In Prison Ceiling (cbs6albany.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    See? All you need to overcome the most insane obstacles is motivation. Just think of all the things these poor people had to go through to get internet access!

    It's kinda humbling.

  24. When that research comes up with results, don't inform us. Just wipe your hands like everyone.

  25. Re:Need this on mobile on Chrome Now Uses Scroll Anchoring To Prevent Those Annoying Page Jumps (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    On mobile it sure is even more annoying due to lower CPU power and generally slower load times.