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  1. Re:Made in China on New MacBook Pro Has Already Outsold All Other Laptops This Year (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    It's already happening. The KKK was putting fliers on car windows in my downtown neighborhood yesterday. The facebooks is already full of the rest. I hope he reins in the loons quick or it's going to be a long 3 years...

  2. I understand the natural sugars. I should have been more specific.

    Nifty approach on the tax/incentive. And yes, corporate governance has probably deteriorate so much that the rules should be rewritten.

  3. Additionally, most of them worked in manufacturing plants and were exposed to any number of industrial solvents and particulate matter. With the exception of the 3 that didn't die from cancer.

    I agree. I smoke and I know it's bad for me. I deal with the minor effects and the hacking. I know the larger ones are looming. I know I need to quit for health reasons. I also know I smoke to self medicate. My big question is, is it better to go with the evil you know or the one you don't? Every medication that I would take for my issues that nicotine mostly deals with comes with ridiculous health warnings that make smoking look tame. I'm not sure "Guaranteed liver failure" wins over "increasing my risk of cancer a few percentage points". Especially given my family history. My doctors are understanding of my concerns.

    We are just being told this is evil and not looking at the full picture. I had a friend that was smoking in the mall one day (back when you could do that). A lady came up to him griping about his smoking near her kids. He just looked at her and said, "I bet you drove here in an SUV today." Yes was the response. "I bet you drove more than 15 minutes to get here." yes. "You do know, that in the 15 minute drive, you created more pollution than I'll create in a year of smoking a pack a day." She just walked off.

    I'll stop ranting now.

  4. What our healthcare system in the US is being eaten up with is fake foods and obese people. The costs of diabetes far outweigh the cost of anything else. I don't see a big push to tax the crap out of sugar except in NYC. Don't forget the other costs of obesity: Larger doors, larger chairs, larger everything. We all pay for this in addition to the health consequences and costs. Let's not forget heart disease, increased heart attacks, cholesterol issues, increased risk of stroke: the list goes on forever. We keep focusing on one lifestyle issue that has dubious support while ignoring all the really expensive issues is disingenious: Food, lifestyle, exercise, etc.

    https://www.cancer.gov/about-c...

  5. "There have been studies for years that have proven that eating/swimming/walking/driving/skydiving/(anything you do in life) kills. They have been called 'death" for decades. But regardless of the fact that people know that eating/swimming/walking/driving/skydiving/ kills people just keep on eating/swimming/walking/driving/skydiving/ and burning their money away".

    I got points to waste so I fixed it for you! It's been proven that life kills. Details at 11'. From a lot of research out there there are 3 things that determine whether you get cancer or not: Lifestyle, Environment, Genetics. Anything outside of those 3 don't even fall outside the margin of error in most studies. Problem is, most studies don't account for these things. Tobacco being one of many influencing factors that is given a lot more credit than it is due and lull's a lot of people into thinking they are doing the right things. Until they get cancer.

    I've lost roughly 20 males in my family in my lifetime. All but 3 died of cancer. Of those that died of cancer only 2 smoked. Nobody made it to 80. One of the smokers made it to 77. Of those that didn't die of cancer, one made it to 92 and he smoked 2 packs a day. Of the other 2, one died in a motorcycle accident and the other died from bruising of the heart after being kicked in the chest by a cow at 76.

    I know my family history has no real bearing on this discussion, just food for thought.

    https://www.cancer.gov/about-c...

  6. Re: Sociopaths gonna sociopath. What's new? on Rich People Pay Less Attention To Other People, Says Study (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes I have and I'm not finding the proof of the claims presented. That's why I was wondering if something real happened while I was napping. I f there is something that I missed, I would be more than happy to review it.

  7. Re: Sociopaths gonna sociopath. What's new? on Rich People Pay Less Attention To Other People, Says Study (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 0

    TAKING BRIBES. She not only takes bribes, but bashes police officers, PAYS people to riot at her political opponent's rallys, and basically says the successful middle class are the ones to blame. She takes BRIBES while in office, and lies, and corrupts the FBI and DOJ...

    Any valid citation for any of these claims? I am curious to see this. I must have been napping the last 20 years.

  8. I wish I could mod this up. To add to your response, what about those people who are rural who need more than 256kb? I would love to move to a more rural area but that's all I could get from DSL. Cable? No way. I currently live downtown in a fairly large metropolitan area, next to a university and all I can get for under $100 a month is 25m DSL. For $150 I can get 150 m from cable company that's shared with 5k of my neighbors. No thanks! When I lived a few miles out and before U-Verse I could get competition for my 6m connection. And I did and the other service provider rocked. I paid a little more to go with someone other than att and it was well worth it. I personally don't mind paying a few more dollars for a better product, but more for less? Please. Do I need fiber? No. Not personally, but it would be nice to have the option. Will I need it next year? Don't know yet. We're not there, but we will be one day soon and I would rather not get caught with the pants down like the telco's did with keeping there copper going.

  9. I came to this thinking they were hosting their own pirated video site. Silly me. It was just one of their partners.

  10. And where is this long history of voter fraud pray tell? I found 436 cases going back to 2000 and none of them mention party affiliation with few even giving hints. According to the Heritage Foundation none the less: (pdf) http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws....

    Here's a good quick reference for you:
    https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_...

    And google is your friend:
    https://www.google.com/search?...

    I personally thing we have more of a problem with political fraud:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  11. Others have died so you could live.

    No, they haven't. My life has never been in mortal danger where someone had to sacrifice themselves for me to avoid death. (In fact, I don't think my life's ever been in mortal danger at all, unless there was some close call somewhere that I was never even aware of.)

    I think we're being a little disingenuous here. There are people who die everyday do to defend your way of life. There are people who die everyday who stand by to put themselves in the line of fire on your behalf. There are others who die everyday to ensure you and your family can be saved from a fire. There are more people who die everyday who standby to pull you out of your wrecked car. There are even more people who die everyday and risk their life to provide you with medical care. Their are pilots who standby to rush you to the hospital in a critical event. They don't plan on sacrificing themselves for you specifically, but it happens sometimes. I spent 23 years defending your way of life. I lost a lot of friends doing it. They might not have stepped in front of your bullet, but you don't know that.

    Flame on

  12. Re:Oh god dammit - there go some great printers on HP To Buy Samsung's Printer Business For $1.05 Billion (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    My bad. Commenting to remove negative vote.

  13. Re:Yes, Because Optical Media Is Durable on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Use Optical Media? · · Score: 2

    I have disks that old myself. To slow this process, I pull them out every few years and get a baby diaper and some pledge. Does wonders on cleaning them up and giving them a lite protective coating. I haven't had a problem re-ripping anything I've pulled out yet, but I know those days are numbered.

  14. Company is monitoring on Maker of Web Monitoring Software Can Be Sued (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    The original article I read states that the company sells this software as part of a service package. You don't store the data, they do thus putting them in the loop of the data interception. This makes them the eves dropping party and not the person doing the deed. I'm in a 'right to monitor state' and this wouldn't fly here either. IANAL, YMMV.

  15. Re:What is Chaos [Re:Climate [Re:Duh!]] on Your Political Facebook Posts Aren't Changing How Your Friends Think (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Awesome analogy!

  16. Seems to work for them in the UK. Mostly.

  17. Why don't you do a quick search and see how many hits with video you get. This was just a sample.

  18. Check out the 30(21) foot rule of fighting one day. Might make you think twice about how safe you are with that handgun. "Originating from research by Salt Lake City trainer Dennis Tueller "rule" states that in the time it takes the average officer to recognize a threat, draw his sidearm and fire 2 rounds at center mass, an average subject charging at the officer with a knife or other cutting or stabbing weapon can cover a distance of 21 ... Edged Weapon Defense: Is or was the 21-foot Rule Valid?" Said suspect is already at your car. If your weapon is not already in your hand you have very few options.

  19. You don't get out much do you? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...

  20. You ever been to that part of town? I've work there occasionally. Never seen free WiFi. A very large portion of the residence don't even have internet. Mom might have a prepaid smart phone (usually GI) and that doesn't do but the basics. Affordable laptop? What a joke. Based on what? I have 200 dollars to buy a used laptop or I can buy groceries for the month? I know that feeling from college. I kind of sucks. No trying to be personal, but if you've ever been there you would understand. It's only like that on TV.

  21. How about just no. Some things are broken for a reason. Let's leave it that way. Just because you can doesn't always mean you should.

  22. Are we sure? on US Air Force Declares F-35A Ready For Combat (defensenews.com) · · Score: 2

    Upon first reading, I though it was April the first!

  23. Re: Exactly what I came here to say! on Gawker Founder Nick Denton Files For Bankruptcy (nydailynews.com) · · Score: 1

    Urban Dictionary: n/t www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=n%2Ft Urban Dictionary n/t. An abbreviation commonly used in email and on internet bulletin boards and web-groups for "no text" or "note topic."

  24. Nice Guy on Gawker Founder Nick Denton Files For Bankruptcy (nydailynews.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!

  25. Dude? That rescue team was made up. Four guys with 2 pistols that just came in country does not a rescue team make. Here's what happened from the senate hearings. Abbreviated of course. I'm still wondering what the Ambassador was doing at a CIA safe house 90 miles away from his Embassy without his full security detail. http://www.factcheck.org/2015/...