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  1. Re: 112 speedo limit is fine.... on Volvo To Impose 112mph Speed Limit On All New Cars From 2020 (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    I've seen plenty of turbo bricks on the track.

    Very rare for a more modern one though.

  2. Current VR is awesome on 'We Expected VR To Be Two To Three Times as Big', Says CCP Games CEO (roadtovr.com) · · Score: 1

    Current VR setups are awesome, if you are into simulators.

    A force feedback setup, VR, and i-racing is phenominal. It feels pretty much the same as being on track and you can judge depth and speed far better than through a screen. It's similarly good for flight sims.

    Of course few people are into simulators, so its a small market.

  3. Re:What a priority on India Eyeing a New Monster 100GW Solar-Capacity Goal (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    No, more like unifying the disparate Air Force, Navy and Army space commands.

  4. Also if you look at the polls, they said pretty crazy stuff like Hispanics were voting for the libertarian party at a 15% rate and Blacks were voting at a 9% rate.

    They undersampled and oversampled some demographics.

  5. Well, at least 70% of the country is eligible for affirmative action or is member of a protected class.

    White males make up about 30% of the country.

  6. Re: The elephant in the room on Discord Bans Servers That Promote Nazi Ideology (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Antifa always counter protests with the utmost courtesy and leaves all their weapons at home when hunting for Nazi scalps.

  7. The summary is clueless on HP Patents 'Reminder Messages' (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    "Non-transitory computer readable medium" means its a software claim. Since software is not a statutory class of invention, you pretend that they are patenting a storage medium, which just happens to carry out instructions to perform XYZ.

  8. Re:What If We Create a Better World for Nothing on German Automakers Formed a Secret Cartel In the '90s To Collude On Diesel Emissions, Says Report (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Model S weighs up to 5,000lbs.

    As a trackday enthusiast, the less weight the better when it comes to cornering and brake fade. Its not like the Model S hasn't had trackday issues.

  9. Re:I feel a disturbance in the time vortex. on Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord Announced: Actress Jodie Whittaker (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Eh, I think for a fair amount of the male (nerd) demographic, they wanted to be the Doctor, a man who doesn't win through force, but through wits and snark rather than action.

    For the female demographic, they wanted to travel with a sexy, powerful man who takes them on dangerous adventures. Look how many fangirls fawn over David Teninch and Matt Smith's portrayal of the Doctor.

    I don't think the female demographic was looking to be the Doctor.

  10. Re:Jodie Whittaker on Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord Announced: Actress Jodie Whittaker (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I've wondered why they have so many blacks on the show, when the largest non-white minority in Britan are South Asians.

  11. What about Uber WAV Wheel chair accessible vehicle on Equal Rights Center Sues Uber For Denying Equal Access To People Who Use Wheelchairs (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Uber rolled out Uber WAV 2 years back that allows you to use their app to connect with Taxi companies that offer wheel chair service.

    https://www.uber.com/blog/wash...

  12. Re:Not sure I'm sold on them. on McDonald's Hits All-Time High As Wall Street Cheers Replacement of Cashiers With Kiosks (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    We ate plenty of McDonalds when we traveled in England 20 years back. I only went to McDonalds once in Germany, and that was for the novelty of ordering beeer at a McDonalds.

    English food other than breakfasts is not very tasty to the american palate. Their meat quality is pretty poor too.

  13. CD rental store on Japan Passes Controversial 'Anti-Conspiracy' Bill (privateinternetaccess.com) · · Score: 1

    I remember when living in Japan, you used to have CD rental stores. You could rent a CD for a day for ~100Yen, At the time 20 years back or so, a new cd was around 3,000 yen or about double US prices. Of course right by the counter was a stack of minidiscs to buy, which probably explains why that format took off in Japan and not in the USA.

    http://neojaponisme.com/2005/0...

    The above link explains that the media manufacturers apparently had more clout than the music industry and thats why the stores were permitted.

  14. Re:What does this have to do with science? on 'Science Must Clean Up Its Act' (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I wish I could vote you up 1000 times.

    You can't negotiate with the left. Writing 50 page essays is not going to change most people's perspective, particularly when they have an emotional attachment, or identity attachment to a particular ideology. These aren't people with open minds who will consider dialectic.

    I personally advocate using harsh rhetoric and shame to get your point accross. As things break down further expect people on the right to take up the tactics of the left instead of loosing like gentlemen.

  15. Re:VR is like 3D on Facebook Closes Its Oculus VR Studio (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    No, it doesn't have my track car.

    http://www.iracing.com/cars/

  16. Humerous quote on Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    This quote is interesting:

    "While I greatly appreciate your informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are unable to effectively lead the Bureau."

  17. Re:VR is like 3D on Facebook Closes Its Oculus VR Studio (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If you do track days, playing I-racing with a VR setup and force feedback is a life changing gaming event. You get the perception of depth that you don't get on a screen which lets you judge speed better. You can look through corners, and practice all the same skills you can do in real life. I did a round of i-racing on my home track and it felt pretty much the same as being in the car (i-racing laser maps the tracks so it feels the same). http://www.iracing.com/track-t...

    The best use of VR right now is for sims.

  18. nah we just have less visible corruption. Interactions with federal civil servants don't require you to provide a bribe to get them to do their job.

  19. Re: Well that didn't take long on Airbnb Gives In To Regulator's Demand To Test For Racial Discrimination By Hosts (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Look into SAT scores for upper income blacks. Strangely they correlate to around the SAT scores of low income whites. There is something going on more than just income alone.

    https://www.jstor.org/stable/2...
    http://isteve.blogspot.com/201...

    I work with a lot of Africans and blacks. There are cultural differences for sure, many of the africans don't want to associate with blacks due to cultural differences.

  20. Re:Well that didn't take long on Airbnb Gives In To Regulator's Demand To Test For Racial Discrimination By Hosts (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Plenty of minorities show racism to other minorities. It only becomes a problem if honkeys do it.

  21. I would but my congressman ran unopposed in the primary AND the general election!

  22. Re:Poor life decisions on In Costly Bay Area, Even Six-Figure Salaries Are Considered 'Low Income' (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    NYC only became desirable after Giuliani cracked down on crime, littering, squeegee guys, and got rid of the red light district around times square. After that people started to move back into the city and rents soared even higher.

    https://www.brickunderground.c...

  23. Re:I don't understand all the hate on the mini NES on Nintendo To Launch SNES Mini This Year, Reports Eurogamer (eurogamer.net) · · Score: 1

    My local BJs had a ton of them in stock during christmas. Costco never seemed to have any.

  24. Check out the net profit margins on many of the big Pharma companies. They're not obscenely high for the most part. Apple for example has had a profit margin of around 20% for the past few years.

    Average profit margin in the last 5 years:
    GSK=12%
    Merck=9%
    Abbot Labs=15%
    Astrozenica 12%
    Eli Lilly 13%

    They're good for the most part, but not unbelievably amazing.

  25. Re: It's become derogatory? on 'Verified' Is Now a Derogatory Term on Twitter (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    They already did....

    Its called Gab.ai, alt right phenom VoxDay promoted it endlessly a while back.

    https://gab.ai/