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  1. Re:If you believe in lies, then you become extremi on Fake News Sharing In US Is a Rightwing Thing, Says Oxford Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    > FBI people investigating Trump for high crimes are not "liberals" anyway

    No? They are certainly democrats, and not moderate democrats by any stretch. They absolutely hate Trump, they are extremely biased.

    And the FBI has been extremely corrupt and dishonest in this so-called "investigation."

    The FBI got a FISA warrant to spy on Trump, by using fabricated evidence paid for by Hillary. The FBI withheld this material evidence from the FISA court, and pretending the "evidence" in the dossier was corroborated by a news article, when actually the news article was planted by Christopher Steele.

    > so the inference that because Liberals stand for accountability

    I hope you are trolling. I would hate to think that anybody is *that* stupid. Where is the accountability for Hillary's crimes?

    There is zero evidence against Trump. Nothing what-so-ever.

    Hillary? Where to begin? She stole the nomination. She conspired with CNN to rig the debate. She paid for the BS dossier which was used to illegally get a FISA warrant to illegally spy on the republicans. She eradicated 30K emails that under subpoena. And I could go on.

  2. Re:If you believe in lies, then you become extremi on Fake News Sharing In US Is a Rightwing Thing, Says Oxford Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    > It is harder to trick college educated people into believing false statements.

    Evidence? No, of course not. It's true because somebody said it, and you mindlessly believe it.

    I am guessing you went to went to college.

  3. Re:It's really a Hillary For Prison Thing on Fake News Sharing In US Is a Rightwing Thing, Says Oxford Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    How did Trump obstruct justice?

  4. Re:I don't get it. on GOP Memo Criticizing FBI Surveillance is Released (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    > Only if you know what you're doing and don't think you're the CEO of the country with the power to fire anyone you want who disobeys you

    Except if he fires anybody, everybody will scream "obstruction of justice."

    That has already been proved.

  5. Then how can Twitter be blamed for 2016 election? on Twitter Can't Be Blamed For 2015 ISIS-Linked Killings, Court Rules (sfgate.com) · · Score: 1

    Do humans have free will? Or are we compelled to believe everything we read on twitter, and act accordingly?

  6. Re:Its whatever you get used to on LibreOffice 6.0 Released: Features Superior Microsoft Office Interoperability, OpenPGP Support (softpedia.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    From what I have seen, most people are indifferent: "that's what the put on my desktop, so that's what I use."

  7. Plz learn definition of "treason" on Dutch Intelligence Agents Watched Russia Hack the DNC (volkskrant.nl) · · Score: 1

    Even *if* there was any evidence to support this Russian hacking story, that *still* would not implicate Trump.

    To implicate Trump, you have to prove that Trump himself was somehow part of the hacking (duh).

    And good luck proving that. If Russia wanted the hack the DNC, why would they need to conspire with citizen Trump?

    Just because you don't like somebody, does not mean that person is guilty of treason.

  8. No evidence, anonymous sources, as usual on Dutch Intelligence Agents Watched Russia Hack the DNC (volkskrant.nl) · · Score: 1

    The MSM has reported so many lies about Trump. There has also been excessive spin, lies by omission, and laughable sensationalism.

    Let's get some names and put people under oath. Let's see some videos.

    BTW: when is a story about Trump "news for nerds?"

  9. mod parent up! on Are the BSDs Dying? Some Security Researchers Think So (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Very well put. Those are my feelings exactly.

  10. Re:If true, it's a shame on Are the BSDs Dying? Some Security Researchers Think So (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    > Gentoo doesn't use systemd by default. I don't know about the others. There's nothing wrong with GNU/Linux itself just because some distros decide to ruin themselves by including systemd.

    I am using a gentoo based distro right now. No systemd, but gentoo is not a very standard Linux.

    Also you post about "some distros" as if there are just a few systemd distros. In reality, systemd has fairly well taken over, especially in the corporate world. Very few individuals, and even fewer corporations, want to bother with the high admin overhead of gentoo or slackware.

  11. Re:If true, it's a shame on Are the BSDs Dying? Some Security Researchers Think So (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    > the BSD's aren't changing to meet the newer needs of the current world.

    The BSDs are improving all the time. They just don't feel the compulsion to make change for the sake of change.

    The overwhelming number of changes in Linux - especially recently - either do not help at all, or make Linux worse.

  12. Re:BSDs dying? on Are the BSDs Dying? Some Security Researchers Think So (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not: given the complete and utter ubiquity of MS-Windows across the entire computing landscape, I'd say it's positive (that is Linux is dying) ?

  13. If true, it's a shame on Are the BSDs Dying? Some Security Researchers Think So (csoonline.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    IMO:

    BSDs have a superior architecture in many respects. This is especially true since the systemd takeover.

    Administration on BSD servers just makes more sense. Linux seems to be all over the map. I think there are over 1000 Linux distros. Many distros want to change around the directory structure. Simple things, like starting services on bootup, and setting up static IP, become difficult with Linux because everybody wants to pull Linux in different direction - often for no good technical reason.

    Linux certainly has advantages over BSD. But I think BSD gets a lot of stuff right.

    Again: all JMHO.

  14. Kim made a good point regarding YouTube . . on Kim Dotcom Sues New Zealand For $6.8 Billion In Damages Over Erroneous Arrest (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    I think Kim Dotcom did have a point when he pointed out that youtube allows people to access tons of copyrighted material (you can listen to practically any song that you want). So why aren't google execs being arrested?

  15. Should we be laughing at this guy? on Flat Earther Plans New Rocket Launch, Predicts Super Bowl-Sized Ratings (phillyvoice.com) · · Score: 1

    Could it be that this guy has some serious psychological issues that could get him, or others, hurt or killed?

  16. One word: water on 'New California' Movement Wants To Create a 51st State (wqad.com) · · Score: 2

    By nature, San Fernando valley is a desert. It has been turned into a productive agricultural area by:

    1) taping into underground aquifers (which are running dry)

    and

    2) taping into water supplies from northern California, and from other states.

    If CA became it's own country, or if northern CA split from southern CA, the agreements that allow all of this water to San Fernando, might have to be renegotiated. And it is doubtful that S. CA would get the favourable terms they got a century ago.

    San Fernando could find itself desperately short of water - sooner rather than later.

  17. I thought the left loved Russia? on Twitter Says It Exposed Nearly 700,000 People To Russian Propaganda During Election (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Now Russia is associated with right-wing conservatism? WTF? When did this happen?

    It's almost as if the left is using the time honoured tactic of accusing the opposition of doing exactly what you are doing.

    For example, hypothetically, let's suppose the DNC paid to have Russian sources create a phony dossier, then use that dossier to get a FISA warrant to spy on the opposition party.

    That would certainly be collusion on the part of the DNC and Russia. And what better way to distract the public than to blame Trump of colluding with Russia?

  18. Could systemd kill freebsd? on Wine 3.0 Released (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    What happens when linux apps require systemd?

    Those apps usually run in freebsd under linux mode.

  19. I have a trial membership right now. I don't think I will stay with it.

    To get the two hour food delivery, with no additional charges, I have to put together a $35+ order. Otherwise it's an extra $5. I thought I might have use of this, but I don't.

    The video selection is not that great.

    I can usually put together a $35 order when I order from Amazon, so I get free delivery anyway.

    A lot of stuff on Amazon is significantly more expensive than what I would pay elsewhere.

    This is just my experience. I suppose it could be worth it to others.

  20. What's wrong with 1970's pop-music? on Is Pop Music Becoming Louder, Simpler and More Repetitive? (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    Santana, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Boston, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, among many others.

  21. Maybe getting genitals cut off is worth it? on Chelsea Manning Files to Run for U.S. Senate in Maryland (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    It got of Manning out of a life sentence, now it might get her in congress.

    How else would a criminal, convicted of espionage, with zero political credentials, even be considered?

    Caitlyn Jenner has not done anything since she was Bruce Jenner in 1976. Yet she is considered a major celebrity.

    For a while, it seemed to work for Michael Jackson as well.

  22. Manning was convicted of espionage! on Chelsea Manning Files to Run for U.S. Senate in Maryland (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    > the fact she technically violated the law

    This was no trifling technicality.

    If wasn't for the sex change, and our laughably PC culture, Manning would be in prison until the day she died.

  23. Re:What's with all the criminals running for Senat on Chelsea Manning Files to Run for U.S. Senate in Maryland (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    > so yes, definitely a criminal.

    Definitely?

    I don't think being impeached makes you a criminal.

    Accusations without evidence are meaningless.

    Moore's main accuser was caught lying, and forging, and even her step son said she was crazy.

  24. How is Roy Moore a criminal?

    Accusations are meaningless without evidence.

  25. Re:Pointless support...is pointless. on Can You Install Linux On a 1993 PC? (yeokhengmeng.com) · · Score: 1

    I spite of user name you are using, you don't seem like much of a geek.

    The point is to experiment and learn.