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  1. Re:Physics. on Ask Slashdot: How To Determine If a Video Has Been Faked? · · Score: 1

    I like that "on a technicality." Perhaps you should read the court appeals docket instead of relying on wikipedia mangling everything like it usually does relating to law.

  2. Re:Physics. on Ask Slashdot: How To Determine If a Video Has Been Faked? · · Score: 1

    One thing to remember about people who create scandals for personal gain. If there's already one on the go, they'll simply hold off until it passes. The last one was an attempt by a millionaire to get the TO mayor thrown out office because he broke some rules regarding donations received for a kids team. In turn the OCA threw the case out, with a harsh statement to the guy. Not forgetting that the person who sued has been throwing a hissy fit for months before hand because he didn't like that Ford was elected in the first place.

    Also, try to remember that here in Ontario that there was a whole pile of Somali's running scams here not that long ago(about 10 years) doing pretty much the same thing and targeting business owners and private citizens, with blackmail and extortion.

  3. Re:Fear Mongering on Terrorist Murder In London Could Revive Snooper's Charter · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why do Muslims feel solidarity with all the world's Muslims? My understanding of secular modern life is...

    Short answer: Because with muslims, they're muslims first and last. Anything else is non-relevant, oh and secular modern life is haram, much like free speech in most cases. Especially with the rise of islamo-fascism. Never mind that the UK has quite a problem with muslims, I mean "asians" and their sex grooming gangs too. Well whatever, they'd rather turn to political correctness over an issue then look at the actual problem.

  4. Re:US Government's War On Science on The Canadian Government's War On Science · · Score: 0

    Pretty sure we elected them. After all, the Liberals were actually caught disrupting the vote.

    Never mind that the Liberals did exactly the same thing back in the 90's, but them being "left-wing" means it's okay. Never mind that the Liberals did pretty much the same thing here in Ontario(see the power plant scandal, ornge, and e-health scandals) as well. In order to win the previous election as well.

  5. Re:Very weird priorities on Congressional Report: US Power Grid Highly Vulnerable To Cyberattack · · Score: 1

    Funny you mention that, because police here in Canada have been warned to watch for natives doing this in order to disrupt the country. It's been an on-going warning since the 1980's.

  6. Re:I sense a great disturbance in the web... on FDA To Decide Fate of Triclosan, Commonly Used In Antibacterial Soaps · · Score: 1

    Please find 1 example of number 5.

    Half the butchers at my local market do, though they all own their own small shops they can send any meat off to a major processing facility to have it done. Then again, I live in Canada...where the fear of "irradiating" things is pretty much moot.

  7. Re:I sense a great disturbance in the web... on FDA To Decide Fate of Triclosan, Commonly Used In Antibacterial Soaps · · Score: 1

    I cannot find organic beef regularly. I can never find organic irradiated ground meat.

    Step 1: Find a farmer
    Step 2: Buy calf
    Step 3: Raise to maturity
    Step 4: ???
    Step 5: Pay for slaughter at butcher that can irradiate
    Step 6: Enjoy tasty beef.

  8. Re:They're just getting a head start on Obamacare. on Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They're just getting a head start on Obamacare - which they will be administering.

    Would that be like the IRS targeting conservative, jewish and non-supporting AGW groups. I'm sure it was all fine, nothing like, to ensure that the "right message" is being presented by stifling dissenting views. Or seizing AP phone records, or going after commentators that are critical of Obama and Obamacare?

  9. Re:Also on Bloomberg To HS Grads: Be a Plumber · · Score: 1

    Just a useful tip: The job's aren't in calgary or even edmonton, they're in other places. Your house may go for as cheaply as $500k, and once you start adding in the $9/gal of milk, and $8/loaf of bread it very quickly adds up to you having no money. Especially when two people are spending upwards of $1200/mo on groceries alone. Unless you're lucky and there's a costco within a few hours drive, and you can cut your food bill in half by freezing everything. Perhaps you should look at the realities of living where the jobs are in Alberta, that $41k quickly dwindles to about $9k if you're lucky.

  10. Re: Also on Bloomberg To HS Grads: Be a Plumber · · Score: 1

    CNC operator is all well and good, but it's the manufacturing equivalent of the help desk. Strictly dead end unless you're willing to apply yourself.

    You realize that this applies to all jobs out there right? If you're not willing to apply yourself and expand your knowledge, you're just looking at a dead end. Whether it be in a skilled labor job, or in IT.

  11. Re:Fixing cars on Bloomberg To HS Grads: Be a Plumber · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, to fix someone's car these days, you need to get into technology as well :(

    Actually you don't. You need to have a basic understanding of how to read wiring diagrams, and flow charts. When I first started my apprenticeship they were just starting the big push into "electronic everything" as it were. Shop manuals make it pretty easy to diagnose most problem, anything else it usually falls to a wiring harness issue. And that happens a hell of a lot more often then people think.

    And who needs to buy the equipment from the OEM? When I was down at my buddy's garage his snap-on code reader supported 2014 models, with the appropriate modules. What problem a lot of garages have is not having anyone specialized in purely electronic issues, and there are quite a few small shops that specialize just in that who get called in to deal with those.

  12. Re:Uh... Bell IS a monoploy on Canadian Cellphone Users May Get Justice Over Phantom Charges · · Score: 1

    Bell is one of the largest cell providers in Canada, it's not losing to anyone. Especially since in Canada there's a defacto monopoly on providing services since we have "canadian ownership rules" which dictate whether a company is even allowed to operate here.

  13. Re:Also on Bloomberg To HS Grads: Be a Plumber · · Score: 1

    heckout Alberta, Canada. There is an extreme shortage of trades,

    And in some places in Alberta, $41/hr or even $50/hr puts you at the "below min. wage in take-home" due to taxes. Enjoy that, especially considering you can clear on $90-110k or more, and walk out with $5-9k if you're lucky after the cost of living.

  14. Re:Also on Bloomberg To HS Grads: Be a Plumber · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'd suggest being an electrician over a plumber.

    Being realistic? There's a glut of electricians right now--though there is a massive shortage of lineworkers(guys who work on utilities, can be much more dangerous but pay is better), lot of people started picking up that trade during the housing boom and are still out of work. I've heard anywhere between 10% and 55% depending where you live(either in Canada or the US and particular states/provinces) are unemployed. I'd suggest looking at what trades need the most hands, and consider it. Metal workers, CNC operators, mechanic(did this myself off and on for a decade), pipefitters and so on. The real problem is that kids aren't given the suggestion to look at trades these days, they got the same spiel that we were getting in the 80's and 90's, that going into technology is the way to go. But everyone needs someone to lay and fit pipe, fix their car, and so on.

  15. Re:Controlling infestations on Electronics-Loving 'Crazy Ants' Invading Southern US · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I've got a place in Florida(the land of cockroaches, more cockroaches, ants, and now invasive species), stepping on ants might work with some species but for most barrier protection works best. And same with plain old baiting to kill them, especially fire ants. Up here in Ontario, stepping on paths works on some of the carpenter ants as well, but not all of them. Doesn't work on the pavement ants all the time either, depends on how hungry they are. You're better off using again a good barrier type spray. In anycase, it'll be interesting to see how we deal with these ones. I'm guessing that if they're that sensitive and drawn to electronics, the answer will be discovering something that drives them away, and just slapping one at your house.

  16. Re:Well, he's not afraid his company might fire hi on Larry Page: You Worry Too Much About Medical Privacy · · Score: 0, Troll

    "The Gateway Pundit" the name pretty much makes clear this is NOT objective news

    What was that intellectual coward? Afraid of looking at a website that doesn't fit your view point? That's okay. The story itself was in the daily mail, and it was reported to parliament, by in an independent body, as to the massive failings of the NHS in the UK. Oh and there were protests, they simply weren't covered in the media in either Canada, the US, or most of Europe. Not forgetting that this has been the subject policy of the NHS since the 70's.

    Well would you look at that? Just one of hundreds of others.
    Or here, or here, and so on, and so on, and so on.

  17. Re:Well, he's not afraid his company might fire hi on Larry Page: You Worry Too Much About Medical Privacy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nationalized healthcare solves this problem. For-profit corporations have no business in health insurance.

    You're welcome to come to Canada or take a trip to the UK anytime you want to see the "benefits" of not-for-profit healthcare. Let me know when you feel like waiting a month or so for a MRI or longer, unless it's serious. Then it might only be 3-4 days, of and of course the UK actually *does* have death panels. Though technically they're not supposed to suggest people simply die off unless they're exceptionally infirm. They also did it to infants.

  18. Re:$5k limit on Anti-Infringement Company Caught Infringing On Its Website · · Score: 1

    Always nice to see a mod out there with an agenda. I wonder if it's a CANvampire troll or a Vontage troll with mods points today.

  19. Re:$5k limit on Anti-Infringement Company Caught Infringing On Its Website · · Score: 0

    Well guess what? These guys are already trying the "but it's actually commercial infringement" crap up here. Because it was traded through various P2P services. Being realistic though CIPPIC will be the one arguing the case between Teksavvy and Voltage which will be the case law precedent.

  20. Re:9 out of 10 on Bing Translator Adds Klingon · · Score: 1

    Probably a good thing, because 3 out of 4 of us are Borg.

  21. Re:Service pack on Windows Blue Is Officially Windows 8.1, Free For Existing Users · · Score: 1

    So - now you HAVE to register just to get updates.

    Really? I guess that's why I'm in local mode and get updates just fine.

  22. Re:Service pack on Windows Blue Is Officially Windows 8.1, Free For Existing Users · · Score: 1

    And you can only use the app store, even for free apps, by registering a Microsoft Account (presumably for spying purposes)

    Considering the number of posts that come up saying I already own a x-box here on /. the number of people who don't have a MS account would be surprisingly small by my guess.

  23. Re:*Sigh* on US Government Monitoring Associated Press Phone Records · · Score: 1

    Maybe you should turn around and look up exactly what Holder and Co. did. See they sold the guns without the intention of tracking them. This is called "walking the guns" and this has lead to hundreds of deaths.

  24. Re:*Sigh* on US Government Monitoring Associated Press Phone Records · · Score: 1

    Hundreds of Mexicans and at leas 4 Americans, including Brian Terry.

  25. Re:It is a farce. on UN Says: Why Not Eat More Insects? · · Score: 1

    It's not a distribution problem. It's a dictatorship problem an example, back before Mugabe came to power Zimbabwe fed itself, half of Africa, and supplied between 20-30% of all corn grains to Europe. Following up with around 15% of rye and wheat grains.