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  1. Re:Dont do anyone any favors on Court Says Craigslist Sperm Donor Must Pay Child Support · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What if they did have the proper means, financial resources, and responsibility to raise a child, but one of them gets into a rather serious accident

    Proper proper means, financial resources, and responsibility, includes access to emergency funds or insurance protection.

    The donor can't know every possible outcome, but I suspect they failed to due their due-dilligence.

    So people who go through artificial insemination should not be eligible for assistance/welfare, only those who get naturally pregnant?

    No; I am not saying they should be ineligible. I am saying: nobody who doesn't already have the appropriate means, should be pursuing having a child. Intentionally having a child, without clearly having the documented means, financial resources, protections, and planning to support the child on your own, or as a couple: should be regarded as child abuse, and it should result in consequences against the parent.

    Obviously artificial insemination is a Luxury within their control, both IF and WHEN to buy, AND it's not a free service, so they are paying for it, and have time to contemplate the cost. Natural pregnancy may be out of their control, as to when they get pregnant.

    The sperm donor should be freed from any obligation resulting via artificial insemination, using their genetic material, with a signed waiver from the mother.

  2. Re:Dont do anyone any favors on Court Says Craigslist Sperm Donor Must Pay Child Support · · Score: 0

    In short, make sure the blame stays on the Kansas Department for Children and Families.

    Actually... I first blame the sperm donor, for not making sure the couple the sperm was being donated to, had the proper means, financial resources, and responsibility raise a child.

    AND the couple for applying for public assistance/welfare after artificial insemination, WTF?

  3. Re:Just had a meal on 20,000 Customers Have Pre-Ordered Over $2,000,000 of Soylent · · Score: 1

    This isn't for the special occasion, nice, weekend meals; this is for the every-day-grind food.

    So go to McDonald's every day and order a McSoylent, instead of the daily Big Mac and friesr? :)

  4. Re:"post-food consumers" on 20,000 Customers Have Pre-Ordered Over $2,000,000 of Soylent · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Indeed. I think this might work as an emergency ration, or perhaps a diet regimen, but I'm not seeing the attraction otherwise.

    Yeah... I was wondering about shelf life, and cost to order a 1 year supply of it. Because I'd still like to have some food to eat after Obama's Federal reserve QE-infinity + Affordable care trainwreck causes the collapse of the dollar and unaffordable energy + food prices for a year or so.

  5. Re:Work on the basics on Ask Slashdot: It's 2014 -- Which New Technologies Should I Learn? · · Score: 1

    You stole this from a typical job ad.

    I didn't mention get an A+ cert, learn to type at 25 words per minute, get a MOS certificate from Microsoft showing ability to use Microsoft Word, CCNA, MCSE, RHCE, learn system administration, and have 20 years of Java experience, 13 years of agile and C# development experience right now.. using scrum.

  6. Re:For a less snide answer... on Ask Slashdot: It's 2014 -- Which New Technologies Should I Learn? · · Score: 1

    Make something that the homeless or soon-to-be-homeless can use to live and survive cost free.

    How will they afford the product; let alone its maintenance?

  7. Re:Work on the basics on Ask Slashdot: It's 2014 -- Which New Technologies Should I Learn? · · Score: 1

    Actually, I couldn't read it, because when I loaded the page, my monitor squashed it into two dimensions: my monitor was also too heavy to rotate, in order to read the upside down parts.

  8. Have anybody ever in here seen anyone using Tor for legal purposes?

    Yes, all the time.

    People even visit Slashdot using Tor.

    Some folks use it all the time -- so all their ordinary daily browsing activity might go through tor.

  9. Re:Universal... on Ask Slashdot: It's 2014 -- Which New Technologies Should I Learn? · · Score: 1

    Being willing to use people and steal are also good

    If you're going into politics yes.

    It's more satisfying if you learn to identify lies and bullshit from others, even when given with a straight face.

    Even better, if you learn how to use it against the liers and b*s'ers, learn to how to use it to get what you want out of these folks.

    Or get a job where you get liers and b*s'ers locked up behind bars, or lay down the fines for their crimes.

  10. Re:Learn this on Ask Slashdot: It's 2014 -- Which New Technologies Should I Learn? · · Score: 2

    Right. If you call yourself a C programmer with 15 years experience, and you don't know C11, then you're outdated. Junk heap.

    Bullshit. I code against to the ISO 9899:1999 C99 standard; C89, C99, and C++0x FTW.. No need for anything else.

  11. Method of kicking out customers on Network Solutions Opts Customer Into $1,850 Security Service · · Score: 1

    Since they are reportedly only sending these To the top 1% of web.com sites by traffic, PERHAPS the purpose of this letter, is to intentionally persuade customers with "high-risk" domains, to switch registrars, and reduce future embarrassments for the registrar?

    Additional security checks, such as telephone callback for unlocking or changes..... are available from other registrars, and can be added.... such that the total cost of domain registration, is still less than netsol's.

  12. Re:Illegal. on Network Solutions Opts Customer Into $1,850 Security Service · · Score: 1

    Can you explain the admission from the @netsolcares user then? Are you saying someone hacked their twitter account and acknowledged that the message was legitimate?

  13. Re: Call a Lawyer on Network Solutions Opts Customer Into $1,850 Security Service · · Score: 1

    I just scanned the agreement and could not find anything that would allow NetSol to add products without authorization, but then I am not a lawyer.

    Not a new product... "renewal surcharge" for automatically added extra option to existing product.

  14. Re:Work on the basics on Ask Slashdot: It's 2014 -- Which New Technologies Should I Learn? · · Score: 1

    Actually C is the 0x47th letter in the alphabet I use.

    Actually... C is a single digit representing a shorthand for 00001100.

  15. Re:Work on the basics on Ask Slashdot: It's 2014 -- Which New Technologies Should I Learn? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Javascript/jquery front ends, php/python/ruby/sql backends.

    Don't forget to learn SQL and libbdb/BerkeleyDB for databases; Qt for user interfaces; Davlik for Android. Java.... Java EE... Java JUnit.... C#. C++... Objective-C OCUnit, Cedar. Behavior-driven test tools, JBehave. Selenium framework; Cucumber, RSpec, and Capybara for testing: Javascript jasmine; Python Lettuce or Splinter . C# MSpec, SpecFlow, WaitN.

  16. Long run injurious to consumer on You Might Rent Features & Options On Cars In the Future · · Score: 1

    Whether this model would benefit the consumer, the automakers, or both is yet to be seen.

    First of all.... it's going to destroy the resale value of these features.

    Second of all..... i'm sure you'll lose all these features, as soon as the title to the car changes ownership ("Non-transferrible license key activations")

    Third..... all the options are probably going to be rented via a cloud-based licensing scheme. No option to purchase features outright; that would destroy manufacturer's long-term revenue stream.

    Fourth.... buying an option for a short period of time is going to be expensive.

    Fifth..... as soon as the car is no longer within the warranty period, and they want to buy you a new one ---- they will eventually decide you have to pay more and more every year to renew the subscription, until you don't, and eventually all the options will turn off; including the "Start engine" feature.

  17. Re:Contact the state cable franchise authority on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Convince an ISP To Bury Cable In Your Neighborhood? · · Score: 1

    Franchises such as cable providers are required to pull lines to all people is a territory.

    Franchises don't usually require them to upgrade existing lines for fast internet speeds. Often they only address reliability and basic television service.

    Also, the author hinted: There is a competing cable company in the area, also with infrastructure nearby

    If there is a competing cable provider serving the same area, then there is not the exclusivity that is the entire purpose of a franchise agreement from a provider's perspective.

  18. Re:Contact the state cable franchise authority on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Convince an ISP To Bury Cable In Your Neighborhood? · · Score: 1

    Private individuals can't make contracts that nullify laws.

    On the contrary, private individuals certainly can make contracts that cause some of their rights or special privileges under the law to be waived.

    The development placed under the HOA can very well have been built in a manner where there is no public easement available for bringing in new cabling or utilities.

    The earlier telco may have been awarded exclusivity, in exchange for running their cabling into the covenant development --- a service, that would normally require the land developer to not only cover the costs, but pay extra for the service.

    This is similar to an apartment complex, where a satellite TV service is offered by the apartment complex, for an extra steep fee.

    The local area might be within the franchise agreement of a local cable company, and you might want cable to be installed -- But, the apartment complex will not agree to it, under the lease you have signed.

    Therefore, the cable company's obligation under the franchise agreement is null and void, since you are not able to avail yourself of cable service, due to the condition of No access permitted by the cable provider.

  19. Re: Contact the state cable franchise authority on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Convince an ISP To Bury Cable In Your Neighborhood? · · Score: 1

    Where I live, the cable company has to pull the line to every customer, regardless of burial requirements. Cable companies don't WANT to bury but that is the compromise they made when they got the franchise, making them the only game in town

    Many cable company don't have franchising agreements in many areas with any such requirements, or they escaped buildout and rate regulation requirements, by petitioning that they were in a market "With effective competition", due to the presence of a satellite provider serving the area.

  20. Re:Contact the state cable franchise authority on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Convince an ISP To Bury Cable In Your Neighborhood? · · Score: 2

    Franchises such as cable providers are required to pull lines to all people is a territory. In exchange for being the only cable company, the cable company is typically required to provide services to everyone regardless of the cost.

    The HOA's burial requirement nullifies this by eliminating the public right of way from inside their development. A covenant development falls outside the franchise, and in general: the HOA will have to make a deal with the utility, and pay the utility for the installation of the lines, unless the government intervenes, and restructures the development to allow for a public right of way (Including, the ability for the utilities to install poles).

  21. Re:The basics... on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Convince an ISP To Bury Cable In Your Neighborhood? · · Score: 1

    If you don't like the restrictions... don't like on snooty restricted land.

    Or bear the cost of the restrictions, buy paying the extra cost to compensate the company for burial.

    The other thing one can do is ignore the restrictions, and build out what they want. Make certain that nobody will complain, or take adverse action, because if they do -- it will be expensive.

    If you are in violation long enough, with nobody complaining --- an estoppel then applies.

    It may also be possible to fight the restriction, or find a method of circumventing it.

    For example: the local telecommunication company, is not beholden to the HOA's requirements, only you are. The local government: can still permit the local telco - through imminent domain, to install telephone poles that cross through all the properties, to extend their service.

    Such that just your individual drop needs to get buried, for the last 20 feet or so.

  22. Re:Yes. on Nobel Prize Winning Economist: Legalize Sale of Human Organs · · Score: 1

    But we now have an E-Z Pay option where you can sell us your kidney in exchange for a couple of rounds of radiation therapy."

    You think that's worse than, "Sorry; your wife's health insurance doesn't provide sufficient coverage for her breast cancer treatment.";

    "We have to discharge her now. Unless you deposit the cash, there is nothing further we can do."

  23. Re:The Akamai question is actually pretty good on Blowing Up a Pointless Job Interview · · Score: 1

    Explain how traceroute works.

    Except there are several different traceroute implementations -- that all do things differently.

  24. Re:Murica Fuck yea! on U.S. Teenagers Are Driving Much Less: 4 Theories About Why · · Score: 0

    In the Netherlands, I was impressed by the public transportation system and felt like "Why would I need my own car here?

    For freedom. In the US; we can step in our car, and drive off, to any city we want ---- at 3 AM, if we want.

    If we had to fit our travel around a public transportation schedule --- we would be restricted, in what times we could schedule our travel.

    Public transport limits where you can go at the times of the day, or during dates that the public transport service is not running.

  25. Re:The lesson is ... on Building An Uncensorable Course Guide At Yale · · Score: 1

    At least he's aware what his 15 minutes could cost.

    He's only worried about being kicked out; when they can try for a willful copyright infringement suit, with statutory damages in excess of 100K per infringement?