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  1. Re:No, it'll just be an OPTION on Will Speed Limits Inhibit Autonomous Car Adoption? · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure that if self-driving cars ever do become prevalent (and I'm skeptical, to say the least), they will all allow human manual override at any time.

    Try again. When (not if) self-driving cars become prevalent, driving manually is likely to become a crime, at least on the highways.

  2. Re:easy answer. on A Million-Year Hard Disk · · Score: 1

    C is the right answer because it's always the default $LANG.

  3. "Wow, sapphire and plantinum!" on A Million-Year Hard Disk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "We'd better keep digging--there might be more valuable stuff down here!"

  4. Re:Florida TB hospital closed too on Florida Accused of Concealing Worst Tuberculosis Outbreak In 20 Years · · Score: 1

    Spain has a robust social security program; Every person in the country is guaranteed social security. You know how much they pay into the system for that? Nothing. Nodda.

    Spain also has 24% unemployment and is desperately trying to stave off financial collapse. This is the model you want us to follow?

  5. RTM? on Microsoft: Windows 8 To RTM In August · · Score: 1

    Return The Mayonnaise?
    Rent To Muslims?
    Run Towards Montana?

  6. Re:More data needed. on Nukes Are "The Only Peacekeeping Weapons the World Has Ever Known," Says Waltz · · Score: 1

    The only open question is about the frequency.

    You could always ask Kenneth.

  7. And we're all reassured on UN Declares Internet Freedom a Basic Right · · Score: 1

    That governments will show the same care for freedom of the Internet that they show for freedom of speech, right?

  8. However on Charles Carreon Drops Case Against the Oatmeal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sources say his lawsuit against the cream of wheat will proceed.

  9. Re:Then wtf am I doing driving this Prius?!? on Sea Level Rise Can't Be Stopped · · Score: 1

    Coal factories in my Prius?

    It's more common than you think!

  10. So, how many... on Candy Coating Inspires Lab-Grown Blood Vessels · · Score: 1

    ...licks does it take to get to the center of a heart attack?

  11. Let me get this straight: on Does RIM's "Huge Loss" Signal Wider Handset Market Deterioration? · · Score: 1

    RIM's wider handsets are suffering from huge signal loss?

  12. Re:Bot! on New Mineral Found In Meteorite · · Score: 1

    Buzz Lightyear!

  13. Re:Microsoft is the bad guy, how exactly? on Microsoft Blocks FSF Donation Website As a 'Gambling Site' · · Score: 2

    They didn't submit a correction of a faulty website. They submitted a correction of a faulty website classification. FSF has done nothing wrong; the only problem here is Microsofts amazingly self-serving mistake.

  14. Re:Movies on 'Nuclear Free' Maryland City Grants Waiver For HP · · Score: 1

    The Greeks believed that plays (which is what a movie is: a film play) can not just entertain but also educate the audience. If I recall my AP english terms correctly, they called it "catharasis".

    Nope, you don't recall your AP English terms at all, because that's not what catharsis (not "catharasis") is. Cartharsis is an emotional purging, not an educational experience.

  15. Re:Demand, meet supply on Bloomberg, WSJ: Student Aid Increases Tuition · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Entirely inelastic? No, nothing is entirely inelastic. Mostly inelastic? I suspect so; the resources to put together a high-class university are scarce, and the barriers to entry are high.

  16. Re:Alternate interpretation on Online Pharmacy Pioneer Arrested In Florida · · Score: 3, Funny

    Unless you're a dispensing pharmacist or medial professional, you're unlikely to be able to tell if the little yellow pill you ordered online is in fact your gout medication, a generic antihistamine, or worming meds for cats, and you won't know until your gout gets worse.

    But on the bright side, your worms cleared up!

  17. Re:Okay then... on Police Using YouTube To Tell Their Own Stories · · Score: 1

    Most of the ones mentioned are of general knowledge and don't really need any cites.

    I haven't heard of any of them. Citations, please.

  18. Re:Okay then... on Police Using YouTube To Tell Their Own Stories · · Score: 1

    This isn't Wikipedia but there's more than enough info provided to find multiple sources, some with video, in a matter of moments.

    We're not here to research your claims. You have to do that. Provide evidence, or shut up.

  19. Re:Council of Jerusalem on Debate Over Evolution Will Soon Be History, Says Leakey · · Score: 1

    Or did you mean "Mary man"?

    Sir, I protest!

  20. Re:The Internet doesn't have a tactile showroom on Best Buy Chairman and Founder Resigns Ahead of Schedule · · Score: 1

    The Internet doesn't have a showroom that lets me touch the keyboard of a laptop or smartphone before I buy it.

    That's why you go to the store before you buy it...on the internet.

  21. Re:Tort reform has been badly needed since the 190 on Could Insurance Coverage Hobble Commercial Space Flights? · · Score: 1

    Nationwide insures me for just $110 a month. So that would be $880 over four years

    Um...so years have two months where you come from?

    $110 a month is $5280 in four years. Yes, you could buy a pretty decent used car for that.

  22. Re:Girl Analogy on Why Do Programming Languages Succeed Or Fail? · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, I think you meant your father's Lisp.

  23. Re:Complain, complain..... on Finding the Downside In San Francisco's Tech Boom · · Score: 1

    John De Lancie is *Best* Discord!

  24. Re:as if they truly care about affordable housing. on Finding the Downside In San Francisco's Tech Boom · · Score: 1

    It is incredibly diverse in many ways. You have the far left fighting the far far left who are fighting the far sideways left.

    But of course, nobody on the right. You have to have *some* standards!

  25. Re:Complain, complain..... on Finding the Downside In San Francisco's Tech Boom · · Score: 1

    Yes, there is. You have successfully made the point that a white neighborhood can be diverse. Thankyou.