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  1. However the State has tried many times to stop or limit how much they pay the citizens. The current Governor did cap the amount that they paid for last years dividend and the State is currently trying to impose an income tax.

    http://www.newsminer.com/news/...

    https://www.usnews.com/news/bu...

    The people love the PFD but the State would love nothing more than to spend every damn penny of it.

  2. Trump should send it to the Senete on Elon Musk Joins CEOs Calling For US To Stay in Paris Climate Deal (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Considering that Obama never sent the treaty to the Senate for ratification, the United states was never a signer of this treaty.

    The reason Obama never sent it to the Senate is that both Republicans AND Democrats were against it and would not vote for it.

    This is not about Trump and his policy's. This is about America and what a terrible treaty this would be for America and all Americans if the Senate ratified it as currently written.

    Trump would be smart to punt this to the Senate and let everyone see that most Democrats in the Senate would not support it as written either.

  3. Yeah but, on CPSC: Stop Using The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least it has a headphone jack! ;)

  4. SPAI! on Snowden Spoofed Top Officials' Identity To Mine NSA Secrets · · Score: 1

    So it appears Snowden gained access to areas past his security clearance, downloaded classified materials to a thumb drive and high tailed it to China, than Russia. Sounds more like a spay than a whistle blower to me.

  5. On Verizon Wireless on It's Time To Start Taking Stolen Phones Seriously · · Score: 2

    When a phone is reported lost or stolen the MEID and the SIM card # are added to a list and cannot be used on the VZW network. Often though the first thing a

    competent thief will due is turn the phone off preventing any GPS locating software to track the phone. The phone will either be sold to a person who does not

    check the MEID # (and when they try and do an ESN change will be told the phone is on the lost stolen list and to please take the phone into a VZW Corp. store.)

    Or they take the phone someplace like Cricket and they will flash the phone to work on the Cricket network. Another option is the phone will be parted out.

  6. Re:Don't worry - be happy! It's only metadata! on The NSA: Never Not Watching · · Score: 1

    The article says that Verizon telecommunications (landline/internet) was the company handing out the meta data. Verizon and Verizon wireless are 2 separate company's. The pre paid is a spin off as well.

    There is no confirmation that Verizon wireless has handed out any meta call data to date. That being said I would imagine that all telecommunications company's have handed over everything the government has asked for in my opinion.

  7. no such thing as an unlisted # really on Verizon Bases $5 Fee To Not Publish Your Phone Number On 'Systems and IT' Costs · · Score: 1

    Add all the numbers from the white pages into a data base and whats left is all of the unlisted numbers. The numbers are sequential.

  8. The reason stores push 4g over iphones on Why Verizon Doesn't Want You To Buy an iPhone · · Score: 1

    Bonus money is paid for sales of 4g phones.

    Upgrade a customer from a basic phone to a 4g devise adds to the monthly bonus.

    Upgrade a customer from a basic phone to a 3g device you get.... Nothing.

  9. Data hogs do get throttled on Data Hogs: the Monsters Carriers Created · · Score: 1

    On Verizon if you have an unlimited Data plan they will throttle you if you go over 2gb in a congested area for 2billing cycles.

  10. Mo Money! on LAPD Surveillance Cameras Go Unused · · Score: 1

    What is needed is more money, much more money. Only money can solve this problem. They need a new tax on all cell phones like the e911 tax. Once we have collected a few tens of billions of dollars will they be able to address this issue.
    Do not worry about the cost though as I am certain right around election time a graph will show up explaining how this system will have saved us money due to the reduction in crime.

    Money well spent!

    Of course they will never have enough money so maybe more taxes and people will solve the problem. All of the money collected will of course go into the general fund and be allocated for more important things, hence always needing more money.

  11. Re:I call bullshit on Judge Orders Man To Delete Revenge Blog · · Score: 2

    To get a restraining order in most states you see a magistrate and fill out some paper work. The restraining order is issued de facto and is a civil order. A person does not have to do anything to "deserve" a restraing order. No proof of anything is required to get one. Just say you fear the other person and get a restraining order.
    Restraining orders are a wonderful tool to do an illegal eviction and steal the other persons possesions and keep any rent and security depost.

  12. 4G roll out on Net Neutrality and Carrier Incentives To Invest · · Score: 1

    When you look at how fast Veizon has been rolling out the 4G coverage the arguement that carries will not upgrade their networks losses some steam. The incentive right now is to push as many customers onto the 4G network as fast as possible. Double data deals if you upgrade your device to 4G are going on right now at Verizon.
    I suspect that 3G users will be pinched as service "degrades" over time just like carriers did when digital towers were replacing analog.

  13. unlimited data on smartphones... on Sprint Cutting Unlimited 4G Data Plans · · Score: 1

    The devil is in the details.
    Unlimited as long as you are on a sprint tower, roam onto another carriers tower and you will be charged for that data.

  14. So let me get this straight... on Crowdsourcing Analysis of the Palin Email Trove · · Score: 2

    The Democrats could not be bothered to read the 2400 page health care bill but everyone is all over Palin's 24,000 pages of useless e-mails?

    I thought She was irrelevant and the left was "so over her" yet they hang on every word and action She does.

    So very sad.

  15. SmartNav optical tracking on Tobii Releases Eye-Controlled Mouse For PCs · · Score: 1

    Natural point tracks head movement and has for almost a decade.
    Seems much cheaper and simpler than $7000.
    http://naturalpoint.com/

  16. Try a three week wait! on Rock, Paper, Shotgun Call For Worldwide Game Release Dates · · Score: 1

    IL2 Cliffs of Dover release 3/25 in Russia, but not until 3/31 inn the rest of Europe. But not until 4/19 in the Rest of the world.

    Odd as the distrobution is mostly download only (steam, D2D).

  17. Iran seems to be seriously downplaying the harm on Iran Admits Stuxnet Affected Their Nuclear Program · · Score: 1

    Interesting article on the worm itself.

    http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/26/secret-agent-crippled-irans-nuclear-ambitions/?test=latestnews#content

    "Intelligence agencies, computer security companies and the nuclear industry have been trying to analyze the worm since it was discovered in June by a Belarus-based company that was doing business in Iran. And what they've all found, says Sean McGurk, the Homeland Security Department's acting director of national cyber security and communications integration, is a “game changer.”"

  18. Re:And ? on Critics Call For Probe Into Google Government Ties · · Score: 1

    Haliburton Smalaburton...

    This myth has gone on for so long that one wonders why no one can see the obvious.

    During Papa Bush 4 years Haliburton was presented as a right wing bogyman by the political left.

    During the 8 years of Clinton/Cigar dudes rule who do you think held all those no bid contracts, yes Haliburton.

    Than the ebil Bush/Cheney empire we had for 8 years and more Haliburton! Oh noes!!?

    Now 2 years into teh 0nes! rule and who holds all those no bid contracts? Yeah, Haliburton.

    What is the political left doing to replace teh ebil Haliburton corp?

    Nothing...

  19. Not that big a deal really on TSA Bans Toner and Ink Cartridges On Planes · · Score: 1

    The article states that only cartriges 16 onces and above are banned. Most cartridges are closer to 8 ounces (Epson 98XX 78XX) of toner and I am not aware of any that you would be traveling with that would be 16 ounces.

      Seems like a non issue to me.

  20. Re:Hey big spender! on Los Angeles Unveils $578 Million Public School · · Score: 1

    The bridge to nowhere would have connected downtown Anchorage to the Valley. The second bridge would have connected Gravina Island to Ketchikan (Gravina Island is where the airport is)

    Using your standards the Golden gate bridge and the bay bridge would have been bridges to nowhere as well.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravina_Island_Bridge

  21. Jury Nullification on Ex-SF Admin Terry Childs Gets 4-Year Sentence · · Score: 1

    4 years and the possibility of a 900K fine?

    I am sorry but this is a classic case for jury nullification. His "crimes" in no way fit the punishment nor is this justice.

  22. A poor mans DGT Chess set on Online Chess With Physical Pieces On a Chessboard · · Score: 1

    http://digitalgametechnology.com/site/Electronic-Boards/

    Although the DGT boards are really nice the cost is something many people will not be willing to pay. Odd that after all the years it has been out someone else has not released a more economical version.

  23. iRacing has done this for 2 years now on Blizzard To Require Real First and Last Names For Official Forums · · Score: 1

    No issues or problems that I have seen.

  24. Re:e readers are insanely overpriced on Prices Slashed For Nook, Kindle E-Readers · · Score: 1

    My Sony PRS500 reads non drm books just fine. .lrf anfd .txt have always been drm free. Anymore though I have converted most of my e-books to the epub standard.

  25. Re:EBOOK PRICES on Prices Slashed For Nook, Kindle E-Readers · · Score: 1

    The problem is that a hard cover book might only cost 10% of the total cost of the book.

    Seeing as people think it is the other way around I dont see a change in attitude from either the publishers nor consumers.

    An e-reader and an e-book are not for everyone. The target market is people who read a book in a week or more. To keep costs down I have visited the classics (free) and now with

    Adobe epub standard set for DRM I check e-books out from the library.