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  1. Re: "that such a slump is likely before 2035" on 'Carbon Bubble' Could Spark Global Financial Crisis, Study Warns (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    Hillary? Gag me with a Howitzer shell

  2. Re: If cell phones cause cancer on World's Largest Animal Study On Cell Tower Radiation Confirms Cancer Link (digitaljournal.com) · · Score: 0

    Correlation does not equal causation. I had seen studies a few years ago showing that continuous radiation at cell phone frequencies does not cause a problem but varying modulation schemes correlate to timing of cell division and other cellular processes. It is the modulation techniques that can interfere with cellular operation. that is the closest thing to a sensible argument I've heard in relation to these types of studies

  3. Re:Pork Bellies on Bitcoin's Value Plummeted Overnight and No One Knows Why (slate.com) · · Score: 0

    Any one can raise pigs or tulips. There #WillOnlyEeverHaveBeen21MM-BTC created. BTC can NOT be Fiated into existence like all existing .gov money. Get a clue + it is already back over $15K. The people "shorting the shit out of BTC" were working with whales at the 4 exchanges to force the price down so the short sellers could make a killing. No need to ever hold or have any direct connection to BTC. on you will see https://www.federalreserve.gov... Percent change at seasonally adjusted annual rates M1 M2 3 Months from Aug. 2017 TO Nov. 2017 6.0 3.5 6 Months from May 2017 TO Nov. 2017 6.5 4.0 12 Months from Nov. 2016 TO Nov. 2017 8.2 4.7 So if M1 of the U$D is up 8.2% over the last 12 Month (the actual definition of inflation) How much the money supply has been inflated. But the reported inflation rate is only 2.2%, what happened to the other 6%? Well it ended up in the pockets of the aristocracy. Don't worry, It will eventually show up and bury the value of your existing savings.

  4. Electric hybrid yes on Driverless Cars Are Giving Engineers a Fuel Economy Headache (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    Gasoline, no. There are new power sources that are close to coming on line now. Latest results show reaction energy close to 10% power gain including rest of plant. These sources could be powering vehicles in 5 years for fractions of a penny / KW if an auto company were to engage in a development agreement.

  5. Re:Are AMD chips scrutinized as well? on EFF Warns Most Of Intel's Chipsets Contain 'A Security Hazard' (eff.org) · · Score: 0

    The patch from MS everyone has been jumping up and down about is only for systems with AMD processors!

  6. Re: "H1-B skilled worker visas" on Fearing Tighter US Visa Regime, Indian IT Firms Rush To Hire (moneycontrol.com) · · Score: 0

    I have no problem with H1B workers IF they must pay the H1B worker 20% more than any american citizen doing essentially the same job. This eliminates the use of H1B to just cut cost and keeps the ability of companies to find talent that really is not available here and now but encouraging companies to keep looking for local talent to fill the bill.

  7. Re:Surprise! Surprise! on Schools Funded By Gates and Zuckerberg Ordered Closed In Uganda (cnn.com) · · Score: 0

    Don't get me wrong, I am actually working now on dumping all MS products and OS. However, with the amount of fake news out today I would like to see some verifiable source information on the accusations by "Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 26, 2016 @06:31PM (#53367569) " above. There are really two things that can solve the vast majority of humanities problems. 1) making energy no longer a zero sum game. 2) education. 1) is relatively straight forward, unambiguous and likely to happen in the next decade. 2) Will have widely contentious content. Some will wish to severely limit access to knowledge as knowledge IS power and they wish to maintain there own.

  8. Re:Not surprised on The US Government is Finally Telling People that Homeopathy is a Sham (vox.com) · · Score: 0

    We all know uncle Sam is really looking out for your best interest. I guess that is why they were aloud to continue to sell the drug that killed my dad. The FDA had issued 5 warnings to the drug company that it was killing 5% of people who were given the drug for heart surgery that had a mortality rate of 1%. He survived the operation just fine. 5% of the people given this drug had multiple systems failure that killed them days after the operation. Unfortunately my dad was one of the last to be killed by this drug which has now been pulled from the shelves. No one has been killed by homeopathy! The brain is a power organ and even if it is only a placebo effect the FTC has no business messing with this "placebo medicine". It is not hurting any one like the dozens of big pharma drugs with side effects worse than what they are "treating".

  9. on the concept of 'Ringleader' of Collusion Scheme on US Government Sues AT&T/DirecTV, Calls It 'Ringleader' of Collusion Scheme (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    how about the drug companies, several that have an extended coverage insulin that differ only in the dispenser. They are all charging ~35X the cost of regular insulin but the medication really helps with blood sugar control. I suspect they have all messed with the regular insulin to force diabetics onto the new ~35X more expensive insulin.

  10. All the companies denying internal programs have NSA taps just outside there server farms that monitor all traffic in and out of there corner of the net.

  11. Re:They did it to themselves on Massive Backlash Building Over Windows 10 Upgrades (fortune.com) · · Score: 0

    based on how they handled the last few years of XP, I stopped updating my windows 7 computers when they announced windows 10.

  12. Re: Yes, but it's a Dyson on Dyson Airblades 'Spread Germs 1,300 Times More Than Paper Towels' (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    Funny thing though, I think most people use at least clean water if not some soap and water before sticking there hands in there to dry. du

  13. Re:Don't Be Evil on Alphabet's Nest To Deliberately Brick Revolv Hubs · · Score: 0

    Google has been doing this to Android products from the beginning. However you can root Android devices and recover some use from the device.

  14. Re:People say "custom-made" like it's a bad thing on Why BART Is Falling Apart · · Score: 0

    After watching the videos one showed a service guy holding a "part". It took me all of about 20 minutes looking at suppliers of this stuff to find that it can likely be replaced with a VS-ST330C16L0GI. There are 41 in stock between Digikey and a few others. There are probably other suppliers of identical package parts and "close enough" specifications to get all the trains back up in as long as it takes to install the parts. From the look of several parts in the videos of BART the problem could just be grime build up and conduction to the gate pin blowing out the parts. Solvable with a simple spray down of the parts once in a while.

  15. Re:"Nobody got poisoned or sick in the end." on Hackers Modify Water Treatment Parameters By Accident (softpedia.com) · · Score: 0

    Obviously the NSA et el are a worthless waste of money at best and a massive industrial / political espionage scheme at worst. Lets de-fund 99% of what they are doing. It would greatly increase world security, help balance the budget, put a pinch on terrorist recruiting eforts...

  16. Re:And the worst of it? on Hackers Modify Water Treatment Parameters By Accident (softpedia.com) · · Score: 0

    Spanking the hackers is pointless. On the one hand I am not condoning what they did, but on the other hand they should be thanked for exposing such a blatant lack of security on a system the so many people depend on for survival.

  17. Surly the are joking on Putin's Internet Czar Wants To Ban Windows On Government PCs · · Score: 0

    NSA has there fingers in every one's pie. Did every one forget https://youtu.be/7gRsgkdfYJ8 (Linus Torvalds - Backdoor In Linux)

  18. How to through robos and marketers off your line. on A Bot That Drives Robocallers Insane · · Score: 0

    The first wave of robo marketing happened while I was in collage. The robot would wait for the initial hello and then start asking questions and waiting for your response. I made a really long message that started by saying hello press x to leave a message. Then a pause followed by diresions of this type of behavior and a few more seconds of silence .... for about 15 minutes. After several weeks there was a marked decrease of this type of call. When Verizon was my carrier Goggle Voice would let me use a separate message for any call not in my contact list. Those calls would get https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... followed by this number is no longer accepting calls from robots. If you would like to talk to the owner of this number please leave a message with the number you are calling from and why you are calling. I will add you to my white list so my phone actually rings when you call. I will also return your call. I set my default ring tone to silent and use a group ring tone setting program to assign a ring tone to people in my contact list. Loss of this functionality and an increase in missed calls from robo and telemarketers is the only down side I have noticed from switching to Tmobil. Something I am willing to suffer with for the $200+ / month I am saving as a result of the switch.

  19. Re:Because old-style Google Maps on Google Claims a TOS Violation On RouteBuilder For Using the Map API (medium.com) · · Score: 0

    I have already formed a serious dislike to Gmail. Basically only use it to back up the contacts in my phone but I wish they would stop "improving" the darn software on it. I really object to the forced updates that break functionality and degrade performance. They seem to take the worst ideas from apple and force them on us.

  20. Re:"the only presidential candidate" on Bernie Sanders Comes Out Against CISA · · Score: 0

    Accept Rand Paul is also insane, but in a scary way.

  21. Re:Oh, that's ironic on Treefinder Revokes Software License For Users In Immigrant-Friendly Nations · · Score: 0

    America turned just fine... But America has been in an exponential decline since the passage of the 17 amendment. The 17th makes DC a centralized clearing house for corruption ans senators now report to the highest bidder instead of a hand full of people in there state legislator who had a real interest in maintaining there own share of power.

  22. Re:Yeah, nah. on Chris Christie Proposes Tracking Immigrants the Way FedEx Tracks Packages · · Score: 0

    This is just an excuse to develop the technology. Once they have it you may as well apply it every one, no matter how you entered the country.

  23. Re:Yeah, be a man! on Two Years Later, White House Responds To 'Pardon Edward Snowden' Petition · · Score: 0

    Also the jury system has been totally corrupted in this country. Look up FIJA or go to http://nowscape.com/fija/_600w... The "Jury" is asked if they will return a GUILTY if they broke the letter of the law and if you mention FIJA or ask any questions about the concept of a jury they will through you OUT!

  24. https://duckduckgo.com on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Search Engines Left That Don't Try To Think For Me? · · Score: 0

    https://duckduckgo.com/ They don't track you or sell your data and do a pretty good job.

  25. Re:Why it did not go further on Broken Beer Bottle Battle In Debate Over Merits of Android Over iPhone · · Score: 0

    This is why society would be better off legalizing marijuana. Just chill man.