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  1. what was their math before? on Solar Is Now Cheaper Than Coal, Says India Energy Minister (climatechangenews.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, a magical device that spits out unlimited free energy does tend to be cheaper than dead trees dug out of the ground. It always was. It always will be. What the heck math were they using before to say it wasn't, something with a static time period?

  2. idiotic on All-Female Ridesharing To Debut In Boston (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    Ever heard of the term "personal responsibility." I don't go to the gas station at night with a wallet full of money without my taser and my pistol. If you live in some backwards anti-gun liberal shit hole that doesn't let you carry one, MOVE. At the very least get some pepper spray.

  3. Re:And then there's me on Apple Pay Has a Siri Problem (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    What is your problem? The firmware ONLY takes Apple Pay. My merchant services company does not accept google wallet or android pay at all. They ONLY support Apple pay and I said no to their "mandatory" inclusion of it.

  4. And then there's me on Apple Pay Has a Siri Problem (theverge.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    My shop got a new CC machine with chip capabilities. I purposely did not install the NFC Apple Pay reader because I hate Apple as a company, I hate all their products, and I hate all their stupid customers. This is a PC-only computer repair shop by the way. I don't want to support Apple or their agenda or their way of doing business or make them even a penny if I can avoid it. They also sort of directly compete with me and my custom-built PCs. From talking with a lot of other businesses I'm not the only one who is purposely not taking Apple Pay because of issues with Apple as a company.

  5. Re:Powerlines, chimneys, now big wind turbines on Scientists Are Developing the World's Biggest Wind Turbine With 656-Ft. Long Blades (latimes.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yeah, it's called fusion and they're still working on it.

  6. But a turbine that big will steal all the wind power then make the Earth stop spinning while also propelling it further out into a wider orbit and we'll all freeze and die!

  7. Is that a constant? on Mathematicians Discover Prime Conspiracy (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 1

    By the general nature of extremely basic things in mathematics, shouldn't "almost 65%" actually be a number equal to some sort of constant or famous sequence? Or there's a pattern with the 2nd to last digit then 3rd to last digit etc that assembles some sort of other known constant. Since prime numbers are sort of like a constant and there's a lot of constant crossover between equations and each other, you would think something like the Fibonacci sequence or other common constant would show up in a situation like this. That or another prime number.

  8. Re:What other bases does this hold for? on Mathematicians Discover Prime Conspiracy (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No joke, I just googled the exact same thing. Apparently prime numbers are prime in all bases, which I really didn't think was the case.

  9. Re:Cut it out! on Mathematicians Discover Prime Conspiracy (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 1

    Don't say that, you're going to make the prime numbers angry!

  10. proves the theory on German Scientists Successfully Teleport Classical Information (upi.com) · · Score: 1

    This supports the theory that people who think "information" (aka a human concept created by human thought) cannot transfer faster than the speed of light have absolutely no logical basis for thinking that other than observations of the non-quantum mechanics of the universe, which obviously is a flawed basis to begin with. Then they look at black holes and stick their fingers in their ears and go "nah nah nah can't hear you" and pretend black holes aren't part of the observable, measurable, simulatable universe.

  11. The Tor Browser, by default, does not use any form of javascript.

  12. I hope Peter Molyneux never works again on Sweeping Changes At Microsoft Studios Kill Lionhead Studios and Fable (betanews.com) · · Score: 0

    Thankfully this might help finally stop that blowhard douchebag, Peter Molyneux, the guy responsible for all 3 versions of Fable being awful.

  13. a bunch of nothing on YouTube Promises Changes To Copyright Claim Policy (thestack.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nowhere do I see "consequences for false flags" or "actually giving people their stolen monetization money back." What a bunch of corporate fluff bullshit.

  14. kinda of backwards on Feds Say There Isn't A Single Safe 'Hoverboard' (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not the hoverboards that are unsafe, it's the clumsy idiots riding them that make them unsafe.
    Oh wait, their cheap Chinese batteries light on fire and burn your house down. I almost forgot that.

  15. Re:someone has to say it on Apple: Terrorist's Apple ID Password Changed In Government Custody (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    I have a gun on my hip right now, idiot. I own a computer shop. There's actually a shotgun under the counter too. I'm very accurate with this S&W MP Shield 9mm at the range by the way. I also have hours of gun safety and proper tactical use and I've been in some very extreme situations before and always keep completely cool and level headed in them. Go back to trolling someone else you weak-minded pathetic anti-gun lunatic.

  16. Re:No they don't on Apple: Terrorist's Apple ID Password Changed In Government Custody (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    Why don't you use commas, idiot? Open carry is for macho idiots who want to scare people and be the first to get shot. Concealing a weapon is the most effective countermeasure against a criminal with a gun.

  17. Re:Encryption trojans on Unprecedented Spike In TOR .Onion Nodes (profwoodward.org) · · Score: 1

    That is definitely what I would attribute the spike to. Who else would have the motivation to basically suddenly open 20,000 new websites as hidden services? Ransomware writers! And they all have the motivation and resources.

  18. This is simple on Why Are Apple's Competitors Staying Silent On the iPhone Unlocking Fight? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is WinZip responsible for cracking passwords that their customers' set on their zip files? No! That's their product and that's what their product does. It's a security and privacy product so naturally the company doesn't "hold the keys" or put in a backdoor. All cellphone makers should leave encryption in the hands of the customer and tell the FBI to fuck off.

  19. someone has to say it on Apple: Terrorist's Apple ID Password Changed In Government Custody (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 0

    Forgot the stupid iphone! Let responsible adults in California carry a gun while going about their daily life. Go do a google news search for the phrsae "concealed carrier stops." Somehow that never makes it into the news. There was a mass shooting about 2 miles away from my house and unfortunately my state has very recently allowed concealed carry permits to get issued so almost nobody has one. If I was there though, he'd have gotten a couple of shots off and then had to deal with an awful lot of trained, accurate return fire.

  20. Who made this decision? on Rio Has Given Up On Clean Water For Olympics (go.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So Rio says they want to host the Olympics and says everything's fine and everyone just takes their word for it without one single water of pollution or air test? The same with China. Is the IOC that stupid or is this just a corrupt best bribe wins scenario?

  21. this should be illegal on L.A. Hospital Pays Off Ransomware Thieves To Reclaim Its Network (google.com) · · Score: 1

    What a bunch of selfish, moronic, incompetent, irresponsible assholes. It should be a federal law that is it completely illegal to pay any sort of ransom of this sort.

  22. so COUNTERSUE!!!!!!!! on Copyright Professor's Lecture Removed From YouTube Over Sony Content-ID Claim (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What the hell is wrong with people? Sue them for damages based on lost ad revenues if the video was monetized. There are no consequences to a fake DMCA takedown but doing almost anything to someone that causes them to lose money means they can sue you for damages. Why does nobody do this?!

  23. why learn about a theory with holes in it? on Americans' Evolution Knowledge Isn't That Bad, If You Ask About Elephants (sciencemag.org) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Evolution has some holes in it so big it barely merits teaching. I'd compare it to teaching someone that all matter on the planet is made of fire, water, air, and earth based on the current known logic and evidence that scientists could come up with. So a male of a species develops a new sexual trait. A female just pops up in the same generation that's compatible with that trait when by definition one mutation would have to occur in the Y chromosome while the other occurs outside of it. This is why evolution cannot be taken seriously by a rational person. It can't even explain mosquitoes. Oh so now the female uses other creatures' blood to reproduce. I'm sure a male will magically mutate to match that new process in the same generation, find that one female that mutated, and have offspring with it. It's utterly ridiculous.

  24. the obvious solution on NASA Is Already Studying What Sort of Person Is Best Suited For Mars (blastingnews.com) · · Score: 2

    100% Dungeons and Dragons players. The 30 days or whatever would fly by if they run a lvl 1-30 campaign. They'd probably actually be requesting an orbit around Mars while they finish the level 28 quest line when they get there. Time really does fly when you're playing tabletop D&D.

  25. They probably would have hit 10GHz if they got 7GHz on some garbage Asrock board. If you're not familiar, it's a budget spin-off of ASUS and I've had nothing but problems with defective Asrock motherboards at my computer repair shop.