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  1. Re:Look at all these jobs... on PC Case Maker CaseLabs Closes Permanently (pcgamer.com) · · Score: 0

    Sure, but how may more jobs were lost due to the tariffs? Count this company 100, and Harley Davidson moving a plant across the ocean say another 200 jobs lost. I personally know of several other business owners who are shutting down from tariff costs,

    that probably equals that 800 jobs lost, or by the 3.4 multiplier 3000 less jobs from the tariff.

    Steel is just the basic building block. Those higher prices are going to affect EVERY US manufacturing job adversely.

    Thanks........ :-/

  2. Allied forces had to be circumspect on what information they enacted upon. If they anticipated all the German attacks, then they would know it was broken.

  3. Expect to see this a lot on Doctors Hail World First as Woman's Advanced Breast Cancer is Eradicated (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    People, and animals get cancer all the time. The immune system is constantly killing off those aberrant cells. It makes sense to use the existing cellular framework and improve that which already does a fantastic job.. Currrently there are HUNDREDS of drugs in stage III FDA clinical trials that work in a similar fashion. Unfortunately, every cancer is basically different - yes there are some common mutation points, but for example - there are many, many different types of breast cancer. There will be no cure for "cancer", but there will be many cures.

    This is going to be a cancer treatment revolution.

  4. he's a full on idiot on Flat Earther Fails To Launch His Homemade Rocket -- Yet Again (facebook.com) · · Score: 1

    Rocket dude is estimating his height to be obtained is something like 1600 feet.

    Just where does he think jet planes fly?

  5. idiot travelling 2000 feet up? on Flat Earther Plans New Rocket Launch, Predicts Super Bowl-Sized Ratings (phillyvoice.com) · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't it be cheaper for him to just fly a basic Cesna - he's certainly get higher - 10,000 feet vs 2,000.

  6. Russian funded State Gerrymandering? on 'New California' Movement Wants To Create a 51st State (wqad.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe NorCal and SoCal make sense, but not coastal vs inland. What a horrible, unreflective divide that would be,

  7. The A380 looks like a Beluga whale - something just looks incredibly off.

    The 747 at least has the cockpit windows in a better place

  8. Re:Not surprising... on Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Production (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    In November 2009, the Airbus A330 became the first aircraft to receive ETOPS-240 approval, which has since been offered by Airbus as an option.[10]

    On December 12, 2011, Boeing received type-design approval from the U.S. FAA for up to 330-minute extended operations for its 777-200LR, 777-300ER, 777F and 777-200ER equipped with GE engines, and with Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines expected to follow.[11] The first ETOPS-330 flight took place on 1 December 2015 with Air New Zealand connecting Auckland to Buenos Aires on a Boeing 777-200ER.[12] On May 28, 2014, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner received its ETOPS-330 certificate from the FAA.[13]

    The first time that ETOPS-330 approval was given to a four-engined aircraft was in February 2015, to the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental.[14]

    In October 2014 EASA certified the Airbus A350XWB to ETOPS-370.

  9. Much less than half the people. on White House Bans Use of Personal Devices From West Wing (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Current favorability polls have him at the lowest of any tracked modern president.
    https://projects.fivethirtyeig...

    This is from a right leaning website
    https://www.realclearpolitics....

    His behaviour is a clear aberration compared to any other president. Certainly the chaotic, unprepared, unprofessional behaviour should not belong in the White House.

  10. Where's the end/edges? on Flat Earther Now Wants To Launch His Homemade Rocket From a Balloon (themaineedge.com) · · Score: 1

    I still am waiting for them to tell me where the edges of the Earth are

  11. Other car manufacturers on Is Elon Musk Greatly Exaggerating Tesla's Battery Technology? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Generally Porsche tends to be very conservative (read - underestimate) with their numbers. Porsche already has a release date for their Mission-E car - end on 2019, and multiple test-mules have been photographed./recorded running around the 'ring.

    15 minute charge to 80% is pretty good,

  12. Heart attacks is not a reason on Proof Daylight Saving Time Is Dumb, Dangerous, and Costly (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes there is an increase of about 10% on those first few days that DST kicks in, and there is also a DECREASE (about 10%- surprise) when it switches back.

    It's hard to not argue about the benefits of DST in reducing car accidents due to more driving during daylight hours.
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/s...

  13. Re:Which is more important? on FBI Dismisses Child Porn Case Rather Than Reveal Their Tor Browser Exploit (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll take the optimistic route here and say that the FBI isn't using this on people without cause - e.g. they've found people with CP and are bringing them to court. That should scare them hopefully into stopping. Yes - I'd prefer that they were punished.

    Call me naive, but I don't think they are using this as a smear/insinuation tactic against those who aren't looking at child porn.

  14. Re: Which is more important? on FBI Dismisses Child Porn Case Rather Than Reveal Their Tor Browser Exploit (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess the exploit is not too well known, or someone else would have found it, and possibly reported it.

    So if it's not very well known, I guess the FBI feels that the information it can obtain is worth the risk to others who might possibly be exploited by it.

  15. I agree. It's more like

    "Hey your house is unlocked, so we decided to have a party - sorry you can't use it now."

  16. Not affecting the trees on One Third of California's Trees Are Dead (sfgate.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes - agricultural water use accounts for about 75% of the water usage in Ca. However the trees aren't dying from rivers being sucked dry. They're dying from no rain.

  17. Re:Produce elctricity after cracking? on Tesla Unveils Residential 'Solar Roof' With Updated Battery Storage System (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I still think it's a great idea though, and would love to put it on my house.

  18. Produce elctricity after cracking? on Tesla Unveils Residential 'Solar Roof' With Updated Battery Storage System (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The Tesla glass tile did have multiple cracks after the kettlebell dropped. I doubt it will produce electricty, or much of it after a crack.

    I wonder what the weight will be for roof support loads.

  19. Glass strength and size of panel matter on Tesla Unveils Residential 'Solar Roof' With Updated Battery Storage System (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Having regular tile sized pieces of glass will be much tougher than windshield sized pieces due to the decreased bending forces and underlying support structures.

  20. Goes both ways on Police Complaints Drop 93 Percent After Deploying Body Cameras (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm sure there's a fair amount of people out there who also made spurious complaints against the police, and if recorded wouldn't make that complaint as well.

    I don't think the bad behaviour leading to complaints is entirely on one side - I'm fairly certain that the cameras cut down on naughty police behaviour and also on false claims by the non-police.

    To be honest - there are some pretty strong arguments to wear the camera by "good" cops, in that it serves to protect them from bad people.

  21. Re:Environmental impacts? on A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are In Decline (nytimes.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    yep - many studies show that vegans/vegetarians are somewhat more unhealthy.

    http://drkaayladaniel.com/do-v...

  22. Re:Environmental impacts? on A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are In Decline (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    haha....

    no

    Vegetarianism is not associated with longer life, nor increased health.

    http://www.vegsource.com/news/...

  23. Re:Environmental impacts? on A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are In Decline (nytimes.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Smoking is probably the biggest factor, although drinking less helps a bit as well. It would be amusing to see if something reviled, like high fructose corn syrup, was partially responsible for decreasing colon cancer. Granted - the people dying now are around 80, and so their eating/living habits to produce their health will be interesting to compare to todays younger people.

  24. Handwritten works well on Slashdot Asks: Do You Prefer To Handwrite or Type Notes? (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    In medical school we had the best of both worlds - we all took handwritten notes, and formed a note taking service, where someone recorded, and then transcribed all of the lectures.

    Although to be honest - it was more efficient to skip class, and study the transcribed notes - better retention, and time management. Course load was roughly 2.5 times more than a typical college work load.

    BUt yes - anecdotally speaking - hand written notes always seemed better for raising your testing averages.

  25. Limited Usefulness on Non-Invasive Spinal Cord Stimulation Gets Paralyzed Legs Moving Again · · Score: 2

    Unfortunately, these types of devices will always be of limited usefulness for most pre-existing spinal cord patients. Why? - because after only a few months, most muscles have had permanent wasting, and joints have begun to contract, often permanent as well. Bones have undergone significant disuse osteopenia. Unless the patient has Christopher Reeve type resources, then the day to day intensive PT to mobilize limbs does not occur.

    Even in young healthy patients, even having a cast on for 2 months results in permanent muscle loss.

    Br J Sports Med. 2006 Jun; 40(6): 552–553.
    doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.020743
    PMCID: PMC2465116
    Calf muscle wasting after tibial shaft fracture
    M Khalid, A Brannigan, and T Burke