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  1. Re:The people who cast the votes decide nothing. on UK's Brexit Cannot Pass Without Parliament Approval (aljazeera.com) · · Score: 1

    "Any electronic voting machines better be disconnected from the internet and not be able to have firmware flashed"

    -- James Keane

  2. Re:Paradigm shift into Drive on UK Auto Insurer Will Use Facebook Data To Set Premium (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    True, although if you're on the M6, there is a good chance you're stationary somewhere just North of Birmingham wondering when traffic will ever move again. It might be safe to post to facebook if you're stationary.

  3. Re:What about accidental drops?! on Samsung Galaxy S8 Screen-To-Body Ratio Could Surpass 90%, Near Bezel-Less Design (hothardware.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Thinner bezels are nice. Thinner phones are nice. Lighter weight is nice. They're all relatively minor things though.

    I'd rather a slighter heavier larger phone with a bezel that has a better battery life.

    I'd put Performance, storage, battery life, and a headphone jack above bezel size, thickness or weight. In reality, in 2016, most phones are thin and light enough already with small enough bezels. Whereas improving those things are nice, they're chasing diminishing returns on improvement by improving them.

  4. Re:Paradigm shift into Drive on UK Auto Insurer Will Use Facebook Data To Set Premium (thestack.com) · · Score: 2

    Prepare for a flood of Facebook posts that read something like: "Fastening my safety belt and driving below the speed limit on my way to the movies with my friends"

    Let me correct that for you:

    Prepare for a flood of Facebook posts that read something like: "Fastening my safety belt and driving below the speed limit on my way to the movies with my friends"

    - posted using my iPhone on I-97

  5. Ooooh... Meth pizza!

  6. I bet he likes it on Chicago style pizzas!

  7. The good news is, you can get an adapter for SD Cards that plug into the headphone jack.

  8. Chicago or New York on Interviews: Ask American Author and Entrepreneur Seth Godin a Question · · Score: 1

    There is one thing that everyone here wants to know (besides who are you), and that is
    Chicago deep dish pizza or New York style pizza.

    You like Chicago deep dish better don't you Seth, admit it.

  9. Really, the whole thing is a non-event (and I say this as someone who wants Trump to fail). It really doesn't matter what domains either politician owns with their own (or their families names), it just shows how much they're willing to cover their arse. It doesn't say anything about the quality of their campaign.

  10. as Trump supporters accuse Hillary of fraud for not putting nude selfies on hillaryclinton.xxx

    It goes to show, sometimes fraud can be a good thing.

  11. Re:That's exactly what I want. on Facebook Officially Announces Gameroom, Its PC Steam Competitor (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    quit whining and go to Good Old Games gog.com FFS

    I like GOG, but their content is rather limited. They're improving the last few years though, selling more than just old crap now.

  12. Re:Not a puppet, not a puppet on Trump Organization Owns More Than 3,600 Domain Names, Many of Which Bash Trump (go.com) · · Score: 2

    If you could take a time machine back to 1932 and cheat in the elections that resulted in Nazis in power, wouldn't you?

    I have a dark suspicion that if Trump were to win our ancestors will muse why no one assassinated him before he went to far. I don't condone killing, of course, but I do believe if Trump takes over, democracy in this country will never be truly democratic ever again.

  13. Nothing worthwhile on the moon on NASA Signals Interest In Extending Commercial Spaceflight To the Moon (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    There's nothing worthwhile on the moon. It's just regolith (and space Nazi's living on the dark side). Why waste time on the moon? To Mars please..

  14. That's exactly what I want. on Facebook Officially Announces Gameroom, Its PC Steam Competitor (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That's exactly what I want. My real name associated with the games I play, and have ads tailored to me based upon any games I play.

    I only have steam because I have to. I refuse to install anything that requires Origin or UPlay- I sure as fudge won't install Facegames! I don't care if they get exclusive games, I've never been the sort to fall for peer pressure. "Oh you have to play this game that's only on Origin"- no I really don't. There are plenty of games on Steam. More games than I'll ever get around to playing. Exclusives are for idiots.

  15. "the warm and fluffy" web instead of dark web... I call in first in making the Cannabis thread into a MyLittlePony thread!

    My Little Pony is a gateway to cannabis.

  16. So, the dark web isn't that bad then; it just has a PR problem.

    I would suggest changing it's name first. It's amazing how much more goodwiil people will grant you if you're called something like "the warm and fluffy" web instead of the dark web.

  17. Re:About damn time! on You Can Legally Hack Your Own Car, Pacemaker, or Smartphone Now (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    Nor does it mean you won't be held liable. If you hack your Tesla auto-pilot and it drives you into a market full of screaming people. You're liable not Tesla.

  18. Re:/., where innuendo is news on Computer Scientists Believe a Trump Server Was Communicating With a Russian Bank (slate.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I heard Trump used Internet Explorer once, too.

    I could never elect anyone that uses Internet Explorer. Racism, sexism, not paying income tax, demanding the constitution be burnt... all those things I could overlook- but to use Internet Explorer,

    Clearly that means he is unfit to be president.

  19. What fuels the fire of interest in Trump, even among people who aren't particularly interested in reality TV, is the possibility he might become president. Take that off the table, and becomes a lot less interesting except to a small core of true believers.

    Indeed. As long as he has a chance of becoming President there is a real and very dangerous threat to the US and democracy. Once he loses (assuming he loses), he just becomes a raving lunatic demanding birth certificates from black guys living in a tall gaudy tower again.

  20. Maybe not wine on NASA: We're Not Racing SpaceX To Mars (seeker.com) · · Score: 1

    Grapes won't grow on Mars, but if you substitute in a glass of recycled-water from urine, you'll be OK.

  21. Re:Of course they would say that on NASA: We're Not Racing SpaceX To Mars (seeker.com) · · Score: 2

    I'd be happy if India got there first. With China or Russia, their intentions may worry me, but I'll be happy for the fact we, as a species has got there.

  22. I can agree with that. The way the system is set up- two parties have an advantage over the others. This encourages a dichotomy of thinking instead of allowing a full spectrum of belief and ideas. We're forcing the people to chose between two polar thoughts instead of picking something in the middle that might make a lot more sense.

  23. Hillary's e-mails on the Wiener's laptop will be exposed

    That's better than Hillary's wiener on the Emails laptop being exposed.

  24. Planets and moons are larger and contain resources already.

  25. They have to do a lot of grinding and kill a few boss monsters before they become level 4.