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  1. Re:Never heard that one before on J.J. Abrams On "Star Wars" Cast's Racial and Sexual Diversity · · Score: 1

    It was part of canon. The Empire was racist, sexist and species-est. The upper ranks of the power structure were all white, human males.

  2. Re:Uber this! on Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    Morality need not and should not ultimately come into consideration in a legal system. Morality is subjective. The law should not be. It often is and that makes sad kitten sad.

  3. Re:Social mobility was killed, but not this way on Writer: "Why I Defaulted On My Student Loans" · · Score: 1

    But going to college for 10 years only to learn how to rant on the Internet is not.

  4. Re:What... on American Pharoah Overcomes Biology To Win Triple Crown · · Score: 1

    The existence and usage of the term centrifugal depends entirely on your point of view.

  5. Re:Why? on Everyone Hates Harvard · · Score: 1

    Because he made nearly $4 billion in 2007?

  6. Re:Pop culture mental fugue on Google Diversity Report Straight Out of 'How To Lie With Statistics' Playbook · · Score: 1

    I graduated from a Computer Engineering class of 400 from Virginia Tech in '97. There was one black guy and two women.

  7. Re:20% to 40% ??? No. Just no. on How Tesla Batteries Will Force Home Wiring To Go Low Voltage · · Score: 1

    It's actually more than that. Solar panel -> ac wires -> dc battery -> ac wires -> dc appliances.

  8. How Quickly we Forget on Neil DeGrasse Tyson Urges America To Challenge China To a Space Race · · Score: 1

    Oh Neil. Poor sweet, stupid genius. Are we forgetting the original purpose of the space race? It was not some good-natured, friendly competition between two great nations seeking to further the cause of science for the sake of science. It was part of an arms race for global supremacy that resulted in hundreds of millions of people being irradiated by thousands of above ground nuclear bomb tests which only ended because of corruption and economic collapse of one of the nations involved. We are very fortunate that it didn't go sideways and end up with nuclear winter.

  9. Re:Agile. on Is Agile Development a Failing Concept? · · Score: 1

    If you're daily stand ups are 2 hours a day, yur doing it wrong. Either your teams are too big or people are talking too much.

  10. Re:It was an app on a WORK-Issued Phone! on Worker Fired For Disabling GPS App That Tracked Her 24 Hours a Day · · Score: 1

    And in Florida, employers have been allowed by law to discriminate against smokers. That's cigarette smokers. Cigarettes are legal. They can ask you on an interview and promptly end it if you're a smoker.

  11. Re:One small problem on What To Say When the Police Tell You To Stop Filming Them · · Score: 1

    A group has no rights, period. Individuals have rights, those rights extend to where there are groups (see First Amendment). The idea that groups have rights is simply the mistake of the far left wing, and their "Group Politics", and a big reason why Civil Rights Movement has failed.

    I forget, who was that said, "Corporations are people my friends." Was that some far left-winger? Corporations are groups of people. A corporation is an entity designed to indemnify the individuals of the corporation against personal liability. Yet, corporations are now provided some of the same rights as individual people. It's like reverse double jeopardy.

  12. Re:FTYF, Submitter on The Medical Bill Mystery · · Score: 1

    It goes hand in glove with the medical insurance industry all attempting to fleece patients for as much as they are worth. Try asking a care provider how much a service will cost if you happen to be uninsured. I've only been told, "we cannot tell you how much it will cost without insurance." WTF?

  13. Re:skating on the edge of legal? on Uber Forced Out of Kansas · · Score: 1

    Not to mention, if the alternative is to take a cab who may purposely drive the long/slow way or drive like a crazy asshole in a shitty rat trap that seems on the verge of falling apart, Uber is very attractive.

  14. Re:Depends how you evaluate the curve on The Programming Talent Myth · · Score: 1

    You ask them to do something, they make it work and nothing more. Pass in something unexpected and their code goes to shit. Brittle code with lots of undefined states. Pure crap.

    This statement could be made about any profession in any line of business. The real question is, whose fault is it? Is it the less skill developer's fault for not perceiving and accounting for every possible scenario or is it yours for not properly communicating?

  15. Re:Depends how you evaluate the curve on The Programming Talent Myth · · Score: 1

    However, give them a larger problem without a direct answer, like for instance, "write an application that allows 2 users to send messages to eachother" and they are completely lost.

    Which is where division of labor and teamwork come in.

  16. Re:Depends how you evaluate the curve on The Programming Talent Myth · · Score: 1

    The problem with this is that the "rock star" or "ninja" developers perceive the talent pool this way because everybody other than themselves is a talentless hack.

  17. Re:What about a bus? on New Study Suggests Flying Is Greener Than Driving · · Score: 1

    May I introduce... the five @$$ed monkey.

  18. Re:Bullets are OK, but... on Breakthough Makes Transparent Aluminum Affordable · · Score: 1

    For me the question is what happens to my head when it hits this stuff in a collision.

  19. If it just gets burned again... on Audi Creates "Fuel of the Future" Using Just Carbon Dioxide and Water · · Score: 1

    How is it a "crucial contribution"? The idea is to stop burning stuff.

  20. Thank Gawd on Comcast Officially Gives Up On TWC Merger · · Score: 1

    I was tired of hearing those commercials.

  21. Re:Cripple Linux? on Intel 'Compute Stick' PC-Over-HDMI Dongle Launched, Tested · · Score: 1

    And I though Linux users were smrt. Use the difference in price to buy external storage.

  22. Re:Cripple Linux? on Intel 'Compute Stick' PC-Over-HDMI Dongle Launched, Tested · · Score: 1

    So it can cost less?

  23. Re:Progressive Fix 101 on Cheap Gas Fuels Switch From Electric Cars To SUVs · · Score: 1

    How many Prius would you need to carry 7 people, plus 7 suitcases of stuff, plus tow an 8,000 lb trailer?

    I own a Yukon XL, which is the GMC version of the Suburban. I have 3 kids and often have 1 or 2 more kids with me, with my wife, that is 7 people. We also have plenty of room in the back behind all those people for stuff, and we can tow a camper behind that as well.

    How often? Everyday on your commute to work? How many miles do you have 7 people in your Yukon compared to how many you have just 1?

  24. I'm not your sport guy. That's why I prefaced it with "I think".

  25. Re: Why not? on William Shatner Proposes $30 Billion Water Pipeline To California · · Score: 1

    Most California farmers are getting their water out of wells they paid to drill.