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  1. Re:Has the world gone mad? on Russia-Linked Twitter Accounts 'Tried To Divide UK' After Terrorist Attacks (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Ah, yes! I've seen that claim of the Moscow office hours that goes from 9 am to 9 pm (those Russians certainly do some serious shifts), as well as the professionals who "occasionally forget" to delete their location data (I guess Putin should not force his government employees to work 12 hours a day).

    Now don't get me wrong, I'm sure among those supposed fake "pro-Russian" social media accounts there were also teenagers in Russia who troll the shit out of people, trolls are not something that exists only in the West, but considering that as evidence of an organized campaign by Dr. Evil, err... I mean Putin, to "interfere" with Western democracies is as crazy as believing the Frankfurt School is evidence of the Jews being behind a conspiracy to destroy the "white race".

  2. Re:Has the world gone mad? on Russia-Linked Twitter Accounts 'Tried To Divide UK' After Terrorist Attacks (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes, the rational thing to do is look at the evidence. So can we look at it? Because up to now, the only "evidence" is that there are people who say there is evidence, but we don't see any actual evidence. For example, can we look at those ads that RT America bought on Facebook to judge if the conspiracy theory can possibly be true? I'm asking this because I did see a few ads from RT in the past (not on Facebook since I don't use it), and they looked to me like all ads from any news media. It looked to me the goal of those ads were to attract viewers, nothing more.

    Anyway, do you realize the alt-right is also saying the evidence shows the Jews are controlling the world and trying to destroy white people? For example, they use the "Frankfurt School" and the "Kalergi plan" as evidence. They use the fact that owners of American media are disproportionately Jewish as evidence. They use an awful lot of facts to "prove" their conspiracy theory. Of course, none of the facts presented by the alt-right are logically valid arguments to support their conspiracy theory, but don't you see the people who claim that Russia was behind a propaganda effort to make sure Trump got elected are doing the exact same thing as the alt-right? Don't you see their conspiracy theory is as crazy as the conspiracy theory of the alt-right?

  3. Has the world gone mad? on Russia-Linked Twitter Accounts 'Tried To Divide UK' After Terrorist Attacks (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Between the alt-right who thinks the Jews are controlling the world and the left who thinks it's Putin who is controlling the world, I'm beginning to think that flat-Earthers are not that bad after all.

    Am I the only person on this planet who is still sane?

  4. Re:Why were they ever allowed? on France To Ban Mobile Phones In Schools (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm 48 and back in the 70s and 80s kids didn't have pagers. Your story is complete bullshit.

  5. Re:Isn't Voyeurism a CRIME? on People Keep Finding Hidden Cameras in Their Airbnbs (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    So are you saying that in America it's not a crime to put a hidden camera inside, for example, a women's public shower room as long as it's only you who masturbate with the recording? Cool!

  6. Re:A few things on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Explain Copyright To My Kids? · · Score: 1

    One of the first thing I learned during the initial training of my military service is that we should never blindly obey an order or a rule.

  7. Re: Start with the US Constitution on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Explain Copyright To My Kids? · · Score: 1

    This is theft. No fucking way do you hold the copyright on that document.

    The question you should ask yourself is : the word "document" in this sentence refers to which document?

  8. Re:Pull Him Out of Public School on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Explain Copyright To My Kids? · · Score: 1

    Affirmative action is discrimination. That's a fact. There is no side to take when talking about facts. Of course, we can be in favor of this discrimination, or we can be against it, but it doesn't change that affirmative is discrimination.

    In the same way, illegal immigration is obviously illegal. I mean even a 3-year-old can understand the concept of "adjectives".

  9. Re:Funny timing on An Unconscious Patient With a 'DO NOT RESUSCITATE' Tattoo (nejm.org) · · Score: 1

    It's not because YOU want to live at all cost, that everyone does. The correct moral choice was to let him die.

  10. Re:Russiophobia on We'll Never Legalize Bitcoin, Says Russian Minister (siliconangle.com) · · Score: 1

    There is not a single piece of evidence Russia "tampered" with your elections. Not a single one. You are just repeating the bullshit American propaganda.

  11. Russiophobia on We'll Never Legalize Bitcoin, Says Russian Minister (siliconangle.com) · · Score: 3

    Moscow "circus"? I'm seriously tired of this anti-Russia propaganda bullshit. I understand our two minutes of hate makes us feel good and let us forget how degenerated our Western democracies have become, but isn't it time to stop and to try to fix our countries instead of seeking a bogeyman?

    Oh, and before another idiot say I'm a Rusky, my nickname is my real name and I live in Montreal, Canada.

  12. Murder is defined as the unlawful killing of a human being. If abortion is not unlawful, then, by definition, it is not murder.

    And of course, there is the question if an embryo or a fetus (particularly in the early stages) can be considered as a human being. Personally, I don't consider a bunch of cells as a human being.

  13. Re: Cue the Nazi snowflakes on Twitter Bans, Removes Verified Status of White Supremacists (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Racism and "far right movements" are clearly on the rise everywhere in the West. As a result, the left is becoming more and more "far left". So the most probable outcome of this division is civil wars everywhere in the West resulting in the extermination of most "minorities", the destruction of Western civilization, followed by the world being divided between China and Islam. Of course, that is if the US can go through a civil war without any group taking control of nukes and using them against their perceived enemies.

    As you said, enjoy the show.

  14. Re:AI doesn't exist yet, and may NEVER exist on Hawking: AI Could Be 'Worst Event in the History of Our Civilization' (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    Can you define what "to think" means?

  15. Re:He wishes... on Hawking: AI Could Be 'Worst Event in the History of Our Civilization' (usatoday.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hawking doesn't present any real argument to support his point of view, he just makes wild hypotheses. So he obviously didn't think too much about it.

  16. YouTube is not a broadcasting company. If people watch a video, it's because they choose to watch it, meaning they like the content. Companies refusing to display ads for their products before some content is pretty much like saying : because you like this content, we don't like you and we don't want you to buy our product.

    It looks to me companies in the US now prefer to push a political agenda rather than to make a profit.

  17. Who is the worst? on Office Depot, Best Buy Pull Kaspersky Products From Shelves (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    1. Considering the fact that American companies are forced to "cooperate" with the American government
    2. Considering the spying habit of the NSA
    3. Considering that I live in Canada, where Russia has no influence (the chance that I would be extradited to Russia for wrong think are nil)

    I'd much rather use a Russian antivirus than an American one! (That is, I'd much prefer that Russia spies on me than the US.)

  18. Re:300,000 terrorists? on Twitter Suspends 300,000 Accounts Tied To Terrorism In 2017 (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Oh, you mean terrorism. And I guess you also mean terrorism.

    See? I can play that game too. So be very careful who you accuse of terrorism, because there's a big chance you are someone who supports a group which some people would happily consider as "terrorist", meaning you are probably a terrorist yourself.

  19. 300,000 terrorists? on Twitter Suspends 300,000 Accounts Tied To Terrorism In 2017 (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Or is it rather 300,000 accounts from people who were not politically correct?

  20. The problem is not the Internet on Internet Is Having a Midlife Crisis (bbc.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Cyber-bullying" affecting "young people's self-esteem" is not a problem. The problem is that young people from Western countries are now unable to cope with "bad" words which might hurt their precious little feelings. It's not "the Internet is having a midlife crisis", it's "Western civilization is crumbling".

  21. It depends on the country where you live, but the vast majority of people do not care anyway. For example, Steam does the exact same thing. If they change their EULA and you refuse to accept it, you lose all your games, with no possibility of a refund. It doesn't stop the vast majority of people from buying games from Steam.

  22. Re:Because they've abandoned their claimed princip on Google Explains Why It Banned the App For Gab, a Right-Wing Twitter Rival (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It became bad when I started to classify everyone who does not adhere to my ideology and my moral values as a Nazi. Oh, and since I'm pretty sure you will not adhere to my ideology and my moral values, it means you are a Nazi, and therefore you should not be allowed to speak. We live in a very sad world when people like you can express their opinions.

    Seriously, when did people forget that we must allow everyone to speak, including Marxists and Nazis, in order to explain to them why they are wrong (or to realize why we are wrong)? When did people forget that if people can't speak, their only solution will be to use violence?

  23. Re: dumb machines on You Can Trick Self-Driving Cars By Defacing Street Signs (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Humans are so bad with signs that cities can make millions with tickets.

  24. Re:not all that different on Why We Can't Have the Male Pill (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    The side effects of the birth control for men were much more severe than the pill for women. Out of 320 participants, 20 had to be taken out of the study by the researchers because the side effects were too serious. One man killed himself, one suffered from clinical depression, one ended up with an intentional paracetamol overdose (he didn't die). There were also cases of tachycardia, palpitations, hypertension and erectile dysfunction.

    Overall, the majority of men participating in the study were satisfied despite the side effects. The study was terminated early because one safety committee considered the product was not safe.

  25. Re:Or, you know, the working alternative - CONDOMS on Why We Can't Have the Male Pill (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm guessing that for a man who is circumcised, and who already lost most of his sensitivity, a condom doesn't make much difference, but for me the condom cuts far too much sexual pleasure. I prefer masturbation (and obviously a blow job) to having sex with a condom.

    Of course, the best solution would be for society to realize that it's women who get pregnant, not men, and that it's obviously their body, their choice, and therefore their responsibility, but society doesn't like the idea that women should be responsible for their body. Society still considers that a man should be responsible for a woman's body. It's sad that in 2017 women are still considered as being unable to be responsible for anything, not even their own body.