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  1. Re: Easy to scoff, harder to respect on RIP Tata Nano, the World's Cheapest Car (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    High mortality rates will eventually lead to less congestion... Not the route I'd go, but it is an option...

  2. Winnie not only endorses stealing honey, but trade secrets too. Time to vote with my wallet and buy as little as possible from China.

  3. Just 3d print a new hand. Problem solved.

  4. When did Winnie the Pooh get so political...?

  5. Re: Human Error on PayPal Told Customer Her Death Breached Its Rules (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Computers have it out for us. They always do exactly what we tell them and not exactly what we want them to do.

  6. The worst thing about the headline is yet another misuse of the damn colon! Msmash has no excuse left; this has been pointed out too many times. You say who said it, then you put the colon, then you put what they said. It is never okay to have them backwards like this!

    The scarier thing: if this is Ms. Mash trying hard to Rite Guud, imagine what its text messages and emails look like...

  7. CRAZY HEADLINE! [unnecessary words omitted] Update: it's all bullshit so disregard everything.

    My question then becomes, why the hell even have the story on the front page if it's immediately going to be repudiated? This seems like a perfect example of "Fake News".

  8. Re: Finally a useful Facebook on How Fracking Companies Use Facebook Surveillance To Ban Protest (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Privileged individuals who are angry at other privileged people?

  9. Maybe if the walled garden is pretty enough in one's eyes, one doesn't see the edges?

  10. Move to Pittsburgh. You'll have unlimited fun if you like dodging potholes.

  11. Re: Owning a luxury car (or jet/yatch) is even bet on Owning an iPhone is the Number-One Way To Guess if You're Rich or Not, Research Finds (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    The maintenance and fees on those golems is indeed expensive...

  12. Re: no individual brand is as predictive... yeah on Owning an iPhone is the Number-One Way To Guess if You're Rich or Not, Research Finds (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1
    Huh... Well, I'm glad to know that I'm rich according to this study even though I don't consider myself as such.

    Now can we please get back to the more important matter: tribal displays of acrimony between the Android and Apple users.

    To be inclusive, we shouldn't forget those who dislike smart phones. All of us with smart phone users can gang up on them first, before we attack each other.

  13. Methinks this is not a good idea on China Begins Production Of x86 Processors Based On AMD's IP (tomshardware.com) · · Score: 2

    Once China gets good enough on their own to fab the chips without AMDs help, I don't see good things for AMD. Maybe they'll get sued, or attacked politically, or simply stop receiving payments for their IP use. China has always been #1 in the world at stealing others' hard work.

  14. Re: I am a game developer. Arenanet made a big mis on Game Company Fires Two Employees Who Complained About 'Mansplaining' on Twitter (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    You're defending someone who lashed out at another person because the opinion was different? If someone says something I perceive as stupid, I don't immediately go into attack mode. I'll either brush it off as a display of ignorance, or start a conversation to look further into why our opinions differ. Best case, both our opinions evolve and are refined. Worst case, nothing changes and we both walk away with our dignity intact.

  15. Re: If it were written today on Facebook Apologizes After Flagging Declaration of Independence As Hate Speech (nymag.com) · · Score: 1

    That only works for a bit. Once the native portion gets below 1/16th, the afflicted generally can't shut up about it.

  16. Re: Hypocrisy, thy name is Boshevik Republican on Scott Pruitt Resigns as EPA Administrator (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    The days when the war on drugs was in its fledgling infancy is not a rosey point for me, but whatever floats your boat...

  17. Re: I love the United States. on Scott Pruitt Resigns as EPA Administrator (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Pretty fucked up someone down modded that statement. Being proud of your country isn't a bad thing in and of itself. Hoping it improves and gets better isn't a bad thing either.

  18. Re: Want to make a buttload of money? on Netflix is Testing a New 'Ultra' Tier of Service (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    American here. Most of what I watch is Canadian TV, so I understand the frustration of geolocked content. Trailer Park Boys and Letterkenny are the two best shows out of Canada. See also Red Green Show for those of us who aren't handsome, but are at least handy.

  19. The solution to the issue of Fake News seems obvious enough: teach people how to think critically. With a properly functioning bullshit meter, fake news is nothing more than a minor annoyance. Without one at all, it's malignant.

    Unfortunately, the implementation of that is damn near impossible. The vast majority don't have time to fact check multiple sources for everything they read in the news. For some, anything beyond a drastically simplified thumbnail is beyond their comprehension. For others still, ideological possession makes it impossible for them to see another's viewpoint as anything more than an existential threat.

  20. Re: Of course, it's already been done on Could Electrically Stimulating Criminals' Brains Prevent Crime? (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Killing people is a lot easier that reforming them, agreed, but I wasn't expecting someone to root for the former...

  21. Great idea. No potential for abuse nor any other problem. We need more of these companies and products. Godspeed you! Belligerent Emperor.

  22. Re:Closed ecosystem on Amazon's Alexa is Getting Clobbered (axios.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Why do all home assistant names end with a vowel?"

    I think it indicates a female, at least in European languages.

    My daughter's name is Zrngplt, you insensitive clod.

  23. Re:Global market stats on Amazon's Alexa is Getting Clobbered (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    Is "shole" is a portmanteau of "shit" and "hole", or do you mean "shole" as in the archaic form of "shoal"? Either way, no way would Winnie the Pooh appreciate the former interpretation. The latter, well, I'm sure he's too busy stealing honey to worry about that.

  24. Re: Cheap service, cheap results on 'Why You Should Not Use Google Cloud' (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    You spell color weird... I'm not sure which accent to use in my head while I am reading it. I want to go with a Canadian accent as I've been watching a lot of Letterkenny, but it could be one of the million UK accents too...

  25. No fan of an HSA TLAs on Homeland Security Subpoenas Twitter For Data Breach Finder's Account (zdnet.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The Homeland Security crowd seems as focused on security as the Ministry of Truth was about truth.