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  1. Re:Swiss banking on Why the Swiss Still Love Cash (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Corrupt billionaires from Europe use the Caymans? or where? It seems like Switzerland would be the best place for them, too.

  2. Re:It's for your good protection on Why the Swiss Still Love Cash (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    uh, they're pretty cheap or for one of my accounts free. And free to use.

  3. Re: Lets get some Conservatives in here to deny it on Microplastics Are Blowing In the Wind (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Go to the location of a conservative rally. Then go to the location of a liberal rally. You may want a respirator for the latter....

  4. Re:why some couples do not have children on Baby With DNA From Three People Born In Greece (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    yeah, right, "just adopt". Ain't that easy. As for licensing--are you crazy? Isn't that against the argument the pro-aborts use to say it's constitutional?

  5. Re:why some couples do not have children on Baby With DNA From Three People Born In Greece (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you tried? Abortion (regardless of if you think it's good/bad) has dramatically reduced the available babies for adoption. It's even difficult/expensive to go overseas. Personal experience, with info from lots of others so this is not just anecdotal.

  6. Re: Human population is increase on Baby With DNA From Three People Born In Greece (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, the new crop of people in USA have not problems blowing (tearing down) monuments, "cleansing" museums. Banning words and thoughts that are not "correct". Why shouldn't we expect the same in Europe?

  7. Re:Human population is increase on Baby With DNA From Three People Born In Greece (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Tell that to Japan. Russia. Even Germany.

  8. So, since it doesn't care if the finger is live or dead unlike the newer fingerprint readers, wouldn't it be quicker & easier to just cut off the owner's finger like we used to?

  9. Re:Automakers? on Automakers Want Cars That Won't Start If You're Drunk (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Possible reason: More machinery in the car that all your competitors have to put in as well. Put a wrap-rate around it (remember, no competition here, so no reason not to) and more $$'s. Speculation, but wouldn't surprise me. If this thing has to be calibrated every so often, more $$'s for the service folks.

  10. Another thing to bust on Automakers Want Cars That Won't Start If You're Drunk (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    All these ideas ("great" and "not-so") involve more gadgetry that can go wrong. In this case, potentially leave you stranded. Clutch interlock? Well now that's broken so I can't start the vehicle--even though I AM stomping on the clutch. Low tire-pressure? Well that's broke (or dead battery), so I've got this stupid idiot light on all the time even though the tires are fine. (And, no it's not worth $400 a pop to replace them--electrical tape is cheaper.) Now if this stupid gadget breaks or gives a bad reading, I'm stuck. Since I don't drink or loan my vehicle, it's of no use whatsoever.

  11. Re:Worst headline ever on Japanese Spacecraft Drops Explosive On Asteroid To Make Crater (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    EFP != Improvised Explosive Device. IED can be anything from a stolen shell buried with a home-made trigger to some home-made explosives (careful, don't blow your hand off) with a Casio watch.

  12. Re:Winter is coming on Making Video Games Is Not a Dream Job (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Probably because they live in a high-tax state and can't deduct those sky-high taxes. My taxes did go down, and I am not a high-income earner by no means. Newsflash: Because you are too idiotic to vote out your politicians who raise your outrageous property taxes, or increase regulations where it's hard/impossible to buy a decent house for less than 6-7 digits, don't blame Trump for that. Why should I subsidize you're lack of vision?

  13. Re:Yes, conservatives suppress free speech on People Changing Jobs Too Often Could Be Punished by China's Social Credit System (abacusnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Compared to the vast number of liberal preventing of conservative speech INCLUDING AT GOVT UNIVERSITIES, these are relatively unknown. Try again.

  14. Re:That already exists. It's called "Religion". on People Changing Jobs Too Often Could Be Punished by China's Social Credit System (abacusnews.com) · · Score: 0

    Before you throw stones, remember, atheism is a religion, too. The only belief system that is not is agnosticism--"I just don't know".

  15. Re:Mirroring what already happens... for how long. on People Changing Jobs Too Often Could Be Punished by China's Social Credit System (abacusnews.com) · · Score: 1

    and the "telephone fee" was a tax-the-rich thing. Remember that whenever any leftist says "we're only going to tax the rich"....

  16. Re:China is such a great place on People Changing Jobs Too Often Could Be Punished by China's Social Credit System (abacusnews.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The end-case of this is serfdom. You cannot leave your job without your "noble"'s approval. Sub government for noble in this case.

  17. Re:Cars are made of windshields? on 'Fortnite' May be a Virtual Game, But It's Having Real-life, Dangerous Effects (bostonglobe.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, my car is so old that the value of the car is likely less than a replacement windshield. So, yeah, it's possible it "destroys" the car. But I agree, it's more likely hyperbole.

  18. uh, because this ain't china? Though that may be a good idea anyway...

  19. This. I've used the receipt multiple times right after I get my food to show them "I ordered this, not what you gave me". Good luck if the receipt get emailed to your home (I am NOT married to my cell phone, and refuse to carry it everywhere). There are entry-level workers, and can be expected to get it wrong. Hopefully they learn (or find other entry level work).

  20. Re:Banning solves all problems on California Law Banning Paper Receipts Clears First Hurdle In State Legislature (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    (Sarcasm, in case you missed it)

  21. Re:Banning solves all problems on California Law Banning Paper Receipts Clears First Hurdle In State Legislature (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Also, paper receipts cause cancer.

  22. Re:Buy US gear on Huawei's Equipment Poses 'Significant' Security Risks, UK Says (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    What is a "compatible backdoor"? I'm sure the US, if they know about it, can exploit it. I'm also sure that China has backdoors in it. Why would we expect a communist dictatorship know for industrial espionage NOT to put them in?

  23. Re:The little cards used in Star Trek by Spock on How Science Fiction Imagines Data Storage (hpe.com) · · Score: 1

    USB cards back in the 1960s. Though it looks more like compact flash...

  24. Saucier is a deplorable. HRC is nobility. Equal protection under the law? Riiiiiiiiight....

  25. Sorry, they're still blaming presidents from the 1700s and early 1800s. I believe they're dead.