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  1. Re:Practical, not technical solution on Ask Slashdot: Simple, Cross-Platform Video Messaging? · · Score: 1

    It baffles me why you would wait until divorce to take an interest in your kids' lives. Are they just a point to score over your ex-wife and useless until then? Do you expect your wife to tell them you're an utter bastard the second you're divorced but sing your praises beforehand?

    Who said anything about waiting until divorce to take interest in kids' lives? Who said anything about degrading spouse?

    Sometimes, life does not give you a choice in the matter in being separated from your kids.

  2. Re:Practical, not technical solution on Ask Slashdot: Simple, Cross-Platform Video Messaging? · · Score: 1

    Teaching requires aptitude, certification and specialized educational requirements. Very rural area, so no ISP. Jobs at Dairy Queen or convenience store don't pay enough to even cover child support much less living expenses plus impossible to do with disabilities.

  3. Re:Practical, not technical solution on Ask Slashdot: Simple, Cross-Platform Video Messaging? · · Score: 1

    If you get divorced, make it a top priority over career to stay in same town as the children. Phone and video is no substitution for your presence in their lives.

    Not always an option especially when the ex moves with children 800 miles away to a town without even a red light much less no jobs

  4. Re:You no longer own a car on Automakers To Gearheads: Stop Repairing Cars · · Score: 2

    Um, I don't think they're using those in any modern headlights yet, except maybe for a handful of high-end luxury models perhaps. They still aren't installing xenon headlights on "normal" cars yet, only on the higher-end (30k+) models. They've come down some, but the $15-25k segment still uses old-fashioned halogens.

    And xenon headlights are pretty easy and cheap to fix, at least if it's just the bulb; the bulbs are readily replaceable, no different than the halogens.

    You need to go car shopping, $30K+ is very common nowadays. And HID headlights cost from $70 to $250.

  5. Another example of The End of "Don't Be Evil" on Google Sunsetting Old Version of Google Maps · · Score: 1

    It's a shame that Google abandoned its motto of "Don't Be Evil"

  6. Remove all comments for clinic on Japanese Court Orders Google To Remove Negative Reviews From Google Maps · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Google should remove all comments for clinic and instead just label on the map the clinic "Removed due to bad reviews"

  7. Article surreptitiously pushes an agenda on Russia Abandons Super-Rocket Designed To Compete With SLS · · Score: 1

    For Russia's space industry, it appears that these budgetary pressures have been a blessing in disguise. Rather than waste billions on an inefficient rocket for which there is no commercial demand — as NASA is doing with SLS (under orders from a wasteful Congress)

    samzenpus is using this article to present his opinions as facts while completely ignoring the valid reasons for building the SLS. The SLS is not going to be used for launching communication satellites or taking tourists to space. SLS is not a commercial project but a scientific and exploratory project to enable mankind to escape low earth orbit while preserving the U.S. space launch capabilities.

  8. Re:The terrorists are already here. on New Snowden Revelation: Terrorists Attempting To Infiltrate CIA · · Score: 1

    The American people are virtuous but that is not reflected in our governments' actions.

    Most American people are:
    a) like sheep, always ready to be led by some demagogue without understanding the reasons or consequences
    b) indifferent until it affects them personally
    c) critics who always complain but never get involved.

    Today, corporate and elitist interests write our laws, own our land, and start and profit from our wars.

    Very succinct. I don't know if I have ever heard expressed better.

  9. Re:The terrorists are already here. on New Snowden Revelation: Terrorists Attempting To Infiltrate CIA · · Score: 1

    Then again, you could be ignorant and insane. So now you're blaming Russia or China for releasing sarin in Syria? That makes sense........

    I didn't blame anybody. All I said was that even if it promoted U.S. policy it doesn't mean the U.S. did it. I might be ignorant because I don't have the facts but your statement shows is you couldn't comprehend my point. I'd rather be ignorant than stupid.

  10. Re:Who cares? on Kubuntu Announces Commercial Support · · Score: 1

    I would never install that ugly shit on any of MY computers. Unity4lyfe

    Let me guess, you're an early adopter of Windows 8

  11. Re:The terrorists are already here. on New Snowden Revelation: Terrorists Attempting To Infiltrate CIA · · Score: 1

    Who is it that controls Obama then, the illuminati? The Bilderberg group? Aliens? Do you understand that the theory you just presented of Obama releasing the sarin in Syria puts you on the edge of nutters? At worst, Obama is incompetent. He isn't malicious; overall he's a nice guy.

    I didn't say Obama or the U.S. government was behind releasing the sarin. I said that it might have been released to benefit and promote our political agenda at home (NSA, etc.) as well as our foreign policy.

    If a third-party wanted us involved, the release of WMD is a proven catalyst to get the U.S. involved in a conflict.
    The question is does the involvement of the U.S. in Syria, even if it furthers the political agenda at home (NSA, etc.) as well as our foreign policy, hurt us or help us in the long run? Al Qaeda already has a foothold, it's influence will surely increase. Russia and China can point out that the U.S. is the only superpower who is continuing to interfere in the sovereign operations of third-world (maybe two and a half-world) governments resulting turning world opinion against us. The economic drain of the continued military actions is bankrupting us.

    It's a case of getting what the U.S. wants could be the worse thing thing for the U.S however the economic and political significance of that action will benefit many industrial and financial factions as well as other governments.

    Then again, this could all be caused by a small group of Syrian military or political fanatics. We will probably never know the real truth. The victors always write the history not necessary the truth.

  12. Re:The terrorists are already here. on New Snowden Revelation: Terrorists Attempting To Infiltrate CIA · · Score: 2

    Well, that's where O and W differ. W wouldn't have thought that far ahead -- or if he had, he would have assumed that "responsibility" would be a non-issue, because the only thing he'd need to worry about after the glorious victory would be where to put all the flowers sent to him by the thankful Syrians.

    Obama has done plenty without explicit public Congressional approval:
    Waged war on Libya without congressional approval.
    Secretly deployed US special forces to 75 countries.
    Continued Bush's rendition program.
    Escalated the CIA drone war in Pakistan.
    Started a covert, drone war in Yemen.
    Initiated, and personally oversees a 'Secret Kill List'.
    Launched 20,000 Airstrikes in his first term.
    Obama signed executive order giving himself control of all communication systems in America
    Obama signs Executive Order allowing for control over all US resources

    Items with the consent of Congress:
    Signed the NDAA into law - making it legal to assassinate Americans w/o charge or trial.
    Continued the PRISM massive NSA spying program..
    Signed the Patriot Act extension into law..
    .

  13. Re:The terrorists are already here. on New Snowden Revelation: Terrorists Attempting To Infiltrate CIA · · Score: 2

    I would never had guessed at any time during my first 50 years that I would have thought that the U.S. government would become the Bad Guys that the last three years have proven it to be. And what's worse, I now believe the whole process is so corrupt that our government has passed the point of no return. Congress is so corrupt that they have made their corruption legal and no longer answer to the American people who either don't care or are too stupid to realize what's going on. Maybe it's always been an illusion.

  14. Re:The terrorists are already here. on New Snowden Revelation: Terrorists Attempting To Infiltrate CIA · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wouldn't put it past these bastards to hire someone to detonate a sarin bomb in Damascus to gin up an excuse for an invasion. And now they're wondering what the fuck to do now that the President just said "Well, we should have Congress' input on this."

    Looking at his actual record, Obama is more George Bush that George Bush was . He's owned and controlled by the same people who own and control Congress. I'll give you a hint; it's not the American people. I wouldn't be surprised if the sarin wasn't released to benefit and promote our political agenda at home (NSA, etc.) as well as our foreign policy. He just wants it all wrapped up nicely with Congressional approval to deflect responsibility.

  15. Re:No need for that anymore... on New Snowden Revelation: Terrorists Attempting To Infiltrate CIA · · Score: 2

    No, they still need it. Just look at the nature of the story: "The official, like others interviewed for this article, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss classified material."

    Yet these people aren't being hunted across the globe for their classified leaks.

    But this was probably an approved intentional Anonymous leak.

  16. Netflix and Google use 75% of the bandwidth in my country.

    And what country would that be and do you have an authoritative source for that claim?

  17. Re:No... on Copyright Drama Reaches 3D Printing World · · Score: 1

    "What's copyrighted is the idea" ... except ideas are not copyrightable?

    I thought the legal theory was that you couldn't patent an idea but you could copyright the expression of the idea?

  18. Whatever you want it to be on EOMA-68 Based KDE Vivaldi Tablet Engineering Boards Ship · · Score: 3, Informative

    It exposes most of the features of the SoC (currently Allwinner A10/A20) which will allow a developer to use it for a multitude of purposes without having to design, prototype and build a board for their specific purpose. It re-purposes the PCMCIA interface and form-factor which will reduce costs. http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/12/17/1429221/pcmcia-computer-project-aims-even-higher-and-cheaper-than-raspberry-pi http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68

  19. What is the protocol for such a situation? I gave up telling them to turn it off, because they just seem to get indignant about it.

    "Accidently" spill your $10 Jumbo with refill soft drink on his phone and the ID10T. Get refill and enjoy.

  20. Re:SiriusXM on Ask Slashdot: How Long Do We Give an Online Service To Fix Issues? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Case in point is Sirius Satellite Radio. last year just before I paid for the next year they dropped a station that happened to be what I mostly listened to. When I called them up, they offered a reduced rate. This year when it was time to renew, I called them up and they again offered me a discounted rate. I'm still with them because I am paying what I consider is fair for the service. If they do not offer me a discount next year I will drop it.

    I found that if you disable auto-renew, then when it's renewal time they don't cut you off for a few weeks while they try desperately to contact you. After a week or so, finally answer the phone and tell them their service is too expensive. Every year, they "check" with a retention supervisor and then offer me a reduced rate of ~$6/mo if I prepay for a year. That's less than 1/2 of their regular rate.

  21. Re:Great! on Drawings of Weapons Led To New Jersey Student's Arrest · · Score: 1

    According to his mother he had drawn a glove with flames. http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/20385390/fi

  22. Re:Kudos to those pushing private space exploratio on Golden Spike Working On Private Moon Flights · · Score: 1

    You'd better learn Mandarin. China is the only country properly investing enough money for the infrastructure to expand and explore space. I believe their plans might be more mature than Golden Spike Company.

  23. Re:A Wasted Vote... on Ralph Nader Moderates One Last 3rd-Party Debate for 2012 · · Score: 1

    He left the Republican party when it became obvious that the Republican power brokers would never let his message be heard. Crony capitalism would never survive under his leadership of the Republican party.

  24. Re:"could have a big problem" on Trouble For Microsoft Developers With the Windows Store · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't see MS and/or PCs being marginalized simply because business won't adopt Win 8 RT if it means their in-house software as well as other specialized software can't be used unless MS approves it in their App store. This might affect individuals but not business clients from small business to enterprise clients. With these restrictions, development for Android will only grow while development for Win 8 RT will whither after the initial rush of early development. Sorta like how SPARC and DEC lost out in the business desktop and small server application race; poor business model equals failure. There are still way too many businesses using XP that haven't even upgraded to Win7 because of legacy and in-house software .

  25. Re:how about high speed rail instead? on We Don't Need More Highways · · Score: 1

    Most cities, Atlanta is a perfect example, don't have the local mass traffic infrastructure to support hi speed rail between cities. When you get there you either have to hire a cab or rent a car which ends up costing far more. The billions it would take to build underground mass transit (no available above ground space) will never be invested by short-sighted politicians.