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  1. lower insurance? on Most Drivers Would Hand Keys Over To Computer If It Meant Lower Insurance Rates · · Score: 4, Interesting

    lol... please... if everyone on the road had a robot driving the car, we wouldnt have need for car insurance. also, it isnt the insurance that would get me to have a robotic car, but the fact that i can play video games while it drives me places.

  2. Re:you cant on Ask Slashdot: Good Satellite Internet For Remote Locations? · · Score: 1

    my point was that theres no such thing as good satellite internet. the whole fiberoptic cable thing was more of a joke, since he doesnt live in a first world country. it doesnt change the fact that you cant get a decent internet connection in the middle of nowhere without some seriously expensive hardware.

  3. you cant on Ask Slashdot: Good Satellite Internet For Remote Locations? · · Score: 1

    there is no such thing as 'good' satellite internet. it will ALWAYS go out when it rains, or if theres a cloudy sky, or if there are trees between the antenna and the satellite, or if it is windy, or any number of other occurrences that happen daily. satellite internet is a thing of the past. just get together with all your neighbors and fund a fiberoptic cable from the nearest city to your area.

  4. SAO/Log Horizon here we come on Mind Control In Virtual Reality, Circa 2013 · · Score: 1

    incoming VR mmo.

  5. encrypt it yourself on Ask Slashdot: Which Encrypted Cloud Storage Provider? · · Score: 1

    another idea would be to encrypt it yourself BEFORE putting it on a cloud storage server. this way even if the NSA compells them to give up data... they cant get access to it without YOUR key.

  6. Do NOT store on cloud (unless you own the server) on Ask Slashdot: Which Encrypted Cloud Storage Provider? · · Score: 1

    it is not a good idea to store on any cloud company's server. the NSA can compell any company in the US to give up the decryption key for pretty much anything. if you want to store your stuff on the internet, either make your own server and store on it, or find a company based in a country that does not listen to the NSA or any other spying conglomerate

  7. Re:Too bad Snowden will only be 33 in 2016 on Snowden Seeks International Help Against US Espionage Charges · · Score: 1

    he wouldnt get elected because he doesnt lie his ass off like the other politicians.

  8. Re:Too bad Snowden will only be 33 in 2016 on Snowden Seeks International Help Against US Espionage Charges · · Score: 1, Insightful

    he wouldnt get elected anyway. the us government has done too good a job of brainwashing ppl into thinking hes a terrorist, just like they do anonymous. if you ask the joe shmoe across the street about either of them, they will tell you 9/10 that they are terrorists.

  9. Re:popularity? on Inmates Program Logistics App For Prison · · Score: 1

    there are people who go to prison on purpose for shelter, food, tv, air conditioning, healthcare and clothing. think of all the tax dollars we are wasting on their gourmet food.

  10. popularity? on Inmates Program Logistics App For Prison · · Score: -1, Troll

    wow, we really need to get our government to figure out the prison system. there shouldnt be "popular" food. they should all be served the same glop day by day with no variety so they learn to not misbehave.

  11. Re:A bunch of spineless wimps... on Oracle Shareholders Vote Against Ellison's Compensation Package (Again) · · Score: 2

    capitalism. while i agree with you that he probably doesnt earn 77million dollars a year... he also probably doesnt earn anywhere near close to that. that being said, capitalism dictates that the people at the top make all the money.

  12. Re:Hmmm... on Car Hackers Mess With Speedometers, Odometers, Alarms and Locks · · Score: 2

    if you could prove that your car was tested in working condition with the proper speed on the meter, and you had proof of the speed your car was going before you got pulled over, you could go and argue that the police's radar wasnt in proper working condition... in fact that is one of the best ways to avoid all speeding tickets. 95% of the time, the radar gun isnt calibrated according to the calibration requirements of the manufacturing company (like once per couple of days or something). so you go to court and say the radar gun was wrong and get them to bring out the calibration logs... most of the time they cant.

  13. Re:IFPI and MPA on RIAA Targets 21 Sites For Shutdown · · Score: 1

    this... except that the MPAA and RIAA are american organizations... but the world would be a better place without them.

  14. Re:Dear Anonymous on RIAA Targets 21 Sites For Shutdown · · Score: 3, Informative

    lol, obviously we know they arent our personal army... that being said, there would be an argument to say they are an army for the good of the american public. i would hazard a guess and say that it would be beneficial to the american public if the riaa and mpaa would go fuck themselves.

  15. Re:duty to assist law enforcement agents?? on ACLU: Lavabit Was 'Fatally Undermined' By Demands For Encryption Keys · · Score: 1

    what evidence is there to suggest that there is actual probable cause and evidence given to the judge of the secret courts? thats right, there is NONE. for all we know, they are just stamping a yes on every request without any evidence whatsoever. you cant have checks and balances on a system that resides outside the bounds of visibility.

  16. Re:duty to assist law enforcement agents?? on ACLU: Lavabit Was 'Fatally Undermined' By Demands For Encryption Keys · · Score: 2

    the problem isnt that the warrants arent signed, the problem is that they are signed by a make-believe judge in a make-believe court. the government claims this court exists, but we have no actual proof that any real judging goes on in this "court"

  17. Re:smash bros on Can Nintendo Survive Gaming's Brave New World? · · Score: 1

    yep. smash bros and zelda keep the new consoles makin money lol

  18. Re:Hangings on US Executions Threaten Supply of Anaesthetic Used For Surgical Procedures · · Score: -1

    or just get rid of the anesthetic. those assholes deserve to die a painful death.

  19. smash bros on Can Nintendo Survive Gaming's Brave New World? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    all they need to do is continue to come out with smash bros. i know a bunch of ppl who buy an entire console just to play that ONE game.

  20. Re:4k is not for tv on 4K Ultra HD Likely To Repeat the Failure of 3D Television · · Score: 1

    peoples' methods of entertainment are drastically changing. according to some recent studies, the number of ppl who watch tv on cable is on decline. in the next ten years, expect cable tv to die out.

  21. 4k is not for tv on 4K Ultra HD Likely To Repeat the Failure of 3D Television · · Score: 1

    you will see 4k pick up in monitors once the country has access to gigabit internet across the board. until then it will just be a total waste of money

  22. Re:Finally on Ubuntu Touch On a Nexus 7: "Almost Awesome" · · Score: 1

    most people who use phones are technologically incompetent

  23. Re:This is not almost awesome... on Ubuntu Touch On a Nexus 7: "Almost Awesome" · · Score: 1

    im talking about the developer preview, not the consumer one.

  24. Re:Finally on Ubuntu Touch On a Nexus 7: "Almost Awesome" · · Score: 1

    you do realize that all android devices and roms are essentially linux, right?

  25. Re:This is not almost awesome... on Ubuntu Touch On a Nexus 7: "Almost Awesome" · · Score: 5, Informative

    it is just a developer preview. the actual release wont happen until next year. try to compare it to windows 8 preview lol.