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  1. Re:Finally on Ubuntu Touch On a Nexus 7: "Almost Awesome" · · Score: 2

    well, it hasnt officially been released yet. people are just installing the developer previews... which kindof do suggest that you have familiarity with linux cmd line.

  2. neural computing on Are We Socially Ready For Wearable Computing? · · Score: 1

    what are they going to do when we have neurally connected computers that sync with our brains?

  3. the shame is that this piece of crap is the best in the market. the ubuntu edge would have trashed the shit out of these specs.

  4. Re:What fun! Graphical patch cables! on Has Flow-Based Programming's Time Arrived? · · Score: 1
    as someone who is good in labview and in code, i can say that it isnt a "slow way" of doing code. it has its ups and downs just like any other programming "language."

    when you learn all the tricks, it becomes a relatively simple way of doing a lot of programs, especially those involving hardware(as that is what it is made for). moving hardware with labview code is infinitely easier than with written code.

    labview also makes it easier for someone to pick up your code and finish from where you left off, or modify it to suit his needs. written code is awful for this, even when you comment.

  5. Re:Bad Idea, on Most Parents Allow Unsupervised Internet Access To Children At Age 8 · · Score: 2

    i was unsupervised at 8, unsupersed at 12 and heavily monitored at 15+. my parents didnt like me watching porn.

  6. Re:Because Apple on Irish Government May Close Apple's Biggest Tax Loophole · · Score: 4, Informative

    actually most fortune 500 companies do something like this. they find loopholes in the american taxes by funneling money through other countries, but the other countries have loopholes going the opposite direction so they dont have to pay taxes there either. facebook last year only had to pay 5% in taxes or something.

  7. just what we need! on Grocery Store "Smart Shelves" Will Identify Customers, Show Targeted Ads · · Score: 1

    now we can see if we can haggle with robots for discounts on stuff!

  8. Re:Good. on UK Court Orders Two Sisters Must Receive MMR Vaccine · · Score: 1

    generally speaking, healthy young adults dont die of the flu. generally speaking, those numbers of deaths and hospitalizations are children and elderly, or people with compromised immune systems.

  9. Re:Good. on UK Court Orders Two Sisters Must Receive MMR Vaccine · · Score: 1

    i hated needles as a kid, and STILL hate needles. i almost never get anything with a needle unless i absolutely have to. ill generally take the flu over a vaccine.

  10. Re:GET A JOB YA BUMS on Xerox "Routine Backup Test" Leave 17 States Without Food Stamps · · Score: 1

    thats not the constitution, thats the declaration of independence. also, being the declaration of independence, it does not actually grant ANY rights to anyone

  11. Re:GET A JOB YA BUMS on Xerox "Routine Backup Test" Leave 17 States Without Food Stamps · · Score: 1

    there is ABSOLUTELY NO SUCH STATEMENT in the constitution. according to the constitution, you have a right to life, liberty and property. you do not have a right to food, shelter, or even transportation. quit being a bum and get a job.

  12. Re: "I'll sue you.......in ENGLAND" on CPJ Report: the Obama Administration and Press Freedoms · · Score: 1
    communism doesnt work either. the fact of the matter is that we are a capitalistic country. those "elite" views you talk about is actually just capitalism. that being said, there are a lot of current laws that would be changed by a libertarian government that would benefit both sides of the spectrum. eliminating the tax code and putting in a flat tax above the poverty line would effectively reduce taxes on the lower classes, while increasing taxes on the upper classes and lowering the taxes a little on the middle class. eliminating the tax code would decrease all the abuse by the wealthy(with all the tax loopholes). it would also save the government a fortune by being able to eliminate the IRS.

    but i digress. it isnt anyone's business what other people are doing unless it IS their business. this is the libertarian policy. it isnt the wealthy's job to pay for the poor, and it isnt the wealthy's job to pay for people who are too lazy to work for themselves. this isnt an "elite" policy, this is just a fact. you pay for yourself. your taxes pay for things that improve your life in some way, i.e. highways, police, security, army etc.

    im not incredibly wealthy, and i find it absurd that people should have to pay for me to be lazy. the libertarian party is about creating a government that minds its own damned business and goes back to what a government SHOULD be doing, which is keeping the peace, security from other countries, and keeping order, as well as regulating trade. it isnt their business to keep people from smoking weed in their own homes, and it isnt their business to keep people from doing stupid shit to harm themselves. It IS their business to keep people from harming others though, which is why i think you should be free to do whatever as long as you are in private and arent harming others.

  13. Re:"I'll sue you.......in ENGLAND" on CPJ Report: the Obama Administration and Press Freedoms · · Score: 1

    if a third party gets 5% of the vote in any given election, the next election, they are automatically put on the ballots and are automatically accepted into all debates.(this was what gary johnson was trying to accomplish last election)

  14. Re:"I'll sue you.......in ENGLAND" on CPJ Report: the Obama Administration and Press Freedoms · · Score: 1

    lol, you clearly dont understand how voting works. if the majority of the people vote for a third party, one of the two parties will lose out and we will have a third party (now second party) president. tweaking the system wont make a difference as long as there are ignorant people voting for the lesser of two evils because they think they only have two choices.

  15. Re: "I'll sue you.......in ENGLAND" on CPJ Report: the Obama Administration and Press Freedoms · · Score: 4, Interesting

    well, your only options are to stick with the two parties who are both the exact same thing and will destroy your rights, or to vote for a third party. is there any reason why you dont want your neighbor to have a panther? panthers are much quieter than dogs.

  16. Re:You asked for this on CPJ Report: the Obama Administration and Press Freedoms · · Score: 1

    there are more than two candidates... it is people like you that cause this ridiculous shit to occur. use your brain, vote for a third party. if enough ppl actually vote for who they want instead of "the lesser of two evils", we wouldnt have had to deal with obama in the first place.

  17. Re:"I'll sue you.......in ENGLAND" on CPJ Report: the Obama Administration and Press Freedoms · · Score: 4, Insightful

    you can blame the people who refuse to vote for a third party because "they cant win"... if people actually voted with their brains and voted for who they ACTUALLY want in power, we might get a libertarian president.

  18. Re:Liars, liars, pants on fire on Guardian Ignores MI5 Warnings, Vows To 'Publish More Snowden Leaks' · · Score: 1

    technically, when they are part of national government, they no longer count as a group of people, and instead count as part of the government. snowden merely gave us information that the government has been hiding, he did not cause any actual damage, or cause any fear whatsoever.

  19. Re:Liars, liars, pants on fire on Guardian Ignores MI5 Warnings, Vows To 'Publish More Snowden Leaks' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    no they dont. a terrorist is someone who causes terror in the hearts of a group of people. a terrorist is NOT someone who discloses government information, or hacks government websites to show protest. clearly the government doesnt understand what a terrorist actually is, because they call both snowden and anonymous terrorists, when they are actually just political activists.

  20. Re:Same with every nexus device on Leaked Manual Reveals Details On Google's Nexus 5 · · Score: 1

    it isnt designed to be the best android device, it is designed to be a cheap android device

  21. abiding by the law? on US Intelligence Chief Defends Attempts To Break Tor · · Score: 1

    it is very hard to break the law when you are the one making said law

  22. Re:Holy stupid ideas, batman on Engineers Design Tornado Proof Home · · Score: 1

    the difference is that the majority of earthquakes are basically nothing and cause very little property damage. every tornado that goes through your house will destroy your entire damned house

  23. Re:and maybe rape makes woman more likely to put o on More Evidence That Piracy Can Increase Sales · · Score: 1

    i thought he was talking about legally right, not morally right. in the case of morals, i totally agree with you, they shouldnt be compared.

  24. Re:what about the musicians? on More Evidence That Piracy Can Increase Sales · · Score: 2

    artists are starting to get paid more now that they can produce and put stuff on the internet for sale directly, without the record label. this is why the record labels dont like the digital age, they are being cut out from all the profit because they are unnecessary atm

  25. Re:and maybe rape makes woman more likely to put o on More Evidence That Piracy Can Increase Sales · · Score: 2, Interesting

    hes saying that whether or not it actually increases revenue is irrelevant, it is illegal. until the government updates the laws to a more modern set of laws, it will always be illegal, regardless of everything else.