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  1. Re: What will it take.. on Trump Administration Dims Rule On Energy Efficient Lightbulbs (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The AG has no constitutional authority to indict a president, that authority is given to congress. His decision is unconstitutional as it usurps congressional responsibility.

  2. Yeah but I need a prescription first. They won't just give me 'my' prescription here.

  3. I need new glasses right now actually, I was able to pay for the office visit but the glasses cost $250.00. I can't afford it so I'm stuck with my old blurry glasses right now. I don't have a vehicle so I can't go out of town.

    Thought about getting my prescription and having my friend in the Philippines get me a pair, for what he said was about $20 USD. I honestly can't see =(

  4. Re:Never own anything, rent everything on Microsoft Will Launch Disc-Less, 'All Digital' Xbox One S Next Month, Report Says (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    To be fair I still own a Microsoft Sidewinder USB. Other than that my house is clean from any of their stuffs. =)

  5. Re:It's about preservation on More People Bought Physical CDs and Vinyl Than Songs on iTunes Last Year (bgr.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Knowingly spewing BS like should be a crime. I've got 30 year old CD's that I've taken care of, which isn't that difficult at all. If a CD get's burnt up in a fire that's one CD, when a cloud service goes belly up, which happens often, that's millions of virtual CD's.
    There are 1001 ways streaming services are NOT better. Let's not even talk about what happens if the electricity goes out or how a person can convert all their CD's to MP3's.

    So I apologize, but you're full of it.

  6. Re:Understood on Hundreds Rally For Their Right To Not Vaccinate Their Children (msn.com) · · Score: 1

    Some cancers actually ARE contagious. We are finding out more and more that many cancers are caused by irritation and viruses.

  7. Re:post apocalyptic visionary on How Arthur C. Clarke Predicted We'd Communicate in the 21st Century (paleotronic.com) · · Score: 2

    No moving parts? I had one of those as a kid. It was a great Teddy Bear. I miss it dearly...

  8. Mini VMac already does this, and very well.

  9. I've been painting since 2017 and have made quite a few "real" copies of old masters paintings. It's great practice and you learn a little with each one. They're all hanging on my wall but I probably would let go of a few if someone wanted one. At least you would get a real painting and not something that came out of a printer.

    From where I sit though, not many people are interested in buying paintings these days. Heck you rarely even see family pictures on the wall anymore, let alone a painting. I think it's unfortunate this art form is going the way of the dodo bird.

  10. They aren't. They said the same thing a while after the NES Classic came out, then a few months later flooded the market with new ones. It's bologna.

  11. Re:What is the best use of your time? on Marvel's 'Avengers: Endgame' Trailer Sets New Record: 289M Views In 24 Hours (variety.com) · · Score: 2

    For me personally, I have stopped watching movies and playing games. I came to the conclusion it was a waste of time that was better spent learning something new. Again, for me personally.

  12. People already can't drive with wheels on the road, just think of the danger once they get airborne. Am I suppose to turn first, or do you? Just imagine all the ground injuries.

    No one reads the manual.

  13. Re:It's different... on Wikipedia Seeks Photos of 20 Million Artifacts Lost in Brazil Museum Fire (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    But fires are totally ok...

  14. This is how it starts. "I guess I'm OK with it"

    Then it gets worse, but why did it get worse? Because you were OK with it.

  15. It's canceled until the same time tomorrow they said.

  16. Re:You can't always eject first on Mac on Slashdot Asks: Do You Need To Properly Eject a USB Drive Before Yanking it Out? (daringfireball.net) · · Score: 1

    If it does that in XFCE you kill "tumblerd" and it'll eject then. =)

  17. There is a highly skilled pilot down the road from me. They won't hire him because he has a "bad back" and he is 62. I've flown with him and trust him with my life. So there is no shortage of pilots, there is only companies that discriminate.

    They don't want pilots, not really.

  18. As someone that worked in a PC shop, all we ever did for a solution was run a virus scan, format then reinstall Windows. It usually fixed 99% of the problems and you payed us a nice, fat sum for it.

  19. Re:Big Pharma might not allow it on Can Two Injections of Tuberculosis Vaccine Cure Diabetes? (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    They are already complaining about the Hep C cure and how they want to focus more on managing instead of curing.

  20. Re:No. on Did Octopuses Come From Outer Space? · · Score: 2

    I agree, no. You would have to say that Cuddle fish came from space too, along with other Octopus-like creatures. Not to mention that Cuddle fish are more intelligent than the Octopus, I mean, what would that say about alien life-forms? =p

  21. Re:veterans? on Amazon Employee Explains the Poor Working Conditions of An Amazon Warehouse · · Score: 0

    Yeah this piece sounds like a smear campaign. Some disgruntled employee making crap up. They keep all the deaths "hush hush" really? That's hilarious to know that they don't even tell the cops. Since no one can move without being fired, I guess they just let the bodies rot in the floor...

  22. Re:It's been going on too long on Amazon's Jeff Bezos Called Out On Counterfeit Products Problem (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Even worse are the overpriced items. When I can walk into a store and get the Item for 70% less, there is a problem. The whole point of online shopping was that it was suppose to be cheaper. So not only do I pay more but I have to wait for the item. My how times have changed.

  23. Re:Please on Why Windows Vista Ended Up Being a Mess (usejournal.com) · · Score: 0

    Around 1998 I bought a product called "Redhat Linux 5.2 Deluxe" It had a Book, a Floppy Disk and a few CDs. I had no idea Idea what I was doing as an "average user" yet I was able to recompile a Kernel with support for my Modem and Audio Card. It was all right there in the Book and on Forums. Typing a few commands in a Terminal isn't difficult.

    I've seen Windows users jump through hoops to get a Game working but can't be bothered to spend 10 minutes giving Linux a try. So please stop with the "average user" line. It was old then and it's old now. Linux isn't the problem, ignorance is.

  24. Trees are not Grass. You can't cut it once a week, it's takes quite some time for a Tree to grow.

  25. Re:I've actually seen 2 @ once (w/ witnesses) on Ask Slashdot: What Is Your View On UFO Sightings? · · Score: 1

    When I was about 10 I saw one. I was laying in bed and was looking out the Window and something white and oval shaped zoomed by at lightning speed. Seconds later it zoomed by again and came to an immediate stop. From lightning fast to dead stop. Then immediately zoomed off again. No slowing down, no gaining speed, all immediate. I lived about 20 miles from an AFB and this was late 80's.

    Just thought I'd share.