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  1. "there is nothing to "investigate" there"

    If there was nothing to investigate, the why did Devin Nunes as chair of the House Intelligence committee call a hearing on the subject? If he wanted to talk about leaks, he could have called hearings on leaks. If he didn't want to talk about Russians, he could have just not scheduled a hearing on Russians.

  2. Actually, it's just another way of saying "investigating Russian agents because of course we do and hey who are all of these Americans calling Sergei Kislyak?"

  3. "the election is declared null-and-void"

    There is no provision in law to declare the election null and void. The House certified the results of the Electoral College, therefore Trump is the actual president. There must be an impeachment and a conviction to remove him. Then the Presidency passes down the order of succession as defined in The 25th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act.

    "The last thing we need in this country right now, considering the socio-political climate of the entire planet, is a power-vacuum."

    That is why the law already defines the order of succession. You may not like who is in that lineup, but you can know for sure who is in it, since it more important to achieve consensus in the results than to satisfy anyone's desire for a particular result. This is not only because it ensures peaceful transfers of power, but also because it devalues future attempts to game the system.

  4. Re:Anyone thought of health tests? on Scientists Invent Ultrasonic Dryer That Uses Sound To Dry Your Clothes (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    "prolonged exposure to ultrasonic waves"

    Prolonged exposure? How much time do you currently spend in your dryer?

  5. Re:There are only four programs that matter on Steve Ballmer's New Project: Find Out How the Government Spends Your Money (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    See Table E "Operations Of OASI And DI Trust Funds, Combined, In 2016" from https://www.ssa.gov/oact/FACTS...

    Fiscal Year 2016 balance of payments was +$34.2 billion , Calendar year balance of payments was +$35.2 billion

  6. Re:And the purpose is? on Malaysia Air Is First Airline to Track Fleet With Satellites (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    "IIRC MH370 had all this stuff already"

    No, it did not have satellite transponders. Any transponder system with ground based stations has limited range and it is expected that there is no reception once the aircraft moves over the ocean. Given that the aircraft is expected to be out of transponder range, it takes much longer to determine that the transponder was turned off.

  7. Re:This will only work ... on Malaysia Air Is First Airline to Track Fleet With Satellites (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    With this method there will be no locations where it will be expected that the transponder cannot be picked up, therefore loss of transponder signal will be identified as a problem very quickly very quickly. That in turn means the plane will not get very far from the last known location, narrowing down the active search range.

  8. Re:Make America Great on Trump To Overhaul H-1B Visa Program To Encourage Hiring Americans (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    "Who told you about the emoluments?"

    The conservatives that freaked out about the cash award that came with Barak Obama's Nobel Prize. It was determined that Obama could accept the medal itself but had to give away the money.

  9. Re:There are only four programs that matter on Steve Ballmer's New Project: Find Out How the Government Spends Your Money (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Social Security brings in more money than it pays out. If you're counting Social Security as part of the federal budget, eliminating it makes the federal budget deficit worse. If you're not counting it as part of the Federal budget, then it is irrelevant to a discussion of the federal budget deficit.

  10. Re:countries with non-traditional alphabets on Chrome 59 To Address Punycode Phishing Attack · · Score: 1

    Any alphabet I don't agree with is a Nazi alphabet.

  11. Re:Golden age of remakes maybe on Slashdot Asks: What's Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? · · Score: 1

    This critique of the film depends on the reading that the material was named unobtanium rather than described as unobtainium. As the latter reading is fully consistent with the rest of the film and also makes sense, sticking with the former is shown to be an attempt to manufacture a failing out of thin air.

  12. Re:Protect yourself. Block third-world IP ranges. on Researchers Find 25,000 Domains Used In Tech Support Scams (onthewire.io) · · Score: 1

    The 2nd most popular origin was the US.

  13. Re:patented age detection algorithm on Google Is Working On a Tool For Managing Job Applicants (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    OTOH, you're interviewed by Jenny Aguter

  14. Nintendo explicitly stated what they were doing on Nintendo Discontinues the NES Classic Edition (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    “We also see the nostalgic interest in these products as an opportunity to draw consumers’ attention to our latest game system, Nintendo Switch.” http://www.news.com.au/technol...

  15. Re:Nothing says... on Tesla Will Reveal Its Electric Semi Truck in September (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    You don't even need to swap the battery pack: swap the whole damn truck.

    There are limits on how long the drivers can be actively driving (11 out of 14 hours, then 10 hour rest). So do a 5.5 hour stage, stop for a meal, swap tractors, do another 5.5 hour stage, swap tractor and load, then go to sleep.

  16. Re:Nothing says... on Tesla Will Reveal Its Electric Semi Truck in September (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Nothing says long haul trucking like a vehicle with a 200 mile range and a 6 hour recharge time."

    Nothing says long haul trucking.

    Nothing says 200 mile range.

    Nothing says 6 hour recharge.

    Your argument aspires to strawman status.

  17. The actual easy part is the hectoring.

  18. Property tax is an expense, not an income. The study and the OP is specifically referring to income variablility.

  19. a) You have assumed salaries for all workers.
    b) You admit that these effects can only influence only four months at a maximum of 25%.
    c) It is impossible for the average of combined effects of different pay frequencies to be more than the worst case effect of a single frequency.

    You have disproven your own claim.

  20. The Chicken is involved, but the Pig is committed

  21. The thing about people living in dense populations is that they are all in the same place. If you don't want to live in a dense population, then all of these people that do are of your way, thus it is a benefit to you.

  22. Re:Slow day in tech, then? on Why Do Airlines Overbook? (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    It's the maximum compensation that the government can force them to pay to the complainant if a complaint goes to the government for resolution. They are not prohibited from paying more to avoid a complaint from going that far.

  23. How much prog rock was in the BIllboard year-end top 10 chart in 1986?

  24. Boring alternative theory on As Streaming Booms, Songs Are Getting Faster and Shorter (japantoday.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Songs no longer need to leave time at the beginning of the song for the DJ to give a station ID or otherwise talk over the intro to prevent home recording.

  25. Re:Name change warranted? on McAfee: Big Spike In Mac OS Malware In 2016, Mostly From Adware Bundling (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    "They have almost nothing to do with McAfee."

    McAfee is owned by the Intel Security Group subsidiary company.