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  1. Re:*sighs* on AVG Announces Invisibility Glasses · · Score: 1

    I was referring to the reflective qualities of tin foil helping with the scheme. Lighten up.

  2. Re:*sighs* on AVG Announces Invisibility Glasses · · Score: 2

    Combine these emitter glasses with a tin foil hat for improve results.

  3. adaptor on Ask Slashdot: Old PC File Transfer Problem · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You could get a cheap IDE/SATA to USB adapter and pull out the drive. The adapter would still be of use since it also has an SATA port. Who knows, you may run into another occasion where the IDE is needed as well.

  4. Re:is it 4/1 already on FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 1

    this seems to good to be true...

    And what do they say about things that seem to good to be true?

    The new rules appear to accomplish 2 things. 1) Put in place net neutrality restrictions. 2) Regulate ISPs. Most of us like number 1, some of us worry about number 2. I predict it won't be long before regulatory fees are established, thus enabling an expansion of the FCC. Then, they'll have enough people to think of more aspects that need regulation... and the cycle begins. Not to mention that lobby money becomes even more influential on what ISPs can now do.

  5. Re:Inquisition on Lawmakers Seek Information On Funding For Climate Change Critics · · Score: 0

    So, this is focused on investigating just one person? That's even more of a witch hunt than I thought.

    I believe we should use science to deal with the claims of scientists. Funding source investigations may bolster suspicions or give some people an excuse to ignore, but they do nothing to prove if the claims have a basis or not.

  6. Re:Inquisition on Lawmakers Seek Information On Funding For Climate Change Critics · · Score: 1

    Actually, it is the "science itself" that I was saying should be what matters. If you don't care about "activists", then you shouldn't care about the 'deniers" this article is focused on.

  7. Re:Inquisition on Lawmakers Seek Information On Funding For Climate Change Critics · · Score: 2

    Well I suppose you would support an equal amount of investigation into the funding of those that might be considered GW activists, you know, to make sure they are not funded by the renewables industry, or their lobby or other activist organizations?

    Personally, I think when science allows itself to get into witch hunt mode, it is damning itself to staying there. Scientist should stand up and say "we got this, politicians, please stay out of it".

  8. Re:I got a butt chewing for giving my daughter hon on Study: Peanut Consumption In Infancy Helps Prevent Peanut Allergy · · Score: 1

    I would suspect that on average the parents who are afraid to feed honey to their kids have a much longer list of "don'ts" than the honey feeders. It is that cumulative restriction of exposure that may impact a kid's development, life, health, or whatever, its not just the individual 'no honey' restriction. Of course, there is the other end of the spectrum where anything goes.

    I can say my kids love honey. Its one more pleasure in their lives.

  9. That's irrelevant. There are always going to be things going on in people's lives. I can tell you for certain that nothing else significant changed in his life during that timeframe other that smoking pot. We were the type of friends that spend all of our free time together.

    I'm seeing a lot of attempts to deflect any blame from pot. I find it quite interesting. I've had one person call him a liar, others claiming it must be some other cause. And now you searching for something else.

    Here's the thing... there are always multiple factors that affect people's behavior. In that sense, the word 'cause' becomes the excuse for others to deflect because it certainly can't be proven philosophically, and certainly there are a list of contributors. But there is a level of common sense that can be applied and it is clear that smoking pot is, if it makes you feel better, a primary contributor.

    I could claim that when a drunk driver kills a family, we should not blame the role of alcohol, that there must have been some reason he drank so much and acted so irresponsibly. But that would be avoiding the real point, and the fact that alcohol was a primary contributor.

    So please, everyone, stop looking for excuses for pot. Its OK to use common sense and admit that a mind affecting substance can have a negative impact on people's lives. There is ample evidence, I've seen if first hand. It doesn't mean its an evil substance, or that you are wrong for using it. Denial and scapegoating is your own problem, not mine or my friends.

  10. Re:Of course on Rapid Test For Ebola Now Available · · Score: 1

    No, thats not my point but appears to be yours. My point is that you are vilifying the only entities that are providing the solutions, and the system that enables them to be deployed, albeit not on your time schedule. But, it seems you have a vision in mind of a world where things like priorities and trade offs don't come into play.

  11. Re:Canadians on H-1B Visas Proving Lucrative For Engineers, Dev Leads · · Score: 4, Informative

    Everyone seems to imagine those holding H1-B visas to be from poor countries who are ready to work 12 hours a day as a slave to avoid being shipped "back to the slums."

    My experience with H1-B engineers is that they all have very different situations. I know several that wanted a few years in the US simply for the experience and contacts, then they would go back to Asia in a better position than they left. Some Europeans want to live here for a while for the experience but eventually plan to return home, those individuals often have a lot of experience. Others have little to return to and hope for citizenship here, they tend to be younger, less experienced people.

    I think there are a certain number of engineers with certain skill sets that can demand a quite high pay, skewing the average upward for "engineers".

  12. Your friend could be lying. .

    LYING? I was with him the whole time, there is nothing to lie about, a blind man could see what was happening. You are lying to yourself if you have to try that hard to take blame off pot.

    Unbelievable! You have no clue about the situation, and you accuse him of lying because you don't like the association. That says a lot about you. Good day.

  13. It was his choice to smoke pot, which led to his skipping school. It makes sense that it affects different people differently, if you want to assume otherwise go ahead. Compared to those who have accidents, "a considerably larger number of people" who drive drunk arrive at their destination with no incident. That would be foolish logic to apply.

    My friend knows very well it was smoking pot, he admits it freely and regrets it. It is quite clear in this situation that if he didn't start smoking he would not have dropped out.

  14. Causation is hard to identify in your example though: does smoking pot encourage teens to drop out;

    The answer is absolutely yes, it can cause some kids to drop out of school.

    I have witnessed my best friend go from a straight A student throughout high school to dropping out the last half of his senior year so he could smoke pot. This set him back a long way, and he had to go back and get a GED 3 years later. It was a clear case of pot's impact on this particular kid, it didn't have the same impact on my or other close friends who all started about that time.

  15. Re:disclosure on How One Climate-Change Skeptic Has Profited From Corporate Interests · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No, he wasn't taking home all that money. That is why the author used the word "accepted" because he knew it could be misconstrued as take home pay. A lot of folks here seem to jump to the conclusion that the author intended.

  16. Re:disclosure on How One Climate-Change Skeptic Has Profited From Corporate Interests · · Score: 1

    actually has a doctorate in aerospace engineering, not astrophysics.

    Do you really think if you asked a news reporter from any major news outlet if they could describe the difference between the two, they would be able to? Or 90% of the general public for that matter. Its not like one title gives him more credibility than the other in the eyes of most, so I think its an odd thing to focus on.

  17. Re:Electric not the answer on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 1

    I hope I didn't imply cars are scrapped due to engine failure. Very old engines can be replaced or rebuilt, motors can as well. It impacts cost of ownership.

  18. Re:Electric not the answer on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 1

    Picking a couple of cases or prices isn't a real good indicator of the true market. KBB uses large numbers of actual sales combined with mileage and condition to provide a pretty good estimate for value of a given car, that data isn't yet in for EVs yet, IMHO. When I Google resale values for EV's, I see a lot of different results, including some pretty pessimistic outlooks. I'm really not focused on Teslas as much as the EV market in general, nor do I care about assumptions on what they might be in the future. There is not really a good historical database yet, as there is for gas cars, so the risk is certainly present.

    I would not assume "the motor does not wear" in EVs. They certainly will wear, but it is also very possible that they may last a lot longer than ICEs. We'll see in 10 years when we have a lot of cars with a lot of miles on them under a lot of different conditions. Body resilience & condition is a large part of resale value as well.

  19. Re:Electric not the answer on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 1

    What is your source? A price, an actual sale, or book value? That particular car is more likely considered rare/collectible and I wouldn't take that as representative of a more typical EV resale value. Multiple data points needed.

  20. Re:That's unpossible. on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 1

    Why is this particular to electric cars?

    Its not. I hope I didn't imply it was, I was just answering the question.

  21. Re:Electric not the answer on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 1

    Interestingly, the Nissan Leaf outsold the Tesla last year, but there is this desire to focus on Tesla as the game changer. I think your point is a very good and it is quite likely that a higher percentage of Leaf purchases are based more on practicality than Tesla purchases. A lot of Tesla buyers get them simply because they are really cool and unique cars.

  22. Re:Electric not the answer on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 1

    Total cost of ownership is really what matters. That must consider purchase price and resale value, maintenance & repair, fuel/electric costs, the need for a second vehicle, insurance, etc.

    I think the greatest unknown for EVs is resale value, and maybe cost and frequency of battery replacement.

  23. Re:That's unpossible. on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 1

    If the car is in the garage it is already relatively warm, it is the car sitting outside that benefits the most from preheating.

  24. Re:Head on? on Homeland Security Urges Lenovo Customers To Remove Superfish · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The best PR move Lenovo could make right now would be to file a lawsuit against Superfish for damages caused.

  25. Re: Electric not the answer on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 2

    With solar in my roof and a battery buried in my back yard, I will soon be living with free energy. >

    You got all that for free?