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  1. What half of Americans think on More Than Half of Americans Think Apple Should Comply With FBI, Finds Pew Survey (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    is irrelevant.
    And if you think the government cant hack an Iphone, you're as stupid as the loosers who think they are safe using one.
    This is all a smoke screen to get all the extremists to use an Iphone.....

  2. It's not just the emails on US Gov't Confirms Clinton Emails Contained Top-Secret Information (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    It is the whole package

    Benghazi
    Her "Charitable" foundation
    Her questionable financial supporters
    Her claims of doing the people's interest when she is obviously a right wing (republican?)
    (I have always insisted that the left wing exists only to do the right wings dirty work)
    Her obvious lying, She is a proven bull shit artist of collossal magnatude
    Then you add the email crap which (whether or not it was treasonous) was a complete security violation.

    Do not distract yourself arguing single components of top secret communications, look at the big picture and the mentality/attitude behind it.
    Is this who you want steering the ship?

  3. How do you tell when a spammer is lying? on E-Mail Spam Goes Artisanal (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    "Security researchers have been pushing for a unified registry to help deal with these mid-range spammers, but it's hard to get a significant portion of providers on the same page, particularly when many are hosting spammers.

    There I fixed that for you.

  4. Re:I don't understand? on Estimating Damages From the VW Emissions Scandal (acs.org) · · Score: 1

    This is kind of silly, "Do whatever you want but don't let us catch you coloring outside the lines."

    They should not be singling out VW, What about the rest of the OEM's, BMW, GM for sure, and I have not heard of any Asian makers (yet) involved. (Maybe they covered their tracks better?)

  5. I don't understand? on Estimating Damages From the VW Emissions Scandal (acs.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They passed the test.

    It's obvious the test is/was broken!

  6. Speeds vary on NY Attorney General Wants Public To Report Broadband Speeds (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Depending on how long DNS requests are delayed.

  7. There is a difference on How Technology Is Increasing the Number of Jobs We Have (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Between free market and free for all.

    Capitalism only works if you have enough capital on your side.

    Free market works until someone gets too big and starts throwing their weight around.

    Free market works until someone with more capital comes along and dominates your market.

    Capitalism/free market works until you get a lawmaker on your payroll. We passed that point a long time ago!

    It has become politically correct to be politically correct, being politically correct has gotten so politically correct that anyone who is not politically correct is arrested, ignored, avoided, or scoffed at as a nutter.

  8. Just have, on Google Tries To Guess Your Email Responses (blogspot.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your machine email mine and they can do lunch....

  9. Re:Its a great pity.. on NASA's Bolden Claims NASA Is 'Doomed' Unless It Stays the Course To Mars (spacenews.com) · · Score: 1

    Racist!

  10. Re:"Big business" doesn't give a fuck. on More Tech, STEM Workers Voluntarily Quitting Their Jobs (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't need to read the book, I've seen it. MANY TIMES!

    Company is doing fine printing money.
    CEO is squeezed out.
    New CEO brings in all his buddies.
    Company is stripped of its assets.
    Company's brain trust flees.
    Production is outsourced.
    CEO is lauded as a visionary.
    The remnants of the company are wrapped up in a bow and sold to competitor.
    CEO cashes in a ridiculous bonus on his way out.

  11. They see the writing on the walls on More Tech, STEM Workers Voluntarily Quitting Their Jobs (dice.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When all of their cow-orkers speak Hindi..

    What is big business going to do when the short term payoff HB-1 workers go home and take their new found knowledge with them?

    They will cry crocodile tears about how the offshore engineers are beating them at their own game.

    They will need more government subsidies and tax breaks to survive!

  12. Re:When you have a hammer on KDE Turns 19 · · Score: 1

    A real Linux user will not download an app.

    They will just write a script!

  13. Little quakes on New Concerns Over Earthquakes In Oklahoma Near Vast Oil-Storage Facility (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I have always been told that little quakes unload the pressure that creates big quakes.

    Which is it?

    THe fear mongering is running rampant.

    That said, what measures have been taken to contain a spill caused by some entity storing that much material in one locale?

  14. When you have a hammer on KDE Turns 19 · · Score: 2

    Everything looks like a nail.

    No one feature is going to jack Linux into mainstream.

    What has propelled Linux to it's current position is price point and versatility.

    The ability to fold spindle and mutilate an OS as desired.

    I fear elevation to mainstream would be its demise.

    More is better is marketspeak for more money, I think Linux is pretty great right now.

  15. I was always worried that the feds on If You're Not Paranoid About Your Privacy, You're Crazy (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    I was always worried that the feds would tie all their digital resources together and put the smackdown on "us".

    I now realize that would ensnare "those that matter" so that will never happen.

    Now the private sector has made marketing the winner of that race.

    Thank you Google and all the cell phone "helper" apps that map out our every move.

    I remember when Google's motto gave "us" the impression evil was not on the agenda.

    Seems that some folks have a different definition of evil!

    The microscope shoved up my butt is getting bigger, just like boiling a frog.

  16. Re:new rules on The World of Luxury Bomb Shelters (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Food is worth more than gold.

    Bullets are worth more than food.

    If you stockpile stuff you cant tell anyone (and I mean ANYONE) where it is.
    And you have to be able to get to it without being seen.

  17. SO? Can you on JAXA Prepares To Try Making Whiskey In Space · · Score: 2

    grow better weed in space?

  18. Re:Good heavens on Billboard Advertising Banned Products In Russia Hides If It Recognizes Cops · · Score: 1

    The advertiser believes the cops play with dolls!

  19. They are easy to spot on 25 Percent of Cars Cause 90 Percent of Air Pollution · · Score: 1

    A 1/4" layer of black soot covering the back bumper.

    I see a lot of chipped up Diesels pukeing blackness.

    A lot of Eco friendly BIO-Diesel fueled are difficult to drive behind and show significant amounts of blue smoke.
    Lets sniff a TriMet short bus, the big ones must have cats on them. The small ones are really bad.

  20. Not enough CO2 yet on Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach New Monthly Record · · Score: 1

    Lets clear some more trees.

  21. I don't think the carriers will embrace Linux on Ubuntu May Beat Windows 10 To Phone-PC Convergence After All · · Score: 1

    They will not embrace an open platform because they won't be able to lock a user into their sandbox. A user will be able to turn off all the butt sniffing and phoning home. Their revenue stream will not remain intact.

  22. Cool on 2014: Hottest Year On Record · · Score: 1

    Lets see what happens if we cut down the rest of the trees.....

  23. I expect that the main mutha on North Korean Internet Is Down · · Score: 1

    in Korea will shortly be offering up a sacrificial lamb who will be blamed for the actions.

  24. Am I a unique browser? on Fraud Bots Cost Advertisers $6 Billion · · Score: 1

    Do people actually click on the ads?
    I've been on the web for a long time and a cant recall ever clicking on an ad other than to move it out of my way.

    Maybe I just have a cruel bend, even if I see content that interests me I'll open a new browser tab and go to the content rather than click through.
    To be honest most of the targeted click through I see (that gets past adblock) is late, I have already surfed and made my decision to purchase or not and what and who to purchase it from.

    As far as the Bots go, this is what happens when you deal with the devil, he's always going to get his cut first. You never let the Wolf count the chickens, he's always passing some behind his back. Greed, laziness, and stupidity leaves the door wide open, just like Bill Gates selling an OS he did not even possess!

    Take that Gates mentality and apply it to real world purchasing - For larger purchases I have found I can get a better deal in person at the brick & mortar, using the info I have found online to beat them up with. You just have to make the effort to ask for a lower price, often you will get the better price on the first ask as the salesmen are bonused on the # of units sold and they will just give it away for the asking instead of doing the dance, then they can check the win box and move on to the next victim.

  25. Re:Wouldn't it follow on Solving the Mystery of Declining Female CS Enrollment · · Score: 1

    This whole topic is a distraction from the real issue in that the numbers being argued are going to be used to lobby for more under-paid immigrants to further drive down the pay in this field....