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  1. Re:My illusions have been shattered on UK Gov Says New Home Sec Will Have Powers To Ban End-to-end Encryption (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I find that foreign travel is wonderful for narrowing one's mind.

  2. Re:no end-to-end no streaming media on UK Gov Says New Home Sec Will Have Powers To Ban End-to-end Encryption (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I didn't know Al Gore was British!

  3. In other news... on The FBI Recommends Not To Indict Hillary Clinton For Email Misconduct (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...the FBI has also determined that Lee Harvey Oswald was "extremely careless" with his rifle.

  4. Combine that with the TSA increasing the lines outside of the "security checkpoints" and it's almost as if DHS offered an engraved invitation to suicide bombers.

    Who will, of course, be middle-aged white Tea Partiers with Gadsden flags and AR-15s.

  5. Mandatory accounts on Here's How Pinterest Plans to Get You To Shop More (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Do I still need to create an account just to use the site? Yes? Then, no, I shall not be helping them increase their revenue.

  6. Re:It's called a Telescreen on Federal Court: The Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect Your Home Computer (eff.org) · · Score: 2

    And thanks to "Hillary" and "Trump," *everyone* gets their Two Minutes Hate! I'm certainly enjoying my increased soda allowance from 32 to 16 ounces, eh comrade?

  7. This is a fantastic idea and I can see it applied to a lot of different areas! Global warming skeptic? Well, you obviously hate your children, so off to the "science course" with you. Don't think GMO food is all that bad (or at least preferable to starving)? What on earth are you feeding your kids? Off to science camp! Teach them that a supreme being created heaven and earth? Pfft, can't have such superstition distracting the young workers from their service to the state. Science!

  8. Everything about your post is wrong. Authoritarian != right wing.

  9. Wrong question on Sue Googe Uses Google's Font To Run For US Congress (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The better question is, "Why would she want to associate herself with a company that abandoned 'Don't Be Evil' as a motto?" Her opponent could have a field day with that.

  10. I don't think it had a name. It was just a ship that Zaphod stole from Hotblack Desiato at Milliways.

    How the hell do I know that but not where I left my keys?

  11. Re:And yet.... on John Kasich To Drop Out, Leaving Trump as GOP Nominee (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    We're also still six months out. Wait until the media build their fortress around Her Highness and aim the 16" guns squarely at Trump.

  12. Re:The wise words of Harry S. Truman on John Kasich To Drop Out, Leaving Trump as GOP Nominee (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    I've said for a while that Trump is the Republican version of Obama..."Why don't they listen to me?! I won, dammit!"

  13. Re:And the election was handed to Hillary Clinton on John Kasich To Drop Out, Leaving Trump as GOP Nominee (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    And acceptance of a pardon is tantamount to an admission of guilt. One that would hopefully tank her campaign.

  14. Kurt would be proud on New 'Tunneling' State of Water Molecules Discovered by Scientists (inhabitat.com) · · Score: 1

    As long as it's not ice-9.

  15. Who else remembers... on Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million On Social Media Trolls (usuncut.com) · · Score: 1

    Attack Watch from the Obama campaign?

  16. Re:Obviously, no safety problem was demonstrated h on Jet Strikes Drone Near Heathrow Airport (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 2

    ...a large bird of pray and those are regularly sucked through jet engines for the entire time such technology has existed. And yet we don't hear about any mitigation efforts. Why? Because there is NO DANGER.

    CAPT Sullenberger would beg to differ about the effects of bird strikes. Regardless, airports have robust anti-bird mitigation efforts.

  17. Re:It's a crim to destroy ham radios on Drone-Shooting is Now a Federal Crime, FAA Confirms (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    No, no they do not. Everything about your post is wrong.

  18. Re:The New Economics on Amazon Begins Housing Homeless In Seattle (jeffreifman.com) · · Score: 0

    If we didn't have the highest corporate tax rate in the world, there wouldn't be any need to offer breaks to keep them here.

  19. Re:Cool but here's another idea on Amazon Begins Housing Homeless In Seattle (jeffreifman.com) · · Score: 1

    Because you have a conscience and a work ethic?

  20. Re:Standard tactics on Seattle Police Raid Tor-Using Privacy Activists (thestranger.com) · · Score: 2

    This is why it's important to remember that if LEOs are executing a search warrant, they are not your friends. They will be professional, even polite, but they will use every interrogation tactic available (eg coming before dawn, attempting to split up to search other parts of the house, etc). You will have to decide for yourself whether or not to answer questions in a situation like this without legal representation. The warrant is escalatory; this is an order of magnitude higher than a couple of detectives stopping by during "Price is Right" to ask a question or two about your node.

  21. Re:To any Canadians on Nest Reminds Customers That Ownership Isn't What It Used To Be (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    Why do they always say they're moving to Canada? Why not Mexico? Racists.

  22. Re:*TRIGGERED* on Tech Firms Have An Obsession With 'Female' Digital Servants (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I would pay actual money for a digital assistant that talked like Mr. Torgue.

  23. Re:How did you interview outside the airport? on TSA's Precheck Registration Program Causing Longer Security Lines (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    If you travel even once internationally Global Entry (which includes PreCheck registration) is utterly worth getting, just to skip customs lines coming back into the U.S.. And like the article says, the $100 Global Entry registration lasts five years.

    This. Most of my international travel goes through Dulles or San Francisco and the Global Entry card saved me from 2+ hour lines more than a few times. Also, if you're military, I highly recommend getting the AmEx Platinum card because not only do they pay for either Global Entry or PreCheck (your choice), but they also waive the annual fee for active duty.

  24. Re:T.his S.ucks A.lot on TSA's Precheck Registration Program Causing Longer Security Lines (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been saying for years that anyone who wants to win the White House just needs to promise to abolish the TSA.

  25. Re:Suggestions anyone? on FBI Unlocks iPhone Without Apple's Help In San Bernadino Case (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    I wish I had mod points for you. I've pointed out in other articles that FBI Director Comey is one of the few good guys left in government. I still think he was wrong to pursue this strategy, but "wrong" doesn't necessarily mean "evil," as we see too often in our political discourse. Well done.