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  1. Re:OT: Vladimir Lenin - a murderer like all Commie on 10-Year-Old iTunes DRM Lawsuit Heading To Trial · · Score: 1

    And, yes, he not only tolerated, but ordered taking — and executing — of the opponents' hostages, among other steps...

    wait, so Lenin's opponents had hostages, and Lenin took those hostages and then executed them? That's a weird response...

  2. Re:is it really bad in the first place? on Breath Test For Pot Being Developed At WSU · · Score: 1

    oh I see, the r&d that is discussed in the summary. I try not to read TFA or TFS. gotcha, kthxbai.

  3. Re:is it really bad in the first place? on Breath Test For Pot Being Developed At WSU · · Score: 1

    what R&D is this? if a diver fails a field sobriety test he is taken downtown and his blood is tested for alcohol and drugs. There's no additional r&d needed.

  4. Re:Fuuuuuck on South Korea Bans Selfie-Stick Sales · · Score: 1
  5. Re:is it really bad in the first place? on Breath Test For Pot Being Developed At WSU · · Score: 1

    what money? what R&D? Cops arrest people for DUI all the time. There's no need for additional R&D there.

  6. Re:is it really bad in the first place? on Breath Test For Pot Being Developed At WSU · · Score: 1

    For example, how many deaths have been caused by people driving around with a sharp sword hanging out of their window? I'd venture to say very few. I don't need innocent people to die to realize that's dangerous.

    I like this example. it's like a "no mad max cars" rule. sounds good to me.

    similarly, I would surmise that there are few deaths caused each year from blind people driving, but it's still illegal for blind people to drive. perhaps we need a study on that one?

  7. Re:is it really bad in the first place? on Breath Test For Pot Being Developed At WSU · · Score: 1

    Before a government implements policy to go after stone drivers to prevent accidental death, it needs to be shown that stoners cause accidents!

    considering that it is already illegal to drive stoned (DUI/DWI), I would say the onus is on the stoner community to prove that it is safe to drive stoned. Nice try to shift responsibility.

  8. Re:is it really bad in the first place? on Breath Test For Pot Being Developed At WSU · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You get good at it.

    as a frequent pedestrian and bicyclist, let me say, FUCK YOU. You would gladly risk the death of another person so you can smoke a doobie behind the wheel until you "get good at it." People like you should have your licenses suspended permanently.

  9. Re:safely Ebola the victims? on WHO Timeline for Ebola Containment Proves Hard To Meet · · Score: 0

    looool thx. i'm not surprised that the /. summary was mangled, but did not expect that the lead sentence in a salon article would be bungled so bad.

  10. Re:Wtf on Physicist Kip Thorne On the Physics of "Interstellar" · · Score: 2

    its that other movie playing when you go see hunger games

  11. Re:Don't fight it on Ask Slashdot: Making a 'Wife Friendly' Gaming PC? · · Score: 1

    Ideally a couple would make a home that achieves the aggregate maximum happiness. This may mean he puts his leviathan in another room.

  12. Re:Don't fight it on Ask Slashdot: Making a 'Wife Friendly' Gaming PC? · · Score: 1

    Maybe she's fine with him gaming, she just doesn't want to live in his adolescent man-cave with huge gaming rigs and associated shizz. Just compromise on the layout of the home, it doesn't have to be a big deal.

  13. Re:Don't fight it on Ask Slashdot: Making a 'Wife Friendly' Gaming PC? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Maybe she just wants to be a normal adult with a normal adult living room. Sounds reasonable.

  14. Re:Taxi medallions? Smells like Gub'mnt mafia. on Taxi Medallion Prices Plummet Under Pressure From Uber · · Score: 1

    It's actually taxi union goons who manipulate government to close off the market.

  15. Re:Objective-C on Ask Slashdot: Objective C Vs. Swift For a New iOS Developer? · · Score: 1

    A world in which a man is judged by the bullets on his resume, not by the knowledge in his head.

  16. Or someone who hacks into a connected insulin pump and changes the settings in a lethal way.

    for the lulz!

  17. Re:Oh, God... on Ask Slashdot: Objective C Vs. Swift For a New iOS Developer? · · Score: 2

    an offtopic thought on this... you describe your degree as "potentially worthless". I can see in your posts the frustration and the urgency in landing a job. But before giving up on your degree, I urge you to take a longer view. First off, the science of public policy is basically the study of governance, what has worked well and what has gone horribly wrong. This knowledge is urgently needed today more than ever. Further, without public policy experts, the govt would be run by plutocrats and warmongers (even more-so than today), and the ranks of govt agencies would be be filled with patronage toadies and syncophants. You must have chosen the grad program because you had a passion for the topic; please don't give up now when your knowledge can have a great impact.

    second, jobs suck and job searches suck. I was in a similar boat, coming out of a graduate program with a somewhat specialized degree. Some suggestions based on my own learnings and failings:
    * general HR job posting are not a big win. This is a hard way for somebody with a specialized degree to find something that's a good fit.
    * lean on your classmates and alumni. Your classmate cohort, where did they end up? Recent graduates of your program, where did they end up and how did they get their jobs?
    * informational interviews. These are awesome. its where you schedule a call with somebody not to get a job or talk about a potential opening, but just to talk with them about what they do, and how they got there. Often these can lead to other networking connections.
    * be prepared to move. when you're specialized, you may need to move to where is the epicenter for your specialty. I don't know anything about public policy, but presumably DC, state capitals, etc?

    Anyway, some unsolicited advice. I hate it when people give me unsolicited advice. Nosy fuckers. Best of luck.

  18. Re:Objective-C on Ask Slashdot: Objective C Vs. Swift For a New iOS Developer? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The noob has a problem with obj c: everybody in the world is already good at it. At least with swift, everybody is a noob and w six months of work you already know more that most. Also I highly recommend classes as a supplement to independent learning.

  19. Re:I agree, except: on First Star War Episode 7 Trailer Released · · Score: 1

    At the end of ep3 they're starting to work on a Death Star.

  20. Re:I agree, except: on First Star War Episode 7 Trailer Released · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Also: 25+ years later and they're still using original TIE fighters?

    The US and many other countries are still flying the top gun f16s, and that was 20 years ago.

  21. Re:It's a storage site on Uber's Android App Caught Reporting Data Back Without Permission · · Score: 1

    You know what, eff uber. They can keep my data. They're not getting any more of my money.

  22. Re:Wow on Riecoin Breaks World Record For Largest Prime Sextuplet, Twice · · Score: 1

    What thoroughly useless information. Maybe the dice deals page has something better.

    Don't be such a curmudgeon. While this inset really "stuff that matters" it's definitely "news for nerds."

  23. Re:Of course it's a prime... on Riecoin Breaks World Record For Largest Prime Sextuplet, Twice · · Score: 1

    Obviously not.. What about 27? Or 77? Neither of these are prime.

  24. Re:It's a storage site on Uber's Android App Caught Reporting Data Back Without Permission · · Score: 1

    I just deleted my uber app and will use left going forward

  25. Re: Is it still October 9? on Health Advisor: Ebola Still Spreading, Worst Outbreak We've Ever Seen · · Score: 1

    The problem is, the rate of new infections is horribly noisy and it's hard to see trends. Much easier to look at the rate of cumulative infections