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  1. Re:Missionaries on Zuckerberg and Gates-Backed Startup Seeks To Shake Up African Education · · Score: 1

    Welcome to death if you are on the losing end.

  2. No need to know science ... on Greenpeace Co-Founder Declares Himself a Climate Change Skeptic · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... follow the money.

  3. Re:Maybe they should ... on Arkansas Is Now the First State To Require That High Schools Teach Coding · · Score: 1

    There are no statistics that indicate a push for coders is a good idea.

    Statistically, a negligible number of students could be affected in a positive way, but they have the tools trhey need to start learning from home.

    The rest of the effort is just a an appeasement to the tax payers in a state rated 44th overall.

    Coding will not save the Arkansas school system.

  4. Re:Maybe they should ... on Arkansas Is Now the First State To Require That High Schools Teach Coding · · Score: 1

    How does that fit with this?

    The Robots That Will Put Coders Out of Work

  5. Re:Coding is not the solution ... on Arkansas Is Now the First State To Require That High Schools Teach Coding · · Score: 1

    You just described kids as "consumers."

    Who collects from consumers?

    CEOs and shareholders.

  6. Re:Coding is not the solution ... on Arkansas Is Now the First State To Require That High Schools Teach Coding · · Score: 1

    By your logic, every kid should be exposed to rigorous math, the violin, pharmaceutical sales, Christian evangelism ...

    Why choose coding?

  7. Coding is not the solution ... on Arkansas Is Now the First State To Require That High Schools Teach Coding · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... when the problem is corporate greed that supports CEOs and shareholders.

    The middle class is collapsing and it's in a panic. They know where the money is going and they want to prepare their kids so they will be able to play on that turf.

    There's no money in coding and, only a tiny percentage of kids have a natural aptitude for it.

    The money grab supported by Congress, PACs, Big Business, and SCOTUS has reached a critical mass where there are two layers to American society:

    1.) The haves
    3.) The have-nots

    There are no realistic cures, either ... certainly not teaching children to code.

  8. Maybe they should ... on Arkansas Is Now the First State To Require That High Schools Teach Coding · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ... do some other things first.

    Arkansas is ranked 44.

  9. Re:Manning, traitor. Snowden, patriot on German Vice Chancellor: the US Threatened Us Over Snowden · · Score: 1

    Y'all are missing the whole point regarding the significance of the Manning breach.

    Manning had access to information that was too sensitive for his position and rank. He walked in with a Lady Gaga DVD (that's one) and inserted it into a work computer (that's two) and was allowed to copy stuff (that's three) and he walked out with the stuff in digital form (that's four).

  10. Re:Let me guess... on Leaked Document Reveals Upcoming Biometric Experiments At US Customs · · Score: 1

    Question:

    What do advertisers learn from anyone using a fingerprint scanner at customs?

    Answer:

    "They were at the airport, going through customs ..."

    So, you're a traveler, coming from one place and going to another, at a particular time and you've made (or not) certain declarations, and this ain't your first rodeo and stuff.

    Advertisers don't have that information ... yet.

  11. Re: Browsers getting too complex on Every Browser Hacked At Pwn2own 2015, HP Pays Out $557,500 In Awards · · Score: 1

    This is totally wrong.

    If the system were built right, your parents would just use the thing and move on.

    It's not the users who need educating.

    It's the fucking coders.

    Why in Sam Hill can't a COMPUTER PROGRAM do whatever it is you do on your parent's computer????

  12. Re:Let me guess... on Leaked Document Reveals Upcoming Biometric Experiments At US Customs · · Score: 1

    OK. To determine your footprint of importance, let's take the total population of you divided by 7 billion ...

  13. Re:Actual sums received by members of the suit on Target To Pay $10 Million In Proposed Settlement For 2013 Data Breach · · Score: 0

    Again, class action suits are not designed to benefit the injured. It's a volume deal that has very little, to no, impact on the class and a much larger impact on the defendant.

    If we take $10 million and spread it out among the population of the class, most members of the class will not bother filing a claim.

    The litigation's intent is to hurt the defendant and make them stop bad practices -- not to make millionaires of the members of the class.

    No need to apologize in case I'm a fox ... the truth doesn't depend upon that.

  14. Re:Let me guess... on Leaked Document Reveals Upcoming Biometric Experiments At US Customs · · Score: 1

    Really? You know damn well advertisers want to know where you have been, what you were doing there, how long you stayed, what you bought, who you met with ...

    That level of granularity is gold for advertisers.

  15. Re:Actual sums received by members of the suit on Target To Pay $10 Million In Proposed Settlement For 2013 Data Breach · · Score: 1

    You're missing the point.

    Class action suits are not designed to provide compensation to the current class. It's to discourage FUTURE screw-ups.

    Target knows if they get hit again in the future, another class action suit for the same thing will be much, much harder on them.

    Class action suits are just about the only way to affect change regarding big business.

    For reference, see tobacco, asbestos, and silicosis.

  16. Re:Let me guess... on Leaked Document Reveals Upcoming Biometric Experiments At US Customs · · Score: 1

    No.

    It's sold to the advertisers.

  17. The only reason US wants Snowden ... on German Vice Chancellor: the US Threatened Us Over Snowden · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... is for revenge and the mistaken idea that punishing Snowden would be a deterrent.

    Snowden is no hacker any more than Manning is. Both were inside the perimeter and walked off with the goods.

    The Snowden documents (not Snowden himself) will reveal more as time goes on.

    The best tactic for US is to just leave Snowden alone to minimize the publicity.

    In the matter of threatening Germany, that's no surprise -- and it worked.

    Move along, nothing to see ...

  18. Re:Foes Iceland have a ... on The Pirate Party Now the Biggest Party In Iceland · · Score: 1

    Do y'all have a website called, PirateFirðir?" :p

  19. Re: You don't say... on YouTube Video of Racist Chant Results In Fraternity Closure · · Score: 1

    So you're saying it's not specifically illegal to yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no fire, but it is generally illegal (just not specific.

    That's crap and it's like saying it's not specifically against the law to steal a one dollar bill. Nowhere in the legal jurisprudence is the term, "one dollar bill" mentioned, however, it's still illegal.

    And fuck you for making me jump through your goddam hoop and throw this at you:

    In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain. Fraud is both a civil wrong (i.e., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud and/or recover monetary compensation) and a criminal wrong (i.e., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities).

    Emphasis mine.

  20. Re: Like the 100 mpg carburetor on This App Lets You Piggyback Facebook's Free Internet To Access Any Site · · Score: 1

    Sorry. It's not opinion. It's reality.

  21. I call bullshit ... on Obama: Maybe It's Time For Mandatory Voting In US · · Score: 1

    ... because it favours one right over another.

    How about making gun ownership mandatory? How about everyone HAS to speak?

  22. Foes Iceland have a ... on The Pirate Party Now the Biggest Party In Iceland · · Score: 1

    ... bay?

  23. Re:Missionaries on Zuckerberg and Gates-Backed Startup Seeks To Shake Up African Education · · Score: 1

    Well, enjoy your freedom for now.

    You're next in line.

  24. Re:So HIPAA applies to ... on Personal Healthcare Info of Over 11M Premera Customers Compromised · · Score: 1
  25. Mayber Uber will pay ... on Uber Shut Down In Multiple Countries Following Raids · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... a fine using Bitcoin and stuff.